Douluo Dalu - The Story of Sheng Feilong 6 Acknowledging A Master

"Alright, Feilong, I need you to lie down on that bed and keep still for a while. You see that ring at the head? Once I press a few buttons, it will light up and move above your body, down to your feet. The light will scan you and once it's done we'll see a picture of you on this screen here." Song Weihan said with his usual upbeat voice.

Sheng Feilong does as he's told, the man promised him a present if he does well, after all!

He lies down, hears the machine start up and light up in a green colour. Then it starts moving down to his feet before halting a moment and moving up again. Song Weihan tells him to stand up again and come over to show him and Sheng Lingtian the result.

"And here's the picture of you on the screen, see? The machine scanned your whole body and like this, we can look into your body." Song Weihan says, letting out a relieved sigh, than presses a few buttons and the monochrome picture of Feilong changes to only show his skeleton. "Like this, we can see if you're healthy or ill. And guess what? You're totally healthy. That's one step closer to your present."

Hearing this, Sheng Feilong was gleeful and happily followed Song Weihan to the next test. They stop before another room where Song Weihan opens the door for Feilong to enter.

"Alright, the next test will take a few minutes. Mister Wu is already waiting inside. Just do as he says and you'll be alright. I need to talk to your father for a bit."

Sheng Feilongs looks at his father, who nods in return, and then goes off into the room.

Afterwards, Song Weihan turns towards Sheng Lingtian and mentions towards a bench before he begins talking.

"I'm really sorry for not consulting your opinion before, Mister Sheng, however taking the scan of Feilongs body was of utmost importance. Such a high Spirit Power at such a young age often results in some kind of deficit in the brain or nervous system. I had to make sure he was alright before we could do something else." Song Weihan said while bowing his head.

"There is no need to apologize, Mister Song. I had heard about such cases before, as well. It's good that you took action immediately. However, may I know what other tests you have planned for Feilong? And what was that about a present?" Sheng Lingtian inquires calmly.

"The other tests are mainly of the standard procedure for choosing an artificial Spirit Soul, save for the last one and the one he is currently doing. As for the present, you should be aware of the Spirit Pagoda's intent to support promising Soul Masters by providing their first artificial Spirit Soul for free, correct?" Song Weihan answered in an equally calm tone, before adding on.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you did not mention his Spirit Soul to our staff before. What is it, if I may ask?"

"Feilongs Spirit Soul is a rare body spirit, the Spirit Eyes. Moreover, the reason that we are here today to obtain his first artificial Spirit Soul is because he awakened with Innate Full Soul Power."

A hint of pride could be heard when Sheng Lingtian said the second half of his answer.

Song Weihan's eyes widened. "A young genius who has the rare Spirit Eyes, awakened with Innate Full Soul Power and has an incredible 486 Spirit power at the age of 6? Just what kind of talent is that?"

Sheng Lingtian did not answer him, as he saw that Song Weihan had already become lost in his own thoughts. He merely smiled pridefully, while thinking about the situation.

'Even a top master of the Spirit Pagoda can not help but praise my son's talent to the high Heavens!'

Song Weihan was the first to break the silence with another question.

"Mister Sheng, how are you inclined to letting your son join the Spirit Pagoda? His talent is incredible and with the Spirit Pagoda's resources, he is sure to become a top grade Soul Master in the future, moreover we posses techniques to allow him to specifically train his Spirit Power and with his natural endowment, he could possibly reach the peak of the Spiritual Abyss Realm, allowing him to easily become a Titled Douluo, relatively speaking."

Sheng Lingtian was baffled by the sudden suggestion. Taking a moment, he eventually answered.

"I think it would be in his best interests to join the Spirit Pagoda. Please note that the decision is ultimately his to make, though. I will merely support him, whatever he chooses. However, does a normal member of the Spirit Pagoda really have the means to obtain such resources..?"

Song Weihan smiled at his question.

"Thank you for giving him and us this chance. As for your question, a normal member naturally does not enjoy the full support of the Spirit Pagoda, even if they are as talented as your son. However, I do not intend to recruit him as a normal member."

"Oh? I wonder what Mister Song means by saying that?" Sheng Lingtian squinted his eyes, slightly suspicious of Song Weihan.

Song Weihan on the other hand merely smiled brightly again.

"What I mean is that, depending on his test results, I intend to recruit Feilong as my personal disciple."

Sheng Lingtian nearly fell of the bench hearing that. He could only speechlessly stare at Song Weihan's smiling expression.

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A few minutes later, Sheng Feilong finally came out of the room. The test with Mister Wu was truly tiring, he would just be asked one question after the other. And they would become harder and weirder the more he answered... That Mister Wu is a strange guy, Sheng Feilong even supposed that Mister Wu was playing tricks on him, asking weird questions, that aren't part of the test, on purpose!

Looking around, he quickly found his father and Song Weihan sitting on a bench, drinking tea while waiting for him.

Song Weihan was the first to greet him. "Oh, Feilong, you're already done? That was quick. Do you want something to drink as well?"

Sheng Feilong quickly nodded, putting on a pained expression.

"Yes please! Mister Wu asked to many questions, I'm really thirsty!"

They took a short rest while drinking tea and chit chatting for a while, but soon returned to topic, as Sheng Feilong was the first to ask to resume the test. Sheng Lingtian sighed seeing his son like this. The little guy really becomes impatient once someone mentions a present.

As there was no prior information other than Sheng Lingtian's statement, Song Weihan used the pretext of a test to have Sheng Feilong show him his Spirit Soul and Soul Power, with Sheng Lingtians agreement, of course. Even though he was prepared and practically knew it beforehand, he was still awed by Sheng Feilongs talent. He there and then decided to take Sheng Feilong in as his disciple.

"With this, we're all done. That was the last test, Feilong. And you once again did great! With this, you qualify for the present I promised you." Song Weihan said, again with an upbeat voice.

Sheng Feilong was overjoyed and excitement sparkled in his eyes, but before he could ask about it, Song Weihan spoke up again, this time with a more solemn voice and expression.

"However, before that, I still have one question for you. I've talked about it with your father before and he said, you had to make the decision yourself. Would you like to become a member of the Spirit Pagoda?"

This time, Sheng Feilong was puzzled by the question.

"Join the Spirit Pagoda? You mean, work for you like Mister Wu does? But I'm only 6 years old!"

Sheng Lingtian and Song Weihan chuckled, before the latter explained his meaning.

"That's not what I meant. You know, the Spirit Pagoda has many member, that don't directly work for us. They are Soul Masters that are trained by the Spirit Pagoda to become stronger. You can think of it like a Clan or Sect. I was wondering if you would like to join the Spirit Pagoda like that."

"So the Spirit Pagoda will help me become a strong Soul Master? That's awesome! What do I have to do to join?" Sheng Feilong asked, now understanding what Song Weihan meant.

"As long as you're willing to join, your father and I will take care of the rest." Song Weihan kindly explained, again.

"There's one more thing. In the world of Soul Master, there are people who can become your teacher or your master. A teacher will help you gain knowledge like in the academy, whereas your master will teach you anything he knows, to make help you get even stronger than himself. However, a master will only teach his disciples, and not everyone. So, would to you willing to acknowledge me as your master?"

Sheng Feilong already knew what it meant to have a master compare to a teacher, he knew this was an important decision. So he took a quick look at his father, who just calmly looked back at him, leaving the decision to Sheng Feilong. Thinking for a moment, Sheng Feilong made his decision. He really liked Song Weihan and the latter even has people who work for him at the Spirit Pagoda, so he must be really strong, too! Thinking up to this point, Sheng Feilong quickly kneeled down on one knee, bowed towards Song Weihan and loudly spoke.

"Disciple Sheng Feilong greets Master!"

Chapter end