Inside the wooden cabin.
Han Bing tried to focus his will on his hands to see if he could manifest Armament Haki.
Sure enough, he succeeded on the first try.
However, it only lasted for a brief second before it vanished.
It seems I really can cultivate Haki. Although it only lasted an instant, it's a start. If that's the case, I shouldn't rush to hunt spirit beasts. I'll practice Haki first to improve my physical strength, and then go hunt spirit beasts to absorb spirit rings. Wouldn't that allow me to withstand higher-age spirit rings?
With this thought in mind, Han Bing focused on his training, and just like that, a day passed.
He could finally maintain Armament Haki for a full minute.
"This Armament Haki is quite difficult to cultivate. Perhaps it's because I'm too young. Luffy didn't start formal training until he was seventeen or eighteen. I'll take it slow."
Another day passed, and the food in his house was enough to last for a month.
Besides Armament Haki, there was also Observation Haki. If he mastered it, he could even predict the future by a few seconds—a truly heaven-defying ability.
So, on the second day, after practicing Armament Haki in the morning, he began his training in Observation Haki in the afternoon.
Han Bing sat alone in his house with several pieces of paper hanging behind him.
He covered his eyes with a cloth and let the papers sway randomly, trying to dodge them based on his senses.
Clearly, he couldn't feel a thing, and his face was slapped by the papers repeatedly!
"It's a good thing I didn't use wooden sticks from the start, or I'd be bruised and battered. This Observation Haki is not easy to cultivate. Forget it, I'll take it slow!"
And so, Han Bing practiced for the entire afternoon and finally managed to feel a tiny bit of perception.
As for Conqueror's Haki, that depended entirely on talent.
Han Bing didn't know if he possessed it; he would worry about that later. For now, he had to successfully master Armament Haki and Observation Haki first.
In this way, he trained for an entire month.
He finally touched the threshold; he could cover both arms with Armament Haki and maintain it for ten minutes.
His Observation Haki perception could also sense approaching objects, and he could easily dodge the papers. It was time to try with wood.
However, practicing Armament Haki this way wouldn't suffice; he had to strike hard objects to strengthen its intensity. Currently, he could only master the basics.
However, the spirit coins his father left behind were gone, and there was no food left in the house.
Cultivating Haki consumed a significant amount of physical energy.
Han Bing sat cross-legged, thinking that once he hunted his first spirit ring and registered as a spirit master at the Spirit Hall, he would receive gold spirit coins every month.
Looking at it this way, the Spirit Hall provided free spirit awakening for commoners and gave out gold spirit coins; it really gave commoners a chance to hold their heads high.
In that regard, Tang San was truly detestable!
Since I have twin spirits and innate full spirit power, why not go to the Spirit Hall? They will surely cultivate me as a priority, and I won't have to worry about resources.
Han Bing nodded; he would do exactly that!
He arrived at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch and walked in quite naturally.
The interior was simple and solemn. Several Spirit Hall staff members in uniforms were processing paperwork. Seeing a six-year-old child suddenly walk in, one stepped forward and asked:
"Little one, what are you doing here?"
Han Bing stated his request calmly, "Hello, I would like to apply to study at the Spirit Hall Academy. I need a Spirit Hall certificate."
Han Bing wanted to use this to draw the Spirit Hall's attention to his talent.
The slightly younger staff member smiled. Seeing Han Bing's unique blue hair, he said:
"Little one, have you awakened your spirit?"
Han Bing nodded, and the man said:
"You've already awakened your spirit? If you had spirit power, you would have been given a Spirit Hall certificate at the time. Little one, do you not have spirit power? Without spirit power, you cannot enter the Spirit Hall Academy to study!"
Han Bing thought about it; he indeed had no spirit power back then, but he did now. He improvised and said:
"Uncle, it was too rushed when I awakened my spirit, and I forgot to test my spirit power. Could you re-test it for me?"
The young man smiled. Clearly, such an impossible error wouldn't happen, but to make the child give up, he took out the spirit power testing orb and said:
"Fine, little one, I'll test you. Put your hand on it."
Han Bing did as he was told and placed his hand on it. After a moment, the orb emitted a dazzling light.
The young man and everyone else were startled. Their expressions changed as they looked at Han Bing, and they said in astonishment:
"In, innate full spirit power!"
Han Bing pretended to be clueless and asked:
"Uncle, what is innate full spirit power? Can I go to the Spirit Hall Academy to study now?"
The young man nodded repeatedly, stood up, and continued to ask:
"Of course you can, little one! Innate full spirit power is extremely rare; you are a rare genius. By the way, little one, what is your spirit? Can you show me?"
Han Bing feigned calmness, nodded, and revealed his spirit. An ice-blue candy appeared before them, emitting a faint blue glow.
As soon as the Candy Spirit appeared, a chill swept through the room, enveloping the entire area.
"It suddenly got so cold!"
The young man rubbed his hands, looking at Han Bing's spirit. "A candy?"
Han Bing nodded, pretending to love his spirit. Naturally, he wouldn't easily reveal his other spirit, so he said:
"Yes, candy! I love it!"
The young man pursed his lips, thinking, A food-type spirit is very rare. And that chill seems to be emanating from his Candy Spirit. Could it be a mutated spirit? It doesn't seem like ordinary candy.
He scrambled about and said:
"Little one, what is your name?"
"My name is Han Bing!"
"Good, little Han Bing, wait here for a moment. I need to report this to the supervisor!"
After saying this, the young man hurried away.
Han Bing licked his lips. It seemed that innate full spirit power was indeed rare on the Douluo Continent. Before long, the young man returned with an elder!
He walked over in a hurry, looked Han Bing up and down, stroked his beard, and said:
"Little one, your name is Han Bing, right? Where do you live? Who are your parents? Who else is in your family?"
This supervisor was very experienced; he knew that a commoner awakening with innate full spirit power was extremely rare.
Therefore, he immediately wanted to clarify the boy's background to see if he belonged to some great family.
But Han Bing was all alone and had nothing, so he said:
"Grandpa, hello. I have a father, but I don't know where he went. Can I go to the Spirit Hall Academy to study now?"
Hearing this, the supervisor realized that with such talent, as long as the boy was willing, he would certainly become a key protégé of the Spirit Hall. If he recommended him, he would also be highly valued. He said:
"Of course you can. And you can go anywhere you like. I wonder if little Han Bing would be willing to study at our Spirit Hall Academy? I can be your recommender."
Hearing this, Han Bing nodded without hesitation.
"Sure! As long as I can become a spirit master."
"Don't worry, don't worry. Not just a spirit master—I'm afraid even becoming a Titled Douluo won't be a problem!"
The supervisor's eyes crinkled with a smile. Han Bing's answer was not surprising; after all, as a commoner, the Spirit Hall was indeed the best place to go.
And so, he took Han Bing to process the paperwork and compiled a report!
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