How Did Spirit Hall Disappear Ten Thousand Years Later?

Huo Yun'er knew nothing about how spirit masters obtained their spirit rings, and she loved listening whenever Huo Yuhao was willing to share.

Looking at her son, so bright and cheerful, Huo Yun'er felt once again that leaving the White Tiger Duke Mansion had been the right choice.

"I never imagined the world ten thousand years ago was so convenient, with Spirit Hall providing free spirit awakening for commoners. Such a wonderful organization—why did it disappear after ten thousand years?"

Huo Yun'er's expression dimmed. Her family had been so poor that they couldn't afford the cost of a spirit awakening ceremony, so she had no idea what her spirit was or if she even possessed the potential to become a spirit master.

Later, after Huo Yun'er entered the White Tiger Duke Mansion as a maid for Dai Hao, she had pushed all thoughts of spirit awakening to the back of her mind.

"Mother, don't be sad. Once I study the spirit awakening ritual, I'll find a time to help you awaken your spirit too!"

Although Huo Yuhao knew quite a bit about the plot, his understanding of the spirit master system was actually only skin-deep.

But that didn't matter; he still had a top-tier research expert by his side.

Once Huo Yuhao filled in the gaps in his foundation, he and Electrolux together would achieve a result where one plus one was greater than two.

For now, however, everything still relied on Master Electrolux.

Huo Yun'er laughed out loud and ruffled Huo Yuhao's hair. "Look at my age. It's far too late for me to awaken a spirit."

"Spirit masters live much longer than ordinary people. Even if you don't have spirit power, it doesn't matter; there are immortal herbs in this world."

If nothing else, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid that Tang San gave to Oscar would be perfect.

However, it was still too early to talk about that. Judging by his own spirit's condition, his mother, Huo Yun'er, likely possessed the talent to become a spirit master as well.

Huo Yun'er didn't dampen Huo Yuhao's enthusiasm; this was a child's filial piety, and she only needed to accept it.

"After you left today, I went to ask the village chief about what happens after the spirit awakening. He said that as long as one has innate spirit power, one can use a work-study quota to enroll in the junior spirit master academy in the nearest town. There is one quota for every four villages. Since you have innate spirit power, you can go to school next year."

Though Huo Yun'er was reluctant to part with Huo Yuhao, she knew this was a good thing for him, and she would support him with all her might.

Yet, as she spoke, Huo Yun'er couldn't help but feel a twinge of worry.

"But Hao'er, you've already awakened your spirit. Will the spirit master in charge of the ceremony discover it?"

Huo Yun'er understood why Huo Yuhao kept his awakening a secret. She knew well that the fact they had come from ten thousand years in the future had to be kept absolutely confidential.

During this time, Huo Yun'er had been constantly hypnotizing herself.

She was a concubine from a royal family in the Star Luo Empire who had decided to leave after being mistreated by the primary wife and watching her son be bullied by the primary wife's children.

Because the journey had taken too long, she had missed the annual Spirit Hall awakening ceremony.

As for the White Tiger Duke Mansion or the White Tiger Duke, she knew nothing of them.

"Mother, you don't need to worry about that. The spirit skill I obtained can hide my spirit rings and simulate the appearance of a normal person undergoing awakening."

The spirit masters sent to the countryside to awaken spirits for commoners were usually not very high-level—at most, they were level thirty-something Spirit Elders—so it wouldn't be difficult to deceive them.

"If I show a high level of innate spirit power, they will invite me to join a Spirit Hall academy. It's said that students who enter Spirit Hall academies are exempt from tuition and boarding fees."

Hearing that the benefits of the Spirit Hall academies were so good, Huo Yun'er couldn't help but sigh, "Can even a Spirit Hall that treats commoners so well disappear within ten thousand years?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

That's where you're wrong.

It disappeared ten thousand years ago.

It met a crazy, love-struck fool who was determined to bring down Spirit Hall and wipe out the Angel Clan.

And there was also the "Buddha Tang" who acted out of personal grudges, completely disregarding the future of the common people.

That was what created a future where evil spirit masters ran rampant, commoners couldn't even afford to awaken their spirits, and the lower classes saw no future at all.

"Then Hao'er must cultivate diligently and become a powerful spirit master in the future!"

Just as Huo Yuhao was complaining internally, Huo Yun'er offered her encouragement.

Regardless of how Spirit Hall disappeared, wasn't it still here now?

"No wonder you wanted a simulation spirit skill back then. It was to deal with next year's spirit awakening."

Tianmeng felt that the simulation skill wasn't very useful; when he was preparing the four spirit skills for Huo Yuhao, he hadn't even considered it.

Using a million-year spirit skill for a mere simulation was a waste of talent.

"Eh? Are there any spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest that possess simulation skills?"

Tianmeng went through the spirit beasts he knew, and he actually found a few.

"Those spirit beasts aren't common, and many of them live in the mixed zone."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Tianmeng had finally started using his brain!

Electrolux, who had been silent, suddenly appeared at this moment and steered the conversation elsewhere.

"You can reveal your twin spirits during the awakening. Spirit Hall will be willing to provide resources to cultivate you. On the Douluo Continent, no one understands spirit masters better than Spirit Hall."

Electrolux had once seen Bibi Dong hunting for spirits in the Star Dou Great Forest. Given her age and the strength she had reached, Spirit Hall had clearly invested significant resources in her.

Moreover, during her spirit hunts, Bibi Dong was protected by Titled Douluo at all times; one could say they were quite devoted.

"I was thinking the same thing."

The villagers in the countryside did not know the name of the Pope of Spirit Hall, but one could make an educated guess based on Ye Cangwu.

Since Ye Lingling was from the same generation as Tang San and her mother was the previous generation's Nine-Heart Begonia, Ye Cangwu had to be Ye Lingling's grandfather or great-grandfather.

That meant the current Pope was either Qian Daoliu or Qian Xunji.

Neither of those two had caused any major incidents during their tenures as Pope, and even Bibi Dong had seemed relatively normal during her early years.

Spirit Hall was indeed a suitable place for his early development.

"Besides, I also want to establish an organization, and joining Spirit Hall would make that much more convenient."

Electrolux nodded; he knew exactly what Huo Yuhao was referring to.

"Since that is the case, you had better raise your soul power to level twenty before your next martial soul awakening."

That way, Huo Yuhao could absorb his second soul ring as his first.

Tian Meng had been distracted by the change in topic, and the subsequent conversation between the two had been so vague and cryptic that it made his head spin.

Now that he heard the keyword, he immediately perked up.

"Yuhao, it doesn't matter what the age of your second soul ring is; just pick whatever you want. The power I have sealed here can increase the age of your soul ring. How about that? Am I amazing or what?"

Huo Yuhao could practically see the smug expression on Sky Dream Iceworm's face.

"My martial soul—is it not only spirit-based, but also involves time and space?"

Sky Dream Iceworm nodded. "It must be because of that door; it caused your martial soul to mutate. However, soul beasts with time and space attributes are even harder to find than those with spirit attributes."

As for the few that Tian Meng knew of, using them as soul rings would be less practical than considering how to sneak out his own self from ten thousand years ago.