Ju Douluo, a Genius Youth?

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

The youth offered no further explanation. Soul Power surged around his body, and one, two, three, four Soul Rings appeared beneath him.

Xiao Wu jumped in fright and hurriedly backed away several steps. Her keen instincts told her that the youth before her was either friend or foe. "What are you trying to do?"

With four Soul Rings, he was definitely above Level Forty—a Soul Ancestor.

A smile curled across the youth's lips before he immediately withdrew his Soul Rings. He was none other than Wang Xiao. He had come to Taoshan Village mainly to see Xiao Wu.

He would soon be leaving Nuoding City to sign in at the Papal Palace.

"Xiao Wu, I'm Wang Xiao."

"Wang Xiao... Brother Xiao Xiao? How could that be? He was only five or six years old, but you're at least in your teens!"

Xiao Wu eyed him suspiciously. "Tell me! Why are you pretending to be my Brother Xiao Xiao? What are you plotting?"

Wang Xiao did not answer her questions. Instead, he sat on a chair by the door, crossed one leg over the other, and smiled. "Xiao Wu, do you remember the battle at the village entrance?"

"The first time I came to your house, you ate the noodles and poached eggs I made. How could you forget me?"

Xiao Wu's expression immediately changed. Could he really be my Brother Xiao Xiao? Otherwise, he couldn't possibly know the secrets between us.

But how had he changed so much in barely a month? "But... but you don't look like my Brother Xiao Xiao. He was only this tall, and he didn't look like you. You're so big—how could you possibly be my Brother Xiao Xiao?"

Xiao Wu's face suddenly darkened as she sensed something wrong. "Could it be... could it be that Brother Xiao Xiao told you all this? Or did you do something to him?"

Wang Xiao smiled. "You saw it just now. I have four Soul Rings: White Yellow Purple Black. The purple one is an Eight Thousand Year Soul Ring, while the black one is Thirty Thousand Year. It was because I absorbed this Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and my body couldn't withstand the pressure that I mutated."

"So you really are my Brother Xiao Xiao!" Hearing this, Xiao Wu no longer doubted Wang Xiao's identity. She immediately threw herself into his arms. "Brother Xiao Xiao, are you all right?"

Wang Xiao smiled faintly and stroked her head. "Of course I'm fine! Although absorbing the Soul Ring of that Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast caused my body to mutate, I only grew taller and became more handsome. Nothing else is wrong."

Xiao Wu immediately circled him several times. Seeing that he was indeed fine, she finally relaxed.

"This is for you!" Wang Xiao suddenly raised his hand and handed her a paper packet.

"Brother Xiao Xiao, what is this?" Xiao Wu asked curiously, looking at what he held.

"You'll know when you open it."

"Okay!" Xiao Wu beamed. She took it and opened it, revealing thumb-sized, fragrant pastries. "These are pastries? How come I've never seen them before?"

"They're called Osmanthus Cake. They're made from osmanthus flowers picked from the mountains and rice flour, hence the name. And I made them especially for you—you couldn't buy them even with money. Hurry and taste them. See if they're good."

"Okay!" Xiao Wu nodded, immediately picked one up, and put it into her mouth.

Sure enough, she had never eaten this kind of pastry before. "It's delicious!"

"If it's good, eat more. Once you finish them, I'll make more for you."

"Mm-hm, Brother Xiao Xiao, you're so good to me."

"Of course I am!"

Xiao Wu revealed a sweet smile.

That night.

Wang Xiao stayed at Xiao Wu's house.

The next day.

Wang Xiao rose early.

Xiao Wu was still asleep.

So he made her a bowl of noodles with two poached eggs, then left.

Spirit Hall would probably send someone soon, so he could not stay for long.

"Brother Xiao Xiao, Brother Xiao Xiao..."

After waking up, Xiao Wu searched the entire house but found no trace of him.

When she entered the kitchen, she saw the bowl of noodles on the table and the two poached eggs on top. Then she knew he had left again.

Picking up her chopsticks, she began eating the noodles through tears. "Brother Xiao Xiao, will we ever meet again?"

A few days later.

Su Yuntao came to the academy to find Wang Xiao and told him that someone would come to take him to the Papal Palace the next day. He told Wang Xiao to get packed and prepare himself mentally.

Wang Xiao remained completely calm.

The next day, Wang Xiao went to Spirit Hall.

The moment he reached the entrance, he saw Su Yuntao and went over to greet him. "Brother Tao, what's the rush?"

Su Yuntao replied irritably, "His Excellency has arrived. How can I not be in a hurry?"

His Excellency?

Bibi Dong?

Impossible. It should be a Titled Douluo.

Among the two direct Titled Douluo subordinates under Bibi Dong in the Papal Palace, one was Ju Douluo, Gui Mei, while the other was Ghost Douluo Yue Guan.

The two were absolutely hall-of-fame figures within the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong's right- and left-hand men. Both possessed Nine Soul Rings and were Level Ninety-Five Titled Douluo.

Of their Nine Soul Rings, the highest were merely Black Soul Rings. Neither possessed a red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Thus, in combat and overall ability, they lagged far behind Bibi Dong.

That was precisely why Bibi Dong could keep the two under control. Otherwise, her position as Pope would not have been easy to maintain.

On the Douluo Continent, where the strong were revered, everything was decided by strength. Without ability or someone powerful backing you, you could have your teeth knocked out at any moment and be forced to swallow them.

"Brother Tao, is the His Excellency you mentioned a Titled Douluo from the Papal Palace?"

"Mm!" Su Yuntao nodded excitedly. "Other than Titled Douluo and Soul Masters above Pope Bibi Dong's level, who else would dare accept such a form of address?"

Wang Xiao looked as though he had expected it. He followed Su Yuntao into a spacious reception room inside Spirit Hall.

The instant he entered, he saw Ma Xiunuo and another middle-aged man seated in large chairs on the left. Ma Xiunuo respectfully moved aside.

There was no need to ask—this man was undoubtedly Ju Douluo Gui Mei.

Because his martial soul was Gui Mei, Yin energy surrounded his entire body. Even from a great distance away, one could sense the cold, sinister aura radiating from him.

When Gui Mei saw Su Yuntao bring someone in, he immediately looked Wang Xiao up and down. Their gazes met at once.

Wang Xiao remained fairly calm. After all, it was not his first time facing a Titled Douluo.

Back when he had lived in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, his special status had made him neighbors under the same roof as Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Bone for several years.

He had also met Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao in Holy Spirit Village. So, even when facing another Ju Douluo, he could remain composed.

Besides, he now had the Sign-in System, as well as powerful reserves like a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart. So what if Gui Mei was a Titled Douluo?

Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao, however, were different. Faced with an elder-level figure like Ju Douluo, someone of immense importance within Spirit Hall, they were merely low-ranking subordinates who normally would not even have a chance to see him. Now that they had met him, they were naturally both frightened and nervous.

"Is this brat the rare genius youth you mentioned, the one with Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls?"

Ma Xiunuo respectfully nodded, then turned his gaze toward Su Yuntao, signaling for him to answer. He also wanted to give Su Yuntao credit for this achievement.

Su Yuntao immediately understood. "Yes, Your Excellency. He is the genius youth, Wang Xiao, a child whose martial soul I awakened in Holy Spirit Village."

Gui Mei said nothing. Instead, he looked at Wang Xiao again, then suddenly frowned. "He should not look like a teenager. He has already passed the age of awakening. Are you trying to deceive me?"

Seeing Gui Mei grow angry, sweat immediately poured down Su Yuntao's forehead. He hastily explained, "In reply... Your Excellency, this is what happened..."

Only after hearing him out did Gui Mei's expression ease slightly. "So, according to you, after absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, his body mutated, changing him from a six-year-old into someone around fifteen?"

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Ma Xiunuo quickly added, "How about this? Why don't you first look at his Soul Rings and Twin Martial Souls?"

Gui Mei stared silently at Wang Xiao for a moment before saying, "Fine. This elder's time is limited, so I will not waste words with you. Let him begin."

"If things are as you say and he is truly a genius, Spirit Hall will reward you handsomely. But if he is not, then wait for your punishment."

Ma Xiunuo hurriedly said, "Rest assured, Your Excellency. This is absolutely true."

Only then did he turn toward Wang Xiao. "All right, child. You may begin your demonstration."

Wang Xiao said nothing more. He began circulating all the Soul Power in his body. Facts would speak through his strength; he had no fear that Gui Mei would refuse to believe him.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

As Soul Power rippled around him, one, two, three, four rings of different colors appeared beneath him, illuminating his body with extraordinary force.

"What?" Even Gui Mei was startled.

This is a boy of only six years old. He awakened barely over a month ago, yet he has already absorbed four Soul Rings—and the last two are an Eight Thousand Year purple Soul Ring and a Thirty Thousand Year black Soul Ring!

How could he not be shocked?

How could he not be delighted?

A genius—this was absolutely a genius among geniuses.

Even Her Excellency the Pope in her youth might not have possessed talent as extraordinary as this boy's!

Then, a Plant Martial Soul and a Tool Spirit appeared from Wang Xiao's left and right hands respectively.

They were his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul and Hundred Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.

What... what the hell was this?

After seeing his Twin Martial Souls, Gui Mei was once again stunned speechless. "That one is Chicken Blood Vine, but what is the other? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

No! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda only had seven levels, while his had one hundred. It was clearly not the same!

Still, this proved that no matter what, this youth truly was an extraordinarily gifted genius rarely seen in a century. With Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls, he would become a new generation seed member of Spirit Hall in the future.

Once he arrived at Spirit Hall, he would surely be valued by Her Excellency the Pope. She might even take him in as a disciple and personally nurture him. If nothing unexpected happened, he might even become the successor to the next Pope of Spirit Hall. His future was limitless!

So, for the sake of his own future prospects, it seemed he would need to curry favor with this boy.

Having made up his mind, Gui Mei immediately stood and walked over to him. With his hands clasped behind his back, he carried himself with the proud air of an elder. "Wang Xiao, correct?"

Wang Xiao replied, "Yes."

"Then congratulations, child! After this elder's appraisal, you have met the requirements to study at Spirit Hall. I will now take you to the Papal Palace to meet Her Excellency the Pope."

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Wang Xiao smiled faintly. Everything was proceeding according to plan. There were no surprises and no suspense. He was definitely going to the Papal Palace.

He would definitely meet Bibi Dong as well.

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