Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Although He Lian didn't know why the vast sun had condensed into a sword, he still knew the sword would be powerful, he sent his voice in the kid's head guiding him on his to take back his martial soul, after it had been pulled back in he undid the domain,
The kid awakened and looked at He Lian with the kind of Joy he couldn't hold back, he then faced He Lian and said that he thanks the master for this great gift and he is willing to dedicate his life to the master.
He Lian said that they werent done yet and he handed the kid an orb, he asks the kid to remember the feeling of his martisl soul from before and infuse it into the orb.
He kid did as he was told and the crystal orb glowed with red gold light that was perfectly fused it looked like a searing sun, however the kid didn't even feel the heat at all, suddenly aboe the orb the fire and light condensed into two digits forming the number 10.
He Lian was stunned, this kid from the slums had innate full soul power, not only that but he also had an ultimate martial soul formed from the fusion of two elements, this was an absolute genius,
If he had awakened at the age of six then perhaps he would have been approaching the fourth or fifth ring at the moment, He Lian had only awakened an innate soul power of five and this was with a mutated martial soul.
His father had the Seraphim martial soul of the ultimate light element while his mother had a crystal sword martial soul of the star light power, the difference between them was like the difference between heaven and earth but they were in love and they were married.
As their child, He Lian took both of their attributes and the result was a mutated martial soul of the Angel type becoming the Saint sword, although it was weaker than most Angel like martial souls it had a strong light element,
With some blood esenece from his father and the help of a condensed star gathering array from the Tang sect he was able to awaken the Seraphim bloodline in his body however it became a star Angel instead,
His light element was still bright and holy but it didnt draw power from the sun like other Seraphim martial souls but rather drew power from star light, with a lot of hard work he was able to raise hs cultivation to five rings and his efforts caught the eye of the Tang sect master who chose to take him as a direct disciple.
With his teacher's guidance and some treasures from the Tang sect he managed to step into the seventh rank, less than a year ago after making 25 years. After teaching this rank his bloodline accidentally underwent a secondary awakening during the condensation of the soul core raising his talent and potential.
Now only after a year he ha reached the eighth step of the Seventh rank, his cultivation speed is said to be heavenly and his father noted that his bloodline didnt seem to have hit its limit, the experts of the Angel tribe theorized that there was a possibility of him experiencing a third awakening with his 9th ring breakthrough but the key to this was accumulation.
He needed to accumulate his power for as long as possible delaying his breakthroughs so each breakthrough could be very profitable for him. He has only recently become an unrivaled genius but this kid is a genius at the start and his chances were even prevented earlier on otherwise he would be way better than this.
An idea came to him, if the martial soul was unrivaled, the talent unrivaled and soul power full at the start then what would be the spirit and bloodline power, he retrieved his spirit power helmet from his storage ring and placed it on the kid's head,
Sudenely the numbers started rising until the spirit power readings settled at value 100, at the start the kid had jumped the spirit origin rank and stepped directlybintk the spirit connection realm, the was unrivaled talent indeed. He knew there wa no time to waste, he needed to get this child some immediate help, maybe with the help he could recover some lost time.
He looked at the kid and told him that from this monent onwards his name is He Lisi an orphan from Tiandou city and student to He Lian, the kid instantly went to his knees and kowtowed three times stating Student He Lisi has met the teacher,
He Lian then led the kid outside, with the awakening of his martial soul, He Lisi had some subtle changes, his previous dirty brown hair had turned fiery golden and his eyes turned red gold, his skinny body had obtained some faint muscle and his height risen to 1.2 meters
If the city guard that was chasing him previously met him now they may not recognize him, He Lian led He Lisi to the clothes shop first and got him some nee clothes, as a principled man he got him the clothes of the same color as his, they were white and red with golden inlays,
The two almost matched except He Lian's clothes didn't have any red, they were simply white and gold, that was the only distinction between the two of them. Next he led the kid to the headquarters of Tang sect on Tiandou star, as he arrived he went directly to the reception, there he requested registration and for a spirit ascension.
The receptionist asked for his identity card and He Lian retrieved a badge with the same sign as the one on his black uniform, this was a Tang sect badge. At the back of the badge was another insignia representing the Tang Army, except the badge was black with two red stars below it, when the receptionist saw the black mark her shock was evident
Sudenely she was incredibly respectful addressing He Lian as sir, she directed him to registration and granted him a black token for the spirit ascension platform. After receiving it he called on He Lisi to follow,
They headed to registration where they found a few people in line hoping to meet a registrar and join the prestigious Tang sect, when He Lian arrived he didn't bother with the line, the people in the line also didn't bother complaining,
The rules in the Tang sect were straight forward, for someone to move forward freely they must be a member of the sect, anyone else regardless of their status in society would have to make a line unless they have been recommended by an associate member of the 5th rank and above,
When He Lian arrived with He Lisi, he handed in his badge and the perosn at the front desk checked the back and was suddenly startled, next he bowed to He Lian startling all in the hall, all members of the Tang sect wore their badge on their right chest while inside the halls however all badges looked the same at the front,
The System would scan the badges and know their authority limits based on the markings at the back butbordinaty eye couldn't see the back unless the badge owner chose to let them see it for verification purposes mostly.
The registrars were all Tang sect officials of the 9th associate rank to allow fairness when dealing with new entrants, the only people a registrar would bow to were those beyond the associate member level.
This young man seemed to be in his early twenties and he was already at that level, this meant he was one of Tang sect's geniuses probably a member of the Tang sect army.
Those were people hey couldn't mess with as each member of the Tang army was a generational genius, these were people that could easily defeat an enemy above their level, the registrar led He Lian and He Lisi to a private chamber further reinforcing his importance.
In the private Chamber He Lian had He Lisi registered as a rank 1 associate member of Tang sect under his recommendation, however he learned from the registar that anyone recommended by the Tang army starts off as a rank 5 associate member.
The registrar then provided a Tang sect badge, it was no different from He Lian's badge on the outside except on the inside was a single character, a number 5. This signified he was an associate member of the 5th rank,
Any member above the associate level would have a badge at the back, He Lian didn't discuss anymore and simply took the badge and pinned it on He Lisi's chest, the badge contained a chip with his information,
He Lian has registered his name as He Lisi, martial soul as the Jade sun sword and the badge automaticalky sensed his soul force unless he intentionally blocked it, As they left the private chamber He Lisi asked his teacher what the different levels in Tang sect were.
He Lian said that Tang sect was separated into four levels, the lowest level was the associate members, they don't obtain many benefits but the sect doesn't expect much from them as well, they receive a monthly salary in return to working at the several branches of the sect as officers.
The second level is the Outer hall members, these members are distributed in the four halls of the Tang sect namely the Science hall which was the brain trust of the Tang sect, all the innovations of the sect happened in there, there was a strict process that went into selection for this hall and recommendations could only be made by a member of the science hall,
The strength of one's martial soul or their soul power wasnt considered here as their requirements lay else where, next was the Intelligence hall which is made up of soul masters of the keen attack branch of the 3rd ring and above alone, because they specialise in intelligence gathering,
The Enforcement hall which specialized in maintaining the rules of the sect as well as the Tang sect outreach program, they mostly provide public aid in times of danger and emergency situations, they also work with the public outreach centers under Tang sect's care, to qualify for the out reach programme one just needs to be of the healing branch with no ring level limitation because of the rarity of healing type soul masters however the enforcement hall only received recommendations from fhe Inner hall and nowhere else.
And lastly the Soul tool hall which is in charge of the manufacture of all Tang sect's soul tools, qualification requires one to pass a forging test of the second level and above, it is also the biggest hall of the outer halls with the highest members.
Above the outer halls is the Tang Army, this is made up of select individuals handpicked by the sect, to become a member one must be recommended by either a member of the army or someone in the Inner hall of the Sect,
After recomendation the nominees will undergo a selection test in the virtual world and should they pass the test they will become members of the Tang Army. The Tang Army is divided into Seven ranks namely White, Yellow, Purple, Black, Red, Rose-gold and Gold. Each rank is further subdivided into 9 stars.
Once in the army one would need to complete missions to raise their rank in addition to the mandatory yearly missions to keep their position in the army low level members who fail from the army but are still string enough are assigned with defending the branches of the Tang sect, they form a sub branch of the Tang army called the Tang Guardians.
Above the Tang sect is the highest level of the Tang sect namely the Inner hall, to qualify for this one needed to step into the 10th ring and above.
He Lisi asks which level He Lian is at and He Lian says that he is in the Tang Army, before He Lisi asks the rank, He Lian tells him that he will know the rank once he passes his selection exam. He then says that he plans on recommending He Lisi for the Tang army just as soon as he obtains his first spirit soul.
As he says this they approach the elevator and He Lian selects the spirit ascension platform, the computer warns that He Lisi doesn't qualify for the floor yet and He Lian responds with commander overide.
The computer replied override accepted and the door closes as it ascends, As it ascends He Lisi looks backwards through the glass frame as the City of Tiandou gradually comes into view below him, with each second he sees more and more of the city. Tang sect was located at a strategic point where one could over see the best of the city, after a few minutes the elevator stops and the doors open, the two step out and arrive by a reception desk again.
The perosn at this desk was dressed in a black Tang sect uniform unlike the associates of the lower door dressed in white Tang sect uniforms, the receptionist receives the token and asks for their badges.
After registering both badges he respectfully returns them to He Lian directing him to the scanner on the side. He Lian Leads He Lisi to the scanner and tells him to stand in it and relax himself,
The scanner runs as He Lian and the receptionist watch the results on the screen, the results come in slowly, name Hs Lisi, age 11 years and 5 months, martial soul Jade Sun sword, Bloodline unknown, soul power value 10, spirit power value 100, elements ultimate light and ultimate fire contracted spirit souls none evaluation limit 2025 year spirit soul.
As the results came out even He Lian was shocked, this system was designed by the god king ancestors of the Tang sect in the divine realm and it was incredibly accurate, for the bloodline being unknown was no surprise, most bloodlines awaken by the fifth ring and above,
Only special and powerful bloodlines awaken on soul power awakening with some awakening even earlier, so it wouldn't be too late at that time. However the system said his limit was a 2000 year old spirit soul meaning they needed to get him a 2000 year old spirit soul, it was the norm that one obtain a spirit soul at his limit with the corresponding elemental attributes,
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