"Let the little fellow test his Soul Power."
Mu En's words brought Yan Shaozhe back to his senses. He hurriedly bowed to Mu En.
"Yes, teacher."
Yan Shaozhe glanced at the Soul Power tester in his hand. It was a new device developed by the Soul Tool Department. As long as a Soul Master's Soul Power was below level thirty, it could measure it accurately.
But now...
Yan Shaozhe looked at the phantom behind Lu Heqiu, uncertain.
This little fellow's Martial Soul...
It might be higher than level thirty!
The aura lingering around his Martial Soul alone seemed strong enough to overturn the furniture nearby. If Sea God Pavilion hadn't been formed from the Golden Tree, the little fellow's aura might even have affected the pavilion.
Lu Heqiu took the Soul Power tester from Yan Shaozhe. The device instantly blazed with dazzling light, and the numbers on its display climbed rapidly, as if it simply couldn't withstand Lu Heqiu's power.
Before it even reached its limit, the tester suddenly shattered, sending sparks flying.
Everyone around them stared in stunned silence.
Yet no one questioned whether Lu Heqiu's Soul Power was genuine.
They simply gazed at the phantom behind him, trying to estimate what level he had reached.
What was a monster? This was a monster!
A true monster was born that way. No nurturing was needed!
"Don't use all your power."
"That can't all be counted as Soul Power. Use... the power that naturally emerged from your Martial Soul."
Mu En saw what was unusual about Lu Heqiu and warned him.
If Lu Heqiu used all the power in his Sea of Consciousness, then even the most precise Soul Power tester would be unable to measure his Soul Power Level. Mu En wanted to know how much power had naturally appeared when the phantom was unsealed.
That was the power belonging to this world.
As for the rest...
He could use it in battle.
But not to break the seal.
If the power inside Lu Heqiu that didn't belong to this world could be used to break the seal, he wouldn't have been sealed in the first place. The Heavenly Dao rejected outside forces that could make it feel threatened.
His power was nothing like the Mysterious Heaven Skill, which grew from weak to strong.
And this was no longer a world without a master.
A certain Divine Realm's High God had turned this world into his territory. It would naturally reject powerful forces from beyond, and the world itself would restrict any outside power.
Before long,
Yan Shaozhe returned with a brand-new Soul Power tester and handed it to Lu Heqiu. This time, Lu Heqiu didn't use his own power. Instead, as Mu En had instructed, he poured in the power that had naturally emerged inside him.
The phantom was called a Martial Soul, and the power that appeared along with it was known as Soul Power.
Lu Heqiu poured all of that Soul Power into the tester.
The tester ran as it should.
It moved much more slowly than last time, with no hint that it might explode.
Ding!
An exact value appeared on the Soul Power tester.
Level 10.
Seeing the number on the display, everyone visibly relaxed. The little fellow was ridiculously strong, but at least he wasn't so outrageous as when he'd burst the tester outright!
He was a genius, a prodigy, but at least he still seemed human.
Lu Heqiu casually tossed the Soul Power tester aside. The thing was completely inaccurate. It could only measure the limit of the talent this world had granted him, not his true aptitude.
This number only proved that Lu Heqiu could hunt for his first Soul Ring within the limits this world allowed. It meant nothing beyond that. If they actually fought, even Ma Xiaotao probably wouldn't be his match.
Did this mean he could take down a Soul Emperor at level ten?
That was far too many levels apart, wasn't it?
"You little fellow, you're still not satisfied?"
"Innate Full Soul Power!"
"You're already more talented than over ninety percent of Shrek Academy's students. Do you know that even this number-one academy on the continent has produced only a handful of students with Innate Full Soul Power?"
Xuan Zi teased Lu Heqiu, offering him the chicken leg in his hand. Lu Heqiu didn't even look at him; his gaze had already returned to Mu En.
Mu En nodded gently and explained, "Innate Full Soul Power is indeed rare."
"Besides, your innate level doesn't define everything. You're already far ahead of everyone else."
"If you hunt for your first Soul Ring, there's a good chance you'll be able to undo the first seal inside you."
Mu En didn't speak to Lu Heqiu with the tone one would use for a junior. Instead, he treated him as an equal, as if he could tell that Lu Heqiu had an extraordinary origin.
Ma Xiaotao parted her lips but said nothing.
There had never been a Soul Master under six months old in the history of Soul Masters.
Besides,
if they really hunted for a Soul Ring, what kind should they find for this little fellow?
Ten years? A hundred years?
"Shao Zhe, sorry for the trouble. Take this little fellow to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"His physical strength is no weaker than a Soul Saint's. When hunting for a Soul Ring, discuss it with him and follow his wishes."
Mu En spoke to the little fellow standing on the table. His voice had grown weak, but his aged eyes still looked gentle, without a trace of regret.
Yan Shaozhe answered from the side, not noticing that Mu En spoke again.
This time, though, only Lu Heqiu could hear him.
"Once you break the seal, I hope you'll protect Shrek Academy for a while. Consider it repayment for the shelter Shrek Academy has given you."
Mu En compressed his voice into a thread and sent it into Lu Heqiu's ears.
Standing on the table, Lu Heqiu gave Mu En a slight nod.
The four of them left,
leaving Mu En in peace and quiet.
The Golden Tree swayed once more. This time, however, it didn't help protect Lu Heqiu's body. Instead, its energy settled over Mu En, nourishing his Sea of Consciousness, which had been greatly depleted.
As soon as they stepped outside,
Ma Xiaotao impatiently pressed for an answer.
"What did Elder Mu mean?"
"He wants the little fellow to choose a Soul Beast of whatever age he thinks is suitable? What if the little fellow goes looking for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"
A complicated look filled Yan Shaozhe's eyes as well. He turned to Xuan Zi beside him and asked respectfully, "Could I ask Elder Xuan to accompany me?"
Yan Shaozhe hadn't thought the little fellow would choose a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
After all, Elder Mu had said that his body was no weaker than a Soul Saint's, and a normal Seventh Soul Ring was around fifty thousand years old. At most, the little fellow would choose a Soul Ring of about fifty thousand years.
What Yan Shaozhe was worried about was that hunting a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast would mean entering the Mixed Zone or even the inner regions.
If they really had the bad luck to run into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast,
then Yan Shaozhe might struggle to protect both the little fellow and Ma Xiaotao.
To enter a place like that,
it would be safest to bring another Super Douluo!
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