Six-Winged Angel and Purgatory Spider Emperor

Lin Fan stopped in his tracks, his heart pounding with excitement. He almost couldn't resist jumping up and down right there in the street. The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was Qian Renxue's signature Martial Soul, its quality terrifyingly high.

But when he thought about being able to possess Bibi Dong's Martial Soul as well, he felt like a snake trying to swallow an elephant out of greed.

"Fuse? What will it be like after fusion?" Lin Fan muttered inwardly as he asked aloud.

[After the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor and Death Spider Emperor Martial Souls fuse, they will form an entirely new Martial Soul—the Purgatory Spider Emperor.]

[This Martial Soul possesses the same quality as the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and therefore will not be suppressed. The host will awaken Twin Martial Souls.]

"Holy crap, that awesome?" Lin Fan's eyes lit up. This was practically a cheat tailor-made for him!

"Fuse! It has to fuse!" Lin Fan answered without the slightest hesitation.

The system fell silent for a moment, seemingly confirming his decision.

[Ding—Martial Soul fusion successful! The host will awaken the Six-Winged Angel and Purgatory Spider Emperor Martial Souls!]

Hearing this message, Lin Fan felt his blood boil, and even the road beneath his feet seemed lighter.

He jogged all the way to the Martial Soul Branch Hall. The guards recognized Lin Fan, and when they saw him approaching, they merely smiled and nodded without stopping him.

He made his way straight to Ma Xiunuo's office without hindrance.

"Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, I'm here!" Lin Fan shouted as he rushed into the Spirit Hall branch, panting heavily, his little face full of excitement and anticipation.

Ma Xiunuo looked at him with a warm smile, his eyes filled with affection, though his mouth remained as sharp as ever. "Brat, why are you running so fast? In a hurry to reincarnate?"

As he spoke, he led Lin Fan through a long corridor to an Awakening Room.

Strange gems were embedded in all four walls, and a Hexagram Array stood in the center of the room.

"Stand on it." Ma Xiunuo pointed at the center of the Hexagram Array and smiled. "Don't let this old man's Martial Soul scare you later."

Lin Fan curled his lip. "Old Man, who scares whom is still up in the air."

Too lazy to argue with him, Ma Xiunuo snorted and poured Soul Power into the array. "Don't be nervous. Relax."

Lin Fan closed his eyes. Bibi Dong's cold, stunning face and Qian Renxue's noble bearing surfaced in his mind.

He silently chanted, I want to become stronger. I want to eat a rice bowl!

Suddenly, the Hexagram Array blazed with light, and Lin Fan's body was lifted into the air by an immense force.

Immediately afterward, dazzling gold radiating a sacred aura and dark purple light filled with the evil aura of death burst forth behind him!

Lin Fan only felt two utterly opposing forces colliding wildly within him. The left side of his body felt warm and comfortable, as if he were soaking in a hot spring, while the right felt like it was being gnawed by countless ants.

He grimaced and opened his eyes, immediately blurting out, "Fuck!"

Behind Lin Fan, on his right, a massive phantom with an indistinct face slowly emerged. It was the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, its entire body radiating dazzling holy light.

On the left was an entirely different sight—the Purgatory Spider Emperor Martial Soul. The Purgatory Spider Emperor was a massive purple-black creature, its body covered in hard armor patterned like spiderwebs. Its eight compound eyes glowed dim red, its eight long legs bore barbed hooks, and its swollen abdomen bulged behind it.

At the sight, Ma Xiunuo's eyes instantly widened, and his mouth hung open as though he could fit an egg inside.

"T-Twin Martial Souls!" he stammered, his finger twitching as if in a spasm while he pointed at the two phantoms behind Lin Fan. "Three pairs of wings... that's the legendary Six-Winged Angel!"

"...If it can appear alongside the Six-Winged Angel, that spider's quality absolutely isn't any lower than the Six-Winged Angel's!"

He had lived for over sixty years, yet this was the first time he had ever seen such a sight. His legs went weak, and he nearly knelt before Lin Fan.

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was the Martial Soul of the previous Pope of Spirit Hall, a Martial Soul from legend!

What exactly was the relationship between this brat and Spirit Hall's previous Pope?!

As for that purple-black giant spider beside it—one glance at the barbs on its eight legs and its honeycomb-like abdomen was enough to tell that it was definitely no harmless creature.

"Old Man, that expression... you look like you've seen a ghost." Still grimacing in pain, Lin Fan slowly descended to the ground and withdrew both Martial Souls.

Trembling, Ma Xiunuo lunged forward and grabbed Lin Fan by the shoulders, his voice cracking. "Brat! Do you know what Twin Martial Souls mean?! You could count the number on the entire continent on your fingers!"

After taking a breath, he suddenly seemed to remember something. "Wait... what is this spider Martial Soul of yours called?"

Though the collision of Soul Power between his two Martial Souls was agonizing, Lin Fan could not help feeling smug when he saw Ma Xiunuo's stunned expression.

"Purgatory Spider Emperor! Hehe, Old Man, now you know how awesome I am, right?"

"Quit being smug and hurry up to test your Soul Power." Ma Xiunuo forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, grabbed Lin Fan's wrist, and dragged him to the Crystal Ball in the corner of the room.

Lin Fan grinned and casually shook his wrist. "Old Man, you're in such a hurry. Don't tell me you're trying to cling to my thigh?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Ma Xiunuo glared at him and pushed the Crystal Ball before Lin Fan. "Put your hand on it and pour in your Soul Power!"

Lin Fan shrugged and pressed his palm against the cold surface of the sphere.

In an instant, the Crystal Ball erupted with dazzling blue light, illuminating the entire room.

"Innate Soul Power level 20?!" Ma Xiunuo's voice cracked outright. "You haven't even absorbed a single Soul Ring, so how can you possibly have Innate Soul Power at level 20?!"

"Ahem, maybe it's because my Martial Soul quality is too high?" He rubbed his nose, his gaze drifting away.

He couldn't exactly say the system had cheated, could he?

Ma Xiunuo suddenly dropped to the floor with a thump, tears streaming down his aged face. "Ancestors... our Nuoding City Martial Soul Branch Hall is going to become famous!"

—Who would have thought that, at his age, when he had already been preparing to take it easy, he would actually still have a chance at a promotion!

And his "grandson" had such limitless prospects. He would never have to worry about the boy's future again!!!

Seeing Grandpa Ma Xiunuo like this, Lin Fan had no idea what to do. In all his years, this was the first time he had seen Grandpa Ma lose his composure.

He scratched his head and stood there awkwardly, watching Ma Xiunuo cry and ramble through tears and snot, his feelings a jumbled mess.

"Grandpa Ma, please stop crying. Aren't I perfectly fine?" Lin Fan awkwardly tried to comfort him, reaching out to help Ma Xiunuo up, only for the old man to tightly grip his wrist.

"Good, good child." Ma Xiunuo choked out, his eyes reddening. "You are the pride of our Nuoding City Martial Soul Branch Hall. You will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Ma Xiunuo's beard bristled in anger as he raised his hand to knock Lin Fan on the head, but his hand stopped midway. He stared at Lin Fan for a long while before suddenly sighing, his expression complicated. "Lin Fan, remember this. No one except Spirit Hall's higher-ups can know about what happened today."

Lin Fan froze. "Why?"

"A man is guilty because he possesses a treasure." Ma Xiunuo rose to his feet and dusted off his robes, his tone more serious than ever before. "For an unmatched genius like you, there have been very few in history who managed to grow up safely. Especially with your Martial Souls..." He hesitated, then ultimately just shook his head. "I'll immediately report this to Your Eminence the Pope through a special channel. Without my permission, you are not to go anywhere!"

"The Six-Winged Angel is a God-level Martial Soul. Though the Purgatory Spider Emperor has never been recorded, it can contend with the Six-Winged Angel, so its quality is absolutely no lower. You brat..."

"I'm afraid even the Pope will be alarmed."