Chapter 109: An Unrateable Martial Soul! An Unexpected Perfect Score!

The light was extremely dazzling, and everyone could clearly feel a faint pressure.

“This is…” The chief examiner’s eyes widened in shock because he was the closest and saw it most clearly.

It was different from the previous holographic projections.

Although the holographic projection was very realistic.

The Martial Soul awakening from a person’s body was the real thing!

Experiencing this awakening firsthand, the chief examiner finally understood why that middle-aged examiner had lost his composure earlier.

This palace was just too terrifying.

From an architectural perspective, each of the current Seven War Zones had their own iconic buildings.

But when compared to this palace, the feeling was that they couldn’t measure up.

They fell far short.

Of course, they couldn’t pinpoint exactly why.

“Colored flashes… the energy fluctuations from the Martial Soul’s emergence, how could there be colored flashes… this isn’t scientific…”

The three examiners looked at each other, completely stunned for a moment.

It wasn’t that special colored flashes had never appeared with new Martial Souls.

But they had always been a single color; even if it didn’t fit into the seven grades, the color would approximate one of them.

For example, a cyan flash was similar to blue and would be rated as Blue Flash Peerless Grade.

Gray, being similar to white, would be rated as Common Grade.

Many other colored flashes had similar colors and could be rated after detection.

But this colored flash…

How could they rate this?

“The Martial Soul’s innate quality is max level, it should have surpassed many… you can also feel it from the Soul Power storm it stirred.”

The middle-aged examiner said quietly, “From this point of view, it’s at least Myth grade or above… maybe even Destiny grade… as for Supreme… it’s hard to say.”

Supreme wasn’t a legend.

It actually existed.

However, most Supreme grade Martial Souls had died out; in the last thousand years, new Supreme grade Martial Souls had been born.

But that was hundreds of years ago.

Even for a Supreme grade Martial Soul, the color flash that appeared—ordinary people didn’t know.

They knew.

It was platinum white.

A very distinct flash.

In terms of knowledge, the three examiners were very knowledgeable.

But…

First, it was a new Martial Soul, then an accident occurred during the Martial Soul detection.

Then the Martial Soul’s flash was also abnormal, and its innate quality was incredibly high.

The three examiners were numb.

“Report it to headquarters. I feel we can’t rate this Martial Soul. We can give scores for Martial Soul detection and innate quality, but for the Martial Soul grade score, we simply can’t give one.”

The chief examiner didn’t hesitate and spoke immediately.

The other two examiners immediately agreed.

The three quickly contacted the headquarters of the Martial Soul Research Department on the Xiyue Continent.

The answer they got was to wait.

After ten minutes.

The headquarters finally gave an answer, just three simple words:

“Give full marks.”

Full marks?

The three chief examiners were stunned.

For the Martial Soul grade score, full marks would only be given for a Supreme grade.

Did this mean it was rated as Supreme grade?

But the reply only said to give full marks, without clearly stating the grade.

The chief examiner, being experienced, immediately understood the meaning of this reply.

Clearly, the headquarters couldn’t rate it either.

Giving full marks without assigning a grade was a compromise.

Mainly because Wang Che’s identity was special.

The full marks also had this layer of meaning.

The chief examiner immediately gave a brief explanation.

“The headquarters is being vague too. I knew it, this Martial Soul must be extraordinary.”

The middle-aged examiner murmured with emotion, “Such a miraculous palace, I’ve definitely never seen anything like it in my life. I even feel like I have no regrets now…”

“Then what should we say?” another examiner asked hesitantly.

The chief examiner coughed and walked over to Wang Che, saying, “Student Wang, after our discussion, we’ve decided to give you a perfect score of one hundred for all three of your Martial Soul awakening tests.”

“Your Martial Soul is a new type never seen before. You can name it yourself; tell us once you’ve decided.”

“Furthermore, from what we see now, it is undoubtedly very powerful and impressive. Its presence and form are unlike anything we’ve seen! Architectural-type Martial Souls are rare to begin with, and yours is even more special! However, because it’s a new Martial Soul, you’ll need to explore its potential yourself. Choose a good university for the summer break, work hard on training your Martial Soul, so you can uncover its hidden powers.”

“The instruments can only detect the basic data of the Martial Soul.”

“But they can’t measure a person’s potential, nor can they measure the Martial Soul’s potential.”

“So, you must work hard and do your best!”

His words were full of set phrases.

The crowd listened, somewhat confused.

Three perfect scores, well, everyone could see the Martial Soul form sensing and innate quality.

But what about the grade?

A perfect score means Supreme grade, right?

But he didn’t mention the grade?

Just gave a perfect score directly?

Wasn’t it usually to assign a grade first, then give the score?

Countless students were puzzled, not understanding the chief examiner’s meaning.

Wang Che understood.

Your Martial Soul is awesome, really awesome. But how awesome exactly?

Eh, we don’t know either. There’s no precedent or comparison, so we can’t determine its grade… You’ll need to explore its potential yourself.

Some students and teachers understood.

Wang Che got where they were coming from.

The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace—it made sense if they couldn’t grasp it.

If they had understood, that would’ve been weird.

Giving a full score might partly be because of his identity as Wang Batian.

Wang Che withdrew his Martial Soul, thanked the three examiners, and stepped down.

The entire place was dead silent.

The looks on their faces were very strange.

One question lingered in everyone’s minds: Was Wang Che’s Martial Soul of the Supreme grade?

Some thought yes, some thought no.

But since the officials hadn’t confirmed it, all the discussion was pointless.

Still, the colorful flash today was enough for countless students to remember this moment for the rest of their lives.

Wang Che returned to the line and saw his dazed classmates. He couldn’t help but say,

“Everyone, don’t just stand there blankly. Come on, praise me with all kinds of awesome words!”

Everyone: “…”

“Damn!” Xu Haifeng grumbled, “This show-off… Old Wang, you win.”

The crowd of classmates burst into laughter.

It felt like Wang Che wasn’t as distant as he had seemed earlier on stage when awakening his Martial Soul.

Nearby, Lin Xi watched, her eyes shining like gemstones.

She smiled as she saw Wang Che joking around with his classmates.

“That colorful flash really was this kid’s Martial Soul…” Teacher Zheng muttered with a laugh. “Forget it… Let’s see what his own luck brings! The Martial Soul Research Headquarters gave him full marks but no grade—there’s a deep meaning in that…”

Wang Che had no family background.

Teacher Zheng knew his student well.

So there was only one possibility.

“Wang Batian…” Teacher Zheng murmured, “Who knows what this kid encountered in the Floating Forest…”

…

As the sky gradually darkened, the Martial Soul awakening test came to an end.

Next, they would wait for the results of the basic subjects and Soul Pet studies to come out.

It only took a week; in fact, the results came out quickly.

But they needed to be checked and reviewed,

which took a bit longer.

During this week, students could apply to their preferred universities.

At the same time, they prepared for the upcoming Qihang Cup.

After the Martial Soul awakening, Teacher Zheng explained the basics about Martial Souls in the group chat.

“After awakening your Martial Souls, based on their forms, there are many majors and types to choose from in university. If you want to become a Professional Soul Pact Master, within the profession, there are detailed divisions depending on your Martial Soul’s form combined with the Soul Pet you raise. For example, there are Taming Soul Masters who specialize in defense, Healing Soul Masters who focus on healing, Art Soul Masters skilled in auxiliary tactics, Battle Soul Masters geared toward offense and combat, and Agile Soul Masters who excel in speed and control.”

“Each type of Soul Pact Master has their own strengths. Because Soul Pets are so diverse now, you can use them to cover your weaknesses. So, as long as you’re a Professional Soul Pact Master, you won’t be weak in any area.”

“If you don’t want to fight or become a Professional Soul Pact Master, you can choose to be an amateur Soul Pact Master in various fields. Amateur Soul Pact Masters are common in many industries and earn much higher incomes than ordinary jobs. Many universities have strong programs for amateur Soul Pact Masters, and the future prospects are very good.”

“Also, and this is most important: you’ve awakened your Martial Souls, but I advise against trying to train on your own now.”

“You must wait until you enter university and receive guidance from professional mentors before you start training. What you should focus on now is improving your Spiritual Power and fully sensing the form of your Martial Soul! Strive to completely sense it before entering university!”

“You can at most try using your Martial Soul a little, but definitely don’t practice haphazardly.”

“Fully sensing your Martial Soul has many benefits for you!”

“You need to understand that building a solid foundation before training your Martial Soul is more important than anything else.”

“Also, in a week, we’ll all go to Rong City for the Qihang Cup competition. Make your own preparations.”

“Lastly, never neglect the cultivation of your Soul Pet.”

The power of the Martial Soul is great.

But at the same time, training recklessly is dangerous.

The students all understood this well.

Wang Che naturally didn’t follow Teacher Zheng’s advice.

That advice was good, but it was meant for the other students.

It didn’t apply to him.

He had awakened his Martial Soul, and it was his own life-bound treasure, so of course he was going to train it.

Now that the unified exams were over,

it was time to start cultivating.

Green Caterpillar followed Wang Che to school; aside from moving a bit during the Soul Pet check,

it just snacked all day and didn’t feel much.

The biggest impression was that the leaf given by that female student was super tasty.

Martial Souls could influence Soul Pets, but since they had just awakened, there was no practical effect yet.

That evening, it pestered Wang Che for a story.

Wang Che was thinking about cultivation, so he half-heartedly told two chapters. Green Caterpillar wasn’t too satisfied,

but there was nothing it could do.

After practicing a bit with Magnetic Sword, they rested.

Back home, Wang Che briefly explained the situation to Father Wang and Mother Wang.

Just knowing he had awakened a Martial Soul was enough to make them overjoyed.

They didn’t care about or understand how awesome it was.

“The cultivation of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace…”

Wang Che fell into thought.

Martial Souls were similar to spiritual roots in the Cultivation World, but they had many differences.

As a miraculous power in this world, Martial Souls had countless uses.

Moreover, this form of power even felt a bit like manifesting a divine form.

But no matter the system, the essence of cultivation was the same:

absorb energy from the world to strengthen oneself.

Grasping that was enough.