The Great Wilderness Empire, Loyal Sun City!

"Brother Qin Yu, your cultivation has already reached the apex of True Mortal Realm - six-layer heaven, and your martial arts talent is the strongest in the entire Loyal Sun City. This time, during the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony, you will definitely awaken the most powerful martial spirit."

The young girl, her hair tied in two ponytails, had clear eyes. Her large eyes blinked at the handsome youth beside her, full of admiration.

This handsome youth was called Qin Yu, a disciple from the first family of Loyal Sun City — The Qin Family.

Being only fifteen, Qin Yu had reached the True Mortal six-layer heaven realm, labeled as the first genius of Loyal Sun City in centuries.

Moreover, some people reckoned that once Qin Yu unlocked his martial spirit, he would reach the Vein Wheel Realm before the age of twenty, becoming the most powerful master in Loyal Sun City.

"Sister Ling Xue, you're nearly as talented as me in martial arts. I believe the martial spirit you will awaken to be, at least, Human-tier Fifth Grade, with limitless martial accomplishments," Qin Yu gently smiled at the young girl.

Mu Ling Xue's face lightly flushed as she said, "Brother Qin Yu, don't mock me. Compared to you, my martial arts talent isn't significant. In half a month, the Heavenly Star Academy is coming for a recruitment drive, and there's only one spot. I'm sure it belongs to you, Brother Qin Yu."

The so-called Heavenly Star Academy is a place specifically tailored to cultivate martial artists in the Great Wilderness Empire, regarded as the sacred place for martial artists.

The ancestor of the Qin family was once a member of the Heavenly Star Academy. After becoming a Vein Wheel Realm master, he established the Qin family in Loyal Sun City, making it a dominant force.

Therefore, Qin Yu also yearned for the Heavenly Star Academy.

"If I can enter the Heavenly Star Academy, perhaps I can obtain information about my mother and father there," Qin Yu echoed upon hearing about the Heavenly Star Academy.

As the two were deep in conversation, five rays of yellow light appeared above the head of a youth on the stage, attracting everyone's attention.

"Look, Mu Qing has actually awakened a Human-tier Fifth Grade martial spirit!"

" It's actually a Human-tier Fifth Grade martial spirit. Young Master Mu Qing is truly formidable, his talent is second only to Young Master Qin!"

As the young man on the sacrificial altar awakened his Level Five Human-stage Martial Soul, a slight smile graced his lips. He calmly stepped down from the altar and approached Qin Yu and Mu Lingxue.

"Congratulations, Brother Mu Qing, for awakening a Level Five Human-stage Martial Soul!" Qin Yu congratulated him with a smile.

Mu Qing was a disciple from the Mu Family of Raging Sun City and brother to Mu Lingxue.

Although Qin Yu and Mu Qing belonged to different families, due to their childhood friendship with Mu Lingxue, they maintained a close relationship, referring to each other as brothers.

"Hehe, I didn't expect myself to awaken such a high-level Martial Soul either. However, the talent of young master Qin and our sister Lingxue surpasses mine. Their Martial Soul levels should be higher than mine," Mu Qing said with a modest laugh, looking at Qin Yu with a hint of envy.

Among the three top talents in Raging Sun City, Qin Yu was the first and foremost, followed by Mu Lingxue and, lastly, Mu Qing.

"Brother, no need to be modest. Even a Level Five Human-stage Martial Soul is quite high, able enough to strengthen our family," said Mu Lingxue, covering her mouth as she chuckled.

Martial Souls are categorized into the Human, King, Monarch, Emperor stages, each divided into nine levels. They are hidden forces within the human bloodline. Only by awakening these forces, one can become a great power.

Mu Qing added modestly, "True, but if not for young master Qin guiding us in training all these years, I doubt we could have awakened such powerful Martial Souls."

Despite his politeness, Mu Qing was somewhat proud. However, he had to acknowledge that if it weren't for Qin Yu's guidance, he and Mu Lingxue would not have achieved their current degree of prowess in Martial Arts.

At this statement, Qin Yu just smiled indifferently. As childhood friends with Mu Lingxue, and even considered a couple bound for a future together, sharing some Martial Arts tips with his 'siblings' was not a big deal to him. Moreover, over the years, Qin Yu had shared plenty of training resources obtained from his family's influence with them.

Especially the Blood Soul Pill, this item has immense benefits for the awakening of martial souls. Qin Yu even distributed most of the Blood Soul Pills he obtained to the two.

Therefore, for awakening a fifth-grade human-rank martial soul, Mu Qing owes a lot to Qin Yu.

"Brother Qin Yu, I'll go up first!"

Seeing that Mu Qing has awakened a fifth-grade human-rank martial soul, Mu Lingxue could not wait to try it as well, and quickly walked toward the altar.

"Lingxue's talent is just a bit less than mine, but her martial soul level should be above the fifth-grade of the human rank."

Watching Mu Lingxue step onto the altar, Qin Yu murmured to himself.

As his voice fell, atop Mu Lingxue's head, six dazzling yellow lights burst forth, reaching for the skies.

"Six yellow lights — could it be that she has a sixth-grade human-rank martial soul?"

Seeing these six yellow lights, everyone was slightly taken aback.

Legend has it that the founder of the Qin family, the ancestor of the Qin, had an eighth-grade human-rank martial soul. Although Mu Lingxue fell short of him, her talent was already exceptional.

As long as nobody awakens a martial soul higher than the sixth-grade of the human rank that Mu Lingxue has, she would be the most talented individual in a hundred years.

"Lingxue, she actually awakened a sixth-grade human-rank martial soul!" Mu Qing said, slightly surprised.

"Yes, Lingxue is exceptionally talented and will definitely become a strong individual in the future." Qin Yu said with a smile.

After awakening the sixth-grade human-rank martial soul, Mu Lingxue immediately ran down from the stage and threw herself into Qin Yu's arms, giving him a peck on the cheek.

"Brother Qin Yu, I've awakened a sixth-grade human-rank martial soul!" Mu Lingxue said, her face slightly reddened, excitedly.

"Ha ha ha, as expected of my little sister Ling Xue, now that you've awakened your martial spirit, the Blood Spirit Pill doesn't affect you as much as before. I have a few Open Meridian Pills here, swallow them, and in no time, you can break through the next realm."

Qin Yu took out a bottle of elixir from his arms and handed it to Mu Ling Xue.

Mu Ling Xue's eyes lit up. Upon opening the porcelain bottle, a refreshing scent instantly filled her nose, making her feel refreshed.

"It is indeed the Open Meridian Pill, thank you Brother Qin Yu." Mu Ling Xue carefully put away the porcelain bottle, her face was filled with joy.

"Young Master Qin, it's your turn to go on stage!"

While the two were conversing, the ninth elder in charge of coordinating the awakening of the martial spirit, said with a smile.

Hearing that it was Qin Yu's turn to take the stage, all eyes were on him, staring admiringly at Qin Yu.

"Qin Yu's martial arts talent is very formidable, wonder what kind of martial spirit he’s going to awaken?"

"Miss Mu Ling Xue has awakened a sixth-grade human martial spirit, and Qin's talent is above that of Miss Mu Ling Xue, it's possible that he might awaken an eighth-grade martial spirit."

"An eighth-grade martial spirit, wow, that's comparable to the martial spirit of Qin's ancestors."

Hearing that Qin Yu could awaken an eighth-grade martial spirit, everyone's eyes heated up with envy as they looked at Qin Yu.

"Ling Xue, just wait for me here for a bit, I'll be right back!"

Qin Yu said with full confidence and took a step onto the ring.

Seeing Qin Yu step onto the ring, all eyes were on him, even the ninth elder who was presiding over the martial spirit awakening ceremony wore a serious expression.

As the number one prodigy of Raging Sun City, the martial spirit that Qin Yu awakens will surely be earth-shattering.

"Whoo!"

Above Qin Yu's head, a dazzling light appeared, making it unbearable for everyone to open their eyes.

However, this burst of brightness merely flashed before fading into tranquility, leaving behind only a faint yellow glow.

"What? A yellow glow? That indicates the rank of a first-grade martial spirit! That's too trashy!"

"Yeah, a first-grade martial spirit is even worse than garbage. It's practically a slap in the face for the Qin family."

Beneath the altar, seeing that Qin Yu had only awakened a first-grade martial spirit, the crowd immediately began to point and scold him.

Considering their expectations, Qin Yu was deemed a genius that only appears once in a hundred years, with a minimum rank of an eighth-grade martial spirit.

However, the martial spirit that Qin Yu had awakened was trashy, making everyone dumbfounded.

Qin Yu was also surprised, flashing uncertainty in his eyes, "Just now, at that flash of an instant, I distinctly felt an extraordinary amount of power from my martial spirit. How did it disappear so quickly? Moreover, my cultivation level..."