## Chapter 1: Determination
Dawn.
In the swimming pool within the Quanyi family's territory, Quanyi was swimming.
His arms and legs moved rhythmically, his movements smooth and natural. Although not particularly vigorous, his speed was not slow.
Beautiful white splashes of water sparkled on the surface, glittering in the morning sun.
The pool was twenty-five meters long and five meters wide. Quanyi's task for the morning was to swim fifteen hundred meters.
What does fifteen hundred meters mean? A normal adult would usually take about forty minutes to swim that distance.
But Quanyi, only six years old, could already complete it in half an hour.
He owed his current achievements to his relentless efforts over the past four years.
Since setting his training plan four years ago, Quanyi had persisted in swimming every day, rain or shine, and constantly increasing the distance.
There was a reason for Quanyi's hard work.
Quanyi was a reincarnated individual. In his previous life, he was a high school student. Although an orphan, he was also an outstanding young man with a bright future.
Until one day, while trying to save someone, Quanyi was accidentally hit by a truck and sent flying, unexpectedly reincarnating into this strange, new world.
This was a fantastical world where everyone possessed a Martial Soul, but it was also a feudal society with clear social classes and severe stratification.
At the top of this social pyramid were the Soul Masters. Just by becoming a Soul Master, you surpassed ninety-nine percent of the population.
Moreover, upon becoming a Soul Master, the state would provide subsidies to support your cultivation up to level forty. Even if you didn't break through, the state would continue to provide subsidies, ensuring you a life of comfort and security.
Therefore, Quanyi desperately wanted to become a Soul Master, but to do so, one needed Soul Power. And Soul Power seemed to be determined at birth. Whether or not you could become a Soul Master seemed to depend solely on fate.
Born into a Soul Master family, Quanyi had a much higher probability of awakening innate Soul Power than most people.
But Quanyi was a cautious person. He didn't dare to rely on vague probabilities. He wanted more concrete evidence.
Therefore, Quanyi began to pore over books about Martial Souls and Soul Power. Through his research, Quanyi discovered that innate Soul Power might not be entirely "innate."
The most obvious clue was that the ratio of male to female Soul Masters was five to one. The number of female Soul Masters was far less than that of male Soul Masters. If Soul Power was truly determined at birth, how could such a ridiculous disparity exist? Quanyi pondered deeply, combining his knowledge of Martial Souls, and came to a conclusion.
A Martial Soul was fundamentally a collection of energy, a manifestation of life energy. And this energy wasn't produced from thin air, but from the body. The body was the foundation of the Martial Soul.
The stronger the body, the more energy it could provide to the Martial Soul. And the more energy, the stronger the Martial Soul would be.
Moreover, Martial Soul and Soul Power were directly proportional. The stronger the Martial Soul, the higher the innate Soul Power, and vice versa.
Therefore, the level of innate Soul Power might have some secret relationship with physical strength.
Combining the above reasoning, women's physical strength was inherently weaker than men's, which might be the fundamental reason why there were fewer female Soul Masters than male Soul Masters.
Thinking of this, Quanyi could no longer contain his excitement. He seemed to see a broad road leading to becoming a Soul Master.
Having a strong body meant having the possibility of awakening a powerful Martial Soul, which in turn could lead to higher Soul Power.
But the biggest difficulty facing Quanyi was that he was still very young. Could his young body really withstand high-intensity training?
Was there a way to exercise the body without causing a huge burden? Combining his memories from his previous life, Quanyi realized that swimming perfectly met his requirements.
In the water, the effect of buoyancy meant that the body's joints wouldn't bear as much pressure as they would on land, and swimming could exercise all parts of the body.
Low impact and efficient, swimming was undoubtedly the best exercise at this stage.
Moreover, if the pool was built indoors, Quanyi wouldn't be restricted by the weather.
At the time, only two years old, Quanyi immediately went to find his mother and told her about his idea of exercising his body through swimming.
Quanyi's mother, Su Ling'er, had a head of fiery red, wavy hair, a voluptuous figure, and a graceful demeanor, perfectly showcasing the charm of a mature woman. Moreover, she was very tall, at least one meter eighty or more, taller than ordinary men.
Su Ling'er heard her son's idea, and a look of surprise flashed across her gentle face. She knew that her son was mature and different from others since he was a child, but she didn't expect that he would still far exceed her expectations.
Su Ling'er felt both gratified and worried.
"Xiao Quanyi, exercising is very hard, and only long-term persistence can show results. This process will be very painful. Are you really prepared to endure hardship?"
Quanyi's face showed a firm look, his clear eyes met his mother's bright eyes directly, and he replied very resolutely: "Mother, I want to become a Soul Master. In order to become a Soul Master, I can't waste time. I only have four years."
"What four years?"
Su Ling'er asked Quanyi in confusion.
Quanyi explained his reasoning process to his mother and emphasized the relationship between physical fitness, Martial Soul, and Soul Power to Su Ling'er.
Su Ling'er fell into deep thought after listening. Su Ling'er was a genius Soul Master, having reached the Soul King realm in her thirties, and was now a level 53 Battle Soul Master, possessing the mutated Martial Soul, Blazing Sun Lion.
As an excellent Soul Master, Su Ling'er was very aware of the importance of physical strength to a Soul Master. Physical fitness not only allowed a Soul Master to bear more Soul Power, but also enhanced their combat effectiveness. Every excellent Soul Master would not relax their physical training.
However, Su Ling'er had never heard of the idea that physical strength could affect innate Soul Power.
For a long time, in people's minds, innate Soul Power had always been determined "innately."
Therefore, when Su Ling'er heard Quanyi's inference, her heart was greatly shocked and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Xiao Yi, although what you said makes sense, it is ultimately a castle in the air. Without large-scale experiments, it is impossible to verify whether your inference is correct or not. Moreover, you are our son, and your father and I are both Soul Masters. No matter which Martial Soul you inherit, you will most likely have a high level of innate Soul Power."
Although Su Ling'er's heart had not yet calmed down, she still replied to Quanyi very calmly. But Quanyi had already made up his mind.
"Mother, I can't completely entrust my fate to heaven. My future should be controlled by me. I don't want to complain about myself for not working hard now if I don't awaken Soul Power in the future. Mother, please help me, I don't want to regret it!"
Quanyi's steady and firm voice echoed in Su Ling'er's ears. Su Ling'er felt that she had always underestimated her son's growth. She didn't expect her son to have already become a resolute man.
Su Ling'er's heroic spirit was also ignited by Quanyi. She excitedly picked up Quanyi and promised decisively, "What ambition! Worthy of being my son. Don't worry, Mom supports your decision. No matter the outcome, Mom will accompany you to the end."
Feeling his mother's warm embrace, Quanyi felt his whole body filled with strength. This feeling was something the Quanyi of his previous life had never experienced. His mother's trust and promise made Quanyi secretly determined not to let his mother's trust down.
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Night fell, plunging everything into darkness, with only Quanyi's room still lit. At his desk, Quanyi was writing seriously by the dim light, as if he had returned to the nights of his senior year in high school.
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