Forty minutes had passed since the Soul Awakening Ceremony began.
Of the 23 people present who had awakened a Lifebound Guardian Beast or a Beastmaster Talent, Su Ya and Lu Dong had already inspected the Soul Bases of 21.
"Eleven with F Level potential, seven with E Level potential, two with D Level potential, and one with C Level potential."
"Two with D Level potential and one with C Level... It's not just a matter of quantity; the quality is quite good."
"And I'm sure these last two little ones will have a huge surprise in store for us."
As she spoke, Su Ya glanced over the records before her gaze, burning with intensity, landed on Zhong Yi and Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling and Zhong Yi were both in the midst of their Soul Base awakening, but Su Ya was currently unable to see the scenery within their Soul Bases.
This indicated that their potential was extremely strong and that their Soul Bases required a greater stimulus of Energy to be fully activated.
Ten minutes had already passed since the one with C Level potential had completed their awakening.
To awaken at this stage, even if it was just a Lifebound Guardian Beast or a Beastmaster Talent, meant their potential would be classified as B Level at the very minimum.
"Su Ya, that young lady with C Level potential awakened a Healing Element Lifebound Guardian Beast. With potential like that, the Beastmaster Association should try to recruit and train her."
Among all Lifebound Guardian Beasts, those of the Healing Element had the lowest awakening rate.
And yet, Healing Element Guardian Beast Masters were needed by every other Guardian Beast Master.
A Healing Element Guardian Beast Master with C Level potential was more valuable than even a Combat-type Beast Master with B Level potential.
Su Ya didn't respond to Lu Dong, because she had just noticed that scenery was finally emerging from within Zhong Ling's previously chaotic Soul Base.
Thunder rumbled and lightning tore across the sky. Bolts rained down, plowing into the earth like arrows.
In the aftermath of the thunder, storms swept across the ravaged, fissured land, and all life was extinguished.
It was a disastrous scene that would strike fear into the heart of anyone who so much as glimpsed it.
Su Ya and Lu Dong's hearts leaped into their throats. 'In a scene of such disaster, it couldn't be... Is a Bizarre about to be born!?'
'If a Bizarre is what's born, it would be a total waste of this girl's potential!'
Just then, they suddenly noticed something. As thunder rolled through the dark clouds and lightning lit up the land, a butterfly came fluttering on the storm.
The butterfly danced, dazzling and aloof, across the sky. With each beat of its wings, it passed through the dark clouds, the lightning, and the storm, and the entire world fell silent!
Through shimmering twilight and fading dusk, through scorching summer and brutal winter, the butterfly's dance seemed endless.
Su Ya and Lu Dong's anxieties finally eased. Judging by the scenes that followed, what had awakened in the girl's Soul Base was not a Bizarre.
A scene like this heralded the girl's astonishing potential!
As the butterfly danced, a rhythmic pulsing suddenly echoed from the distance.
Each pulse of the sound scattered the clouds across the sky and stirred the swirling, colorful mists.
Gradually, a towering silhouette appeared—it was a gigantic, pulsating cocoon!
Two primary manifestations had appeared in the Soul Base, causing Su Ya to wag her tail in excitement.
The appearance of two primary manifestations meant that the young woman named Zhong Ling, number 313, had not only awakened a Lifebound Guardian Beast but also a Beastmaster Talent at the same time.
The butterfly first landed on the giant cocoon, but it didn't linger.
Instead, it circled the entire world before returning to where the thunder and storm had first begun.
Amid the scene of disaster, the butterfly landed upon the fields of bones.
Fluorescent white flames began to bloom one after another, like camellias on a mountainside.
These fluorescent white flames ignited upon skeleton after skeleton, and as they did, the remains began to stagger to their feet.
Amidst the swirling storm and lightning, they displayed a kind of decaying vitality, and in that same moment, the butterfly turned ink-black.
Su Ya couldn't help but exclaim in excitement.
"An Undead Element Lifebound Guardian Beast, and her Beastmaster Talent is clearly related to it."
"This is undoubtedly A Level potential—it might even be rated A+."
"Lu Dong, you go approach the young lady with the C Level potential and the Healing-type Guardian Beast. I will handle Zhong Ling and try to invite her to join the Beastmaster Association."
Guardian Beast Masters rated with B Level potential after a Soul Awakening Ceremony only account for one in a thousand people.
Official organizations were more than willing to make a sincere offer to recruit such talented individuals.
Unlike B Level potential, a B+ Level might appear once in every 20,000 people, but an A Level might not even appear once in 100,000.
And what's more, Zhong Ling's rating was likely far more than a simple A Level!
Su Ya was already mulling it over. 'When I recruit Zhong Ling, what kind of sincere offer should I make on behalf of the Beastmaster Association?'
A Guardian Beast Master whose Lifebound Guardian Beast was of the Undead Element might not be strong in single combat, but their group combat ability far surpassed that of other elements.
In the exploration of Secret Realms, group combat ability was often what a team lacked most.
The more Su Ya thought about it, the more she valued Zhong Ling's potential!
Moreover, an Undead Element Lifebound Guardian Beast didn't require healing, which would significantly reduce the burden on a team's healer.
An Undead Element Lifebound Guardian Beast with powerful group combat abilities could fit into any team.
Lu Dong was a little dissatisfied with the task Su Ya had assigned him, but there was nothing he could do about it.
As the Main Awakening Master, Su Ya was indeed more qualified than he was to represent the Beastmaster Association when inviting a genius with A Level potential like Zhong Ling.
"Su Ya, it's almost been an hour. Look, no scenery has appeared inside number 314's Soul Base yet. Could there have been some kind of unforeseen problem with it?"
Su Ya's gaze fell on Zhong Yi, her expression shifting from anticipation to concern.
The one-hour duration of the Soul Awakening Ceremony was not an arbitrary limit.
Under the stimulation of external Soul Power, exceeding one hour would cause the Soul Base to collapse.
Even the great Celestial Destiny Seekers typically completed their Soul Awakening Ceremony in around 50 minutes.
There was only one minute left before the ceremony reached the one-hour mark. Su Ya hesitated. 'If no scenery appears in the boy's Soul Base, should I stop the ceremony when the hour is up?'
While reviewing the files earlier, Su Ya had noticed that number 313, Zhong Ling, had used the participation slot belonging to number 314, the boy named Zhong Yi.
Since both shared the surname Zhong, they undoubtedly had a very close relationship.
Since Su Ya wanted to recruit Zhong Ling for the Beastmaster Association, she absolutely could not let anything happen to Zhong Yi.
After careful consideration, Su Ya decided to stop releasing her Soul Power and halt the Soul Awakening Ceremony the moment the hour was up.
'Otherwise, if anything happens to this boy, I, as the Main Awakening Master, will have to bear full responsibility.'
However, just a second before Su Ya prepared to withdraw her Soul Power, she finally saw scenery appear within Zhong Yi's Soul Base.