As Ye Wen had expected, Huo Yu'er's eyes sparkled with admiration as she looked at him.
Now was the moment to witness a miracle!
As Ye Wen infused his soul power into the device, the soul attribute detector began to react.
However, Ye Wen stared blankly at the detector in his hand.
"This doesn't make sense! How can I have all six attributes lit up?!"
Although Nuoding Academy's knowledge of soul beasts couldn't compare to that of the major sects or the Spirit Hall, they still possessed basic information about soul beasts and records of some widely known legendary ones. However, regardless of the type of soul beast, their attributes were always limited—none had more than three.
Among the soul beasts Ye Wen remembered from his past life as a transmigrator, only two possessed at least six attributes. One was the Dark Demon God Tiger currently residing in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the other was the Silver Dragon Soul Beast from the Douluo II era.
Both of these soul beasts were among the rarest in terms of both strength and numbers.
But how could either of them be related to his Nana martial soul? Was it possible that his Nana martial soul was actually Rimuru?
Huo Yu'er didn't dwell on this and immediately praised:
"Of course it's you, Ye Wen. Your martial soul's attributes are truly excellent."
Ye Wen nodded woodenly. He still hadn't figured out what was going on with his martial soul. While having many attributes was good, as a beginner, he was now even more confused about choosing his future path.
At this moment, Ye Wen suspected that perhaps the blacksmiths who forged the device had cut corners.
He wanted to test it on someone else, but aside from Huo Yu'er, there was no one else around.
After all, the device was quite crude, and Ye Wen couldn't afford to let others see it openly. If its purpose were discovered, it would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention. His current strength wouldn't be enough to protect the technology, let alone contend with the power of Huo Yu'er's family.
"Yu'er, give it a try," Ye Wen said softly.
He wanted to confirm whether his soul attribute detector was malfunctioning—if any random person's soul power could light up all the attributes.
However, when Huo Yu'er held the soul attribute detector and infused her soul power, nothing happened. It remained just a plain-looking metal ingot.
Pretending to look appropriately disappointed, Huo Yu'er handed the detector back to Ye Wen and said:
"Ye Wen, do you think I have no talent? Not even a single line lit up."
By this point, however, Ye Wen had confirmed that his soul attribute detector was functioning properly. Since Huo Yu'er's martial soul was a body-type soul, and her first soul skill was a mental interference ability unaffected by acquired soul rings, she naturally didn't possess any special attributes. Her sole attribute likely corresponded to her brain's representation of spiritual power.
Ye Wen patted Huo Yu'er's shoulder and softly reassured her: "What are you thinking? You're a genius with innate Level 9 soul power. If you don't have talent, then what am I?
It's just that this soul attribute detector is an early version. Your martial soul's talent lies in spiritual power, and since there's no corresponding reactive metal for that on here, it won't respond. Once I get rich in the future, I'll definitely make you a specialized device to measure spiritual power."
Instantly, Huo Yu'er perked up, and the two resumed chatting and laughing.
Over the past year, Huo Yu'er had maintained her disguise well. Though aloof, she occasionally revealed a childlike innocence. Thus, when Ye Wen later gifted her the soul attribute detector as a token of affection, he also explained its significance, instructing her not to reveal it easily.
Though Huo Yu'er was cold toward others, she was obedient to Ye Wen, following his instructions without hesitation.
In the days that followed, the trio continued their cultivation at the academy.
Perhaps because Xiao Wu hadn't bonded with Tang San, under Ye Wen's influence, Huo Yu'er worked hard on her training. Xiao Wu, inspired by Huo Yu'er's dedication, also joined in the intense competition of cultivating.
Watching Xiao Wu train so diligently, Ye Wen couldn't help but feel something was off about this world.
He was also curious—since Tang San in the original story had to work tirelessly at practicing the Xuan Tian Gong to catch up with Xiao Wu's casual cultivation, could he really keep up with Xiao Wu's current level of effort?
However, Ye Wen soon stopped paying attention. After all, they were destined to part ways in the future. Why waste energy worrying about them now?
As long as they didn't interfere with his cultivation, whatever they did was none of his concern.
Though Ye Wen had reached Level 10 and hit a bottleneck, preventing further visible progress, he knew that continuing to cultivate would still increase his hidden soul power reserves. Thus, he didn't waste time.
Additionally, Ye Wen spent his time poring over various books about soul beasts, hoping to find the one he desired.
Though the detector had only revealed six attributes, Ye Wen knew that Douluo continent had many variant attributes and even the space attribute, which fell under one of the seven fundamental categories. His martial soul might possess those as well.
The problem was that having too many choices left Ye Wen unsure of how to proceed.
Currently, soul masters on Douluo continent primarily obtained soul rings through two methods.
The most common approach was being versatile, possessing a bit of everything to handle various situations. A prime example was Zhao Wuji, whose martial soul was clearly focused on offensive power but also included control-type skills like gravity manipulation.
Such soul masters might not excel in group battles, but they had significant advantages in one-on-one combat.
The second approach was the rarer extreme specialization method. These soul masters honed one aspect to perfection, gaining terrifying power in that area.
The most prominent examples were the four great families once affiliated with the Hao Tian Sect.
In terms of individual capabilities, they stood at the forefront of their respective fields, with abilities so strong they could even surpass a whole cultivation level.
However, apart from the Breaking Clan, which could freely control the Soul Breaking Spear without being easily countered, the other three single-attribute families had glaring weaknesses. Either they could only take hits, were too slow, or lacked offensive power. In short, they were easy targets unless they teamed up. Aside from the Breaking Clan, the other three families were essentially weak chickens if targeted.
Originally, Ye Wen had assumed his martial soul would possess elemental talents, planning to focus solely on developing them. But he never expected to have a special martial soul with multiple attributes.
If it had been one, two, or even three attributes, Ye Wen could have coordinated them to unlock his martial soul's potential. But with six attributes lit up right from the start, Ye Wen was utterly baffled about how to pair his soul rings.
Moreover, Ye Wen suspected his attributes might not be limited to just six—this made things even more complicated.
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