After Ya Li left, only Yun Ming, Leng Yao Zhu, and Huo Yuhao remained in the cabin.
Yun Ming and Leng Yaozhu chatted casually for a few more minutes, maintaining a superficially peaceful and polite demeanor.
As a junior disciple, Huo Yuhao kept to his duties.
He remained quiet and didn't say a word when the topic didn't involve him.
Not long after, light footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard.
When Yali reappeared at the door, there was another figure following her.
Huo Yuhao turned his head and the first thing that caught his eye was a head of smooth, long silver hair draped over her shoulders.
A small face slowly lifted up from among her hair, her features so delicate they seemed to have been meticulously sculpted by the most skilled artisan, her skin so fair it was almost translucent.
What's most striking are her eyes, which are silver, the same color as her hair. Although she was only eight or nine years old, anyone could tell that this girl was already a beauty in the making.
Huo Yuhao's gaze lingered on her for a moment. Her appearance was indeed eye-catching, but he valued her cultivation level more, since she was likely to be his opponent in the future.
Na'er was pulled into the house by Ya Li, and first obediently called out "Teacher" to Yun Ming. Then, she calmly sat down in the chair next to Yun Ming.
Yun Ming then introduced her, "This is my personal disciple, Na'er."
Leng Yaozhu's gaze fell on Na'er, and after a moment, she looked away and turned to Yun Ming.
"To be accepted as your personal disciple and taught by you personally, Na'er must be exceptionally talented and have extraordinary abilities."
Then, she changed the subject and asked, "Judging from Na'er's age, she should be nine years old. I wonder... what level of cultivation she has reached now?"
Before Yun Ming could speak, Ya Li, who was sitting next to him, spoke up first: "Na'er is a very diligent cultivator, and she is already a Level 29 Great Soul Master."
This speed of cultivation, anywhere, would be enough to earn him the title of "young genius".
Even in Shrek Academy, which is accustomed to seeing geniuses, someone of this age with such cultivation level would definitely be considered to be in the top tier.
Yali's tone revealed an undisguised pride in her child.
Upon hearing this, Leng Yaozhu merely raised her smooth chin slightly, a proud curve appearing at the corner of her red lips.
"Oh?" she uttered softly, then chuckled, "Not bad at all."
Then, her gaze swept over Na'er and finally landed on Yun Ming and Ya Li's faces: "But... if the two children were to spar and exchange skills, it would probably be our Yu Hao who would gain some advantage."
She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yuhao... he's already a Level 33 Soul Master!"
The moment Leng Yaozhu finished speaking, the three people opposite her suddenly focused their gazes on Huo Yuhao, and a look of undisguised shock flashed across their pupils.
Nine years old, Level 33 soul power!
Even Yun Ming, who was hailed as the strongest person on the continent and had an extraordinary talent, did not reach level 33 in soul power when he was nine years old!
Huo Yuhao was perceptive.
Even though Leng Yaozhu hadn't said anything, he could tell from his previous observations that Aunt Leng and Ya Li, the Holy Spirit Douluo, were clearly not on good terms!
Huo Yuhao didn't care about the Holy Spirit Douluo's good reputation on the continent; naturally, he would support his Aunt Leng.
So, under the gazes of three people filled with shock, Huo Yuhao slowly raised his eyes. His expression remained calm, and he spoke clearly, "If we are to spar, to ensure fairness... I can suppress my soul power to Level twenty-nine."
Suppressing soul power precisely in battle is by no means an easy task. That requires extraordinary control over one's own soul power to ensure that the suppressed soul power remains stable and does not affect combat performance.
This is usually a tactic used by high-level Soul Masters when giving pointers or sparring with low-level opponents. It was somewhat strange that a nine-year-old Soul Master with three rings could say such things so calmly.
But Huo Yuhao's expression was serious, his gaze clear and firm, without a trace of joking or showing off.
Yun Ming, the strongest person on the continent, now appears gentle and refined, but in his youth he was a lawless and unruly individual.
Therefore, he felt a surge of anger when faced with this challenge targeting his disciple.
"I appreciate your kindness, young friend Yuhao, but in a contest between soul masters, soul power level is never the only standard for determining combat strength."
Yun Ming's gaze swept over Na'er, who was sitting quietly to the side. The silver-haired, silver-eyed girl straightened her back slightly, and a hint of confidence flashed in her eyes.
Yun Ming smiled at Na'er, then looked at Leng Yaozhu and Huo Yuhao, and spoke again.
"Therefore, there's no need to suppress your soul power; normal sparring is fine."
Upon hearing this, Leng Yaozhu shook her head inwardly: "Yun Ming, Yun Ming, your personality is still too proud."
Yun Ming had confidence in Na'er, and Leng Yaozhu had just as much confidence in Huo Yuhao. Since the other party rejected "fairness," that suited her just the way it was.
"Alright." Leng Yaozhu immediately intervened, her tone decisive: "Sparring is meant to prove each other. With a few of us watching, they can go all out without any worries."
Yun Ming nodded: "That's right, let's go to the courtyard."
The five of them then got up and went to the quiet, lush courtyard. As the two main characters in the sparring match, Huo Yuhao and Na'er walked to the center of the courtyard and stood about ten meters apart.
Yun Ming didn't say much, he just casually waved his hand.
A hemispherical transparent light shield made of pure soul power instantly enveloped the area where Huo Yuhao and Na'er were, ensuring that the energy aftershocks of their sparring would not harm a single plant or tree in the courtyard.
After setting up the barrier, Yun Ming remained calm and uttered three words: "Let's begin."
The moment she finished speaking, Na'er moved. Her silver eyes suddenly lit up, and she stretched out her small, white hand, making a grasping motion in the air...
A burst of silver light!
A long spear, gleaming with silver light, appeared out of thin air in her hand! The spear shaft is slender yet straight, covered with a layer of fine and delicate silver dragon scale patterns.
The tip of the spear occupies about one-third of the entire length of the spear, and is perfectly pyramidal in shape, extremely sharp, and has a chilling gleam.
This is Na'er's martial soul—the Silver Dragon Spear!
At the same time, two deep purple soul rings rose from beneath her feet, hovering and pulsating.
Upon seeing the spear and sensing its unique martial spirit aura, even Leng Yaozhu's eyes flashed with genuine surprise.
She glanced at Yun Ming sideways: "No wonder you took her as your disciple, this spear spirit... is indeed extraordinary."
Upon hearing this, a hint of pride appeared deep in Yun Ming's eyes. He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the silver spear in Na'er's hand, and frankly admitted: "Indeed, in terms of the strength of the martial spirit itself, Na'er's silver dragon spear may... be even stronger than my Sky-Piercing Spear."
The first purple spirit ring beneath Na'er's feet shone brightly, and a gentle power surged into her entire body.
This is her First Soul Skill,Silver Dragon Power, which is an all-around amplification soul skill that comprehensively enhances her strength, speed, defense, soul power recovery, and other aspects.
As her soul skill took effect, her aura visibly increased, her silver hair moved without wind, and she held a long spear, looking heroic and dashing.
However, just as Na'er was about to launch an attack, her movements suddenly stopped. Her cute little face instantly became serious!
Because she saw three spirit rings slowly rising from beneath Huo Yuhao's feet.
From their previous conversation, she already knew that Huo Yuhao was a three-ring Soul Master.
Seeing three spirit rings rise up shouldn't be surprising. But, the colors of those three spirit rings...
It's not white representing ten years, not yellow representing a hundred years, not purple representing a thousand years...
Instead, there were three rings of deep, dark black, as if they could swallow up all the light!
It's a ten-thousand-year soul ring!
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A/N: Dun Dun Dun! Man i hope they reveal the second Soul Skill Xiao Yin gave to Yuhao. Unless I missed it while reading.
Hope you all are enjoying the story so far. I would appreciate some Power Stones if you could spare any. Thank you!