Martial Soul Mutation and Evolution

"As for how it evolved and mutated, I won't tell you in detail, but if you think carefully about what I'm about to say, you can probably figure out the reason for the evolution."

The three nodded thoughtfully and said in unison.

"Okay."

Su Ming looked at Ma Hongjun and began to explain why he mutated.

"Let's start with your Martial Soul, the Evil Fire Phoenix. Your parents' Martial Souls should both be ordinary Grass Chickens, and your ancestors should have had a lineage of awakening Fire Attribute Martial Souls."

"Or perhaps it was the Grass Chicken Martial Soul, but with awakened Innate Soul Power. After cultivating to level 10, you absorbed a Fire Attribute Soul Ring."

"In summary, there must have been someone in your ancestry with a Fire Attribute, whether it was a Martial Soul or a Soul Ring, thus laying the groundwork for your mutation."

Ma Hongjun pondered.

"You mean mutations have a direction, just like me. My parents both have poultry-type Martial Souls, which is why I mutated into this Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul."

"Yes, like the mutation of Dai Mubai's family's Martial Soul, it's impossible for a tiger to turn into a dragon."

"Your Martial Soul mutation is incomplete. Currently, the side effect is just making you irritable, but chickens are pure yang creatures. I can already imagine the future side effects."

"I won't elaborate on this side effect, but think about it yourselves: if he can't control himself, coupled with the continuous energy provided by the flames from his mutated Martial Soul, what will he become in the future?"

The three pondered, and Dai Mubai was the first to react.

"Won't he become a Demon of Lust then?"

Hearing "Demon of Lust," Ma Hongjun's small face turned pale, and he quickly pleaded with Su Ming for help.

"Brother Ming, help me, I don't want to become a Demon of Lust."

Seeing the pale look on Ma Hongjun's chubby face, Su Ming quickly explained.

"Even without my help, if you persevere, you'll definitely be fine before level 30. After that, the Dean won't let you suffer indefinitely. Around level sixty or seventy, if there's no method to purify or suppress your Martial Soul, it will completely spiral out of control."

"But don't worry now, with me here, I will definitely help you. From now on, we will hunt Soul Beasts according to my suggestions. I guarantee your Martial Soul can completely evolve into a complete Phoenix."

"You are currently level 16. With your Innate level 9 Soul Power, if you cultivate diligently for the next year, reaching the Soul Grand Master realm is definitely achievable."

"By the way, your Evil Fire Phoenix mutated Martial Soul is incomplete. Before you obtained a Soul Ring, could you fly? I don't think so, right?"

Ma Hongjun replied, "That's right, I couldn't fly then, and I couldn't control the flames within me freely. It was only after the Dean took me to hunt a Flame Sparrow over 300 years old and I absorbed this yellow Soul Ring that I could fly and control flames."

Hearing the answer he wanted, Su Ming nodded.

"Your first Soul Ring is just an ordinary Fire Attribute bird-type Soul Ring, so it didn't significantly improve your Martial Soul's origin."

"If I had come earlier and met you earlier, I would have definitely advised you to hunt a Soul Beast with Phoenix bloodline for your first Soul Ring. Also, before your Martial Soul completely evolves, all your subsequent Soul Rings must have Phoenix attributes."

"That's all I have to suggest regarding your Martial Soul. If your evil fire really becomes uncontrollable, go and train yourself, expend your physical strength and Soul Power, and cultivate diligently."

"As for Oscar's food-type Sausage Martial Soul, I'm not familiar with it," Su Ming said, looking at Oscar.

"Now that I've spoken about you, let me introduce myself."

"My name is Su Ming. My Martial Soul is Cloud, with Innate level 6 Soul Power. I am 8 years old and currently a level 14 Soul Master."

The other three, hearing Su Ming introduce his Innate level 6 Soul Power, exclaimed in unison.

"Innate level 6 Soul Power, impossible!"

Oscar asked with a puzzled expression.

"You have Innate level 6 Soul Power. At 8 years old, you are level 14. You've improved by 8 levels in two years. Deducting the Soul Power gained from absorbing Soul Rings, you've actually only advanced 6 levels in two years. How is that possible?"

"What's impossible about it? I ate a Heavenly Treasure that removed impurities from my body, so my cultivation speed naturally increased."

"Eating a Heavenly Treasure increased it by 2 levels, plus I have a method to speed up Soul Power cultivation. Any doubts about 3 levels in two years?"

"And I can tell you this method for speeding up Soul Power cultivation."

Ma Hongjun exclaimed in surprise.

"Really?"

"Yes, but this method for speeding up Soul Power cultivation probably won't be useful when you reach the Soul Emperor realm."

"To Soul Emperor! Damn it, are you unfamiliar with the Soul World? Some people can't even reach Soul Emperor in their entire lives. Hurry up and tell us the method."

"Alright."

"The method is: during normal cultivation, try to deplete your Soul Power as much as possible, then leave your entire body empty of Soul Power for half an hour before continuing to cultivate. This will speed up the process."

"Alright, I've told you the method. I haven't introduced my Martial Soul's abilities yet."

"My Cloud Martial Soul's first Soul Skill can summon a cloud for each of you. You can stand on it and fly, and it also boosts your entire body by 10%. Oh, and this cloud is freely controllable."

"The Soul Power used to control the clouds is your own. Theoretically speaking, if a Titled Douluo were to step on my cloud, they could fly at full speed using their own Soul Power, and the speed would be very fast."

Su Ming looked at their disbelieving expressions.

"Fine, you don't believe me, right? Let's go outside and try it out, and I'll introduce the teacher too."

With that, Su Ming and the other three walked out of the dormitory. Su Ming then cast his first Soul Skill on Dai Mubai and the other two.

The three looked at the clouds in front of them and no one dared to step forward. Su Ming saw this and knew what they were worried about – they just didn't believe it.

Su Ming didn't say anything and summoned a cloud for himself, stepped onto it, and performed several difficult moves.

He turned to the three stunned people and said:

"Hurry up and try it, it's fine, we can find a teacher from the academy to introduce me."

Dai Mubai said with a hint of embarrassment.

"Su Ming, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that your soul skill is too outrageous."

"It can fly, it can boost, it can boost itself, and it can boost others; it can fly itself, and it can let others fly, and it can affect multiple people at the same time. Now I believe you, I apologize."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai jumped onto the cloud in front of him with all his might.

As soon as his feet touched the cloud, Dai Mubai felt a connection form between him and the cloud, and at the same time felt a 10% boost to his entire body.

Dai Mubai controlled the cloud under his feet by feel, and it began to slowly take off, flying to a height of 3 meters above the ground.

To test whether he could control it freely, he wasn't afraid of getting hurt even if he fell from 3 meters above the ground.

Immediately after, Dai Mubai's mind moved, and the cloud under his feet flew up with him. He performed a few more difficult maneuvers, and after confirming it was possible, he called out to the other two.

"Fatty, Xiao Ao, hurry up and try it."

Oscar and Ma Hongjun also tried it after hearing Dai Mubai's words, and indeed, it was just as Su Ming had said.

After playing for a while, the four of them went to find the teachers.

The first one they looked for was the Immovable Bright King, Zhao Wuji, Teacher Zhao.

Following the introductions from Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the other two, Su Ming also met these teachers one by one.