Heaven Dou City, Martial Soul Awakening Hall.
"What kind of Martial Soul is this?" The middle-aged man in a uniform looked at the silver vortex and asked doubtfully.
Trying hard to recall, he couldn't find any information about Martial Souls that matched the characteristics of this Martial Soul.
Twelve-year-old Shi Yu curiously looked at the Martial Soul in the mirror.
Beast Martial Souls and some special Martial Souls usually don't appear in the palm; they manifest as a phantom image behind the person.
It's inconvenient to look over one's shoulder like that, so awakening rooms often have mirrors for awakeners to get a better look at their Martial Souls.
His Martial Soul was a silver vortex, looking blurry; it was hard to see clearly without looking closely.
Shi Yu shook his head, not understanding his own Martial Soul either, only feeling a strange sensation.
After awakening his Martial Soul, he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this world, feeling like he was here and also there, his position not very fixed.
"It's good enough to be able to awaken a Martial Soul." Looking at himself in the mirror, Shi Yu was a bit lost in thought.
He was not a person from this world but had transmigrated. For him ten days ago, this world called Douluo Continent was still a fictional story.
However, the current him existed in this world with utmost reality and had awakened a Martial Soul.
He hadn't transmigrated with his soul but with his physical body, merely having reverted to youth.
Originally, he had just turned twenty, but now he was only twelve. This was something he learned when he had his bone age tested upon entering just now.
However, twelve years old in this world felt similar to sixteen or seventeen in his original world.
Currently, he was about 1.78 meters tall, with a well-proportioned physique, the kind that looked slim in clothes but muscular without.
His appearance wasn't so handsome that people would want to cut him down, but it was definitely top-tier, and he was often approached when he went out.
He was unsure if he, having transmigrated with his physical body, could awaken a Martial Soul and was very worried about not having one.
In a world with extraordinary martial power, if one didn't have a Martial Soul, they would be utterly powerless, and their life would be difficult to guarantee.
He didn't need to be omnipotent, flying through the sky and burrowing through the earth, but he also didn't want his life to be out of his control. At the very least, he sought to live a stable and comfortable life.
Now that he had a Martial Soul, it made him breathe a sigh of relief. He could cultivate and possess a certain degree of self-preservation ability.
"What are you spacing out for? Come test your innate Soul Power." The middle-aged man patted Shi Yu's shoulder, bringing him back to his senses.
Shi Yu nervously placed his hand on the crystal ball the middle-aged man handed him.
Light flickered on it, and the middle-aged man's eyes grew brighter and brighter, especially when the crystal ball was filled with light, he exclaimed:
"Innate Full Soul Power!"
"You actually have Innate Full Soul Power!" The middle-aged man said in surprise, and without waiting for Shi Yu to say anything, he ran out.
This... Shi Yu was a bit speechless seeing the other person just run off like that. Was Innate Full Soul Power that frightening?
"Much better than expected." Shi Yu was naturally satisfied with this result.
Being quite knowledgeable about the Douluo Continent world, he still knew what Innate Full Soul Power meant.
Soon, the middle-aged man ran back, also bringing an Old man.
The Old man had Shi Yu test his innate Soul Power again. After confirming it was Innate Full Soul Power, he was surprised but also sighed.
"Senior, why are you sighing?" Shi Yu couldn't help but ask.
"I feel it's a pity for you. It would have been great if you had awakened your Martial Soul when you were six. Now you're already twelve, you've missed the best cultivation time."
"Six to twelve years old is the best foundation-laying period for cultivation. If you make good use of these six years, your future cultivation will be very fast."
"Conversely, it will be very slow, perhaps even slower than Soul Masters with less talent than you," the Old man said, sighing again.
Shi Yu had no intention of talking more about this and instead asked about his Martial Soul's condition.
This wasn't a Martial Soul he was familiar with, and he didn't understand it very well himself.
He released his Martial Soul. The middle-aged man and the Old man studied it carefully but couldn't come to any conclusion for a while.
They then called the Killing Ground Manager of the Martial Soul Awakening Hall. This was a Soul Master with the cultivation of a Soul King, already a relatively powerful existence for most Soul Masters.
This person also studied it for a long time before finally saying with some uncertainty: "Your Martial Soul seems to be of the Space attribute."
"Space attribute?" The other two were both startled. The Space attribute was extremely rare, and seeing it now, they couldn't help but feel surprised.
Shi Yu was also slightly surprised; this Martial Soul seemed even better than expected.
"Space attribute, Innate Full Soul Power, very high talent, it's just... alas," the Soul King Killing Ground Manager sighed as he spoke.
Shi Yu didn't feel it was a big deal. Six years old in this world didn't exist for him, so there was naturally nothing to feel sorry about.
Shi Yu wanted to excuse himself and leave to find a place to study it properly.
"Wait, we have a partnership with Shrek Academy and need to keep an eye out for Martial Soul awakeners with Innate Full Soul Power or special Martial Souls. Your situation meets the criteria, and we need to report your information to Shrek Academy."
"If the people at Shrek Academy think you're worth cultivating, they might specially recruit you into Shrek," the Soul King Killing Ground Manager called out to Shi Yu.
"Shrek Academy..." Shi Yu naturally knew about this Academy, neither liking nor disliking it particularly.
"Is there anything I need to do?" Shi Yu asked. He didn't have anywhere to go right now, so attending Shrek Academy wouldn't be a bad option.
It was just that he was lucky enough to find a golden soul coin when he transmigrated, otherwise, he would have been sleeping on the streets and starving for the past ten days.
That money was almost spent, and he needed to find a way to live.
"Don't leave for now. I'll have someone contact Shrek Academy's recruitment staff in Heaven Dou City as soon as possible. They should be able to arrive in an hour or two," the Soul King Killing Ground Manager said.
"Okay," Shi Yu nodded and began waiting in the Awakening Hall.
After about an hour, the people from Shrek Academy arrived.
This was a woman in her thirties, with an ordinary appearance but the gentle kind of woman who easily made people feel good about her.
"I am Song Lingzhen from Shrek Academy. Release your Martial Soul and let me see," the woman said after a brief introduction.
Shi Yu cooperated and released his Martial Soul, and a silver vortex appeared behind him.
Others might not sense it clearly, but Song Lingzhen had studied at Shrek Academy and had extraordinary insight, quickly determining that this was indeed a Martial Soul with the Space attribute.
"Space Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power, very high talent, it's just this age..." Song Lingzhen looked Shi Yu up and down and shook her head slightly.
Innate Full Soul Power and a Space Martial Soul at the age of six would definitely be a top-tier genius.
However, Innate Full Soul Power at the age of twelve meant the growth potential needed to be lowered by one grade.
"Why didn't you come to awaken your Martial Soul at six?" Song Lingzhen asked curiously.
"I don't want to talk about that," Shi Yu thought about lying but gave up after thinking it through. The more he said, the more mistakes he could make.
If he told one lie, he might need lie after lie to cover it up.
Until eventually, he wouldn't be able to make it all consistent. Shrek Academy also had strong investigative capabilities, and much of the information he provided might be proven false.
Instead of lying, perhaps not saying anything at all would be a better choice. If the other party insisted on asking and he didn't answer, then so be it if he couldn't join Shrek.
It wasn't that he absolutely had to join Shrek Academy; it was just that having this option available was relatively acceptable.
"If you want to enter our Shrek Academy, it would be better for you to cooperate a little," Song Lingzhen said.
Shi Yu still shook his head: "I really don't want to say. I hope you won't force me."