The process of testing Innate Soul Power was very quick.
Lin Yan awakened Twin Martial Souls, and both were incredibly powerful. As expected, his Innate Soul Power had reached the maximum level—level ten.
Since a Spirit Ring could be added to a Martial Soul every ten levels, Lin Yan could now head to the Soul Beast Forest to obtain his first Spirit Ring.
Only after obtaining a first Spirit Ring could one truly be considered a Soul Master recognized by the public!
"Very good, Xiao Yan. Your talent is better than your mother's. My Innate Soul Power was only level nine." Lin Yueyao happily reached out and rubbed Lin Yan's head.
"Mother, I heard the village teacher say that once you reach level ten Soul Power, you can obtain your first Spirit Ring. Can I get my first Spirit Ring now?" Lin Yan asked.
Even if children born into ordinary families were lucky enough to cultivate, they would face endless trouble in the future.
That was because, during the process of advancing, they needed to add Spirit Rings to their Martial Souls.
To obtain Spirit Rings, they had to hunt Soul Beasts. Soul Beasts were no ordinary wild animals. Even the lowest-level Soul Beasts were not something ordinary hunters could handle.
Therefore, it was an extremely dangerous matter.
But Lin Yan did not have that concern. His mother was a powerful Six-Ring Soul Emperor. Helping him obtain a first Spirit Ring that was a few hundred years old would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?
Thinking that he was about to become a Soul Master, Lin Yan could not help feeling excited.
"You can. Mom will take you tomorrow," Lin Yueyao said.
"Okay!" Lin Yan nodded happily.
Early the next morning, Lin Yan followed his mother out of the small courtyard where they lived.
"Mother, doesn't this seem to be the direction out of the village?" Lin Yan raised his head to look at his mother and asked doubtfully.
"I'm going to say goodbye to the village chief. We probably won't be coming back in the future!" Lin Yueyao's sudden words left Lin Yan confused.
"Mother, aren't we coming back after hunting for my Spirit Ring? Why probably won't we come back?"
"Mom has some matters to attend to and may have to leave for a while, so I can't take you to obtain a Spirit Ring. Before I leave, I'll send you to your grandmother's home. From now on, cultivate properly with your grandmother."
Lin Yueyao's words gave Lin Yan a great shock.
Although he had transmigrated with his memories, six years of living together day and night had long formed a deep mother-son bond between him and Lin Yueyao. How could he bear to be separated from her?
"Mother, where are you going?" Lin Yan stopped walking, grabbed Lin Yueyao's sleeve, and asked anxiously.
Lin Yueyao crouched down and looked Lin Yan seriously in the eyes. "Mom has something very important to do. When I come back, I'll definitely go to your grandmother's home to pick you up. Cultivate well at your grandmother's home and be obedient, understand?"
Looking into Lin Yueyao's serious eyes, Lin Yan immediately understood. She had already made up her mind to leave; she certainly would not change her decision because of a few words from him.
"I understand!" Lin Yan nodded. "Mother, when you return, you have to come pick me up!"
"Okay!" Lin Yueyao smiled and rubbed Lin Yan's little head.
After saying goodbye to the village chief, Lin Yan rode in a carriage with his mother for half a month before arriving before an enormous city.
The massive city gates stood majestically, while carriages and people flowed endlessly before them. Although the road was already quite wide, it still seemed somewhat crowded due to the sheer number of people.
Above the city gates hung a gilded plaque bearing three large characters.
Lin Yan was only six and did not know many words, but he happened to recognize these three: Nine Treasure City!
Nine Treasure City was where the headquarters of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect was located.
During the journey, he had already asked his mother about his grandmother's family. The answer had greatly shocked him.
He was actually part of the third generation of a powerful family!
His grandmother was a guardian elder of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, a Titled Douluo known as "Black Demon."
After learning this, he became even more curious about his parents' past.
However, he also knew very well that it would be almost impossible to learn anything from his mother.
After bringing Lin Yan near Lin Estate, Lin Yueyao disappeared into the passing crowd.
Once Lin Yan could no longer find his mother, he walked to the gates of Lin Estate and knocked.
Never mind what lay inside—the vermilion-lacquered gates alone looked extremely imposing.
Not long after he knocked, an elderly man dressed like a steward opened the gates.
"Were you the one knocking?"
"Yes." Lin Yan nodded. "I'm looking for my grandmother!"
"Your grandmother? Why did you come to Lin Estate looking for your grandmother, kid? Do you know what place this is?" the old man asked with a frown.
"My mother said my grandmother is here."
"Your mother? Who is your mother?"
"My mother is Lin Yueyao," Lin Yan answered.
"Lin Yueyao?"
Upon hearing that name, the old man seemed to freeze for a moment. Then two sharp glints suddenly burst from his somewhat cloudy eyes as he stared fiercely at Lin Yan.
Upon examining him carefully, he indeed noticed something.
"He really does resemble Miss Yueyao when she was young," the old man muttered. Then he abruptly raised his head and looked around. After failing to find the figure he remembered, he hurriedly asked, "Where is your mother?"
Lin Yan said, "My mother has already left. She said she had important matters to attend to and told me to cultivate with my grandmother from now on."
The old man's expression changed upon hearing this. Then he said, "Young master, come in first. I'll take you to see your grandmother."
"Okay!" Lin Yan nodded.
Led by the old man, Lin Yan soon met a woman who looked seventy percent similar to his mother.
She appeared to be in her thirties, and her entire body exuded an air of mature charm.
At first, Lin Yan thought she might be his aunt or something. But the old steward's next words startled him, filling him with shock.
"Young master, this is the head of the Lin Family—your grandmother."
The old man's voice rang out, leaving Lin Yan dumbfounded. He sized up the incomparably beautiful, mature woman before him. This was his grandmother?
She looked far too young—she looked more like his mother's older sister!
According to what his mother had said, his grandmother should have been over sixty. Yet there was nothing about this woman that resembled someone in her sixties.
"You are Yueyao's child?" Lin Yuhuan's dark eyes examined Lin Yan from head to toe.
Lin Yan only felt a terrifying pressure descend upon him. He honestly nodded. "Yes."
"How old are you?"
"Six!"
"Have you awakened your Martial Soul?" Lin Yuhuan asked.
"Mother helped me awaken it before she left," Lin Yan answered.
"What is your Martial Soul? Release it and let me see," Lin Yuhuan said.
"Okay, Grandmother!"
Lin Yan nodded and immediately released his Martial Soul.
He knew that his appearance alone could not confirm his identity. Without a handwritten letter from Lin Yueyao, the only way to prove it was through his Martial Soul.
A deep, dark Black Demon Mace appeared in Lin Yan's hand.
Lin Yuhuan's gaze immediately fell upon it.
"Yes, it is the Black Demon Mace Martial Soul of our Lin Family. It seems to have mutated, though, gaining the power of lightning."
As a Titled Douluo, Lin Yuhuan could tell at a glance that Lin Yan's Martial Soul had mutated.
After confirming that there was no issue with his Martial Soul, Lin Yuhuan's gaze at Lin Yan suddenly softened. "Child, do you know where your mother went?"
"Grandmother, I don't know either. Mother only said she had important matters and needed to leave for a while. Once she finished, she would come pick me up." Lin Yan shook his head.
"Sigh, that child is still as stubborn as ever. Forget it. As long as I know she is alive, that is enough. We did not meet this time, but there will always be another chance to meet." Lin Yuhuan sighed helplessly.
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