Chapter 118: Return to Notting City
"So many years have passed... I wonder how my uncle is doing?"
Mo Hui couldn't help but wonder as he rode on Pidgeot, flying back to Notting City.
It had been six years since he'd graduated early from Notting College. He didn't know what had become of Notting City or Jiangrong Village.
"But with the money I've sent back, Uncle shouldn't be doing too badly, right?"
Although Mo Hui hadn't returned in all these years due to his focused cultivation, he had consistently sent money and letters through a special chamber of commerce. For a Great Spirit Master, it was a considerable sum.
Sensing Mo Hui's excitement, Pidgeot couldn't help but speed up a little.
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Notting College
Ding-ling-ling——
As the school bell rang, students poured out of the teaching building and headed for the cafeteria.
Some were so eager that they summoned their martial spirits and dashed at full speed to avoid waiting in line later.
Among them, Mo Hen slowly stepped out, watching the energetic students with a gentle smile and a shake of his head.
Then he thought of his genius nephew and sighed:
"I wonder how Mo Hui is doing now. With his talent and hard work, maybe... he's reached Soul Sect by now?"
In Mo Hen's mind, although Mo Hui had advanced quickly early on, his martial soul was just a mutant sparrow with innate level 3 soul power.
As any soul master knows, progress becomes increasingly difficult later on—and the quality of the martial soul plays a major role.
In fact, Mo Hen was already being optimistic. Advancing from level 22 to level 40 in six years would be incredible. Most people would scoff at the idea of someone with only innate level 3 soul power reaching Soul Sect at the age of 16.
Yet Mo Hen couldn't have imagined that Mo Hui had done far more than that: in just six years, Mo Hui had gone from level 22 to level 60, and had evolved not once, but twice—from a Bobo to a Pidgeot.
Just as Mo Hen returned to his room, shaking his head, he suddenly noticed a familiar figure waiting for him inside.
Looking at the young man standing there, Mo Hui smiled and greeted him:
"Uncle, long time no see!"
At the same time, Mo Hui took note of Mo Hen's strength—now at level 33. It seemed his uncle hadn't wasted the past few years.
Although anyone who reached level 10 and attached a soul ring already surpassed 99% of the population on the continent, level 30 was a true watershed for soul masters.
It wasn't just the point at which one could attach a thousand-year soul ring. Soul masters above level 30 were no longer considered commoners—they were part of the aristocracy. This was evident in how kingdoms and duchies sought to recruit them with wealth and titles.
"Are you... Mo Hui?"
Mo Hen stared, unsure whether to believe his eyes.
Mo Hui nodded. "It's me. I've graduated from Divine Wind Academy, so I came back to Notting Academy to see you. Uncle, have you been doing well?"
"Well enough," Mo Hen replied. "To be honest, it's all thanks to the gold soul coins you sent back. I've even managed to break through to Soul Master."
Though he said it modestly, the smile on his face betrayed his pride.
Thanks to the money Mo Hui sent, Mo Hen had bought a large quantity of hundred-year and thousand-year whale glue, which greatly improved his physical strength. He had even managed to attach a third soul ring—a 1,500-year-old Black Flame Bird—a soul ring many envied.
To prove it, Mo Hen released his martial soul. One white, one yellow, and one purple ring surrounded him, while faint traces of heat rose from his dark soul power.
But upon seeing this, Mo Hui frowned slightly.
"Uncle, what kind of soul beast did you absorb for your third soul ring? Your martial soul feels different now."
"My third soul ring is a Black Flame Bird over 1,500 years old. Why? Is something wrong?"
Mo Hen looked confused. The Black Flame Bird wasn't top-tier, but it was a strong soul beast with a rare dark-fire attribute—a perfect match for his martial soul. Even the dean and Director Su had been envious when he obtained it.
Mo Hui explained:
"I can sense a fire attribute in your martial soul. That Black Flame Bird must've altered your martial soul slightly."
Originally, Mo Hen's martial soul had been a Black-Feathered Crow with a pure dark attribute. Now, there was a trace of fire mixed in.
While the dark-fire combination was a strong and rare element pairing—in fact, Mo Hui considered it a high-tier combo—the issue was that Mo Hen had too little fire attribute. The imbalance did nothing to strengthen him and only diluted the purity of his martial soul.
"Ah—what should I do?"
Mo Hen started to panic. After all, changes in one's martial soul were serious—especially for a soul master, even a teacher.
Mo Hui replied, "There are two paths:
1. You can continue seeking soul rings with both dark and fire attributes to build on the new element.
2. Or you find a way to eliminate or purify the fire attribute introduced by the Black Flame Bird."
Though he said it calmly, Mo Hui knew dealing with martial soul alteration was incredibly difficult. If handled poorly, it could lead to dangerous or even crippling mutations.
"Wait."
Suddenly, Mo Hui remembered something.
He reached into his soul guide and pulled out a strange-looking plant with a red, comb-like crest—it was the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, a fairy herb he had once retrieved from Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Because its fire attribute didn't match Mo Hui's, and due to the fact that it had been partially damaged during harvesting, he had forgotten about it for some time.
But now, it might be perfect.
The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower had the ability to purify fire-type martial souls, enhance fire affinity, and remove impurities. It was a dream treasure for any fire attribute soul master—and could be exactly what Mo Hen needed.
Even though its medicinal effect had been weakened, that might actually make it ideal for someone with only trace amounts of fire attribute. It could stabilize Mo Hen's martial soul and enhance his cultivation speed without overwhelming his system.
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