This was the most exciting and nerve-racking moment of all.
As a father, even though Fu Wen and he weren't related by blood, Fu Wen was still a child he had raised from a young age. Naturally, he hoped the boy would awaken a high level of Soul Power.
He was nervous because he didn't know what was going on with Fu Wen's crocodile.
Fu Wen already knew what to expect, so he was brimming with confidence.
He was sure he'd give the old man a huge shock.
He slowly opened his eyes. The crocodilian pupils faded, and his Martial Soul withdrew into his body.
He had to admit, using the crocodile's Soul Power took a lot out of him. His face had gone a little pale.
That was normal.
The next second, he reached out and placed his hand on the crystal ball.
Hum!
In an instant!
Blue light blazed within the Soul Power Testing Crystal Ball!
The entire gloomy old house lit up!
The room was bathed in a vast, ocean-like blue!
"Whoa! That's bright!"
"It's shining so brightly!"
"It's just like when Xiao Ao awakened!"
"Innate Full Soul Power! Level ten!"
Flender was beside himself with excitement.
That was right. The Xiao Ao he mentioned was Oscar, the food-type genius who had awakened an innate full-Soul-Power sausage Martial Soul.
After Oscar awakened his Martial Soul, Flender had sent him to Shrek Academy, which was why he wasn't here.
At the academy, Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin could teach him. That was naturally better than staying here.
Oscar was eight now, two years older than Fu Wen.
Based on the original story, he was the same age as Tang San.
Tang San should be awakening his Martial Soul right about now, too.
An Innate Full Soul Power Blue Silver Grass...
That was how it appeared to everyone. In reality, it was the Blue Silver Emperor, whose bloodline had yet to awaken.
Besides that, there was also a hidden Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
"It really is Innate Full Soul Power! I'm not seeing things! Amazing! Just amazing!"
"My son Fu Wen has the makings of a Titled Douluo!"
Flender was overjoyed. He never would have guessed that the boy he'd picked up would have Innate Full Soul Power!
This was nothing short of the second miracle in the Soul Master World!
The first miracle was Oscar!
His sausage was even more ordinary than Fu Wen's crocodile!
Flender put away the crystal ball and wrapped Fu Wen in his arms.
Fu Wen quietly felt his father's embrace without struggling.
In his previous life, he had been an orphan, too.
At least in this life, he had a father.
The fact that they weren't related by blood didn't matter.
To put it plainly, he was a person who'd always been starved for affection.
But he still had his principles.
He knew what he should and shouldn't do.
So it's only level ten Innate Full Soul Power? What a shame. The China Divine Crocodile has no divine seat here, so I can't enjoy the same benefits as Qian Renxue. If I got a divine blessing, my Innate Soul Power might shoot straight to level twenty or even thirty.
Unlike his father Flender, who was bursting with excitement,
Fu Wen felt no such thrill. If anything, he was a little disappointed.
After all, his Martial Soul was beyond the divine level.
Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel was a divine-level Martial Soul, and with a blessing of the Angel God's divine power, her Innate Soul Power had reached level twenty.
If the China Divine Crocodile had a divine seat here, then with a beyond-divine-level Martial Soul, surely he should have been given Innate Soul Power of level thirty, at the very least?
What a shame. Such a shame.
"Dad, with your experience, what kind of Soul Beast do you think I should choose for my First Soul Ring?"
Fu Wen asked quietly.
Flender let go and thought it over. "I'm not an expert on matching Soul Rings with Martial Souls, but I know someone who is. His theories are the best on the continent, and he's an old friend of mine. With his help, you'll be able to develop that crocodile Martial Soul even better. You have Innate Full Soul Power, so you can't afford to be reckless. Otherwise, you'll waste such a precious talent."
At that, Fu Wen curled his lip in disdain.
He knew exactly who his father meant by the man with the best theories on the continent.
Put it this way: no transmigrator from China could possibly not know him.
The man was famous—or, rather, infamous.
The useless Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang!
Later in the original anime, the shameless man even said, "I cultivated a god!"
When Fu Wen saw that scene, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
The line was so embarrassing, he felt ashamed on Yu Xiaogang's behalf.
Almost everything Tang San had achieved had nothing to do with him.
"Dad, I don't think your old friend is very reliable."
Fu Wen spoke up.
"What makes you say that? You've never even met him." Flender frowned and asked curiously.
In his eyes, Gangzi's theories really were impressive.
"Then let me ask you: what's your old friend's name?"
"What level is his Soul Power?"
Fu Wen asked.
"His name is Yu Xiaogang. As for his Soul Power... hmm... level twenty-nine, a Soul Grandmaster..."
"How old is he?"
"Over forty, I think..."
"That's not because of any failing on his part. It's because his Martial Soul underwent a malignant mutation."
"His Martial Soul should be a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon..."
"A malignant mutation of a Martial Soul is irreversible. That's why he buried himself in books and theory. He knows more than we do and is more of an expert."
As he said this, Flender sounded less sure of himself.
Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power Level was undeniably a serious flaw that couldn't be ignored.
Fu Wen knew that Gangzi's Martial Soul was actually a Golden Sacred Dragon.
But the man's body was too weak, and when his Martial Soul awakened, it held back the Golden Sacred Dragon's evolution. That was why it hadn't evolved perfectly.
Luo Sanpao was actually the Golden Sacred Dragon in its juvenile form.
If the man had focused on absorbing true-dragon or Sub-Dragon Species Soul Beasts later on, he might have been able to evolve Luo Sanpao into a Golden Sacred Dragon.
But unfortunately, he'd chosen to fart around instead.
"If he really is a grandmaster, with the best theories on the continent, then why hasn't he fixed his own Martial Soul's malignant mutation after all these years?"
"Well... malignant mutations of Martial Souls are irreversible, aren't they..."
"Forget it. Let's not talk about him. You've read plenty of books about Soul Beasts since you were little. What do you think I should hunt for the First Soul Ring of a crocodile Martial Soul?"
"How old should it be? Which Soul Beast would suit me best?"
Flender didn't want to say much more about Yu Xiaogang, so he changed the subject.
"I think I should hunt a Bone-Splitting Giant Crocodile for my First Soul Ring. Something over four hundred years old should do. That would bring me close to the theoretical limit for the human body that the Soul Master World talks about nowadays."
"Based on everything I've learned about Soul Beasts over the years, it'll grant me a powerful first Power Attack System Soul Skill that suits my Martial Soul perfectly."
Fu Wen said.
"Good. Then we'll go with a Bone-Splitting Giant Crocodile. All those years of reading haven't gone to waste."
"It's still early. I'll take you to the Soul Hunting Forest right now to hunt one."
"I remember the Spirit Hall team caught a few and released them in the forest three days ago."
"You've arrived at just the right time."
Flender nodded, then summoned his Four-Eyed Cat Eagle Martial Soul and possessed it. He picked Fu Wen up and flew out of the house.
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