Hu Liena's True Strength, Soul Master Test

Qian Tianxun was startled. "You've already broken through level fifty?"

He could not help being surprised.

Hu Liena was only sixteen now!

And at fifteen, Hu Liena had only just broken through level forty.

How long had it been? Now she suddenly needed to hunt Soul Beasts for Spirit Rings. If that was not a breakthrough to level fifty, what was it?

One year!

A furious rise of ten levels!

And it was the huge hurdle from level forty to level fifty.

This was the most terrifying talent he had ever seen in his life.

Although—

"No, no, no, Uncle Qian. It's my teammate who is about to advance to level fifty. We're only going to help hunt Soul Beasts."

"Whew, so that's it. I thought you'd risen another ten levels in a year. That would make your talent far too monstrous, truly standing alone among the Golden Generation!"

Hearing that, Qian Tianxun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"I see. Then since the Saintess has come here personally, there must be something else, right?"

"Also, you don't need to suppress your strength so much here. Although the Pope asked you to hide your Soul Ancestor strength outside and deliberately appear weak to others—"

"You can rest easy here. No one will find out."

Qian Tianxun still praised Hu Liena for this.

That was right!

Just as Qian Tianxun had said!

Ever since Hu Liena had gone out to train, she had been concealing her strength.

Hu Liena had already broken through level forty when she was fifteen.

It was only that Spirit Hall internally feared someone might target the Golden Generation.

After all...

Douluo Continent was a place where the strong preyed on the weak, with undercurrents surging everywhere.

The Upper Three Sects, Spirit Hall, and even the various empires were all engaged in open and covert struggles.

Precisely because of that!

Hu Liena, who had already become a Soul Ancestor, had been forcibly held back.

They intended to wait until Hu Liena broke through level fifty before announcing both pieces of news at once and revealing her identity as the Saintess to the public.

For now!

Hu Liena's identity as the Saintess was only known internally. No one outside knew about it.

Only when Hu Liena broke through level fifty and won the Soul Master Tournament would her identity as the Saintess be announced.

After saying that, Qian Tianxun looked curiously at the two children standing behind Hu Liena.

"Who are these two children?"

When Qian Tianxun mentioned Lin Ning and Lin An, Hu Liena's eyes lit up. She hurriedly pushed the two in front of her.

"They're geniuses I encountered outside. My teacher assigned me a task to find some talented people while I was training."

Seeing how young Lin Ning and Lin An were, Qian Tianxun did not doubt her. "Oh? Are they here for a Martial Soul Test?"

Hu Liena froze for a moment, then hurriedly waved her hands.

"No, no! They're here for a Soul Master Test!!"

Qian Tianxun was stunned. His brow furrowed as he asked in confusion.

"A Soul Master Test? Saintess, did you misspeak?"

How old were these two children?

Moreover, Qian Tianxun could not sense any Soul Power Fluctuation from them at all.

Yet she was saying it was not a Martial Soul Test, but a Soul Master Test. That was truly absurd.

While Qian Tianxun and Hu Liena discussed the matter—

Lin An, standing nearby, looked uneasily at his sister and asked.

"Uh, Sister, are we taking a Soul Master Test?"

Lin Ning frowned as well. "Emmm, Father didn't say we couldn't do one, but he said we weren't allowed to show too much."

Seeing that the two little monsters, Lin Ning and Lin An, seemed ready to back out, Hu Liena immediately became anxious.

What a joke!

She had brought the siblings here specifically to have them take the Soul Master Test and then recruit them.

As for finding their Mother?

If their Mother was truly alive, Hu Liena really would not mind helping them look for her.

But their Mother had obviously already "passed away," so there was plainly no point in searching for her.

Hu Liena did not have time to think any further and directly lied on the spot.

"Xiao Ning, Xiao An, you can only get information about your Mother after taking the Soul Master Test and receiving a warrant!"

Hearing that, Lin Ning gave an "oh" and silently nodded. "Ah... then we'll do it. What a hassle..."

Hu Liena immediately looked anxiously at Qian Tianxun. "Uncle Qian, please help them take a Soul Master Test!!"

Seeing Hu Liena's attitude, Qian Tianxun frowned slightly.

As a member of the Qian Family, and a level seventy-five Soul Saint himself, Qian Tianxun was qualified to refuse Hu Liena.

After all, Hu Liena's status as the Saintess was currently just talk. She did not hold much actual authority.

The winner among Spirit Hall's Golden Generation had yet to be decided.

However...

Considering that Hu Liena was Bibi Dong's disciple, Qian Tianxun pondered for a moment before nodding.

"Fine. In that case, follow me!"

With that, Qian Tianxun led Hu Liena and the others directly to the third floor of Spirit Hall, heading straight toward the end of the corridor.

When they reached the end of the corridor, three tall arched doors appeared before Hu Liena and the others.

Qian Tianxun smiled. "This is the Martial Soul Laboratory where Spirit Hall conducts Soul Master Tests. Come in!"

As he spoke, he pushed open the door on the far left and led Hu Liena, Lin Ning, and Lin An inside.

At a glance, the entire room was shrouded in darkness. Only a window bearing the image of a sword and a hammer above them cast down a single beam of light.

Beneath that beam, they could make out the bright black stones embedded in the surrounding walls.

Qian Tianxun looked at Lin Ning and Lin An, who were constantly surveying their surroundings without the slightest trace of fear, and he felt some fondness for them.

After all...

Children so young who were completely fearless, polite, and, most importantly, adorable truly attracted the attention of an old man like him!

Qian Tianxun smiled. "Little ones, let's begin now. Could you summon your Martial Souls and release your Spirit Rings?"

Lin Ning smiled and nodded at Qian Tianxun.

"Got it. Thank you, Soul Saint Grandpa."

After saying that, Lin Ning looked at Lin An beside her, giving him an inquisitive little look.

Lin An blinked four times in succession, and Lin Ning immediately understood.

It was a secret signal between the siblings.

Whenever it came to displaying their Soul Power, it was always Lin An, who seemed timid but was actually calm, who made the decision.

The same was true now that they were taking the Soul Master Test.

In Lin An's view, they had eight Spirit Rings between them.

To avoid frightening anyone, revealing half of them should be enough.

It fit perfectly with what Father had said: keep a low profile as a person when outside, but act high-profile when doing things!

However...

What the siblings did not know was...

Two five- or six-year-old level-forty Soul Ancestors were already enough to shock the entire continent.

Lin Ning stepped into the center of the patterned marking on the floor, raised her right hand, focused her mind, and slowly summoned her Martial Soul.

The next moment, eight Black Jade Spider Legs, black with streaks of white, instantly appeared behind Lin Ning, while a Small Sword appeared in her hand.

Her Spirit Rings appeared at the same time!

Black, black, black, black.

Qian Tianxun, Hu Liena: ????