Chapter 66 Jialing Pass
Tianling Mountains.
Located on the southern border of the Tiandou Empire.
The mountain range runs east-west and stretches for thousands of miles. It is one of the largest large mountain ranges on the mainland.
To the south of the Tianling Mountains is a narrow strip of plains.
This plain is rich and prosperous and is a fiefdom of the Barak Kingdom, one of the four affiliated kingdoms of the Tiandou Empire.
In the center of the mountain range, there is a magnificent Jialing Pass, the most important pass in the world.
Jialing Pass has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Since ancient times, it has been a battleground for military strategists. If one man is in charge, no one can break it.
Inside the pass, in the camp.
A middle-aged man, about thirty or forty years old, sat cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed and meditating.
"Marshal."
A young soldier walked into the camp, gave a standard military salute to the middle-aged man, and reported in a suitable voice:
"The current duke of the Lin family is visiting with his people. He is waiting outside the gate and asks the marshal to make a decision!"
"Nephew Lin?" On the couch, the middle-aged man opened his eyes, a trace of doubt and surprise flashed in his eyes.
Then, the middle-aged man stood up from the couch and ordered the young soldier:
"Let them in."
A quarter of an hour later.
Lin Rong walked into the camp with the old housekeeper, Xu Pan, and Ma Hongjun.
"Uncle Ge, long time no see."
In terms of seniority, Grandpa Lin Rong and Ge Long's father are the same generation, and Lin Rong's father and Ge Long are the same generation.
There is a generation difference between Lin Rong and Ge Long, so they are called uncle and nephew.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. The last time we met was at your full moon banquet. But you didn't remember anything at that time, so you probably don't remember me. Your housekeeper told you that."
Ge Long stepped forward, picked up Lin Rong and raised it above his head, and said with a smile:
"At that time, you were still a little baby."
"More than eight years have passed and my nephew is already so big. He is much heavier to hold you than when you were one month old."
After a while, Ge Long gently put Lin Rong down, looked at the three people behind Lin Rong and asked:
"Who are these?"
Among the three people brought by Lin Rong, Ge Long only recognized the old housekeeper Yu Yuan. As for Xu Pan and Ma Hongjun, Ge Long did not recognize them.
"Uncle Ge, let me introduce you." Lin Rong pointed at the two of them and introduced:
"This is the captain of my bodyguard, Xu Pan."
"And this boy's name is Ma Hongjun. He is a genius soul master born as a commoner and possesses the top-level beast martial soul Fire Phoenix."
Fire Phoenix Martial Spirit?
Ge Long couldn't help but take another look at the red-haired boy in front of him, and his mind suddenly became active.
He, Ge Long, was able to sit all the way to the position of Grand Marshal of the Tiandou Empire's armed forces. In addition to his extraordinary force, he also had a lot of strategy and wisdom.
When Lin Rong introduced Ma Hongjun, he specifically emphasized the two points that Ma Hongjun was born as a commoner and had the Fire Phoenix martial spirit.
This allowed Ge Long to use this as a clue to think about Lin Rong's purpose of this trip.
"There are thousands of miles between Tiandou City and Jialing Pass. Since my nephew is willing to bring a genius soul master with civilian background here, it must not be as simple as letting him join the army."
Ge Long's eyes rolled, as if he thought of something, and he exclaimed in his heart:
"Hiss! You are looking at the position under my butt!"
After thinking about it in his mind, Ge Long looked at Ma Hongjun carefully, then turned to ask Lin Rong:
"My dear nephew, this child doesn't look much older than you. He must be in his early nine years."
"With the Fire Phoenix Martial Spirit, my innate soul power will not be much lower."
"Since this child can be brought to me personally by your wise nephew, could it be that he is already a great soul master?" "A great soul master in his early nine years is indeed extremely talented."
After hearing this, Lin Rong didn't say anything, but just shook his head in denial.
Seeing this, Ge Long didn't feel much disappointed.
After all, a nine-year-old great soul master, even a genius with full innate soul power, after absorbing a soul ring and breaking through to the eleventh level, would still need a cultivation speed of three levels a year to achieve it.
However, it is so rare to have full innate soul power. Even if it is the best beast martial soul Fire Phoenix, there is no guarantee that its accompanying soul power will be at full innate level.
However, it is unlikely that one will be born with full soul power, but the possibility of being born with nine levels of soul power is still very high.
Moreover, Ma Hongjun was born as a commoner, so his Fire Phoenix Spirit must have been mutated. The best martial spirits that were mutated are usually accompanied by extremely high accompanying spirit power.
So, Ge Long guessed again:
"If you are not a great soul master, then you must at least have a soul power of level 18 or 19, right?"
Lin Rong still shook his head in denial, which made Ge Long frown deeply.
Seeing this, Lin Rong gave a little hint:
"Uncle Ge, your guess is too low, you should guess higher!"
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"Guess higher?" Ge Long blurted out instinctively:
"If you go up to the great soul master, isn't that the soul master?"
"How is it possible for a nine-year-old soul master!"
Looking at Ge Long's determined expression, Lin Rong turned to Ma Hongjun and said:
"Hongjun, show your soul ring and let Uncle Ge open his eyes!"
"Understood!" Ma Hongjun replied. After taking a few steps forward, he summoned the spirit to possess him.
During the process of possessing the Fire Phoenix martial soul, soul rings symbolizing the identity and realm of the soul master also began to appear one after another.
On the side, Ge Long stared straight at it.
The first yellow century-old soul ring.
The second yellow century-old soul ring.
The third purple thousand-year soul ring!
Yellow, yellow and purple, two yellow and one purple are the best soul ring combinations for soul cultivation.
This is nothing in Ge Long's eyes, but Ma Hongjun's age in front of him is only nine years old!
"He is really a nine-year-old soul master!"
Even if he saw it with his own eyes, Ge Long still couldn't believe that the scene he saw in front of him was real.
"Good nephew!" After Ge Long came back to his senses, he looked at Lin Rong with a meaningful look and asked:
"Such a peerless genius, why don't you stay at home instead of letting him join the army?"
"Yu Lao is already old. Wouldn't it be better if you keep this guy and train him well so that he can take over Yu Lao's position in the future?"
After hearing what Ge Long said, Lin Rong showed the reason with actions.
"Uncle Ge, look, besides Hongjun, there is also a peerless genius in front of you."
As he said that, three soul rings, also two yellow and one purple, appeared at Lin Rong's feet one after another.
"I can support the Lin family by myself, so, Uncle Ge, I have no reason to leave Hongjun in the Duke's Mansion."
Looking at the three soul rings with darker colors in front of him, Ge Long was shocked and speechless.
It wasn't until a while later that Ge Long was shocked to discover that Lin Rong had revealed his soul ring without releasing his martial soul.
In Ge Long's impression, only Titled Douluo could reveal the spirit ring without releasing the spirit.
But his wise nephew obviously only has the cultivation level of a three-ring soul master, so why can he do what only a titled Douluo can do.
(End of chapter)