Looking at the imposing dragon martial soul, Han Qinhu trembled with excitement. I've struck gold today! If I recruit him into Spirit Hall, it'll be a tremendous achievement. Even if he doesn't join, once he makes a name for himself, there'll still be plenty of benefits for me.
Dragon martial souls were among the strongest beast martial souls.
"Xiao Ling, come and test your soul power."
Han Qinhu's smile widened, and a hint of ingratiation crept into his words.
Yu Tianling had also calmed down by then. He steadied his breathing and withdrew his martial soul.
He now had a good idea of his innate soul power. A magical beast like the Ancient Void Dragon, which stood at the pinnacle even in the Battle Through the Heavens World, absolutely qualified as a top-tier beast martial soul in the Douluo World. His innate soul power could not possibly be low.
As he placed his right hand on the crystal ball, a powerful suction arose. Yu Tianling distinctly felt the soul power flowing within him find an outlet and pour out all at once. An intense blue light instantly blazed forth.
According to the traditional soul power tests of the past, the crystal ball lighting up meant that one possessed soul power. Yet the crystal ball before them was actually shining with such dazzling brilliance.
Then there was only one explanation...
"Innate full soul power!"
The voice rang out in overwhelming delight. Han Qinhu was already imagining the wonderful days of promotions and pay raises ahead.
"Uncle, what's innate full soul power?" Yu Tianling asked in puzzlement, pretending that he knew nothing.
"Hehe, when a person undergoes martial soul awakening, the amount of soul power they possess is crucial. Those with innate full soul power stand above the rest. Since they start at rank ten, they can absorb a soul ring straight away, and their cultivation speed far surpasses that of ordinary people."
Han Qinhu cheerfully explained things to the genius before him, then impatiently asked another question.
"Child, would you be willing to join our Spirit Hall? With your talent, you're certain to receive the Supreme Pontiff's attention!"
Should I join Spirit Hall or not? I have a grudge against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Tang San and that fellow Yu Xiaogang really aren't anything good either. Thinking of it that way, joining Spirit Hall is undoubtedly the best choice.
Hearing Han Qinhu's question, Yu Tianling considered it carefully. He was unwilling to join the group fawning over Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, so in the end, he decided to join Spirit Hall.
"Uncle, I'm willing to join Spirit Hall, but I can't leave with you right now. I still want to spend some time with Grandpa."
"Good, good. That's fine. It'll give me time to go back and report this. Spirit City will definitely send someone to pick you up then."
Hearing his affirmative answer, Han Qinhu was overjoyed.
Afterward, once Han Qinhu had issued martial soul certificates to everyone with soul power, he hurried away, rushing back to report.
When Lin Qingze learned that his grandson possessed the one-in-ten-thousand innate full soul power, and that his martial soul was also a beneficial mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, he was delighted as well.
"Grandpa, I've decided to join Spirit Hall!"
On their way home, Yu Tianling spoke to Lin Qingze beside him.
"Spirit Hall? That's good too. Geniuses always need to go out and make their way in the world. Originally, I thought that if your innate soul power was the same as your mother's, I'd have you stay in the village. With me here, everything would be fine. But now, since..."
Hearing Yu Tianling's firm words, Lin Qingze understood his grandson's thoughts. Naturally, he did not want to trap him in the village and waste such extraordinary talent.
In his eyes, his grandson Yu Tianling had always had a mind of his own, with his own plans for everything he did. And as a father, how could he not wish for his grandson to become powerful enough one day to avenge his daughter!
"Grandpa, actually, I have another martial soul!"
Only after returning home and making certain that no one else was nearby did Yu Tianling say it.
"Twin martial souls!"
"Good, good, wonderful! Quick... show it to Grandpa!"
The thought abruptly sprang into Lin Qingze's mind, and he hurriedly urged his grandson to release his second martial soul.
Yu Tianling did not delay. He extended his left hand, and as his soul power circulated, a phoenix appeared, wheeling and soaring with a ringing cry. At the same time, the martial soul's name sounded in Yu Tianling's heart, filling him with delight.
"Ancient Heavenly Phoenix!"
"It's actually another top-tier beast martial soul!"
Looking at the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, which radiated an intense pressure, Lin Qingze was overjoyed. His heart filled with confidence in his grandson's future. Yu Tianling would surely have a place in the future Soul Master World!
Afterward, the two happily finished dinner. Lin Qingze then took a box that had gathered dust for years from his room and handed it to Yu Tianling. "Your parents left this for you. I suppose it's time I gave it to you!"
"This is?!"
Yu Tianling eagerly opened it. Inside was a ring, blackish-gray throughout, with a very ancient, unadorned appearance.
"This is the storage ring your father found in the clan ruins back then. You could consider it a gift he left for you."
"Go on, put it on and have a look."
Looking at the ring, Lin Qingze recalled the scene when he had brought Yu Tianling home in his arms. Outside the cave, everything had been in disarray. Inside, apart from Yu Tianling, still in his swaddling clothes, there had only been the storage ring set to one side. All these years, he had never dared open it to look inside.
"Mm, all right."
Yu Tianling eagerly slipped the ring onto his hand, and it instantly shrank to fit.
He injected a trace of soul power, and the ring's interior space was fully revealed. It measured fifty cubic meters in all, leaving Yu Tianling particularly astonished. After all, even Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, which belonged to Tang San, the protagonist of Douluo I, only had one cubic meter per gemstone, totaling just twenty-four cubic meters.
At that moment, Yu Tianling also noticed the many Gold Soul Coins piled inside the ring, as well as a letter bearing the words, "To be opened by Ling'er personally."
"Grandpa, there's a letter here from my parents!"
"Quick, open it and have a look!"
Yu Tianling hurriedly took out the letter and eagerly opened it.
"Ling'er, since you're reading this letter, it means your talent must be quite good. I'm very sorry that we can't be there as you grow up. Remember that your father is Yu Xuanyu, the eldest son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's third branch, and your mother is Lin Mengxue. There is a map attached at the back. It marks some ruins we discovered by chance while traveling the world. There may be the will of a deity within. Once you become a three-ring Soul Elder, you can go and explore them. I imagine you'll reap considerable rewards."
"Ling'er, we may not be dead. According to our conjecture, there's a strong possibility that we'll be transported to an unknown continent. Wait for us. We'll do everything we can to come back!"
Reading those final words, both Yu Tianling and Lin Qingze were overjoyed. The two people they had believed dead might actually still be alive! Both looked forward to the day they would reunite.
After learning that Yu Xuanyu and his wife might still be alive, Yu Tianling and Lin Qingze discussed matters carefully. In the end, Lin Qingze also decided to accompany his grandson to Spirit City.
Late that night, Yu Tianling lay in bed, looking at his left and right hands as he pondered.
The Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix are both top-tier magical beasts in the Battle Through the Heavens World. But in that world, the Dragon Phoenix born from their union far surpasses them both. If the Ancient Void Dragon and Ancient Heavenly Phoenix are top-tier beast martial souls in the Douluo World, then the Dragon Phoenix is definitely a god-level martial soul. Even among god-level martial souls, it would certainly stand above the rest!
It looks like I'll have to search the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring in the future and see whether I can fuse the two martial souls!