"Wait, Uncle Mu, I have another Martial Soul!"
Xu Yue's words made the three of them widen their eyes again.
"Twin Martial Souls?!" Mu Chen exclaimed.
Yet his face did not hold only delight; there was also a trace of worry.
After all, this era was no longer like it had been ten thousand years ago, or even twenty thousand years ago.
In those times, Twin Martial Souls represented absolute genius—the kind capable of leading an era's trends.
But in this age, where Soul Rings had to be bestowed by Soul Spirits, Twin Martial Souls were still considered a mark of genius, yet they were not entirely beneficial to the Soul Master themself.
Possessing a Second Martial Soul meant that a Soul Master had to bear more Soul Spirits than an ordinary Soul Master, placing immense pressure on their spiritual power.
However, Mu Chen recalled how powerful Xu Yue's first Martial Soul was. A Martial Soul that stood alongside it was clearly not something to be underestimated.
Under the expectant gazes of the three, a blue gemstone slowly rose above Xu Yue's left hand.
This blue was not the azure of Douluo Continent that symbolized the water element, but a deep blue that represented wisdom.
"My Second Martial Soul, the Gem of Truth!"
The three stared at the Gem of Truth for a long while but could not discern anything special about it.
"It does look somewhat similar to Xiao Yue's mother's Martial Soul," Yuan Bao'er commented.
Mu Chen nodded and asked Xu Yue, "Does it have a domain?"
"No," Xu Yue answered decisively. "But it can greatly increase my learning speed."
"Learning speed?" Mu Chen and the others looked at one another.
This abstract enhancement was somewhat similar to a spiritual-type Martial Soul, but it was still an excellent attribute, especially in this era when all Soul Masters needed to study a secondary profession.
"All right. It seems your Second Martial Soul will need to be explored gradually in the future. Once you obtain Soul Rings, perhaps we'll learn what abilities it possesses," Mu Chen said.
Immediately afterward, he took out a Soul Power Testing Device from his Soul Tool and handed it to Xu Yue.
The test result was unsurprising.
Innate Full Soul Power!
"Good, good, good! Our Xiao Yue has Limit Potential!"
Seeing the results, Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er's faces were filled with smiles, while Mu Xi was as proud as a little swan.
"Since Xiao Yue has Innate Full Soul Power, we'll head to the Spirit Pagoda shortly to purchase—" Before Mu Chen could finish, the communicator on him began to buzz.
Seeing this, Mu Chen gestured to the others, took out his communicator, and answered it. In an instant, his expression turned grave.
A moment later, he ended the call and looked at everyone. "It seems Xiao Yue's Soul Spirit will have to wait until tomorrow to be purchased."
The three of them looked at Mu Chen in surprise.
"Dad? Did something happen?" Mu Xi asked.
"Just now, not only did Eastsea City experience a minor earthquake, but the entire eastern coastal region did as well. At the same time, there was a Heavenly Change."
"All forces have begun mobilizing, and the Spirit Pagoda has suspended operations for a day."
"All right, let's leave it here for today. I still have some matters to deal with."
After saying that, Mu Chen greeted them and headed toward the elevator.
Clearly, he did not connect what had just happened with Xu Yue's Martial Soul awakening, merely considering it a coincidence.
However, Xu Yue on the sofa sank into thought.
As for Mu Xi beside him, she had no such complicated thoughts. Her mind was filled only with excitement over her Martial Soul Evolution.
"A-Yue! Come on, let's move your bed closer to this wall..."
Xu Yue and Mu Xi stood up and headed toward the bedroom. Yuan Bao'er sat on the sofa, watching their retreating backs as her smile grew ever brighter.
Because the abnormal changes had affected the entire East Sea coast, countless powerful figures came to investigate.
On a street in a small city.
A man and a woman suddenly appeared, yet it was as though they had been there all along.
The man wore a white robe, his black hair draped over his shoulders, and he carried an elegant air.
The woman was breathtakingly beautiful, with waist-length dark green hair, leaning against the man's side.
They were none other than the Sky-Lifting Douluo Yun Ming and the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li.
"Brother Ming! Can you still sense it?" Ya Li asked.
Yun Ming frowned slightly. After sensing for a moment, he shook his head. "That fluctuation has disappeared!"
"I wonder what kind of power could cause such enormous changes." Ya Li sighed softly before speculating, "Could it have been a natural celestial phenomenon?"
"But Solar Eclipses have occurred before, and they never had such terrifying effects."
Thinking of what had just happened, even these two figures standing at the pinnacle of Douluo Continent still felt lingering fear.
Along the East Sea coast's thousand-kilometer shoreline, more than ten cities had suffered minor earthquakes, and gravity readings in some areas had become abnormal.
Furthermore, communications with the two continents of Star Luo and Heaven Dou revealed that—
The range covered by this celestial phenomenon was...
Half of Douluo Planet!
"I don't know!" Yun Ming shook his head again. "But I can say for certain that this is absolutely not something any person could have caused."
As the person closest to the gods, he was qualified to say that.
As for gods?
Unfortunately, the God Realm had been gone for several thousand years.
"All right, then, if that's the case, we—"
Ya Li leaned against Yun Ming. Halfway through her words, her gaze was drawn to a silver-haired furball by the roadside.
Late at night, in the bedroom.
The room had already been completely transformed.
To allow Mu Xi's Martial Soul to evolve more effectively, the two of them were now separated by only a single wall.
Lying on his bed, Xu Yue looked at the two great Martial Souls in his hand.
Star of Eden and the Gem of Truth.
The two were nearly inseparable. Every Herrscher of Reason used Star of Eden as an offensive weapon.
Naturally, what these two Martial Souls granted him was not as simple as what he had told Mu Chen during the day.
That had merely been the surface. Their core was the Herrscher Authorities granted by the two Martial Souls.
The Authority of Rock and the Authority of Reason.
The Herrscher of Reason's Authority granted him the power to deconstruct, comprehend, record, and reproduce.
As long as he could fully understand something, he could reproduce it with the Authority of Reason.
If he could reach the level of truth, then even without understanding or having seen something before, he could still reproduce it out of thin air.
As for Star of Eden, its outward Key of God form was merely a reproduction from Xu Yue's memories.
Its core was the Authority of Rock within it.
Or rather, its other name: the Herrscher of Stars.
Controlling the earth, commanding the stars, manipulating gravity, and even reproducing Black Holes were all abilities of the Herrscher of Rock.
Such power meant that, once mastered, one could stand directly at the very pinnacle of the Universe.
Did not countless star fields, numerous God Realms, and more than a dozen God Kings all remain obediently within Black Holes?
But was it really that simple?
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