"The twelve daughter nuclei are born after the mother nucleus feels its own crisis in order to protect itself. They are not able to survive like the mother nucleus itself and the four sub-nuclei, but through the combination with the spirit general, they can exert their power through the human body. It is precisely because of this that there are the original twelve generals of Cangling. ”

"Huh?" Ye Hengyuan blinked, revealing a very surprised expression, "General, does this mother nucleus have self-consciousness and thoughts, and can it still have children by itself?"

"So to speak," the corners of Qiu Bai's mouth lifted up, but he didn't laugh, "but whether it is or not, no one knows. There are still too many unknown secrets in the world of martial spirits that we have not yet discovered. ”

"Hmm. Ye Hengyuan nodded.

"These twelve daughter nuclei, in terms of individual power, are far from being comparable to the mother nucleus and the four subnuclei. But if they can be stacked together, they will burst out with a power far superior to their own bodies. Any two sub-nuclei are superimposed on top of each other, and the power equivalent to that of six sub-nuclei can be exerted alone. ”

"Wow, is that true?" Ye Hengyuan opened his mouth wide, "I remember, when I was a child, my grandfather told me a story, saying that the twelve spirits together can resist an army of more than 100,000 ......"

"It's more than that," Qiu Bai held out a finger, "a million armies are possible." In the history of Cangling Kingdom, there was such a situation once. That battle took place four hundred years ago and is known as the Battle of the Heavens. At that time, the twelve spirits were all united, relying only on their own power and the power of the spirit core. Resisted the attack of the 400,000 troops of the other three kingdoms and the nearly 20,000 spirit generals except for the Cuiyin Kingdom, and finally helped the Cangling Kingdom win the victory. After that war, the vitality of the West, the South, and the North was greatly damaged, and they did not use troops again for 40 years. ”

"Why is that?"

"If the power of the twelve spirit cores is all combined, it is not an ordinary power, but a part of the power of heaven and earth. It is precisely because of this that the twelve spirit generals who have the spirit core are far superior to the spirit masters of the same level in terms of strength, and it is even possible to compete with opponents who are one level higher than themselves. Because, what the spirit core brings to the spirit general is not only its own power, but also the all-round improvement of the spirit general's own attributes. ”

"All-round improvement?"

"You'll understand this later," Qiu Bai smiled, "The reason why the twelve spirit cores can burst out with great power through a combination is because they each represent a different energy attribute. ”

"Energy attributes?"

"That's right," Qiu Bai nodded, "It is precisely because of these twelve different energy attributes that the twelve spirit cores can be combined. They are the core of the sky, the core of the earth, the core of holy water, the core of evil fire, the core of thunder, the core of ice, the core of light, the core of darkness, the core of creation, the core of destruction, the core of truth, and the core of nothingness. The twelve energies they correspond to are wind, earth, water, fire, thunder and lightning, ice, light, darkness, life, destruction, time and space. After the spirit will have a spirit core, its own attributes will also be affected or assimilated by it, and become or possess the attributes it has. ”

"Ah......" Ye Hengyuan nodded thoughtfully, "Then say ...... General, what you have is the core of the sky?"

"That's right," Huber nodded, raising his hand up. As if responding to Qiu Bai's call, the blue-gold core of the sky emitted an incomparably dazzling blue-gold light, once again illuminating the entire room. Ye Hengyuan only felt warm on his body and felt extremely comfortable.

"My true identity is the Sky Spirit General among the Twelve Generals of the Cangling. The identities of the twelve of us are all state secrets. With the exception of the country's senior military and political officials, only a handful of people know who we really are. ”

Ye Hengyuan stood upright, the expression on his face gradually changed from curiosity to incredulity, and then from incredulity to shock. The legendary god-like spirit general actually stood in front of him. He didn't even bother to judge whether he was dreaming or not.

"Aren't you surprised?" Qiu Bai looked at Ye Hengyuan.

"Hmm. Ye Hengyuan nodded subconsciously.

"And I tell you my identity now, there is only one purpose," Qiu Bai paused and looked directly into Ye Hengyuan's eyes, "That is, I want you to be my apprentice." ”

"Ah?!" Ye Hengyuan couldn't hold back anymore and shouted loudly. No one noticed that the spiritual protective film released by Qiu Bai trembled twice. Although only an extremely slight tremor.

"That's right," Qiu Bai's tone was firm, "you still don't know the inheritance method of the Twelve Generals of Cangling, do you?"

Ye Hengyuan shook his head.

"The first inheritance method of the twelve generals of Cangling is to pass on the inheritance in the way between master and apprentice. Every spirit general can and can only accept one apprentice. In addition to learning the master's martial arts, the apprentice will also receive a copy of the micro-spirit core. The power of this micro spirit core is about half of the power of the spirit core, and it is also the other end of the bridge of spiritual communication between the master and apprentice. ”

"When the spirit general dies, if the apprentice has completed his own growth, he will complete his own fusion and inheritance of the spirit core through a special ceremony, and become the new spirit general. ”

"Since the first generation of the Twelve Spirits, eight hundred years ago, almost every generation of Spirits has been passed down from generation to generation in this way. ”

Ye Hengyuan's eyes suddenly became extremely firm, and his blazing eyes began to shine.

"Xiaoyuan," Qiu Bai's tone softened, and his expression relaxed a lot, like a kind father, "I know, you must have felt it, the spiritual power in your body is far better than ordinary people." And I have also observed that your talent for perceiving and using spiritual power is incomparable to ordinary people. What's more, you also have the best martial spirit, the dragon pattern Fang Heavenly Halberd. It's even higher than my golden-bladed spear. ”

"Xiaoyuan, I know, you must want to take revenge, for your grandfather, for your friends, for the land you grew up in, right?"

"Hmm. Ye Hengyuan gradually clenched his fists.

"I dare not say, I must be able to bring you something, or teach you something. But at least I can be sure that I can take you on a bigger, farther path. Perhaps, I can help you find your true background. ”

"My background?"

"Yes," Qiu Bai nodded, "Perhaps, I can help you find your biological parents." ”

Ye Hengyuan closed his eyes lightly and knelt down in front of Qiu Bai.

"I do. You are my savior. If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. Originally, I just wanted to be an ordinary little chef and live an ordinary life. And now, I need strength. It is my blessing that you can give me this opportunity. Master, please bow down. ”

After saying that, he leaned down gently and bowed to Qiu Bai.

Qiu Bai smiled and stroked his beard gently, but there was a relieved expression on his face.

Silly boy, I didn't give you this opportunity......

"Get up," Qiu Bai gently helped Ye Hengyuan up, staring at his face, "I hope that this is the first and last time in your life to kneel down to someone." The man has gold under his knees, and he would rather be knocked down than kneel casually. Got it?"

"Yes, Master. I'll definitely remember it. Ye Hengyuan stood up and rubbed his slightly sore knees. Ever since he was a child, he never knelt to anyone, not even his grandfather.

Qiu Bai laughed and patted Ye Hengyuan on the shoulder.

"Xiaoyuan, don't be so restrained. You're going to be a big guy soon, and you're going to have to be a little bit of a city and a little bit of momentum. ”

"Yes, Master," Ye Hengyuan nodded, "But, how can I have a city government and momentum? I don't understand very well......

"You'll have it slowly," Qiu Bai smiled, "Okay, you don't feel sick now, right? If not, then I'm going to perform a séance for you." ”

"Séance ceremony?" Ye Hengyuan blinked twice in a row, indicating that he didn't understand.

"It's the ritual of officially accepting you as an apprentice," Qiu Bai said, "use my power to guide a part of the spirit core power into your body, and then condense into a micro spirit core in your body." ”

"Well, okay, Master," Ye Hengyuan nodded, "Then do I need to do anything, or, do I need something else?"

"You don't need anything," Qiu Bai waved his hand, "you just need to stand here and listen to my command, and you can do what I tell you to do." Got it?"

"Understood. ”

Ye Hengyuan parted his legs, straightened his waist, and his arms naturally hung down at his sides, standing straight in the middle of the room.

"Relax," Qiu Bai waved his hand, "don't be so nervous. Allow the body to relax naturally. ”

Ye Hengyuan relaxed his tense body. The turquoise spiritual power fluctuations were naturally released from his body, forming a protective film on his body.

Raise your right hand. Unleash the Martial Spirit. Follow the direction of the spiritual power in the body, and transmit the spiritual power to the martial spirit. ”

Ye Hengyuan obediently complied. The dragon-patterned celestial halberd appeared in his right hand. Circles of turquoise spiritual power swayed up his right arm, pouring into Fang Tianji's halberd shaft like a gushing spring. The color of Fang Tian's halberd began to change constantly, one moment darker, one moment lighter, first from light green to dark green, and then from dark green to turquoise.

"Good. That's it. Relax naturally. Don't do anything else. Feel the power of the martial spirit. ”

Ye Hengyuan closed his eyes and slowly touched the martial spirit with his heart. The originally solid and heavy Fang Tian Halberd gradually became as light as nothing, like a feather. But its presence is becoming clearer and clearer, as if it has become a part of its own body, constantly responding to its own calls.

At the same time, Fang Tianji's appearance also changed. The dragon pattern on the halberd seemed to come to life, the scales rose slightly, and a pair of blue-white eyes began to turn slightly. The halberd began to grow little by little, until it grew to about two meters and a half, and its width also increased by nearly ten centimeters. The tip of the halberd glowed golden, and the wings of the halberd blades on both sides also glowed slightly yellow.

Qiu Bai immediately stepped forward, stood facing Ye Hengyuan, raised his hand, released his golden blade blue spear, and re-released the core of the sky.

A blue-gold shield of light slowly descended from the core of the sky, enveloping the bodies of the two men. Immediately afterward, the mask began to rotate clockwise, increasing little by little, and from the outside, it looked like a funnel-shaped vortex. The whirring wind began to ring in the ears of the two of them, but it could not reach the outside at all.

"Let go. Let the martial spirit float freely. Qiu Bai's voice was as cold as ice.

Ye Hengyuan gently let go of his right hand. Under the traction of spiritual power, the dragon pattern Fang Tian Halberd slowly floated upward. Qiu Bai also let go of the Qingfeng Spear in his hand and let it float freely.

The two martial spirits stopped in the air at the same time, their height flush. A blue light shot out from the tip of the Qingfeng spear, enveloping the dragon-patterned Fang Heavenly Halberd.

Qiu Bai raised his arms, raised his hands high, and made a push movement towards Ye Hengyuan. A blue-gold light that was larger than just now shot out from the core of the sky and shot straight into Ye Hengyuan's forehead.

"Uh......" Ye Hengyuan suddenly took two steps back, covered his forehead with both hands, and squatted down. He just felt like his brain was stuffed with a lot of stuff that could burst at any moment. The sharp pain in his heart almost caused him to fall directly to the ground. But he gritted his teeth and didn't cry out. The spiritual power film appeared on his body again, and it turned dark green.

"Try to drain the spiritual power from the brain. Channeling to all parts of the body. It is then integrated into the meridians of the whole body. ”

Qiu Bai still maintained a cold appearance, but his hands had begun to move. A cyan ball of light condensed and formed in his hand. Hearing only a "whoosh", the light flew to Ye Hengyuan's forehead, and then turned into a liquid state, slowly seeping into Ye Hengyuan's head.

After the entire light cluster had completely penetrated, a bead of sweat flowed from Qiu Bai's neck. But he didn't stop, but shrunk the spiritual power shield, letting it protect Ye Hengyuan's body.

A few minutes later, the connection between the Golden Blade Blue Blade Spear and the Dragon Pattern Fang Heavenly Halberd was automatically disconnected. They turned into a streamer of light and returned to Qiu Bai and Ye Hengyuan's bodies.

After another ten minutes or so, Ye Hengyuan slowly stood up. The strength of the spiritual power membrane gradually weakened, and it also turned back to pale green, returning to his own body.

Qiu Bai raised his hand and removed the spiritual power shield. Everything was quiet again, except for the core of the sky still hanging below the ceiling. Everything in the room had not moved, not even the sheets had a single wrinkle.

"Congratulations, Xiaoyuan. Unleash your Tiny Core. ”

Ye Hengyuan nodded, slowly urging his spiritual power. A pure cyan spirit core, at least half smaller than the Sky Core, appeared in front of him. This core has only one layer, not a double layer like the Sky Core.

"You're strong," Qiu Bai's gaze revealed an unconcealed appreciation, "and most people roll on the floor in pain when they finish this process." ”

"Master Xie. Ye Hengyuan nodded and withdrew the micro spirit core into his body.

"Alright," Qiu Bai put the Sky Core back in, "let's go." I'm going to take you back to Cangling City first and officially register your identity. ”

"Master, ...... What about the front line?" Ye Hengyuan asked.

"The large army has held the line of defense on the west entrance of Cangyan. There are no more problems at the moment. The few spirit bandits who came to kill people secretly have all withdrawn to the back line in the territory of Jianyan Country, and there is no way to track them down, let alone pursue them. Your business is more important than that. ”

"How many?"

"Hmph," Qiu Bai snorted coldly and removed the soundproof spiritual power protective film, "Of course there are several." This kind of indiscriminate method is the most commonly used by the group of rats in the Jianyan Country. Let's go first. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. ”