Chapter 2 Martial Soul! Divine Wood King Cauldron
The awakening room is not large, only a dozen square meters in size, and dozens of fist-sized black crystal balls are embedded in the ceiling.
Shi Lin remembered that the Awakening Array should be placed on the ground, right?
How come this is in the sky?
Is this some kind of treatment that costs money?
"Xiao Lin, don't be nervous. There will be no danger in awakening your Spirit. After the awakening formation is activated, you must use sincere emotions to call upon the Spirit deep within your soul. Only in this way can you summon the Spirit," Su Yuntao explained to Shi Lin with a smile.
Su Yuntao would tell every child who awakened their Spirit these things, except that Su Yuntao's attitude was better because Shi Lin had paid him.
"Thank you, Master Su Yuntao!" Shi Lin bowed to Su Yuntao, then went to the center of the Awakening Array, and slowly closed his eyes, waiting for his Spirit to awaken.
Seeing that Shi Lin was ready, Su Yuntao went to a stone pillar and poured his soul power into it.
As a stream of white energy flowed into the stone pillar, the black crystal ball embedded in the dome emitted a faint, warm glow, transforming into a white beam of light that descended from the sky and enveloped Shi Lin.
Shi Lin, who was inside the pillar of light, felt a warm power rising from his lower abdomen and quickly spreading throughout his body.
The warmth made Shi Lin feel dazed for a moment.
The next second, Shi Lin suddenly woke up.
When Shi Lin opened his eyes, he found that the scene in front of him had turned into a pure white space!
"Is this the Spiritual world?" Shi Lin muttered to himself.
Shi Lin knew that the reason he entered the Spiritual world was because of the awakening formation, so he calmed his breathing, adjusted his state, and concentrated, trying to summon the Spirit deep in his Spiritual world.
After a few breaths, Shi Lin sensed the presence of his Spirit.
"Looks like awakening a Spirit isn't so difficult after all. Come out, little darling!"
Shi Lin revealed a bright smile, then gave a soft shout, and the next second, a dark golden light flashed.
A dark golden wooden cauldron, about the size of a basketball, appeared before Shi Lin. The cauldron had four square legs and two handles, and its surface was engraved with countless magical flowers, birds, fish, and insects. Faint blood-red patterns could also be seen running between the textures of the wood.
"This wooden cauldron is actually intact. Looking at the engravings and patterns on it, this is no ordinary item. Could it be that my Spirit was automatically corrected because of the Reincarnation?" Shi Lin muttered with some surprise as he looked at the wooden cauldron in front of him.
Shi Zhen's Spirit is a rusty iron cauldron, and the degree of rust is too high, so Shi Zhen does not have an innate soul power level.
However, Shi Lin's Spirit is different. Although the wooden cauldron is made of wood, it is still a complete artifact. In other words, Shi Lin may possess a soul power level!
Just then, the wooden cauldron released a dark golden energy that entered Shi Lin's mind.
The next second, a corrosion mark appeared on the wooden cauldron. Before Shi Lin could react, a hole the size of a fist was corroded into the cauldron!
Moreover, the corroded area is still expanding!
"What's going on?" Shi Lin asked incredulously, his eyes wide.
Before Shi Lin could react, he suddenly felt a surge of information flooding his brain. The amount of information was overwhelming, and Shi Lin experienced a severe headache. The next second, everything went black, and he fainted.
When Shi Lin opened his eyes again, he was already back in the Awakening Room.
"Xiao Lin, are you alright?" Su Yuntao asked Shi Lin in a low voice with concern.
"It's nothing, just a bit of a headache," Shi Lin said, rubbing his temples as he gritted his teeth.
"It's good that you're alright." Su Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shi Lin's condition.
As soon as the awakening formation was withdrawn, Shi Lin collapsed to the ground without any warning, which startled Su Yuntao. After all, there were only two people here, and if others found out, they might think that Su Yuntao had done something to Shi Lin.
Seeing that Shi Lin was alright, Su Yuntao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Xiao Lin, summon your Spirit. I need to register it." Su Yuntao said to Shi Lin, seeing that he didn't seem to have much to do.
Shi Lin nodded, then stretched out his hand. With a flash of dark golden light, a palm-sized wooden cauldron appeared in Shi Lin's hand.
However, one side of the wooden tripod's body has been completely corroded, and the other parts of the tripod are also corroded. The original intricate patterns have disappeared, turning it into an extremely rotten wooden tripod.
Looking at the broken wooden cauldron in his hand, Shi Lin slowly frowned. What exactly had just happened?
"A wooden cauldron Spirit? That's rare, but it's a pity it's a damaged piece." This was the first time Su Yuntao had ever seen a small wooden cauldron, and the degree of corrosion on it was astonishing.
Normally, Spirits like bells and tripods are top-tier Spirits, possessing unique abilities in both offense and defense. They are typically inherited Spirits of large families, with very few records of commoners awakening them.
However, a flawed weapon usually indicates poor talent. In this case, it means that the Soul Master's innate Soul Power level will not be very high, and their future achievements will be limited, or they may not even have a Soul Power level.
"Perhaps this is what a Spirit is like. Xiao Lin, let's test your innate soul power level!" Su Yuntao smiled and took out a crystal ball from his soul tool. He came to Shi Lin, squatted down, and placed the crystal ball in front of Shi Lin.
Shi Lin adjusted his state, took a deep breath, and then placed his palm on the crystal ball.
The next second, Shi Lin felt a force pulling him out of his arm.
After absorbing Shi Lin's soul power, the crystal ball emitted a soft blue light.
"Only level three innate soul power? Hmm, that's already quite good." Su Yuntao frowned as he looked at the crystal ball in front of him. However, since Shi Lin had paid for it, Su Yuntao comforted him a bit.
"Yes, it's already quite good. Neither my father nor my mother had innate soul power." Shi Lin laughed heartily and comforted Su Yuntao in return.
"Haha, you're quite open-minded for such a young age. You can come visit the Spirit Hall often if you have the chance. Let's go, your Spirit has been successfully awakened, we should head out now." Su Yuntao found Shi Lin's appearance very amusing and said with a smile.
Then, Su Yuntao led Shi Lin out of the awakening room.
"Master Su Yuntao, my son's Spirit..." Shi Zhen looked at the two people who came out of the awakening room, quickly stepped forward, grabbed Su Yuntao somewhat nervously, and asked with a smile.
"Congratulations, Mr. Shi! Young Shi Lin has awakened a wooden cauldron as his Spirit, with an innate soul power level of three!" Su Yuntao said to Shi Zhen with a smile.
"Has an innate soul power level?" Shi Zhen looked at Shi Lin with surprise.
Shi Zhen's Spirit is an iron cauldron that is so rusted it's unrecognizable, while Shi Lin's mother, Zhou Yun's, Spirit is a rolling pin.
Shi Lin's Broken Wood Cauldron Spirit is still acceptable.
Unexpectedly, Shi Lin actually had a soul power level, which meant that Shi Zhen's son could cultivate!
"Thank you, Master Su Yuntao, thank you, Master Ma Xiunuo! These are just small gifts, nothing special!" Shi Zhen raised his hand and took out two money bags, giving them to Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao.
Now that Shi Lin's Spirit has successfully awakened, the two of them can finally collect Shi Zhen's gold soul coins with peace of mind.
"Little guy, you need to work hard at your cultivation. Once your soul power level breaks through level ten, you can register here and receive a monthly stipend." Ma Xiunuo took the money bag discreetly and then patted Shi Lin's hair warmly.
"Thank you, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo!" Although Shi Lin was a transmigrator, he was still a child and couldn't act too specially.
"Masters, I'll be heading back now. I'll treat you to a meal sometime. Farewell!" Shi Zhen nodded to the two Soul Masters before him, then prepared to leave with Shi Lin.
"Take care, take care!" Su Yuntao said warmly to Shi Lin and his son.
Then, Shi Zhen led Shi Lin away from the Spirit Hall Branch Hall and back to the carriage.
"My son is finally going to become a Soul Master! Lin'er, what do you want? Dad will buy it for you!" Shi Zhen said to Shi Lin from inside the carriage, completely disregarding his image.
"I'm a little tired from awakening my Spirit, Dad. Let me sleep for a while." Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen in a bad mood, then lay down in the carriage and fell asleep in the blink of an eye.
"Hehe, my son has awakened his Soul Master talent! That's wonderful, wonderful!" Shi Zhen was so excited that his face turned red.
Although a level three innate soul power is not a very good talent, and one can only break through to around level 40 at most, it is already quite good for an ordinary family.
Shi Lin wasn't tired; rather, when he had just awakened his Spirit, the wooden cauldron released a massive amount of information—the inherited information of the wooden cauldron Spirit—which Shi Lin needed to absorb.
With so many people around, Shi Lin, despite feeling sleepy, went through the formalities, got into the carriage, and, feeling relieved, quickly fell asleep.
[end of the chapter]