Sun-Moon federation
Eastsea City. Spirit Pagoda
This building is huge, was my first impression. It was also beautiful. Second impression.
Hello, it's I, Fan Lin. Today I am here to get my spirit soul other I won't be able to qualify for my school of choice.
Stopping the monologue of my inner mind, I went to the reception to inquire where I can get my Spirit Soul. After getting a brief rundown, I was asked to go to the Spirit Soul acquisition floor and further my purchase there.
I went there. It was a little crowded. Pardon my rough and bland tone, I am still a bit angry since the previous incident. I got in line to the assistance reception.
"What would you like to have, Sir?"
"A spirit soul. I need one for my first spirit ring."
"I see. Please fill this and go to... room 3."
My turn came and after filling some forms and going through the paperworks on what I wanted and if I have any future pathing that I have set for myself, I went to get my spiritual power tested in the available room 3.
Spiritual power is used to fuse with Spirit Rings or Spirit Souls. The higher the Spiritual power, the higher the chances of fusing with higher age soul beasts.
Having the spiritual power measurement test was a necessary step to determine the age of spirit soul that a soul master, aka me, can handle.
So if I didn't meet the criteria for the hundred year old spirit soul, they will not give it to me. Also, one of the papers was my consent form that I am taking full responsibility for the spiritual power test and if I die, I die, spirit pagoda will take not responsibility for that.
Maybe that was also the reason why the staff was making some sweet talk while strapping my body to the machine and then after three confirmations, he started the machine and I didn't like it.
Soon, the results showed.
26.
It was my spiritual power. Not high nor low, just in the average line.
Now is this a sign that I have truly been forced into my child self or am I that mentally fragile?
"To fuse with an hundred year old beast Spirit Soul, a person need an advanced stage Spirit Origin realm."
The staff looked at the results and proclaimed.
"Spirit Origin realm can be ranged between level 1 to 100 spiritual power. Levels 30 and below are elementary ranked. Levels 30 to 60 are intermediate ranked. Levels 60 to 90 are advanced rank. Levels 90 to 100 is the peak of Spirit Origin realm."
"I see, looks like I can't fuse with a hundred year old beast now."
"Indeed. There's no problem though, you can always use the Spirit Ascension Plane."
"I see."
I said and left as the staff waved goodbye to me.
*Returning to the lady at the reception*
She smiled, took a look at my results and replied," Sir, your previous choices don't meet the prerequisite of your current spiritual power. Would you like us to recommend you one?"
"Can I get all the options available to me?" I said
"... Ok Sir. Just a minute." She professionally went behind the reception, talked with her coworkers and then returned to show me twenty names.
"The Spirit Soul will not actually die or get harmed when I kill them for absorption, right?" I asked with uncertainty.
"..." The receptionist silently looked at me.
A totally country bumpkin level question but as someone who doesn't even like to think of hurting them in my dreams, despite knowing the fact that I actually won't hurt them, my heart still can't accept it.
I am too weak to face any mental issues.
After a brief pause, she hastily replied, "No Sir, the Spirit Soul will not be harmed in any way but you should fuse with it before 24 hours or they will dissipate and you will have a get(buy) a new one."
Her answer putting me at ease, although she could be lying and all but I also don't see any reason for her to lie, I am getting self doubts now. I should put aside my distrust of humans for now.
Now wasn't the time to let those puny thoughts mess me up and ruin my day and then my night.
Which one should I choose? All of them are good for my first ring but do I even need to use my first spirit ring?
The first ability is often times the weakest skill. I have a Blue Silver Grass martial soul...
Hmmm. In a different sense, I actually have the freedom to choose anything without much thinking.
"Can I choose this defective poison snake Spirit Soul? It's cute. I like it."
"...Are you sure Sir? That's... defective. Defective ones are th-"
"I am. Can we hurry?"
"Would you like me to recommend you the 3 head dagger? It's the best spirit soul in the list."
"No."
"I understand. It will be 65000 federal coins for the cute snake. Should I confirm the order, Sir?"
"Where do I pay?"
"At the counter and you can ask the reception to find you a room to absorb your Spirit Soul at peace since you are in a hurry. It's completely free for Spirit Masters before level 30."
"I see."
After getting my free room number and paying for my purchase. I went to my room and calmed my mind down.
'It's ok. I am not actually killing it. I am just absorbing it and making it mine. That's all. There is no need to panic. I need to calm down.'
I can't calm down!
*Breathe in*
*Breathe out*
*Breathe in*
*Breathe out*
Now, I am calm. Should be. Let's absorb it.
Not I am not. I need to calm down but my heart is beating too fast. I might get a heart attack at this rate. I bit my tongue to get some sense into me. The pain awoke me but that didn't help since I am used to pain.
Why am I used to pain?
Let's erase my emotions. All those distracting thoughts went out of my mind. I started to absorb the Spirit Soul.
I am going to explain how I "killed" it.
*Three hours later*
I slowly opened my eyes, a white coloured illusory ring was floating around me. Emotions filled my eyes as tears ran down my face.
I lived through yet another day.
Hmph!
I looked at the cute snake, it avoided me. Understandable.
I waved my hand through the ring and it was like wisps of smoke, my hands can go through it but I can feel my Spirit Ring with my fingertips. It's like a really fluffy non sticky cotton candy in experience.
Is it something that only I can touch and feel? Can others touch my spirit rings as well?
Now that's something I would like to research. Was it like the same as the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Ascension platform or the concept is different from it.
I took the spirit ring in me and got up to stretch. I recall that God has given me a gift. Petroleum something.
[It's Petrosapien. And you gift had been delivered to you a long time ago. The rings are just a medium to pass the abilities of Petrosapiens to you. This probably will be the last message. This is a pre-recorded message so don't bawl your lungs out like last time.
From God]
...
"Huh, calm down. I can't kill him now. I wish."
"Can he even be killed?"
So what was a Petrosapien. Not a question but a statement.
A Soul beast species or something. Glorybound City has no records of it. Is it my heavenly gift?
Hehehe~
Spirit Rings were just to medium to pass the abilities.
My physique was slightly weaker then my peers but that was due to the malnutrition and poverty. My intelligence also hasn't increased a single point, I have devolved actually. My speed is also barely able to contend against my peers and my stamina isn't worthwhile. My little bro is also the same as my old self. Smaller than it. A lot smaller.
What am I doing ?
And where is my gift?
Well forget it, you can't trust Gods. Nothing good comes from them. If there is, it will show itself when the plot demands it anyways.
I wonder what my first Spirit Souls first ability is going to be?
Slither. Maybe venom spew.
My Spirit Soul was a 10 year old artificial defective spirit soul five poison snake. It was derived from a 200 year old Five poison snake and possessed average venom among its peers but really good maneuverability while lacking defence and attack. The only good thing about it was that it had 5 kinds of different poisons and they all had different effects.
Did my speech just downgrade?
Mine being defective meant that it was a failed product when they were trying to make a hundred year old Spirit Soul.
And being defective also meant that it was weaker overall. Like my cute snake doesn't have any poison creation abilities. It's also slow, just three inches in length and quite fragile. Needless to say.
The fragility wasn't fully it's fault though. It was an artificial spirit soul and they are generally quite weaker than their counterparts. This being defective just makes it at the end of the ladder.
26. Just four more and I would have been able to have a hundred year old spirit soul for myself.
Although I don't have much faith in the hundred year old spirit soul as well because Blue Silver Grass.
I am not saying that my martial soul is bad, neither am I demeaning it. To be fair, grass should not even be used in fighting.
Or for fighting. Like, have you heard someone using coffee beans in a knife fight? Or an artist using a hoe to paint the painting. Maybe that's why they failed.
Coming to the matters at hand.
I should already have the information when I gained the skill. Do I have to call it out? Just when I thought, a dialogue box appeared in front of me.
[Due to gifted ability: Petrosapien, your soul skill has been adapted from Poison vines to Enhanced digestion.
Enhanced Digestion: Increases the user's digestion by 40%. Active skill.]
"I don't even have the mood to curse him anymore."
"Enhanced digestion?"
"..."
*Blink*
*Flashback*
"Did you know, a human can digest around only 90% of their food, the rest is taken out from our anus, well ass, if you don't understand. So ever thought what would happen if humans are able to digest 100% of their food. Half-energy body. We will be like those immortals and Gods in the myths that can eat tons of food in a single sitting. The food will generate energy would be enough for our body to do things a normal humans can. That energy must to able to support a person who is better than normal humans, right? It can help him, right? I should research on it more."
Know it All exclaimed to the rest. He thought he had found something. That child looked happy.
"Not possible to use on him. Now go back and complete the homework for he can become mad, just the usual him is scary." Said Chunnibyou. The ever moody one.
*Flashback ends*
"It should be possible, right? Yeah, it should be. It had to be. I should check it out. I should check it out now. If the [fabled] half energy serum should be made." I(?) murmured in excitement.
I suddenly remembered something. I didn't doubt the memory since I was a bit was thrilled. If what I am thinking could become true then I wouldn't have to use my poisons anymore and that should reduce the chances of me... of my monetary needs.
This would be everything I would need. Nothing else required.
How much have I forgotten by now, it's a wonder. here nothing more to forget.
Except me of course.
And this memory that I just remembered.