"Three little ones, Spirit Hall isn't a place you can just barge into," a guard said as the three of them arrived at the building's entrance.
"Uncles," Ye Yin replied with a smile. "We're here to test our spirit power levels."
The two young guards didn't stop them and instead let them enter. "Oh, is that so? Then you may enter," one of the guards said. "Just go to the reception hall and find Grandmaster Matthew Nuo."
"Thank you, Uncles," Ye Yin said, and the three of them quickly walked inside.
A staff member led them up to the second floor, where they met Grandmaster Matthew Nuo in his office.
"To test your spirit power and get Spirit Master certification?" Grandmaster Matthew Nuo asked, a bit surprised. "Are you sure you're not mistaken? You're only six years old, aren't you?"
Ye Yin smiled slightly. "What if it's innate full spirit power?" he asked.
Matthew Nuo instantly understood. Ye Yin didn't say he had innate full spirit power, but he made Matthew Nuo mistakenly believe he did. This was better, as Ye Yin wanted as few people as possible to know that he had increased his spirit power by ten levels in three months.
"No wonder, no wonder," Matthew Nuo said in admiration. "Such talent. All of you, one by one, place your hands on this." He praised them twice before taking out a yellow crystal ball. "Place your right hand on it. If nothing unexpected happens, you should all be at level eleven spirit power."
The first to be tested was Tang San. The crystal ball showed a spirit power level of eleven, which was normal. The second to be tested was Xiao Wu, whose spirit power was level twelve. She had told everyone that she had obtained a spirit ring a few months ago, so being at level twelve was also normal. But when it was Ye Yin's turn, the crystal ball showed his spirit power was level twelve. This was not normal.
"Increased by two levels of spirit power?" Matthew Nuo asked in confusion. "What's going on? What level of spirit ring did you absorb? How could it possibly increase your spirit power by two levels?"
Ye Yin answered, "I absorbed a Datura Snake that was over four hundred years old. Grandmaster Matthew Nuo, didn't you also get two levels of spirit power when you absorbed a spirit ring?"
[Resentment from Matthew Nuo +5!]
"You are a special case," Matthew Nuo said, coughing. "The most troublesome of low-level Spirit Beasts, the Datura Snake. Very few people can absorb it. I congratulate the three of you on becoming Spirit Masters." He added, "But I still feel like something is strange."
After leaving Spirit Hall, they returned to Nuo Ding Academy. All three received a Spirit Master certificate and a gold coin. Halfway there, Tang San discovered a blacksmith shop and planned to apply for an apprenticeship in the afternoon. Ye Yin had no such hobbies. He spent his afternoon cultivating his spirit power.
Ye Yin sat cross-legged on his bed, trying to cultivate his spirit power. A few minutes later, he gave up. No matter how hard he tried, only an extremely thin amount of spirit power entered his body. The efficiency of his cultivation was extremely low. At this rate, breaking through one level in a year would be fast enough.
"Ultimately, my innate level is too low," he sighed. "The lower the innate level, the slower the cultivation speed." Although absorbing high-level spirit rings could change some of his talent, there was still a huge gap compared to those with innate spirit power of seven or eight levels, or even innate full spirit power.
Ye Yin sighed and focused his attention on the system's shop.
Resentment Value System Shop
Current Resentment Value: 19236
Increase spirit ring age by one year: 10 Resentment Value.
Increase Spirit Bone age by one year: 10 Resentment Value.
Gain spirit power experience: 100 Resentment Value.
Hundred-thousand-year spirit ring: 1 million Resentment Value.
Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone: 1 million Resentment Value.
Random external Spirit Bone: 500,000 Resentment Value.
Specified external Spirit Bone: 1 million Resentment Value.
"To gain spirit power experience, it costs one hundred Resentment Value. Buy," Ye Yin said.
[Congratulations! You have spent one hundred Resentment Value to purchase spirit power experience.]
Instantly, Ye Yin felt a surge of concentrated spirit power enter his body. His experience level from twelve to thirteen increased by one point.
Ye Yin smiled with satisfaction. "Since that's the case," he thought, "then what's the point of cultivating anymore? I can just directly purchase spirit power experience."
It is said that one's cultivation should be self-cultivated and that if a person's cultivation is directly infused by a predecessor, it can lead to an unstable foundation. Ye Yin agreed with this. After all, the power between different people is not the same. But if it was system infusion, that would be different. Even if he cultivated himself, it would still be very unstable. Only by relying on the system to infuse experience step by step and improve step by step would it truly be stable.
Studying diligently for more than ten years would surely have omissions, but a standard answer would not have omissions.
"Oh, right," he thought. "The system also has a Resentment Value lottery."
Resentment Value Lottery
Can draw various good items not available in the system shop.
The more times you draw, the richer the prizes.
Spend one hundred Resentment Value for one draw.
Spend one thousand Resentment Value for a ten-draw.
It is recommended to do a ten-draw.
Ye Yin glanced at his Resentment Value and, with a grand wave of his hand, chose to draw.
[Thank you for your patronage! Reward: one can of surströmming!]
[Surströmming: Upon opening, it will emit a strong, unpleasant odor that lasts for one hour. Drinking a drop of surströmming juice grants immunity to this smell.]
"Although I didn't win the grand prize, surströmming is definitely a top-tier item for accumulating Resentment Value!" he thought.
[Thank you for your patronage! Reward: one can of surströmming!]
[Thank you for your patronage! Reward: one can of surströmming!]
...
Seeing several consecutive "Thank you for your patronage," Ye Yin's face turned green. How could it be so deceiving?
[Resentment from Ye Yin +55!]
[Thank you for your patronage! Reward: one can of surströmming!]
"No child cries every day, no gambler loses every day," he thought, refusing to give up. Finally, on the tenth attempt, he won a prize.
[Congratulations on winning! Reward: one marrow cleansing fruit!]
[Marrow Cleansing Fruit: After consumption, it cleanses the marrow and refines the bones, improving talent, aptitude, and comprehension.]
Ye Yin's eyes lit up. "Good stuff!" he thought. It could perfectly address his current issues. He took out the marrow cleansing fruit from his system backpack. It was a pink fruit, about the size of a baby's fist. It looked sweet and delicious, rich in juice, and melted in his mouth.
After eating one, Ye Yin clearly felt that he felt nothing. "Did my breathing feel a bit smoother?" he wondered.
[Resentment from Ye Yin +11!]
Ye Yin scanned the work-study students cultivating in the dormitory and silently took out a can of surströmming. He skillfully opened the lid, and an extremely strong and pungent odor wafted out. Ye Yin almost couldn't hold back a retch. He gritted his teeth, lightly dipped his index finger into the juice, and put it into his mouth.
Instantly, Ye Yin could no longer smell the unpleasant odor. He let out a long, turbid breath, feeling comfortable. But others were not comfortable.
[Resentment from Wang Sheng +5!]
[Resentment from Li Tie +6!]
[Resentment from Xiao Wu +15!]
...
"Yin Ge, you're a bit sinister!" Xiao Wu said.