Devouring Martial Soul Advancement! God of Devouring Martial Soul!

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing your first auction mission. You have received the following rewards!"

"Reward One: Martial Soul grade increased by one level!"

"Reward Two: Soul Power Level increased by five levels!"

"Reward Three: Three Summoning Cards!"

Upon hearing the system notification,

Lin Shu was overjoyed.

The rewards for completing his first auction appeared to be extraordinarily generous.

His Martial Soul grade would rise by one level.

His Soul Power Level would increase by five levels.

And he would receive three Summoning Cards!

The Summoning Cards in particular—last time, Lin Shu had summoned a Title Douluo guard company with one of those cards.

Now that he had three Summoning Cards, he wondered what kind of beings they would summon.

Lin Shu temporarily set that matter aside and first examined the other two rewards.

Martial Soul grade increased by one level.

On the continent, there was no clearly defined grading system for Martial Souls.

However, there were still widely circulated classifications.

Martial Souls were divided into four tiers: low, middle, high, and top-grade.

Most people possessed low-grade Martial Souls. Without some special opportunity, the Soul Power of such Martial Souls would remain stuck at level thirty or forty for life.

Middle-grade Martial Souls had greater potential and could reach Soul Power levels fifty or sixty in one's lifetime.

As for high-grade Martial Souls, they could reach Soul Power levels seventy or eighty.

Lin Yurou, who stood beside Lin Shu, possessed such a Martial Soul. It was a high-grade one.

It was a Beast Martial Soul known as the Ice Pheasant.

It was stronger than ordinary Beast Martial Souls, but far inferior to its superior, the top-grade Beast Martial Soul, the Ice Phoenix.

As for Lin Shu himself,

the grade of his Devouring Martial Soul was still unknown. However, it required level fifty Soul Power to awaken, making it clearly extraordinary. Even if it was not a top-grade Martial Soul, it was certainly no weaker than one.

The Langya Cauldron Martial Soul, on the other hand, was a top-grade Tool Soul.

Lin Shu could not help but ask,

"System, if the two Martial Souls I have awakened are raised by one grade, can they reach the Divine Inheritance Martial Soul said to exist in the continent's legends?"

"Yes!"

According to continental legends, gods had once existed.

They had merely disappeared later on.

Yet though the gods had vanished, some Godly Martial Soul inheritances had remained on the continent.

Those Martial Souls were even more powerful than top-grade Martial Souls.

Moreover, they possessed astonishing opportunities unavailable to other Martial Souls.

Legend had it that once someone with a Divine Inheritance Martial Soul cultivated their Soul Power to level ninety and stepped into the Title Douluo realm,

a divine trial would descend upon them in the unseen realm. If they passed the trial, they would not only gain enormous benefits, such as increased Soul Power and older Soul Rings, but might even ascend to godhood.

However, no one on the continent had heard of anyone becoming a god for who knew how long.

Perhaps it was merely a legend.

As for whether it was true,

Lin Shu might investigate it in the future.

For now, he would raise his Martial Soul grade first.

"System, I want to raise the grade of my Devouring Martial Soul!"

In Lin Shu's eyes, the Langya Cauldron Martial Soul was far inferior to the Devouring Martial Soul.

Since he was going to upgrade one, he would naturally upgrade the Martial Soul he considered strongest at present.

As soon as he spoke,

black energy was drawn forth around Lin Shu, enveloping his entire body.

"Yurou, wait to the side for now!"

Upon hearing Lin Shu's words, Lin Yurou stopped massaging him and stepped aside, watching him with great curiosity.

She had noticed that ever since the Young Master had awakened after being poisoned a few days ago, he seemed like a completely different person.

Not only had he suddenly gained many Title Douluo subordinates, but his manner of doing things had changed greatly as well.

Now, even his methods of Soul Master cultivation had become extremely bizarre.

Naturally, Lin Shu paid no attention to Lin Yurou's thoughts. At this moment, he was fully focused on advancing his Martial Soul grade.

According to the system, the Devouring Martial Soul was currently ranked among the top-grade Martial Souls. Yet it was stronger than ordinary top-grade Martial Souls while still falling short of a Godly Martial Soul.

Therefore, once the Devouring Martial Soul rose by one grade, it would advance into the Devouring God Martial Soul.

Once the advancement succeeded and he possessed a Godly Martial Soul, he would be able to ignore a ten-level gap in Soul Power.

In other words, with his current level fifty-nine Soul Power, Lin Shu could rely on the Devouring Martial Soul to easily defeat a Soul Master with level sixty-nine Soul Power.

Before the Devouring Martial Soul advanced into a Godly Martial Soul, Lin Shu could only suppress such a Soul Master with the Devouring Martial Soul's soul skills. He needed to pair them with the God-Bestowed Soul Ring of his other Martial Soul, the Langya Cauldron, in order to defeat them.

Now, without relying on the God-Bestowed Soul Ring, Lin Shu would be invincible below level seventy.

If he used the Devouring Martial Soul's soul skills together with the Langya Cauldron's God-Bestowed Soul Ring, his limits would likely become terrifying.

Even if a Soul Douluo stood before him, Lin Shu might be able to fight them—and even defeat them.

That was the terror of a Godly Martial Soul!

Lin Shu could not help thinking of Su Yao, the Empire's Empress Yao.

Her Angel God Martial Soul was a Divine Inheritance Martial Soul.

And Su Yao had long since become a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.

Just how strong must she be?

Perhaps, to her, a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo was no different from an ordinary Title Douluo.

With such strength, it was no wonder she wanted to unify the entire continent.

"However, once I reach level ninety-nine Soul Power in the future, I'll only be stronger than her!"

A faint smile appeared on Lin Shu's face.

Afterward, Lin Shu claimed his other reward as well.

His Soul Power would increase by five levels.

As the reward was claimed, Lin Shu's Soul Power rose directly from level fifty-nine to level sixty-four.

Not long after Lin Shu reached level sixty-four Soul Power,

Su Qian's voice came from outside.

"Guild Master, we've arrived at Stone Gate!"

Hearing this, Lin Shu brought Lin Yurou out of the Sky-Guarding Shuttle's cabin.

The moment he stepped out of the cabin, Lin Ye walked over.

"Young Master, we've reached Stone Gate. Shall we go down now?"

"Let's go down!"

Lin Shu nodded.

Then, the Sky-Guarding Shuttle descended from the sky toward Stone Gate with remarkable steadiness.

Before long, it landed in an open area before Stone Gate.

The Sky-Guarding Shuttle's descent naturally drew the attention of many people.

As they watched the Sky-Guarding Shuttle descend from the heavens, looks of disbelief appeared on their faces.

"It's actually a Flying Soul Tool!"

"Could Stone Gate's superior sect have arrived?"

Everyone knew that Stone Gate belonged to the Hammer Heaven Sect, one of the continent's top factions.

Only such a top faction could pilot this kind of Flying Soul Tool.

However,

when they saw who emerged from the Sky-Guarding Shuttle, they were shocked again.

"The Guild Master of Langya Auction House!"

"It's actually him. What is he doing at Stone Gate?"

"Langya Auction House has always been at odds with Stone Gate. His visit this time cannot be simple!"

After exiting the Sky-Guarding Shuttle, Lin Shu put it away and headed directly toward Stone Gate's entrance.

When Stone Gate's gatekeepers saw Lin Shu and his group, they did not hesitate and hurriedly went to report it.

Soon, Stone Gate's master, Shi San, came out.

"Guild Master Lin, forgive me for not welcoming you from afar. Please come in!"

Lin Shu looked at Shi San and did not waste words, getting straight to the point.

"Shi San, when the First Elder and Second Elder of my guild died, they revealed quite a bit of information to me!"

"Care to guess what role you played in all this?"

Lin Shu had come this time to intimidate Shi San, and also to investigate whether, besides Langya Hall's involvement in his father's death, other factions had participated as well.

For instance, Shi San before him!

Of course, asking directly would get him nowhere.

So he could only bluff.

In any case, there were plenty of Title Douluo around him now.

Even if the bluff went too far and he discovered it was all a misunderstanding, it would not be a big deal.

When Shi San heard Lin Shu's blunt words, he was startled.

His heart tightened involuntarily.

Yet his expression remained calm.

"I don't understand what Guild Master Lin is talking about."

Lin Shu carefully studied Shi San, seeing whether he could detect any clues from his expression.

Clearly, he could not.

Shi San controlled his expression very well.

But the more composed he was, the stranger Lin Shu found it.

What Lin Shu had said should have counted as an accusation against him.

Yet Shi San could remain so calm.

A normal person should not be this calm after being falsely accused.

With that, Lin Shu pressed harder.

"When the First Elder and Second Elder of my guild died, they mentioned that Stone Gate had participated in the ambush against my father!"

The moment those words came out,

Shi San showed no reaction.

However, the people following Shi San changed expression, their panic obvious.

Lin Shu immediately turned his gaze toward that person.

"So it seems this is true?"

Lin Shu immediately said,

"Yu Lian, make your move!"

The man beside Shi San was a Title Douluo.

Langya Auction House and Stone Gate had always been rivals, so Lin Shu naturally knew that this man was Shi San's confidant.

Though Lin Shu had seemed to be bluffing Shi San just now, he had actually been probing the people around Shi San as well.

Sure enough, Lin Shu had exposed a flaw.

That confidant beside Shi San had clearly panicked.

From that alone, Lin Shu could determine the truth.

This matter likely really was connected to Stone Gate.

Since it was connected, things would be easy.

Everything happened so suddenly.

No one had expected Lin Shu to order his subordinates to attack directly.

Stone Gate was caught completely off guard as well.

Shi San had not even had time to make up an excuse.

In an instant, battle was about to erupt.

Yu Lian made his move. As a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, together with four Super Douluo,

Shi San and the people beside him were quickly subdued.

Shi San looked at Lin Shu. He knew that now that he had fallen into Lin Shu's hands, given Lin Shu's temperament of attacking at the slightest disagreement,

his chances of survival were slim. Instead, he stopped concealing anything.

"This was not my choice!"

"It was the will of the Hammer Heaven Sect!"

"Now that I have fallen into your hands, I admit defeat!"

"But don't celebrate too soon. For Langya Hall and the Hammer Heaven Sect to join forces, the treasures possessed by Langya Auction House are definitely not something you can control!"

"You are showing your edge so openly now. The news will soon reach them. Even if you have some mysterious faction supporting you, you will never be a match for the combined forces of two top factions!"

As Lin Shu listened to those words, he recalled his previous speculation.

It seemed that his suspicion had now been confirmed.

Could it be that the Langya Auction House truly possessed some treasure worth Langya Hall making a move for?

Unfortunately.

Lin Shu's father had died unexpectedly and never had the chance to tell Lin Shu anything.

However, none of that mattered anymore.

After all, no matter what treasure it was, Lin Shu had the system. No treasure, however great, could compare to it.

What Lin Shu needed to do now was avenge his father!

Still, Lin Shu asked tentatively:

"What treasure?"

Shi San shook his head.

"You should ask the people from Langya Hall and the Hammer Heaven Sect yourself!"

"Fine!"

Lin Shu did not waste any more words.

Afterward, Lin Shu gave the order for the several Super Douluo under his command to directly deal with every core member of Stone Gate.

As for Stone Gate's ordinary people and externally hired service staff, Lin Shu did not make things difficult for them.

They knew nothing of such secrets, so there was no need to implicate them.

From that moment on.

All of Stone Gate's core members were dead!

Stone Gate was destroyed!