Chapter One, The Youth with Spiritual Eyes (Part Two)

Since the awakening of his spiritual eye, Huo Yuhao has discovered that his vision far surpasses that of ordinary people. Up close, he can see many details that others cannot discern, and at a distance, he can see more than twice the range of an average person

With this unwavering belief as support, Huo Yuhao advanced while cultivating. When thirsty, he would find some spring water to drink; when hungry, he would eat some coarse cakes he carried with him. Apart from traveling, he would sit in meditation. At his age, being able to cover three hundred miles in a single day is truly a miracle

Within the Duke's residence, even the children of some servants, as long as they possess a natural awakening of their martial soul, can reach a soul power level of ten within a maximum of three years, thus qualifying to advance from the lowest rank of soul master to the rank of soul master.

Just yesterday, Huo Yuhao, through five years of diligent effort, managed to cultivate his soul power to level 10 despite having extremely poor talent. This also marked the day he had set for himself to leave the Duke's residence

Soul Masters must personally hunt soul beasts in order to obtain a soul ring from the soul beast after its death

The two constraints have almost predetermined that Huo Yuhao will not achieve anything significant in his life

If someone were to learn that the merely eleven-year-old Huo Yuhao dared to venture alone to the Star Dou Forest without the company of a mentor, they would surely be astonished by his audacity. Without a single soul skill, even encountering a ten-year soul beast would not guarantee his victory.

Although Huo Yuhao is the son of a duke, he did not inherit the powerful martial soul belonging to the duke's lineage. Otherwise, even if the duchess dislikes him, as long as he possesses a martial soul from the duke's lineage, it would have to be reported to the duke, and from that point on, the fate of Huo Yuhao and his mother would also change

Lingmou, this is Huo Yuhao's martial soul

Among the categories of martial souls, there exists a subtle classification that neither belongs to weapon martial souls nor beast martial souls, known as the intrinsic martial soul. This refers to a martial soul that becomes a part of the body after awakening, such as hands, feet, and so on

Since the end of the war between the Douluo Continent and the Sun and Moon Continent, the continent has undergone thousands of years of evolution, resulting in a complete unification of currency, where one gold soul coin is equivalent to ten silver soul coins, which in turn is equivalent to one hundred copper soul coins

He needs a soul ring, even if it is the lowest level ten-year soul ring! That way, he will be able to become a true soul master and possess a skill that belongs to him.

Soul power from level 1 to level 10 falls within the category of Soul Masters. When a martial soul awakens, the stronger the innate soul power that appears, the better the talent will be after becoming a Soul Master, and the faster the cultivation speed will be. If the soul power is at level 10 during awakening, it is considered the best innate full soul power, also known as a genius Soul Master. As long as the martial soul itself is not too weak, significant achievements can be expected.

Mother told Huo Yuhao that the only possibility of standing out is to become a Soul Master. Even if it is just the most ordinary Soul Master, on the continent, they hold a much higher status than ordinary people

Generally speaking, soul beasts are classified into five categories: ten-year soul beasts, hundred-year soul beasts, thousand-year soul beasts, ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and hundred-thousand-year soul beasts

Heading north, he soon stepped onto the official road. Although Huo Yuhao was still young, he had long begun preparing to achieve his goal of obtaining a soul ring. In his small backpack, besides a change of clothes, there were some provisions and a little money that his mother had saved over the years from doing rough work in the household, as well as a short knife. Most importantly, there was a simple map of the continent.

He has only 7 silver coins and 5 copper coins, and he is extremely frugal with his spending

The road was straight, and Huo Yuhao was walking quickly along the roadside. Although he was still young, he was already a Level 10 Soul Master, possessing much better physical strength than the average adult.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao's martial soul is an exception

The location of the Spirit Eye Martial Soul is naturally the eyes, and it is an extremely rare spiritual attribute martial soul. Under normal circumstances, Huo Yuhao should have received significant attention. Unfortunately, two factors have constrained his development. Firstly, at the time of his martial soul awakening, his innate soul power was only level 1, indicating a poor talent, which would inevitably result in a very slow cultivation speed. Secondly, and more critically, not only are spiritual attribute martial souls rare, but soul beasts with spiritual attributes are also extremely uncommon. Each soul master, when their cultivation reaches a bottleneck at every ten levels, must hunt a soul beast that aligns with their attributes to obtain a soul ring and achieve a breakthrough.

The soul ring is not only an essential item for breaking through bottlenecks, but it also provides soul masters with a skill, which is the very source of their strength.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao's martial soul underwent an extremely rare mutation

Continuing to stay at the Duke's residence, Huo Yuhao knew that he had no chance of obtaining a soul ring. There was no one there who would assist him. Therefore, even though he understood that venturing out alone with Tu Shu to search for a spirit-type soul beast was akin to facing a life-and-death situation, he nonetheless mustered the courage of a young calf unafraid of tigers and resolutely left the Duke's residence

The Duke's residence and Star Luo City are both located in the central northern part of the Star Luo Empire, while Huo Yuhao chose to hunt soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest, which lies in the northern part of the Star Luo Empire, bordering the Heavenly Soul Empire. This forest, which occupies an area nearly the size of a province, is home to a diverse array of soul beasts, including many superlative beings.

Almost all physical martial souls are extremely powerful, yet their occurrence is quite rare, making them exist above beast martial souls and weapon martial souls. Therefore, their emergence is always given significant attention

In the Douluo Continent, the levels of soul beasts are distinguished based on their years of existence, and the abilities of soul rings are closely related to both the lifespan of the soul beasts and the inherent capabilities of the soul beasts themselves

As he walked forward, Huo Yuhao gazed into the distance. If one looked closely, they would notice that his deep blue eyes instantly became even clearer, seemingly with a faint halo swirling around them.

However, regardless of the circumstances, he is still the son of a duke and ultimately obtained the simplest method for soul power cultivation. For a long time thereafter, it was also proven that his talent in cultivation was indeed quite poor

Huo Yuhao is already eleven years old this year. It took him a full five years for his soul power to barely reach level 10. Moreover, during these five years, the effort he put in was almost three times that of his peers

In his childhood, in order to ensure that he had better food, his mother would occasionally sneak him out of the duke's residence to forage for fruits and wild vegetables in the woods outside. As a result, Xiao Yuhao became familiar with a considerable variety of plants. Many times, he was even reluctant to spend money on the cheapest coarse bread, instead foraging for food from the roadside woods while on the way.

Mother said that if I could possess a soul ring, then I would be a control-type battle soul master. My martial soul is not inferior; my talent may be lacking, but I will dedicate more time to diligent training than others

After his mother's death, Huo Yuhao stayed in the duke's mansion for another year. He was still young, and leaving the duke's mansion recklessly would leave him without any means of livelihood. Therefore, he could only suppress all his hatred and grievances deep within his heart. However, due to the pressures of life, his heart matured much faster than that of his peers

As the soul power increased, his vision continued to improve. It was precisely because of the changes in his body that accompanied the enhancement of his cultivation that he became increasingly resolute in his mother's words: he must become a Soul Master.