Stepping out of the Spirit Hall, he felt as if all the dust and gloom between heaven and earth had been completely washed away in that moment.
The bright sun hung high in the azure sky, bright yet not harsh, like a guiding lamp specially lit for him.
The new power surging through his body put Zhao Liuyun in a great mood. He quickened his pace all the way back to his residence.
As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to examine the changes on his panel.
[Class Panel]
[Host: Zhao Liuyun]
[Age: 6]
[Martial Soul: Moonlit Lotus]
[Soul Power: Level 5 (1328/1500)]
[Physique: 4 (Standard physique for an average adult male is 10)]
[Soul: 17 (Standard soul strength for an average adult male is 10)]
[Classes: Hypnotist Lv1 (Locked), Thief Lv1 (1/10000), Soul Master Lv1 (Level 5, 1328/1500)]
[Class Traits: Calm Mind (Hypnotist Lv1), Agility (Thief Lv1), Soul and Body Synergy (Soul Master Lv1)]
[Class Skills: Hypnosis (Hypnotist), Extreme Reflexes (Thief)]
After the Martial Soul Awakening, the previous question marks disappeared, and everything became clear.
A new profession, [Soul Master Lv1], and a new profession trait, [Soul and Body Synergy], were added.
Only then did Zhao Liuyun realize that, besides selecting a profession and painstakingly gaining experience to transfer, there was also such a thing as Special Transfer.
No experience accumulation was required; as long as the conditions were met, one could directly transfer professions.
The requirements for the Soul Master profession were exactly like this—it relied heavily on luck—one only needed to awaken their Martial Soul and possess soul power.
"It's a good thing my luck is decent," Zhao Liuyun patted his thigh with satisfaction, a flicker of relief crossing his eyes.
He continued to look at the traits.
[Profession Trait: Soul and Body Synergy (The Martial Soul is the manifestation of the soul and bloodline. The advancement of the Martial Soul will drive the evolution of both the soul and the physical body.)]
The Martial Soul being related to the bloodline and soul should be a commonality among all Soul Masters, allowing them to absorb soul rings compatible with their Martial Soul and receive positive feedback from them.
As for the profession skills...
The Soul Master profession didn't come with innate skills. Zhao Liuyun surmised that it mostly referred to Soul Skills, which needed to be acquired from Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
Both were currently irrelevant to him, so there was no need to be preoccupied with them too early.
The most important thing right now was to seize the moment and cultivate.
The Soul Master profession was different from other professions; the experience for each level was calculated independently.
Zhao Liuyun was currently at Level 5 Soul Power, with 1328 experience points, just a step away from the maximum of 1500 points.
There was still a month until school enrollment. If he worked hard, perhaps he could break through to Level 6 before starting school?
Having just become a transcender and possessing soul power felt like having received a fascinating new toy. Zhao Liuyun was filled with a desire to explore.
He sat on a chair, trying to control the still unfamiliar soul power, but did not rashly attempt meditation.
It was best to be cautious when first starting out, and ideally, he should have a trustworthy senior to guide him.
Who should he seek out?
Zhao Liuyun fell into thought, meticulously searching his network of connections in his mind.
Just then, a faint, bitter medicinal scent abruptly drifted past his nose.
He instinctively tracked the source of the scent, finding it came from the coarse linen physician apprentice robes he was wearing.
Remembering where the clothes came from, Zhao Liuyun shot up, his eyes instantly brightening.
"I've got it!"
...
In Nuoding City, on a street that wasn't particularly busy, Zhao Liuyun, wearing the coarse linen robes, walked straight into a simply-fronted clinic.
"Spring Return Hall," was the name of the clinic.
The storefront wasn't large, but there were quite a few people inside.
The two grated wooden doors, shiny and darkened from being rubbed, were wide open. A strong medicinal aroma wafted out from inside, lingering around the nose for a long time.
Directly facing the entrance was a dark wooden consultation desk. Seated behind it was an elder with white hair and beard, dressed in similarly faded indigo robes, his eyes gentle and deep.
He was currently examining the swollen hand of an elderly woman with a sallow complexion.
The elder merely glanced at Zhao Liuyun's arrival and then calmly continued to see his patient.
Zhao Liuyun did not interrupt. He greeted the young apprentice inside who was weighing and dispensing medicine, handed over the robes, and stood quietly to the side, observing the entire process.
Physicians...
Soul Masters were rare, and healing-type Soul Masters alone couldn't handle the workload.
On the Douluo Continent, which possessed Heaven and Earth elemental energy, a physician was not a simple profession.
Near noon, after the last patient left, the elder slightly stretched his wrists. Looking at the respectful expression on Zhao Liuyun's face, his own expression subtly hardened.
"Liuyun, you little rascal, have you finally decided to walk the righteous path and turn over a new leaf to become an apprentice here?"
His words were direct and utterly devoid of politeness.
The elder was a distant relative of the old thief who raised Zhao Liuyun and was one of the few people who knew Zhao Liuyun's identity as a thief.
He had tried to dissuade him several times but ultimately failed to pull him away from the path of thievery, so he simply stopped concerning himself with Zhao Liuyun's affairs.
"Hehe, Old Man Bai, I only came to return the clothes, didn't I?" Zhao Liuyun bowed with cupped hands.
"Just to return the clothes?" the elder scoffed, stroking his beard in disbelief.
"You two master and disciple are exactly alike; you'd never step foot into my Spring Return Hall unless something was up."
"Don't be a stranger, sir," Zhao Liuyun wasn't embarrassed and spoke plainly, "I've awakened my spirit. Knowing that you, sir, are also a Soul Master, I came to ask for a meditation technique."
The elder's real name was Bai Hong. His spirit was a useless spirit similar to Blue Silver Grass, with innate Soul Power of only Level 0.5, much like the 'Grandmaster' Yu Xiaogang.
However, he did not have the backing of a Titled Douluo father like Yu Xiaogang, and he was never able to break through the Level 10 Soul Power threshold in his life.
Disheartened, he chose to become a physician.
"Without a soul ring, I can't use soul skills. What kind of Soul Master am I?" Bai Hong's eyes narrowed slightly as he slowly exhaled a heavy breath.
Meditation, huh...
That was truly a distant word for him.
"What's your spirit?"
"Moonlit Lotus," Zhao Liuyun summoned his spirit.
A soft halo of light rose from his palm, and a cool, elegant fragrance diffused, seemingly capable of calming all restlessness in one's heart.
Bai Hong stared blankly at the quietly blooming Lotus.
So beautiful.
Taking a deep breath, he forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart. His fingers unconsciously stroked his beard, and his voice was slightly shaky: "What level is your soul power?"
"Level 5," Zhao Liuyun answered frankly.
This was not something that needed to be concealed.
Hearing this, Bai Hong nodded repeatedly, a genuine smile finally appearing on his lips:
"You rascal, you're finally starting to turn things around! Forget about being a physician; I was just joking about the apprentice thing earlier."
They say that even without soul power and the inability to become a Soul Master, one can still achieve something in the world.
But reality was reality—
Soul Masters were inherently superior and were the true ruling class of this world!
Zhao Liuyun wholeheartedly desired to become a Soul Master but did not look down on other paths. He immediately responded with a serious expression:
"I wasn't joking. Besides learning meditation, I sincerely want to become a physician, Old Man Bai."
He naturally wouldn't look down on other professions.
He had a Class Panel, and the panel didn't limit the number of professions!
Whether it was profession traits or profession skills, the more, the better.
Whether he had the time to gain experience was another matter, but having many skills was never a burden.
Bai Hong was delighted that his medical skills, on which he had focused his efforts in the latter half of his life, might be inherited by a family member, but he still said solemnly: "Learn meditation first."
Meditation was the most important foundation for all Soul Masters.
Entering a slightly dim quiet room in the clinic, Zhao Liuyun sat cross-legged as instructed, closed his eyes, and tried to sense the soul power flowing within his body.
Bai Hong reminisced for a moment. A short while later, his vigorous voice sounded in Zhao Liuyun's ear:
"So-called meditation is about emptying the mind, discarding all distracting thoughts, and enhancing one's perception by achieving deep tranquility."
"But it's not about thinking of nothing and doing nothing."
"Meditation is just the starting point. You must dedicate this gathered perception entirely to your soul power, carefully manipulate it, and slowly circulate it along the major energy pathways in your body."
This method of meditation was more instinctive, very crude and simplistic.
The operation routes that could increase soul power more easily were all exclusive to large sects and major powers.
Moreover, they were all more or less the same; no one had seen the birth of a transcendent genius.
The only exception was the Mysterious Heaven Technique (Xuantian Gong).
Regardless of the origins of the genuine Taoist technique possessed by the Tang Sect, a sect specializing in hidden weapons, on the Douluo Continent, it was a supreme divine technique.
Thinking of the Mysterious Heaven Technique (Xuantian Gong), and then of Tang San, who would also become a working student, a slight ripple of yearning arose in Zhao Liuyun's heart.
No, no, I must not think wildly!
Discarding distracting thoughts, concentrating his focus, condensing his soul power...
The [Calm Mind] trait from the Hypnotist profession allowed Zhao Liuyun's heart lake to quickly return to a state of calmness.
He soon entered into meditation.