Both were Spirit Masters and held positions at the Nuoding Spirit Master Academy, making them the educated elite within the Spirit Master community; naturally, they could see that Chu Chengzhou’s Spirit had undergone an unknown mutation.
However, Spirit mutations could be good or bad.
Generally speaking, when mutations occurred in commoners without a powerful Legacy, they were mostly beneficial, whereas for those born into Spirit Master clans, they were mostly detrimental.
It was like rolling dice; a commoner’s base was usually one or two points, while a noble clan’s base was usually five or six.
A Spirit mutation was equivalent to a random re-roll; the probability of the result increasing was significantly higher for a commoner than for a Spirit Master from a noble clan.
Furthermore, since the parents’ Spirits weren’t great to begin with, even if a detrimental mutation occurred, how much worse could it get?
But if it were a beneficial mutation, it could be a case of a sparrow turning into a Phoenix!
“Little Chengzhou, place your hand on the testing crystal ball.”
Su Nan handed the blue crystal ball to Chu Chengzhou.
Nodding slightly, Chu Chengzhou withdrew the small gray flag Spirit into his body and placed his small hand on the Soul Power testing crystal ball.
Suddenly, a suction force emanated from the blue crystal ball.
Chu Chengzhou felt the ‘primordial force’—his Soul Power—surge like a flash flood toward the blue crystal ball.
The expected brilliant blue light did not erupt.
Only a tiny portion of the fist-sized blue crystal ball lit up, roughly a twentieth of it.
‘It’s over!’
Seeing this, Chu Chengzhou’s heart sank, and his face turned pale.
This Soul Power testing crystal ball was the most Elementary model, not meant for formal Spirit Masters but specifically for children who had just undergone Spirit Awakening.
The entire crystal ball lighting up represented Innate Full spirit power, while half lighting up represented Innate Rank 5 spirit power.
And for him, only a twentieth lit up…
Motherf*cker, Innate Rank 0.5 spirit power?
The same as that waste Yu Xiaogang?
No, Chu Chengzhou felt he was even more of a waste than Yu Xiaogang!
At the very least, Yu Xiaogang had a Titled Douluo for a father and a first love who could become a Rank 100 God in the future, whereas he had neither.
In his past life, poor grades didn’t mean one was beyond saving; it just meant it was difficult to become a success through academics, as other paths still offered a chance.
But on the Douluo Continent, without a powerful Spirit Legacy and with low Innate Soul Power, one was basically beyond hope.
If he were born into a great power and had a Douluo-level father or grandfather, there might still be hope.
After all, methods to change one’s fate against the heavens did exist; the numerous Immortal Plants in the old man Dugu Bo’s garden were still waiting for him to pick them!
Unfortunately, he was of commoner stock.
His greatest backer was merely his grandfather Su Nan, the principal of the Nuoding Primary Spirit Master Academy, whose Soul Power Rank was only at the entry level of the four rings.
With this background, playing hardball was definitely out of the question.
As for playing soft?
A mere four-ring Spirit Ancestor had no right to negotiate with a revered Titled Douluo.
Moreover, his Cultivation talent was so poor that he didn’t even have the qualifications to cling to someone’s coattails.
Just as Chu Chengzhou’s heart was filled with despair, feeling he was a disgrace to the vast community of transmigrators, a golden light screen with text abruptly appeared in his vision.
[Host’s Spirit Awakening detected, binding in progress…
1%]
‘???
A cheat?!’
Looking at the progress bar on the golden light screen in his vision, Chu Chengzhou couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
Is this the legendary Golden Finger that might be late but will never be absent?
“Little Chengzhou?
Little Chengzhou?”
Seeing Chu Chengzhou looking despondent (pale-faced) and vacant-eyed (staring at his cheat), Li Wan couldn’t help but worry.
This child’s life story was already pitiful; having suffered another blow now, she hoped he wouldn’t lose his Spirit.
“Ah, uh, Grandma!”
Hearing his grandmother’s call, Chu Chengzhou shifted his gaze from the abruptly appearing golden light screen and snapped back to reality.
Su Nan patted Chu Chengzhou’s small shoulder and comforted him, “Little Chengzhou, don’t be sad.
Although your Innate Soul Power isn’t high, Grandpa promises that you will definitely become a Spirit Master in the future!”
This wasn’t Su Nan just talking nonsense.
It was true that Chu Chengzhou’s Innate Soul Power Rank was very low, appearing to be only half a Rank, but as long as one possessed Innate Soul Power, they could become a Spirit Master.
For instance, his friend Yu Xiaogang, due to a detrimental Spirit mutation, had Innate Soul Power similar to Chu Chengzhou’s, yet didn’t he still become a Rank 29 Spirit Grandmaster?
And didn’t he become famous across the Continent by writing ‘martial soul ten core competitiveness’?
Of course, the prospect of becoming a Spirit Master with less than Rank 1 Innate talent only applied to wealthy families.
After all, if one were just a commoner busy with making a living every day, where would they find the time for Meditation and Cultivation?
With talent already as poor as it could be and a lack of time to Cultivate, it would be a miracle to become a formal Spirit Master!
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Spirit Hall provides subsidies to low-level Spirit Masters, making it seem like once you become a one-ring Spirit Master, you don’t have to worry about living.
The low-level Spirit Master subsidies provided by Spirit Hall have a certain age limit.
If one is too old, even if they become a formal Spirit Master, they aren’t eligible to receive the subsidy.
For example, what use is a fifty or sixty-year-old one-ring Spirit Master?
The low-level Spirit Master subsidy isn’t a pension; its purpose isn’t to provide for the elderly.
The two great Empires and various kingdoms provide the funds, and Spirit Hall handles the distribution, all for the sake of nurturing the Spirit Master community so that low-level Spirit Masters on the Continent don’t delay their Cultivation due to financial hardship.
Fortunately, although Su Nan’s strength was nothing special in the grand scheme of the Continent—one could even say he was an insignificant minor character—in Nuoding City, he was definitely a local ‘big shot’.
With his status as the principal of Nuoding City’s Elementary Spirit Master Academy and an honorary Baron of the Heaven Dou Empire, along with his four-ring Spirit Ancestor strength, he didn’t have great wealth, but he wasn’t short on pocket change.
‘Xiaogang’s talent is poor, and Little Chengzhou’s talent is also poor.
How about I have Xiaogang take Little Chengzhou as a Disciple?
With their similar experiences, the two of them might even resonate with each other!’
Thinking of his friend Yu Xiaogang, Su Nan couldn’t help but think to himself.
At this moment, Chu Chengzhou had no idea what his grandfather was thinking; otherwise, he would have protested vehemently.
Forget the fact that his cheat had arrived and his future was boundless; even without the cheat, he would rather be a waste in Nuoding City than take another waste as his teacher.
Otherwise, wouldn’t a bunch of wastes gathered together just become a den of losers?
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang’s character was poor; he was a shameless academic plagiarist and truly not a good teacher.
“Grandpa, Grandma, don’t worry!
I will definitely become a Spirit Master in the future!”
Meeting the concerned eyes of the two elders, Chu Chengzhou’s small face was full of determination.
He didn’t make any grand boasts about becoming a Titled Douluo or anything, lest his grandparents think the shock had made him lose his mind.
“Good, keep it up, Little Chengzhou!”
Seeing that his grandson wasn’t despondent, Su Nan nodded in satisfaction.
Even if his talent was poor, it was still better than the countless commoners who didn’t even have Innate Soul Power.
With him as a grandfather, he couldn’t say how much his grand-Disciple would achieve, but a prosperous life was definitely guaranteed.
In this way, their bond as grandfather and grandson wouldn’t be in vain, and it would honor the master-Disciple relationship he had with those two deceased Disciples.
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