Qian Daoliu felt guilty about his grandson Qian Renyu's misfortune and loved him dearly. He also seemed to see a trace of Qian Xunji in him.
In short, he treated Qian Renyu exceptionally well.
Just how well? Even Guangling Douluo had fallen out of favor.
Guangling Douluo seemed to realize that he himself had brought the Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu's eldest grandson back.
He had originally planned to cast a brick to attract jade: the brick was Qian Renyu, Qian Daoliu's grandson, and the jade he hoped to draw out was permission for Guangling Douluo to go out and have some fun.
But whenever Guangling Douluo brought up wanting to go out, the other five enshrined elders would always say in unison, "You're the one who brought Yu'er back. How can you just abandon him? People who start something and then walk away aren't very nice." Ah, he'd picked up a rock only to drop it on his own foot.
Still, Guangling Douluo didn't regret it. The seven enshrined elders in the Worship Hall had cultivated and lived together for decades, and they shared a deep bond. He was genuinely happy for his big brother, Qian Daoliu. Of course, he'd be even happier if his big brother would let him go out and have fun.
And so, Qian Renyu spent two years surrounded by everyone's care. Now, he had turned six.
For the people of the Douluo Continent, six was a momentous age. It was when a child underwent Martial Soul Awakening.
As for his own Martial Soul, Qian Renyu wasn't worried. He knew that Guangling Douluo had brought him to Spirit Hall because of the Angel's aura, so his Martial Soul was almost certainly the Six-Winged Angel.
What worried him was his Innate Soul Power. His sister, Qian Renxue, had an Innate Soul Power of twenty levels. Tang San, the child of destiny, had Innate Full Soul Power, too (though he might have cultivated it with the Mysterious Heaven Skill before his Martial Soul Awakening). Oscar, a food-type Soul Master, also had Innate Full Soul Power, while Ning Rongrong, a support-type Soul Master, had Innate Soul Power at level nine.
As for the theoretically invincible Yu Xiaogang, Grandmaster Yu, there was no need to mention him.
Inside the Worship Hall
Golden Crocodile Douluo, one of the enshrined elders, personally performed Qian Renyu's Martial Soul Awakening.
Normally, the Worship Hall's descendants had designated people to handle their Martial Soul Awakenings. But today's child was no ordinary one. He was the grandson of Qian Daoliu—the former Pope of Spirit Hall, the adjudicating elder, the Great Enshrined of the Worship Hall, a level-ninety-nine Peerless Douluo hailed as invincible in the sky. Naturally, Golden Crocodile Douluo had to do it. Who else would get the chance?
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have received the rewards: Twin Martial Souls, the Qingshuang Sword and the Six-Winged Angel; Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty. You are also unaffected by the backlash of having Twin Martial Souls."
Now that was a useful system.
"The Six-Winged Angel! As expected, it's the Six-Winged Angel." As Golden Crocodile Douluo began the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, Angel Holy Light, as soothing as a spring breeze, enveloped the Worship Hall.
"Excellent! The Six-Winged Angel is the inherited Martial Soul of the Qian Family. Yu'er, let's test your Innate Soul Power."
"Grandpa, I have another Martial Soul."
What? Qian Daoliu was truly taken aback. The Six-Winged Angel was a divine-level Martial Soul. What kind of Martial Soul could stand alongside it?
Suddenly, auspicious clouds stretched across the sky for thousands of miles. Celestial music rang out, fragrant mist billowed, and ethereal haze spread everywhere.
Afterward, a scholar wrote a poem about the spectacle:
Three thousand feet of auspicious clouds crown the sky, And rainbow clouds swirl around the body as they fly. White cranes and Azure Luan lead the way ahead, While crimson phoenixes dance in immortal robes behind. Feathered fans part the clouds and mist, As immortal youths play jade flutes on either side. Yellow-turbaned warriors heed the summons, And immortals follow in billowing clouds of incense.
Three thousand feet of auspicious clouds crown the sky, And rainbow clouds swirl around the body as they fly.
----(Excerpted from Investiture of the Gods)
Clouds appeared all around Qian Renyu, and a long sword sprang from them. It was his other Martial Soul: the Qingshuang Sword.
As the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng said, "Purple Lightning and Green Frost, the weapons in General Wang's arsenal."
Purple Lightning was the sword worn by Sun Quan, Emperor of Eastern Wu, while Green Frost was the sword of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty.
The Qingshuang Sword was a little unfortunate, having to share the title of Twin Martial Soul with the Six-Winged Angel.
Seven Treasure City, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's guardian, a level-ninety-six Titled Douluo, suddenly felt his Seven Kill Sword submit in fear. It was like the light of a firefly daring to compete with the sun and moon. He himself could hardly resist the urge to kneel.
"Uncle Jian, what's wrong?" Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, asked when he noticed Sword Douluo's strange behavior.
"I don't know what's happening. My Martial Soul is trembling and submitting."
"Could it be related to the phenomenon over Spirit City just now?"
"Let's hope not," Bone Douluo Gu Rong said slowly from nearby.
Holy Soul Village
A disheveled, bearded middle-aged man was hammering iron. When he saw the phenomenon over Spirit City, he clenched both fists and ground out through gritted teeth, "Spirit Hall. What a Spirit Hall."
Wind Sword Sect, Star Luo City, Star Luo Empire
At that moment, all the Wind Sword Sect disciples were kneeling on the ground. The sect master, Feng Bailong, was barely managing to kneel on one knee. Once he had recovered, he immediately said, "Someone, prepare a generous gift. I'm going to Spirit City."
Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Empire
When Emperor Xue Ye saw the phenomenon over Spirit City, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Then he ordered, "Someone, quickly summon all the ministers to the court for a meeting."
Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, was delighted when she saw the phenomenon over Spirit City. Qian Daoliu had naturally sent her word about Qian Renyu. She had lost her father as a child, and her mother despised her, so she was happy at the thought of having a younger brother. She thought, My little brother should be six this year. It must be him awakening his Martial Soul.
Seeing Qian Renxue's happy expression, the Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo beside her were happy, too.
Sea God Island
When she saw the phenomenon over Spirit City, a stunning woman furrowed her brow. The five men and one woman behind her wore grave expressions as well. The beautiful woman slowly walked toward the shore, glanced back at the Sea God Hall, then toward the Clear Sky Sect. Finally, she looked toward Spirit City and murmured, "Qian Daoliu, I hope you don't bring this upon yourself."
Spirit City, Worship Hall
Qian Daoliu couldn't help asking, "Yu'er, what's the name of your Martial Soul?"
"The Qingshuang Sword."
"The Qingshuang Sword. Excellent. This Martial Soul is in no way inferior to the Six-Winged Angel."
In truth, Qian Daoliu was trying to salvage the Six-Winged Angel's dignity. After all, even his own Martial Soul had just submitted wholeheartedly.
"Yu'er, let's test your Soul Power."
"Innate Full Soul Power, level twenty."
As for why the Soul Power testing crystal ball hadn't shattered, it was because Qian Renxue's experience had taught them what to expect, and the extraordinary phenomenon had confirmed it. Golden Crocodile Douluo had set aside the crystal ball with a limit of ten levels and used one with a limit of twenty instead.
At that moment, everyone in the Worship Hall was smiling. Twin divine-level Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty—the rise of Spirit Hall was assured.
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