Chapter 14: Possession.
Shi Yi brought Tang San back to the academy and saw a group of students heading towards the back mountain.
"Brother, shall we go take a look? Something might have happened," Tang San asked Shi Yi tentatively.
Shi Yi shook his head and said, "Go ahead, Xiao San. With your current strength, no one your age can rival you in the academy. I have things to do. If you encounter any problems in your training, you can come to the teacher or the senior brothers. If you want to forge iron, remember to bring the senior brothers along."
Tang San nodded, a flicker of eagerness in his eyes. He had vaguely heard the students, several years older than him, say the words "work-study student."
Then they trotted off towards the back mountain.
Shi Yi looked at Tang San's back and shook his head. He had no interest in getting involved in the children's petty quarrels. He would rather spend this time playing with Xiao Yi and developing her intelligence.
On the campus of Notting College, Shi Yi found a secluded spot and summoned Little Yi. Little Yi had grown in size, making it easy for people to mistake such a large ant for a soul beast. Having absorbed the spirit ring of the Thousand-Tier Ant, it was now no different from the common Thousand-Tier Ant. Therefore, Shi Yi had no choice but to reduce the time Little Yi spent playing.
After Little Yi appeared, it rubbed against Shi Yi's feet. Seeing this, Shi Yi couldn't help but smile and said, "You're a fast learner."
Shi Yi also allowed Little Yi to explore the area. He found a large tree and slowly sat down in its shade. He began to ponder whether Little Yi possessed the ability to possess a beast soul. With this in mind, Shi Yi pulled out a small notebook from his soul guide and began to write and draw.
"For normal beast soul masters, beast soul possession is instinctive. Assuming Xiao Yi can also possess a beast soul, what's preventing it from doing so?"
"The biggest difference between Xiao Yi and normal beast souls lies in their intelligence. Normal beast souls can't summon physical bodies. Even if they gain a martial soul's true form, they only summon physical entities condensed from energy."
"Beast soul, beast soul, could the problem lie with Xiao Yi's intelligence? Normal beast souls, devoid of intelligence, can only passively accept the soul master's control and display their power through possession. If I try to control Xiao Yi, can I achieve the same possession effect?"
"Xiao Yi, come here," Shi Yi whispered to Xiao Yi.
Sensing Shi Yi's call, Xiao Yi immediately crawled towards Shi Yi. A human-like look of doubt crossed Xiao Yi's face as he reached Shi Yi's side.
"Xiao Yi, don't resist," Shi Yi whispered to Xiao Yi.
Although Xiao Yi didn't know Shi Yi's exact meaning, the feeling of blood connection comforted him, and he slowly relaxed. The past two years of interacting with Shi Yi had taught him that Shi Yi would never harm him.
In the world of martial spirits, there was no such thing as a martial spirit. He only knew that Shi Yi was the only one who could summon him to the outside world.
Regardless of the martial spirit, the foundation of all abilities lay in soul power.
Shi Yi channeled his soul power and placed his hand on Xiao Yi. A bright yellow soul ring appeared, swirling around him and flowing into Xiao Yi's body.
A strange feeling washed over him, the sense of blood connection becoming even more pronounced under the influence of soul power.
In the next instant, Xiao Yi vanished from Shi Yi's palm. Shi Yi looked surprised; he hadn't commanded Xiao Yi to return to her body. Just as Shi Yi was surprised, a force seemed to surge from deep within him.
A moment later, a full-length black figure appeared behind Shi Yi. To anyone observing, it looked like a magnified Xiao Yi.
Shi Yi felt the powerful force bursting from his body. Gazing at the hazy black light and shadows around him, he knew he had succeeded, achieving the state of beast soul possession.
Suddenly, a childish cry of surprise filled Shi Yi's mind.
"...? Why... don't you... move!"
Shi Yi's heart trembled, his eyes fluttering as he muttered to himself, "Is this... Xiao Yi?"
"Who... are you? Why... do you know... my name?"
Xiao Yi's vague, childish words shook Shi Yi even more. Apparently, Xiao Yi, as a sentient martial spirit, could hear him.
Shi Yi tried to silently recite, "Who am I? I'm your father!"
"Father? Father is... what?" a childish voice echoed in Shi Yi's mind.
Shi Yi remained silent, as if the little ant could sense his words simply by silently reciting them.
"Are you... human?" the little ant within him asked, seemingly pondering.
"..." Xiao Yi's question left Shi Yi speechless. Was he not human, then, but a ghost?
"Relatives?"
Shi Yi was slightly startled, his mind slowly reminiscing about the first day he awakened his martial spirit. "Xiao Yi, from now on we'll be family,"
Shi Yi sighed. "Yes, we are."
"Relatives, why... don't you... move?"
"Can't move? Look at this?" Shi Yi thought to himself, then took a few steps.
"It's... moving. It's... moving."
Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Shi Yi smiled slightly. It seemed he still had a lot to teach Xiao Yi.
"Xiao Yi, it seems you need a lot of practice if you want to communicate smoothly with me," Shi Yi said silently with a smile.
"Not much time!"
Shi Yi nodded. Indeed, Xiao Yi's appearances had been much less frequent than when he first enrolled. "Well, at worst, I'll just stay home until I leave Notting City."
Thinking of this, Shi Yi quickly dispersed his spirit power, exiting the beast spirit's possession state. With a thought, Xiao Yi reappeared before Shi Yi.
"How was it? Didn't you feel good just now?" Shi Yi said to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi shook his head in a humane way. Seeing Xiao Yi shake his head, Shi Yi understood the reason, a complex expression on his young face. Xiao Yi possessed human intelligence and naturally pursued freedom like a human.
Ordinary beast soul masters could use beast souls to possess beings without hesitation, as their martial spirits lacked powerful intelligence and mutated physical forms. However, Shi Yi obviously could not, as Xiao Yi already possessed a martial spirit with its own thoughts.
Shi Yi smiled at Xiao Yi and said, "Then we can enter that state again when danger strikes."
Xiao Yi nodded in a humane way.
Shi Yi teased Xiao Yi with his finger and said, "Go play,"then continued writing in his notebook.
"No wonder the teacher couldn't successfully possess the martial soul. Let's not talk about whether he has tried it or not. Even if he has tried it, it might have been when he just awakened the martial soul. But with the teacher's experience, the teacher must have greatly reduced the time when Sanpao appears. Even learning to read was not something the teacher started to try until I appeared, let alone letting Sanpao cooperate with the possession." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.
With this in mind, Shi Yi summarized the crucial requirements for possessing a living beast spirit.
First, you must be able to communicate with the living spirit, letting it understand what you intend to do so it can cooperate effectively. Second, you must ensure your own spirit cooperates. Obviously, possession is only possible if the spirit doesn't resist.
"Should I tell the teacher about this?" Shi Yi hesitated.
He recalled Luo Sanpao's two abilities and shook his head. He didn't know what Yu Xiaogang was thinking. Who would choose to use farts as a means of attack? If this were possession...
Shi Yi felt a chill run down his spine as he imagined the scene.
"It's better not to tell the teacher. What's the point of possession? We're all weaklings anyway, so wouldn't possessing them still be weaklings? If the teacher were to use this attack method himself, I'd be a traitor. I'll wait until the teacher finds out. He'll probably understand my good intentions," Shi Yi thought to himself.
Shi Yi thought for a moment and decided to let Yu Xiaogang just practice his spirit fusion technique with Flanders Liu Erlong. Yu Xiaogang's talent didn't allow him to be a single-player character. There were only two ways to change his talent: a master could help regulate his meridians or even strengthen his meridians, or he could use a divine treasure.
Sitting under a large tree, watching Xiao Yi play outside, Shi Yi savored this moment of peace.
A dim light filtered through the treetops, casting a shadow on Shi Yi's face. Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Shi Yi retracted Xiao Yi into his body and headed towards the cafeteria.
Arriving at the Notting Academy cafeteria, he saw Xiao Wu and Tang San arriving with the part-time students.
Tang San greeted Shi Yi, "Senior Brother."
Shi Yi smiled and nodded, glancing at Xiao Wu before turning his playful gaze towards Tang San.
"Junior Brother, no wonder you're so anxious," Shi Yi chuckled.
Tang San blushed at the words and introduced, "Brother, her name is Xiao Wu. Like me, she has full innate soul power." He lowered his voice at the latter part.
"Sister Xiao Wu, she's the part-time student who hasn't returned to the dormitory," Wang Sheng whispered beside him.
"So, doesn't that mean he has to call me Sister Xiao Wu too?" Xiao Wu said loudly, seemingly unconcerned about Shi Yi hearing her.
Tang San's expression changed, and he glared at Wang Sheng. He wanted to say something to Xiao Wu, but Shi Yi stopped him.
Then, under Tang San's surprised gaze, Shi Yi extended his hand to Xiao Wu, "Sister Xiao Wu, hello."
Xiao Wu was slightly startled, then recovered and shook Shi Yi's hand, saying, "Hello, what?"
Wang Sheng reminded him like a lackey, "Sister Xiao Wu, her name is Shi Yi."
"Oh...oh, hello, Shi Yi, why didn't you come just now?" Xiao Wu demanded.
"Didn't Xiao San go? I felt that with his and Xiao Wu's strength, we didn't need to intervene, so I didn't go," Shi Yi chuckled.
Xiao Wu nodded matter-of-factly, "That's true. With Xiao Wu here, you can be assured."
"Yes," Shi Yi nodded with a playful smile.
With that, Xiao Wu led a group of part-time students into the cafeteria, acting like a big sister.
"Brother, I'm sorry, Xiao Wu is actually quite nice," Tang San explained to Shi Yi, a little embarrassed.
Shi Yi smiled, shook his head, and patted Tang San's shoulder, saying, "Xiao San, there are many ways to solve problems, and a smile can solve many. Don't worry, I won't take it to heart. Enjoy your meal. I'll go find the teacher."
Tang San was startled, then recovered and nodded slightly.
When Shi Yi arrived at the second floor of the cafeteria, Yu Xiaogang was already eating. Shi Yi didn't hesitate, sitting down in front of Yu Xiaogang and began to eat.
Seeing Shi Yi approach, Yu Xiaogang put down his chopsticks and said to Shi Yi, "You should have gone with Xiao San to the back mountain. Although they're just children, they'll still give you a taste of spirit master combat. You should also improve Xiao Yi's combat abilities as soon as possible. An unexpected battle won't give you the time."
Shi Yi shook his head slightly. He had once wanted to have Xiao Yi learn how to fight, just as Yu Xiaogang had. However, after completing his spirit possession today and hearing Xiao Yi's voice, he abandoned the idea. Xiao Yi was still a child unable to communicate properly, so Shi Yi wasn't in a rush to fight.
"What kind of combat abilities can Xiao Yi have right now? He's less than six inches tall and doesn't have any active skills. It's better for me to fight him myself," Shi Yi explained to Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Shi Yi and said slowly, "Have you figured out how to strengthen your abilities?"
Shi Yi nodded slightly and said, "Xiao San likes blacksmithing. I plan to set aside some time every day to work with Xiao San."
Yu Xiaogang nodded in approval and said, "That's good. Now that you've absorbed a spirit ring, your body can handle a certain amount of exercise. If I'm not mistaken, you're working on blacksmithing to prepare for research on a spirit guide."
"Just keep it to yourself. Don't tell anyone else. If you can't figure it out, it would be a disgrace to your sect," Shi Yi said with a chuckle.
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened. He felt like Shi Yi was hinting at something.
"Are you that confident in spirit guides?" Yu Xiaogang asked doubtfully.
Shi Yi nodded slightly and said, "Teacher, do you know what a spirit guide means?"
Yu Xiaogang looked at Shi Yi in confusion, waiting for his explanation.
"The mere fact that a device can be controlled by soul power is enough. If a soul master uses soul power to activate his martial soul, gaining incredible power, then a soul guide is a device that uses soul power to activate an object, gaining incredible power. What do you think the potential of a soul guide is comparable to?" Shi Yi asked.
Yu Xiaogang was slightly startled, and slowly uttered two words: "Martial soul..."
"Indeed, in my opinion, as long as the craftsmanship of the maker is exquisite enough and the materials used are strong enough, a soul guide can become a soul master's second martial soul." Shi Yi said confidently.
Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly. He understood what this meant to Shi Yi. If Shi Yi could truly create such a powerful soul guide, then the combined forces of Shi Yi and his martial soul would become even more terrifying.
"Since you have such an idea, teacher won't say anything more," Yu Xiaogang said softly to Shi Yi.
"Eat, eat. A full stomach gives you the energy to research," Shi Yi chuckled.
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