Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron

Xiao Xiao's Twin Martial Souls caused a massive sensation within the Xiao Clan, with some even questioning if it was too great a loss for such a talent to marry into the imperial family.

In the end, the matter was suppressed only after Xiao Xiao's great-grandmother, the Xiao Clan's sole Title Douluo, stepped in.

A person must keep their word.

Xiao Xiao remained the future Crown Princess.

Eastern Palace, the bedchamber of Xue Yuheng.

The young boy and girl, dressed in cartoon bear and white rabbit pajamas, sat cross-legged facing each other with their four palms pressed together.

Inside the bedroom, faint soul power rippled like water mist as their auras merged, slowly guiding their respective Martial Souls into resonance.

After Xue Yuheng brought Xiao Xiao back from the Xiao Clan, they had both bathed and begun to explore their own Martial Souls.

[Detected C-Grade talent of the opposite sex. Bind as Dao Companion?]

As his Wordless Heavenly Book Martial Soul fused with the soul power of Xiao Xiao's Twin Martial Souls, a line of text suddenly appeared on the White Jade Scroll within Xue Yuheng's Spirit Sea.

Without a moment's hesitation, Xue Yuheng clicked the option below.

[Bind]

A stream of information regarding Xiao Xiao surfaced on the Wordless Heavenly Book.

[Dao Companion: Xiao Xiao

Bone Age: 6 years

Level: 10

Cultivation: 0 Rings

Martial Souls: Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron (Deduction), Nine-Phoenix Flute (Deduction)]

Seeing the word "Deduction," a flash of insight bloomed in Xue Yuheng's mind.

Deduction: Can deduce the target's preferences, talent, and future trajectory, gain insight into the origin of things, and uncover opportunities and destiny.

Xue Yuheng guided their fused soul power to inject it into the deduction for the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron; simultaneously, the word "Deduction" behind the Nine-Phoenix Flute vanished.

It seemed the Wordless Heavenly Book could only deduce information for one Martial Soul at a time.

And so, Xue Yuheng guided Xiao Xiao in their Martial Soul fusion, refining their soul power while using it to push forward the deduction progress of the Wordless Heavenly Book.

Xiao Xiao was completely unaware of this, but she could clearly feel the purity of her soul power increasing. Most importantly, she was actually able to perform a Martial Soul Fusion with Xiao Xue!

If Innate Full Soul Power was one in ten million and Twin Martial Souls were one in a hundred million, then the probability of a Martial Soul Fusion between soul masters was one in a billion.

As the direct granddaughter of her clan, Xiao Xiao knew that the Soul Suppressing Family held a trump card: a seven-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

It was a combined attack that could only be unleashed by clan elders who all possessed the Soul-Suppressing Sword Martial Soul after decades of tempering, capable of shaking a powerhouse at the Title Douluo level.

But they were all blood relatives. In the vastness of the continent, she had actually encountered a soul master with whom she could perform a Martial Soul Fusion.

And it was her beloved Xiao Xue.

Was this fate?

Xiao Xiao's snowy neck instantly flushed a pale pink, like cold plum blossoms touched by morning dew. She was incredibly shy and dared not speak.

Half an hour, one hour, two hours...

Deep into the night, a palace maid entered to remind the Crown Prince that it was time to rest, as instructed by his mother, Su Weiwei.

Xue Yuheng had also just finished the deduction for Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

[Deduction Target: Martial Soul, Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron

Deduction Result: The initial form is a top-tier tool Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent. The optimal Martial Soul Evolution path for the next stage is—Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron.

Four Symbols Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron: God-Level Martial Soul. The cauldron body is forged from the bloodline essences of the four great divine beasts—White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and Xuanwu—possessing the power to suppress nations, sever rivers, fill seas, and rend the heavens.]

On the Wordless Heavenly Book, under Xiao Xiao's panel, five evolution conditions had appeared behind the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

White Tiger Essence (0/1), Phoenix Essence (0/1), Xuanwu Essence (0/1), Dragon Clan Essence (0/1), Creation Points (5/1000)

Creation Points, according to Xue Yuheng's deduction, were likely the essence of the soul power generated after his and Xiao Xiao's Martial Soul fusion. Since this item had also appeared on his own panel, it also displayed five points.

Xue Yuheng mused to himself:

Five hours of cultivation yielded five Creation Points; one thousand points would require one thousand hours of cultivation. Since soul masters mostly relied on meditation for cultivation, this wasn't particularly difficult.

It seemed the hardest part would be the essences of the four divine beasts.

Xue Yuheng already had some ideas regarding these divine beast essences, though he didn't know if they would meet the standard required by the Wordless Heavenly Book.

Could this White Jade Scroll truly be the legendary innate treasure of Taoism, capable of evolving a Martial Soul into a God-Level Martial Soul?

Contentment brings happiness; Xue Yuheng didn't dwell on it further and terminated the Martial Soul fusion with Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao, sitting opposite him, opened her eyes and pouted, "Xiao Xue, did you know about my Martial Soul all along?"

Some things couldn't withstand scrutiny. Xiao Xiao was clever and sharp, and Xue Yuheng had been hinting at her Martial Soul mutation for a long time...

Xue Yuheng feigned deep thought and said solemnly, "Of course. The Soul-Suppressing Sword Family is full of dead-faced people who are rigid and stiff in everything they do. How could they possibly be as cute as my Xiao Xiao?

So, your Martial Soul must have mutated."

A Martial Soul does indeed influence a Soul Master's personality to a great extent; this is a common stereotype, and the Martial Souls of Evil Soul Masters certainly appear evil.

A certain two-hundred-year-old hag and a certain vampire Super Douluo would have plenty to say on that subject.

Xiao Xiao giggled, pouncing into the arms of Xue Yuheng. She toyed with the young boy's face and said viciously:

"You little Xue! Is that really how you view my Soul Suppressing Family?"

Hiss... her kidney punch hurt; Xiao Xiao had pinched him quite hard.

"Xiao Xiao, are you trying to murder your husband?" Xue Yuheng said, speechless.

"Go to hell!"

The two played around on the bed for a good while before Xue Yuheng finally had the maids waiting outside take Xiao Xiao to the side hall to wash up and rest.

The room gradually grew cold.

Xue Yuheng picked up a dossier on a certain family in the Heaven Spirit Empire from his desk and read it carefully by the light of a Soul Guidance Lamp.

A curvaceous woman dressed in tight-fitting black leather appeared in the dark corner.

This was the security force arranged by the Emperor for the only Crown Prince of the Heaven Spirit Empire.

This secret seven-person squad, led by an eighty-ninth-level quasi-Title Douluo and consisting of members who were at least Soul Saints, had once been part of the Heaven Spirit Empire's intelligence organization, the Blood Moon Hall.

"Prince Gan."

The newcomer was the captain of the Moon Shadow Squad.

Xue Yuheng had sharp, well-defined features, sword-like brows, starry eyes, and a high bridge of his nose. His gaze was profound, and his tone at this moment was chillingly cold.

The Moon Shadow Squad had helped this little Crown Prince of the Heaven Spirit Empire complete many unspeakable tasks. After witnessing Xue Yuheng's methods, the seven of them had shifted their loyalty entirely from the Emperor to this little Crown Prince.

In any case, the Crown Prince would ascend to the throne and rule the empire sooner or later, so they were simply currying favor in advance.

"Take my Crown Prince's decree and go to the White Tiger Duke Mansion to borrow something. No matter what demands Lady White Tiger makes, you have the authority to decide for yourself."

"Yes."

"Lady White Tiger has two sons. Her youngest, Dai Huabin, only just awakened his Martial Soul, right? I have long admired him from afar; give him my regards."

Xue Yuheng's brow relaxed; he had found exactly what he was looking for in the dossier.

"Will this..." The woman hesitated.

The White Tiger Duke Mansion was not some small-time operation within the empire; it was a true behemoth, a dragon's den and a tiger's lair.

"This is the Holy Shadow Stone that will mend the flaws in your Martial Soul... Since I possess Innate Full Soul Power, the Offering Hall granted me a chance to select a treasure.

I specifically took it from the national treasury as my prize.

Once you fuse with it, you should be able to advance to Title Douluo."

Xue Yuheng took a black-and-white jade stone that flowed with a strange luster from his Soul Guidance Ring and said calmly.

A glimmer appeared in the woman's eyes. The way she looked at the jade stone on Xue Yuheng's desk was even more intense than the way she looked at her girlfriend the night before.

Throughout history, countless geniuses on the continent have been stuck at the peak of Soul Douluo, never able to step into the realm of Title Douluo for their entire lives.

There are many reasons for this, but for Xiao Yu'er, known as the executioner of the empire, the reason was straightforward: her Martial Soul was too powerful, making the condensation of a Soul Core extremely difficult.

She had already been at the peak of Soul Douluo when she left the Elite Hall at forty, and now, nearly ten years later, she was still standing in the same place.

"Thank you, Crown Prince. Xiao Yu'er will certainly complete the mission." Xiao Yu'er did not decline and accepted the generous gift.

In truth, even Xue Yuheng hadn't expected that the Holy Shadow Stone Xiao Yu'er had been longing for would be in the national treasury.

From a national perspective, it was impossible to let every imperial powerhouse who needed rare treasures wander through the treasury, right?

"Go and break through your bottleneck first. Just bring the item back within three months."

"Yes."

The woman vanished into the darkness, and the Crown Prince's bedchamber fell silent.

Xue Yuheng tapped his slender, well-defined fingers against the desk.

White Tiger Essence—letting Xiao Yu'er go to the White Tiger Duke Mansion shouldn't be a problem, given Lady White Tiger's personality.

Phoenix Essence—the Golden Crow Family, which is also one of the three great families of the Heaven Spirit Empire, is the family of the Shrek Golden Crow spinster, Wu Ming. Since Xiao Xiao's great-grandmother, the Soul-Chasing Douluo, was an old friend of that family's ancestor, that shouldn't be a problem either.

Dragon Clan Essence—there are no five-clawed Azure Dragon bloodlines on this continent, only Western dragons. This must be an adjustment made by the Wordless Heavenly Book itself.

Aside from Dragon Valley, Xue Yuheng could only think of one place that might have Dragon Clan Essence: Dragon City, where the Heavenly Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate are located.

It seems I will have to make a personal trip to Dragon City and the Xuanming Sect, which possesses the Xuanwu bloodline.

Come to think of it, Xu Sanshi's mother is my aunt, which makes him my cousin.

The Xuanming Sect shouldn't be too much of a problem either.

The road to cultivating Xiao Xiao's God-Level Martial Soul is long and arduous.