"Well, we're here Xiao Yan, I've brought the last one Mr. Ryu." The chief elder reminded, as the envoy nodded, "we're ready to go in," He placed his hand on the stone in front of the big tall temple that was near 70 meters tall, but his spiritual beast was much taller. I'd never seen something like this in my past life, what's this exam for? is is to see our talents in cultivation or something else? Either way I have to be careful not to stand out too much. I nodded and headed to the temple along with the other village children.
"Time to begin the Spiritual Weapon Ceremony," The envoy declared and opened the door as I waved goodbye.
"Let's Start."
The rest of the kids in the village lined up horizontally as the envoy had ordered, We stood there waiting for him to activate his own spiritual weapon. "Let's get this over with," He stated as he walked away to the front scratching his head, "Ryu Sakuraba, Spirit Ancestor* Rank 45, Spirit weapon, Black Wolf." He told us, I raised my hand in question as he chose me in a groaning and tired voice, "What is it?"
"How can you tell what your spirit weapon is?"
"They're divided into 4 groups, One of them may be a spirit animal having it's characteristics and animal traits like me for example, for others it might be a physical weapon, like a staff which is more common to get and is for those who are control types."
"What are control types?"
"They're spirit masters who can control their spirit weapon, so no matter how many times it might break, it'll be whole again after you summon it, as if it were never broken, like I was saying, for support types who give buffs, they normally have castles or food sometimes might only heal their teammates. Tell you what? If you manage to get a physical spirit weapon then I'll definitely tell you some more," He sighed, he started to call us one by one.
"You." He called up the first few and started to realize how weak this village had become, "Take your left hand out and envision your weapon in your hand, although I'm not saying you'll get whatever weapon you want, it all depends on the genes." He groaned as the other kids had gotten farm tools as their weapons. "You. the talkative one, you're next." I raised an eyebrow and headed into the blue barrier atmosphere as I took my left hand out and a purple snake-head staff appeared.
"Hm. It seems you got a common one." He said looking closer, but in my right hand was a small sword glowing purple with violet electrcity, I closed my fist, clenching the small weapon, it's possible that they might pay too much attention to me. mama wouldn't like that. I sighed and nodded. "All you kids got common weapons, except for you, yours has a snake."
"Can we check my spiritual power?" I asked him, he sighed and nodded, "Let's see, put your right hand on the orb." He said scratching his head in another world. Man, I have 13 more villages to go and check, I should hurry up-- He gasped as he saw the results, "cOMpLeTE SPirITUaL pOWeR?!" He said, does it mean I have full capacities of becoming stronger? Maybe with this I can protect Mama?! Dazed I didn't pay attention to the envoy and only looked back to see a dissappointed expression on his face.
There are a few defects though, the fact that I have a common type weapon means that I can't necessarily level up as fast as I'm meant to. Even if I have complete spiritual power or the most powerful internal energy in the world, I won't be able to with the "trash" weapon I have. I sighed and walked back next to a village girl.
"Well, if it weren't for that I'd probably have sended you off to the academy and you'd be pretty decent." He sighed as he hid his spiritual weapon (wolf/animal) and opened the door for the remaining children.
"So, how'd it go?"
Everyone shook their heads and some even began to cry, children. They really are children. but what did the man mean by take me to the academy? are village children allowed to go to a school just for their spiritual weapons if they pass? but doesn't that mean that we're taught because we have the talent? Such a pity I have such a "trashy" weapon. But if I try hard enough and concentrate then just maybe I can get powerful enough to protect mama! I smiled in triumph as the envoy had finished explaining to yeye-- I mean the village chief.
"She's got the potential, lady luck's just not on her side when it came to her spirit weapon," Sakuraba told him, the chief nodded sadly and walked over to me, and to my dismay he wanted to invite me to the academy.
"Xiao Yan, how about trying to attend the academy?"