Keeping a Low Profile Is More Fun

Seeing that Tang San was no longer supporting him, Lu Chen realized Tang San had clearly misunderstood what he meant, but he could not be bothered to explain.

How could I possibly hold a man's hand? If I were going to hold one, there'd at least be a rope between us.

"Sir Deacon, hurry and see what martial soul Little Chen awakened."

Village Chief Old Jack hurriedly helped Su Yuntao up from the ground. He felt that Holy Soul Village was about to produce another Soul Saint. The commotion from this martial soul awakening was anything but ordinary. A Soul Saint! What an honor for their ancestors!

Old Jack supported Su Yuntao as they came before Lu Chen. Su Yuntao first gave Lu Chen a long, deep look before turning his gaze to Lu Chen's martial soul.

"Gems of different colors? And there are six of them?" Su Yuntao frowned. Although he had helped many people awaken their martial souls, they had all been ordinary ones—either farming tools or fruits and vegetables—and most of them did not even possess Soul Power.

This was completely outside his area of knowledge. "Ahem... How about this? Lu Chen, right? Let's test your Soul Power first."

Su Yuntao took out the crystal ball and held it out before Lu Chen.

Lu Chen stared at the crystal ball and thought, If I drew even a little energy from any one of the Infinite Gems, it could probably blow this crystal ball apart!

Should I keep a high profile or a low profile? Lu Chen did not know what to choose for a moment.

How was he supposed to handle being invincible right from the start...

Looking at the Infinite Gems circling around his wrist, Lu Chen could not help sighing inwardly. Life really is unpredictable. I was planning to suck up to Tang San, but who knew I'd become invincible right away! As expected, a golden finger may be late, but it never fails to show up.

Then I'll keep a low profile. Keeping a low profile is more fun.

With that in mind, Lu Chen controlled the orange Soul Gem, drew the tiniest sliver of energy from it, and carefully injected it into the crystal ball.

Boom—

Dazzling golden light burst forth.

Blinding. Absolutely blinding.

Even Lu Chen was dumbfounded. He had clearly drawn only the slightest bit of energy. How had it turned into a golden legend? Could it be because the Soul Gem's energy was simply on too high a level?

He had been too careless. Far too careless.

Everyone else present squinted their eyes, while Su Yuntao turned to stone on the spot.

What kind of day was this? Another Innate Full Soul Power? Had he used up all the luck of his life? He had encountered two people with Innate Full Soul Power in a single day, and they were even from the same village.

He had just said it was something not seen in a century, and now reality had slapped him in the face far too quickly.

Su Yuntao was not the only one shocked. Tang San also stared at the scene before him in utter astonishment, unable to understand it.

Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power because he had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill since childhood. What did Lu Chen have?

He had not cultivated anything, had he? Otherwise, why had he always been unable to beat Tang San before?

Who would have thought that Lu Chen, who usually kept such a low profile, would shine so brilliantly today?

This is fate, Tang San sighed. Although I also have Innate Full Soul Power, one look at our martial souls is enough to tell that my Blue Silver Grass is inferior to Lu Chen's martial soul. But I seem to have another martial soul as well. I'll check when I get back later.

"Sir Deacon, does my Little Chen also have Innate Full Soul Power?" Old Jack asked excitedly from the side.

"Oh—yes, yes. He has Innate Full Soul Power."

"His martial soul is the Six-Colored Gem. It may not be top-tier, but it is quite rare. His future potential is limitless. He is a rare talent."

Su Yuntao's face reddened slightly as he spoke utter nonsense with a straight face. As a dignified Spirit Hall deacon, how could he embarrass himself before these country folk? Was he supposed to tell them he did not know? Did a mighty Soul Grandmaster not care about his reputation?

"Haha, that's wonderful! Holy Soul Village has produced two soul masters this year, and both have Innate Full Soul Power." Old Jack's face was flushed with excitement, but then he seemed to remember something. "Ah, but Holy Soul Village only has one work-study student slot. What are we supposed to do?"

"A work-study student?" Tang San asked doubtfully.

"Yes. Our village only has this work-study student slot because we once produced a Soul Saint. Several other villages have to share a single slot."

"But this year, our village suddenly has two soul masters, while there is only one slot..."

As Old Jack spoke, Su Yuntao's eyes lit up. He had nearly forgotten something important. "Don't worry. Although there is only one slot, it is not as though there is no solution."

"Ah? What solution do you have, Sir Deacon?"

"Hehe, it's very simple. Have little Lu Chen join Spirit Hall. It would be a shame for someone with his talent to attend Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy."

"And if he joins Spirit Hall, not only will he receive more opportunities to learn, but with Lu Chen's talent of Innate Full Soul Power, he will surely receive Spirit Hall's full attention and gain more resources. I believe it will not be long before he becomes a powerful soul master."

Su Yuntao spoke slowly. If he could recruit a genius like Lu Chen into Spirit Hall and have Spirit Hall carefully nurture him, Lu Chen might become one of Spirit Hall's pillars in the future.

And as the one who had guided and recruited him, Su Yuntao would also receive enormous benefits.

When Old Jack heard that his adopted grandson could join Spirit Hall, his aged face practically glowed. He had never been this happy in his life. He immediately wanted to agree, but still softly asked Lu Chen, "Little Chen, what do you think? Spirit Hall is a sacred place that every soul master dreams of. If you join Spirit Hall, your future will surely be limitless. Holy Soul Village will share in your glory as well. This is a great honor for our ancestors."

"Join Spirit Hall?" Lu Chen glanced at Tang San. Anyone who had read the original Soul Land knew that, aside from Ma Hongjun and Oscar, Tang San's group could be said to have grudges against Spirit Hall.

If Lu Chen joined Spirit Hall, he would inevitably part ways with Tang San in the future. After spending these six years together, he did not actually dislike Tang San, but he did not like Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

As for the reasons, there were many.

His ten core theories had all come from the records of Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan. The ten theories he had researched through empty-handed opportunism were nearly useless. His saying that there were no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters, was an even greater slap in his own face.

After taking in a uniquely gifted Tang San as a disciple, he still had the nerve to tell him that if he slacked off in cultivation, he would not be worthy of being his disciple. He was clearly a failure himself, yet he still acted so lofty.

The things he taught might not have been common knowledge, but they were theoretical knowledge that many factions already knew. Tang San and the others had achieved what they had through their own efforts, and Grandmaster had little to do with it.

And his Shrek Academy was even more of a joke. He recruited nothing but geniuses, yet when training them, he used low-level methods like weighted cross-country running.

He even considered his theories invincible. When it came to theory, which top faction would be weak? As for martial soul research, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was definitely no worse. They had money, resources, and the top-tier Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, yet its users could never break through level eighty in their lifetimes. Would an entire sect's research in that area really be inferior to one failure?