Doulou: The Return of the Killing Star, Settling Accounts with Bibi Dong from the Start-Section 10

She couldn't swallow her humiliation, no matter what.

Watching Qian Xun'an walk away, she secretly swore, "Qian Xun'an, one day, I'll make you suffer just like your big brother. I'll repay you a hundredfold, a thousandfold, ten thousandfold for the humiliation I've endured!"

Back at Pope Hall, the wounds on Bibi Dong's face healed quickly.

"Find out everything about Qian Xun'an's childhood! I want to know all of his abilities!" Bibi Dong snapped furiously.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immediately accepted the order.

Spirit Hall still had records of Qian Xun'an's childhood. Soon, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo brought the records from before Qian Xun'an's tenth birthday to Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong opened the file. The moment she saw the records, her eyes filled with utter shock.

Qian Xun'an: Son of Qian Daoliu, the 132nd generation Pope of Spirit Hall.

Born amid celestial phenomena, he was extraordinary from a young age and possessed immense strength.

At six, he awakened the Angel Martial Soul and had Innate Soul Power of Level 30—a peerless genius in the history of Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong couldn't help but wonder, "The Angel Martial Soul is a god-tier Martial Soul. It can only grant Innate Level 20 Soul Power, so how could his be Level 30?"

She continued reading.

The record stated:

His Innate Soul Power was Level 30, which puzzled everyone. Later, Qian Xun'an awakened another Martial Soul—the Dark Angel!

At this, Bibi Dong's eyes widened in shock. She murmured, "So Qian Xun'an is... a Twin Martial Soul wielder!"

Bibi Dong was utterly stunned. She could hardly believe that Qian Xun'an had a Dark Angel Martial Soul in addition to his Angel Martial Soul. In other words, he possessed Twin Martial Souls!

She hadn't expected Qian Xun'an to have hidden his strength so well. He actually possessed two Martial Souls.

Bibi Dong continued reading.

The record went on:

That same year, Qian Xun'an obtained three Soul Rings in succession and became a Soul Elder.

At seven, he became a Soul Ancestor.

At eight, he became a Soul King.

At nine, he became a Soul Emperor.

At ten, he reached the peak of the Soul Emperor rank, surpassing his elder brother, Qian Xunji.

Bibi Dong was deeply shaken as she stared at the record.

"He reached the peak of the Soul Emperor rank at just ten?"

"No wonder he's so terrifyingly powerful now."

Bibi Dong was stunned. She thought to herself, It seems the only way to defeat Qian Xun'an is to inherit the Rakshasa Godhood as soon as possible.

Though Bibi Dong hated Qian Xun'an with all her heart, she could do nothing to him at present. For now, she had no choice but to endure it. Once she became a god, she would make sure Qian Xun'an went to hell!

Within Spirit Hall.

In a building in the southwest.

The building was magnificent, its golden walls gleaming in every direction.

A plaque hung above the entrance, bearing three large characters:

Judgment Hall!

Qian Xun'an sat in the seat of honor inside Judgment Hall.

A Soul Douluo entered and immediately greeted him. "Greetings, Hall Master."

Qian Xun'an raised a hand calmly. "Did you find the information I asked you to look into?"

The Soul Douluo shook his head. "Hall Master, we searched the Spirit Hall Library. All records related to the Pope's injury back then have disappeared."

Surprise appeared on Qian Xun'an's face.

"They've all disappeared?"

The Soul Douluo hurriedly replied, "That's right. When we went to retrieve them, we found that the records had vanished without a trace. We don't know where they went."

Qian Xun'an thought it over, then murmured, "Not many people in Spirit Hall can tamper with the records in the Library. Apart from the seven High Priests, I'm afraid only Pope Bibi Dong could have done it."

Qian Xun'an knew that even Spirit Hall's elders had no authority to take records away at will.

They had to submit a request before they could remove anything.

Only someone with overwhelming authority could do so—someone like Bibi Dong or his father, Qian Daoliu.

"Do you think taking the records away will stop me from finding out?"

"The more they try to hide them, the clearer it becomes that my big brother's death wasn't so simple. It seems Bibi Dong... is hiding something."

Qian Xun'an continued speaking.

The Soul Douluo said, "Hall Master, these are the only records we were able to find. You can look them over."

Qian Xun'an nodded slightly and began examining the materials.

They were all trivial records. Nothing in them seemed useful.

Just as Qian Xun'an was about to give up, he spotted an unusual book.

Its title was Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

Qian Xun'an began reading it.

Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, by Yu Xiaogang.

I, Yu Xiaogang, an elder of Spirit Hall, have spent thirty years studying Martial Souls and have finally identified the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

I developed all Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul through my own original experiments.

The cultivation of every Martial Soul on Douluo Continent is inseparable from these Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

It can be said that anyone who understands my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul will gain an advantage over others in their cultivation as a Soul Master.

Here are my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

One: Innate Soul Power is directly proportional to the strength of a Martial Soul.

On Douluo Continent, anyone born might have the potential to become a Soul Master. To become one, Soul Power is essential. Without it, a person will never be able to become a Soul Master.

Besides the potential to become a Soul Master, everyone also possesses a Martial Soul. This so-called Martial Soul is connected to Soul Power: the higher your Innate Soul Power, the stronger your Martial Soul. The lower your Innate Soul Power, the weaker your Martial Soul.

Two: There are no Trash Martial Souls, only Soul Masters who don't know how to cultivate.

Three: There are only Artifact Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls. No others exist.

On Douluo Continent, every Soul Master has a Martial Soul, and Martial Souls fall into two types: Artifact Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls. There is no third type.

Four: Artifact Martial Souls are mostly suited to support, while Beast Martial Souls are mostly suited to attack.

Five: Soul Masters each have their own path of development.

Once a Soul Master has a Martial Soul, they each have their own path of development, such as the Power Attack System, Agility Attack System, Support System, Food System, and Control System.

Six...

Seven...

Ten...

As Qian Xun'an read the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, he realized that he'd learned most of them from the books in Spirit Hall as a child.

Some of the claims were plainly wrong. Take the second one, for example: "There are no Trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters."

Everyone on Douluo Continent could awaken Soul Power, but many people couldn't cultivate it and were unable to become Soul Masters.

If that claim were true, would there still be commoners on Douluo Continent?

And there were only Beast Martial Souls and Artifact Martial Souls? Qian Xun'an had once read in Spirit Hall's books that, apart from those two types, Body Martial Souls also existed.

A Body Martial Soul used one of the body's own organs as its Martial Soul, and such Martial Souls had existed since ancient times.

It seemed this fellow named Yu Xiaogang hadn't read his books thoroughly.

The fourth claim was wrong, too. A Martial Soul's offense and defense depended on its characteristics; Artifact Martial Souls weren't inherently defensive, nor were Beast Martial Souls inherently offensive.

"This Yu Xiaogang must be a fraud," Qian Xun'an murmured.

Then he looked at the Soul Douluo under his command and asked, "Who is this Yu Xiaogang?"

The Soul Douluo looked at Qian Xun'an. "Reporting to you, Hall Master, Yu Xiaogang used to be an elder of Spirit Hall."

"He used to be... What about now?" Qian Xun'an asked.

The Soul Douluo replied, "He has left Spirit Hall. We don't know where he is now."