Chapter 18

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The Soul Conductor glanced at him and said, "Thirty thousand is for a random soul spirit. It’s possible to draw a ten-year-old one, but it’s also possible to draw a hundred-year-old one. However, the type is uncertain, and it’s very likely that the soul spirit drawn won’t be suitable for your martial soul. Some people choose this method to save money and take a chance, but I don’t recommend it. Directly choosing a suitable ten-year-old white soul spirit would be more beneficial for you."

From the tone of the father and son, he could tell that they were definitely not people who could afford a hundred-year-old soul spirit.

Tang Wulin turned to look at his father, and the excitement he had felt a moment ago was now completely gone.

Tang Ziran squatted down, looking at Tang Wulin, feeling a mix of emotions, not knowing what to say.

"Son, let’s choose the random soul spirit. Your martial soul actually has strong adaptability, and it should be able to fuse with most soul spirits."

If Tang Wulin’s martial soul wasn’t the Blue Silver Grass, a weak martial soul, Tang Ziran might have chosen to take a risk...

However, the Blue Silver Grass martial soul really didn’t have much room for improvement. The fact that Tang Wulin had managed to cultivate it to level ten was already a pleasant surprise.

"I must remind you," the Soul Conductor’s voice drew their attention.

The Soul Conductor said calmly, "When drawing a random soul spirit, it’s possible to draw a hundred-year-old one, but it’s also possible to draw a defective one."

Tang Ziran was taken aback, "Defective? What kind of defective?"

The Soul Conductor explained, "When manufacturing soul spirits, not every attempt is successful. Sometimes, defective ones are produced. These defective ones also require a lot of effort to create, and they can still be fused, so they are included in the random draw. Otherwise, if they were all white or yellow soul spirits, and someone arranged to draw them, wouldn’t that be a sure profit? It seems that thirty thousand federal coins is not a small amount for you, so you need to think carefully."

Tang Ziran turned to look at Tang Wulin, who had a somewhat dazed expression. He never imagined that after three years of hard work, he would face such a situation.

"Son, let’s go back for now. Dad will think of a way. If it doesn’t work, we can borrow some money to try to get you seventy thousand..." Tang Ziran felt a deep pain seeing his son’s expression.

But Tang Wulin shook his head, "Dad, you and Mom are already very tired from working for us. My martial soul is just Blue Silver Grass, so let’s take a chance. Maybe the heavens will be kind and give me a good soul spirit."

Since his martial soul awakened, his appetite had increased significantly. Although Nai’er was small, she ate almost as much as he did. For a working-class family, it was already very difficult for Tang Ziran and Lang Yue to support them. They always made sure the best food went to the two of them, and the couple even avoided eating meat.

Poor children grow up fast. Tang Wulin saw all of this. The family was already in a tough situation, and borrowing more money for himself would make life even harder for his parents. He longed to obtain a powerful soul spirit and become a strong soul master, but in his heart, his parents and Nai’er were more important than anything.

"What a sensible child," the originally somewhat impatient Soul Conductor’s expression softened upon hearing Tang Wulin’s words.

"Ah..." Tang Ziran sighed painfully, "It’s all because Dad is useless."

Tang Wulin held his father’s hand and turned to the Soul Conductor, "Sir, please take me to choose a random soul spirit." As he spoke, he handed over the thirty thousand federal coins he had saved for three years.

The Soul Conductor nodded, "You are a sensible child, much better than my own brat. The mental power test before choosing a soul spirit usually requires a fee, but I’ll waive it for you."

Tang Wulin was taken aback and quickly said, "Thank you, thank you very much."

The Soul Conductor smiled and patted his head, "Follow me. Your father will wait here. The world of soul masters is not for ordinary people to explore."

He led Tang Wulin to a room. Inside, the room was modern, filled with various instruments.

The Soul Conductor gestured for Tang Wulin to sit on a metal chair and casually asked, "Do you know why we need to test mental power?"

Tang Wulin shook his head, somewhat confused.

The Soul Conductor explained, "This is your first time choosing a soul spirit. After fusion, you will become a formal soul master and be recorded in our Soul Conductor Tower. The strength of your mental power determines what level of soul spirit you can fuse with. You will learn more about this in the intermediate soul master academy in the future."

Tang Wulin was somewhat surprised, "Sir, does mental power have levels like soul power? Is mental power very important?"

The Soul Conductor replied, "For ordinary soul masters, mental power is not particularly important. It has levels, but they are not as detailed as soul power. However, for high-level soul masters, the strength of mental power is very important. The more powerful the soul spirit, the stronger the mental power needed to communicate with it."

"Long ago, in the era without soul spirits, there was no classification of mental power. But with the appearance of soul spirits, our ancestors gradually realized that fusing with a soul spirit requires stronger mental power than fusing with a soul ring. Through continuous research and summarization, the classification of mental power was established. It was only in the last two thousand years that it was fully determined."

Tang Wulin asked curiously, "What are the levels of mental power?"

The Soul Conductor explained, "Mental power is divided into six levels from low to high: Spirit Origin, Spirit Passage, Spirit Sea, Spirit Abyss, Spirit Domain, and the legendary Spirit Origin. Simply put, everyone is born with Spirit Origin mental power. Spirit Origin means the beginning of one, and the renewal of all things, which is the most basic level of mental power. You are likely at this level. You will learn more about this in the academy in the future. Now, let me test your mental power to see what level of Spirit Origin you are at."

A helmet-like device descended from above, connected by metal arms, covering Tang Wulin’s head.

"Don’t be nervous, relax your whole body. You might feel a slight dizziness, but that’s normal. Just relax," the Soul Conductor instructed.

"Yes," Tang Wulin quickly replied.

A soft hum sounded, and the helmet began to emit a gentle white light. The Soul Conductor looked at a soul conductor screen beside him, where data started to appear.

At first, the data fluctuated rapidly, but after a while, it stabilized. The Soul Conductor’s face showed a hint of surprise.

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