"Spiritual Detection and Sharing..."
Luo Yanglu looked at Hua Yichen with understanding and teased:
"Were you jealous earlier?"
"Of course not." Hua Yichen rolled his eyes.
Luo Yanglu chuckled and shook his head, ceasing his teasing. The two of them waited until Huo Yuhao had finished his advancement, then entered the room one after the other.
As soon as they entered, they saw the purple spirit ring beside Huo Yuhao.
Even though they had already anticipated this scene, their expressions unconsciously shifted somewhat.
Six years old. A first spirit ring of a thousand years. This was uncommon even in the past era of spirit beasts, and it was even rarer in the current era of Spirit Souls.
After all, major powers did not lack heavenly treasures and rare earths that enhanced physical constitution. But those that enhanced spiritual power were exceedingly rare not something one could find just by wanting them. One basically had to rely on oneself.
And without sufficient spiritual power, raising a Spirit Soul to a thousand years was simply impossible.
Huo Yuhao stood up and stretched his body slightly. A series of cracking sounds came from his limbs, and he even seemed to have grown a little taller.
The spirit bone had originally belonged to him, so absorbing it again presented no difficulty whatsoever. After the absorption, the increase in spirit power was secondary. Combined with the effects of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gelatin, his physical constitution had already become comparable to that of an ordinary four-ring Spirit Ancestor.
If he later absorbed a torso spirit bone, along with other heavenly treasures provided by the Spirit Transmission Tower, his physical strength would be able to rival a Soul Emperor before his cultivation recovered to four rings far faster than ten thousand years ago.
At least he no longer had to worry about his physical constitution holding back his spiritual power.
Seeing Huo Yuhao look at him, Hua Yichen put away his excited expression, stepped forward to appraise Huo Yuhao, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Excellent! At this age, being the first to have a thousand-year first Spirit Soul you are the first."
Huo Yuhao clenched his fist, feeling the gradually filling power within him. He looked at the visibly delighted Hua Yichen, his gaze flickering.
Huo Yuhao saw the preferential treatment Hua Yichen gave him. Perhaps from Hua Yichen's perspective, this was merely an investment. But judging by actions rather than intentions, Huo Yuhao would not take it for granted.
And in the eyes of an elder who wished to nurture a strong individual, there was nothing more joyful than seeing the gradual results of their efforts.
Thus, Huo Yuhao looked up at Hua Yichen and smiled: "I am not someone without ambition. If you put me on the rankings, I will not be so low-key as to settle at the bottom. That would be a denial of my own abilities, and also a denial of those who have given me so many opportunities."
Ten thousand years ago, he had kept a low profile for nearly a century, hiding in the shadows. In this life, he would be a little more high-profile.
After all, he had only said that as a spirit master he had no way to protect himself. He had never said that as a soul engineer, he also had no way to protect himself...
Hua Yichen was startled, then smiled at Huo Yuhao's willingness to change.
Young people full of vigor and spirit. What did it matter if they did not know their place?
This was... how they should be!
"Also, I want to enter the Spirit Elevation Platform and learn combat techniques. Please grant permission, Teacher Hua."
Hua Yichen said: "Your first spirit ability is not a combat type. There's no rush. First—"
Before Hua Yichen could finish his sentence, a powerful wave of spiritual fluctuation spread outward. The air within ten meters became distorted, causing even Luo Yanglu a Soul Emperor to change his expression slightly.
Huo Yuhao had already withdrawn his spirit ring. And at this range... could this spirit ability be...
Hua Yichen took a deep breath and spoke the answer for him:
"Innate Martial Soul Domain."
Seeing Huo Yuhao use a spirit ability resembling a domain without his spirit ring lighting up, Hua Yichen could only think of the words "Innate Domain."
Domain-type spirit abilities capable of changing everything within a certain range according to one's own domain. They could be considered the most top-level of control-type spirit abilities. Ten thousand years ago, they were as rare as Extreme Attributes.
Although in the present era, high-level Battle Armor also carried domains, making them no longer so rare, domains could still stack. Having an additional domain spirit ability meant an additional layer of amplification.
Moreover, most martial souls that could carry an innate domain were often associated with two words —
Powerful!
For example, the Six-Winged Angel of twenty thousand years ago came with the Angel Domain. And the power of the Six-Winged Angel martial soul needed no further elaboration.
"Top-tier Body Martial Soul, terrifying spiritual talent, and now an innate domain... How many more surprises are you going to give me?"
Hua Yichen took a deep breath and gave Huo Yuhao a profound look.
Luo Yanglu's expression also became complicated.
Although it was only an instant and partly because he had not resisted during that time, although he could clearly see Huo Yuhao's figure, he could not sense his presence or his restless spirit power. If Huo Yuhao used this spirit ability for assassination, he would be unstoppable.
"Alright. I will arrange it."
Hua Yichen said: "But let me remind you of something. Yuhao, remember when someone is capable of threatening you, no matter how close that person is to you, you must keep one eye open. Do not bare your soul and reveal all your trump cards."
Huo Yuhao's expression shifted upon hearing this. He looked at Hua Yichen with surprise, then smiled:
"Teacher Hua, if you went into teaching, you would definitely produce excellent students."
The three of them walked together to the ground floor hall, took an elevator down, and after a full three minutes, it finally stopped.
Exiting the elevator, they found themselves in a spacious hall with over a dozen staff members. Behind the hall were several metal-structured passageways.
The many staff members saw Hua Yichen and bowed in succession. "Greetings, Tower Master."
Hua Yichen nodded with a smile. "Continue with your work. I am taking Yuhao into the Spirit Elevation Platform."
"This..."
One staff member hesitated upon hearing this, then stepped forward and reminded him in a low voice:
"Tower Master, there are currently students from Eastsea Academy inside the Spirit Elevation Platform."
Named after Eastsea, Eastsea Academy was already one of the best academies in Eastsea City.
When recruiting general staff, the Spirit Transmission Tower would sometimes recruit locally, selecting spirit masters who had graduated from Eastsea Academy. Thus, the relationship between the two was relatively good. Eastsea Academy would occasionally pay to bring outstanding disciples into the Spirit Elevation Platform.
Hua Yichen's eyes flickered. "Is that so? It's fine. Make the arrangements. Let Yuhao enter the Isolation Zone."
The Isolation Zone?
The staff member looked at Huo Yuhao with surprise upon hearing this.
They had heard that the Tower Master was extraordinarily generous to this new child. Now it seemed it was indeed true.
Seeing the staff member enter one of the passageways to prepare, Hua Yichen and the others followed.
Along the way, Luo Yanglu smiled and said:
"Yuhao, the spirit beasts in the Isolation Zone are not like the fake ones. They are real spirit beasts that have lived and fought in places like the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North. They are experienced and powerful. And you cannot heavily injure them. Do you have the confidence to handle them?"
Huo Yuhao nodded.
The Spirit Elevation Platform was built for the purpose of increasing Spirit Souls' years. Its environment simulated the Star Dou Great Forest. The spirit beasts inside were generally believed by the world to be created by the Spirit Transmission Tower.
But in fact, the Spirit Elevation Platform had another area.
The Isolation Zone.
A place that only internal personnel of the Spirit Transmission Tower could set foot in because the spirit beasts inside were real spirit beasts... or rather, Spirit Souls!