Plans in motions

Even before the sun had risen in the sky, a huge crowd of children and their parents had already filled the awakening hall. These were the children who were scheduled to awaken their spirit power that day.

Soon, a burly man came out of the hall and screamed, "Everyone, please make the children stand in line!" Soon, all the children were arranged in ten lines while their parents stepped out of the awakening hall.

Again, the burly man spoke, but in a softer voice than before. "Children, my name is Yu Tiha, a Rank 42 Spirit Sect member, and I will be presiding over today's awakening ceremony."

Yu Tiha screamed once more, "The child from the first row, please move forward to the awakening hall."

In the first line, one could see a lonely boy. The lonely boy slowly moved his feet and approached the awakening hall. Inside the awakening hall were huge pillars, which seemed to be made of bluish silver metal, and countless murals and legends were inscribed on the pillars.

The lonely boy was none other than Ru Jen himself. Soon, Ru Jen walked towards the place where the awakening took place. There, he saw six round, pitch-black stones and one sparkling blue crystal ball.

Six black stones were placed on the ground in the form of a hexagon. Soon, Ru Jen heard Yu Tiha's voice again, "Child, stand in the center of the hexagon."

As he was instructed, Ru Jen quickly placed himself at the middle of the hexagon. Seeing Ru Jen do what he was instructed, Yu Tiha was quite satisfied.

Yu Tiha raised his hands and soon, his hands changed and turned into those of a dragon filled with blue scales and huge claws.

The spirit energy began to channel into the hexagon, and all Ru Jen felt was a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling.

"Child, raise your hand," said Yu Tiha. Soon, an illusory blue dragon began to emerge from Ru Jen's hands. It was the beast spirit, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Then Ru Jen opened his eyes slowly. Seeing Ru Jen, Yu Tiha said, "Good, you have the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon of the clan. Now let's test your innate soul power level."

Then, Yu Tiha brought him to a blue crystal and instructed him to place his right hand on it.

As instructed, Ru Jen placed his right hand on the blue crystal, and the stars in the blue crystal began to light up. From the total of ten stars, eight lit up!

"Innate Soul Power of 8!" Yu Tiha shouted happily. After some time, Ru Jen was then taken out of the awakening hall by Yu Tiha.

Outside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon awakening hall, the number of lines had diminished to only four as there were many awakeners present.

And, as far as Ru Jen was aware, his awakening took longer than an average person's.

In the midst of his thoughts, Ru Jen's parents approached him after being informed of his innate soul power of 8 by Yu Tiha. They were overjoyed and hugged him.

While Ru Jen's parents were discussing the news of his awakening, an elderly man approached them and requested that they remain in the awakening hall until all the children had completed the process.

A few hours later, all the lines had disappeared, and Ru Jen and his parents were residing in a large room in the awakening hall. Soon, the door opened, and an elderly man entered. Upon seeing him, both Ru Jen and his parents quickly saluted and forced Ru Jen to do the same.

The elderly man was none other than the current sect leader of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Yu Xia.

As Yu Xia slowly walked and took a seat in the chair in front of Ru Jen and his parents, they both became nervous and it was evident on their faces.

Before either of his parents could speak, Yu Xia calmly asked,

"So, you are the child who awakened with an innate soul power of 8?"

"Yes," Ru Jen replied.

"Good, it seems that our clan still has some new talents," Yu Xia said, looking at Ru Jen's parents. "If you need any assistance, feel free to go to the treasure pavilion and redeem it."

As Yu Xia rose from the table and swiftly left the room, a middle-aged man strode in to talk with Ru Jen's parents. The conversation was about Ru Jen's future and the benefits that both Yu Xuzi and Yu Yi would receive. They were both overjoyed with the news.

Meanwhile, Ru Jen took advantage of the distraction and quietly slipped away. He made his way through the awakening hall, searching and memorizing every detail as he went. He weaved his way past guards, avoiding detection.

Finally, he reached his destination - the storage room. As he carefully pushed open the door, he was greeted by a shimmering display of blue and black crystals, their bluish luster filling the room. The reason for his quest was finally within reach - the awakening stones.

Soon after, Ru Jen began to shed his clothes, revealing hundreds of bugs of various shapes and sizes that were tied to his body. He lifted his finger, and all the soul power from within him began to channel into the bugs, causing them to glow brightly in the dark and giving the appearance of a man made of light.

At a microscopic level, one would discover that the glow was actually coming from small, blue "eggs" that were closely packed together to form the shape of a cloud. As the cloud took shape, Ru Jen cut open his wrist, causing blood to pour out like a waterfall and spill onto the floor and walls.

The blue "eggs", sensing the smell of blood, quickly rushed towards it and began to absorb it. In just a matter of seconds, all the blood had evaporated and the place was returned to its original state, with the exception of the "eggs", which had now turned from blue to red.

The red "eggs" surrounded Ru Jen and began to heal his wounded wrist, repairing it until it was as it was before. At Ru Jen's command, the cloud of "eggs" split into smaller groups and rushed towards the blue awakening crystals, disappearing from sight after a while.

Ru Jen then dressed himself once again and cleaned up the entire place, leaving no trace of what had transpired. He rushed back to his parents.

....

Perhaps his luck was on his side today, because when he arrived back at the awakening hall, his parents had just finished speaking with the middle-aged man.

'Xiao Shen, let's go home today! Mom will cook your favorite dish for you!' Yu Xuzi exclaimed happily.

'And your father will buy you any toy you want today!' Yu Yi added quickly.

Soon, the cheerful and happy family of three began walking home.

...

Late into the night, when both of his parents had gone to bed, Ru Jen quietly awoke and replaced himself with a decoy. He then stealthily made his way to his usual hiding spot, ensuring that he was completely alone. Raising his hand, he began to channel his soul power, causing the "eggs" on his wrist to emerge, revealing new skin underneath.

These "eggs" were Ru Jen's secret weapon and one of his biggest trump card from his previous life, the reason for his formidable influence and challenge to the entire soul master community. Dubbed as the "Career of Evil" by the soul masters, their functions were considered evil by the general population. Ru Jen had created these "eggs" for Tang San during the war against the Spirit Empire, but in hindsight, he considered it to be a foolish and naive decision.

The "eggs" were the most basic and primitive form of the Career of Evil. Ru Jen had chosen to use this version as it was the simplest to manufacture given his current situation. In actuality, there were several versions of the "Career of Evil," which Ru Jen had divided into four phases, each with their own abilities and levels of power. Despite being only in the first phase, the "eggs" still possessed immense power.

Stage 1, "Eggs,"- the most rudimentary form, requires a host worm to be procured. Even for the most skilled Soul Master, manufacturing the "Egg" stage was a daunting task under the best of circumstances. Yet, Ru Jen was an exception. He manufactured it with ease, even in the harshest conditions.

Effect 1 - Can cause a mental shock to the infected person (the strength of which depends on the stage), can form a hive with the main body and share a portion of soul power (the amount of which depends on the stage).

Stage 2, Larvae - The evolution of eggs after staying in the parasitized host's body for a minimum of one year.

Effect 2 - Can cause a mental shock to the infected person (the strength of which depends on the stage), can form a hive with the main body and share a portion of soul power (the amount of which depends on the stage), and can control the mind of the infected person for a certain period of time.

Stage 3, Pupa - The evolution of pupa after staying in the parasitized host's body for a minimum of ten years.

Effect 3 - Can cause a mental shock to the infected person (the strength of which depends on the stage), can form a hive with the main body and share a portion of soul power (the amount of which depends on the stage), can control the mind of the infected person for a certain period of time, and can infect future generations of the infected person.

Stage 4, Adult - Can only be born to the descendants of an infected person.

Effect 4 - Can instantly kill the infected person upon receiving an order from the main hive, can form a hive with the main body and share all of the soul power, can control the mind of the infected person, and can infect future generations of the infected person.

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The condition for infecting a person was quite simple: it was to touch the "eggs" stage of the Carrier of Evil with their soul power. However, who in their right mind would want to be someone's slave? This problem had caused Ru Jen serious headaches in his previous life. After conducting research for 10 years and spending countless resources and lives, he finally came up with a solution.

The solution was to infect the awakening crystal, which was used to detect a person's innate soul power. This was because the crystals were the only thing that anyone on the continent would be willing to put their soul power into. People usually put their soul power into the crystals at the age of 6, so when they became adults, they would naturally reach the "Pupa" stage and become slaves of Ru Jen.

The Carrier of Evil was one of the main reasons why Ru Jen could stand up against the gods of God Realm in his previous life. With its help, countless people began to worship him day and night, and he got so close to forming his own god tablet. Of course, all of that is in vain now.

The Carrier of Evil was also one of the main reasons why Ru Jen's soul power didn't reach level 10, as he had to channel a certain amount of soul power into the Carrier of Evil hive in order to keep them alive. Despite this hindrance, his spiritual power had already reached the ranks of the Spirit Connection Realm.

The Carrier of Evil was also one of the main reasons why Ru Jen's soul power didn't reach level 10. He had to channel a certain amount of soul power into the Carrier of Evil hive to keep them alive, but despite this hindrance, his spiritual power had already reached the ranks of the Spirit Connection Realm.

Making his innate soul power level 8 was a plan of Ru Jen's, as he didn't want to attract the attention of some powerful people until he was strong enough.

He was sure that an innate power level of 8 was just right, as his research in the training ground revealed that the highest innate power he found was level 9, awakened by the grandson of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's sect elder. He also found four other children who would awaken to level 8 innate soul power, so he was confident that at level 8 innate soul power, the clan would value him, but not as much as the genius with level 9 innate soul power.

The reason why he didn't choose to release the Carrier of Evil today was that he wasn't quite sure about the location and details of the awakening hall. Now that he had infected the awakening stones, he was sure that next year he would get a huge harvest.

If things went as Ru Jen had originally planned, he was sure he would reach the ranks of the Titled Douluo in just 10 to 15 years.

The first thing on his mind now was to train and infect the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan's upcoming generation through the Carrier of Evil.