Chapter 4 Finding a Place to Live in a Restaurant, A Discussion of Light and Shadow Martial Souls
He snatched the certificate, carefully checked it repeatedly, and even rubbed the seal of the Martial Soul Branch Hall in the lower right corner with his fingers.
it is true!
Looking at Ye Feng again, although his clothes were tattered, his silver hair was particularly eye-catching, and his eyes were clear and calm, completely lacking the timidity of children his age.
Even if a six-year-old child is a seventh-level innate soul master, their future is destined to be extraordinary.
A small investment now could yield immeasurable returns in the future.
Manager Wang's face instantly lit up with a smile.
"So you're a junior Soul Master, my apologies for not recognizing you."
He politely returned the Martial Soul Certificate to Ye Feng, then turned and scolded the waiter.
"You snobbish jerk! Apologize to Young Master Ye Feng right now!"
The man shuddered in fright and immediately bowed ninety degrees to Ye Feng.
"I'm so sorry, young master, I was blind to your greatness!"
Manager Wang waved his hand and personally led Ye Feng into the restaurant.
"Ye Feng, right? Our hotel is short-staffed. If you don't mind, you can stay and work as a waiter. Room and board are included, and you'll get 10 silver soul coins a month. What do you think?"
Ye Feng nodded.
"Thank you, Manager Wang."
Soon, Ye Feng took a hot shower in the bathroom in the hotel's backyard and changed into a small-sized suit vest that had been specially found for him.
White shirt, black vest, black pants.
Although the boy in the mirror was small and thin, his silver hair was neatly combed, and with this outfit, his whole aura was greatly enhanced, making him look clean and energetic.
Afterwards, Manager Wang personally guided him and explained in detail the restaurant's rules and precautions.
For example, which area's customers should not be offended, which route should be taken when serving food, how should the tableware be placed, and so on.
After going through the whole process, Ye Feng finally understood it.
Then, the first day of work began.
Serving dishes, clearing tables, and guiding guests.
This is quite a strenuous task for a six-year-old's body.
By the end of the day, Ye Feng felt like his legs were no longer his own.
In the evening, he dragged his tired body back to the staff dormitory assigned to him.
It was a very small single room with only a bed and a table.
Although simple, it was already a home that could shelter Ye Feng from the wind and rain.
He carefully took out the parchment scroll containing the meditation method from his bosom.
But when the scroll was unrolled and the characters on it looked like gibberish, all one could do was smile bitterly.
I don't recognize a single word.
It seems I'll have to find an opportunity tomorrow to humbly ask for advice.
He put away the scroll, sat cross-legged on the bed, and decided to try releasing his martial spirit first.
With a thought, a bright shadow appeared silently from behind.
In his previous life, Ye Feng had at least read the Douluo Continent novel and watched the anime, and even studied it in depth with his fellow fans. So he had some understanding of martial spirits.
He really hadn't expected that his martial soul would be light and shadow.
But for a shadow martial soul, especially one with innate light attributes, he felt that there was no limit that could restrain a shadow martial soul with innate attributes.
Shadow Martial Souls are among the rarest and most special types. Unlike Beast Martial Souls, Weapon Martial Souls, or Plant Martial Souls, they do not have significant limitations.
Let's start with Beast Martial Souls.
The physical body and the martial spirit are deeply bound together; if the physical body is damaged, the martial spirit's combat power will plummet.
The soul power of a beast spirit will continuously modify the soul master's physical body, and the release and power amplification of soul skills also depend entirely on the physical body's ability to withstand them—if the physical body is injured...
(Such as broken bones or damaged internal organs), not only can the basic attacks and soul skills of melee-type beast spirits be unusable.
Even for agile and powerful ranged soul skills (such as the elemental breath of beast martial souls), the power will be reduced by more than 10% due to the obstruction of the transmission of soul power in the physical body;
Even low-level beast spirit masters, when their spirit power is exhausted, will experience additional side effects such as physical weakness and slowed movement due to the binding of their spirit and physical body.
The form of a martial soul determines the boundaries of its abilities; there is no flexible adaptability across forms.
The soul skills and combat power of a beast martial soul are entirely determined by the form of the corresponding soul beast, making it almost impossible to break through this "form shackle":
For example, beast-type martial spirits (tiger, leopard, bear) are naturally good at melee/agile attacks and cannot cultivate ranged output capabilities;
Bird-type beast martial souls (eagle, goose, eagle) excel at aerial combat, but their ground combat power will be greatly reduced.
Aquatic beast martial souls (fish, turtle, crab) will lose their core mobility on land, and some of their soul skills may even become unusable.
This fixed ability bias makes the fighting style of Beast Soul Masters highly rigid and easy to target.
High-level martial soul true bodies suffer from physical backlash; if the physical body's strength cannot keep up, death will ensue.
The true form of a Beast Martial Soul is the fusion of the Soul Master and the Martial Soul form, requiring far greater physical strength than other Martial Souls.
If a Soul Master's physical body and soul power are not sufficiently tempered, their physical body may be torn apart by the Soul Power of their Martial Soul, and their mental sea of consciousness may be impacted.
In mild cases, the Martial Soul True Body will be prematurely deactivated and the user will enter a period of weakness; in severe cases, the Martial Soul's origin will be damaged, making it impossible to activate the Martial Soul True Body again.
Furthermore, the duration of the Beast Martial Soul's true form is limited by the body's endurance, making it much shorter than the artifact true form of the Weapon Martial Soul.
Some beast spirits have "physiological shortcomings," which become their natural weaknesses.
Most beast spirits inherit the physiological weaknesses of the corresponding spirit beast, which will be exposed to the spirit master:
For example, herbivorous beast spirits (rabbit, deer, horse) are naturally weak in defense, with their necks and abdomens being natural weaknesses;
Cold-blooded beast-type martial souls (snake, lizard, crocodile) experience a significant reduction in soul power flow in low-temperature environments, resulting in a delay in the release of soul skills;
When a social beast spirit (wolf, bee, ant) fights alone, some of its group spirit skills will become ineffective.
The physical object is the core carrier, and if the object is damaged, the martial soul will directly become ineffective. The martial soul is "a physical object that is a manifestation of soul power".
The integrity of an object directly determines the combat power of a martial spirit.
Even for powerful offensive weapon spirits (such as the Clear Sky Hammer and the Seven Kill Sword), if the weapon develops cracks or dents, the power of the spirit skill will decrease exponentially.
If the object is shattered (e.g., the core of the weapon spirit is damaged).
Then the Martial Soul will directly enter the "collapse state", and the Soul Master will be unable to condense the Martial Soul again for a short period of time. Moreover, when condensing, the Martial Soul's origin will be damaged, causing severe pain.
The material of an artifact determines its growth potential; ordinary materials offer no room for high-level development. Growth depends not only on the soul rings but also on the material level of the artifact.
Ordinary weapon spirit.
The materials (such as iron swords, wooden hammers, and stone shields) are ordinary iron, common wood/stone.
Even if one absorbs a 100,000-year-old soul ring, one cannot break through the physical limits of the material; the power of the soul skill will be restricted by the material.
High-level weapon spirits (such as the Clear Sky Stone of the Clear Sky Hammer and the Cold Iron of the Seven Kill Sword) are all made of rare innate materials. Ordinary weapon spirit masters must consume a lot of resources to temper the material of their weapons if they want to break through.
(Such as rare and precious materials, rare metals), otherwise one can only remain at the low to mid level. This is the most core growth barrier for weapon spirits.