The night passed quietly.
Early the next morning, while Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu were having breakfast, they received intelligence delivered on Nebula Douluo's behalf.
This intelligence had been sent by Xu Jiawei himself. It briefly recorded information about the Southern Visitors who had come to Star Luo City, thoughtfully noting the martial souls they possessed and their approximate Soul Power Levels.
During their private discussion at the palace last time, Shu Yan had already made clear his intention to win over the Martial Soul Hall Remnants for his own use. Xu Jiawei's stance had not been obvious then; he had only said that he would give Shu Yan an answer later. But now, it seemed Xu Jiawei's position had essentially been decided.
Xu Jiujiu nestled in Shu Yan's arms as she read the golden sheet of paper stamped with the Star Crown totem. Shu Yan looked over it as well, and after a quick read, he was somewhat surprised.
"Other than Luo Qinghan and the other two from yesterday, there are still several people on this list who can be called geniuses. But what surprises me even more is that so many top-tier martial souls, once renowned across the continent ten thousand years ago, have actually been inherited. At first, I thought these martial souls existed only in history now."
Xu Jiujiu frowned slightly and pointed to several names on the golden paper.
"Tian Ling, Golden Crocodile martial soul, seventeen years old, Soul Power Level 41."
"Qian Gu Yueyin, Coiled Dragon Staff martial soul, fifteen years old, Soul Power Level 47."
"Hu Yanhao, Diamond Mammoth martial soul, sixteen years old, Soul Power Level 42."
"Meng Ning, Black Demon martial soul, thirteen years old, Soul Power Level 27."
"These martial souls all seem closely connected to events from ten thousand