Chapter 4: The Journey to Apprenticeship

Only after hearing what Zhou Heng had to say did Lin Yu heave a sigh of relief; such a powerful martial soul ought to have limitations, and if it didn't, that would be the truly shocking thing.

In truth, Zhou Heng had not revealed everything about his Battle Instrument Martial Soul; after all, since the Battle Instrument Martial Soul was transformed from a Reiburaondo Star Person, it possessed all the abilities of a Reiburaondo Star Person.

One must know that in the tokusatsu dramas of his past life, the abilities displayed by the Reiburaondo Star Person were numerous.

For example: after their physical body was destroyed for unknown reasons, they remained active throughout the multiverse in a state of energy and soul, and were even able to possess bodies like Belial and the Dark Armor to control them.

Possessing the ability of absolute domination over monsters, they could control hundreds of monsters, which indicated that the Reiburaondo Star Person possessed incomparably formidable mental power.

They also possessed a certain ability to interfere with space-time; during the Reionics War, after losing to Raymon and Grandi, they created a black hole by collapsing a planet, among other incomparably powerful abilities.

Furthermore, in Tsuburaya's settings, the Reiburaondo Star Person also possessed the setting of being omniscient and omnipotent (it is unknown if this was inherited), though it is highly probable that it was not.

However, by relying on their powerful mental strength, the Reiburaondo Star Person could also achieve a pseudo-omniscience and omnipotence within a certain range.

These manifestations all went to show that the Reiburaondo Star Person possessed an extremely powerful talent for mental ability; as long as he developed it well, he would be no weaker than the God Kings in the God Realm in terms of mental power, and might even be stronger than them.

Zhou Heng was not worried about the future of his Battle Instrument Martial Soul now, but the large tree on his left hand made him extremely curious.

After all, Zhou Heng did know about the conditions for the birth of Twin Spirits.

One of them was that the quality of the Twin Spirits could not differ too greatly; otherwise, the high-quality martial soul would absorb and devour the low-quality one.

Therefore, what exactly was the origin of his own unknown little tree martial soul, that it could actually be mentioned in the same breath as the Battle Instrument Martial Soul?

Just as Zhou Heng was curious about the peculiar nature of this martial soul, Lin Yu had been observing Zhou Heng's actions.

While observing, Lin Yu nodded secretly; this Zhou Heng's behavior was reserved and steady, not at all like a child, unlike Wang Hu beside him, who had been observing the environment and was incomparably excited throughout the journey.

This steadiness made Lin Yu somewhat suspicious as to whether the six-year-old child before her was already decades old.

Zhou Heng felt Lin Yu's gaze fixed directly upon him, and his heart began to prickle.

After thinking it over in his heart, Zhou Heng said to Lin Yu, "Spirit Master, you said earlier that after joining the Spirit Hall, you would tell me the origin of that little tree martial soul of mine; can you tell me now?"

Lin Yu remembered this matter, but this was not something that she, a five-ring Soul King, could speak of.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yu thought of an excuse: "Xiao Heng, the origin of your little tree martial soul is extraordinary; only after you apprentice yourself to the high-level members of the Spirit Hall can you be told. I am going to take you to the Offering Hall to apprentice; once you have apprenticed, you will know the origin of the little tree martial soul."

After hearing Lin Yu's words, Zhou Heng had some guesses; Lin Yu was likely a person from the Offering Hall. The current Pope in the Spirit Hall was Bibi Dong, and the Offering Hall and the Pope Palace looked at each other with mutual dislike.

After he joined the Offering Hall, the forces of the Pope Palace would have a high probability of becoming his opponents.

However, the strength of the Offering Hall was extremely formidable, and it had the Limit Douluo Qian Daoliu sitting in command; his aptitude as a Twin Spirits user could receive the best instruction there.

Although the Pope Palace was not bad either, that madwoman Bibi Dong might not necessarily teach him wholeheartedly.

While Zhou Heng was thinking, the carriage had already arrived before the gates of Wuhun City. Because Lin Yu's carriage bore the emblem representing the Offering Hall, the guards stationed at the city gate only took one look before letting Lin Yu in.

As soon as they drove into the streets of Wuhun City, the noisy hawking brought Zhou Heng back to his senses.

Zhou Heng raised his head to look outside the carriage; his first impression of Wuhun City was that it was prosperous, though it could not compare to the cities of his past life.

However, since crossing over, none of the cities Zhou Heng had seen could be mentioned in the same breath as Wuhun City.

According to the descriptions in the Douluo novels of his past life, the walls of Wuhun City were 80 meters high and over 30 meters thick, built entirely of granite, with a hexagonal layout corresponding to giant reliefs of six top-tier martial souls.

The inner city was centered on the Pope Palace, the outer city contained facilities dedicated to Spirit Masters, and the staff within the city were all Great Soul Masters of level 20 or above.

It not only had great strategic significance but also possessed the Douluo Hall, Pope Palace, and Offering Hall, which symbolized the highest power.

The Spirit Hall also relied on Wuhun City to establish the Spirit Empire, forming a pattern of contending with the two great empires by controlling the power of more than half of the Spirit Masters on the entire continent.

Zhou Heng was immersed in the grandeur and prosperity of Wuhun City, looking around at the environment of Wuhun City.

After the carriage had traveled for a while, it stopped at the foot of a tall and magnificent mountain.

Lin Yu took Zhou Heng and Wang Hu and stepped down from the carriage.

"This mountain is called Offering Mountain; at the summit is the location of the Offering Hall within the Spirit Hall. Next, we need to go to the mountainside to wait for the summons of the Honorary Elders within the Offering Hall," Lin Yu explained to the two.

Afterward, she took Zhou Heng and Wang Hu and began to climb the mountain, even though stone stairs had already been carved into this Offering Mountain.

Zhou Heng and Wang Hu looked at each other, both seeing the speechlessness in the other's eyes.

Zhou Heng shook his head and stopped thinking about this matter; it was merely a test for him. With his talent placed here, the Spirit Hall would never let a genius about to join the Spirit Hall come to harm.

After Wang Hu heard Lin Yu's words, he immediately wanted to give up, but Zhou Heng's action of lifting his feet to follow Lin Yu made Wang Hu retract the thought of giving up.

If this guy Zhou Heng with Twin Spirits didn't say anything, wouldn't complaining make him look like a loser?

It must be said that humans are herd creatures; once the first person takes the lead, there will be a second.

Wang Hu followed closely in Zhou Heng's footsteps, and the two followed behind Lin Yu, walking toward the mountainside.

However, for such a high mountain, it was simply impossible for two six-year-old children to climb to the mountainside on their own.

Lin Yu also knew that it was absolutely impossible for the two children to walk to the mountainside on their own, so she was already prepared; once these two children had no strength left, she would find someone to carry them.

Lin Yu was leading the way not far in front of Zhou Huan and Wang Hu, walking while paying attention to the movements of the two children behind her to prevent any accidents.

After Zhou Heng and Wang Hu had walked for nearly thirty minutes, Wang Hu truly had no strength left; he slumped onto a stone step, gasping for breath.

Zhou Heng also felt that his strength had been more than half consumed, and he sat on the stone steps with Wang Hu to rest.

Seeing the two stop, Lin Yu also stopped her own movements, and a smile appeared on her face as she looked at the two, who were covered in sweat.

She raised her hand, and her martial soul appeared on her right hand; her soul power surged slightly, and a ray of light shone toward the sky, forming a small pillar of light.

The pillar of light attracted the attention of many people nearby, and soon, several black shadows flew rapidly from all directions.

"Lin Yu, why did you issue a gathering signal?" The fastest black shadow arrived at Lin Yu's side in just three breaths.