Sign-In Successful! Second Martial Soul!

Experiencing high-speed flight for the first time, Chen Li felt little fear. Instead, he was awestruck by the extraordinary speed and power of a Titled Douluo. He silently observed Yue Guan's flight path and his use of Soul Power.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps only half a day, the silhouette of a majestic city gradually became clear on the horizon ahead.

Martial Soul City.

This city's geographical location was extremely special, situated precisely in the buffer zone between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires. Yet, it stood independent of both, forming its own entity.

It wasn't built on a plain but rather around a hill that was not tall but possessed an extraordinary presence. From afar, the city walls soared high, presenting a unique hexagonal outline that shimmered with a faint metallic luster under the sunlight, appearing solemn and mysterious.

As they drew closer, Chen Li could see more clearly. At the heart of the city, atop that hill, stood three of the most magnificent buildings, arranged in a triangular formation. Even from a distance, one could feel the solemnity and pressure emanating from them.

These were the true centers of power for Martial Soul Hall... the Palace of the Pope, the Hall of Elders, and the Hall of Douluo.

They symbolized the supreme authority, peak combat power, and unparalleled glory of Martial Soul Hall.

In the original work, if not for Tang San's interference, Bibi Dong's ambition and schemes might have had a considerable chance of success...

Chen Li mused inwardly, comparing his memories from before his transmigration with the reality before him. His Twin Martial Souls had reached their peak, and he was secretly undergoing the Rakshasa God Trial... Her Majesty the Pope was herself one of the strongest individuals and chess players of this era.

As his thoughts churned, Yue Guan slowly lowered their altitude with him. Instead of flying directly into the city, they landed not far from the massive city gate, which was eighty meters high and entirely constructed from granite.

"Within Martial Soul City, unless specifically permitted or in an emergency, no one is allowed to fly, as a sign of respect for the Palace of the Pope and the Hall of Elders," Yue Guan explained nonchalantly, his tone carrying a hint of natural solemnity.

This was an ironclad rule of Martial Soul Hall, and a manifestation of its authority, to which even he, an Elder, was not exempt.

Chen Li's feet touched the ground, and he nodded slightly in understanding.

He looked up. Above the immense city gate hung a large, gilded plaque bearing only two ancient and majestic characters: Martial Soul.

The guards at the gate were heavily armed. The soldiers were clad in gleaming silver armor, exuded a sharp aura, and possessed keen eyes, their demeanor vastly different from the soldiers of the two empires.

Yue Guan did not enter the city on foot. As soon as he stopped, a luxurious carriage pulled by four magnificent snow-white horned horses silently approached. The carriage was entirely black, inlaid with golden patterns, and carved with exquisite chrysanthemum motifs on its body, exuding understated luxury.

The driver was a middle-aged man dressed in the ceremonial attire of Martial Soul Hall. He nimbly jumped down from the carriage and bowed deeply to Yue Guan, "Lord Chrysanthemum Douluo, please board."

"Mm," Yue Guan nodded slightly and, with Chen Li in tow, boarded the carriage.

The interior of the carriage was more spacious and comfortable than it appeared from the outside, carpeted with thick, soft rugs, equipped with a fixed table, and even scented with a faint incense. The carriage started smoothly, passed through the heavy city gates, and entered Martial Soul City.

The streets were wide and clean, with buildings on both sides exhibiting a unified and solemn architectural style. There were many pedestrians, but they moved in an orderly fashion. Upon seeing the carriage with the chrysanthemum emblem, they all showed expressions of reverence and voluntarily made way.

Chen Li observed the scenery of this sacred land of Soul Masters through the carriage window. He could feel that the concentration of Soul Power in the air seemed higher than outside, invigorating the spirit.

The carriage did not linger in the city but proceeded along the main road towards the city center, beneath the hill. The closer they got to the center, the more magnificent the surrounding buildings became, and the tighter the security.

Finally, the carriage stopped at the edge of an extremely vast, colossal plaza. The plaza floor was paved with white jade stones as smooth as a mirror, and at its end lay a long staircase leading up the hill. Above the stairs, the outlines of the three grand palaces appeared exceptionally sacred and imposing against the blue sky.

"Let's get out. We need to walk from here on," Yue Guan said, stepping out of the carriage first.

Chen Li followed behind him, stepping onto the plaza in the most core area of Martial Soul Hall. The cool sensation from the jade stones beneath his feet, the extremely solemn and quiet atmosphere surrounding them, and the invisible pressure emanating from the palaces high above caused his heartbeat to quicken involuntarily.

He followed Yue Guan, step by step, towards the stairs leading up the mountain. The moment the soles of his boots completely stepped onto the first stair, forged from a special dark metal mixed with jade, [Ding!]

That electronic prompt, silent for months, cold and clear, seemed to have traversed time and space, exploding without warning deep within his mind!

[Detected Host has arrived at the core power node of this plane, a convergence point of special rules!]

[Special Location: Martial Soul City · Palace of the Pope Front Hall Plaza · Stairway to Divinity, meets check-in conditions!]

[Do you wish to check in immediately?]

Chen Li's footsteps paused almost imperceptibly, and in the depths of his pupils, lightning and irrepressible ecstasy flashed!

It's here! It really is here!

Without any hesitation, he silently recited in his mind: Check in!

[Check-in successful!]

[Congratulations to Host for obtaining this check-in reward: Devil Fruit · Paramecia Type, Gulp Gulp Fruit (No Side Effects)!]

[Detected Host already possesses the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit (First Martial Soul), the Gulp Gulp Fruit will automatically adapt as the Second Martial Soul!]

[Martial Soul fusion in progress... Fusion successful!]

[Warning: This system is a special location event check-in system. The next check-in requires the Host to independently explore and trigger specific locations or event nodes.]

Boom!

Another massive and peculiar stream of information and power source surged in!

Unlike the violent destruction of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, this power was filled with complex meanings of containment, decomposition, restructuring, and creation. Chen Li clearly felt that besides the lightning core constructed by the Lightning Fruit within his body, another black hole core, seemingly capable of devouring everything, had quietly condensed in another place!

At the same time, he noticed that next to the system space, which could originally only store Soul Rings, a new, more profound area had quietly extended, seemingly connected to that black hole core, appearing to be a workspace for it to devour and process materials!

However, all these drastic changes occurred within his body and the depths of his consciousness.

In the eyes of the outside world, Chen Li's footsteps had only paused for less than a breath, his expression barely changing, and he continued to follow Yue Guan's pace, as if it were merely a natural reaction to being awed by the imposing aura upon first stepping onto the Stairway to Divinity.

Yue Guan's enchanting peach blossom eyes lingered on Chen Li for a brief moment. Although he did not perceive the secret of the drastic changes within the Martial Soul, he accurately captured the fleeting, almost imperceptible glint of joy in Chen Li's eyes.