Old Jack returned to the Spirit Hall after seeing Su Yuntao off, then looked at Wang Feng and Tang San.
"Good, good, good."
Old Jack's kindly face lit up with delight as he looked at the two children.
One had grown up by his side, and the other he had watched grow up.
Although their Martial Spirits might be poor because of their circumstances,
they had Innate Full Soul Power!
Whatever else, they were sure to become Spirit Masters, weren't they?
Thinking that two Spirit Masters had come from Holy Soul Village today, Old Jack grinned from ear to ear.
"I never would've thought that you'd have Innate Full Soul Power too, Wang Feng."
Old Jack stared at Wang Feng in disbelief.
His expression was as astonished as if he'd seen a monkey leap out of a stone.
"..." Wang Feng.
Seeing Grandpa Jack's ghost-struck expression, Wang Feng felt a little awkward.
But it made sense. According to the original story, he should have been one of those children.
A somewhat clever minor character, originally with a style entirely different from Tang San's.
No wonder Old Jack was so surprised.
"There are still three months until registration at Nuoding Primary Academy. Although our village only has one spot, that's no problem." Old Jack looked at the two children, his smile never fading. "There's no need to say anything about Wang Feng. Xiao San, come on. I'll go to your house and talk to your father."
"All right, Grandpa Village Chief."
Tang San nodded.
As he spoke, Old Jack led Tang San outside, heading to Tang Hao's blacksmith shop.
Wang Feng didn't go with them.
Grandpa Jack would probably get into a huge argument with Tang Hao, and Wang Feng had no interest in watching.
Wang Feng ran to the familiar woods outside the village.
"There are still three months. Brother Tao is a level twenty-six Battle Spirit Master... With my current strength, beating him will be very difficult."
Wang Feng thought to himself.
Using Su Yuntao to test his strength and give himself a bit of pressure was Wang Feng's plan.
However, Su Yuntao was with the Spirit Hall.
Wang Feng didn't want to reveal too much, and he didn't necessarily have to beat him.
Even the fact that his aptitude surpassed Innate Full Soul Power, if it was exposed, could easily attract the Spirit Hall's attention.
Wang Feng was certain that the energy inside him now surpassed Innate Full Soul Power. It should be above level twenty, perhaps even higher.
He wasn't sure exactly.
If the Spirit Hall learned of this, they might send people to capture him and dissect him.
As far as Wang Feng knew, in Douluo Continent I, there seemed to be only one person, Qian Renxue, who surpassed Innate Full Soul Power and reached level twenty.
But Qian Renxue was the daughter of Bibi Dong, a big shot in the Spirit Hall.
He was just a nobody from a tiny village. What right did he have to surpass level twenty in Innate Full Soul Power?
It'd be strange if they didn't capture him and study him thoroughly.
"So, I can only fight Su Yuntao with the strength of Innate Full Soul Power."
Wang Feng clenched his fist. "Physical fitness is the foundation. The Green Lotus Martial Spirit should be the key."
With that thought, Wang Feng glanced around, took a deep breath, and gently opened his right hand. His consciousness stirred.
A Green Lotus quietly bloomed.
Looking at it, Wang Feng slowly guided half of the energy in his body-his Soul Power-into the Green Lotus Martial Spirit.
As streams of Soul Power flowed in,
the mysterious Green Lotus suddenly glowed with an unusual light!
At the center of the lotus platform, one of the four seeds, a smaller one, quietly bloomed, then released boundless golden light!
Wang Feng watched closely as the energy in his body continued to pour into it.
The light blazed!
The lotus seed seemed to have received nourishment. It quickly swelled and, in the blink of an eye, slowly blossomed from the lotus platform!
Gold, pure and dazzling gold!
Soft, righteous golden light spread over Wang Feng's entire body!
It symbolized warmth, healing, and a special kind of power, making Wang Feng feel utterly refreshed in body and mind...
"Could this be the Green Lotus's first form, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus?"
Wang Feng drew a slight breath as he looked at the small golden lotus blooming from one of the Green Lotus's four seeds.
Its aura was like a spring breeze!
After the Golden Lotus appeared, Wang Feng felt the energy in his body begin to drain rapidly.
It was easy to imagine how much Soul Power it must take to evolve the Green Lotus into its first form!
But that was only natural. The more powerful a Martial Spirit was, the more Soul Power it took to use.
With Tang San's current Innate Full Soul Power, he would probably struggle to wield the Clear Sky Hammer for even twenty seconds. Ten seconds might leave him completely drained.
But Wang Feng was certain that the Green Lotus Martial Spirit required even more astonishing amounts of Soul Power!
"In Chinese Primordial Mythology, the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus is an Innate Spiritual Treasure. I don't know exactly what it does, since I've never been to the Primordial World. But the Golden Lotus manifested as a Martial Spirit gives me a very strange feeling... Perhaps..."
Wang Feng calculated the energy in his body. Thirty seconds was the limit.
Without further hesitation, he looked around, searching for something he could use to test it.
Suddenly, Wang Feng's eyes lit up. A little bird lay injured not far away.
"I'll try it on that."
Wang Feng walked over and looked at the injured bird, then couldn't help but freeze.
Wasn't this the very bird he'd rescued a few days ago from a venomous snake's fangs?
And now it was injured again, before even a few days had passed?
Good grief, it really was stubborn. Its wings and abdomen were injured, and its internal organs were visible...
It was close to dying, wasn't it, this little thing...
Wang Feng was speechless. After a moment's thought, he directly controlled the Golden Lotus at the center of his palm and released its power toward the bird.
Golden light, as smooth as silk, wrapped around the bird like a piece of Dove chocolate.
The next moment!
Wang Feng's eyes widened as he stared at the bird wrapped in the soft golden light.
The scratches on the bird's wings were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The wound on its abdomen was rapidly mending too, and its eyes, which had been closed, opened.
In just a few seconds, the bird had fully recovered!
Wang Feng also crouched down, drenched in sweat, looking as if he'd been completely drained.
In the final few seconds, the energy in his body had practically been sucked into the Golden Lotus against his will.
He'd only been able to control and use half of his energy before, because without a Spirit Ring, he couldn't use the rest.
But once the golden light enveloped the bird, all the energy in his body was absorbed!
Not a drop remained.
At the same time, the Golden Lotus, now drained of Soul Power, quickly reverted to the form of a lotus seed, revealing the Green Lotus once more.
It floated there quietly.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp..."
The bird flew about happily, circling Wang Feng.
"It can even heal it completely?"
Wang Feng stared in shock at the bird, whose life force seemed even stronger than before.
Was this really the same bird that had been on its last legs just moments ago?
Could the Golden Lotus in its first form heal and revive even a bird in that condition?
And what's more-
Wang Feng looked at the bird. It seemed to have grown much stronger!
It flew about, its bright eyes full of liveliness, as if it had been given new strength.
The bird flew to a nearby branch and began pecking furiously at the trunk. In no time, it had pecked a small hole in it.
But it still seemed excited, flying wildly through the air...
"Did it... get horny?"
Wang Feng was utterly astonished. "Could it be that I used too much of the Golden Lotus's power?"
Just now, since it was his first time and he had no experience, he'd sent it all out in one go...