Chapter 71 Visitors from Spirit Hall
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Outside Beidi City, on a vacant plain, Yan Jin retracted her martial soul.
Beneath her feet was a large patch of land melted by magma, still emitting wisps of hot air.
A carriage, ornately decorated with gemstones, stopped not far away, and an old man dressed in white clothes with gold thread trim stepped out.
His hair and eyebrows were both snow-white, and he had a goatee, a gaunt face, slightly protruding cheekbones, and a cold gaze.
Walking up to Yan Jin, he glanced at the scorched earth and revealed a hint of a smile: "Little friend, what was the matter with the soul power fluctuations here just now?"
"Oh, you mean that? I was just practicing soul skills," Yan Jin said truthfully, without any guile. "Old man, is there something you need?"
"Practicing soul skills can cause such a big commotion? It seems you are very talented."
"I guess so," Yan Jin's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Do you have a master?"
"Hey, hey, old grandpa, we just met, isn't it a bit inappropriate to ask so much?" Yan Jin frowned, somewhat displeased.
"Haha, sorry, sorry... It's just that seeing a genius, I was eager to recruit you into the Spirit Hall, it's just a habit," the gaunt old man said with a chuckle.
"Spirit Hall?" A strange look appeared on Yan Jin's face, and she shook her head, "I don't want to."
Seeing her refusal so direct and decisive, the old man's face became somewhat gloomy, "Are you sure you don't want to consider it further?"
"No consideration, you can ask the old man, he told me not to join," Yan Jin's face showed a vigilant look, ready to summon her martial soul at any moment, she noticed the fleeting murderous intent just now.
"Old man? Your master? Who is he?" The gaunt old man stroked his goatee and asked.
"Walter, if you have any questions, go find him."
"Ah? Wal... Walter?" The gaunt old man was stunned, with a somewhat surprised expression, "You are Walter's disciple? You haven't joined the Spirit Hall?"
"That's right, I want to participate in the Soul Master Competition, if I joined the Spirit Hall, I wouldn't be eligible to participate," Yan Jin nodded, "He said I couldn't compete with that 'Golden Generation' thing."
The originally somewhat tense atmosphere in the air suddenly eased, and the gaunt old man's cold face also became amiable.
"Soul Master Competition... How ambitious, then little friend, you should work hard, we will meet again," the gaunt old man revealed a slightly mysterious smile on his face and turned back to the carriage.
Watching the ornate carriage slowly drive towards Beidi City, Yan Jin muttered softly: "What a weirdo... Amon, who is this old thing?"
Amon's voice appeared in her mind: "Very strong... The aura just now... I'm afraid he's on the same level as Walter."
A message spread throughout Beidi City through the mental network, and one by one, Amons either pinched their eye sockets or pushed up their glasses, with smiles outlining their faces:
"A Spirit Hall Soul Douluo?"
As soon as the ornate carriage entered Beidi City, the gaunt old man in the carriage felt uneasy. He lifted the curtain, and his wolf-like eyes scanned the surroundings. After a long time, he put down the curtain and said softly:
"Did you notice anything unusual?"
"Unusual?" The coachman was puzzled, "Sir, what do you mean?"
"No... Nothing," the old man shook his head, "Maybe it's just a mistake."
He frowned, muttering to himself with some doubt:
"It should just be an illusion, right? Why do I feel like I'm being watched as soon as I came in."
...
Amon and Walter left the Soul Wandering Mountain Range and returned to the village that was suspected to be a Spirit Hall death squad training base.
Walter received a letter. After opening it and reading it, he returned to Beidi City without stopping.
Returning to the main Spirit Hall, he saw the gaunt old man sitting in a chair, drinking alone.
Across the table, there was another chair.
Walter sat down unceremoniously, picked up the spare wine glass, and poured himself a glass.
"Why do you have time to come to my place? Salas," Walter said with a faint smile on his face.
"What do you mean 'your place'? I don't remember when you became the Hall Master of the Beidi City Main Hall," Salas also had a smile on his face.
The two clinked glasses and took a small sip.
Salas said, "I met your disciple on the road."
At the mention of Yan Jin, the smile on Walter's face became a little more sincere, and he said with some pride: "How is it? That little guy is not bad, right!"
"Indeed very good, I'm afraid she's no worse than the Golden Generation," Salas said, following Walter's intention.
"No worse than them? Hehe..." Walter said somewhat boastfully: "She is 14 years old this year and already level forty. When I find a suitable spirit beast, I will take her to hunt for a spirit ring."
"What? 14 years old?" A look of shock appeared on Salas's face, "A 14-year-old Soul Elder? I remember the youngest record for the Golden Generation to break through Soul Elder was 16 years old... She's a full two years earlier?"
However, Salas's shock only lasted for a very short time. He thought of the various expensive medicinal materials that Walter had recently exchanged for in the Spirit Hall, and said with a somewhat puzzled expression:
"You didn't use all those things on her, did you? How many resources did you feed her?"
"It's not like you don't know, these things, it's useless for me to keep them..."
A trace of sadness appeared on Walter's face, but it was quickly replaced by pride:
"Having such a talented disciple, why not quickly use them to cultivate her? What's the point of keeping them?"
Salas pondered for a moment, "I heard her say that she wants to participate in this Soul Master Competition, so she didn't join the Spirit Hall..."
"I can support you in replacing one of the selected participants from the Spirit Hall this time, of course, provided that your disciple really has that kind of strength."
Walter smiled and shook his head: "If you had said this to me two years ago, I would have happily agreed, but as for now... it's no longer necessary. The Beidi Academy team is not bad at all."
Walter had already learned about Lei Yin, Bi Da'er and the others' performance in the selection competition through Vargas.
Their strength has been recognized by Walter, coupled with the super-fighting Yan Jin, and the mysterious Amon, such a team is enough to achieve good results in the Soul Master Competition.
Walter does not force Yan Jin to join the team that can win the championship. He only needs a team with decent strength that can allow Yan Jin to fully exert her abilities.
Moreover, the Beidi Academy's participating team includes Amon, Elia, and Bi Da'er. The latter two are related to his plan for Beidi, and Amon can cooperate to a certain extent.
Removing Yan Jin now would violate his plan that he has been preparing for a long time.
"It seems you are very optimistic about them... No, no, that's not right, it's not just being optimistic, is it? What are you plotting again?" Relying on his understanding of Walter, Salas immediately smelled a conspiracy.
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