Old Jack's New Beginning

Holy Soul Village, Lin Hao's room.

Sunlight shone through the windowsill onto the floor. A ripple suddenly stirred through space, and Lin Hao appeared out of thin air in his room.

"I'm back!"

Lin Hao looked over his clothes.

He had already changed into clothes from the Douluo World while in the Boundary Space.

Then, his consciousness entered the ring.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness. I brought out all the second-grade pills!"

After checking, Lin Hao found that he had not brought out the third-grade and fourth-grade pills Yun Yun had given him.

Besides that, he had also brought out the Green Edge Sword, which he had failed to bring out last time.

"The evidence proves that as my strength gradually increases, I can bring out more and more things, and their grades are getting higher too!"

Lin Hao walked out of his room and happened to see Old Jack drying flour in the courtyard.

"Grandpa Jack!" Lin Hao's sudden call gave Old Jack a fright.

Old Jack looked up at Lin Hao and blanked out for a moment. "You're back?"

"Yes, I'm back."

"Lin Hao, you can't keep doing this—leaving whenever you want. I'm getting old. You can't just disappear for two years at a time!"

"I was gone for two years?" Lin Hao asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, nearly two years. I'm fine, but Xiao Wu kept talking about you in my ear whenever she couldn't see you. I can tell that she missed you even more than I did." Old Jack was getting on in years, and he habitually nagged Lin Hao.

"Xiao Wu should have graduated by now, right?" Lin Hao asked.

"She already graduated. Oh, right, the headmaster personally came to see me and said your graduation would be delayed." Mentioning the headmaster, Old Jack said with self-satisfied emotion, "I never imagined that such a powerful Spirit Master would personally come to my home to speak with me! What an honor!"

"He's only a four-ringed Soul Ancestor," Lin Hao said.

"Is a Soul Ancestor not powerful?" Old Jack argued reasonably.

Lin Hao shook his head with a wry smile.

In Old Jack's heart, Spirit Masters were glorious and sacred.

Lin Hao asked slyly, "Grandpa Jack, do you want to become a Spirit Master?"

"Of course I do. Who wouldn't want to become a Spirit Master?" Old Jack shook his head slightly and sighed. "When I was young, I also wanted to become a Spirit Master. But in my lifetime, being able to see you become one has already made me very happy!"

"Grandpa Jack, I have a way to make you a Spirit Master. Do you want to try?"

"Stop teasing your grandpa."

"Grandpa, I'm serious." Lin Hao touched his Storage Ring and took out a pill.

The pill was entirely golden, with two patterns on its surface.

It was none other than the Profound Opening Pulse Pill Lin Hao had received for completing a mission in the Battle Through the Heavens Plane.

Old Jack pointed at the object Lin Hao was offering him and asked, "What is this?"

Lin Hao said, "Eat it, and you can become a Spirit Master!"

Old Jack laughed. "This thing can make me a Spirit Master?"

Lin Hao nodded. "Eat it. I won't lie to you!"

"All right."

Since it was a gesture of goodwill from Lin Hao, Old Jack accepted it and cooperatively extended his aged hand to take the pill from him.

A medicinal pellet that looked like a candy ball could make someone into a glorious Spirit Master.

Old Jack felt that it was pure fantasy.

"It's a little warm!" Old Jack held the pill and felt its warm touch.

The small golden pellet was round and smooth. Its two patterns glimmered faintly under the sunlight. It lacked the bitter smell of ordinary pills and instead carried a faintly sweet fragrance.

"Eat it. Once you eat it, you can become a Spirit Master!" Lin Hao urged Old Jack to take the pill quickly.

Old Jack did not think further. He tilted his head back slightly and placed the pellet into his mouth.

The pill dissolved as soon as it entered his mouth, turning into a warm current that slid down his throat and instantly surged into his abdomen.

At first, that warm current was as gentle as a spring stream, slowly flowing through his body. Everywhere it passed, his limbs and bones filled with a comfortable warmth.

Even the wrinkles on Old Jack's face relaxed somewhat.

But in only a moment, that gentle warm current suddenly became violent, like a rushing river madly battering through his meridians. His previously blocked and fragile meridians were forcibly opened by that power, bringing tearing pain.

"Ah!"

Old Jack's body suddenly stiffened. His relaxed brow twisted tightly together, and his face instantly turned pale. Beads of sweat as large as beans rolled down from his forehead, slid along his cheeks, and dripped onto the sack of flour before him.

He subconsciously clenched both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force.

As his meridians were continuously battered, a faint black color began to appear beneath Old Jack's skin.

The impurities and foul energy hidden in his body for many years were forcibly stripped away by the Profound Opening Pulse Pill's power. They slowly gathered along his meridians before finally surging toward the surface of his body.

Soon, viscous black fluid began seeping from his forehead, cheeks, and arms. The fluid gave off a pungent stench, like rotten sludge, sliding down his skin and dripping onto the ground, instantly leaving black marks behind. The foul odor in the air grew ever stronger.

Lin Hao stood quietly to one side, watching Old Jack calmly, without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

He had already taken a pill at the Misty Cloud Sect, so he clearly knew every reaction that could occur after taking it.

This was the necessary path of cleansing the meridians and marrow.

Only after the impurities within his body were completely expelled could his meridians be reshaped. Only then could Old Jack truly complete the pulse-opening process and gain the qualifications to become a Spirit Master.

No one knew how much time passed before the impurities in Old Jack's body were gradually exhausted. The black fluid seeping from his body grew less and less until it finally stopped completely.

"That feels wonderful!" Old Jack's lips curled upward.

His formerly cloudy eyes had become clear, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to have faded. His entire aura became lighter and much younger.

Lin Hao touched his Storage Ring, took out a crystal ball, and held it before Old Jack. "Test your Soul Power!"

"Hm?"

"Test your Soul Power. The method is the same as testing Soul Power when awakening a Martial Soul." Lin Hao instructed Old Jack.

Old Jack tremblingly extended his right hand and placed his palm against the crystal ball.

As long as there was even a little light, he would be able to become a Spirit Master through cultivation.

The moment Old Jack's palm touched the crystal ball, it burst forth with dazzling light.

"Full Soul Power!" Lin Hao said.

There were twenty bright points inside the crystal ball, indicating that Old Jack's Soul Power was level ten.

"Full Soul Power?" Old Jack's lips trembled with excitement. "You're saying that Grandpa can become a Spirit Master?"

Lin Hao nodded. "You're only one Spirit Ring away from becoming a true Spirit Master!"

The Profound Opening Pulse Pill was the Misty Cloud Sect's finest Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Lin Hao's expression remained calm.

If such a treasure could not raise Old Jack's Soul Power to level ten, that would have been the truly surprising thing.