Martial Soul Awakening, Bloodline Ancestral Return, Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox!

And as for Hu Bai, who had discovered the use of whale rubber, he naturally attracted the attention of Spirit Hall and Worship Hall. They were all very curious about how Hu Bai knew, but the answer he gave was merely four words.

"Just sheer luck."

Regarding this, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the others were somewhat skeptical, but they didn't press the matter further afterward. They just gradually felt that this child seemed intelligent from a young age and also liked reading all kinds of books.

Naturally, the mission to exterminate the Wolf Raiders was changed at Bibi Dong's instigation to be led by Yue Guan, who was a Level 95 Titled Douluo. To guard against an excessive number of Wolf Raiders, two additional auxiliary-type Soul Emperors were dispatched, one of whom was even of the food-type.

From then on, Hu Bai's unfounded telepathy vanished. Even he himself felt it was very strange—could this possibly be his golden finger?

"Bai'er, Nana, hurry up, don't keep His Holiness the Pope waiting. We're going to the Pope's Palace today to conduct your martial soul awakenings! This is an honor that nobody else has!" Xie Tian said with a wave of excitement, holding Hu Leyao's hand as he waited at the doorway.

"That's right, that's right. Bai'er, Nana, if either of you can awaken an Innate Full Soul Power, you might even be taken as a disciple by His Holiness the Pope." The very thought that the two of them might be taken as disciples on the spot filled Hu Leyao with excitement.

This was not an impossible occurrence; otherwise, why make a special trip to the Pope's Palace to awaken their martial souls?

Pope's Palace.

Xie Tian and Hu Leyao brought Xie Yue and the other two inside. Seated above was Bibi Dong, dressed in a light purple court dress and holding a Pope's Scepter, with the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos standing on either side of her.

When Yue Guan caught sight of Hu Bai, he unexpectedly flashed an imperceptible smile, which already counted as a gesture of goodwill.

"Your Eminence the Pope, I have brought Bai'er and Nana over to awaken their martial souls." After Xie Tian spoke respectfully, the five of them bowed together in salute to Bibi Dong.

"Mhm, then let us begin the martial soul awakening ceremony. Yue Guan, you do it." Bibi Dong said coldly, though four parts of her gaze lingered on Hu Bai and six parts fell upon Hu Liena.

This was not Bibi Dong's first time seeing Hu Bai and Hu Liena. The two children had first laid eyes on her two years prior during that Wolf Raiders mission, and both possessed faces capable of captivating all creation—hardly ones to leave no impression.

Especially upon looking at Hu Liena, for reasons unknown, Bibi Dong thought of her unwillingly acknowledged daughter Qian Renxue, and an idea already formed in her heart.

"Understood, Your Holiness the Pope."

Yue Guan spoke very respectfully, then walked over to a spot three meters in front of Hu Bai and Hu Liena. With a wave of his right hand, a six-pointed star array instantly materialized in the space between himself and Hu Bai, and a dainty voice issued from his mouth: "You two, who goes first?"

"Brother, I'll go first!" Hu Liena bounded excitedly into the center of the array; she had no desire to let her own brother steal her thunder.

In her heart, she believed that if Hu Bai were a woman, he would undoubtedly be prettier than her.

Ever since she had a brother with a face like that, she basically lost any interest in other males—not a single one of them was as handsome as her Brother Bai.

Following that, Yue Guan released his martial soul, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, channeling a gentle surge of soul power into Hu Liena's body as he said gravely: "Feel it carefully!"

The next instant, a hazy fox phantom materialized behind Hu Liena, inheriting the martial soul of Hu Leyao—the Demon Fox!

Yue Guan nodded in satisfaction: "Just as I thought. Come, let's test your soul power now."

With that, Yue Guan handed a crystal ball toward Hu Liena.

Hu Liena smiled faintly, placing her right hand upon the crystal ball and releasing her soul power by intuition. A dazzling radiance burst forth.

Innate Soul Power, Level 9.5!

This talent was even half a level higher than Xie Yue's, and it could already be considered the finest talent within Spirit Hall Academy.

Indeed, among the students of Spirit Hall Academy, the existence of an Innate Full Soul Power was unheard of.

"Hehe, Brother, take a look at my talent, not bad right?" Hu Liena rushed over to Hu Bai's side first, and only then turned to address Yue Guan: "Thank you, Your Eminence Chrysanthemum Douluo, thank you, Your Honor the Pope."

What Hu Liena failed to notice was that the corners of Bibi Dong's lips had curved upward into a slight arc. This talent truly was quite impressive. She then shifted her attention to the little fellow, Hu Bai, wondering whether this little boy with an even more bewitching charm than Hu Liena would turn out to have Innate Full Soul Power.

Although Xie Tian and Hu Leyao's ancestors had never produced anyone with Innate Full Soul Power, such things were actually hard to predict. After all, the quality of both their martial souls was not low; what if it underwent a beneficial mutation? Suddenly leaping to Innate Full Soul Power was entirely possible.

Commoners had to rely on mutation to become soul masters, while nobles required a certain degree of luck to attain superior talent.

Hu Bai took a deep breath, mentally pumping himself up: Hu Bai, oh Hu Bai, you can definitely do this! Dad and Mom are so powerful, my talent will certainly not be weak either!

Some unnamed holder of an innate half-level, Level 29 Soul Grandmaster: What are you barking for? Ah? What are you barking for!

After Hu Bai stepped onto the awakening array, Yue Guan offered a smiling reassurance: "Little Fellow, don't be nervous. With your looks, your talent definitely won't be low."

Hu Bai originally intended to offer his thanks, but Yue Guan's next sentence immediately sent a chill shuddering through his body.

"That 'naturally beautiful' face of yours, coupled with this head of snow-white long hair—looking at it makes even me want to give it a ruffle."

Hu Bai shivered all over, casting a helpless look at Yue Guan: "Uncle Yue Guan, please spare me. Although I'm still young, I like women, invitation declined."

"Tch, making it sound like everyone else doesn't like women. Alright, let's begin the awakening!" Yue Guan struck a rather feminine hand gesture, his expression carrying a trace of speechlessness.

It was evident that his relationship with Hu Bai behind the scenes was actually quite good, but unfortunately, a real man like Hu Bai had no liking for Tongzhi.

Yue Guan channeled his soul power into Hu Bai's body. Abruptly, a formidable aura surged out from Hu Bai, and behind him, a fox's silhouette gradually took shape. Yet unlike Hu Liena's Demon Fox, it turned out to be a genuine Nine-Tailed Celestial (White) Fox!

"This—this is a martial soul mutation! Bloodline ancestral return!" Hu Leyao's eyes turned red with excitement.

Although her martial soul had always been praised as a celestial fox, that was merely an honorary title; a true celestial fox possessed nine tails!

Meanwhile, upon seeing that his martial soul turned out to be the divine beast Nine-Tailed Fox from the legends of his past life on Blue Star, Hu Bai lost his composure entirely.

The ones household names in his past life were the Four Divine Beasts, yet compared to them, the Nine-Tailed Fox was surely not the least bit inferior. Not only was it adept at charm, but it could also manipulate the forces of nature, summon wind and rain, and possessed high intelligence. It could truly be called a mysterious and mighty existence!

ps: Seeking support for the new book. I wonder if there are any old readers who followed along, hehe~~