"So, how can I become a Holy Spirit? Does that mean—, no, only after the death of a living being will it transform into a Holy Spirit?" Hao Yun asked.

"Under normal circumstances, that's the case, but not entirely," Master Gu replied.

Then, Master Gu went on to explain in detail, "Simply put, mortal beings in the lower realms will reincarnate after death. Only those souls that can pass the assessment through continuous reincarnation have the opportunity to be promoted to Holy Spirits. One of the important signs of promotion to Holy Spirit is that the soul of the being, what you usually call the spirit, will be transformed into a holy body due to the divine protection from the spiritual realm."

"Some beings will suddenly qualify for promotion to Holy Spirit due to some special reasons, allowing them to skip the assessment of death and directly be promoted to Holy Spirit. There are also a very few beings, like you, who can be very lucky to bypass the stage of becoming Holy Spirit and directly ascend from the form of beings in the lower realm to the position of divine officials in the upper realm."

"Of course, lucky ones like you who directly leap through the intermediate process to become divine officials will also face more and even more challenging trials. For example, you will have to participate in many advanced civilization tasks that will challenge your cognition before your physical strength and mental state reach the standard, which means you will face greater problems and dangers in executing the tasks."

"So that's how it is—" Hao Yun said, lost in thought.

In fact, ever since he confirmed that he wasn't dreaming or experiencing any mental issues, but had genuinely unexpectedly become a divine official, Hao Yun had been prepared to face various unknown dangers. However, Hao Yun's calm reaction at this moment also surprised himself. Because, upon learning the risks of carrying out tasks in his mortal form, Hao Yun not only didn't show the expected panic and fear, but instead felt a sense of relief and even a hint of anticipation for more tasks in the future.

Master Gu naturally noticed that under Hao Yun's furrowed brow, the emotions he displayed were more about pondering how to fulfill his duties rather than being afraid and discouraged. Therefore, Master Gu nodded in satisfaction, smiled, and said, "But you don't need to worry too much. Your situation has been recorded by this incubation system. Regardless of the location or circumstances, as long as your strength or experience improves, these data will be recorded by the incubation system and will be converted into an important source of energy to help you further improve your strength."

"And, the incubation system can also use these resources to remotely assist you in real-time power enhancement. As long as you are carrying out tasks, your strength will theoretically continue to grow, although the rate of growth may not be very fast. So, as long as you work hard enough, it is very likely that you will be able to go from not even being able to fight a single little demon at the beginning of a task to having the ability to single-handedly challenge the biggest boss of the task by the end."

"Of course," Master Gu's tone changed as he continued, "Now that you have passed my formal assessment, naturally, I will help you further by unlocking more functions of your mold spirit energy tracking system to ensure that these functions can provide more assistance in your growth journey."

"Ah? Really?" Hearing that Master Gu was going to unlock more functions for his mold spirit energy tracking system, Hao Yun immediately perked up again.

However, Hao Yun soon furrowed his brows and asked, "Formal assessment? What formal assessment? Didn't you designate me as your assistant a long time ago?"

Master Gu shrugged and said, "Oh, you were my pick. But I was also afraid that I had done something foolish by recruiting you on a whim. So, the other purpose of my taking you to meet Judge Yan and the others this time was to have them help me verify whether you were the right candidate or not? Well, you're pretty lucky, kid. Both Judge Yan and Master Gu had a favorable impression of you. That way, I can confidently help you activate more functions of the mold spirit energy tracking system."

Hao Yun was speechless. He didn't expect that this old guy, who seemed laid-back, was actually a very calculating fellow behind the scenes.

"So, what would you have done if I hadn't passed their assessment?" Hao Yun asked curiously.

"Uh—, most likely, I would have just erased you? After all, we were in the Netherworld at the time, and for them, there are plenty of ways to silently take away a life," Master Gu speculated in an understated tone.

Hao Yun suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He never thought that behind his recent trip to the Netherworld, there would be such a huge crisis hidden. Fortunately, he successfully passed Judge Yan and the others' assessment. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have known what would have happened. Thinking this, Hao Yun's gaze towards Master Gu couldn't help but add a touch of fear.

"Hey, don't look at me like that. Now that you've passed the assessment, it means you're a bona fide divine official! Now, even I can't just casually dismiss you from your position as my assistant!" Master Gu, feeling uncomfortable under Hao Yun's gaze, immediately waved his hand and reassured him in a relaxed tone.

At the same time, Hao Yun heard a "ding—" in his mind. Then, he saw the empty system interface undergo a quick refresh and transform into a background of soothing light green glow, forming a completely new interface consisting of multiple options.

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Among these options, in addition to the several functions that existed before, Hao Yun also saw seven new functions: "Mold Luck Level Detection, Life Assistance, Mobility Assistance, Defense, Teleportation, Mold Spirit Energy Tracker, and Mold Spirit Energy Storage."

"Wow! So many functions!" Hao Yun exclaimed excitedly upon seeing these functions.

Master Gu then began to introduce each of the new functions that appeared in Hao Yun's system one by one:

"The Mold Luck Level Detection function is the same one I used before, which automatically detects the presence of mold spirit energy nearby and investigates the threat level of mold spirit energy."

"The Life Assistance function is mainly to monitor your physical condition and, in the event of abnormal conditions, such as signs of imminent death, actively assist in calling for rescue. It will also automatically activate the teleportation function to forcibly take you away from dangerous areas."

"The Mobility Assistance function can help you perform some unconventional movements. For example, flying in the air, walking on water, and so on. By the way, when Judge Yan sent us on the carriage, he actually used this function. Because Judge Yan is a high-level divine official with advanced combat power, his system functions are also very powerful. It is precisely because of this that Judge Yan can apply this function to others."

"Flight? Walking on water?! With this Mobility Assistance function, can I really possess these abilities?" Hao Yun asked incredulously as he looked at the introduction of the Mobility Assistance function.

"Of course, these are just trivial matters," Master Gu casually replied. "Actually, you can already use the Mobility Assistance function to jump to heights unreachable by ordinary people. However, there's one issue: even with this function assisting you, when you fall back to the ground after jumping high, there will still be a strong impact. Since your physical strength is low, this will result in some injury upon landing because your body can't effectively absorb the impact."

"So, for safety reasons, your system will calculate based on your current physical strength and limit the Mobility Assistance function to the intensity your body can endure. Let me see, based on your current physical strength calculation, the highest jump height you can achieve with the Mobility Assistance function should be around five meters."

"Jumping vertically five meters is already an impressive height! If I use this jumping ability to participate in a slam dunk contest, I'll definitely win prizes until my hands are sore!" Hao Yun thought excitedly. If it weren't for the incubation system still working around his body, he really wanted to jump right there and then to experience what it felt like to jump five meters off the ground.

(The author couldn't help but comment: "Tsk, tsk. With such jumping ability, you only think about participating in a slam dunk contest? Come on! Can't we have some other pursuits?! If I had this jumping ability, I would definitely just live under a coconut tree and jump up every day to pick the freshest coconuts!")

Hao Yun expressed speechlessly, "Uh—, impressive, you have pursuits, you really do!"

Master Gu didn't want to participate in this conversation between the two talented individuals, lest it lower his own IQ. So he wiped the imaginary sweat off his forehead and continued his explanation, "The Defense function will provide you with a protective shield made by the divine protection of the spiritual realm to ensure that you can effectively resist various attacks when under attack. The system can automatically identify the environment you are in and autonomously select the timing to activate the protective shield for you."

"It's important to note that although this shield is formed by the divine protection of the spiritual realm, it still requires your mental power to support it when in use. The more mental power you have, the stronger the shield will be and the longer it will last. The main criteria for evaluation still depend on your own physical strength."

"The Teleportation function, simply put, is a 'return home' function. Because you are my assistant, this function can only bind the home point here. Also, since this is a long-distance teleportation function that can forcibly traverse multiple realms and timelines in an instant to escape danger, activating this function consumes a lot of our mental power and also causes the system's energy reserve to deplete significantly. This means that after each activation of the Teleportation function, there will be a cooldown period. Moreover, the more realms or timelines you cross when returning to base, the longer the cooldown time for this ability."

"And finally, these two functions—the Mold Spirit Energy Tracker and the Mold Spirit Energy Storage—are devices used to capture and temporarily seal mold spirit energy after capturing it."

After introducing these seven functions, Master Gu concluded, "In short, all of the above functions are based on the existence of the Mold Spirit Energy Tracking System. You can call them autonomously through consciousness or keep them on standby at any time. If you want to better control these functions, you must practice diligently, master and understand the best scenarios for using these functions proficiently. Of course, you must remember that the more experience you have, and the stronger your physical and mental strength, the more you can maximize the power of these functions."

Hao Yun listened carefully to Master Gu's explanation and pointed to his head uncertainly, asking again, "So, are all these functions really existing in my consciousness? Do I own all of them? Will my brain be overloaded by these things because my physical strength hasn't reached the standard yet?"

"Don't worry. Although humans like you belong to beings with relatively low physical qualities, the potential of your brain is considerable. So, putting in a few things like this is not a problem at all. Besides, you have now officially entered the process of ascending from a mortal being to a Holy Spirit. As your body continues to transform into a spiritual form, your adaptability to the Mold Spirit Energy Tracking System will become more and more proficient," Master Gu said.

"Oh, I have to emphasize one more thing," Master Gu seemed to remember something else and continued, "The Mold Spirit Energy Tracker and the Mold Spirit Energy Storage are two functions that need to be used in coordination. After you capture mold spirit energy, it will be stored in the Mold Spirit Energy Storage immediately. However, since these two functions developed by the spiritual realm have limited suppression capabilities on mold spirit energy, the system will first determine whether your capturer and storage have enough capacity to completely accommodate the target mold spirit energy before preparing to capture it."

"What if the capacity of the Mold Spirit Energy Tracker and Storage is not enough to support you capturing the target mold spirit energy completely? In that case, you must seek assistance in a timely manner. If you are forced to forcibly capture the target and as a result, the mold spirit energy stored in your body exceeds the maximum load, then you must return to the base as soon as possible and send all the stored energy into the Mold Spirit Energy Seal Chamber."

"If, for some reason, you are unable to send back the excess load of mold spirit energy in time, what will happen?" Hao Yun asked.