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--- Chapter 151 ---
Han Yuan's fight with ten, no, eleven Spirit Emperors refreshed everyone's vision on many things tonight. Whether it was Han Yuan's sheer strength, combat sense, and strong "lightning-attributed" self-created spirit skills, each impressed them beyond belief.
Not to mention that the last attack of Han Yuan touched the Spirit Douluo Realm.
What was Spirit Douluo Realm?
It's a realm below Title, which only those above level 80 could reach.
Yet, a ten-year-old boy reached such heights.
Although everyone could see that Han Yuan paid a "huge" price by using such power, there is no mistake that this abnormal monster's combat prowess is beyond the Spirit King's Realm.
Everyone couldn't help but lament the unfairness of this world, but also admired Han Yuan.
After all, such strength is not without effort.
Any "old" experts in the area could see that Han Yuan's foundation is solid. His spirit energy wasn't shaky and very pure. Above all that, his mutated Purple Silver Grass possessed two opposite life and lightning attributes, which shouldn't have been possible.
The chance of this happening is even lower than a Twin Martial Soul, and with such a martial soul, Han Yuan could definitely become a Title Douluo in the future.
It made everyone start wondering whether Han Yuan could reach the Title Douluo Realm in his 30s or even 20s.
If it's the latter, then Han Yuan would set a record for being the youngest Title Douluo by a decade or two than the current youngest Title Douluo, Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.
Of course, not everyone knew that Bibi Dong reached Title Douluo even sooner than Tang Hao. According to rumors, the current pope reached the Title Douluo Realm before her forty, but this can't be confirmed, nor does Bibi Dong want to confirm it.
Bibi Dong wanted to keep her cultivation realm secret. Unfortunately, Han Yuan exposed her secret with his calculation earlier. She cursed him for it, though.
On the stage, Ning Fengyuan returned to the stage with a wry smile. She stared at Liu Erlong and commented, "Xiao Yuan really overdid it this time."
"However, we also didn't expect a veteran Spirit Emperor like Ji Rouchen to join the fun. Now, our academy might face another round of digging."
"Yeah, those annoying flies will buzz around our academy all day." Liu Erlong sighed.
"But there is nothing we could do about it."
"While Xiao Yuan's debut is a bit too much, it seemed he gained something from it."
Ning Fengyuan chuckled, "You really see things from the positive side, huh?"
Liu Erlong shrugged, "What can I do? I adore him that much."
"Also, even if someone dares to attack Xiao Yuan. I'll gladly drag them to hell with my annihilation beam!"
Thankfully, Liu Erlong and Ning Fengyuan muted their mics and spoke with their spiritual power. Or else the powerhouses in the venue would be shocked by their confidence in protecting Han Yuan.
Then, again, does Han Yuan really need protection?
On the surface, he's just a Spirit King, well, Spirit Emperor. However, his foundation and strength already put so many Title Douluo to shame.
Ning Fengyuan tapped her mic a few times and said, "Well, since the fight is over, we can finally conclude the Dao Exchange."
"I'm sure everyone is curious how we cultivate such a monster like Han Yuan. The answer is we didn't."
"Everyone here has witnessed Han Yuan's expertise in theory, and this was true for his cultivation. He's forging his own path."
"Our academy can only provide him with resources and some personal experience. Still, he's indeed the only one in the academy to have such talents."
"Of course, that doesn't mean we have no exceptional students other than Han Yuan."
"A few years from now, our academy will join the Spirit Competition and will showcase our talents."
"I hope everyone can be there and watch."
"But enough of this, let's start the third and last event of the night!"
"Peak of Dao!" Ning Fengyuan pointed at the sky, which exploded with countless fireworks, forming "Dao" characters.
"Everyone knows the Peak of Dao will revolve around our academy's result of confirmed theory."
"Then, I, as the representative of Dao Academy, will reveal three cores of our research."
"They are none other than..."
"The connection of one's surroundings with Spirit Awakening, Martial Soul Adaptivity."
"Six Dimensions of Spirit, Martial Soul Foundation."
"And finally... The Innate Power of Spirit, Martial Soul and Oneself Synchronization."
Ning Fengyuan smiled and continued calmly, "Let's start with Martial Soul Adaptivity, which was our research about the connection between one's surroundings and the martial souls they awakened."
"Everyone knows that awakening Martial Soul is not a random thing. It is based on one's lineage, as we can see from the Three Upper Sects, but have you wondered why?"
"Is this the law of this world? Or something even grander?"
"Maybe we will know someday in the future, but we have conducted thorough research about this and concluded environments will indeed affect children's spirit awakening."
"It's an adaptation. A farmer will awaken a hoe or shovel, A butcher will awaken a butcher knife or machete, a woodcutter will awaken a saw or an axe, and the list goes on."
"However, this doesn't mean they may become Spirit Masters."
"Why so? Because they didn't awaken Spirit Power alongside it."
"Thus, we experimented with this idea!"
"We supplied over a thousand households with our pills and made their young children consume our pills, which increased the potency of their Martial Soul's origin, inherited from their parents."
"One year later, 90% of them awakened the Martial Soul with the innate spirit power of one."
"Their martial soul didn't change, but its potential did."
"If we connect this with the environment, we can conclude that the more developed one's birthplace is, the higher chance for one to awaken spirit with innate spirit power."
"In other words, as our world progresses, everyone might become spirit masters in the future..."
"This is the saturation brought by Spirit Masters."
"The only thing separating us is our lineage. However, the stronger one's lineage is, the more difficult it is to improve. Unlike the commoners whose martial soul's origin is weak but adaptable."
"Of course, this process will take hundreds, if not thousands of years."
Murmurs filled the venue because this new theory opened everyone's eyes to the importance of the lower class. At the same time, it also made the nobles feel threatened.
Even then, no one dares open their voice about this matter.
Since Dao Academy was the one who revealed this theory, they couldn't do anything to them.
In fact, the happiest in the venue is Spirit Hall. This new theory gave them an edge in the future because their organization prioritized and protected the lower class, unlike those greedy nobles.
The implication was too good.
Bibi Dong felt complicated because she felt Dao Academy's new theory was helping her with her plan to unify the continent. Yet, she wanted to kill Han Yuan more than anything.
If she's not wrong, Han Yuan should be the one who devised this theory because others wouldn't think much about such a topic. Only a monster like him with a mind like no other can even think of this.
Ning Fengyuan snapped her fingers, and the four light screens displayed several pictures and data, starting from villages, villagers, and the children who awakened their martial souls with innate power.
The children's happy expressions upon having a chance to become spirit masters made everyone in the venue feel something in their hearts.
Bibi Dong's eyes glistened slightly, 'If only...'
'The world would be much more beautiful this way.'
Ning Fengyuan tapped her mic again, "Okay, let's continue with the next theory, well, more of the classification system our Dao Academy developed in recent years."
"The Six Dimensions of Spirit, or Martial Soul Foundation, refers to the six qualities one's martial soul may possess to give them clues of what developments they should choose."
"Strength, Endurance, Defense, Speed, Attribute, and Special Quality."
"These six qualities helped Spirit Masters analyze their martial soul and think of their future choice."
"Let's take a look at the screens." Ning Fengyuan pointed out.
Everyone looked up again, seeing several hexagons before one becoming big with stretchy panels.
Ning Fengyuan calmly said, "As you can see, the panels above indicate the Martial Soul's six dimensions. From the center to the far corner are the quality points from worst to best."
"The lowest point is one, and the highest is five."
"So, the maximum point is 30."
"The six dimensions above used a "rope" martial soul as an example."
"Rope has no real strength, but they can still be used to attack like a whip and bind others. Strength is 1."
"Rope is made of many fibers, and is layered. Even then, they tend to break against sharp or enough force that even a one-ringed spirit master can muster, the defense is also 1."
"Rope didn't consume much spirit energy when summoned, but repairing takes time. Endurance 1. "
"Rope's speed is tied to the wielder. It can be swung and thrown, which is the only way to utilize it. Speed 2."
"Rope has no attribute, attribute 0."
"Rope has no special quality, so it is also zero."
"In the end, the "rope" martial soul ends with five points out of thirty. It is indeed "trash" martial soul that many looked down upon."
"However, with the proper choice of Spirit Ring that enhances its martial soul's origin and strengthens its six dimensions, a rope may become a mid-grade martial soul."
"Everyone can also see the other six dimensions. We have an analysis of "Clear Sky Hammer," "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon," "Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda," "Soul-Breaking Spear," and many others.
Everyone curiously saw the six dimensions one by one, marveling that martial souls from upper sects and others had six qualities that put "rope" martial souls to shame.
This calmed the nobles because they still had an advantage over the commoners. As long as they kept this advantage, commoners couldn't overthrow them!
Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi who observed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's six dimensions couldn't help but have his mouth twitching a little.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"Attack: 1 - It is pointy and has sharp edges, and can be used to stab an opponent.
Defense: 2 - Quite sturdy, can effectively parry a steel sword.
Endurance: 3 - It does not consume much energy and has a fast recovery time.
Speed: 1 - This martial soul has no speed, but can be thrown and used as a projectile.
Attribute: 4 - This martial soul possesses a rare "treasure" attribute, which allows it to detect special qualities of treasure.
Special Quality: 4 - This martial soul is highly compatible with the energies of heaven and earth, enabling it to absorb a more concentrated spirit energy. This creates a solid foundation and supports other abilities indiscriminately."
"Overall, 15 points out of the 30. This martial soul is recommended to absorb a "gem-like" spirit beast to increase its attribute and special quality, which might allow it to evolve."
"Damn it!" Ning Fengzhi cursed somewhat loudly.
Chen Xin glanced at Ning Fengzhi and shook his head helplessly. Even though a bit blunt, the six dimensions really expose one's martial soul's quality.
Thinking about it, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's six dimensions are really highlighted by its special quality.
Even then, it still stings.
But this also makes Chen Xin curious of something.
How high is Han Yuan's score if his martial soul graded with this method?