Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul

Qian Xunji revealed the two men's identities. "Elder Snake Lance, Elder Pufferfish."

"When Pope and Xiaoxue, Xiaohan go out to train, they will serve as the children's guards," Qian Daoliu said calmly. Two Innate Full Soul Power level-twenties—the most gifted members of the Qian Clan in ten thousand years, and the ones most likely to inherit the Angel God Position—their safety had to be strictly ensured.

Although Snake Lance and Pufferfish had only just broken through rank 91, putting them at the bottom among Title Douluo, neither was ordinary. Pufferfish's Martial Soul possessed both poison-devouring and poison-releasing abilities. He was a walking weapon of mass destruction in group battles, and in actual combat, he was even stronger than the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul. Snake Lance's Martial Soul was an integration of a weapon Martial Soul and a beast Martial Soul; if he could not win, he could even take someone and run.

Qian Xunji nodded. "I understand, Father. Then while I'm away, how about I leave Spirit Hall's affairs to the Saintess? The Saintess has long since reached Soul Douluo."

Qian Xunji pondered this. The search for that hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor was still ongoing. He had prepared it as Bibi Dong's ninth Spirit Ring. No matter how excessive Bibi Dong had been, the two had long gone from master and disciple to husband and wife. He wanted to take one more chance—capture the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor for Bibi Dong and see whether he could win back her heart. Besides, letting Bibi Dong serve as Pope later on would make for a smoother transition before passing the position to Qian Renxue. As for Qian Renhan... a Fallen Angel? He had never even considered it.

"That will do." Qian Daoliu nodded slightly in agreement.

At the Papal Palace, after Qian Renxue fell asleep, Qian Renhan packed up the things in the room and came here to find a room for himself. The Worship Hall was too close to the Angel Statue; it was unbearably uncomfortable, and he simply could not sleep. Although everyone had grown distant from him after he awakened his Martial Soul, his status had not changed. The entire Spirit Hall was his home—where could he not sleep?

Just then, an exceptionally beautiful purple figure approached. It was Bibi Dong, and judging by her manner, she had clearly come looking for Qian Renhan. Qian Renhan merely glanced at her before preparing to ignore her.

When only a meter remained between them, Bibi Dong saw that Qian Renhan's gaze was still not on her and that his pace had not slowed in the slightest. A faint panic rose in her heart, but she still said coolly, "How is Qian Renxue?"

Qian Renhan answered her with the sound of his unhurried footsteps fading into the distance.

"You..." Bibi Dong turned to look at Qian Renhan's retreating back, growing farther away, dissatisfaction rising in her heart. The Soul Tool in her hand lit up. She walked over and held a book out before Qian Renhan, saying indifferently, "The knowledge in this book may help with your future cultivation."

After forcibly stuffing the book into Qian Renhan's hands, Bibi Dong left. She truly feared that if Qian Renhan ignored her again, she would lose face.

After making inquiries, Bibi Dong had learned that Qian Renhan's awakened Martial Soul was not the Six-Winged Angel, but the Fallen Angel—the absolute enemy of the Six-Winged Angel. Did that darkness not represent Rakshasa's side? The auras they emitted were the closest to one another.

Thus, Bibi Dong wanted to use this period, while everyone was distancing themselves from Qian Renhan, to build goodwill. They were mother and son, after all. She wanted to pull Qian Renhan over to her side and make him an enemy of the Angel Clan. That was why she had done this. As for asking about Qian Renxue's condition, it was not merely incidental, but neither did she care about it that much.

Qian Renhan stopped, his brows furrowing slightly as he looked at the book in his hand. It had an exquisite cover, without the slightest crease or speck of dust, and had been preserved extremely well. Just as he was about to return it to Bibi Dong untouched, several large words on its pages caught his attention—Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

I'll take a look.

Even if it had truly been a useful top-tier theoretical work, Qian Renhan would not have read something Bibi Dong gave him. But the book's title had genuinely piqued his interest.

Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul:

First: The origin of Martial Souls. Every person can only inherit the stronger Martial Soul of their parents. Under special circumstances, they may also inherit both of their parents' Martial Souls.

Second: Martial Souls can mutate. There is a certain probability that a Martial Soul will mutate. In most cases, mutation weakens the Martial Soul's quality, though in rare cases it can make it stronger.

Third: The awakening of Soul Power. Everyone awakens their Martial Soul at the age of six. Only those whose Martial Soul awakening is accompanied by Soul Power can become Soul Masters. The amount of Soul Power is determined by the quality of the Martial Soul.

Fourth: Acquiring Spirit Rings. A Soul Master's Spirit Rings must be obtained from soul beasts. Soul beasts can be divided by age into ten-year, hundred-year, thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, and hundred-thousand-year types. Their Spirit Ring colors are respectively white, yellow, purple, black, and red.

Fifth: Every Soul Master should have their own development direction. Based on the characteristics of their Martial Soul, Soul Masters should choose among the five types: Power Attack Type, Control Type, Agile Attack Type, Support Type, and Defense Type.

Sixth: Spirit Ring bottlenecks. When a Soul Master's cultivation reaches a bottleneck, failing to obtain a Spirit Ring will not affect the increase of their Soul Power. They simply cannot advance to the next level and gain further improvement. Once they acquire a Spirit Ring, the results of their cultivation will quickly manifest.

Seventh: Martial Souls are divided into beast Martial Souls and weapon Martial Souls. Before rank seventy, beast Martial Souls are stronger than weapon Martial Souls. After awakening the Martial Soul Avatar at rank seventy, weapon Martial Souls surpass beast Martial Souls.

Eighth: There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters. As long as one finds a suitable method for cultivating their Martial Soul, they can become a peak powerhouse.

Ninth: Soul bones. Soul Masters of different attributes are suited to soul bones of different attributes. Only by choosing the most suitable soul bones can one maximize their power.

Tenth: The theory of heterogeneous Martial Soul fusion. Martial Souls with different attributes can also be fused. With the right coordination, they can produce the effect of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, thereby forming an immensely powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Finally, producer: Theoretically Invincible Yu Xiaogang.

Proposer: Theoretically Invincible Yu Xiaogang.

After reading everything from top to bottom, Qian Renhan's expression remained as indifferent as ever, without the slightest emotion. He walked over to a trash bin and threw the book inside.

If Bibi Dong gave him a gift, he would return it untouched. If she gave him trash, then naturally it belonged in the trash bin.

Of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, theories one, three, four, five, six, and nine were nonsense to a disciple of a great clan like him.

Theories two and seven were not rigorous. Giving them fifty points would already be generous.

Theory eight was absurdly wrong.

Theory ten remained undecided. It had never appeared in the Soul Master world, but it could basically be considered wrong. Aside from Food Type Soul Masters, Martial Souls had their own attributes, and the Soul Power of Martial Souls with different attributes simply could not be used interchangeably.

Overall, this book was somewhat useful for grassroots Soul Masters without any backing. But for Qian Renhan, who could freely enter and leave the Spirit City library, it was trash—trash fit for a bin.

Even if all ten points had been correct and it had been an excellent theoretical work, those final two lines on the last page alone meant it still belonged in the trash bin.