Chapter 5

The probability of one in several ten thousand, isn't it something you can just encounter if you want to?

Hehe, today you did encounter it!

Behind Rong Taotao, about 30 meters away, there was also a tall young man, his head hanging low, his face quite embarrassed.

Clearly, he was enduring the pain with all his might. From his movements, it seemed the source of his pain was his left shoulder.

On the green field, there were four people in total. To be able to stand there now, they must have at least activated four soul slots.

At the moment the young man's shoulder faintly revealed a vortex, the other two students on the field were suddenly stopped from their awakening ceremony and sat down on the ground one after another.

It was regrettable that the two students had endured the same amount of time and suffered the same pain, but the girl awakened her fifth soul slot, while the boy stopped at the fourth soul slot, failing to break through.

On the green field, the two remaining standing young men instantly became the focus.

On the podium, the principal's eyes behind his thick glasses were filled with excitement and joy.

One student with an initial five soul slots?

Even two students with an initial six soul slots?

Damn, am I dreaming?

In previous years, the entire Xin Danxi City might not have produced a single six-slot genius, and today, two appeared at once?

And they both came from my school?

What kind of divine probability is this? Winning the lottery couldn't be any better, right? I'll have to buy a lottery ticket later....

Although it has nothing to do with me... No, no! How can it not be related!?

It must be because our school's schedule is scientifically reasonable, balancing work and rest, and the cafeteria offers a wide variety of nutritious meals, which has created excellent physical conditions for my students!

That's why these three students have achieved what they have today!

Yes! It must be!

Eh? That child... is Rong Taotao from Class 7? Xu Fenghua's son?

No wonder, no wonder....

Thinking to himself, the principal glanced at the people sitting beside him. Most of these key high school representatives were here for Rong Taotao.

As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, and a phoenix begets a phoenix.

Who is Rong Taotao!?

He is the son of the first soul general beyond the pass!

How could he be any less!?

Even if this kid only awakened two or three soul slots, he must still be taken in, and the celebrity effect can be well utilized.

Moreover, soul slots can also be increased through later efforts, and a considerable number of soul techniques have already been deciphered by human soul martial scholars, allowing them to be practiced and used directly without embedding soul beads into soul slots.

In short, the awakening ceremony is just an interview, absolutely not a final judgment on one's life. There are countless people who, through later efforts, have surpassed geniuses.

On the podium, the head of education hurriedly reported the situation of the three students to the group of leaders.

If Rong Taotao was expected, then the other young man was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

According to the family background information, this young man named "Li Ziyi" had parents who were not soul martial artists!

The materials showed that Li Ziyi's parents were ordinary people who died in a car accident years ago, and Li Ziyi was adopted by a family....

The head of education's voice grew softer as he read the materials handed to him by the class teacher: "This family... the Sun family in the southern city, Li Ziyi was adopted by Sun Xingyu's parents."

"Sun Xingyu?"

"Ah..." The head of education was a bit dazed and said, "That's the girl who sat down at the last moment, the one who awakened five soul slots. She is Sun Xingyu, and her parents are soul martial artists."

For a moment, the people on the podium looked at each other in surprise.

The awakening probability for children of ordinary parents is already low. Could it be... that being adopted by a soul martial family increases the awakening probability?

Is this the legendary influence of constant exposure and gradual influence?

The people on the podium whispered to each other, while on the green field, Rong Taotao rubbed his left eye, feeling he could barely hold on any longer!

He could feel that since his left eye's soul slot was activated, his entire body felt like a rapidly inflating balloon, and Rong Taotao thought he would explode at any moment...

"Focus!" the soldier's voice was stern, "There's still potential to be tapped!"

But clearly, Rong Taotao was at the end of his strength, especially that thread of soul power, which, after passing through his left eye and over his chest, made both the soldier and Rong Taotao a bit disheartened.

Rong Taotao's potential was almost fully tapped. If the soul slot in his chest didn't open, that thread of soul power wouldn't have enough time to reach the next soul slot.

If this continued, Rong Taotao's body really wouldn't be able to withstand the damage from the soul power.

To have more potential and to open more soul slots, he would have to wait for his body to grow and mature further, and for his physical condition to improve.

In fact, according to this theory, men should awaken better after adulthood, but nature doesn't cooperate. Countless painful lessons have proven that once the adolescent stage is over, the probability of humans awakening to become soul martial artists greatly decreases.

But it's fine. As long as you become a soul martial artist, with hard training in the future, what's yours will still be yours, and your body isn't going to stop growing.

"Ha... ha... ha..." Rong Taotao panted heavily, his body drenched in cold sweat.

In front of him, the soldier stood up steadily, and a look of immense relief appeared on his previously stern face.

The soldier gently patted Rong Taotao's shoulder and guided him, "Adjust your breathing, slow down, lower your rhythm, a bit slower... a bit slower..."

In his panting, Rong Taotao wanted to thank the soldier, but a message appeared in his mind:

"Physical examination, soul power examination, soul technique examination....

....

....

Internal soul map, activate!"

"Ha..." Rong Taotao couldn't help but blink, and his just-adjusted breathing became disordered again.

What just happened?

Internal soul map?

Thinking to himself, a virtual human anatomy diagram suddenly appeared in Rong Taotao's mind.

Against a deep starry sky background, a slightly virtual human silhouette appeared.

On the silhouette's left wrist, forehead, right elbow, left ankle, right knee, and left eye, there were vortex patterns formed by threads of soul power.

This virtual and ethereal scene left Rong Taotao at a loss.

He was clearly looking at the green grass under his feet, but what appeared in his mind was this so-called "internal soul map"!?

Under the beautiful starry sky background, the virtual human silhouette, several lines of text were clearly visible:

Character: Rong Taotao.

Soul beast: None.

1. Soul power: Soul soldier (early stage) (Potential: 6 stars)

2. Soul techniques: None.

3. Martial skills: None.

4. Martial arts:

1. Unarmed combat, high-level 2-star (Potential: 4 stars)

2. Proficient in Fangtian halberd, 3-star (full) (Potential: 3 stars)

5. Available potential points: 0.

....

Rong Taotao: ???

Rong Taotao had many questions, the most confusing of which was the evaluation of his "martial arts," specifically the proficiency in the Fangtian halberd!

What does 3-star, full, mean?

What does that mean?

If I'm already the best in the world, why do I need to go to the heavens?

No, my master beats me like a son, so easily and gracefully. How could I be full at the third stage?

But thinking about it, Rong Taotao had been training hard recently, and although his body was exhausted and his mind was extremely fulfilled, he didn't really feel any improvement in his Fangtian halberd skills.

Could it be....

Rong Taotao scratched his head in frustration, turning his naturally curly hair into a bird's nest.

Could it be that I'm not naturally suited to practice the Fangtian halberd? Is there no possibility for me to improve further in this skill?

Maybe I'm more suited to practicing the saber or the sword?

This situation is indeed real. Many things in the world are not something you can do best just because you want to. You have to admit how terrifying "talent" can be.

Rong Taotao awakened six soul slots, making him a genius among soul martial artists, very suitable for cultivating soul power. But when it comes to the martial art of the Fangtian halberd, maybe it really isn't suitable for him....

In contrast, Rong Taotao's talent in unarmed combat is clearly higher than in the Fangtian halberd.

Rong Taotao felt very upset. Does he have to choose and practice a new cold weapon? That would take many more years....

No! No way! I'm stubborn! I'll go all the way!

I must master the Fangtian halberd to challenge my master father!

The Fangtian halberd... is specifically for challenging one's father!

While thinking, Rong Taotao saw the "available potential points" at the bottom of the internal soul map.

Maybe, I can increase the upper limit of "Fangtian halberd proficiency" by gaining potential points?

It should... be like that, right.

So now the question is, how do I gain potential points....

Meow meow meow?