Innate Super Soul Power Level Twenty

The martial soul masters sent by Martial Soul Hall to awaken spirits had limited knowledge. Seeing that the martial soul was merely a ball of light enveloping the body, they weren't too excited. They just handed over a crystal ball with some anticipation, letting Lang Lei test his Innate Soul Power level first.

Before Lang Lei could take the crystal ball, Snow Empress and Ice Empress walked over.

"Sorry, our child won't be testing his Innate Soul Power."

Seeing the appearances of Snow Empress and Ice Empress, the Martial Soul Hall master's eyes flashed with a trace of admiration. What a pity, though—they already had children. But surely both of them couldn't have kids already, right?

Still, he dutifully explained.

"Ladies, allow me to clarify: if we don't check the Innate Soul Power, we can't issue a certificate. Without that certificate, your child will have difficulty entering a Junior Soul Master Academy and claiming the soul master subsidies from Martial Soul Hall."

Neither Snow Empress nor Ice Empress paid any attention to the master's words.

Junior Soul Master Academy?

If Lang Lei wanted, they had plenty of ways to help him enter any soul master academy on the continent.

Gold Soul Coins?

Over the years, no small number of soul masters had died in the Extreme North, and the property they left behind...

That was an astronomical figure. On top of that, for Lang Lei's sake, Snow Empress and Ice Empress had intentionally ordered their soul beasts to collect such things recently. So the wealth they currently possessed was growing at a terrifying rate.

Moreover, countless soul beasts had died in the Extreme North over the ages. After Lang Lei came along, if any soul beast left behind a spirit bone, Snow Empress—as the ruler of the Extreme North—naturally collected it.

And the spirit bones worthy of Snow Empress's collection were, for any soul master, treasures among treasures.

Probably, aside from those fellows in the Star Dou Great Forest, all the forces in the rest of Douluo Continent combined wouldn't have as many spirit bones as Snow Empress alone.

"We understand." Snow Empress nodded, taking Lang Lei's hand to leave.

The Martial Soul Hall master wanted to say something more, but Ice Empress let out a cold snort. A burst of soul power aura directly suppressed the master, freezing him in place.

Ice Empress didn't look back as she followed Snow Empress and Lang Lei. They weren't naive newcomers ignorant of the outside world. They knew exactly what that master was thinking—they just couldn't be bothered with an ant.

The Martial Soul Hall master broke out in a cold sweat, fine beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"Damn, damn it! I actually had improper thoughts about two high-level soul masters, and they noticed. Damn it, damn it!"

As for what happened to that master afterward, Lang Lei wasn't interested. After all, aside from this encounter, the two parties would likely never cross paths again. Snow Empress and Ice Empress wouldn't act on something like this either—it was probably all just the master's own imagination.

"Sister Xue, should I keep cultivating on my own like before?"

"No. After we obtain a spirit ring for you, Bing'er and I will send you directly to an Advanced Soul Master Academy." Snow Empress answered patiently. "Although Bing'er and I know many things, some knowledge still requires systematic study at an academy."

"I'm not going to a Junior Soul Master Academy?" Lang Lei asked an extra question.

Based on the common knowledge he'd gathered over the years, every soul master, without exception, went to a Junior Soul Master Academy right after awakening their martial soul.

"Lang Lei, you don't need to waste time in those useless places." Ice Empress chimed in. "If it weren't for some things you really do need, you wouldn't even need an Advanced Soul Master Academy."

Lang Lei fell into thought. Didn't need it, huh...

"Lang Lei, Junior Soul Master Academies are for basic enlightenment, teaching fundamental soul power breathing methods, and serving as a transition to Advanced Soul Master Academies." Snow Empress explained. "Think for yourself—what do you still need?"

"Hmm... For enlightenment, Sister Xue and Sister Bing have already helped me. For soul power breathing methods, Sister Xue demonstrated them long ago, and I've mostly memorized them. But as for that transition..."

"Lang Lei, use the method I taught you to check your soul power level."

"Oh, okay."

Lang Lei nodded obediently and began examining his soul power level. When he saw it, he was startled.

"Oh my, little Lang Lei is still as careless as ever~?" Elysia's voice came through at that moment.

"Elysia, you noticed long ago, didn't you? Why didn't you remind me!" Lang Lei said inwardly.

"I wanted to see little Lang Lei's reaction~?"

"Wasn't it cute~?"

"Fine..." Lang Lei could probably understand—this was Elysia's way of getting back at him...

Though it was harmless enough.

"Sister Xue, how do I have level twenty?" Lang Lei pulled his focus back and looked at Snow Empress. "Doesn't the book say the highest Innate Soul Power is level ten? That legendary Innate Full Soul Power..."

"Lang Lei, you need to understand that talent in this world can't be generalized. What they call Innate Soul Power, from our soul beasts' perspective, is just the strength of a human's natural ability to absorb soul power before awakening their martial soul—quantified, nothing more. Books have limits; they can't record every exception."

"So... I'm that exception?"

"Exactly. And not just one in ten thousand—one in a million, if that." Snow Empress relaxed a bit as she said this.

Although their years together, plus that faint special connection among the three, had made her and Ice Empress constantly concerned about Lang Lei's talent, they still felt nervous when his martial soul awakened.

But once they saw Lang Lei's Innate Soul Power, their hearts settled.

Innate Transcendent Soul Power, Innate Level Twenty.

Without a doubt, he was a destined inheritor of a god.

After all, level ten was indeed the limit of the human body's natural soul power absorption.

When soul power reached level ten, without absorbing a spirit ring, the body hit a bottleneck and stopped automatically absorbing soul power. That was why even those with Innate Full Soul Power had varying cultivation speeds.

The remaining ten levels were a gift from the gods.

As for why they didn't explain it clearly to Lang Lei...

In the eyes of the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, Lang Lei was still just a child.

They had read quite a few books on how to raise children before, and this kind of praise-based education suited them well.

So, they simply chose to inform Lang Lei of his uniqueness in this way.

This could be considered... a special kind of well-intentioned lie...