Hearing me, he mentioned that he cultivated multiple golden cores. Currently, he had three cores with different shapes and colors. He explained that he has liked stars since he was a child, so he wanted a sea of stars in his dantian. Right now, his three cores represented the elements of Thunder, Light, and Fire; in the future, he would cultivate more of these stars. While these stars were independent, they revolved around a unique center that intrigued me. Unlike Lu Xiaoran, he envisioned a fixed point resembling a nebula of stars, with the three stars orbiting it.
After hearing about his creativity, I praised him. I believe both of my disciples are brilliant, so I won't face many challenges in their cultivation. With that thought, I asked the system to show me his status.
"Ding, showing disciple Roman Blackwood's status:
Name: Roman Blackwood
Age: 55
Affinity: All natural elements, Light, Heavenly Lightning, Primordial Thunder
Realm: 5th Circle Mage (early stage), Soul Forming Realm (early stage), Body Cultivation 5th Stage (middle stage)
Martial Soul: Nebula Star Galaxy (pseudo stage)
Physique: Primordial Thunder Physique
Possession: 4th grade sword and armor (damaged), 1000 medium grade spirit stones, a broken ring (unknown, cursed), miscellaneous items for forest camping.
Artifact: 4th grade sword and armor, Ring of Sea God (cursed).
Luck: Chaotic
Special Status: Completed his first Nirvana transformation.
Title: Invincible Prodigy, Thunder Devil, Punisher, Robinhood, Bottleneck, Loser in Love.
Evaluation: He is a mysterious old man who did many dangerous things and achieved many impossible feats in his youth. He has some mysterious connections with the Sea God Clan of the Western Sea. However, after encountering an anomaly while protecting his young master, he completely changed his fate. Now that he completed his first Nirvana, he gained new talent and strength.
I noticed some changes in his status. First, his realm advanced; he became a 5th stage mage in the early stage, an expert in the Soul Forming Realm (early stage), and a 5th stage body cultivator in the middle stages. He successfully advanced his realm, but what caught my interest was his martial soul, which was previously none, now showed as a nebula star galaxy in pseudo stage. Not knowing much about it, I asked the system, and it soon responded.
System: "Ding, Host, by advancing to the Soul Forming Realm, Roman visualized and shaped his soul into a nebula, forming a prototype martial soul. It is unusual for a cultivator to develop a soul while advancing, but thanks to your Abyss Soul Refining Technique, he developed a martial soul on his own."
Vik: "So, you're saying he created a martial soul for himself without realizing it?"
System: "Yes, Host, you are correct. I believe he is unaware of the feat he achieved while simply advancing to the Soul Forming Realm. In fact, he may be the first cultivator in this world to do so while in the Soul Forming Realm."
After hearing the system's explanation, I realized what an incredible achievement he had made. I asked again, "System, I understand that he created a martial soul for himself, but why is it labeled as pseudo stage?"
System: "Host, that is because his soul is still in a prototype form. He needs to cultivate it further to advance to a complete martial soul and beyond."
Now that I had this clarification, my remaining doubts cleared. I began thinking about how to help him improve his soul cultivation and how to apply the same phenomenon to Lu Xiaoran so he could develop his own soul. In my contemplation, I lost focus on my surroundings.
Soon, I heard the system's voice. System: "Host, are you alright?"
Hearing this, I snapped out of my daze and noticed my surroundings. Lu Xiaoran and Roman were still near me in the cultivation hall.
Approaching them, I asked, "Did either of you feel any issues with your cultivation progress? Is something wrong with your bodies?"
They replied simultaneously, "No master, we feel even better than before."
I said, "Good. If you have any problems, don't hold back; just come to me immediately, and I will help you."
Both nodded in understanding. I then told them to consolidate their cultivation. To facilitate this, I took them to the Body Cultivation Hall and made them do double their daily physical routine. While I was doing this, I heard the system's voice in my mind.
System: "Ding, Host, you have an Unclaimed reward."
Vik: "System, tell me about that reward and how I can claim it."
System: "Host, you helped your disciples advance in their realms successfully, so you earned some system rewards, along with a tenfold increase in the strength your disciples gained. Do you want to claim it now?"
After considering for a moment, I replied, "System, keep the tenfold increase for now; I'll claim it tomorrow because I'm tired. However, you can distribute the other rewards I gained."
System: "Okay, Host; I will distribute the other rewards now."
"DING, HOST HELPED HIS DISCIPLES ADVANCE IN REALM."
"LU XIAORAN: FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT REALM→ GOLDEN CORE REALM, 2nd CIRCLE MAGE→ 3rd CIRCLE MAGE, 2nd
STAGE BODY CULTIVATION→ 3rd STAGE BODY CULTIVATION
ROMAN BLACKWOOD: GOLDEN CORE REALM→ SOUL FORMING REALM, 3rd CIRCLE MAGE→ 4th CIRCLE MAGE, 3rd STAGE
BODY CULTIVATION→ 4th STAGE BODY CULTIVATION."
"CALCULATING REWARDS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT."
"REWARDS CALCULATED. NOW DISTRIBUTING REWARDS."
"HOST GETS:
1. IMMORTAL BLACKSMITHING MANUAL (COMPLETE).
2. IMMORTAL ALCHEMY MANUAL (COMPLETE).
3. IMMORTAL TALISMAN MAKING MANUAL (COMPLETE).
4. 10,000 HIGH GRADE SPIRIT STONES.
5. ONE HIGH GRADE SPACE CRYSTAL.
6. IMMORTAL GRADE ILLUSION TECHNIQUE."
After the system's announcement, a list of rewards flashed on my system screen. I noticed that this time I didn't receive any cultivation techniques, so I asked the system about it.
System: "This time, I didn't give you any cultivation techniques because I'm concerned you might turn them into something new and extraordinary in the name of improving them."
Hearing the system's response, I protested a bit but eventually accepted the current rewards. I wanted to read more about these manuals, but since I felt tired, I told the system I would check the details tomorrow and focused my attention on my disciples.
Both of them finished their practice, and it was already nighttime. I told them to go to sleep. After dismissing my disciples, I left the Anonymous Hall and crawled towards my usual favorite tree. Climbing it, I lay down on a sturdy branch, trying to get some sleep. While I was attempting to doze off, I noticed something below the tree—a beautiful multicolored egg. This sight triggered a memory; it was the egg I received as a reward after completing my first ten classes. I had left this beast egg in the shade of this tree and forgotten about it. Now that I remembered, I would have to do something about it tomorrow.