Innate Rank Twenty

However, his parents had told him about this situation long ago, so he was only somewhat surprised and did not try to break free from that powerful pull.

The blue crystal ball in Wang Lixiong's hand lit up. The blue light spread instantly from a single point and, in the blink of an eye, filled all seven layers of the crystal ball.

"Innate Rank 7 Soul Power. Not bad, hahaha!"

A smile finally appeared on Wang Lixiong's face, and even Wang Xiaosen's Swift Wind Leopard Spirit seemed much more pleasing to his eye.

A smile also appeared on Ji Changying's face. "Indeed, not bad. It seems that although there are few people this year, the quality should be quite good."

One had to know that within the family, aside from those who awakened Explosive Bear Spirits, the average awakened Soul Power was basically Rank 5! As for commoners outside, let alone Rank 5, they would already be thanking the heavens if they possessed Rank 1 or Rank 2 Soul Power.

Of course, there were also people like Ma Hongjun, a phoenix among chickens, but such cases were one in ten thousand.

Hearing Wang Lixiong's praise, Wang Xiaosen beamed with joy. Even his parents wore excited expressions.

Wang Lixiong waved his hand. "All right, little fellow, stop celebrating here. Go on down!"

"Next, Wang Dong'er!"

A cute little girl with two long braids skipped up to Wang Lixiong. Smiling brightly, she said, "Grandpa, you have to help me awaken Mom's Swan Spirit! I don't want an Explosive Bear Spirit. It's too ugly."

That was right—she was Wang Lixiong's granddaughter.

"Pfft."

Everyone burst into laughter. It was their first time hearing of a clansman who disliked the Explosive Bear Spirit, and for such a powerful reason at that.

"Dong'er, don't make trouble!" Dong'er's mother below did not know whether to laugh or cry. She possessed a Swan Spirit and had once displayed it in front of Wang Dong'er, instantly captivating the little girl.

From then on, she had loudly insisted that she wanted a Swan Spirit too.

Wang Lixiong looked helplessly at Wang Dong'er, whose face plainly said she would get angry if it was not a Swan Spirit. If I could decide what Spirit someone awakened, everyone in the clan would have Explosive Bear Spirits.

Wang Sheng, standing at the very end, could not help but smile as well. The little girl was simply too adorable.

Wang Sheng said, "All right, it's starting!"

Very quickly, the result came out. The little girl did not get her wish. She had awakened an Explosive Bear Spirit, and her face was filled with unwillingness.

However, Wang Lixiong and her mother were both overjoyed.

"Quick, Dong'er, put your hand on it."

Wang Dong'er reluctantly placed her hand on it. In an instant, the crystal ball emitted a dazzling radiance. "Innate Rank 9 Soul Power!!!!"

"Good, good, good! Hahahahaha!" Wang Lixiong burst into laughter.

"Congratulations!"

"Congratulations!"

Congratulations rang out without end!

Innate Rank 9 Soul Power was the mark of an absolute genius!

"Congratulations, Elder Xiong!"

Even Ji Changying's face was full of smiles as she offered her congratulations. After all, every family needed such a genius.

Only after quite some time did the crowd calm down and continue awakening the Spirits of the others.

It had to be said that this batch was truly quite good. The next few awakened Lone Wolf, Blood Sword, Bone Staff, and Blood Tiger Spirits. Their Soul Power was all between Rank 5 and Rank 7, which was most gratifying.

"All right, the last one this year—Wang Sheng!"

At Wang Lixiong's call, Wang Sheng stepped forward. For a moment, everyone's eyes fell upon him.

Although Wang Sheng was merely the unpopular son of the clan chief, no matter how unpopular he was, he was still the clan chief's son. He had the qualifications to contend for the position of future clan chief!

And awakening one's Spirit was an important turning point that could change a person's life.

As long as Wang Sheng awakened an Explosive Bear King Spirit today, and his Soul Power was as outstanding as Wang Dong'er's—

Then, no matter how unpopular Wang Sheng was, the clan chief would value him and nurture him with all his strength. That was reality! Strength reigned supreme. So long as one had potential, even dislike could turn into fondness.

The awakening began. As Wang Sheng stood within the formation, guided by Wang Lixiong's Soul Power, he felt two powerful forces erupt from within his body.

He could not help closing his eyes and carefully sensing them.

Who knew how long passed before he abruptly opened his eyes. A huge gray Giant Bear appeared behind him.

The instant the gray Giant Bear appeared, Wang Lixiong, standing before Wang Sheng, actually took an unconscious step back.

Below the platform, Wang Xiaosen, who had just awakened an Explosive Bear Spirit, wore a look of utter fear and trembled violently, as if something incomparably terrifying had frightened him.

The two adults who also possessed Explosive Bear Spirits felt the same powerful threat. Yet strangely, they had no thought of resisting whatsoever. Instead, they felt an urge to submit.

"This..."

Everyone was stunned!

"Spirit suppression! This is Spirit suppression!" Wang Lixiong, having regained his senses, had a face full of shock. One had to know that only a higher-ranked Spirit could suppress a lower-ranked Spirit.

And among beast-type Spirits, the Explosive Bear was already a top-tier existence.

Wang Lixiong stared at the gray Giant Bear behind Wang Sheng, unable to speak for a moment.

Because he did not dare imagine what kind of existence this gray Giant Bear was.

"A mutated Spirit!!!!"

A normal Spirit was entirely blood-red, while Wang Sheng's was gray. Therefore, that was the only possibility.

Wang Sheng himself was the first to react. This mutated Spirit was called the Earth Explosive Bear, and its power far exceeded everyone's imagination.

At the same time, he was doing his best to suppress the other force. After all, two forces had awakened within his body—meaning two Spirits.

But just as Wang Lixiong was suppressed by his Earth Explosive Bear Spirit and forced back a step, Wang Sheng sensed a fleeting burst of killing intent.

In his previous life, he had been a grandmaster who had challenged countless people and been challenged countless times in turn. He had faced all kinds of people, including assassins brimming with killing intent, and had even suffered considerable losses at their hands. Thus, he was extremely sensitive to killing intent.

One Spirit had already made someone reveal killing intent. If he revealed another Spirit, he probably would not live past tonight.

As for who had directed that killing intent at him, Wang Sheng did not even need to think to know it was Ji Changying.

After all, no matter how talented Wang Sheng was, he posed no threat to anyone present except Ji Changying's sons. The other three Young Masters were all Ji Changying's sons!

It truly proved the saying that one who was not envied by others was mediocre.

Even though Wang Sheng suppressed the appearance of his second Spirit, the following Soul Power test once again shocked everyone.

The moment Wang Sheng touched the crystal ball, it emitted a dazzling light.

"Innate... innate... Innate Rank 20 Soul Power?"

Wang Lixiong, a Spirit Douluo-level powerhouse, discovered that his heart truly could not take much more today. First came a powerful Spirit capable of suppressing his Explosive Bear Spirit. Now there was Innate Rank 20 Soul Power!

(End of Chapter)