Family Meeting, Choosing a Soul Spirit

Tang Wulin, still shaken, looked around. Only after confirming that she had escaped the dream did she let out a breath of relief.

"Phew—good thing it was just a dream. That golden claw was way too scary. Wait, no! Why was my dream full of Blue Silver Grass?"

Tang Wulin's mind was filled with thoughts, but the sticky sweat all over her body forced her to set them aside for now. She quickly stripped naked and dashed off to the bathroom for a shower.

Before leaving, she casually shut the door behind her, paying no attention whatsoever to Tang Li in the other bed. She clearly did not treat her younger brother like an outsider.

Tang Li: cultivating.

While Tang Wulin was busy getting herself nice and clean, the sweat-soaked imprint on her bed unexpectedly began to give off waves of fragrance. It smelled just like the stir-fried Blue Silver Grass Lang Yue had made before.

The scent drifted into Tang Li's nose along with the surrounding soul power, waking the guy who had become completely engrossed in cultivation.

Sniff, sniff—

Tang Li's nose twitched a few times as he took several deep breaths of the fragrance. After an epic inhale, he thought his mother, Lang Yue, had finished cooking and was calling him to eat.

After all, so much had just happened that he subconsciously assumed a long time had passed. Yet when he opened his eyes, he found that it was not even dark yet, and the door was tightly shut. This fragrance clearly had not come from Lang Yue cooking.

Hm? What was that? Did Wulin sneak some cold Blue Silver Grass salad?

Tang Li jumped out of bed, followed the scent to Tang Wulin's bed, and took a hard sniff—

Mm! Smells great! So it's Wulin's natural body fragrance. Interesting.

Awakening a Martial Soul had even mutated her body. Was this the special trait of a mixed-blood divine being?

Thinking about it, it did make sense. Going up Tang Wulin's family line, perhaps only her grandfather, the Clear Sky Douluo, had been a pure-blooded human. Her grandmother was a Soul Beast, her father was a first-generation mixed-blood divine being, and her mother was a Soul Beast.

Given that situation, there was practically no human blood in her at all. If someone slaughtered her, she might even drop a Soul Ring.

At that thought, Tang Li's mouth twitched. He vigorously shook his head, trying to fling those ridiculous thoughts away.

Just then, Tang Wulin returned from her shower. Wearing only shorts, she pushed open the door and locked eyes with Tang Li as he turned toward her.

Then Tang Wulin calmly walked over and pushed Tang Li aside. "Move, move. Little Li, don't block me while I'm looking for clothes. Also, Dad's back. He wants to talk to you, so hurry up and go."

Tang Li nodded and left their room. They were both kids, and it was not as if he had never seen her before. A situation this set in stone had no impact on him at all.

But since their dad, Tang Ziran, wanted to talk to him, it had to be about buying a Soul Spirit! They had agreed on this before: as long as they possessed Innately Gifted Soul Power and reached Level 10, he would arrange suitable Century-old Soul Spirits for them.

The Soul Spirit system had been passed down for ten thousand years, and the creation of artificial Century-old Soul Spirits was already highly developed. Unless they were exceptionally rare Soul Beasts with unusual bloodlines, the Spirit Pagoda could produce ordinary Soul Beasts. This gave Soul Masters far more choices; they no longer had to risk their lives entering Soul Beast habitats and gambling on luck like they had ten thousand years ago.

However, one thing had not changed: money and connections were still necessary.

Fortunately, Tang Ziran had met several Spirit Masters back when he worked as a Federation Mecha Designer. One of them had happened to be assigned to the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City, so he could still pull some strings to obtain decent Soul Spirits.

Filled with excitement, Tang Li headed into the living room. Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were sitting together eating fruit, waiting for him.

"Little Li, come sit down. Once your sister gets here, we'll hold a little family meeting."

"Okay."

Upon hearing Tang Ziran speak, Tang Li immediately sat down on the sofa and quietly waited for Tang Wulin to come over.

Several minutes later, Tang Wulin finally came jogging over with her wet hair still dripping. "Dad, I'm here."

"Mhm. Linlin, come over to Daddy."

Tang Ziran smiled as he beckoned Tang Wulin over. His attitude toward his daughter was clearly much better than toward Tang Li, that troublesome son of his.

After settling Tang Wulin comfortably on his lap, Tang Ziran finally turned his gaze toward that brat of his.

His wife might not know just how outrageous this kid was, but he certainly did. After all, no one knew a son better than his father.

First, Tang Li had scammed all of Tang Wulin's money to buy lottery tickets. Second, the brat had spent years sneaking around his workshop to steal his skills. Tang Ziran had even renovated the house to prevent the kid from slipping out again.

It was not that he refused to let him watch in the workshop. The main issue was that Mecha design and manufacturing involved many large Soul Tools, which truly were dangerous for children.

"Little Li, Red Mountain Academy starts tomorrow. Both you and Linlin have awakened Innately Gifted Soul Power, so you'll be assigned to the Spirit Master Class. School isn't like home. Don't do anything out of line, understand?"

Tang Ziran's tone was full of a father's deep helplessness, but Tang Li nodded earnestly and gave his word.

Seeing this, Tang Ziran could only choose to trust him one more time. "Linlin, remember to keep an eye on your brother. If he keeps acting up, beat him up!"

"Okay, Dad. I'll definitely keep an eye on Little Li."

Tang Wulin patted her chest, looking as though she had everything under control.

This made Tang Ziran and Lang Yue laugh. They knew that, given how much Tang Wulin favored Tang Li, she would most likely be unable to control him at all.

"You can handle school matters yourselves. If you really cause trouble, Dad will send Little Li to Donghai City to attend Primary Academy."

Tang Ziran hardened his heart and kept a stern expression, trying to maintain his authority as a father.

"Ah! No, don't! I'll definitely keep an eye on Little Li! Dad, please don't send him somewhere else, okay?"

Tang Wulin: QAQ

Tang Ziran: (꒪⌓꒪)

"Alright, your father was joking." Lang Yue glared at Tang Ziran, signaling for him to change the subject quickly.

"Ahem, well... son, I've already discussed it with Uncle Lin. After school tomorrow, he'll wait for you at the entrance of Red Mountain Academy. Just follow him to the Spirit Pagoda then. He'll take you to choose a suitable Soul Spirit."

Receiving his wife's look, Tang Ziran hurriedly shifted the conversation and told Tang Li about the arrangements for tomorrow.

Tang Li nodded, a little excited inside. Tonight, he planned to look through his books for Soul Beasts that suited him. After all, he had not known beforehand that he would awaken the Demon-Sealing Pot as his Martial Soul.

"Linlin, it'll be the same for you. Once you break through Level 10, Dad will buy you the most suitable Century-old Soul Spirit too. Work hard!"

"Dad's the best!"

Kids were easy to placate. The moment Tang Wulin heard about Soul Spirits, she immediately perked up. She knew Tang Li had gotten plenty of books about Soul Master knowledge from their dad, so she directly asked him:

"Little Li, what kind of Soul Spirit do you think suits me best?"

"One with dragon bloodline would be best. Dragon bloodlines are powerful; they're the strongest type of Soul Beast, and they're the most compatible with your Clear Sky Hammer."

Tang Li immediately gave his answer. Raw strength was one factor, but more importantly, the Golden Dragon King's divine core would gradually perfect dragon bloodlines. Even some wild snake by the roadside could be strengthened into a True Dragon. Wouldn't a Sub-Dragon or Pseudo-Dragon take off even faster?

As for himself...

He would be best suited to Soul Beasts focused on spiritual power and utility. If that truly did not work, even finding an artificial pot made by the Spirit Pagoda as a Soul Spirit would do.