The Spirit Awakening ceremony was complete. Su Yuntao led Tang San and Ye Yin out of the Spirit Hall wooden house. Old Jack, leaning on his crutch, quickly stepped forward.
"Respected Spirit Master," he asked expectantly, "how was it? Is there anyone from our village who can become a Spirit Master this year?"
Su Yuntao sighed. "There are two, but it's a pity."
Old Jack's eyes showed both uncertainty and surprise. "Grandmaster, what happened?" he asked cautiously.
Su Yuntao looked at Ye Yin and Tang San. "Ye Yin's Spirit, the Good and Evil Pearl, has the potential to become a support-type Soul Master, but his innate spirit power is only level one. Tang San has innate full spirit power, but his Spirit is the Blue Silver Grass."
Old Jack was stunned. He may not have been a Spirit Master himself, but after so many years, he knew a lot. Blue Silver Grass was known as a worthless Spirit.
"That's truly a shame," he said with a heavy heart.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. I still have to go to the next village." With that, Su Yuntao gave the proof of the awakening to Old Jack, packed his things, and left Saint Spirit Village.
Old Jack watched him go, then turned to Ye Yin. "Xiao Yin, you have the potential to become a Spirit Master. Are you willing to go to a special school to learn the cultivation methods of a Spirit Master?"
Ye Yin agreed without a moment's hesitation. "I am willing."
Old Jack nodded, satisfied. "Let's go, I'll take you both back. In three months, I'll send you to Nuo Ding Academy to start your studies."
Tang San was a bit confused. "Grandpa Village Chief, what about me? Can't I go to Nuo Ding Academy?"
He was a little anxious. Before, when Old Jack had proactively suggested he go to school, Tang San hadn't been interested. But now that Old Jack didn't mention it, Tang San felt a pang of anxiety.
Old Jack was about to speak, but Ye Yin cut in, seizing the opportunity to earn more resentment.
"Little San, why would you go to school with a trash Spirit? To become a useless Spirit Master in the future?" Ye Yin said. "Besides, our village only gets one scholarship student. It can only be me. You should just stay and learn blacksmithing with your dad. If you leave, who will take care of your drunken father?"
Resentment from Tang San +22!
Resentment from Tang San +25!
Old Jack nodded in agreement. "Xiao Yin has a point."
Ye Yin returned home and lay on his bed, ready to properly examine his system. He had only taken a quick glance at it before, and he still had the Newbie Gift Pack to open.
"Do you want to open the Newbie Gift Pack?" a voice asked.
"Open it!"
Resentment System
Reward: Spirit quality has evolved, from Benevolent Pearl to Good and Evil Pearl.
Reward: Spirit power increased by ten levels.
Reward: A storage spirit tool ring with one hundred cubic meters of space.
Reward: One million gold coins.
Ye Yin smiled as he read the list. He instinctively held out his hand and summoned his Spirit. Where there had once been a single, pure white pearl, there were now two—one pure white and one pure black. The two pearls rotated around his palm, as if polishing themselves.
As he summoned his Good and Evil Pearl Spirit, Ye Yin had an inexplicable feeling that his future nine Spirit Abilities were already fixed. No matter what kind of spirit ring he obtained, the abilities would not change. For example, his seventh Spirit Ability would always be Spirit Avatar. In addition, each spirit ring would grant him two abilities—one from the Benevolent Pearl and one from the Evil Pearl—with similar effects but opposite functions.
My spirit power level increased by ten levels instantly. That saves me from the difficult early stages of cultivation, he thought happily. The storage spirit tool ring and one million gold coins also solve my luggage and startup money problems. It truly lives up to its name as a Newbie Gift Pack. It's so comprehensive!
He then looked at the system store.
Resentment System
Current Resentment Value: 160
Increase spirit ring age by one year: 10 Resentment Value.
Increase Spirit Bone age by one year: 10 Resentment Value.
Gain spirit power experience: 100 Resentment Value.
100,000-year spirit ring: 1 million Resentment Value.
100,000-year Spirit Bone: 1 million Resentment Value.
Random external Spirit Bone: 500,000 Resentment Value.
Specified external Spirit Bone: 1 million Resentment Value.
…
"The prices in this store are really expensive," Ye Yin muttered. "A million resentment points for a 100,000-year spirit ring. If I only get 160 a day, that would take eighteen years!"
He quickly realized his mistake. The more people he interacted with, the more resentment points he would get. Everyone could provide resentment points. So far, Tang San had been his main source. If he could get 160 resentment points from eighteen different people every day, he could get a 100,000-year spirit ring in just one year.
Resentment from Tang San +1!
Resentment from Tang San +1!
…
Suddenly, resentment points started pouring in from Tang San. Ye Yin was momentarily confused. Why was Tang San giving him resentment points now? He mentally reviewed the plot. At this very moment, Tang San would be showing his twin Spirits to Tang Hao. When Tang Hao saw the Blue Silver Grass, he also called it a useless Spirit. Could it be that Tang San remembered Ye Yin's words about Blue Silver Grass not being worth cultivating? Or maybe seeing Tang Hao reminded him of what Ye Yin had said about him taking good care of his father? Whatever the reason, Ye Yin was always happy to see his resentment points increase.
In the God Realm, the God King of Goodness and the God King of Evil exchanged a sudden glance.
"Someone has actually integrated the great powers of good and evil into one body!" the God King of Goodness said in surprise.
"We must find a way to pass on our God Positions to him!" the God King of Evil agreed.
Three months passed quickly, and the day came for Ye Yin to leave for Nuo Ding Academy. Old Jack had put on his best clothes, as he wanted to make a good impression in the city. After all, a person's reputation was important.
"Xiao Yin, let's go," he said. "I'll take you to Nuo Ding Academy."
Ye Yin stepped out of his wooden house. "Grandpa Village Chief, do you think there's any chance that no matter how well we country folk dress, city people will still look down on us? Our best clothes aren't as good as their worst."
Resentment from Old Jack +35!
Old Jack really wanted to smack Ye Yin. The boy was perfect in every other way—handsome, hardworking, and he often helped out the villagers. But his mouth… it was his one major flaw. Over the past three months, Ye Yin had caused quite a bit of trouble for the villagers, all in the name of earning resentment points.