Chapter 37: Eye of Faith
The evolution of a Martial Soul was not exactly common in his surroundings, but he heard of it from time to time. Previously, there were Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu. Now, he heard that the little girl with the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul who had awakened her Martial Soul in the same year as him had also experienced an evolution, reaching the Innate Rank 1 level.
Therefore, Old Jack, the village head, had come to find him, asking him to help contact the academy so the little girl could enroll.
It just so happened that Mo Bai was sponsoring students for enrollment during that time, so he entrusted that matter to Mo Bai to handle.
Enrollment was happening soon, and the teacher had carefully examined the girl's Martial Soul.
It was indeed very different from the records made during her Awakening.
The fact of the Martial Soul evolution was undeniable.
With various circumstances compounding, the number of Blue Silver Grass in the city had recently plummeted, and the teacher had even come to find him because of it.
This time, he didn't avoid him.
Although the teacher was like this, and there were so many cases around him.
But did gods really exist? Tang San frowned, his eyes filled with uncertainty.
Put that aside for now. While Martial Soul evolution was indeed important, it was probably still inferior to an inherited spirit bone.
He had heard from his teacher that some Titled Douluo might go their whole lives without a single Soul Bone, and even if a Martial Soul evolved, it didn't guarantee becoming a Titled Douluo.
But he always felt that Mo Bai didn't mean it in that sense... Tang San looked at Mo Bai's expression, who seemed to be holding back words, hesitated for a moment, and didn't dare to ask.
Mo Bai watched as Tang San reminisced, then patted Tang San's shoulder with gratification. The patch had been further completed and still needed to develop bit by bit. Now...
Mo Bai held the head Soul Bone and said with a sigh: "Little San, do you believe that after I absorb the Soul Bone, I can reach Rank 30 and successfully hunt a third Soul Ring of the extreme age limit? Come to think of it, my Family was worried that the Soul Ring I would absorb would be of too high an age and risky; that is one of the reasons why Ah Yin was sent to my side."
Delusion activated!
Tang San's expression turned slightly serious, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at the inherited spirit bone in Mo Bai's hand. Adding all the factors together, plus the Martial Soul Saint-level support system healing Soul Master sent by the Family, everything indicated that this was a sure thing.
"Mm, then let me congratulate you first, Brother Mo Bai."
[Ding! Tang San believes your lie—absorbing the Soul Bone to break through to Rank 30. Trust level 100%, manifestation level 100%, successfully manifested the effect "Hide Soul Power burst when absorbing Soul Bone"!]
Mo Bai smiled slightly, "Alright, I've said my goodbyes, so see you later, Little San."
He glanced sideways at the head Soul Bone in his hand, which flashed with flowing light.
At this moment, the Soul Bone looked as bright and fresh as if it had just been dug out of a Soul Beast's body. Without hesitation, he backhanded it away, and at the same time, shifting his objective, he looked at Tang San jokingly, "Little San, don't you dare miss us."
Tang San shook his head helplessly. Brother Mo Bai had been away for these few months, so no one was helping him keep an eye on news about the purple pole grass, and he would have to spend money or investigate it himself.
But after so long without news, it was highly likely there wouldn't be any.
"Then Brother Mo Bai, you go ahead with your business, I'll head back now, see you later." Tang San stood up, walked towards the door under Mo Bai's gaze, took one last look back at Xiao Wu and Mo Bai, and sighed inwardly.
Once the two left, he would truly be the only one left. It would be a lie to say he wasn't lonely; after all, the two of them were the ones he played with best in the academy, and he would have to return to his lonely days...
With a trace of disappointment in his eyes, Tang San walked out the door and closed the dormitory door behind him.
"As expected of the Tang San I personally taught, his trust level is high. It was worth me staying here for so long."
Mo Bai evaluated inwardly, then turned his gaze to Xiao Wu, who had lowered her head to study again at some point.
Xiao Wu was truly working hard on the resurrection ritual.
"Xiao Wu, what do you think this is?" Mo Bai took out the head Soul Bone again and waved it in front of Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu turned her gaze curiously. Isn't that just the inherited spirit bone that the boy Mo Bai just mentioned?
He was testing her not long after mentioning it.
Was Mo Bai treating her like a fool again?
Although Xiao Wu thought this, she answered Mo Bai's question without hesitation: "inherited spirit bone!"
"Correct, but it is not just an inherited spirit bone; it is also an inherited External Soul Bone."
"An External Soul Bone?"
Xiao Wu was stunned. Knowledge from the pile of books Mo Bai had given her some time ago flashed through her mind. An External Soul Bone was something separate from the 6 basic Soul Bones and could grow along with the Soul Master's leveling up.
It was something even rarer than a 100,000-year Soul Ring or Soul Bone! Was Mo Bai's Family really that powerful? They even had something this rare!
"Xiao Wu, do you believe it is an inherited External Soul Bone?"
Mo Bai locked eyes with Xiao Wu and asked without any preamble, and this was a good opportunity for him to test Xiao Wu's basic level of trust in him.
Regarding this question, Xiao Wu paused for only half a second. Mo Bai had said it, so it must be true, she answered: "Of course!"
And after this exclamation, the System made a sound.
[Ding! Xiao Wu believes your lie—inherited External Soul Bone. Trust level 10%, manifestation level 50%, successfully manifested a 2,500-year head External Soul Bone!]
2,500 years? This meant that the ten-thousand-year Soul Bone in his hand was probably around 50,000 years old, a bit higher than expected, but it didn't matter much.
External Soul Bones did not have many requirements regarding age; they grew with one's Rank, and even if the age was low, they held extremely high value.
"Xiao Wu is such a good girl." Mo Bai reached out and scratched Xiao Wu's head, causing her cheeks to flush even redder.
After enjoying it for two seconds, Xiao Wu pushed Mo Bai's hand away: "Don't disturb my studying!"
She once again became a studying rabbit.
Compared to romantic feelings, the resurrection prayer ritual in front of her was more attractive to her at this moment.
Mo Bai smiled and ignored it, preparing to go to the side to absorb the External Soul Bone. His lie to Tang San was about breaking through to Rank 30 after absorbing the Soul Bone, so no matter how the Soul Bone changed, as long as he absorbed it, he would surely experience a burst of Soul Power, break through to the Rank 30 level, and achieve his goal.
As for the third Soul skills? With Xiao Wu there, everything would go according to her imagination, and with the Meditation Technique, there was no need to consider hunting for a Soul Ring.
However, using the Blue Silver Emperor Meditation Technique as an excuse this time fit Xiao Wu's imagination and her needs better.
The connection between a king and his subjects was something the Blue Silver Emperor was particularly good at, and converted, it was the connection between him and his believers. The Blue Silver Emperor used Bloodline, while he used faith.
Therefore, the Soul skills was named—Eye of Faith!
Mo Bai closed his eyes, placed the Soul Bone on his head, and began to absorb it.
And the moment he absorbed it, Ah Yin released her Martial Soul, ready to deal with any unexpected events at any time, while Pupil One and Shadow One stood guard outside the dormitory, not allowing any mistakes to occur.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was Tang San's third year of studying at Notting Academy.
Tang San walked on the road to the blacksmith shop, looking at Notting City, where the flow of people was becoming increasingly sparse.
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