Grandmaster shuffled Sai Joshi's hair, with a cool smile said:
"People saying beast spirits compared to tool spirits are more formidable, concerning spirit understanding are obviously insufficient. Any spirit's strength, based on two things. One is how much spirit power is added at the awakening, the other is just acquired with the process of cultivation method. Perhaps, before thirtieth rank, beast spirits because they can add to themselves are yet compared to tool spirit masters a bit more formidable. But after arriving at higher ranks, between the two there certainly is no difference. Strong or not only depends on a person's cultivation."
"My token, is Spirit Hall's third grade warrant. With it, one essentially may enter the majority of Heaven Star nation's Spirit Hunting Forests. The examining standard are these Spirit Hunting Forest's never appearing beast. And also unlike the previous two token tiles it doesn't have to be returned to spirit hall after completing the spirit beast hunt, mine can be held for a lifetime. On this token tile appears a blue lightning dragon, among beast spirits, it's considered a top level existence. Although its owner is not part of Spirit Hall, the representative clan receives in no small measure Spirit Hall's respect."
For some reason, when Grandmaster spoke of the blue lightning dragon, in his eyes appeared a trace of difficult to speak of loneliness.
Sai Joshi said:
"Then after these three kinds even higher rank token tiles, precisely respectively have more kinds of spirit symbols?"
Grandmaster nodded, saying:
"Precisely like that. These six kinds of spirit tiles, respectively represent six formidable spirit masters, and also represent six formidable clans. Among these three are in our Heaven Star Empire, the other three are in Star Dust Empire."
While speaking, Grandmaster had already brought Sai Joshi to arrive at the Spirit Hunting Forest entrance.
The captain responsible for inspecting token gave the token tile's three signs one glance. On his face immediately appeared a respectful look, and he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to move aside and open up the way, inviting Grandmaster to bring Sai Joshi inside. Without even asking why Sai Joshi, this small child, also must enter Spirit Hunting Forest.
Crossing the steel fence to enter within the forest all the clamour seemed to already have disappeared, and the atmosphere finally became as fresh as in Sai Joshi's imagination, giving people's mind a feeling of being free from worry.
After entering the forest, Grandmaster was without any impatience to advance, and rather quietly observed their surroundings. Sai Joshi seemed to suddenly recall something,
"Teacher, just now those six people you talked about receiving Spirit Hall respect, being carved on token, what is their title? Spirit Sage? Spirit Saint? Is it Title Spirit?"
Grandmaster gave Sai Joshi a keen look,
"It's Title Spirit. And also the six most formidable Title Spirit."
"Most formidable?"
In Sai Joshi's eyes was a trace of excitement.
Grandmaster sighed,
"Equal rank, but different spirit ring and different spirit, so the actual power is completely different. These six Title Spirit undoubtedly are the most powerful of powerful. Even though there are other spirit masters that have cultivated over the ninetieth rank and entered the realm of Title Spirit, those are still unable to shake their position. But right now these are too far away from you. Ok, we will prepare to enter the forest, starting from now, you must not deviate more than one step from my side."
"Yes, Teacher."
The originally dispirited expression in Grandmaster's eyes abruptly cleared, both hands held close to the chest, again quickly separated below,
"Come out, Mr. Hog."
With a puffing sound, a faint purple thread of spirit power separated from Grandmaster's both palms. Sai Joshi only felt Grandmaster release a burst of fluctuating spirit power from his whole body, and before him already appeared a creature.
Unmistakably, this creature, it would seem, had an appearance much like a dog, but its bulk was more like a hog. More than one metre fifty in height, and its waist measurement should be something similar.
Its entire body had pale purple fur, two small drooping ears, a pair of deep blue big blinking eyes, and the expression in its eyes very gentle. As the fat body swayed once, the fatty buttocks immediately swayed side to side. Four stocky little legs made it hard to imagine just how slow it moved.
On top of its head was a bulging, spherical, unknown something. As it appeared, running over towards Grandmaster, and using that head to rub against Grandmaster's leg.
Under Grandmaster's feet two rings of light rose up, moving back and forth over him. Both rings of light appeared yellow, obviously hundred year spirit rings.
"Little Sai, did you not want to know what my spirit was? This is my spirit, you can call it Mr. Hog."
Mr.Hog as if understanding Grandmaster's words, looked at Sai Joshi with its pair of big eyes, the expression in its eyes unexpectedly had a somewhat affectionate look.
"Grandmaster, this is your spirit?"
Sai Joshi shocked said:
"But, don't animal spirits manifest attached to the body? Why does it… "
Before speaking about what kind of creature Mr. Hog was, Grandmaster's spirit obviously went beyond the limits on the spirit beast category.
Mr. Hog obviously somewhat dissatisfied, made two luoluo calls towards Sai Joshi.
In Grandmaster's expression appeared a trace of bitterness,
"Because, my spirit is a variant spirit. Remember what you and I spoke about spirit variation, Mr. Hog is just that. Only, its variation clearly is in a bad direction. When it only just awakened, my spirit power level was only a half rank. Otherwise, how could things be as they are? Even if I again made the effort, breaking through thirtieth rank spirit power is impossible in this lifetime, so in the end I can only study spirits in theory."
Before when Sai Joshi heard those rumours about Grandmaster, he knew that Grandmaster was a persistent person. Regarding spirits he was as persistent as he himself was regarding secret weapons. This was also why Sai Joshi had never regretted acknowledging Grandmaster as his master. Perhaps, this was talent appreciating each other.