The Second Check-In

Early morning.

Li Changsheng had risen early. After washing up and eating a little breakfast, he returned to his room.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, familiarizing himself with the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

After watching the Soul Fighting match at Shrek Pre-Academy last night, he had returned to the hotel.

For most of the first half of the night, his mind had been replaying the few moments when the Seven Absolute Zither Master had made her moves.

Seven years old, twenty-first level.

That alone had given Li Changsheng plenty to ponder. Most of all, he kept thinking about what the God of Wisdom had told him concerning the Seven Absolute Zither Master's Martial Soul, the Seven Absolute Zither.

It was the answer he had received after asking the God of Wisdom upon returning to the hotel.

Simply put:

The Seven Absolute Zither Master's Martial Soul, the Seven Absolute Zither, had its drawbacks, but it also had an exceptionally overpowered aspect. It reminded Li Changsheng of two people from Tang San's era.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, Ning Rongrong.

The Nine Heart Begonia, Ye Lingling.

That was right, those two. According to the God of Wisdom, the Seven Absolute Zither Master's Martial Soul, the Seven Absolute Zither, meant her limit in life was only the level of a Seven-Ring Soul Sage. Seven strings, seven notes, seven kinds of skills...

That was how it should have worked. But the strange thing was, she had only ever had one Soul Skill.

Zither Sound Manifestation!

Whatever meaning a tune carried when she played it, it would be brought forth to the greatest extent as a Soul Skill.

Last night's mountain pressing down from above.

Last night's ice freezing for a thousand autumns.

Both had been like that.

Li Changsheng couldn't help but marvel. Didn't that mean the Seven Absolute Zither Master was invincible? As long as she had all kinds of sheet music and could play it, wouldn't anyone fighting her be in for a miserable time?

She could play a tune of warhorses and clashing weapons, and have you trampled beneath a charge of ten thousand soldiers, crushed to pieces beneath a million pagodas.

She could play a gentle, beautiful tune, and have you lose yourself in the tenderness and peace of an illusion, turning you into a motionless target...

But the God of Wisdom had answered Li Changsheng with a single question.

How many musical scores were there in this world?

Li Changsheng had suddenly understood. That was right. Soul Masters stood at the pinnacle of this world. Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting showed no signs of being very developed. In all his ten thousand years, Li Changsheng had never even heard a tune. He had played chess... but that had only been during the first few wonderful decades of his life.

At the same time, Li Changsheng had asked the God of Wisdom what it meant when it said yesterday that the Seven Absolute Zither Master's Martial Soul was similar to his own.

But the God of Wisdom hadn't given a specific answer. It had only told Li Changsheng that he would understand when his Martial Soul awakened today.

For that reason, Li Changsheng looked forward to today's Martial Soul Awakening even more.

He had woken up early, so all he could do was prepare, prepare some more, and then begin cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

After a full night's rest, his meridians had loosened, as if they had rebounded. When Li Changsheng cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill that morning, the meridians throughout his body sent him a message of expansion in unison.

Even though he had already reached perfection in the first level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he was still accumulating power and making progress.

Pale white inner energy from the Mysterious Heaven Skill rose from the surface of Li Changsheng's body.

His body contained no impurities—not a single one.

With the Longevity System's help, he had returned to the appearance of a six-year-old, in the most flawless, immaculate state.

That, combined with the aid of his blood energy in cultivation and the God of Wisdom's perfect guidance, was how he had managed to cultivate from nothing to perfection in the first level in just ten days.

Every pore on his body opened, shimmering faintly. A delicate fragrance drifted through the air from Li Changsheng. One deep breath of it would leave anyone feeling refreshed from head to toe.

Realizing the time had come, Li Changsheng slowly opened his eyes. A faint glimmer of purple flashed through his clear gaze.

Barefoot, he climbed out of bed and went to the window. He pushed it open.

He watched a sliver of fish-belly white rise gradually from the horizon in the distant sky.

This time, he didn't let the God of Wisdom take control of his body.

Instead, he took the lead himself, staring fixedly into the distant sky at the fish-belly white that was about to burst forth.

A band of white stretched across the sky, and his gaze remained fixed upon it.

As Soul Power flowed, his Purple Demon Eye focused more and more sharply. The urge not to blink echoed through his mind.

Li Changsheng stared intently, keeping his eyes on it. He didn't need to blink at all.

Normally, keeping your eyes open for a long time would make them sore and dry. But while cultivating the Purple Demon Eye, the longer he did so, the more he felt a gentle warmth brushing over his eyes. The comfort was enough to make someone let out a soft moan.

The eastern purple energy reached its peak at that moment, reflecting in Li Changsheng's eyes, where faint purple glimmers appeared from time to time. It seeped in little by little, then was digested by Li Changsheng, who wasn't yet familiar with the process.

For a full ten minutes, the distant fish-belly white was gradually overtaken by orange-red. The gentle caress in his eyes slowly faded, replaced by a cool sensation. Li Changsheng slowly closed his eyes and savored what he had gained that morning.

Very good.

Lost in his thoughts, Li Changsheng smiled without even realizing it.

This was the feeling.

As he cultivated and sensed the extraordinary power flowing through his body, he felt utterly exhilarated. More than ten thousand years were enough to smooth away every sharp edge a person had.

With his eyes closed, it was as if he could see a thousand years at a glance. He saw the younger version of himself standing in the distance, watching Tang San cultivate on the hillside with envy. In the blink of an eye, he saw Tang San ascend to godhood. Then, it seemed he saw his own wife, who had long since passed away...

Li Changsheng was a transmigrator, but now he was more like a person from another world.

He had once been young and reckless.

He had once sung at the top of his lungs over strong liquor.

He had once shared a wedding night.

He had once witnessed all manner of partings and deaths.

With a heart and spirit like his, how could he fail?

Li Changsheng slowly opened his eyes. Just now, as he chased the purple light, he seemed to have seen scenes that crossed through time. Even now, faint purple starlight kept flickering in his eyes.

"Ah, that feels good."

Li Changsheng stretched languidly, savoring his soft, delicate limbs and the immense power within him. His little face grew calmer and calmer, soon becoming as still as water.

He raised a hand and spread his fingers, blocking the glaring orange sunlight and leaving only a few slits for the light to pass through. Most of his face remained in shadow. After a few seconds, Li Changsheng turned around. He estimated the time and decided to find somewhere secluded to practice basic spear techniques.

There was no rush to awaken his Martial Soul. He could consider the check-in task at the Sea God Awakening Hall first.

But Li Changsheng still felt it would be better to check in while he was there for the Martial Soul Awakening.

The Sea God Awakening Hall would certainly be bustling at this time. The children of Spirit Soul City would awaken their Martial Souls, as would the children of God Soul Village. There would even be plenty of people who had come from elsewhere specifically hoping to awaken a good Martial Soul under the Sea God's protection.

As for Su Yuntao's descendants, they would probably begin holding Martial Soul Awakening ceremonies around noon.

Of course, Su Yuntao had many descendants. There would probably be more than ten coming this time, all of them awakening the children's Martial Souls together.

The Martial Soul Awakening ceremony didn't take place one person at a time. People entered in batches.

Even so, the ceremony would last from noon until dusk.

That showed just how many Gold Soul Coins Su Yuntao's descendants earned...

Li Changsheng was rather envious. He planned to grow strong, disguise himself as a Wind Wolfman, and rob Su Yuntao's descendants' family.

No, they weren't a family anymore. They were a sect now.

Was it called the Soul Awakening Sect?