Chapter 3: Twin Spirits, the Possibility of Evolution
The panel that displayed detailed information about himself and Charmander was a new ability Lin Mo had discovered after awakening his past life's wisdom at age 3.
It was a special talent unique to him, allowing him to directly perceive his own status and condition.
However, the information only manifested in a "panel" format that Lin Mo could understand. That was the limit of its function. It could only display specific information about himself and Charmander.
According to the panel, his and Charmander's Spirit Power were in a shared state. Once his Spirit Power reached Rank 10, the Charmander Pokémon Egg would complete its hatching.
At the same time, his other Martial Soul, the Heart (Blood) Main Body Martial Soul, was also a Martial Soul capable of evolution, just like Charmander.
Unlike the Charmander Pokémon Egg, whose hatching condition was clearly tied to a specific Spirit Power rank, the evolution condition of the Heart (Blood) Martial Soul was marked as unknown.
That meant it could evolve, but how it would evolve was something he would have to discover on his own.
From what Lin Mo understood, the Heart (Blood) Martial Soul was undoubtedly one of the top tier Main Body Martial Souls.
Compared to other types of Martial Souls, judging the strength of a Main Body Martial Soul was simple and straightforward. It depended on how important that body part was to the human body.
The more important it was, the higher the quality of the Main Body Martial Soul.
A person could lose an arm or a leg and still live, even if their life would be far worse than before.
But Lin Mo had never seen anyone survive after losing their heart and all their blood.
From that perspective, a Heart and blood Main Body Martial Soul was absolutely one of the top tier Main Body Martial Souls.
Meanwhile, Su Yuntao quickly finished presiding over the Spirit Awakenings for the other children.
As expected, there was only disappointment waiting for him.
Lucky cases like Tang San from Holy Spirit Village and Lin Mo from Emperor Village, children who could awaken a Waste Martial Soul and still possess Spirit Power, were ultimately rare.
The Martial Souls awakened by the other children of Emperor Village were all Waste Martial Souls without any Spirit Power.
After releasing Spirit Possession, Su Yuntao packed his things into his travel bag, looking slightly exhausted.
Then he turned, pushed open the creaking wooden door of the Spirit Hall, and walked out.
Outside, Village Chief Lin and the other parents had been waiting anxiously. The moment Su Yuntao appeared, they immediately rushed forward.
Amid the jostling villagers, Village Chief Lin was naturally pushed forward as their representative.
He asked, "Respected Su Yuntao, Spirit Master, how is the talent of the children in our village? Is there anyone who awakened Spirit Power and has hope of becoming a Spirit Master?"
Hearing the village chief's anxious words, Su Yuntao hesitated. His eyes subconsciously shifted toward Lin Mo, and his tone turned somewhat strange.
"There is 1," he said. "His talent is quite good, with Innate Rank 6 Spirit Power. However, the Martial Soul he awakened is… truly strange. It should be a Waste Martial Soul, and it doesn't look like something that can be eaten."
If it were edible, Innate Rank 6 Spirit Power would make him an excellent food system Spirit Master candidate.
But a food system Martial Soul that could serve as food was very different from an ordinary Martial Soul, and this egg clearly was not a food system Martial Soul.
In terms of talent alone, Lin Mo's Innate Rank 6 Spirit Power far surpassed Su Yuntao's own.
Yet the Waste Martial Soul he awakened undoubtedly limited his future.
Thinking of this, Su Yuntao shook his head helplessly.
Just like that Blue Silver Grass Spirit Master with Innate Full Spirit Power, their Martial Souls dragged down the talent they possessed.
Following Su Yuntao's gaze, Village Chief Lin and the villagers looked toward Lin Mo and saw him holding that egg covered in strange patterns.
For a moment, the villagers exchanged looks, their faces filled with disbelief and regret.
Some shook their heads and sighed. Others whispered to each other.
"Rank 6 Spirit Power, how could he awaken an egg?"
"This child's life is truly bitter. He finally has talent, but his Martial Soul is a useless Waste Martial Soul…"
Su Yuntao could not help but sigh deeply as well, his tone heavy with regret.
"What a pity, truly a pity. If it were even a slightly useful Tool Martial Soul or Beast Martial Soul, with Innate Rank 6 Spirit Power, this child would definitely have been bound for greatness."
Their expressions grew even more complicated, and the looks they gave Lin Mo carried deep pity.
Why was this child so unlucky?
Being abandoned by the roadside shortly after birth was already cruel enough.
Now he had awakened Innate Rank 6 Spirit Power, yet his Martial Soul was an egg.
What use was an egg? And it did not even look edible.
To them, it felt even worse than the scythes and hoes awakened by the other children.
At least those were farm tools that could still be used as weapons.
Because of the limits of their knowledge, in their understanding, most Martial Souls were fixed at the moment of Awakening and would never change for the rest of a person's life.
So naturally, they could not connect an egg to the idea of hatching.
Even so, Village Chief Lin and the villagers still offered Lin Mo words of comfort.
They told him not to be discouraged, and that he would surely become a powerful Spirit Master in the future.
At last, amid the noisy chatter, Village Chief Lin coughed heavily, drawing everyone's attention back to him.
"Tell Grandpa, do you want to become a Spirit Master?"
Lin Mo froze for a moment, then hugged the egg even tighter. His eyes were steady, filled with determination, as he nodded.
"I do!"
"Very good." Village Chief Lin nodded firmly. "I will go discuss it with the chiefs of the other 2 villages and try to secure the work study student slot shared by our 3 villages for you."
"In 3 months, Grandpa will send you to Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy to study."
"When you get there, you must study hard and cultivate hard."
"If you become a Spirit Master in the future, our village will benefit from your success as well."
"Your Innate Spirit Power is Rank 6. If you cultivate properly, there's a good chance you can surpass that Spirit Emperor level ancestor in the future."
Hearing the village chief's words, Lin Mo's eyes immediately lit up.
This saved him a great deal of trouble.
Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy was a very good place for him right now.
His Martial Souls had awakened, and he had also regained Charmander.
Now it was time to plan for his future cultivation.
Since he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, his ultimate goal was clear.
He wanted to cultivate to the point of becoming a god.
But becoming a god was not something that could happen overnight.
For now, his short term goal still had to be Spirit Power cultivation. He needed to reach Rank 10 as soon as possible so he could hatch Charmander first.
Only after Charmander hatched would he have a basic level of self protection.
Before reaching Rank 10, Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy was indeed the right place to go.
He not only needed the meditation method required to cultivate Spirit Power, but he also urgently needed to learn the culture, Martial Souls, Spirit Beasts, and other knowledge of this world.
With his current status, only an elementary Spirit Master academy could reasonably provide him access to those things.
However, besides Spirit Power cultivation, there were other important matters waiting for him.
That was finding a cultivation method for his Main Body Martial Soul.
The era he was in now was the Douluo Continent era, not the period of the Unrivaled Tang Sect. The Body Sect had not yet been established, so there was naturally no way for him to obtain the secret techniques related to Secondary Awakening of a Main Body Martial Soul.
He could only rely on himself to explore.
In the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect 10,000 years later, the reason Main Body Martial Souls could become the ultimate answer was because of their unique Secondary Awakening.
But right now, there were no Body Sect secret techniques for Secondary Awakening.
If he wanted to complete a Secondary Awakening, Lin Mo would have to slowly search and find the path himself.
And it was not just the Secondary Awakening.
He also had to discover the conditions required for the evolution of his Heart (Blood) Martial Soul.
The road ahead was long, and the burden was heavy.
That was also one of the reasons Lin Mo chose Charmander as his primary Martial Soul.
Until he found the correct cultivation method for his Main Body Martial Soul, it was better to prioritize stability.
Furthermore, compared to an external Beast Martial Soul like Charmander, which was almost impossible to hide, Lin Mo's second Martial Soul, his Main Body Martial Soul, was clearly much easier to conceal.
As long as he did not actively reveal that he possessed a second Martial Soul, it would be impossible for others to notice it.