Peerless Sword Casket and Tianzhan!

Spirit City.

Pope's Palace.

Pope Bibi Dong sat lazily and comfortably upon the throne, her alluring phoenix eyes half-closed. Her breathtakingly beautiful face was so captivating that no one could look away.

"Tap, tap—"

Abrupt footsteps sounded as a seductive figure clad in a crimson robe entered the hall. Her gaze fell upon Bibi Dong, and she bowed slightly. "Your Excellency the Pope, we have discovered a genius with Innate Full Soul Power, and Twin Martial Souls."

The newcomer looked like a woman.

Yet her voice was strangely grating, like a man speaking in an affected falsetto.

"Innate Full Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls?"

Bibi Dong's narrowed phoenix eyes suddenly opened, a sharp gleam flashing through them. "Yue Guan, bring him to me."

Such outstanding talent.

It reminded her of herself.

She herself possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. Moreover, she was the only genius spirit master in centuries to overcome the cultivation drawbacks of Twin Martial Souls.

As a fellow possessor of Twin Martial Souls, she was the only one in this world capable of teaching him. No one else had the ability, nor were they worthy!

"Yes."

Yue Guan turned and left Pope's Palace. Looking down below, his gaze landed on the handsome youth at the end of the stairs. He smiled. "Wushuang, come up."

Though Spirit Hall was revered as a holy land by the Spirit Master World, a genius youth with Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls had not appeared in twenty years.

At those words.

Ji Wushuang kept his gaze straight ahead, ignoring the curious, puzzled, and envious stares of the knights on either side as he climbed the steps one by one and arrived before Yue Guan.

"Wushuang, you are in luck. Your Excellency the Pope intends to receive you personally." Yue Guan smiled faintly and ruffled Ji Wushuang's hair, his eyes filled with expectations for the boy's future.

Other than "that one," no one among Spirit Hall's younger generation currently possessed greater talent than the youth before him. As long as he did not die prematurely and developed steadily, becoming a Level 95 Titled Douluo would be within reach.

"When meeting Your Excellency the Pope, mind your manners. Be polite. First impressions are important. Your talent is exceptional; perhaps Your Excellency the Pope will even take you as her disciple."

"Wushuang will remember!" Ji Wushuang nodded lightly and entered Pope's Palace alongside Yue Guan. The resplendent hall made him want to look around, but the graceful figure directly ahead was even more eye-catching, making it difficult to look away.

"Ji Wushuang pays respects to Your Excellency the Pope!"

"Rise." Bibi Dong slowly opened her beautiful eyes, her scrutinizing gaze settling on Ji Wushuang. After observing him for a moment, she rose and approached him. Her soft, boneless jade hand gently rested on his shoulder, and in an instant, she understood the depth of his Soul Power.

"Innate Full Soul Power... Mm, very good. Release your Martial Souls and let me see them."

Bibi Dong firmly believed that Twin Martial Souls capable of granting Innate Full Soul Power had to be the most supreme Martial Souls in the world.

Just like her own Twin Martial Souls—Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor!

Both were top-tier Beast Martial Spirits!

At the same time, she was curious about Ji Wushuang's origins.

Parents capable of producing a child with such talent could not possibly be ordinary people.

Bang!

A rectangular object over two meters long and roughly half a meter wide suddenly appeared. Dragons and phoenixes were carved upon it, along with mysterious patterns. Exquisitely crafted, it slammed heavily into the floor with a crisp boom.

"This Martial Soul..." Bibi Dong frowned slightly, confusion flashing through her eyes.

Its form was strange, and at first glance, it resembled an exquisite coffin. Yet she was certain that the Martial Soul before her could not be as simple as it appeared. Still, she could not ask directly, or it would make her, the Pope, seem ignorant and lose face.

"My Martial Soul is called the Peerless Sword Casket, but my strength is still too weak. I do not yet have the ability to use the sword casket," Ji Wushuang explained.

Retracting the Peerless Sword Casket, Ji Wushuang summoned another Martial Soul with a flick of his hand—a golden longsword. It radiated dazzling light. One side of its blade bore countless stars, while the other depicted mountains, rivers, and seas in lifelike detail.

It stood there silently, yet it exuded an incomparable aura of sovereignty. The Sword of the Heavenly Dao—Tianzhan!

"This is my Second Martial Soul—Tianzhan," Ji Wushuang said calmly.

Since he was within a sect-affiliated force, he needed to reveal some of his brilliance and display his talent in order to obtain better cultivation resources. As for possessing Twin Martial Souls, there was even less reason to conceal them.

In the present age, only the woman before him had solved the cultivation drawbacks of Twin Martial Souls.

With a single glance.

Bibi Dong had already sensed Tianzhan's extraordinary nature. Though no one controlled it, it still emitted domineering sword aura.

Even the Clear Sky Hammer, the foremost Weapon Martial Spirit, and the Seven Kill Sword, the foremost offensive Weapon Martial Spirit, were far inferior to Tianzhan.

"This sword... is no ordinary thing!" A trace of gravity flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes, and she was secretly astonished.

Since the Heavenly Slash Sword was already so extraordinary, then the Peerless Sword Casket that existed alongside it could not possibly be an ordinary Martial Soul either.

"From today onward, you, Ji Wushuang, are my, Bibi Dong's, disciple. In this world, only I can teach you and help you resolve the cultivation problems of Twin Martial Souls. I will not let your talent go to waste. And do not neglect your cultivation simply because you possess exceptional talent, bringing disgrace upon the name of Bibi Dong."

"Rest for three days first and recover your strength, so that you may absorb your First Soul Ring properly. Three days from now, I will personally take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Spirit Beast and obtain your First Soul Ring."

"Yue Guan, arrange for Wushuang to enter Spirit Hall Academy. Wushuang, do not release your Second Martial Soul—Tianzhan—before others in the future, especially those outside Spirit Hall. This is for your own good. Do you understand?" Bibi Dong pressed her slender jade fingers against Ji Wushuang's shoulder, her tone stern.

One need not fear thieves stealing, only thieves setting their sights on something.

When faced with a genius outside one's own sect, most people's first thought was to kill them.

Besides.

One could guard against outsiders day and night, yet it was impossible to guard against a thief within the home.

There was an even greater thief within Spirit City.

Bibi Dong did not want the genius she had discovered to be taken away by someone else, only to turn against her in the end.

"This disciple understands." Ji Wushuang nodded.

"Go outside and wait," Bibi Dong instructed.

"Yes." After bowing, Ji Wushuang turned and left.

"Yue Guan, did he come from Spirit City, or was he a genius discovered elsewhere?" Bibi Dong asked.

"This subordinate has already investigated. Ji Wushuang was an orphan taken in by us in Spirit City less than a year ago. His hometown was nearly wiped out in an attack by Fallen Ones, both his parents are dead, and his background is completely clean," Yue Guan answered.

"Good." Bibi Dong nodded lightly. "Go make the arrangements. Give him the highest standard of treatment."

"This subordinate will handle it at once." Yue Guan immediately left and came to Ji Wushuang's side. "Wushuang, come with me. I will show you the academy where Spirit Hall trains spirit masters. Every student there possesses exceptional talent."