"God-level Original Martial Soul."
Zhao Xuanzhen clenched his fist. The martial soul that the Body Sect had dreamed of for generations, one that rivaled the Dragon God—True Self's power seemed terrifyingly extraordinary. But...
He turned slightly to look at Leng Yaozhu, whose face was flushed with excitement. Amazing Wisdom...
Teacher, are you insulting the Silver Dragon King?
Sensing her disciple's blatantly strange gaze, Leng Yaozhu gave a light cough. Within half a second, she regained the dignified bearing of the Spirit Pagoda Deputy Tower Master and said,
"Xuanzhen, you possess Innate Full Soul Power. I'll take you to fuse with your first Soul Spirit directly."
"Alright, Teacher."
Zhao Xuanzhen agreed, silently calculating what kind of soul beast he should choose along the way.
With 188 points of Spirit Connection Realm mental strength, along with his status as the Sky Phoenix Douluo's sole Personal Disciple, he certainly would not be forced like Tang Wulin to fuse with a ten-year Artificial Little Grass Snake. The countless Soul Spirits stored in the Spirit Transmission Tower Headquarters were his to choose from.
The first Soul Spirit was the foundation of a Soul Master's entire life. The more choices one had, the more cautious one needed to be.
The Spirit Pagoda's greatest early advantage lay in Soul Spirits and the Spirit Ascension Platform. A Soul Spirit's cultivation was not the primary consideration. Just look at how the Old Tower Master, Qiangu Dieting, had forcibly raised all his Soul Rings to nine red ones through the Spirit Ascension Platform. A Soul Spirit's strength and compatibility were what truly mattered.
Unlike fixed Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls, an Original Martial Soul represented the Soul Master themself, and humans possessed limitless possibilities. Strength, speed, mental strength, attributes—every path was viable. What Zhao Xuanzhen needed to do was choose one path from the countless intersecting great roads and walk it without wavering!
Seeing Zhao Xuanzhen deep in thought, Leng Yaozhu and the Bai Sisters did not disturb him. The four silently left the awakening room, and the elevator went straight down beneath the Spirit Transmission Tower Headquarters.
The Underground Space was a vast hall. Dozens of staff members busily dispatched Soul Spirits to the Major Spirit Transmission Tower Branches. On the other side of the hall stood numerous metal passageways, each guarded by high-ranking Soul Masters with powerful auras.
As the Spirit Pagoda Deputy Tower Master, second only to one and above tens of thousands, Leng Yaozhu's face was the best pass. Amid the guards' ninety-degree bows, she led the three juniors into the central blood red corridor.
After walking dozens of meters, they entered another elevator. When it reappeared after descending for another dozen seconds, the four found themselves in a circular room.
The room was constructed entirely of white metal. A ring of enormous Soul Guidance Screens hung on the walls, displaying a lush green world where images of soul beasts flickered from time to time.
"This is your first time here, Xuanzhen." Leng Yaozhu smiled. "This is the Virtual Space where the Spirit Pagoda stores Soul Spirits. It simulates the ancient Star Dou Great Forest's living environment.
"I'll pick a few out first. See whether there are any Soul Spirits you like."
With that, Leng Yaozhu operated the controls with practiced ease. One enormous, godlike hand after another appeared above the virtual world, seizing several soul beasts and displaying them one by one before Zhao Xuanzhen.
"Starting off with such a killer lineup..."
Having worked hard for six years, Zhao Xuanzhen instantly identified the first soul beast. The corner of his eye twitched.
An ape-type soul beast, its entire body covered in black fur like ink. Its limbs were packed with muscles even more terrifyingly robust than granite, bulging like small hills. Its lantern-sized crystalline yellow beast eyes radiated fierce light, showing not the slightest fear despite being under human control.
A six-hundred-year Titan Giant Ape!
A Child of the Earth, one of the kings of strength among soul beasts. It had no weaknesses in either attack or defense—an absolutely top-tier soul beast!
Zhao Xuanzhen nodded and shifted his gaze to the side.
A silver eye floated in midair. Its appearance was extremely bizarre, resembling a balloon covered in brown markings, with two silver tentacles drooping limply to the ground.
An Evil Eye, a Mental System Soul Beast with five hundred years of cultivation!
The Evil Eye Clan was also known as the Evil Eye Tyrant Clan, the standard-bearer of Mental Attribute soul beasts. On the ranking of the ten greatest ferocious beasts of the continent ten thousand years ago, the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler ranked second only to Beast God Di Tian!
After observing it closely, Zhao Xuanzhen suddenly realized that this Evil Eye was a rare pure mental type, sharing the same origin as the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler!
"It's most likely an Evil Emperor Descendant, the first Soul Spirit every mental-type Soul Master on the continent dreams of..." Zhao Xuanzhen clicked his tongue in amazement.
The third Soul Spirit had the sharpest aura. Its body was covered in a thick horny layer, embedded with countless extremely sharp black thorns. Under the sunlight, the thorns gleamed with chilling light and could easily pierce armor.
An eight-hundred-year Thorn Dragon, with Dragon Clan bloodline and a spatial attribute!
Out!
Zhao Xuanzhen immediately eliminated the Thorn Dragon.
Soul Spirits and Soul Masters influenced each other. It had been difficult enough to awaken a martial soul that was innately free from the Golden Silver Dragon King's suppression. Absorbing a Dragon Clan soul beast would be outright suicide!
"Let me see the last one. Oh, a Twin Cyclops Giant?"
A thousand-year Twin Cyclops Giant!
Its enormous humanoid body stood over three meters tall, with Black and White Two Colors fur growing across its surface. Two one-eyed heads sat atop its shoulders, their pupils constantly releasing captivating light.
Among the four soul beasts, the Twin Cyclops Giant had the highest cultivation but the lowest bloodline. Yet Zhao Xuanzhen sensed something familiar from it.
"Buzz--"
True Self Martial Soul possessed him. A strand of black hair turned pale, and an enormous Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram emerged behind Zhao Xuanzhen. At the sight, the Twin Cyclops Giant froze. Its two eyes immediately revealed ingratiating looks as it kept batting its eyes at Zhao Xuanzhen!
"It seems the Twin Cyclops Giant likes you very much." Leng Yaozhu said teasingly. "And it's female."
"Mm." Zhao Xuanzhen clenched his fist. "It's eliminated."
Ever seen monstrous strength?
Ever seen a female monster batting its eyes at you?
Enough. Stop unleashing that damned charm!
At the thought of this thing following him for the rest of his life, Zhao Xuanzhen would rather fuse with the Titan Giant Ape!
Beside him, Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen cast slightly wary glances at the Twin Cyclops Giant and strongly agreed with Zhao Xuanzhen's wise decision.
Sweeping his gaze across the four great Soul Spirits from left to right, Zhao Xuanzhen fell into thought. Leng Yaozhu truly deserved to be an old hand of the Spirit Pagoda; every Soul Spirit she had chosen had its own merits.
The Titan Giant Ape meant that True Self Martial Soul's future would lie in physical strength and defense. The Evil Eye emphasized mental strength, while the Thorn Dragon leaned toward speed.
Leng Yaozhu was meticulous and perceptive. She had even considered Zhao Xuanzhen's Yin-Yang Attribute. The Twin Cyclops Giant possessed the exceedingly rare Yin-Yang Attribute, found in perhaps one out of every ten thousand beings on the continent.
This was also why the Twin Cyclops Giant was doing everything it could to seduce Zhao Xuanzhen. True Self's Yin-Yang Attribute surpassed its own; fusing with Zhao Xuanzhen would guarantee a bloodline evolution!
After a long while, Zhao Xuanzhen sighed and asked, "Teacher, does the Spirit Pagoda have any other Soul Spirits suitable for me?"
Leng Yaozhu was puzzled. "These four types of soul beasts cover nearly every cultivation path. You don't like any of them?"
"Each one falls just a little short." Zhao Xuanzhen answered frankly. "True Self is an extremely well-rounded martial soul. The first Soul Spirit determines a Soul Master's entire life. Focusing on only one of physical ability, mental strength, speed, or attributes would waste its talent.
"Teacher, I hope my first Soul Spirit can match True Self's Yin-Yang Attribute while also possessing a certain level of physical and mental abilities. Something like the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's Domination Domain, which prioritizes ignoring Bloodline Suppression.
"With my mental strength, fusing with a two-thousand-year Soul Spirit won't be a problem. Search according to that maximum cultivation limit, including those that refuse to form contracts with Human Soul Masters...
"Indomitable Soul Spirits!"
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