Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff

"Roar—!"

A beastly roar that seemed to shake the soul exploded beside the ears of everyone in Spirit Hall!

It was not a real roar, yet it rang directly within their souls!

The golden light around Su Ge gradually intensified, while the phantom of a majestic and mystical giant beast formed behind him!

The beast resembled a male lion. Dazzling golden light seemed poised to soar into the heavens, but Su Ge temporarily restrained it. After all, Holy Soul Village was not far from Small Stone Village.

Even this phenomenon was terrifying enough. If he caused any greater commotion, Su Yuntao probably would not even be able to remain standing while speaking to him.

At that moment, he was also examining the Martial Soul he had awakened. From what he could see so far, his Martial Soul seemed extraordinary!

It was a beast-type Martial Soul, appearing exceptionally agile and ferocious, yet its body did not possess the kind of exaggerated muscles that created an overwhelming visual impact.

Instead, it looked remarkably well-proportioned overall, as though every muscle contained explosive power!

Its head was enormous, like that of a giant lion, yet it bore a ghostly face. In contrast to its brilliant golden fur, its face was black, outlined in the shape of a demon!

Su Ge froze at that moment, because the form manifested by his Martial Soul was exactly identical to the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff!

"Child, how do you feel?"

Su Yuntao's voice pulled Su Ge back to reality, snapping him out of his shock. He shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

"As long as you're fine. Then let's test your Soul Power first."

After steadying his emotions, Su Ge followed Su Yuntao's guidance and used his thoughts to withdraw his Martial Soul.

Under his mental control, the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's golden phantom dissolved entirely into golden light and returned to his body.

Throughout the process, Su Ge continually felt as if his Martial Soul were about to break through something, but he temporarily suppressed it. The current situation was no longer suitable for revealing any more.

Looking at the crystal ball Su Yuntao held out, he did not deliberately suppress anything and simply placed his hand on it openly.

The moment his palm touched the crystal ball, Su Ge immediately felt a strand of energy within his body being drawn away. At the same time, the crystal ball began to shine like a radiant gem.

A faint blue halo spread outward, indescribably beautiful. This was the Soul Power countless people longed for!

"Innate Full Soul Power! Another one with Innate Full Soul Power!"

Su Yuntao cried out in astonishment. He had never expected to encounter two children with Innate Full Soul Power during this Martial Soul awakening trip!

Su Ge began asking questions at just the right time, playing along with Su Yuntao and acting like a child. He was also preparing to use that image as an excuse to imitate Tang San.

If he had possessed an ordinary Martial Soul, he would definitely have joined Spirit Hall immediately. It was always best to seek shelter beneath a great tree.

But after awakening his Martial Soul, his mindset quietly changed as well...

In the end, after Su Yuntao awakened the Martial Souls of the remaining children, none of them successfully awakened Soul Power. Yet he was not disappointed.

Su Ge alone was enough!

However, when Su Yuntao extended his invitation, Su Ge politely declined it, though he did not shut the door completely.

He merely said that he would consider it, and specifically added that if he truly chose to join Spirit Hall, he would name Su Yuntao as his recommender.

Su Yuntao was somewhat disappointed, but Su Ge's later words pleased him greatly. After preparing Su Ge's Martial Soul certificate, he immediately gave him a recommendation slot for Nuoding Academy.

Though it was only a recommendation slot, and he would still have to become a work-study student if he could not afford tuition, it was still a rare opportunity!

After all, Small Stone Village did not have its own work-study student slot. It shared one with several other villages.

With Su Yuntao's recommendation slot, things could not have been better!

Once everything had been settled, Su Yuntao sent all the children home.

Su Yuntao then briefly explained the results of this awakening to the village chief. Upon hearing Su Ge's decision, the village chief nodded in support.

After offering him some encouragement, he told him that he would send him off to school in three months.

Thus, the Martial Soul awakening came to an end. As soon as it was over, Su Ge hurried toward the small forest not far from the village, intending to carefully study his Martial Soul.

On the Martial Soul certificate held by the village chief, Su Ge's Martial Soul was ultimately recorded as "Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff" after Su Yuntao's inquiry!

After arriving at the small forest outside the village, Su Ge released his Martial Soul once more.

When the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's golden phantom appeared behind him again, the dazzling golden light burst from his body as he stopped suppressing it!

As Martial Soul Possession took effect, the entire small forest around him bloomed with brilliant golden light from the inside out!

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff's phantom merged into Su Ge's body once more. Feeling streams of warmth flow into him, he could sense his physical body gradually growing stronger.

His body began developing again, his frame growing another notch taller. His eyes, once deep black, completely turned gold.

His not particularly long black hair also began to lengthen, its color changing from jet black to gold!

"Could it be that my Martial Soul is so strong that it's affecting me as well?"

Looking at the golden hair that now fell to his shoulders and his body, which had grown a little more upright, Su Ge could not help muttering to himself.

Information about the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff also surfaced in his mind:

The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was said to be the legendary ancestor of all canine Soul Beasts. There were even legends claiming that it was the ancestor of lion-type Soul Beasts.

Its strength was incomparably immense, and it was born with the aura of the Domination Domain!

It was known for its berserk combat style. Once it entered a battle state and activated the Domination Domain, its attack and defense would surge dramatically.

Furthermore, it felt no pain, while the power of all its innate abilities increased by over fifty percent!

It also possessed a trait born for battle: ...fight to the death!

Such an ability could practically be said to have been made solely for combat!

More importantly, the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was a complete stat monster. At ten thousand years, it could contend with a four-hundred-and-eighty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, ignoring bloodline suppression!

One had to know that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was also an existence among Soul Beasts capable of fighting above its rank. A thousand-year one could battle a ten-thousand-year one, and a ten-thousand-year one could battle a hundred-thousand-year one—those were no empty claims!

Yet even such a genius among Soul Beasts became merely a unit of measurement before the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff!

Feeling the surging power within his body, Su Ge took a deep breath and withdrew his Martial Soul into his body once more.

He could not help but begin thinking. With such a powerful Martial Soul, he naturally had to consider how to develop its advantages to the fullest.

"Logically speaking, my Soul Rings should focus on amplification, crushing everything through absolute stats..."

Su Ge frowned slightly as he thought of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Life-and-Death Arena, as well as Bibi Dong's immortal body and the like.

Compared to such mechanic-based soul skills, pure stats still seemed somewhat lacking.