yasinovel Chapter 4: Innate Full Soul Power! Becoming Flander's Apprentice! Cleansing Evil with Light!
Chapter 4: Innate Full Soul Power! Becoming Flander's Apprentice! Cleansing Evil with Light!
It started as a faint blue light, which quickly deepened into a rich, deep blue.
The light radiated from Ma Hongjun's palm, filling the entire crystal ball completely.
Flander's pupils suddenly contracted.
The blue deepened, almost turning purple.
The light is still rising.
The crystal ball began to get slightly hot, and fine cracks appeared on its surface.
"This..." Flander opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
The next second, the light in the crystal ball broke through its limits, illuminating the entire ball until it was almost transparent, as if it were about to explode at any moment.
"That's enough!"
Flander pulled Ma Hongjun's hand away, and the light from the crystal ball slowly went out.
He looked down at the crystal ball in his hand, which still retained some warmth. Then he looked up and stared at Ma Hongjun with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.
"Innate full soul power... Level 10".
His voice was a little dry.
He had seen someone with innate full soul power.
But those are heights that can only be reached by descendants of titled Douluo in those large families that have been passed down for hundreds of years.
A farmer's child from a small village, born with full soul power?
Moreover, judging from the crystal ball's reaction, this child's soul power is extremely pure, with almost no impurities, and even the crystal ball almost couldn't withstand it.
"Kid," Flander's voice tightened, "do you know what it means to have innate full soul power?"
Ma Hongjun shook his head, his eyes filled with just the right amount of curiosity.
"It means you were born to be a cultivator," Flander said, emphasizing each word. "It means your starting point is a height that others might not be able to reach even after ten years of hard work."
He crouched down to meet Ma Hongjun's gaze, and for the first time, a serious look appeared in his eyes.
"Ma Hongjun, I, Flander, formally ask you—would you be willing to become my apprentice and come with me to Shrek Academy?"
Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Ma Hongjun felt a mix of emotions.
In the original story, Flander is harsh, stingy, and sharp-tongued, but he is genuinely good to his disciples. He was extremely worried about Ma Hongjun's problem with his evil fire and devoted everything to the growth of the Shrek Seven Devils.
In this life, he wants to let Flanders know that his choice was not wrong.
"I do."
Without hesitation, Ma Hongjun knelt down cleanly and kowtowed three times.
"Disciple Ma Hongjun greets Master."
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After the apprenticeship ceremony was completed, the surrounding villagers finally came to their senses and burst into discussion.
"That kid actually caught the eye of an important person?"
"Innate full soul power? What is that?"
"I don't know, but it sounds really impressive!"
Ma Hongjun's parents were so moved that their eyes reddened. They wanted to step forward to express their gratitude, but Flander stopped them with a look.
"Everyone, disperse. The awakening ceremony is over." Flander waved his hand, his tone returning to its usual indifference. "Ma Hongjun's parents, come with me. Everyone else, go back."
Although the villagers were curious, they dared not linger due to the oppressive aura of Flander the Soul Saint, and dispersed in twos and threes.
Ma Hongjun followed Flander to an old locust tree at the village entrance, and his parents hurriedly followed as well.
"Dean Flander," Ma Hongjun's father rubbed his hands together, his face beaming, "Does my child really have such great talent?"
"It's much better than you think." Flander glanced at him, his tone flat. "But talent isn't everything. You've seen the downsides of the Fel Phoenix; if it's not handled properly, this kid won't live past twenty."
Ma Hongjun's mother's face turned pale instantly.
"However," Flander changed the subject, "now that I've taken him as my disciple, I'll naturally find a way. From today onwards, he'll come back to Shrek Academy with me, and I'll personally teach him. Don't worry, tuition is completely free."
Ma Hongjun's father nodded repeatedly and pulled his wife to bow to Flander.
Ma Hongjun stood aside, watching all this, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.
Although his parents in this life were poor, they were truly good to him.
For the past six years, the family has always given him the best food and never let him do any heavy work.
Although his parents didn't understand his physical training, they never stopped him.
"Dad, Mom, I will come back to see you often," Ma Hongjun said softly.
The mother's eyes reddened, and she wanted to say something, but in the end she just nodded.
Flanders didn't give them much time to say goodbye. After giving a few brief instructions, he left the village with Ma Hongjun.
The master and apprentice walked along the path leading to Soto.
Ma Hongjun followed behind Flander with light steps, showing no signs of fatigue from just awakening.
"Kid, are you alright now?" Flander asked without turning his head.
"No problem, the teacher's suppression was very thorough," Ma Hongjun replied truthfully.
Flanders snorted, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
The two walked for a while, and Ma Hongjun mentally organized his thoughts.
He was considering how to bring it up.
The problem of the Evil Fire Phoenix must be solved, and his solution is to hunt down Light-type Soul Beasts.
But no one in Douluo Continent has ever proposed this plan before. How can a six-year-old child explain that he knows these things?
Simply saying "I am a time traveler" is obviously not an option.
Calling it "intuition" seems too mystical.
Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth and decided to use a compromise—he packaged his memories of his past life as "blurred images he saw upon awakening," which would explain the source of the information without revealing the fact that he had traveled through time.
"Teacher," Ma Hongjun began, "when I was awakening just now, some... images appeared in my mind."
Flander paused slightly, but did not turn around.
"What scene?"
"Some light," Ma Hongjun carefully chose his words, "very bright light, shining on me, and then the uncomfortable feeling inside my body subsided."
Flander stopped, turned around, and squinted at Ma Hongjun.
Are you sure?
Ma Hongjun nodded vigorously.
"Furthermore," he continued, his tone unusually serious for a six-year-old, "I'm thinking, the problem with the Evil Phoenix lies in the word 'evil.' If I use a spirit ring with the attribute of light to neutralize it, could I gradually wash away its evil nature?"
Flander's pupils suddenly contracted.
He stared at Ma Hongjun for a full five seconds, his gaze so sharp it seemed he could see right through him.
"Did you come up with this idea yourself?"
"Yes." Ma Hongjun met his gaze without flinching. "The evil fire makes me very uncomfortable. It feels dirty and dark. I thought, if only something clean could wash it away. Light... should be clean."
This explanation is simple and straightforward, and it aligns with a child's thought process.
Flanders remained silent for a long time.
He was thinking.
As a Soul Saint, his understanding of Martial Souls far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Soul rings can indeed affect the attributes of a martial soul to some extent, but this effect is usually very weak, and few people will deliberately take advantage of it.
However, if a martial soul itself has a certain attribute tendency, a suitable soul ring can indeed strengthen or suppress it.
The "evil" in the Evil Phoenix is essentially the impurities in the flames.
If you use a pure Light-type Soul Ring, it is theoretically possible to gradually remove impurities.
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