Examination
"What a genius and bold idea!" Sarath looked up, secretly admiring. "Just by knowing that ten-thousand-year soul beasts possess intelligence equal to humans, he could deduce that absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring would involve a soul shock. This child truly has exceptional talent in theoretical thinking. No wonder he came up with the theory of absorbing soul rings beyond one's level. Moreover, his martial soul aptitude must be quite impressive now as well."
"After evolving, his martial soul can connect with surrounding Blue Silver Grass, collect information, and sense the environment. Without a doubt, this is a high-level suppression effect that only superior martial souls can exert on inferior ones. In other words, Yang Yunhai's martial soul has already surpassed the category of ordinary Blue Silver Grass."
"Furthermore, it even possesses a formidable lightning-attribute attack. Otherwise, it would've been impossible for him to kill a Vine Jar beast with over 2,000 years of cultivation by himself."
Given all this, he could no longer take this lightly.
If Yang Yunhai's martial soul had no lightning attribute, if his cultivation hadn't reached Soul Exalt, if his martial soul hadn't evolved, Sarath might have had him shed some blood to see what effect it might have if he drank it, perhaps even improve the quality of his own martial soul?
But given the current situation...
As his thoughts settled, he turned to Yang Yunhai and gave a slight nod. "Yang Yunhai, you are very impressive."
With that, he slowly stood up. "This theory holds great significance for the Spirit Hall. Tomorrow, I will personally travel to report it to His Holiness the Pope. However, before that, I need to reassess your personal abilities, which I will also report along with the theory."
Yang Yunhai followed suit, standing up and cupping his hands slightly. "Please instruct me, Bishop."
Sarath gave a slight nod and strode to an open area of the room, then turned around. "Now, release your martial soul and attack me with full strength, just like you did against the Vine Jar beast with 2,000 years of cultivation."
As he spoke, soul rings rhythmically pulsed beneath his feet, and his entire body began to glow with a faint aura.
"Yes," Yang Yunhai nodded. With a flick of his right hand, his martial soul appeared, growing at high speed into vines that lashed toward Sarath.
"What is this..." Sarath couldn't help but look surprised as he saw the dense golden patterns on the vine's surface and the many sharp barbs gleaming with a golden hue under the light.
The next second, the vine touched his body and began crawling up with visible speed, compressing inward while exerting intense pressure and cutting force. At the same time, a faint suction was also felt.
"This strength, this force, this sharpness..." Sarath exerted a bit of effort to break free, deeply shocked inside,even the slow absorption of his soul power was momentarily overlooked.
Compared to its control abilities, he felt this devouring effect was just the icing on the cake.
"Even a battle-type Soul Ancestor would find it difficult to escape this level of control," he assessed inwardly.
"Bishop, please be careful. I'm about to release a lightning-attribute attack," Yang Yunhai warned as Sarath's thoughts wandered.
Sarath immediately came back to his senses. A flicker of anticipation flashed in his eyes, and he nodded. "Use your full strength."
Yang Yunhai gave a slight nod. The next second, the vines suddenly crackled with dazzling golden arcs of electricity.
"Golden?!" Sarath exclaimed in surprise as the current surged toward him.
Electric buzzing filled the air. The room lit up in an instant, and Sarath's hair began to stand on end.
"This power... it absolutely surpasses that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul at the same level!" He ignored his messy hair, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Enough." He called out to stop.
"Yes," Yang Yunhai responded, cutting off his soul power supply and retracting the vines and martial soul.
Sarath then strode forward, eyes shining. "Next, extend your hand. I need to examine your physical body and the stability of your internal soul power. Based on your displayed martial soul ability, I don't believe you achieved your current soul power level simply by relying on your second soul skill's devouring ability. But to accurately report to His Holiness, I must follow protocol."
"Alright." Yang Yunhai responded calmly and raised his left hand.
Sarath grasped it with his right hand and pressed along it a few times, his eyes showing a trace of surprise.
"At his age... such bone strength?!" he thought in disbelief.
"Have you trained any soul techniques with your hands?" he asked, looking up.
"No, just some physical training,lifting heavy objects and doing movements to strengthen my arms. Strong arms make it easier to control the vines," Yang Yunhai answered without changing his expression. "Other than that, it might be due to that bamboo shoot and years of training by attracting lightning."
Hearing this, Sarath suddenly recalled Yang Yunhai mentioning in his letter that drawing lightning into the body could strengthen it. Getting struck by lightning would electrify the whole body, including the bones. Over the years, the enhancement could indeed be considerable.
Not to mention he had consumed rare treasures and absorbed three soul rings beyond his level, combined with regular physical training.
Thinking about it like that, it all made sense.
He nodded slightly and then lowered his head again, his expression turning serious.
He carefully guided his soul power into Yang Yunhai's wrist through his fingertips. To assess a soul master's cultivation potential, one must evaluate not just the martial soul's quality, but also the toughness, width, and smoothness of the meridians.
To determine if someone used devouring abilities to rapidly raise their cultivation, the key was checking the purity and stability of their internal soul power. Devouring could boost cultivation quickly, but often left behind negative side effects,such as impure soul power, unstable foundation, and internal impurities. That's why very few fallen soul masters in history ever reached the level of Title Douluo.
It wasn't necessary to examine the whole body,soul power and meridians formed a network throughout the body. By checking just a small region, especially a core one, he could get a solid judgment.
With this in mind, Sarath carefully guided his soul power into Yang Yunhai's meridians and followed the natural flow.
Second by second passed, and Sarath became increasingly astonished. Eventually, his soul power reached the spine.
The spine is the central axis of the skeletal system and the main support of the body. The meridians within it are likewise the core pathways for internal energy. So by understanding the bone strength and the condition of meridians here,their flexibility, width, and flow,one could practically determine a soul master's talent with certainty.
"This bone strength... these meridian qualities... how is this possible? Was it the lightning training or that bamboo shoot? He actually reached such a level?" Sarath was now beyond shocked.
In terms of meridian flow alone, he realized he couldn't even match Yang Yunhai,and that was utterly ridiculous.
"With soul power this pure, there's no way he devoured external energy to achieve this," he concluded with confidence.
"Also, I didn't sense any lingering special energy, so the medicinal effects from that bamboo shoot must have been fully absorbed." With that thought, he quickly withdrew his soul power and let go of Yang Yunhai's hand, looking at him with utmost seriousness.
"Yang Yunhai, tomorrow you will accompany me to Spirit City. With your talent and aptitude in theoretical research, only in Spirit City can you receive the best training. Only there can your potential be fully unlocked."
A top-tier martial soul,one that had mutated and then evolved,with such power and capabilities, Sarath had no doubt it reached the level of a supreme martial soul. It might even be superior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
And the physical aptitude to match.
Whether Yang Yunhai could reach the Title Douluo level someday, Sarath wasn't sure. He himself hadn't reached that stage and didn't know it well. But what he did know was that bringing Yang Yunhai to Spirit City would absolutely strengthen his own position in the Spirit Hall.
If lucky, Yang Yunhai might even be accepted by a Title Douluo elder as a disciple, which would benefit Sarath even more.
"Sorry, Bishop, but I cannot go to Spirit City,at least not for now," Yang Yunhai replied, shaking his head.
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