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"Innate level eight?"
Xue Qinghe's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Chi Yu, her gaze filled with confusion.
This cat girl, who had been captured by bounty hunters and sold at an auction—was actually a mutated martial soul with innate level eight talent?
Not only had she not been recruited by the Spirit Hall, but she had also lived such a miserable life...
Damn it, what have those Spirit Hall officials been doing?
Xue Qinghe clenched her fists, biting her lip in frustration. She wanted to rush back to Spirit City right now and demand answers from Bibi Dong—what the hell is she doing?
With such lax management and irresponsible officials, how did they even get their positions?
Were they just going through the motions when awakening children's martial souls?
Their purpose wasn't just charity—it was to recruit talented commoners and strengthen the Spirit Hall!
"That woman... What is she doing? What is she even planning?"
Xue Qinghe frowned, her thoughts dark.
The "ending" she had seen was different from the original story. In her vision, several gods had fallen beneath that celestial star, and Bibi Dong had died without ever saying those words: "Love you, Xue'er."
Even after being reborn, her feelings toward Bibi Dong hadn't changed.
That madwoman... The Rakshasa God!
The mortal enemy of the Angel God...
What Xue Qinghe didn't know was that Chi Yu wasn't the only one who had slipped through the cracks.
There was also Ma Hongjun, Oscar... especially Oscar—an innate full soul power food-system soul master!
He came from a poor family. If a Spirit Hall official had just said a few words to recruit him, it would've been effortless.
Yet, he wasn't taken in until he was eight years old, when Flender brought him to Shrek Academy.
An innate full soul power food-system soul master!
Just because his martial soul was a damn sausage, did that mean his future should be thrown away?
Maybe that Spirit Hall official simply didn't understand the value of food-system soul masters—let alone how terrifying an innate full soul power one could be.
"Innate level eight..."
Zhong Li glanced at Chi Yu, then shook his head as if realizing something.
The Spirit Hall officials really need better education.
Chi Yu probably hadn't had her martial soul awakened by Su Yuntao, but whoever did it must have been even less knowledgeable than him.
Just because her appearance had changed, they dismissed her?
Did they not realize that innate level eight meant she had the potential to become a Titled Douluo?
Not to mention, Chi Yu's mutation had turned her martial soul into a body-type!
If her body-type martial soul underwent a second awakening...
Well, the Body Sect hadn't even been established yet. Right now, body-type martial souls were only slightly better than waste martial souls—no one paid them much attention.
But someone like Chi Yu, with her unique circumstances, was extremely rare. If she had innate soul power and could develop properly, and if she found a way to trigger her second awakening—she would soar to greatness!
"Yes, that's what the Spirit Hall official who awakened my martial soul told me."
Chi Yu had never gone to school and knew very little about being a soul master.
Back then, after her martial soul awakening, even though the official deemed her useless, he still taught her the basic meditation technique.
He had hoped she could reach level ten and obtain a soul ring—even just a ten-year one—so she could improve her situation.
With a monthly stipend of one gold spirit coin from the Spirit Hall, she could at least climb a little higher in society.
But the official didn't know that after he called Chi Yu's martial soul "useless," her "family" didn't care—even if she had soul power.
To them, Chi Yu's mutation was an omen of misfortune.
This is what happens when people are uneducated...
"Miss Chi Yu, may I ask how old you are and whether you've absorbed a soul ring?"
Xue Qinghe spoke gently, her gaze now carrying a hint of pity.
Judging by Chi Yu's appearance, she couldn't be older than fifteen.
Without physical contact, Xue Qinghe couldn't determine her exact age—only through bone-touching could she be sure.
As an auction item, Chi Yu's life in the auction house was far better than her days as a wanderer.
At the very least, they wouldn't starve her—they had to feed her well!
Otherwise, how could a malnourished, sickly-looking girl be sold as a product?
Hearing this, Chi Yu thought for a moment before answering, "I'm fifteen now. In half a year, I'll be sixteen."
"As for a soul ring... I..."
No one cared for her. No one loved her. She had never gone to school. Where would she even get a soul ring?
"I've never obtained one."
Chi Yu lowered her head, her voice tinged with dejection.
Her soul power had stagnated long ago, but she had no way to kill a spirit beast alone, nor did she have a permit to enter a hunting forest.
If she had even one soul ring, those bounty hunters wouldn't have dared to target her so easily.
Even if she were just a soul master, she'd still be a soul master!
Selling a soul master at auction—if word got out, especially among commoner soul masters, the consequences would be dire.
"Innate level eight, fifteen years old, no soul ring?"
"Tsk—"
Xue Qinghe couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
A genius, ruined by her circumstances.
Innate level eight wasn't low!
But even if Chi Yu got a soul ring now, her future achievements would be severely limited.
A true genius would be close to level thirty by age twelve. Breaking through to thirty by then would be a mark of exceptional talent.
By fifteen, reaching levels thirty-six or thirty-seven would be normal.
But Chi Yu had been stuck at the soul scholar stage for years—she had already missed her prime cultivation period.
Even if she could still meditate without a soul ring, the accumulated power would only manifest after obtaining one. But could the efficiency of a soul scholar's meditation compare to that of a soul master, grand soul master, or even a soul elder?
That was why soul masters would immediately seek a soul ring upon reaching a breakthrough level.
"Let's eat first. After the meal, I'll take you to Sunset Forest."
Zhong Li spoke calmly, his expression unchanging.
Chi Yu's situation wasn't hopeless.
Even if she only pursued the soul master path, there were ways to compensate.
After all... the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well existed within his inner world.
"With the guest elder accompanying you, Miss Chi Yu, obtaining a soul ring will be guaranteed."
Chi Yu didn't respond to Xue Qinghe's words—she didn't even hear them.
Zhong Li's voice echoed in her mind.
In less than an hour, he had saved her, given her a name, taken her in as a maid, and was now preparing to help her cross into a new social class by obtaining a soul ring.
Once she became a soul master, she would have the ability to survive on her own...
"How laughable... I actually doubted his intentions."
"If he wanted to do something to me, why would he go this far?"
As she thought this, tears streamed down her face...
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