章節 8: Chapter 8 : Travelling towards the first Spirit ring
""NEVER GIVE UP""
I shouted at the top of lungs, "I can't hear you."
"""NEVER GIVE UPP."""
[Luo Gianni, level 3, Iron sword]
[Luo Gi, level 4, Iron knife]
[Tianji Xixiu, level 2, Shovel]
[Popian, level 4, Tiger]
[Zirian, level 6, Flame sword]
[Ningi, level 3, Iron sword]
Fuck, there are too many sword marital souls in their village. Seems like one romantic Sword soul master passed by here in the last few decades. I really wish I didn't know about the Star Luo empires study on martial souls' occurrence.
Frankly, feels horrifying to know that most of the kids here are half-siblings or cousins. It depends on the time since the soul master enjoyed his stay here. I only hope that everything was consensual.
I applauded the newly awakened kids for their special moment. However, inwardly, I pitied them. None of them had exceptional talent, except for a few who had an innate level 5 ability. These few were chosen to join the army officer who was with me. Of course, this officer belonged to Dai Weisi's faction. My suggestion proved successful, and now Dai Weisi had some influence over the army.
While, It was not me who is doing the awakening, making me useless in the ceremony, the fact I am widely known to be Dai Weisi's man makes for good PR among the places. Obviously, it has a bonus of cultivating a good image for myself.
Fame and reputation are weapons in the hands of the right people. Well, right people like me.
"TCH! In a couple of years, you became manipulative like them. Fearing this, I didn't want you to involve yourself with them, little Zhang. But alas, it became a reality far too fast."
SIGH
I felt exhausted with the teacher constantly grumbling to me about the nobles. Well, there is a good reason for that. Teacher, in his own efforts for the blacksmith association, accompanied the prince's PR team to various noble residences on the way to show his spirit refined weapons.
"Teacher. We have to do this to better the blacksmiths. Besides, even Luo Gao, the head of the association, is going around the sects and spirit hall, making a noise about his soul refinement as the future of blacksmithing."
Teacher snorted and gave a curt reply, "Yeah, He could only do so because you increased the fame of blacksmiths."
His radiant smile and pride are visible to the naked eye and, frankly, quite easy to understand.
Blacksmiths have struggled to secure funding because blacksmithing requires resources such as metals and flame starters.
Previous attempts to generate popularity and attract funding have failed, with the attention quickly fading away.
The offense of the Clear Sky Hammer Clan was extremely disappointing. The head of the Blacksmiths tried to explain the benefits to the leader of the Clear Sky Clan. However, they kept this information from spreading. Their intention was to ensure that only the Clear Sky Clan, who have hammer martial souls, could benefit from it.
So, the civil war between the princes is a unique chance in which a major power actually releases the information about the good things.
Teacher shouted at the workers, enjoying the authority he wields over them, "Hurry. We should head to Yangxin' Town by the end of the day."
SIGH
"Come on, teacher. It isn't like we are in a hurry. Let's go at our own pace."
SNORT
Teacher just shook his head, "You already stagnated in the Level 10 for too long. While you are a genius compared to the majority, it is nothing compared to the authentic geniuses."
"I know, teacher. I know."
In Fact, I know this is the best. Tang San, for example, became a title only at 25. The others at Shrek follow up on his achievement one by one, eventually becoming gods. Tang San is even more amazing. He becomes a fucking God King, who looks down on other gods.
"So, have you thought about your first spirit ring?"
I nodded at that, "Yes."
For a Beast Marital soul like my tiger martial soul, the path to advancement is simple. It can't be manipulated like a plant martial soul. In a way, blue silver grass has the best adaptability even among plant martial souls, allowing it to get any spirit beast spirit ring.
My tiger martial soul is not that adaptable and, even more importantly, I must make use of every soul ring properly to stimulate my martial soul to progress towards a martial soul evolution.
So, it has to be a feline spirit beast. Ideally a tiger.
I revealed my choices. "In Star Duo forest outskirts, there are multiple spirit beast's ideals for my marital soul. Of them, I narrowed it down to three attributes- Fire, Ice and Spiritual."
Teacher frowned over the choices for a second and said, "It would be better to choose a strength attribute like your tiger. It would help you in advancing your forging."
I understand his meaning. After all, I am only lacking in strength to advance in forging, but striving for a second attribute is a must. You know the top class martial beast like Evil eyed White tiger has all 3 physical attributes-strength, speed and defence, an elemental attribute like light/holy.
Unless the single attribute is an extreme attribute, the single attribute soul masters are always at a disadvantage.
Even more importantly, I can't afford to lose the opportunities to use my canon knowledge.
Fire, Ice and Spiritual.
All three of them have various chances to advance in soul land. From the fire-ice well and its herbs, Sky dream ice worm, etc.
——————-Star Duo forest outskirts, near Yangxi Town———-
BANG
ROARRRR
"SOUL SPIKE,"
WHOOOSH
Looking at the 400-year-old ice-tiger whose limbs were broken by me, I shook my head.
GRRRRERRRR
Ignoring its growling, I rubbed the Spirit silver poultice on its injuries and spreading few Xanax Mushrooms around it. These mushrooms have the worst smell, so worse that Spirit beats and soul masters avoid it with all their might.
We left the rest of the travelling escort in Yangxi Town, giving them a paid vacation of sorts, not allowing them to come with us. After all, hunting spirit beasts is dangerous and, most importantly, it is a private matter. Information is an unparcelled edge in this world.
My Soul spike, for example, can't be launched over 10 meters since my control of soul power is up to the mark. With this kind of information, a true ranged soul skill can easily defeat me. My thoughts were broken because of the teacher's shout.
"Enough."
Teacher couldn't hand it anymore and shouted his frustration, "What the fuck do you even want? This is the 12th spirit beast you passing your requirements. You fought every single one of them, wanting to do it alone. Ok, fine. I don't mind that. But, instead of absorbing even a single one of them, you heal them and more towards the next one. It has been a fucking month, kid."
In fact, it was not 12 that I rejected but 56. Teacher doesn't know that I am aiming for a 700 year spirit beast directly. My mind can handle it. Due to suppressing my soul power, baptism from many herbs and my forging, I am sure my body can handle it, too.
In fact, I checked my body data with every single soul master at Star Luo Academy. There is no problem in absorbing the 700-year-old spirit ring.
I am in doubt because once I did that, my future spirit rings all need to be higher than normal, otherwise my compressed soul power will drag my cultivation speed to a screeching halt, there is even after accounting for the fact if my martial soul evolved in the future.
Cultivation will not be as simple as now where I have many herbs to increase my cultivation speed.
Even the herbs at Fire-ice well can only show effect on my strengthening my body only below level 50. After that, even they can't show much drastic effect. There is a limit, after which the body shows less and less benefit of using herbs.
SMACK
Teacher's sudden smack on my head made me look at him as he asked him, "So, what's eating away at that big brain of yours?"
I might as well as get a second opinion, teacher in a way, has a knack for making the right decisions.
"You see, Teacher, I have two choices for my first spirit ring. The first is the safe path with little risk but also little benefits. The second path is risky but huge benefits."
Teacher hummed a bit and said, "By risky do you mean life threatening?"
I shook my head and said, "No, more like the fact my future cultivation will become slower and slower until it may as well halt."
Teacher snorted and said, "You are like a garden grown plant, far too fragile kid."
I felt insulted at his comment on me, but I didn't interrupt him. "Do you know that most people don't even qualify to have choices in their life?"
Lost in thought, he gazed up at the clouds, a familiar gesture when reminiscing about the past. "Back then, I was confronted with a decision that would change my life forever."
"Given the circumstances, I had to decide between embracing forging and potentially slowing down my progress in cultivation or staying focused on my cultivation, aware of the importance of every moment given my average talent."
His dilemma is like mine. Now, I really want to know about his thought process. "So, why did you choose to forge? I mean with innate level 5, if you continuously cultivated, you could have broken through level 40 and become a Soul Ancestor by now."
Teacher nodded and said, "Yes, I regretted many times about that. After all, who doesn't want to have more strength in this cruel world? This continued until I didn't regret my decision anymore. Do you wanna know why?"
I nodded, eager to know the answer.
"Because my decision became correct when I reached my current status as a blacksmith association head. While the association is a second-rate force on the continent, it is leagues above most soul masters. With its resources, I am sure that in a decade I will surpass my peers who have higher innate soul power."
Teacher took a seat on a rock and said, "So you want my suggestion, kid?"
"Yes."
"It depends on you. In the end, it will always end up depending on you."
SIGH
It's true. Going through with a normal spirit configuration can allow more chance at normal cultivation speed after martial soul evolution, but it will at best to make me a genius with top martial soul. But which soul master in major forces didn't have one? Every single one of them has a top martial soul.
Breaking the limit while a risky path with no back step, it is a surefire path. Sure, the cultivation speed might become less even after martial soul evolution because of the compressed soul power, but the combat prowess would not be any less than Tang san who has Twin Martial souls.
I got up and started on it, fearing that my mind will second guess everything at this rate.
"Teacher, I have made my decision."
"FUCKING FINALLY."
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After finishing looking at the list of the spirit beasts I narrowed down, he got really struck at the age of these spirit beasts.
Teacher looked at me as if searching for any damage to my brain. No, he really is looking for any head trauma. After all, I was constantly fighting Spirit beasts the last month, one after another. It is insane to do so without a soul ring.
"This is not risky."
"I know."
"You don't get it, kid. This is plain suicide."
"I know, teacher. Don't worry."
Teacher lost it and screamed, "Don't worry? Are you insane? That is a spirit beast at 700 years old."
"I have a plan."
"Oh! I am surprised you have a plan. WHO KNEW?"
You have have to be an idiot to not recognize the sarcasm in teacher's words. Having learnt the 100 books on metallurgy in a year made him trust me and my ideas. Especially since I succeeded with the bet on Dai Weisi.
But, I can feel the envy and unwillingness in his words. After all, we have similar initial circumstances, but my conditions are much better than his. In fact, envy is normal, but the truly respectful point is that the teacher never tried to hinder me because of that.
Hence, he asked about my choice on the list, "So, which spirit beast is it?"
Thinking about the various opportunities present across the continent, especially remembering the sky dream ice worm [Ice-spiritual], the most easy to absorb as spirit ring because of its weak combat power but also the highest cultivation age.
So, better to lay the foundation for it now.
"A ice-spiritual attribute."
SMACK
Looking at the teacher's facepalming regarding my choice, I sighed and explained the rest. After all, while ice-spiritual attributed spirits exist out there in the wide world. It is impossible to search for them and encountering them a matter of luck or fate. So, I answered with my compromise for the spirt beast I need for my first soul ring, "A mutated ice tiger, preferably towards spiritual attribute. Considering the large prides of them in Mount Lian Po in the northern part of the forest."
Thinking that finding a suitable age might be tough, I compromised further and said, "It doesn't have to be a tiger. Other spirit beast would do, like a panther, leopard or lion. In fact, it can be any spirit beast but I prefer feline. Still, I am uncompromising on the attributes."
In fact, I thought about going for a fire attribute considering the large amount of Flame Lion prides in the Star duo forest, but I decided to not compromise now. Since I am taking a total elitist route, might as well do it wholeheartedly.
Teacher massaged his throbbing head because of the insane task ahead, "Do you know how rare the mutations in spirit beasts are? Not to mention your need for the mutation to be spiritual?"
I answered while looking at the AI.
[ Probability of mutation in spirit beasts 1 in 1240.
Based on the additional probabilities for the mutation to be benign [50%], availability of the spirit beasts in Mount Lian Po, giving an ice-spiritual attribute…..]
"Overall, the chance of encountering a spirit beast with ice-spiritual attribute in Mount Lian Po is 1 in 1000."
Teacher looked troubled by the number but I believe it is even less. Because Mount Lian Po, which is always covered in snow and ice, hence called as the gate of north. It has many spiritual beasts and also borders the ocean with rumours of multiple caves leading to it from under the mountain.
The possibility comes down to 1 in 100. An acceptable rate, not needing more than a month.
"Teacher, I forgot to bring the warm clothes for going towards mount Lian Po."
SMACK
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