Dai Yuhao subconsciously glanced at Leng Yaozhu standing beside him before giving a serious, determined nod to Han Tianyi.
At the same time, Leng Yaozhu's clear voice rang out, filling the quiet room. "Elder Han, the spirit Yuhao awakened is located in his eyes. It is the same as the Spirit Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago, so it can also be called the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul."
The light in Han Tianyi's eyes flared up once more, his gaze locking firmly onto Dai Yuhao, specifically focusing on those clear and bright eyes. As a high-ranking elder of the Body Sect, he understood the deep mysteries of the Original Body Martial Soul better than anyone else in the world.
The ultimate strength of an Original Body Martial Soul is directly related to the vital importance of the corresponding body part in the human body. Common limb parts, such as arms or legs, usually have only average potential and raw strength as spirits.
But mental-type eyes are directly connected to the brain; the potential and height they represent are absolutely in the top-tier category of all spirits!
"Spirit Eyes... Spirit Eyes..."
Han Tianyi muttered under his breath, his fingers unconsciously twirling his long beard while the brilliance in his eyes grew even brighter.
"The name is also Yuhao... what a coincidence, sharing the same name as that ancient legend."
He clearly noticed the coincidence in the name, but he merely treated it as an interesting occurrence rather than a sign of something deeper. Then, a burst of hearty, unrestrained laughter suddenly erupted from Han Tianyi's mouth.
"Hahaha! Good! Excellent!"
"I never expected that in my lifetime, I would encounter a mental-type Original Body Martial Soul! And such top-tier Spirit Eyes at that!"
His laughter echoed loudly in the empty room, carrying an indescribable weight of emotion. Excitement went without saying, but if one listened closely, hidden deep within that laughter was a trace of imperceptible loneliness and complexity.
Compared to the era ten thousand years ago when Original Body Martial Soul spirit masters once flourished, in this current era, the number of such spirit masters was pitifully small, truly as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
This decline had directly led to the once-renowned Body Sect having withered talents today, reaching the brink of a severed legacy. With only a few members left, its prestige in the spirit master world was far from what it used to be in the past.
Precisely because of this, when he suddenly discovered Dai Yuhao—who not only possessed a top-tier Original Body Martial Soul but was also an excellent seed of the same mental-type as himself—his long-accumulated sect sentiment and the joy of seeing hope for the Original Body Martial Soul legacy surged out like a bursting dam, turning into this uncontrollable laughter and excitement.
He laughed for quite a while before gradually calming down, but the heat in his eyes and the flush on his face had yet to fade away. He took a step forward, almost pressing against Dai Yuhao, carefully scrutinizing those eyes as if he were admiring a peerless treasure.
"Yuhao, become my disciple!"
Han Tianyi spoke with a wide smile, his gaze burning with intensity as he looked at Dai Yuhao. In his view, Leng Yaozhu bringing the newly awakened Dai Yuhao to find him was for the sole purpose of having him take the boy as a disciple. After all, he was the most suitable person to teach the cultivation of the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul.
However, after he spoke these words, he noticed the expressions of the two people before him, one big and one small, had become somewhat... strange.
Leng Yaozhu did not let this slightly awkward silence last long, speaking in a calm, steady tone. "Elder Han, Yuhao... has already officially taken me as his master."
"Taken you as his master?!"
With that one sentence, the originally smiling Han Tianyi froze on the spot! The certain smile on his face instantly solidified, turning into unbelievable astonishment, which was then quickly replaced by a sudden surge of urgency and unwillingness.
He suddenly snapped back to his senses, his voice unconsciously rising with a hint of urgency. "Vice Tower Master Leng! I admit your cultivation is profound, but when it comes to the understanding of the Original Body Martial Soul, especially the development of the mental-type Original Body Martial Soul, who in the entire continent dares to say they can surpass me?"
He waved his arm excitedly, pointing directly at Dai Yuhao. "This child is exceptionally gifted, and the Spirit Eyes is a one-in-a-ten-thousand mental-type Original Body Martial Soul! Only by following me can the ultimate potential of this spirit be truly unearthed."
"To take you as master, to put it bluntly, is somewhat wasting this heaven-sent aptitude?!"
Han Tianyi was truly anxious; he was absolutely unwilling to miss out on such a talent, so his words were indeed blunt and direct. Seeing Han Tianyi's huffing and puffing appearance, Leng Yaozhu showed no anger. Instead, a faint, expected smile appeared on her face.
"Elder Han, please calm down." She waved her hand, signaling him to be cool, and continued, "Elder Han, I don't mind letting Yuhao take another teacher. I just don't know what you think of the idea."
The urgency on Han Tianyi's face slowly faded, and he fell into a brief, thoughtful silence. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression changed repeatedly; clearly, an intense struggle was taking place within his mind.
Time flowed in silence until finally, the last trace of hesitation in Han Tianyi's eyes was replaced by hard determination. He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and said in a deep voice, "I personally... have no objection to this arrangement."
Then he changed the subject, looking at Leng Yaozhu. "However, I have after all left the Body Sect. If I am to teach him the Original Body Secret Techniques, I must first ask my martial nephew for permission."
Leng Yaozhu heard the implicit agreement in Han Tianyi's words. She gently nudged Dai Yuhao beside her and said warmly, "Yuhao, why haven't you greeted your master yet?"
Dai Yuhao quickly took a step forward, standing firm before Han Tianyi, then without hesitation knelt on both knees, hands folded across his forehead, and bowed respectfully, performing the formal kowtow of apprenticeship.
Master, master—like a teacher, like a father. This was not just a simple transmission of skills, but a responsibility and bond akin to blood kinship, meaning he would officially accept Han Tianyi's mantle.
After Dai Yuhao finished his three bows, Han Tianyi hurriedly reached out with both hands to help him up, his palms carrying a trace of imperceptible trembling. The original seriousness on his face had long been replaced by uncontrollable excitement as he said repeatedly, "Alright, alright, get up quickly."
"Since you have performed the rites, from this day forward, you are my disciple!"
"As your master, I will first measure your current mental force, so I can select a suitable spirit soul for you."
Han Tianyi now addressed himself directly as master. With a flip of his right hand, a milky-white soul tool instrument about the size of a palm appeared out of thin air, and he scanned it across Dai Yuhao's forehead.
"Beep!"
A short, clear electronic prompt sounded from the instrument. Han Tianyi's gaze fell upon the small screen. With just one look, his aged face was instantly covered by a massive wave of pleasant surprise.
Then, an even louder burst of laughter erupted again.
"Hahaha! Good! Good! Excellent!"
"Heart and spirit in communication, intent reaching every thought!"
"Mental force 468! High-tier spirit communication realm!"
"As expected of the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul! Just awakened, without any specialized mental force cultivation, relying solely on the natural boost from the spirit, the mental force is already approaching the peak of the spirit communication realm!"
"Such innate mental endowment... in all my years, I have never heard of it, never seen it! Haha, God bless my... God bless this child!"
The spirit communication realm is an important watershed in mental force cultivation, marking the point where mental force begins to break away from its primitive state of chaos and becomes condensed and controllable.
Even if an ordinary spirit master reaches the Spirit Elder level, their mental force might not necessarily step into the spirit communication realm. Yet Dai Yuhao, just six years old and with his spirit newly awakened, was already at the high-tier spirit communication realm, not far from the next major realm, the Spirit Sea Realm!
Leng Yaozhu was similarly shocked by the mental force value of 468 for the high-tier spirit communication realm. But on second thought, the child before her was a legendary figure destined to ascend to the God Realm and create the spirit soul system in the future. Having such terrifying innate mental talent... seemed to become reasonable.
She then looked at Han Tianyi and asked, "Elder Han, regarding Yuhao's first spirit soul, do you have any specific suggestions?"
Hearing this, Han Tianyi replied almost without thinking, "With Yuhao's physique, which has been nurtured by me to be incredibly solid, plus this high-tier spirit communication realm mental force, he is fully capable of bearing a 1,000 Year Spirit Soul."
At this point, he paused, his face showing deep thought. A moment later, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he spoke slowly, "I remember... in the Spirit Pagoda's special inventory sequence for unyielding soul spirits, there seems to be a spirit soul numbered 48!"
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