What is the essence of time? It should be said that Lin Nuo is the master of time, the very lord of it. He could feel time being frozen by his own will, but he quickly discovered that the soul power within his body was plummeting at a frantic pace, as if his Martial Soul were about to drain him dry in the next instant.
He immediately used his intent to release the control of his Body Martial Soul, and the time he had frozen around him began to flow once more, as if this little interlude had gone completely unnoticed by anyone.
Seeing that no Martial Soul had appeared in Lin Nuo's hands, yet his entire body seemed to be glowing with golden light and clock patterns had emerged within his eyes, the middle-aged man seemed to realize something. "A Body Martial Soul?"
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Lin Nuo nodded. "Yes, Lord Soul Master, my Martial Soul is a Body Martial Soul."
Lin Nuo's Martial Soul was just like the Martial Soul of Du Busi; while others had Body Martial Souls with poison attributes, his own Body Martial Soul attribute was time.
The moment it was thoroughly confirmed that the young boy before him possessed a Body Martial Soul, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Little one, come with me for a test."
At this moment, Lin Nuo could feel that this uncle had become even more enthusiastic toward him, as if he had discovered some peerless treasure.
He knew that as long as he tested for a high level of soul power, the man would likely start trying to recruit him.
Following the middle-aged man to the Soul Tool used for testing soul power, he reached out to touch it. Everyone's gaze was fixed intently on the display screen, wanting to see how much soul power this Body Martial Soul would awaken.
1... 2... 5... 7... 10!
"It's actually... Innate Full Soul Power!" Looking at the displayed number, someone couldn't help but exclaim. Having been here for so many days of awakenings, this was the first time someone with Innate Full Soul Power had appeared.
The middle-aged man excitedly placed both hands on Lin Nuo's shoulders. "Child, are you interested in joining the Spirit Pagoda? With your talent, you could definitely shine brilliantly within the Spirit Pagoda."
Looking at the excited middle-aged man before him, Lin Nuo felt truly uncomfortable and said slowly, "Uncle, can we not be so excited?"
He really couldn't stand this; the other party was simply over-excited, acting as if he were a performance quota.
Indeed, recruiting a genius was, for a Soul Master like him, a move with nothing but benefits and no drawbacks.
"Apologies, apologies." The middle-aged man realized he had been a bit too excited and immediately apologized. "Well, little friend, please consider it seriously, or perhaps I could have a good chat with your parents."
Hearing this, Lin Nuo understood that if he didn't want to join the Spirit Pagoda, he had to come up with a reasonable excuse immediately.
"Uncle, my parents' work is confidential, so once they find out I've awakened a Body Martial Soul, they will likely intend for me to join the Body Sect, so I am sorry."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly froze. The uncle's excitement vanished in an instant, and he looked at Lin Nuo, kindly advising, "Little friend, you probably don't know this, but the Spirit Pagoda Master from ten thousand years ago also had a Body Martial Soul, and he didn't join the Body Sect!"
"Furthermore, child, I will tell you now that the Body Sect has declined. We at the Spirit Pagoda might understand Body Martial Souls better than the Body Sect does. Please, think it over carefully!"
"Then, Uncle, let me go back and discuss it thoroughly with my parents." Lin Nuo gave his answer.
Seeing that Lin Nuo had little interest in joining the Spirit Pagoda, the middle-aged man realized he couldn't secure this genius and had no choice but to report to headquarters.
"Fine, come find me once you've made up your mind."
"I understand." Lin Nuo nodded and immediately walked out of the room.
Inside the room, the staff watched Lin Nuo's retreating figure, and the middle-aged man couldn't help but sigh. "Sigh~ why can't this child see reason? Without the support of a major power, what does his Innate Full Soul Power matter?"
The other staff members nodded in agreement upon hearing the middle-aged man's words.
How many geniuses in the Sun Moon Federation had been ruined because they lacked background support? No matter how hard they worked, they couldn't compare to those geniuses supported by families. After all, he was just a six-year-old child who couldn't see through the ways of the world.
If they knew that Lin Nuo had no need to rely on this era at all, and that he had a better era in which to develop, they wouldn't find it strange.
However, these were all Lin Nuo's secrets, and no one would ever know.
Walking out of the room, Lin Nuo stretched. Now that he had awakened his Martial Soul, he was clearly more sensitive to the passage of time around him.
When he saw the scene before him, he fell silent. Tang Wuling was staring fixedly at Na'er, who was hugging her own chest and ignoring her. That look was somehow... like the gaze of a lovesick stalker, as if she were saying, 'Sister, you smell so good!'
Lin Nuo immediately walked over.
At this moment, Na'er happened to notice her brother returning and immediately stood up, trotting over. "Brother, help! There's a pervert!"
Tang Wuling: "???"
She could never have imagined that her image in Na'er's eyes was that of a pervert. This...
Tang Ziran and Lang Yue couldn't help but laugh as they watched this scene; it was the first time they had seen their little princess make such a fool of herself.
Hearing this, Lin Nuo amusedly patted Na'er's little head and looked at Tang Wuling. "Wuling, don't mind it; Na'er's personality is just like that."
"I am not! Brother." Hearing her brother's words, Na'er was immediately unhappy and retorted, "She really is a pervert; that look was just like a big bad wolf."
"I am not." Tang Wuling reacted at this moment as well, standing up to refute: "I just thought Na'er smelled really good, so I took a few extra sniffs. Besides, I'm a girl, not a boy, so how could I be a pervert?"
"Then you're a girl-pervert!" Na'er didn't hesitate to label Tang Wuling.
Tang Wuling: "..."
"Alright now~ Wuling, you were indeed a bit much just now~" Lang Yue walked over, crouched down, and hugged her little princess. "You just met; sniffing people like that isn't good, you know~"
Tang Wuling, who had wanted to retort, thought about it seriously after hearing her mother's words. Feeling that her mother wasn't wrong, she nodded silently. "I know, Mother."
"Apologies, little friend Lin Nuo, little friend Na'er. Wuling isn't usually like this." Tang Ziran also stepped forward to speak.
Hearing this, Lin Nuo turned back to look at Na'er, who was still angry. "Alright, Na'er, don't be angry. Wuling didn't mean it."
"Oh~" Na'er only replied with an 'oh' and said nothing more, though she hid tightly behind Lin Nuo and refused to come out.
At this moment, Tang Ziran looked at Lin Nuo with curiosity and asked, "Little friend Lin Nuo, what Martial Soul did you awaken?"
"A Body Martial Soul," Lin Nuo replied.
"A, a Body Martial Soul?" Tang Ziran had studied Martial Souls and naturally knew what a Body Martial Soul was, so he couldn't help but ask one more question: "Which part of the body is it?"
"Myself."
As soon as these three words were spoken, the atmosphere went instantly silent. Tang Ziran and Lang Yue looked at each other, staring at Lin Nuo in disbelief. If his Martial Soul was his own body, did that mean this child came from the legendary Body Sect?