"Cough, cough."
Sensing the dangerous aura that Gui Mei had suddenly begun to exude, Ye Qifeng immediately coughed twice.
Hearing this, Gui Mei came back to his senses and hastily reined in his dangerous thoughts.
Having overseen Spirit Hall's punishments for many years and assisted the Pope in handling administrative affairs, Gui Mei had always been impartial, ruthless, and merciless.
For years, his way of dealing with geniuses from hostile forces had followed one principle: "Any genius who cannot be used by Spirit Hall yet poses a threat to Spirit Hall must be eliminated with thunderous force."
Upon hearing that another top-tier genius had appeared, he had instinctively wanted to use the same methods he employed against geniuses from hostile forces on this commoner girl before him.
That truly had been inappropriate.
Fortunately, His Highness the Holy Son had reminded him.
Still, it would be best to recruit this little girl into Spirit Hall.
Such an excellent seedling could not be wasted.
The little girl seemed quite close to and trusting of His Highness the Holy Son, so it likely would not be a problem.
There was no need for him to interfere. His Highness the Holy Son could make the decision himself.
Seeing Gui Mei restrain his dangerous aura, Ye Qifeng continued:
"Companion Martial Souls have their advantages, but naturally, they also have drawbacks."
"Normally, the two Martial Souls of Twin Martial Souls can be fitted with Spirit Rings separately, but Companion Martial Souls cannot."
"When Companion Martial Souls reach a cultivation bottleneck, their two Martial Souls can only be fitted with one Spirit Ring at the same time. The absorbed Spirit Ring will be split in two and attached to both Martial Souls."
"As a result, each individual Martial Soul of Companion Martial Souls is weaker than