"In the Soul Master World, people call the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul a 'miracle among Martial Souls.' But to a Soul Master who possesses it, the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul is a cursed Martial Soul."
"Unlike other Martial Souls, the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul is passed down through a single line. Only one successor can exist in each generation, and at most two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters can be alive at the same time."
"In other words, another Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master can only appear among the next generation after the previous one dies. It is one of the rarest Martial Souls on the continent."
"And the price Lingling paid for awakening the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul was the death of her biological father, the Medical Saint Ye Tianxin, right before her eyes."
"Her father's death led Lingling to blame everything on her awakening the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. She believed that her father had died because she had awakened it."
"To that end, Lingling severed her emotions. She wore a black veil in her daily life, both to shut herself off and to keep others from paying her too much attention."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Dugu Yan stepped forward and patted Shen Feng on the shoulder. "Little brother, find someone else to pursue."
"Lingling may be beautiful, but she's an Ice Crystal Begonia—lovely to admire from afar, but not to be touched."
"She's never truly accepted her Martial Soul. To her, it's the very source of her suffering."
"Now, she only wants the cursed Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul to end with her."
Shen Feng chuckled softly. "So what?"
"How many flawed Martial Souls are there in the world? And who knows how many are passed down through a single