28: Chapter 28 Why are you getting involved?

The next second, a dazzling blue light erupted from the crystal ball, instantly filling it completely; the light at the tenth mark was so bright it almost blinded everyone!

"Innate Full Spirit Power! Level ten! It is Innate Full Spirit Power!"

Su Yuntao's voice was trembling: "twin spirits of top-tier quality! Innate Full Spirit Power! A peerless Genius rarely seen in a thousand years!"

The grand hall fell completely silent. The Elders who had been whispering earlier all clamped their mouths shut. In their eyes as they looked at Alternative, there was no longer any trace of disdain or contempt, only overwhelming shock, awe, and a hint of disbelief.

A hybrid of human and beast? What a joke!

Twin top-tier Spirits, Innate Full Spirit Power—such talent cannot be found a second time across the entire continent!

No, wait, now it is the third.

Bibi Dong, Gui Mengguan, and now Alternative.

They did not know that in this era there were a fourth and fifth who had yet to appear, and many more who had not yet emerged.

Bibi Dong slowly stood up and walked over to Alternative. She reached out and patted his head, her eyes filled with pride and gratification. Her voice was gentle yet carried unquestionable majesty as it spread throughout the grand hall: "My son is a peerless Genius. From now on, anyone who dares to gossip about him or wag their tongues is going against me, Bibi Dong."

She might as well have said he was human, not a Spirit Beast, and not a heretic.

With that one sentence, she instantly made everyone who was still whispering fall completely silent.

Since he could awaken a Spirit, he was different from creatures like the Wolftaken.

At the same time, it also sparked a sudden thought in them: Should they catch a Wolftaken and test if it could awaken a Spirit?

But they still needed to be vigilant; who knew what might happen in the future?

The words that the heretical hybrid might have said back then were still vivid in their minds: "Why not slaughter the humans and eat their meat?"

After that statement was sent out anonymously, the entire continent became even more repulsed by and hostile toward such shapeshifted Spirit Beasts and human-beast hybrids.

At the same time, it also caused the number of creatures like the Wolftaken to decrease significantly for a while.

Returning to the main topic, Alternative raised his head and looked at Bibi Dong's gentle eyes. His heart felt warm, and he gripped her hand tightly in return, nodding heavily.

He silently vowed in his heart: "Mother, I will never let you down."

Not far away, Gui Mengguan and Qiangu Jue watched this scene, their minds furiously scrolling with thoughts.

"Holy crap! twin spirits! Innate Full Spirit Power! Blue Silver Emperor plus Clear Sky Hammer! It really is the original Tang San! This build is maxed out!"

"Hilarious, those Elders were calling him a hybrid before, and now their faces have been slapped swollen!"

"They weren't exactly wrong, though."

"Regardless, it's a good thing he treats Spirit Hall as his home and Bibi Dong as his mother now. He won't end up in a life-or-death feud with Spirit Hall like in the original story!"

"That's a must! The four of us are all in Spirit Hall; we can form the Spirit Hall F4 and walk sideways across the world!"

"I'm actually curious if Alternative's filial piety will warp in the future. After all, in this timeline, Bibi Dong doesn't have much interaction with Qian Xunji or Yu Xiaogang, and she's still a mature beauty. Plus, this kid Alternative was an orphan before and is very starved for love. Having been personally taken care of by Bibi Dong for six years at Spirit Hall..."

"Eww~ You're so perverted."

There was no helping it; it was no wonder they would think like that.

That was how it was written in the original plot: when Tang San was three or four years old and could cook for himself, Tang Hao handed all that work over to him, including all the chores. He didn't even complain and always approved of this irresponsible father.

Now, a mature beauty is raising him. Even if she is just his adoptive mother in name, there's no guarantee his filial piety won't truly warp in the future.

"Don't disbelieve it. Looking at the current situation, there might be a 'Zhen Zhibing' out there; they might really end up like Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü."

"..."

Just as the grand hall was bustling with activity, with everyone surrounding Alternative and Gui Mengguan to offer congratulations, Oupai, who had been clinging to the edge of the magic circle watching, suddenly raised his small hand and spoke in a crisp voice: "Elder Su Yuntao! Me too! I want to awaken my Spirit too!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the grand hall instantly quieted down, and everyone's gaze fell upon the five-year-old little tyke.

Light Feather Douluo immediately stood up, saying both annoyed and amused: "Oupai! Don't mess around! You're only five; you still have a year until you turn six for Awakening. Why are you joining in the fun!"

"I'm not messing around!" Oupai looked up with his little face, saying with a serious expression, "Grandpa, I really can feel my Spirit! It's right inside my body; it just needs an Opportunity to come out! I want to awaken it now!"

Everyone looked at each other, all feeling a bit hesitant.

For ten thousand years on the Douluo Continent, Spirit Awakening has always happened at age six. Examples of early Awakening at age five are extremely rare, and most end in failure, with the risk of even damaging one's Foundation.

"The child is still young; don't take this risk," Gold Crocodile Douluo said, frowning. "It won't be too late to awaken next year; there's no rush for this one year."

"I'm not afraid!" Oupai stiffened his neck, his eyes incredibly firm. "I can feel it; my Spirit is right there! I want to awaken it now! If I fail, I will never regret it!"

Just as everyone was arguing without reaching a conclusion, Bibi Dong spoke up. She looked at the determination in Oupai's eyes and smiled gently: "Since the child has his own intuition, it shows that his compatibility with his Spirit is extremely high. Awakening early is not impossible. Elder Su Yuntao, please trouble yourself to test him."

Qian Daoliu also nodded slightly: "Correct. Spirits have Spirits; since the child can sense it, it is an Opportunity. Then let him try."

Since the two rulers had spoken, the others naturally said nothing more.

Although Light Feather Douluo was worried, he couldn't overcome his grandson, so he could only helplessly urge: "Then be careful. If you feel uncomfortable, stop immediately, understand?"

"I know, Grandpa!"

Oupai beamed instantly, bouncing into the center of the magic circle, and gave Su Yuntao a nonsensical salute: "Elder Su Yuntao, thank you for the trouble!"

Su Yuntao looked at this five-year-old little tyke, feeling a bit nervous himself, but he still nodded and restarted the magic circle. The golden light barrier lit up once again, enveloping Oupai within it.

"Alright, Young Master, focus and calm your mind, extend your right hand, feel the power within your body, and guide it out!"

Oupai took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and followed Su Yuntao's instructions, focusing on sensing that restless power within his body. After only a moment, a blinding silver light erupted from his palm. A phantom image of a short crossbow, jet-black all over and marked with intricate mechanical patterns, slowly emerged. The crossbow body was small and exquisite, yet it radiated a fierce penetrating power. The faint sound of mechanical parts engaging was clearly audible in the quiet grand hall.

Su Yuntao was stunned for a long time. He leaned in to look carefully again and again, scratching his head, and said somewhat uncertainly: "A Tool Spirit... I have been doing Awakenings for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen this kind of Spirit!"

At this moment, Su Yuntao actually couldn't recognize what kind of Spirit this was.

As soon as these words were spoken, the most shocked person in the entire hall was not anyone else, but Alternative, who was standing beside Bibi Dong.

He widened his eyes abruptly, looking at the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in Oupai's palm that was so familiar it couldn't be more familiar, and he froze on the spot, his mind going completely blank.

Godly Zhuge Crossbow? The core mechanical Hidden Weapon of the Tang Sect, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow?

This thing... could actually become a Spirit?!

He was completely bewildered, countless thoughts surging wildly in his mind.

If the Godly Zhuge Crossbow could become a Spirit, did that mean other mechanical Hidden Weapons of the Tang Sect could also become Spirits?

Torrential Pear Blossom Needle? Peacock Plume? Or even the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus?

Spirits are innate and bound to the Soul. If someone's innate Spirit was the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, wouldn't that mean they could innately activate this top-tier Tang Sect area-of-effect Hidden Weapon?!

This completely overturned his understanding from both his past and present lives!

Tang Sect Hidden Weapons could actually appear innately on a person in the form of a Spirit?!

Not far away, Gui Mengguan and Qiangu Jue watched Alternative's dumbfounded expression, their minds once again furiously scrolling, and they almost laughed out loud.

"Hilarious! Alternative is stupefied! His own signature skill has become someone else's innate Spirit!"

"Holy crap? Godly Zhuge Crossbow Spirit? Is this just welding Tang Sect Hidden Weapons directly onto the Spirit? From now on, he can just use Soul Power to activate it, without even needing to find Materials! This is too awesome!"