At the testing square of the Ghostly Duke Mansion, Lin Yu stood at the end of the line to test his spirit power, as instructed by the guards.
On the high platform ahead stood a middle-aged man in a black tight-fitting uniform with a square face.
Before him was a stone pedestal with several recessed areas, each holding differently colored crystals. These were used to test the spirit power of Spirit Masters, Great Spirit Masters, and Spirit Elders.
In the line in front of Lin Yu, various Spirit Masters were tested with the crystals.
Those at the Spirit Master level were required to summon their Martial Souls and then test their bone age to assess their talent. Only those with sufficient talent could join the Ghostly Duke Mansion.
Those above Spirit Master level also needed to display their spirit rings. This provided a comprehensive evaluation of their talent and strength to determine if they could join the mansion.
"Mu Gou, Martial Soul: Beautiful Feather Chicken, Age: 20, Spirit Power: Level 17, Rejected!"
"Xu Lei, Martial Soul: Rock Armored Pig, Age: 18, Spirit Power: Level 22, Rejected!"
"Su Ying, Martial Soul: Silver Armored Earth Dragon, Age: 16, Spirit Power: Level 32, Accepted!"
As one Spirit Master after another was tested and announced by the square, it was soon Lin Yu's turn.
"These four crystals are for testing spirit power at the levels of Spirit Master, Great Spirit Master, Spirit Elder, and Spirit King. Choose the one appropriate for your level," the square-faced middle-aged man said, pointing to the crystals on the stone pedestal.
Hearing this, Lin Yu placed his hand on the white crystal designated for the Great Spirit Master level.
He then channeled his approximately level 21-22 spirit power into the crystal.
In an instant, the white crystal emitted a dazzling white light, nearly blinding as it enveloped the entire testing platform.
The middle-aged man's face changed drastically upon seeing this.
"What! Level 22 spirit power?!"
Although the Ghostly Duke Mansion received Spirit Masters of all levels from Spirit Scholar to Spirit King, and there were certainly many Great Spirit Masters, Lin Yu, despite disguising himself as the more mature Ye Liangchen, still appeared to be no older than ten.
A Great Spirit Master at such a young age was simply astounding!
"Child, let me see your hand."
Despite his shock, the middle-aged man quickly composed himself and addressed Lin Yu.
Discovering a Great Spirit Master who might be under ten years old was indeed startling.
But there was another possibility: perhaps the youth looked so young that the middle-aged man needed to calm his excitement and first test the boy's bone age.
As Lin Yu extended his hand, the middle-aged man tested his bone age and was stunned once more.
He was shocked to realize that the boy's bone age was not ten but only a bit over seven.
A Great Spirit Master at seven years old? This must be a joke!
"Child, summon your Martial Soul and spirit rings," the middle-aged man said after regaining his composure.
For evaluating a Spirit Master's overall potential, spirit power was only one aspect.
The type and level of the Martial Soul, as well as the quality of the spirit rings, were also crucial factors.
Following the middle-aged man's request, Lin Yu summoned his Dual Pupils Martial Soul. Two spirit rings, "Yellow," and "Yellow," appeared and surrounded him.
Although Lin Yu's Dual Pupils Martial Soul had two ten-thousand-year spirit rings, he needed to keep a low profile while at the Ghostly Duke Mansion.
Thus, he concealed the two ten-thousand-year rings and used the Mirage Dragon Pearl Mirage Dragon Qi to project two hundred-year spirit rings instead.
"Your Martial Soul is…"
The middle-aged man was taken aback when Lin Yu displayed two hundred-year spirit rings without summoning his Martial Soul, and he was about to inquire further when he suddenly noticed a change in Lin Yu's eyes.
"Your eyes?!"
"My Martial Soul is my eyes," Lin Yu said with a faint smile.
"Eyes Martial Soul?!"
The middle-aged man was incredulous.
Such a Martial Soul existed?
However, he suddenly recalled from the last livestream that a future individual named Huo Yuhao also had an eye-based Martial Soul.
This type of Martial Soul seemed to be a primary Martial Soul.
But Huo Yuhao's eyes Martial Soul was a completely useless one, with innate soul power of only level one. It only developed due to the million-year Iceworm's sacrifice.
Yet this boy…
Although his Martial Soul was also eye-based, it was a Dual Pupils Martial Soul, a likely positive variation.
His innate soul power must have reached level nine, or even full soul power.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to achieve the Great Spirit Master rank at just seven years old!
Even with full innate soul power, the boy must have consumed some rare spirit herb like the ones from the live stream to reach Great Spirit Master at seven.
For an eye-based Martial Soul, despite Huo Yuhao being a fated child with this Martial Soul, the middle-aged man had never seen anything impressive about it.
So when he learned that Lin Yu's Martial Soul was also an eye-based one, though he still intended to accept him into the Ghostly Duke Mansion, he couldn't help but feel some disappointment.
"What's your name? What's the name of your Martial Soul?"
Taking out a stack of forms, the middle-aged man asked Lin Yu in a serious tone.
"My name is Ye Liangchen, and my Martial Soul is called Dual Pupils," Lin Yu replied.
"Ye Liangchen…"
Hearing Lin Yu's answer, the middle-aged man pondered briefly, then swiftly wrote on the form with a quill pen and read aloud.
"Ye Liangchen, Martial Soul: Dual Pupils, Age: Seven, Spirit Power: Level 22, Accepted!!"
A seven-year-old Great Spirit Master?!
The entire line behind Lin Yu and many of the Ghostly Duke Mansion's people around were stunned upon hearing this.
But Lin Yu merely walked calmly down from the high platform and to the side.
A servant immediately approached with a courteous smile and extended a hand.
"Hello, sir, please follow me. I am responsible for taking you to your residence and introducing you to the Ghostly Duke Mansion."
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