This matter was clearly a little mysterious.
Then the six elders of the older generation, Chen Xun, and Chen Xiaojun followed after him.
In the side hall—the council hall—there were two seats at the front. The main seat belonged to the clan leader, Chen Yu, while the one slightly forward to the side belonged to the Grand Elder, second only to the clan leader. This was respect shown to a Titled Douluo. Other families and sects also seated Titled Douluo at the head; this was common practice across the continent.
On the left and right below were two rows of seats each. The other elders and Chen Xun sat on both sides. On the left were Chen Cong, Mu Lingyun, and Chen Hanxin; on the right were Chen Wenchao, Ling Yunxiao, and Young Clan Leader Chen Xun, arranged according to "civil on the left, martial on the right." Chen Xiaojun stood in the middle.
Chen Lin Village needed a word of explanation here. After more than two hundred years of development, although only a few dozen members of the Chen Clan inherited the Seven Kill Sword, the entire village was made up of people connected to the Chen Clan, such as relatives and follower families. Calling it Chen Clan Fort would be more fitting.
As for the distribution of authority within the Chen Clan in the village, Chen Yu was the clan leader and oversaw the entire clan.
Chen Xun was the young clan leader. He assisted the clan leader and was mainly responsible for external relations, representing the Chen Clan at certain events and meetings.
Chen Hong was the Grand Elder. He was in charge of punishments, the Ancestral Hall, and management of the most important Clan Treasury. If the clan leader was absent, he also managed the entire clan on his behalf.
Chen Cong was responsible for inheritance education and oversaw martial soul theory research. Under him were several teachers and research-scholar-type soul masters.
Mu Lingyun was responsible for the village economy and handled the money.
Chen Wenchao was responsible for intelligence and had a group of people under him.
Ling Yunxiao was responsible for the village's security and defenses.
Chen Hanxin managed the elderly, weak, women, and children in the village—including soul masters—and was responsible for people's livelihoods and logistics.
These seven could be considered the Chen Clan's decision-making level. Of course, according to the rules, any other soul master who reached Soul Sage had the right to attend meetings, listen in, and put forward proposals, including followers.
That was within the village. In truth, the Chen Clan had assets outside as well. For example, Chen Xiaojun's second uncle, Chen Xun's younger brother Chen Zhang, was stationed outside and held down one region.
The village's income only covered ordinary people's food, clothing, housing, and transport. There were no cultivation resources; those all depended on the clan members operating outside.
"Old Taro, what are you doing?" Chen Hong asked, somewhat hesitant.
"Mm. Just in case!" Chen Yu's face was dark as he slowly said, "This time, thanks to the blessings of our ancestors, after our inheriting ancestor Chen Xili and our revival ancestor Chen Feiyi, a second Innate Full Soul Power has been born."
Chen Xun was a little puzzled. "Father, although Innate Full Soul Power is rare in this world, it's not as if other forces don't have any. They don't hide it away either. Why are you doing this?"
"They are them, and our Chen Clan is our Chen Clan. Innate Full Soul Power is fine in other small and medium forces, and it's not much of a problem in great sects either. But for someone like us—a Top Martial Soul Family whose power just so happens not to be that great—it's different. If some people truly set their minds to it, they might not care about our retaliation afterward. Besides, whether we could even uncover the truth would be another question."
Chen Xun's expression darkened. "How bold!"
"They are bold. What can you do to them?!" Chen Yu snapped.
"Old Taro, are you saying that back then, when Wenchao's grandfather, Jin Wengong, and the rest of us fell into that ambush, what happened wasn't an accident?" Chen Hong asked.
"Accident? Heh. In any case, my father didn't believe that," Chen Wenchao's voice rang out faintly.
"Brother Hong, back then, my father spent more than ten years and finally uncovered some clues. Although the ones who acted were the Crimson Church, at the time, this was a trap," Chen Wenchao's younger sister Chen Hanxin added in a low voice.
Everyone fell silent for a while.
At that moment, Chen Xiaojun's voice sounded. "Grandpa, why is Innate Full Soul Power so dangerous in our Chen Clan?"
"Then let Grandpa test you. What does Innate Soul Power mean?"
"It means cultivation efficiency. The higher the Innate Soul Power, the faster the cultivation speed. At the same time, when a person is young, their qi and blood are more vigorous, so the speed of advancement is faster, and breaking through bottlenecks is easier too."
"Not bad, but you missed one point."
"What did I miss?"
"Innate Soul Power doesn't just mean a soul master's cultivation speed and how easy or hard it is to break through bottlenecks. At the same time, it also represents the upper limit of a soul master's potential."
"Huh?"
"People all say Innate Soul Power at ninth grade means a super genius, and full soul power means an unrivaled genius. Innate Ninth Grade has the possibility of becoming a Super Douluo.
In the Soul Master World, Levels 90 to 95 are called Regular Douluo. From level 96 onward, things are different. Although they can all be generally called Super Douluo, the gap in strength between each level is rather large, so they are separately referred to by level: level 96 Super Douluo, Level 97 Peak Douluo, level 98 Supreme Douluo, and level 99 Peerless Douluo, also called Limit Douluo.
So-called super genius and unrivaled genius are not merely adjectives, but literal meanings. A super genius has the possibility of growing into a Super Douluo, while an unrivaled genius even has a trace of potential to break through to Peerless Douluo.
Moreover, Innate Soul Power is directly proportional to the quality of one's martial soul, and vice versa. The martial souls of soul masters with Innate Full Soul Power are almost all Top Martial Souls, and may even sublimate into Super Martial Souls in the future. Only when the two are added together is it truly a matchless potential.
Peerless! An unrivaled genius! That is the potential to be peerless!"
"..."
Chen Yu looked at the silent Chen Xiaojun and let him digest it for a while before speaking in detail again. "Do you know under what circumstances Innate Full Soul Power might be born?"
"Grandpa, please enlighten me."
"First, in ordinary martial soul inheritance families, full soul power may appear, but there are only a few every hundred years. With so many Top Martial Soul Families, when would that chance fall to any one of them? For example, including you, our Chen Clan has only had four cases of full soul power in over a thousand years. Ancestor Xi Li and you didn't even have the Seven Kill Sword martial soul. That shows just how low the proportion is. In the truest sense, it is as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Second, beneficial mutation, which causes Innate Soul Power to surge. But not every beneficial mutation pushes Innate Soul Power to the peak and turns it into full soul power—for example, Ma Hongjun, that Little Fatty, and Qin Ming's Blazing Fire Wolf. It could even be said that only an extremely small number of beneficial mutations result in Innate Full Soul Power. And yet, cases of beneficial mutation already make up the highest proportion among Innate Full Soul Power, accounting for more than half of the total.
Third, God-level Martial Souls. Nine times out of ten, they all have Innate Full Soul Power. Even if they don't, they are at least above ninth grade. They are truly martial souls granted by heavenly grace and divine gift.
Fourth, Twin Martial Souls. This is itself an extremely rare situation, even rarer than Innate Full Soul Power. For a soul master with Twin Martial Souls to be born, both parents' martial souls must be evenly matched, and they must be Top Martial Souls. Even if both sides have Advanced Martial Souls, it's still impossible."
"Grandpa, why can't Twin Martial Souls be born even when both parents have Advanced Martial Souls?"
"Martial soul inheritance comes from one parent. One side's martial soul devours the other side's martial soul. If the difference between the two is large, there isn't much of a problem. If the gap between the martial souls is smaller, the chance of mutation becomes higher. Only when both sides are almost absolutely balanced, neither inferior nor superior, and neither can devour the other, is it possible for both sides to be inherited at the same time.
According to Ancestor Chen Feiyi's research, when the two martial souls cannot devour each other, it results in something like mutation—and a beneficial one at that. Or rather, it could be said that Twin Martial Souls are one result of beneficial mutation, only too unique and thus listed separately.
Beneficial mutation has two characteristics:
First, the martial soul rises by an entire major tier, not merely by one grade. If both sides are Advanced Martial Souls, the greater possibility after beneficial mutation is that they break through and become a Top Martial Soul. Only when both sides are Top Martial Souls—even low-grade Top Martial Souls—and cannot break through to become a Super Martial Soul, can they be inherited together and become Twin Martial Souls.
Second, as I said just now, something akin to beneficial mutation will cause Innate Soul Power to surge. In the case of Twin Martial Souls, both sides are already Top Martial Souls, so the Innate Soul Power rises even more. The result is almost invariably Innate Full Soul Power."
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