Chapter 1 Martial Spirit Awakening

Tianyue Kingdom, Linyang City.

Within the The Sutton Family residence, a grand martial arena was hosting the martial spirit awakening ceremony.

At the center of the arena, an altar had been erected.

A large number of The Sutton Family elders and disciples gathered in the arena, watching the martial spirit awakening ceremony.

“Human-grade, second rank martial spirit!”

“Human-grade, third rank martial spirit!”

“Human-grade, third rank martial spirit!”

As each The Sutton Family youth’s martial spirit was awakened, the The Sutton Family elder presiding over the ceremony continuously announced in a loud voice.

The grade of a martial spirit represented a martial artist’s cultivation talent. Human-grade, second rank, and human-grade, third rank martial spirits were considered mediocre, nothing worth mentioning.

In the arena, many people’s gazes frequently swept over the two young men standing at the front.

These two youths—one dressed in blue, the other in purple—were both rather handsome.

The youth in blue was none other than the young master of the The Sutton Family, Mark Sutton, son of the The Sutton Family patriarch.

The youth in purple was Eric Sutton, son of the The Sutton Family grand elder.

Both were outstanding among the younger generation of the The Sutton Family, with exceptional talent.

Especially the young master Mark Sutton, who had completed the ninth level of body tempering at only fifteen years old, making him the most gifted among the The Sutton Family juniors.

Thus, everyone in the The Sutton Family was looking forward to seeing what grade of martial spirit Mark Sutton and Eric Sutton would awaken!

At the front, Eric Sutton stood tall in his purple robe. He glanced at Mark Sutton beside him, let out a cold laugh, and said, “Mark Sutton, you’re called the number one genius of the The Sutton Family. I hope the grade of the martial spirit you awaken will match your title as the top genius!”

There was mockery in Eric Sutton’s eyes. His talent was extremely high, but within the The Sutton Family, he had always been overshadowed by Mark Sutton.

The aura of being the family’s top genius shone too brightly on the other, causing all the glory that should have belonged to him to be snatched away.

He could only play second fiddle!

Even the woman he liked was deeply infatuated with Mark Sutton, which made Eric Sutton furious to the extreme.

Now, his chance had finally come. As long as he could awaken a martial spirit superior to Mark Sutton’s during the ceremony, he could trample the family’s top genius underfoot.

Dressed in blue, Mark Sutton remained calm. Hearing Eric Sutton’s words, he said nothing more; he was well aware of the other’s hostility toward him.

“Next, Mark Sutton, step forward!”

At this moment, the elder presiding over the ceremony called out loudly.

Upon hearing this, Mark Sutton immediately strode up to the altar.

At this moment, the entire arena fell silent. All eyes were fixed on Mark Sutton, everyone secretly anticipating what grade of martial spirit the The Sutton Family’s top genius would awaken!

Mark Sutton walked up to the altar, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

From beneath the altar, streams of talismanic light immediately floated up, continuously pouring into Mark Sutton’s body.

At this time, the surrounding The Sutton Family disciples, seeing Mark Sutton take the stage, began to discuss among themselves.

“I wonder what grade of martial spirit Brother Mark Sutton will awaken?”

“As the young master of our The Sutton Family, Brother Mark Sutton’s martial spirit grade surely won’t be low!”

“That’s right! Mark Sutton completed the ninth level of body tempering before turning fifteen—his martial spirit grade must be extremely high!”

Amid the discussions of the The Sutton Family disciples, more and more runes flickered on the altar, enveloping Mark Sutton’s body.

Sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, Mark Sutton’s breathing grew slightly rapid, and rumbling sounds gradually emanated from his body.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed intently on the altar!

Boom!

Finally, with a loud bang, a pitch-black shadow suddenly rose from Mark Sutton’s body.

This pitch-black shadow was a massive vortex, within which was a bottomless black hole, exuding a chilling aura.

At the same time, a yellow halo flickered above the shadow.

Ah!

In an instant, everyone from the The Sutton Family was stunned.

Why is there only one halo?

A human-grade, first rank martial spirit?

How could this be?

Everyone from the The Sutton Family was dumbfounded, even Eric Sutton was left in a daze, utterly astonished.

Because he had never expected that Mark Sutton would only awaken a human-grade, first rank martial spirit.

A human-grade, first rank martial spirit was the lowest of the low—a completely useless martial spirit!

Sitting cross-legged on the altar, Mark Sutton slowly opened his eyes. Seeing his own martial spirit, he too was stunned.

“A human-grade, first rank martial spirit...!”

Mark Sutton muttered to himself, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. He never imagined he would awaken the lowest grade martial spirit!

Moments later, everyone snapped out of their daze, and the entire arena erupted in an uproar.