Chapter 16: Genius? No, A monster!
There are reasons why Adam needs this kind of soul beast that can periodically increase his spiritual power.
First, he really needs anything that can increase his spiritual power, strengthen his mind, and withstand the waves of corruption and mental instability as he advances to the next sequence.
Spiritual power is the only solution Adam can find for now. Other things, such as an anchor for his humanity, and items like Beyonder powers that can prevent him from losing control and corruption, are out of the question for his sequence.
Secondly, he is a dual pathway Visionary and The Hanged Man. These two pathways are like a contradiction in themselves: the Visionary has an authority with the pure mind domain of the will of living beings, and the Hanged Man's authority is the mind domain but is closer to the corruption and degeneration of human beings.
If these two cannot be in balance, he can lose control instantly. His mind will not be able to withstand the terrifying turmoil within his body, and the beyonder characteristic will consume him instantly, turning him into an unrecognizable monster.
"If possible, I need to find or recruit someone from the Moon Pathway. Another potion that can calm the mind could be an alternative in the low to mid-sequence," Adam thought, giving the manager a stubborn look.
The manager could only sigh softly and step back. "Okay, but I have to check your spiritual power before forming a contract with the Elder Tree. If your spiritual power doesn't meet expectations, I won't approve your contract with the Elder Tree."
"Come with me." The manager led Adam to another room.
He gestured Adam to sit down on a metallic chair and placed a helmet on his head.
"Please don't be offended, but did your teacher at Hongshan Academy teach you about spiritual power?"
Adam shook his head.
"Are you serious? What kind of academy doesn't teach this important thing?" The manager frowned and looked sour.
In this era, the first thing a Soul Master Academy should teach is the importance of spiritual power. Even if the average talent in third rate city is always below average and there is no hope of going further than Soul Elder and getting purple soul rings.
But this must be normal and common sense for a soul master right now. It doesn't matter whether they become low-level soul masters or not.
"For normal Soul Masters, spiritual power isn't too important. However, when it comes to high-level Soul Masters, the strength of their spiritual powers becomes much more significant. A strong spirit soul requires spiritual power equally as strong to fuse with."
"Before the existence of spirit souls, there weren't any ranks for spiritual power at all. But when spirit souls first appeared, the previous generations gradually realized that fusing with a spirit soul required much more spiritual power than fusing with a spirit ring. After extensive research, they created the rankings for spiritual power. It was only in the last two thousand years or so that the rankings were completed."
Adam asked, This is something that is not explained clearly in the comic. "Then how many levels is spiritual power divided into?"
The Manager responded, "From low to high, spiritual power is divided into: Spirit Origin, Spirit Connection, Spirit Sea, Spirit Abyss, Spirit Domain, and the fabled Divine Origin. These six realms are quite simple. Everyone is in the Spirit Origin realm when they are born. As for the meaning behind Spirit Origin, it means that it's the single origin everyone starts from. Afterwards, nature takes on a new look. This is the most basic of spiritual levels."
"But let me remind you, to fuse with a 700-year-old Elder tree, you need a spiritual power equivalent to a purple spirit soul. That means, if your spiritual power is not at the Intermediate levels of the spirit connections realm, I will not allow you to do this dangerous act."
"I understand. I won't disappoint you, Tower Master." Adam smiled in satisfaction and meditated based on what Old Neil explained.
'Let your brain go blank somewhat. Exchange the object you imagined. Use something that does not exist in this world, an object you imagine completely out of thin air. You have to follow this rule. Only by doing so can you enter Cogitation, only then can you exceed the concept of 'I.' The limitless 'I' will become one with the universe, giving you the ability to see and understand the truth. You will obtain knowledge only you yourself can understand.'
His mind quickly calmed down, the tranquillity of a mind, as much of the knowledge he had gained from the Secret Suppliant pathway resurfaced in his mind.
"Relax your body and mind. This process will be complete in a moment," the manager said softly.
"Yes…" Adam nodded slowly.
A slight humming noise arose as the helmet began to emit a soft white glow. The manager watched the soul transmitter screen on the side as it began to display data.
When the numbers first appeared, they jumped up extremely quickly and continued rising rapidly for a few moments.
After some time, the numbers slowly slowed until they stopped completely.
Brak…
A soul guide communicator fell to the floor, and the sound echoed throughout the test room. A hand, trembling violently, touched the screen in front of him.
"Impossible, impossible… You…"
The manager took a few steps back and stumbled. His body fell to the ground, but he ignored it.
"Haha… 501, Spirit Sea Realm. A fucking Spirit Sea Realm!"
What did he just see? A miracle?
A 6-year-old child possessed spiritual power at the Spirit Sea Realm.
This was something impossible to happen. No, even the founder of the Spirit Pagoda, whom I read about in the introduction to the history of the Spirit Pagoda, didn't possess spiritual power at this stage when he was 12.
"Genius… No, he's a monster. Geniuses can't explain this." The manager gulped as he struggled to stand on his weak legs.
A Soul Ancestor like himself knew all too well what it meant to possess spiritual power at this stage.
This meant Adam had the potential to advance to Title Douluo. A kid with potential who could look down on everything on this continent.
No, maybe he could witness the birth of an Ultimate Douluo right now!
He immediately walked towards Adam, who was removing his helmet. With trembling hands and a very serious tone, he said to Adam, gripping his shoulders.
"No matter what, do not tell anyone about your spiritual power levels. And whatever you do, do not perform any other spiritual power checks until you can control your spiritual power fluctuations. Understand?"
"Y-yes… I understand." Adam nodded slowly.
"Good, I was really shocked today. A monster like you who can look down on all the geniuses in this world, nothing good will happen if this news gets out." The manager immediately accessed the data from the machine in front of him and deleted all of Adam's data and converted it to that of a normal spiritual soul master.
Adam looked at his spiritual power values from the side and asked with a frightened expression, "I-is there a problem, Tower Master?"
"A lot of trouble. If your information gets out to headquarters, you'll be doomed. Even if the spirit pagoda favors geniuses now, they won't allow someone to rise and shake their supreme position. If they know about your talent, I can't guarantee whether you'll end up well or not."
The manager paused for a moment before continuing. "Do you regret joining the spirit pagoda?"
Adam shook his head. "No, not at all."
"Haha, you really are a nice kid, and a sensible one too." The manager smiled with satisfaction and led Adam back to the previous room.
He picked up the 3,000-year-old elder tree on the table and handed it to Adam.
"Take this. You want this type of soul beast, right? Maybe this spirit soul is destined for you."