3 Spirit Pagoda (2/2)
”Is there a limit for me to enter it?” Ryu said.
”No. you don't have a time limit, so you can enter it as much as you can. But Spirit Pagoda has same time perception as your world” Asuna said.
”Great,” Ryu said.
”Now, let's do a random draw for your first ring.Follow me.” Asuna said.
The room Asuna brought Ryu into was different on the inside compared to its simple and unadorned outer appearance. It was brimming with modern technological apparatuses that were arranged about the room.
Asuna explained, ”This is your first time coming to choose a spirit soul. After fusing with a spirit ring, you'll become a true Spirit Master”
”There is an optimal age of Spirit Ring for every bottleneck that identifies the oldest possible Spirit Ring that can be absorbed without significant risks.
Spirit Master can naturally absorb younger Spirit Ring, but the absorption of an older Spirit Ring can result in heavy injuries or even in death upon rejection.”
• 1st Spirit Ring: Less than 423 years old Spirit Beast
• 2nd Spirit Ring: Less than 764 years old Spirit Beast
• 3rd Spirit Ring: Between 1,300 ~ 1,800 years old Spirit Beast
• 4th Spirit Ring: Between 3,000 ~ 5,000 years old Spirit Beast
• 5th Spirit Ring: Around 12,000 years old Spirit Beast
• 6th Spirit Ring: Less than 20,000 years old Spirit Beast
• 7th Spirit Ring: Between 30,000 ~ 50,000 years old Spirit Beast
• 8th Spirit Ring: Between 50,000 ~ 100,000 years old Spirit Beast
• 9th Spirit Ring: More than 100,000 years old Spirit Beast
Inside of this much larger room, there was a three meter tall, six-meter wide gigantic machine. Numerous glowing spheres with a diameter of about one-third of a meter could be seen within it. Each and every one of these balls of light was exactly the same.
Asuna pointed at two buttons on the machine and said, ”The green button is to start, the red button is to stop. After stopping, the spirit soul at that location will roll out. You may begin whenever you're ready.”
Ryu heartbeat couldn't help but quicken in front of this odd machine. Asuna said before that the quality of a spirit soul played a significant role in a Spirit Master's strength. Fusing with a strong spirit soul would help a Spirit Master upgrade their own power.
On the other hand, if they fused with a weak spirit soul, the spirit skill bestowed upon them would be equally weak. A Spirit Master could have a maximum of nine spirit skills. Although it was exceedingly rare for someone to reach nine spirit rings, this just made the lower level spirit skills that much more important.
”What is to be, will be,” Ryu said.
Ryu clenched his teeth, then bravely pressed the green button.
A succession of lights within the machine immediately began to shine, until every single ball was illuminated.
The hundred or so spirit souls within the machine slowly began to circulate. Not too long after, it reached a shockingly fast speed, giving off the feeling of being too much for one's eyes to take in.
The spirit souls were all concealed from the outside world by the spirit soul ball. Nothing of the inner contents could be discerned by the eye. The result could only be left up to the will of the Heavens.
Ryu's hand rested upon the red button. He knew that as soon as he pressed the button, his fate as a Spirit Master would be sealed!
After breathing in forcefully, he shut his eyes and finally pressed the button.
”Bang!” The machine stopped circulating and a pure white spirit soul ball fell out of the machine, tumbling into the metal case beside Ryu.
Ryu subconsciously opened his eyes and turned to look. At that moment, his heartbeat was beating like a drum.
Asuna walked over, took out the spirit soul ball, and handed it to Ryu.
”Come on. Take a look.”
Ryu gasped for breath as he held the ball close to his chest. He looked at it as if it was the most precious treasure in the world.
'I finally have it! This is my first spirit soul!'
Then he pressed this button. the device's light was shining upon the spirit soul ball, and spirit soul broke out of its shell.