Before Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had even finished speaking, Huo Yuhao unhesitatingly poured the Tian Meng origin that had already fused with him into the soul ring.
Tian Meng's origin was Spiritual Origin. Without it in the future, his cultivation—especially his Spiritual Power—would no longer advance as quickly as before.
But Huo Yuhao did not lack decisiveness. If that soul skill's effect was the same as he imagined, once his Third Soul Skill took shape, it could become one of his trump cards.
"Brother Sky Dream, you only need to focus on condensing the soul ring. Leave the rest to me. Ice Emperor, get ready to release my origin!"
Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and said softly, "If it still isn't enough, I'll awaken the other soul spirits."
Ice Emperor said gravely, "I understand."
Huo Yuhao did not need to explain it clearly. She also knew what kind of benefits it would bring if the ability Tian Meng had bestowed upon his second martial soul solidified into a soul skill.
Seeing this, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt moved for some reason.
If he had not trusted that Tian Meng could do it, Huo Yuhao would never have gone this far...
All the origin Tian Meng had left was poured into the soul ring, finally making it no longer transparent, but it was still a little short of becoming completely solid.
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to have Ice Emperor release his origin, streams of gray aura merged into that soul ring, gradually turning it gray-gold.
Electrolux spoke up. "Yuhao, you child... don't forget, I'm still here. If we're speaking strictly, I can also be considered your third martial soul, so let me lend you a hand. Leave those origins for future use."
"Old Yi..."
"Focus."
Huo Yuhao's gaze sharpened. "Yes!"
With Electrolux providing assistance through the power of his divine sense, the soul ring finally took shape completely.
A gray-gold soul ring rose from beneath him and hovered above the two White-Gold Soul Rings.
Sensing the effect of his Third Soul Skill, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath.
Through this soul skill, he clearly sensed the connection between his two martial souls. If he used this soul skill, the probability of completing a Self Martial Soul Fusion Technique was very high!
Moreover, with this soul skill, there might be a chance to elevate the Ice Emperor Martial Soul...
After confirming the soul skill's ability, Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly. He stood, withdrew the soul rings, condensed a spiritual body in his Spiritual Sea, and said solemnly to Electrolux's figure:
"Thank you, Old Yi. If you hadn't acted, condensing this soul ring would probably have required a great deal of my origin."
"It's nothing. Strictly speaking, this is the big worm's strongest ability. I'm just as curious about it."
Electrolux smiled and nodded.
The two of them chatted happily, and even Ice Emperor joined in, asking about the soul skill's ability. Only the limp Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rolled his eyes.
Had you all forgotten who the greatest contributor was?
The world had forgotten him...
Just then, Huo Yuhao looked at him and revealed a gentle smile. "I plan to call this soul skill—Heavenly Silkworm Transformation. Thank you, Brother Sky Dream."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm froze, then grinned and said:
"As expected of a name from me. It sounds just as good as a soul skill name."
"What?! Thirty thousand Federal Coins can't buy a Hundred Year Soul Spirit, only draw for one?"
The Spirit Master in gray robes stood up, his gaze falling on Tang Wulin's adoptive father—Tang Ziran.
"That's right. Here in Aolai City, the price of a white soul spirit is seventy thousand, and the price of a yellow soul spirit is one million. Thirty thousand Federal Coins can only be used for a soul spirit draw."
"But in a draw, you might obtain a hundred-year yellow soul spirit, or you might obtain a ten-year defective Artificial Soul Spirit. Do you want to try your luck?"
"I don't recommend you do that. Although the Soul Spirit Contract left behind by the First Generation Tower Master can improve along with the soul master, allowing the soul spirit to receive feedback and thus increase its age, if you accidentally draw a defective soul spirit, it will be very difficult to rely on yourself to help it advance. It might even take several generations of effort."
Tang Ziran turned to look at Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin's gaze was blank. He had not expected that after working hard to earn money for three years, this was the situation he would face.
Tang Ziran's heart ached. "Wulin, let's go back. I'll borrow some money and make it up to seventy thousand."
"No need, Dad. You and Mom already work hard enough. Besides, my martial soul is Bluesilver Grass Martial Soul. Any kind of soul spirit will do."
Tang Wulin shook his head and looked at the Spirit Master. "I choose to draw!"
Seeing that he was a filial child, the Spirit Master pondered for a moment and said:
"Besides the two methods I mentioned earlier, there is actually another way to obtain a soul spirit. It's a rule established when the Spirit Pagoda was first founded."
"A Soul Spirit Contract goes both ways. A soul master can choose a soul spirit, so of course a soul spirit can choose a soul master too!"
Hearing this, Tang Wulin was the first to react, his eyes lighting up. "Lord Spirit Master, do you mean..."
"Come with me." The Spirit Master first tested Tang Wulin's Spiritual Power, then turned and led the way into a passage. "I'll take you to meet the Spirit Pagoda's soul spirits. If any soul spirit among them is willing to sign a contract with you, you can take it away directly. You'll only need to pay a handling fee of one thousand Federal Coins."
"But in exchange, after you graduate from the soul master academy, you'll need to do some things within your ability for the Spirit Pagoda, or pay the money to cover the cost of this soul spirit. If you pay it back, there's no interest before you graduate from the Intermediate Division, but after graduation, there will be a certain amount of interest each year."
Tang Wulin was pleasantly surprised, but Tang Ziran considered the cost and asked, "May I ask, what sort of things within his ability?"
"Your son's martial soul was awakened with the help of people in this category."
The Spirit Master explained, "Those who aren't very strong are equivalent to peripheral staff of the Spirit Pagoda. They receive a certain salary and go to remote areas to handle work such as martial soul awakening. Naturally, they can't compare to formal personnel, but at the very least, it's enough for daily expenses."
"I'll show you the specific terms later. First, I'll take you to look at the soul spirits. After all, if it's only a Ten Year Soul Spirit, you should be able to make up the money in the future, right?"
"Yes, no problem."
Tang Ziran let out a breath of relief.
If that was the case, then it was acceptable. The Spirit Pagoda really was a major power, generous enough.
Glancing at Tang Ziran, the Spirit Master withdrew his gaze.
This rule was the main way most commoner Soul Masters obtained Soul Spirits. After all, a Ten Year Soul Spirit was not very intelligent, and if it encountered a Soul Master whose attributes were close to its own, it would follow them.
It was just that most commoner Soul Masters could not grow very far and could not earn money. The basic work of awakening martial souls did not require that many people either, so in truth, they could not really help the Spirit Pagoda much.
So at the start, this transaction was not necessarily anything but a losing deal for the Spirit Pagoda.
But there was no helping it. Several Tower Masters of the Spirit Pagoda and the Soul Beast side had always abided by this rule.
After all, to Soul Beasts, the more humans there were who obtained Soul Spirits, the more stable the Soul Beasts' status became, and only then would they have hope of continuing to coexist with humans as humans grew stronger and stronger.
And when some people who had no ability to obtain a Soul Spirit suddenly gained the hope of becoming Soul Masters because of a Soul Spirit's recognition, how could they not worship those Soul Spirits?
Grandfather's generation: Your grandfather was able to have what he has today, and even this family was able to have what it has today, because this Soul Spirit chose me back then. From now on, the family will enshrine it for me. As long as the family exists, it will enjoy offerings for a day. Does anyone have any objections?
Descendants: No!
This was why many Inherited Soul Spirits clearly did not have powerful bloodlines, yet were still passed down generation after generation under such circumstances and revered by later descendants... It had already become a kind of faith.
Of course, if it had only benefited a portion of the Spirit Pagoda's members, this rule could not possibly have lasted for ten thousand years.
This was thanks to Inherited Soul Spirits.
With the appearance of Inherited Soul Spirits, some descendants of Soul Masters who had initially been unable to grow very far could go further by relying on Inherited Soul Spirits, branching out and spreading their families. Quite a few of those families were rather close to the Spirit Pagoda, helping the Spirit Pagoda raise its prestige and bringing in considerable profits.
Occasionally, there would even appear an oddity who "defied the heavens and changed fate," becoming a pillar of the Spirit Pagoda.
Seeing this, the other higher-ups of the Spirit Pagoda no longer opposed it and preserved this rule for obtaining Soul Spirits.
In any case, they were already spending money to awaken martial souls for free, so investing in some Ten Year Soul Spirits was not much.
You might make a small profit, and we did not lose out either.
Regarding this, the Spirit Master could only say:
The First Generation Tower Master was freaking awesome!
He was practically like someone with the ability to foresee the future, having thought of every aspect...
Along the way, Tang Wulin heard the Spirit Master explain the origin of this rule, and at the end, he also heard the Spirit Master say:
"The origin of Awakening Day was also because of the First Generation Tower Master, because the Spirit Hall was destroyed twenty thousand years ago. Ten thousand years ago, there was actually no Awakening Day. Soul Masters could only spend money to find someone to help awaken their martial souls. It was only after the First Generation Tower Master founded the Spirit Pagoda that it was gradually implemented again."
"You've caught a good time. If it were ten thousand years ago, forget hunting soul rings—you wouldn't even be able to awaken your martial souls."
Hearing this, Tang Wulin subconsciously turned to look at Tang Ziran. Seeing the other man put away his smile and nod seriously, he instantly understood that this was true, and for a moment, even his worship of the Sea God faded quite a bit.
How did someone like the First Generation Tower Master not become a god?
In terms of contributions to the world, no matter how you looked at it, he was much stronger than the first-generation Shrek Seven Monsters...
Tang San's Divine Sense: "..."
Main body, the house is in danger, return at once!
Wulin is about to be brainwashed by the forces left behind by that idiot from ten thousand years ago!
The Skysea Alliance is one year later. I wrote it wrong before and have already changed it, so I'll mention it here.
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