Chapter 106: Martial Soul Awakening Assessment!
Chapter 106: Martial Soul Awakening Assessment!
“It can’t be a Superb Flash Blue Martial Soul, can it?” Wang Che said. “I remember your parents had a kettle as their Martial Soul, and they worked in firefighting.”
The kettle was a very versatile type of Martial Soul.
Essentially, any Martial Soul related to water tended to be versatile.
Being versatile meant there were many future career options.
It also had a broader impact on Soul Pets.
So, Xu Haifeng’s family conditions were quite good.
“Hehe, we’ll find out soon,” Xu Haifeng said with some excitement.
His face clearly showed an expression of wanting to show off.
Wang Che was speechless.
He understood—it must be an inherited Superb Purple Martial Soul.
Otherwise, Xu Haifeng wouldn’t look like that.
“Brother Che, your parents didn’t awaken a Martial Soul. This time, I feel like I can totally beat you in Martial Soul!”
“After three years of being crushed by Che, we can finally turn things around with Martial Souls!”
“I think you’re overthinking it. Back then, Brother Che beat us with just a Green Caterpillar. I think his Martial Soul might crush us too…”
“Damn, now you’re making me lose confidence.”
…
The classmates joked with each other.
“My Martial Soul is very ordinary. If you don’t believe me, ask the Green Caterpillar,” Wang Che said, pointing at the Green Caterpillar. “Right?”
The Green Caterpillar nodded.
Soul Pets rarely lied.
Seeing this, the classmates felt reassured:
Wang Che’s Martial Soul must definitely be anything but ordinary.
The Green Caterpillar was just a bug—what could it know about Martial Souls?
Just then, the crowd around them shifted slightly.
A beautiful figure entered the line.
As this beautiful figure approached, everyone grew more excited, and their desire to show off became even stronger.
There were plenty of pretty girls at No.1 Middle School.
But none were quite like Lin Xi—with her flawless family background, looks, and figure, plus that subtle, mysterious aura she carried.
There really was no one else like her.
“Hello, everyone. Long time no see.”
Lin Xi greeted her many classmates with a smile.
“Hello, Goddess Lin! It’s been months, and you’ve gotten even more beautiful!”
“Wow, that Zhiyun Snake evolved to its second stage! Even if its cultivation isn’t a thousand years, it must be at least seven or eight hundred, right? How did it evolve?”
“I feel like she has a more spirited aura now… the special training must’ve been tough.”
“I have a feeling Lin Xi’s Martial Soul must be really strong…”
“Do you even need a feeling for that…”
…
Even though they hadn’t seen her for a semester, Lin Xi’s appearance still excited the classmates.
Until she reached Wang Che.
Lin Xi’s smile remained, and her gaze fell on the Green Caterpillar on Wang Che’s shoulder. She said,
“Wang Che, your Green Caterpillar has gotten stronger again.”
“Chichi.” The evolved Feathered Spirit Snake also looked at the Green Caterpillar, its eyes shining with the light of meeting a rival.
During the Dawn Cup, it had been defeated by this Green Caterpillar.
It was frustrating.
The Feathered Spirit Snake walked over to the Green Caterpillar and reached out to pat its head.
The Green Caterpillar looked puzzled.
Why was it touching me?
“Chichi!!” The Feathered Spirit Snake’s eyes sparkled with a challenging light.
With that touch, the Feathered Spirit Snake seemed to sense the powerful strength contained within the Green Caterpillar’s body.
Its perception seemed very strong.
It appeared that over the past few months,
the Green Caterpillar had grown much stronger!
“Sswoo?”
“Chichi!”
“Ss…”
“Chi…”
The two Soul Pets seemed to be communicating.
“Can anyone translate what they’re saying? How can Soul Pets of different races communicate without any barriers? I heard there’s a Soul Pet Linguistics course in college—I’m definitely taking it!”
A classmate couldn’t help but say.
After a short while, the Feathered Spirit Snake returned to Lin Xi’s side.
Wang Che knew what the two were talking about.
The Feathered Spirit Snake said, “Little bug, you’ve gotten much stronger.”
The Green Caterpillar replied, “I can’t fly.”
The Feathered Spirit Snake said, “I mean, you’ve become more powerful.”
The Green Caterpillar said, “I can’t fly.”
The Feathered Spirit Snake was speechless.
The Feathered Spirit Snake, in its second stage of evolution, actually had the ability to fly at low altitudes.
But it wasn’t considered a flying-type Soul Pet yet.
The Feathered Spirit Snake found it exhausting to communicate with this little bug and decided to settle the score another time.
“Wang Che, I heard about something you did,” Lin Xi suddenly said. “Reaching that level is truly impressive. I hope you awaken a Martial Soul this time.”
“Thank you,” Wang Che glanced at her.
She probably knew some of it.
She was likely referring to the first place in the previous wilderness competition.
However, after the wilderness competition ended, except for the participants, the news had been kept confidential.
Lin Xi knew some things, hmm, indeed her background was quite strong.
As for other information, it was hard to say whether she was aware of it or not.
Wang Che could sense a rather powerful energy fluctuation from Lin Xi.
That should be the power of the Martial Soul.
He guessed Lin Xi’s Martial Soul must be quite extraordinary.
At that moment, as the students gradually took their positions,
three examiners walked to the center of the distant area.
In the middle of the field, there were three large machines used for Martial Soul awakening detection.
The first machine tested the form.
Students placed both hands on the sensing platform together.
When the Martial Soul was sensed, its form would be projected as a holographic image on the large screen above.
The clearer the Martial Soul appeared, the more perfect the form sensing was.
The higher the score.
Martial Soul sensing was related to Spiritual Power; the stronger the Spiritual Power, the more perfect the sensing naturally became.
The second machine looked somewhat like the Soul Power tester used earlier for testing Soul Pets. Students stepped onto it and needed to stimulate the awakening of their inner Martial Soul.
This step was the most critical.
It was the true awakening.
The machine would judge the talent of the Martial Soul based on the fluctuations of Soul Power in the space caused during the awakening.
The stronger the talent, the faster the absorption of Soul Power, and the quicker the cultivation speed.
If one could not awaken on their own, they had to rely on external Soul Power to stimulate the awakening.
The third machine was for sensing the grade of the Martial Soul.
It was connected to the second machine.
When the Martial Soul awakened, the energy fluctuations and the flashes of light formed by Soul Power would be immediately detected in detail by the machine.
Thus revealing the corresponding grade.
Martial Soul awakening was a very important examination.
It was also the final subject of the unified exam.
First, the principal of No.1 Middle School gave a speech, followed by the three examiners.
Each of them was a Soul Pact Master above level 60, dressed in formal black suits.
It looked very official at first glance.
These were official Soul Pact Masters from the Martial Soul Research Department of Xiyue Continent.
Martial Soul awakening was a major event.
If a new type of Martial Soul appeared, it needed to be certified and judged by at least three official Soul Pact Masters with high seniority and knowledge.
Scores would be given, and it also had to be reported to the headquarters for Martial Soul data registration. Only after the headquarters responded would the given scores be considered valid.
Additionally, during on-site Martial Soul awakenings, the machines could sometimes make errors, making it necessary for strong Professional Soul Contractors to perform manual inspections.
“Students, this year’s Martial Soul awakening examination officially begins now.”
The chief examiner in the middle was an elderly man who looked at least in his sixties or seventies. He had a kind smile and a serious expression as he surveyed the high school seniors on site. “According to the serial numbers on your unified exam certificates, come forward in order to awaken. The scores for the Martial Soul awakening test will be given on the spot. Students who require external stimulation for awakening should inform the examiners of their situation.”
The three examiners conducted the examination simultaneously.
The on-site area was divided into three sections, each with three machines.
Because the three major high schools were gathered together,
each section had one examiner.
If things went quickly, it would take two to three hours to finish and wrap up.
As the examiner finished speaking, the students, who could no longer contain their excited and surging emotions, stepped onto the platform one by one.
The examiners, based on the machine’s test results, usually did not announce the scores loudly. They only told the students themselves and then recorded the scores into the students’ files.
Of course, for most students, the situation generated by the machine during Martial Soul awakening could give a rough idea of the data.
From the data, they could get a score that was roughly accurate.
As the first student stepped onto the platform, low discussions soon began to spread among the groups of students.
Loud noise was not allowed on site, so they could only communicate in group chats.
“From Class One, the one with the best results should be Zhou Ge. His Martial Soul form sensing reached 82%, and the form was completely visible—it was an ancient pine tree. The grade was Flash Green Excellent, and the talent tester lit up six grids, indicating an innate level six talent, six times the normal Soul Power absorption speed! All aspects are quite good!”
“The first Peerless Grade Martial Soul has appeared! It’s a modern Tool Martial Soul, the M-18 automatic pistol! Amazing! Modern firearms are extremely rare! That’s Shen Yue from Nanhu! He was in the top ten of the Dawn Cup! I heard his family runs a factory that specializes in producing basic parts for various firearms. His family background in Tianxin City is very strong!”
“Xingyue High School has one too! The first Peerless Grade Martial Soul! The flash of blue light is always so dazzling! It’s a Spirit Martial Soul, the Monarch Rank of our Xiyue Continent—the Golden Striped Tiger! The king of the mountains and forests!”
“An inheritance! No.1 Middle School has produced an Inherited Martial Soul! A Spirit Martial Soul, the Water Spirit in the Pot! Damn, it’s that kid Xu Haifeng! The Water Spirit in the Pot is an amazing water elemental body! It’s hilarious… the Martial Soul form sensing was only… 69%, what a waste of such a good Martial Soul. This guy is usually so lazy. His talent is only level seven. Inherited Martial Souls naturally have high innate talent, but this guy usually doesn’t train his Soul Pets much, and his Life Soul Pact level isn’t high, otherwise he would have at least level eight or nine talent.”
The class groups were buzzing with discussions, as if a pot had boiled over.
From time to time, waves of exclamations and cheers could be heard on site.
Flash Purple Inherited Martial Souls were very rare in Tianxin City.
“So it’s the Water Spirit in the Pot,” Wang Che nodded.
A water pot was originally a Tool Martial Soul.
But if a spirit was born inside the water pot, then the Martial Soul would be considered a Spirit Martial Soul.
Just like Aladdin’s lamp, a small and adorable water spirit would fly out of the water pot.
In fact, water spirits were also a rare type of elemental Soul Pet.
However, they usually existed within various utensils and would not appear bare.
Xu Haifeng’s Inherited Martial Soul was the first Inherited Martial Soul from No.1 Middle School.
It was very eye-catching.
Xu Haifeng walked down, looking quite pleased with himself.
His Martial Soul form score was not high, only 69 points. His talent was level seven, meaning only 70 points.
The Martial Soul quality was Inherited quality. On the basis of the ordinary grade’s thirty points, each higher grade added ten points.
That made sixty points, adding up to a total of 199 points.
The score was already very high.