Sai Joshi promised to be back soon, then left the smithy.
With Grandpa Amith leading, Sai Joshi followed him to the Spirit Hall in the middle of the village. Naturally, this so-called Spirit Hall was merely a large log cabin, nothing more.
Because everyone had spirits, every year would have boys undergoing spirit awakening. Therefore, Spirit Halls could be found everywhere on the Continent. Naturally, these were all only subsidiary halls, there was a distinct hierarchy.
The village boys didn't have a very good opinion of Sai Joshi. To favor the rich and disdain the poor is an ability not only among nobles, among common people the circumstances are instead even more distinct. With Sai Joshi originally being a reincarnated person and his real age having long ago exceeded 30, naturally he was also unwilling to come into contact with these children. To him, spare time was better spent on cultivation, consequently, he of course never had a childhood playmate.
In addition to village elder Grandpa Amith and eight boys present, there was also one youth in the Spirit Hall. This person appeared to be just over 25 years old, dashing eyebrows slanting above starry eyes, his facial features extremely bright and handsome. He was dressed completely in brilliant white clothes, and right on the center of his chest, above his heart, was a palm sized 'spirit' character. This was standard attire for staff directly subordinate to Spirit Hall.
On the left side of the chest was a carved badge with three crossed long swords. It seemed like Grandpa Amith knew this kind of Spirit Master well; three in quantity represented a Spirit Master of third degree, titled Spirit Grandmaster, and the long swords represented this Spirit Hall attendant was a War Spirit Master.
"Greetings, esteemed War Spirit Grandmaster, sorry, this time we will trouble you."
Grandpa Amith respectfully bowed to the youngster.
The centre of the youngsters forehead betrayed an indifferent arrogance. Indifferently bowing slightly, he at last returned the greeting,
"I don't have much time, let's begin."
Grandpa Amith said:
"Very well. Kids, this is a War Spirit Grandmaster from Itrus Star City. Next, he will lead you all to awaken your spirit. You must cooperate during the awakening with great teacher; grandpa is hoping that one of you can be become Spirit Masters too."
The youngster somewhat impatiently said:
"Very well, that's what you said the same thing last year. Do you think becoming a Spirit Master is really that easy? I've been in the six villages, and not one of them has the spirit power. Not to mention suitable spirits."
Grandpa Amith's eyes showed a trace of dejection, sighing, he said:
"Yes, ah! Only the clans' successors can easily become a Spirit Master. ordinary people like us, it is indeed too difficult."
Shaking his head, he moved away from the Spirit Hall.
The youngster's gaze fell on the eight boys before him. As a Spirit Hall inspecting attendant, helping ordinary people undergo spirit awakening was his compulsory assignment, and he was long since used to it.
"Boys, line up."
Towards these children, his manner was quite indifferent.
The eight boys stood in order before the youngster, Sai Joshi stood at the leftmost side. He was a little thinner than other boys his age.
The youngster said with serious face:
"I am Sunil, a twenty-sixth level Spirit Grandmaster, and I will be your guide. Now, I'm going to awaken your spirit one by one.Remember, regardless no matter what will happens, do not be afraid."
While speaking, Sunil taking out two things from inside the ring: six round pitch-black stones and one sparkling blue crystal ball.
Sunil waved his hand, then the six black stones hovering in air, in the form of a hexagon, then motioned the first child on the right to stand in the middle.
"Don't be afraid, close your eyes and feel carefully."
While speaking, Sunil's eyes suddenly lit up, and before the children's appalled eyes, he shouted in a deep voice,
"Lone Wolf Body Enhancement."
A wisp of thin blue-green light rose from between his eyebrows, following straight up, entering into the hair knot.
Sunil's hair was originally black, but just after that blue-green light poured in, it had turned grey in a flash. Furthermore it quickly grew longer, and similarly colored fur appeared on both his uncovered hands. At the same time, his body also seemed to expand a great deal compared to before, his whole body swelling with muscle.
The Spirit Hall attire had very good elasticity; it actually didn't rip when filling to the point of bursting because of his body growing large. Sunil's eyes had already changed to a faint green color. Sharp claws stretched out from the ten fingers on both hands, glimmering coolly with a dazzling gleam. Two concentric halos of light shone brightly up from underfoot, constantly moving from underfoot to the crown of his head. Among them one was white, the other one was yellow. Exceedingly strange
The boy, he told to stand middle among the black stones, with eyes staring at Sunil's body transforming, suddenly shouted,
"Aaaaah~~~~~~", the boy about to run away from fear.
The fresh green radiance in Sunil's eyes was truly frightening. Catching hold of that child, he said:
"Don't move. I said not to be afraid. This is my spirit, Lone Wolf. If one of you is capable of becoming a spirit master in the future, they will also be able to employ similar abilities."
The only one who is not feel terror was Sai Joshi, immediate results appeared all over Sunil's body as he transformed.
Instead of astonishment, Sai Joshi's heart was full of curiosity, 'Grey fur appeared all over him, green eyes, these really are wolf characteristics, could it be that after spirit possession people transform intowolves? No, not right, it should be that he possesses a wolf ability, right. Then, within spirit master, there should be a better use of spirit abilities.'
For the first time, Sai Joshi realized, he became interested in the spirit master. He now already somewhat impatiently wanted to know what his own spirit was.
As Sunil clapped both hands together, at lightning speed, six faint green lights poured into the black stones on the air. At once, a layer of golden misty light released from the stones and rose.