At the main street of a small populated city was a small diner. Outside sat a pair of two, enjoying the small delicacies this place provided. Although the food was cheap, the taste was very good, which made it a popular place to dine for the middle and lower class people.
The air outside was cool, but warm enough to make one feel at home. It was springtime, making the outside more decorated than usual, decorated with many small assortment of flowers. The pretty flowers just further boosted the popularity of this place, making it a favorite to the girls of this city. The owner was also a woman, so she never went cheap in her decorating.
The two eating here were teachers working at a nearby primary school. Every Friday after work they would celebrate their long week by eating at this restaurant. As the two were eating, a small commotion was taking place at the adjacent street next to them.
Close by in the main street of the city, traffic began to pile up, and the noise raised along with it. The disturbance annoyed the pedestrians doing their daily commute, ticking of the walker as they were blocked. It seemed to be that there was a young boy forcing people to stop, in turn making the ones behind them to take a detour, making a slow traffic of stops and steps.
The ruckus of clamor eventually became big enough for the two teachers to hear it from the table which they ate at. When one of the women decided to see what all the uproar was about, she gawked at the scene she saw, soon forgetting the tasty flavors that she was enjoying.
"Biyu Cuifen! Quickly look! Isn't that one of the kids in your class!", the reason why she gawked was precisely because the kid causing that disorder looked like one of the students in her school!
Confused by what her friend said aloud, she turned her gaze towards the scene to the side, also in turn becoming dumbfounded. That was definitely her student, and she wouldn't mix that one up with no other. That student of hers was causing trouble again! This time its getting even worse! Actually calling out to random people in public forcefully!
Chen Hai had no idea he had been caught by his teacher, and was professionally- desperately trying to sell to those people he had fished.
"I see you have good bones, do you wish to greet a master? Kowtow three times to the East and West, and Sun Wukong shall take you in as your disciple. From their you will start your journey, merely as a fledgling, one small part of the continent, a land one of many, a caterpillar will eventually fly to be beautiful, and you may too. However, creativity will be needed, the writings of the manuals are astute, hard to discern, the teachings of the sage will be philosophically deep, one's mind can even turn to burst, but it is only a fleeting wind in life, a small gust to the grand cosmos of time. It may be hard, but no true geniuses rise without challenges. This is a true master, and right now he is in searching for good disciples, and I believe you have the talent to be accepted."
The teenager who was listening to the young boy had a face filled with interest. His talk was so interesting, that maybe what he was saying was all true? He can be accepted by this famous master called Sun Wukong. This kid seemed to only be eleven or twelve in front of his eyes. There should be no little kids who were already led astray when they were that young, so chances had it, he was telling the truth.
This was what the teen thought, so he was willing to give it a shot and listen out. He always thought to himself that he was actually talented, but only there was something holding him back compared to his peers. He might be well telling the truth.
Chen Hai seeing his bait take the hook at the mass load of his bullshit, he continued on with his speech, to solicit the man towards his end goal.
"Of course with any great master, you won't be just accepted with recommendation, you will need to prove your skill with trials by fire. The first step would be to consume a hurtful medicine. One that will give you the allusion that you are inside of a volcano, battling against the great elements of fire! The heat and embers, you must persevere! Then will come the questions of morals! To see if you deserve the great Wukong's inheritance technique of the legendary Immortal Peach Essence Steps! A movement skill that can even run away from the gods! Lastly will be the final trial by fire, where you will need to show him your true strength, and defeat other candidates in this test!"
With a wave of his palm, a bundle of powder appeared within the boy's hands. It was filled with finely grated power, a mix of red and white. "Do you dare to accept his trial?"
The young teen looked curiously at the bundle of powder within the boy's palm. Receiving it from the child, the fantasy that the man had spewed to him quickly fell apart. His father was a cook, and he can tell with one glance that the red specks in the powder were just finely grated chili peppers...
He did not know what the white powder was, but it was probably not anything good as this boy had already lied to him. The man had a struggling expression on his face as he doubtfully looked at the boy. He wished to punish the little kid, but he was still only a child... it seemed to harsh...
Biyu Cuifen seeing the situation of Chen Hai's shenanigans, decided to punish him heavily once she's done eating here. The girl across from her watched as she picked up her pace of eating. Not being able to contain her curiosity anymore, she asked Biyu Cuifen what and why he was doing this. "Cuifen, what the heck is your student doing? Why is he trying to scam people with that Martial Soul of his? Is he in need of money? Should we help him out of his struggles?"
Finished eating, Cuifen looked towards her friend, answering her questions. "Jie Meili, he is not in need for money or any troubles like that. Its something else entirely."
Ticked at the thoughts of her student, she started to spill out her endeavors she's facing from the headaches Chen Hai is causing to her. "You know that it is his last year in primary school, and the next year will be secondary school. That is when one's future will start to truly be divided from one another. Ever since I've told him of there only being a couple months left till initiation and the rewards for each tier, that boy started to lose all forms of common sense, going cuckoos in no time."
"Let me tell you that he even started that his Martial Soul was actually very powerful! White powder being powerful? Please! But not just that, he even said it fulfills your wish! However, that's not the most crazed insane fact about his descriptions! He said that each time he completes a wish, he gains Soul Power! A Martial Spirit which can be cultivated as easily as that? Please! Who will believe in that tale of his! And ever since I played along with his fantasies, and telling him the truth of his powder not doing anything to me when I tried it, he started to go bonkers!"
"He's been trying to make people eat his powder ever since I told him, for one straight week, and he still hasn't stopped! Plus its getting worse and worse! At first he merely asked people to try it, but when it didn't work, he started to mix it with their foods, than he even tried to selling and donating it to make it seem like higher in value, and he tried other stupid ideas too! I don't know how to control this kid! I already don't know what things he has already tried, but look at this! Now he is a scammer! Although he was not destined for anything great, now even his normal life is getting ruined to become a dreg of society!"
Huffing and puffing after that long yelling of words containing all her frustration, the two overheard Chen Hai's next words from over the crowd.
As Chen Hai saw that this customer was definitely a no-catch, he decided to seek his next potential successful candidate. Searching around his surroundings for the nearest prey, he decided to set his target towards a beautiful voluptuous lady.
"Oi, you there! I see you have big butt; do you wish to become even more perkily busty? I have an item imported from the southern islands, transported by dragons, nurtured by mermaids, and guarded by packs of shadow wolves. This is a rare item, but it has no use for me... So why not give it to you as you are so gorgeous young miss! I'm sure if you try this, your butt can become even plumper, easily seducing any man who you wish to target!"
Embarrassed, Biyu Cuifen started to have a coughing fit. This student of hers truly knows how to embarrass those who know him. He has no sense of shame! Throwing away my face to my friend! What if it were someone else! Plus Chen Hai does not know how to treat women at all! He is such a dumb play boy, already at this young of an age!
But then the next words baffled her even more. "D-Do you really have a beauty product that good? Wh-What is it? How much can I buy? Can you do big sister a favor and give me a discount please?", this young beauty had actually trusted the random speech of his that he said on the spot...
Her veins bulging and face twitching with angrily filled stress, Biyu Cuifen used both her arms to heavily slam on the table. She was done! She needed to teach him a lesson right now!
Jie Meili secretly laughed to herself as she struggled to contain her smile. This student of her friend's was truly one of a kind.
Chen Hai's teacher didn't hold back in her hit at all, so Chen Hai looked over at the loud noise that gave off nearby. His face quickly turned pale as he spotted his teacher rushing towards him with a fist. He was about to get scolded again...
Naturally Chen Hai wasn't doing all this for no reason... He truly did find out that his Martial Soul can increase his cultivation, but it was so hard to find people who will willingly take in this powder of his! It only registered to him recently that his Martial Soul was actually very unique! Being able to increase his Soul Power!
Plus if it wasn't for this teacher explaining about the rewards for being accepted to a first rate secondary school, he would've never been motivated enough to link together the clues of his Martial Soul having such a power.
The reward for being accepted was a yellow Spirit Soul! Chen Hai can never hope to attain one with his current circumstances. Perhaps he might be able to defeat a Martial Beast around the requirement needed, but he will never find a Spirit Soul compatible with him! His Martial Soul was so unique that the only chance he had to gain one will be the reward the school will give out! In fact, he was the only student in the whole school without a Spirit Soul!
One can gain a Spirit Soul every rank. Each rank had ten levels, and he was currently level three. The requirement to join a good secondary school was to have hit the next rank. This meant that he had to gain seven levels with the little time he had left! One had to note that it took him six years just to get three levels, and now he had to get seven more!
This was a unimaginable difficulty to Chen Hai, but he had to give it his all. This was the last chance he will ever have to change his future! His very last chance! He can't give it up with excuses! Even if his teacher gave out a worse lashing this time around, he won't let down and give up his changeable fate!
This was his last chance, and he needed to become strong fast! He will decide his own destiny in these months to come! His own fate!