Hong Meili still couldn't get over with what she was seeing... at the very top of the platinum pole like device were the numbers... 356. This signified that her six-year-old son's body was already as tough as ordinary Lower Ranked Magical Beasts!
Must know that under normal circumstances in the Knight Temple, children who possess External Spiritual Energy over one hundred by the age of 12 are somewhat hailed as rare geniuses... and yet her son had possessed three times that at half the age.
Seeing that one of his secrets had been revealed, Jingsheng simply scratched his head thinking: "Wonder how Mom would react after finding out I have such abnormal External Spiritual Energy?"
When Hong Meili turned back to her son, she had a calm expression as she said: "Hey brat... come over here for a second."
"Y-Yeah Mom?" Said the red eyed boy as he approached his mother with a somewhat embarrassed face.
With a serious expression on her face Hong Meili then said: "Tell me... what do you wanna do in life?"
"I..." Seeing his Mother's serious expression, Jingsheng didn't really know how to properly answer.
Hong Meili: "You can choose to live an ordinary life here in this town... whether you decide to become a blacksmith, a chef or whatever is up to you."
Jingsheng kept quiet after listening to his Mother for his intuition told him she wasn't done with her words.
whoosh...
At that moment Hong Meili's eyes turned sharp as heavy spiritual pressure began emanating from her body pressing down on Jingsheng making it somewhat hard for him to properly breathe.
"Ugh!" Sounded the red eyed boy as he was now half kneeling on the ground due to his mother's spiritual pressure.
"Come to think of it.... I never really bothered to find out how strong my old lady in this life was..." Thought Jingsheng as he struggled to keep his eyes open.
It was then that Meili continued her words: "On the other hand... since you had the courage to ask me for an Awakening Stone... could it be you've decided to join the Temple Alliance and risk your pathetic little life to fight the demons for the sake of humanity?"
In truth what Hong Meili was doing right now was simply testing her son's determination. Once she senses that Jingsheng's determination was lacking, she would naturally not allow him to join the Temple Alliance.
"Now then my little brat... show me that the determination from your killing intent earlier wasn't just me daydreaming." Thought Meili as she waited for her son's reply while he struggled to stand up from her spiritual pressure.
By this point Jingsheng had decided to just simply be honest and with determined eyes said: "I... just want... the strength... to keep... myself... and everyone around me... SAFE!"
Seeing this, Hong Meili could immediately tell as she thought: "An answer that's simple but true huh."
In truth besides this there was also the 'Hunting Job' given to him by the Goddess of Fate... however that wasn't something he could openly share.
Deactivating her spiritual pressure, Hong Meili stared at her six-year-old son with a more thoughtful expression.
"Haaa..." Feeling that the spiritual pressure was gone, Jingsheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he thought: "It's because of shit like this that she and I can't get along as Mother and Son... I mean who does this to their six-year-old son seriously?!"
Hong Meili then walked over to her son and handed him two shining stones.
"Um... Two?" Asked the red eyed boy.
With her back turned Hong Meili replied: "One is to awaken Innate Inner Spiritual Power while as the other one is to awaken Innate Magic Spiritual Power."
Hearing this Jingsheng's eyes grew wide with surprise as he remembered: "That's right I remember that at the beginning of Sealed Divine Throne 2 it was explained that there are two forms of Innate Spiritual Power Awakening.... Innate Inner Spiritual Power is for Knights, Warriors and Assassins.... while as Innate Magic Spiritual Power is for Mages, Priests and Summoners.... If I recall Long Dangdang one of the protagonists of Sealed Divine Throne 2, had an Innate Inner Spiritual Power of 87 while as his Innate Magic Spiritual Power was 84."
Standing straight Jingsheng simply turned to his mother with a slight bow and said: "Thanks Mom."
He then asked while scratching his head: "Um... so... how do I use these awakening stones?"
Hearing her son's question, Hong Meili simply showed a cunning smile as she shot out two beams of light from her fingers straight towards the two awakening stones.
whoosh!...
Upon making contact with the two awakening stones, the beams of light immediately made the two stones enter Jingsheng's body.
"GUH!!" At that moment the red eyed boy felt immense pressure from his entire body. Unbeknownst to him though faint black smoke began leaking out from his pores. This faint black smoke was the impurities hidden deep within his body. Through the process of the sacred awakening, it was slowly being cleansed out.
"Is this... supposed to be... the sacred Awakening?... Hurts like hell!" Thought the red eyed boy as he gritted his teeth due to pain. In truth with his External Spiritual Power being as high as it is, Jingsheng shouldn't have felt much pain at all. In fact the main reason things were as they are was because he had to withstand the pressure from two awakening stones at the same time. Not to mention there was the fact that he was much too young compared to other people undergoing this awakening.
Meili stared at this scene and thought: "Normally going through the sacred awakening is best done before one achieves the normal limit of their External Spiritual Power which ensures they would develop the greatest potential... However since Jingsheng has External Spiritual Power above 350 it was best to make him go through the awakening with two awakening stones at the same time for sufficient pressure... then again since his age is half that of the general age for sacred awakening, I get the feeling that he might show me some unexpected surprises."
Thinking for a moment Meili then waved her hand and the entire area around her and Jingsheng was covered by what looked to be a barrier of light. She didn't want her son's awakening to attract unwanted attention.
After a moment Jingsheng could still be seen withstanding the pressure from his body as two light bars suddenly appeared above his head. Both of which showed numbers that were swiftly rising.
Seeing this Meili's expression once again turned sharp as she thought: "Now then let's see the limits of your potential brat."
Hong Meili then watched as the numbers on the two light bars rose higher and higher.
20|20
28|26
32|35
46|43
58|55
The moment the light bars went passed 60, Hong Meili's eyes couldn't help but grow wide with surprise as she thought: "I had a feeling the brat was talented cause he's my kid... but this..."
Once the light bars went above 70, the female knight's face couldn't help but show a slight smile. Must know that even she who was hailed as one of the geniuses of the century by the knight temple, awakened with an Innate Inner Spiritual Power of 72 with the dual attributes of Fire and Light.
77|78
83|84
Meili: "It is said that those whose Innate Spiritual Power exceeds 90 are to be given the title of 'Scion' corresponding to their elemental attributes... If I remember correctly there hasn't been anyone like that in the history of the Knight Temple."
"Ung..." By this point the pressure throughout Jingsheng's body began to alleviate as a cool and relaxing energy began to seep out throughout it. Without realizing it, Jingsheng began to sit down cross-legged as he became enveloped in a pillar of white energy that seemed to have phased through the top of Hong Meili's barrier of light. Unconsciously the red eyed boy began to practice his Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation technique.
Deep within Jingsheng's body the Wisdom Spiritual Stove of Fate & Knowledge named Fay began to smile as she muttered: "Finally... awaken... our Saint Scion of Fate."
"This is..." By this point Hong Meili could only stare speechless as she watched her son meditate cross-legged while levitating in the middle of the light pillar.
94|96
The numbers on the light bars continued to rise.
98|97
When the light bar's numbers finally stopped, Hong Meili could only stare in awe at the sight before her.
Innate Inner Spiritual Power: 100
Innate Magic Spiritual Power: 100
After a moment Hong Meili quickly took out a multi-colored stone from her pocket.
Seeing that the multi-colored stone showed no reaction, she couldn't help but mutter: "No elemental affinity?... So I guess that makes him the Saint Son of Pure Spiritual Power?"
When the Sacred Awakening finally ended, the pillar of white light instantly vanished as Jingsheng could now be seen soundly sleeping.
"Zzzz... Zzzz... Zzzz..."
"Take a good long nap brat... Once you wake up there's gonna be a lot for you to do." Said Hong Meili as she gently touched her son's cheek while placing a red ring similar to hers in his hands.
....
"Guu..." When Jingsheng next woke up he found himself unexpectedly lying down on his bed.
"What happened... Last I remember... Wasn't I going through that Sacred Awakening?" Thought the red eyed boy as he got up from his bed while scratching his head. Unbeknownst to him though the moment he stretched out his limbs after getting up, his eyes flashed with faint milky white light. It was a sign that something within him had definitely changed, and it was by no means a small one.
"Congratulations!" Said the wisdom spiritual stove known as Fay as she suddenly came out of Jingsheng's chest with a smile.
Jingsheng: "Fay... What exactly happened?"
The Wisdom Spiritual Stove then explained: "Your Sacred Awakening was successful... you are now officially the Saint Scion of Fate."
"S-Saint Scion of Fate?..." Asked the red eyed boy while tilting his head sideways. He remembered that there was no such thing as that in the story of the Sealed Divine Throne.
Fay nodded: "That's right... with an Innate Inner Spiritual Power of 100 and an Innate Magic Spiritual Power of also 100 you have solidified your position as this world's Saint Scion of Fate."
Hearing her words, Jingsheng's jaw couldn't help but drop as he thought: "INNATE SPIRITUAL POWER 100?!!... Isn't that even higher than the protagonist Long Hao Chen's initial awakening?!"
Seeing the red eyed boy's expression, Fay didn't even let him speak before she suddenly said: "And with that you have successfully cleared your first mission of fate."
As she said these words clear smoke-like white light appeared and formed words in front of Jingsheng.
- [Mission of Fate: Awaken with an Innate Inner Spiritual Energy above 70.] (Cleared)
- [Reward of Fate: Twin Martial Souls]
....
Jingsheng Narration: "That was the very first time I ever cleared one of Fay's Missions... least to say seeing the reward I was shocked speechless... Thinking back now perhaps it was this moment when my first steps began... My first steps as Holy Demon Continent's Spirit Master!"