I Want the Boy Called Su Yuntian Alive

Outside Nuoding City, in a small grove, a richly dressed youth reclined on a sofa, listening to a report from his subordinate.

A man in black knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Reporting to the First Prince, the golden flash in the city appeared at the home of Su Yuntao, a deacon of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch."

The youth addressed as the First Prince replied, "Do you have any information on Su Yuntao?"

"Su Yuntao, a level 27 Soul Grandmaster. His Martial Soul is Gray Wolf, and his soul rings are one white and one yellow. He works at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch, awakening Martial Souls for children."

"Only level 27?" The First Prince shook his head. "That Soul Power fluctuation couldn't have come from Su Yuntao. Is there anyone else in his home?"

The man in black continued, "Su Yuntao has a younger brother named Su Yuntian, approximately eleven years old. From my observations, Su Yuntian's Soul Power fluctuations are rather intense. He may have only just awakened his Martial Soul, but its exact type remains unknown."

"Awakening a Martial Soul at eleven?" The First Prince shook his head again. "I don't understand. No matter how I think about it, I don't understand."

The duty of a tool like Su Yuntao was to awaken the Martial Souls of children across the continent when they turned six, then select promising talents from among them and bring them into the Spirit Hall system.

In other words, there was no way he would ignore his own younger brother and let Su Yuntian wait until eleven to awaken his Martial Soul.

"Send more men. Investigate again!"

"Yes!"

The man in black accepted the order and departed.

The handsome First Prince muttered, "The one who awakened a Martial Soul couldn't have been Su Yuntao. Could it... have been that eleven-year-old child?"

An hour after the Martial Soul awakening, the brothers Su Yuntao and Su Yuntian arrived at the Spirit Hall within Nuoding City.

Nuoding City was a small place, and its Spirit Hall was merely a low-ranking branch. The strongest soul master here was Ma Xiunuo, a level 31 Soul Elder.

As a deacon of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch, Su Yuntao knew the place extremely well. He led Su Yuntian up to the second floor with ease and pushed open Ma Xiunuo's door.

"Who is it, barging in so recklessly?"

An elderly voice rang out. Behind a broad desk sat an old man. His neat soul master uniform and the insignia on his body showed that he was a Battle Soul Master of the Soul Elder rank.

"So it's Yuntao. Why are you still so rash, kid? Soul master cultivation requires total concentration. You should be steadier in temperament. Otherwise, you'll end up like me... Forget it, I've already crossed the threshold of level 30."

At this point, a smile appeared on Ma Xiunuo's aged face.

For most soul masters, Soul Grandmaster was already the limit of their cultivation.

For many years, Ma Xiunuo had been stuck at level 29, unable to break through. Not long ago, he had finally encountered a fortunate opportunity and successfully advanced to Soul Elder, formally becoming an elder of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch—its top man, in common terms.

Su Yuntao smiled. "Elder Ma Xiunuo, this is my younger brother, Su Yuntian. He has just awakened his Martial Soul, and I'd like him to stay here for a while."

Ma Xiunuo had noticed Su Yuntian long ago. Hearing Su Yuntao's words, he could not help clicking his tongue in amazement. "This is your younger brother? He's much more handsome than you."

Su Yuntian could not help giving Ma Xiunuo a mental thumbs-up. What an honest old man!

Generally speaking, children awakened their Martial Souls at the age of six.

Though Su Yuntian was thin, he was already eleven. He could be considered a youth no matter what, so awakening his Martial Soul at eleven was truly strange.

Next, Su Yuntao briefly explained the circumstances of Su Yuntian's Martial Soul awakening to Ma Xiunuo, even having Su Yuntian display the Key of Royal Law Martial Soul.

Naturally, the Four-winged Angel Martial Soul did not exist.

After a sincere conversation, Ma Xiunuo finally understood Su Yuntao's intentions. He generously lent several laboratories in the Spirit Hall branch to the brothers, allowing Su Yuntian to stabilize his Soul Power realm.

Sheltered within the layers of protection provided by Spirit Hall, the brothers finally put their minds at ease. After a hearty dinner, Su Yuntao began personally teaching his younger brother how to cultivate Soul Power.

The process of cultivating Soul Power could be complicated, but in simple terms, it mainly relied on meditation.

Su Yuntao's cultivation was not outstanding, nor did he possess much talent for theoretical research. The guidance he could offer Su Yuntian was basically limited to the fundamentals.

This made Su Yuntian secretly resolve that he had to find Master Yu Xiaogang or Tang San and learn their methods for cultivating Soul Power.

Following Su Yuntao's instructions, Su Yuntian sat in meditation while silently guiding the Soul Power within his body through his entire body. He felt pleasantly warm and exceptionally comfortable.

Soul Power seemed capable of relieving fatigue and injuries as well. As it coursed through his body, it left every limb and bone feeling relaxed and at ease.

He even found himself unable to get enough of it, circulating Soul Power through his entire body again and again. The total amount of Soul Power within him began increasing at a visible rate.

Then, at a certain moment, the accumulated Soul Power fluctuated once again.

Su Yuntao sat beside him, closely watching his younger brother's condition the entire time.

At this moment, his mouth fell open in surprise again. "He actually broke through!"

"Hm? What breakthrough?"

Su Yuntian slowly opened his eyes, revealing red pupils.

"Xiaotian, your Soul Power has risen by a level. You're now a level 7 Soul Warrior!"

He leveled up?

Su Yuntian was in a good mood as well, but unlike Su Yuntao, he was not overjoyed. He appeared rather calm.

Calculating the time, about three hours had passed since they finished dinner and began cultivating in this quiet room.

Rising a level in three hours was basically impossible. Su Yuntian could only interpret this increase as his true level after his Soul Power had stabilized.

In other words, the level 6 Su Yuntao had measured earlier was probably inaccurate.

He was contemplating his own cultivation, while Su Yuntao was immersed in the joy of his younger brother's breakthrough. Neither of the brothers noticed that beyond the small window of this quiet room, more than one pair of eyes was watching them.

A quarter of an hour later, a man in black arrived at the Post House within the city.

The First Prince's party had originally only been passing through the outskirts of Nuoding City. Yet in order to uncover the brothers Su Yuntao and Su Yuntian's background, they had specifically entered the city and planned to spend the night at the Post House.

The man in black went straight to the First Prince's door. Through the door, he reported the results of several hours of observation, especially the matter of Su Yuntian raising his Soul Power by one level in just three hours after arriving at the Spirit Hall branch.

"I understand the situation already." The First Prince's cold voice came from within the room.

"I want the boy called Su Yuntian alive. Take a team with you, and remember to disguise yourselves properly."

"Yes!"

The man in black left without hesitation.

Within the Spirit Hall branch, Su Yuntian had already fallen asleep.

He had a dream.

He dreamed that he held Bibi Dong's hand in his left, carried Hu Liena in his right arm, and had Meng Yiran, Huo Wu, and a host of other beauties following behind him. Leading such a stunningly beautiful team, he faced the Shrek Seven Devils led by Tang San in battle.

Naturally, the final clash was between Su Yuntian and Tang San. The two fought all the way to the edge of the universe, shattering the river of stars and erasing even the Great Dao...

"Xiaotian! Wake up!"

Su Yuntao's anxious voice reached his ears.

Su Yuntian jolted awake and sat up from the bed. He saw that Su Yuntao had already activated Martial Soul Possession, with one white and one yellow soul ring beneath his feet glaring conspicuously in the night.

Just then, the door was kicked open.

Two men in black rushed inside, one carrying a Chopping Knife and the other gripping a Short Spear. Both had their faces covered by black cloths.

"You brazen scoundrels, how dare you trespass into Spirit Hall!"

Su Yuntao stepped forward, shielding Su Yuntian behind him.

Note 1: Su Yuntao awakened Tang San's Martial Soul two years ago. The protagonist is three years older than Tang San. Tang San is currently eight years old and studying at Nuoding Academy.

Note 2: Su Yuntao calls Ma Xiunuo "Elder" merely as a term of respect. This "elder" is not the same as a Spirit Hall elder, and the same applies later in the story. Ma Xiunuo was stuck at level 29 two years ago, so I gave him a little benefit here and let him level up.

Note 3: This book was internally submitted and signed before publication. Everyone is welcome to make a newcomer investment—there will definitely be returns!