Tianshui City, Qin Family.
“Young Lord Qin Hao.”
On an ancient, elegant corridor, several Qin Family servants, upon seeing a young man in brocade robes ahead, spoke with immense reverence.
“Mm.”
Qin Hao smiled, nodded in greeting, and entered the side room.
“Young Lord Qin Hao is Tianshui City’s number one Genius, yet he has no airs at all. He is kind and approachable. No wonder a Martial Arts Holy Land like Myriad Manifestations Hall would specially dispatch an envoy, wanting to recruit Young Lord Qin Hao into Myriad Manifestations Hall ahead of time.”
“That’s right. Other Geniuses in Tianshui City must pass the Genius Selection Battle, and only the top three can enter Myriad Manifestations Hall. That’s a blessing cultivated for eight lifetimes. But the Envoy will personally test Young Lord Qin Hao’s Martial Soul. As long as his Martial Soul is above the Third-Rank, he can be directly recruited ahead of time. Young Lord Qin Hao’s Martial Soul is definitely above the Third-Rank!”
“No need to even say it. Back then, Young Lord Qin Hao cultivated the Yellow-Grade Low-Tier Martial Skill, Tiger's Roar Fist, to Major Achievement in just three months, and completed Body Tempering in only three days, breaking Tianshui City’s fastest record in history. Such a Genius is seen only once in a hundred years in Tianshui City! In my opinion, Young Lord Qin Hao’s Martial Soul is at least Fourth-Rank…”
“Hiss, a super Genius with a Fourth-Rank Martial Soul! How many years has it been since Tianshui City produced one of those?!”
The Martial Soul is the foundation of a Martial Artist, divided into ten Ranks. The higher the Rank, the higher the Martial Dao Aptitude it represents.
The highest Martial Soul among the Geniuses born in Tianshui City in recent years was Third-Rank. A Fourth-Rank Martial Soul had not appeared for nearly thirty years.
Inside the side room.
Qin Hao exhaled softly, shaking his head repeatedly.
To others, having an envoy from Myriad Manifestations Hall personally come was a glorious, ancestral matter. But to Qin Hao, it completely disrupted his plans.
Qin Hao was single-mindedly devoted to Martial Arts, and Myriad Manifestations Hall, as the foremost power within a thousand-mile radius with a Legacy spanning nearly a thousand years, was naturally the Martial Arts Holy Land Qin Hao yearned to join.
It was just that his original plan was to enter Myriad Manifestations Hall by securing a top three spot in the Myriad Manifestations Genius Battle three months later.
Now, Myriad Manifestations Hall had sent a special envoy, wishing to recruit him early.
“The Myriad Manifestations Hall envoy arrived suddenly, but I have already performed Soul Splitting three times. If I stop now, the previous three Soul Splittings will be in vain.”
Coming to the bedside, Qin Hao calmed his mind.
Three years ago, he cultivated a Yellow-Grade Low-Tier Martial Skill to Major Achievement in three months, something others might not accomplish in a year. Coupled with Qin Hao completing Body Tempering in just three days, this drew the attention of Myriad Manifestations Hall.
Even an Elder from Myriad Manifestations Hall asserted that Qin Hao’s Martial Soul was at least Fourth-Rank or higher. This matter once caused a frenzy in Tianshui City, and Qin Hao was hailed as Tianshui City’s undisputed number one Genius.
Qin Hao sat cross-legged, musing, “Since that’s the case, I might as well continue the Soul Splitting. As for tomorrow’s Martial Soul test, I’ll let nature take its course.”
“The creation of heaven and earth, the Origin of all things, returning to the Origin…”
“Hmph!”
Waves of intense pain emanated from deep within his body.
The Martial Soul is hidden deep within the human body.
Only when one reaches ten years of age will it take shape. After taking shape, one can absorb Spiritual Qi to Cultivate. However, because it is hidden deep within the human body, it is extremely difficult to test. Only Myriad Manifestations Hall’s special Martial Soul crystal ball can detect the Martial Soul’s Rank.
Everyone was eagerly anticipating what Rank Qin Hao’s Martial Soul would be, yet no one knew that Qin Hao had actually used a secret technique to detect his own Martial Soul a year ago!
Qin Hao possessed a Fifth-Rank Martial Soul!
Such a high-Rank Martial Soul was a once-in-several-centuries occurrence in Tianshui City, and even in Myriad Manifestations Hall, he would be a top-tier Genius!
However, Qin Hao did not become complacent. Instead, he used a secret technique to forcefully shatter his Fifth-Rank Martial Soul and reshape it into a Second-Rank.
Today, Qin Hao was going to perform his fourth reshaping, to reshape his Martial Soul into the lowest-Rank, First-Rank!
Crack, crack, crack… “Ah!”
A powerful force from heaven and earth suddenly descended upon the Martial Soul deep within his body. The Martial Soul is the foundation of a person. A shattered Martial Soul causes pain no less than having one’s Soul torn apart.
Qin Hao’s body trembled like a sieve. He let out a low growl and fainted.
He didn't know how much time had passed. Qin Hao slowly woke up, only feeling a tingling sensation throughout his body, and his face instantly flushed with wild joy.
“First-Rank Martial Soul, successful!”
Indeed.
His originally Fifth-Rank Martial Soul had now transformed into the lowest-Rank, First-Rank Martial Soul.
“Three whole years! My Martial Soul has finally been reshaped into First-Rank! Now, I can Cultivate the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art!”
Qin Hao’s eyes burned with eagerness, his expression filled with excitement.
Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art!
Three years ago, Qin Hao was practicing his sword when the sky suddenly changed drastically!
As if torn apart, a spatial rift appeared.
Then, an ancient sword… more accurately, a Sword Tower shaped like a small sword, flew out of the rift, transforming into a streak of sword light that pierced into Qin Hao’s glabella.
Qin Hao had no time to react and fainted on the spot.
He had a dream, in which he found himself in a mysterious space, with a nine-story Sword Tower suspended in mid-air.
Above the Sword Tower were four ancient, gilded characters: Supreme Sword Tower!
The golden light of the four characters illuminated the entire space, transforming into Five-Clawed Golden Dragons that encircled the Sword Tower, their roars echoing through heaven and earth!
In the dream, Qin Hao entered the Sword Tower.
On the first floor, there was only an ancient book.
It was precisely the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art!
When he tried to enter the second floor, the entire Supreme Sword Tower suddenly vibrated violently, as if an invisible, terrifying force was trying to tear Qin Hao apart!
Soul-wrenching pain!
Qin Hao woke up from his dream, only then realizing that he had been unconscious for a full half-month.
Qin Hao knew clearly that it was by no means a dream.
Because the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art from the first floor of the Supreme Sword Tower was already deeply imprinted in his mind.
The Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art, divided into nine chapters, was profound and directly pointed to the Great Dao.
The most peculiar aspect was the Cultivation requirement of the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art.
The lower the Martial Soul Rank, the greater the potential!
If it was a First-Rank Martial Soul, it contained infinite possibilities!
Originally, Qin Hao had a Fifth-Rank Martial Soul, which was not suitable for Cultivating the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art. However, this art also came with a secret technique, the Soul Splitting Technique.
The Soul Splitting Technique shatters the Martial Soul, then reshapes it!
Each time it is shattered, the Martial Soul’s Rank automatically decreases by one Rank.
The Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art recorded that once, the Reincarnation Great Emperor of the Wind and Thunder Divine Realm, born with a Tenth-Rank Fire-attribute Martial Soul, Cultivated the Soul Splitting Technique, shattering his Martial Soul nine times to reshape it into a First-Rank Martial Soul… a Tenth-Rank Fire-attribute Martial Soul!
Such a Perfection-level Martial Soul, Qin Hao had searched through the Qin Family’s ancient texts and had not found any record of it.
Someone actually possessed a Tenth-Rank Perfection Martial Soul, yet for the sake of Cultivating this Cultivation Technique, reshaped it nine times, becoming the lowest-Rank First-Rank Martial Soul. How shocked Qin Hao was.
Moreover, although the Reincarnation Great Emperor reshaped his Martial Soul, as he Cultivated, his First-Rank Martial Soul continuously advanced, rising to a Tenth-Rank Martial Soul, and eventually even surpassing the scope of a Martial Soul… In Qin Hao’s view, this was simply unbelievable!
The higher the Martial Soul Rank, the greater the chance of mutation, forming an attribute Martial Soul. But for such a Martial Soul to continuously improve, Qin Hao had never heard of it.
Nor was it recorded in ancient texts.
To meet the Cultivation requirements of the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art, he performed Soul Splitting four times in total, reshaping his own Fifth-Rank Martial Soul into a First-Rank!
Qin Hao suppressed his restless heart, musing, “The Martial Soul has just been successfully reshaped and still needs time to stabilize. It should be done by tomorrow. I’ve waited three years, so one more day won’t hurt.”
Qin Hao smiled.
For the Soul Splitting to succeed, he had already stopped Cultivating three years ago. His Cultivation had remained stagnant at Body Tempering Realm First-Tier. Many disciples whose Cultivation was once inferior to Qin Hao’s had now surpassed him.
This did not affect Qin Hao’s status as the number one Genius. Everyone knew that Qin Hao had not been absorbing Spiritual Qi to Cultivate.
Outwardly, Qin Hao claimed he was diligently Cultivating a secret technique. Of course, Qin Hao would naturally not reveal the secret of the Supreme Sword Tower.
“However…”
“What exactly is the Supreme Sword Tower?”
“The first floor alone contains an ancient Cultivation Technique like the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art, so what do the eight floors above it contain?”
Qin Hao’s heart burned with anticipation.
Unfortunately, over these past three years, he had tried every possible method to enter the second floor of the Sword Tower, but he had never succeeded.
“Perhaps it’s because my strength isn’t enough.”
Qin Hao looked forward.
One day, he would definitely enter the second floor of the Sword Tower!
Evening.
Qin Hao arrived at a small mountain peak outside the city.
At the summit of the mountain peak, there was a small Stone Pavilion.
Inside the Stone Pavilion, a young girl in purple robes was practicing her sword.
Qin Hao stood by, smiling and occasionally offering guidance.
The young girl in purple had black hair reaching her waist, and her tight purple dress perfectly showcased her curvaceous figure. When she inadvertently turned her head, she revealed an exceptionally beautiful face, pure and vibrant.
Tianshui City had three major Families: the Qin Family, the Wang Family, and the Liu Family.
This young girl, named Liu Ruoxue, was the Young Miss of the Liu Family in Tianshui City. She and Qin Hao had grown up together, childhood sweethearts.
Liu Ruoxue was also one of Tianshui City’s Geniuses, mastering a sword technique in just one year.
However, everyone only knew that Liu Ruoxue’s Martial Arts Aptitude was extraordinary, but no one knew that Qin Hao spent time guiding Liu Ruoxue every day.
“Brother Qin Hao, you’re truly amazing. I never thought your understanding of sword techniques was already so profound.”
After completing a set of sword techniques, and using the momentum from her sword, Liu Ruoxue naturally fell into Qin Hao’s embrace, her pretty face flushed, and she spoke with reverence.
“Think more, observe more, practice more, and you can do it too.”
With the beauty in his arms, Qin Hao was quite intoxicated: “Xue’er, actually, your sword technique just now was still not fast enough, not fierce enough. You can press down a little more when executing the sword technique. This way, it might have an even better effect.”
“I’ll remember that.”
Liu Ruoxue nodded heavily, then said enviously, “The Myriad Manifestations Hall envoy will arrive tomorrow. Brother Qin Hao, with your Aptitude, which is at least a Fourth-Rank Martial Soul, when you go to Myriad Manifestations Hall, you mustn’t forget Xue’er, okay?”
How could Liu Ruoxue know that Qin Hao’s Martial Soul was Fifth-Rank!
Of course, the current Qin Hao was only a First-Rank Martial Soul.
“Xue’er, you come tomorrow too. At that time, I will ask the envoy to test your Martial Soul. I imagine the envoy won’t refuse.”
Qin Hao pondered for a moment. He probably wouldn’t be able to go to Myriad Manifestations Hall this time. Instead of wasting the opportunity, he might as well take the chance to recommend Liu Ruoxue.
Liu Ruoxue had always yearned for this.
“Brother Qin Hao, you… are you serious?”
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruoxue’s delicate body trembled slightly with excitement. One must know that only Myriad Manifestations Hall could test Martial Souls!
If a high-Rank Martial Soul was detected, the envoy would also recruit them unconditionally.
“Of course, it’s true.”
This immediately drew a string of joyful, melodious laughter from the young girl.
For a time, the mountain peak was filled with the playful sounds of the young man and young girl.
At the same time.
Tianshui City was bustling with activity, with many unfamiliar faces.
Numerous people from various Families from all directions had rushed over, preparing to attend the ceremony for Qin Hao’s Martial Soul test tomorrow.
An envoy from Myriad Manifestations Hall personally coming to Tianshui City to test Qin Hao’s Martial Soul – what an honor!
This was a major change for Tianshui City in a hundred years!
The many Families naturally wanted to establish good relations with the Qin Family in advance!
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