The System's Heaven-Defying Aspect

Inside the room, Xiao Chen said excitedly, "See, I told you, System, you're the best. Hurry up and give me the newbie reward now!"

System: "Ding. Newbie reward being distributed. Granting Host second Martial Soul..."

As the System's voice rang out, a dazzling divine light suddenly blazed around Xiao Chen, countless holy halos swirling around him, wrapping him in layer after layer.

Golden light flowed, auspicious energy surged. Every inch of Xiao Chen's skin seemed steeped in sacred power, his aura solemn as if a deity had descended to the mortal world.

Inside the room, seeing this scene, Xiao Chen's heart was bursting with excitement. But when the light gradually faded and he looked at the second Martial Soul in his left palm, he instantly froze in place.

Xiao Chen's second Martial Soul was no divine weapon or rare beast, nor a spirit plant—just a shabby, worn-out wooden arrow.

The shaft was cracked and dry, the fletching tattered, looking cheap and ordinary, utterly out of place with the sacred spectacle that had just unfolded.

Still, it matched his original Martial Soul, the "Shabby Wooden Bow," quite well.

Xiao Chen stood stunned for a good while before finally speaking slowly, "System, are you sure you didn't mess up the delivery?"

System: "Of course not!"

Xiao Chen: "..."

"You damn System, you're deliberately messing with me, aren't you? This is what you call a unique Martial Soul?" Xiao Chen said, utterly speechless.

System: "A wooden bow paired with a wooden arrow—how is that not unique?"

Xiao Chen: "I freaking... System, can you materialize? I want to have a drink and chat with you!"

System: "Host, please rein in your emotions. You need to understand, there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters!"

Xiao Chen: "Damn System, here you go again. Are you sure you're not Gangzi?"

Xiao Chen was completely out of ideas. He really couldn't figure out why he'd ended up with such a scam of a System.

"Host, Twin Martial Souls are extremely rare in this world. And your two Tool Martial Souls can be used simultaneously in battle—do you understand the value in that?" the System explained, seeing Xiao Chen's low spirits.

Xiao Chen's eyes flickered with a gleam of light at this, but his mood remained low. Using both Martial Souls at once was indeed special.

But the quality of his Martial Souls was too low, and with future Spirit Rings only absorbable at ten-year limits, he felt he'd be lucky to even break through Level 30, let alone complete the ultimate mission.

"Gangzi, stop pretending. Show yourself now!" Xiao Chen was increasingly convinced the System was Gangzi in disguise.

System: "..."

"Host, this System really isn't Gangzi."

The System emphasized this before continuing, "Host, do you realize how perfectly a bow and arrow, two Tool Martial Souls, complement each other? When you release both Martial Souls at the same time, it's essentially like executing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, understand?"

Xiao Chen finally perked up at this. "Go on."

Seeing Xiao Chen's reaction, the System pressed on while the iron was hot. "Besides Martial Soul Fusion Skills, you can also achieve Spirit Ring Sharing, Spirit Skill Sharing, and Spirit Skill Fusion. Isn't that way more impressive than a hundred-thousand-year or million-year Spirit Ring?"

"It can do that?" Xiao Chen said with some surprise. "Explain in detail!"

The System immediately elaborated, "For example, Host's current first Spirit Skill on the Wooden Bow is 'Brute Force.' After drawing the bow with the 'Brute Force' Spirit Skill, Host can share the 'Brute Force' Spirit Skill onto the arrow at the moment of release. That way, the arrow you shoot effectively has 'Brute Force' applied twice, doubling the attack power!"

"Not bad, not bad!" Xiao Chen said with a smile. This explanation matched what he'd imagined.

The System continued, "In the future, as Host gains more Spirit Skills, you can fuse various Spirit Skills into a single arrow, achieving an effect similar to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

"Moreover, although Host's two Martial Souls look shabby now, their inner essence has already undergone a qualitative change. As you attach Spirit Rings and develop Spirit Skills, the Martial Soul forms will also change, and their grade will upgrade too!"

The more Xiao Chen heard, the happier he grew. He thought to himself that this damn System had finally coughed up the "Burning Art."

The System went on, "Host, your ultimate mission is to help this world upgrade its plane, so you need to think bigger!"

"In this world, the higher the Spirit Ring limit, the stronger the Spirit Skill—that's the rule of this world!"

"But what you need to do is break through the limits of this world's rules, so naturally, you can't follow the beaten path!"

"You have to try to break the rules, master the rules, and set the rules—that's the path you need to walk!"

The System's eloquence was unmatched. This speech got Xiao Chen's blood boiling.

"So what do we do next?" Xiao Chen asked.

The System immediately replied, "Naturally, we attach a Spirit Ring to Host's second Martial Soul, and while we're at it, raise Host's Spirit Power to Level 20 and handle the second Spirit Rings for both Martial Souls!"

"This System will pick the most suitable Spirit Rings for Host, guaranteeing your satisfaction!"

Xiao Chen smiled knowingly at this, then asked, "First, tell me—what's the most suitable Spirit Ring for me right now?"

System: "Host's current first Spirit Ring on the Wooden Bow comes with a skill that increases strength, which is already a perfect fit."

"So for the first Spirit Ring on the second Martial Soul, it's best if it can increase the arrow's penetration and boost attack power; or enhance toughness to create a control effect!"

Xiao Chen nodded slightly in agreement.

The System continued, "As for the second Spirit Rings for both Martial Souls, one of the Spirit Skills must come with a 'Speed Boost' effect. Archers fear close combat the most, so speed must be high!"

Xiao Chen agreed with this too. Speed was definitely one of the best skills for a ranged Soul Master.

"For the other Spirit Ring, this System has two suggestions. First is 'Flight'—mastering flight at Level 20 could play a huge role at critical moments. The downside is it wastes Spirit Power and can't be maintained for long!" the System added.

"What's the second suggestion?" Xiao Chen asked. In his view, while flight was good, it would essentially waste a Spirit Skill slot later on.

Plus, low-level Soul Masters flying in the air easily became live targets.

"The second is 'Vision Perception.' Archers need good field of view, or a wide-range mental perception, to lock onto targets and hit accurately!" the System said.

Xiao Chen immediately asked, "Can a Ten-Year Spirit Beast actually drop a spirit ring like that?"

The system chuckled and said, "Please rest assured on this point, Host. The potential of any spirit beast is limitless, just as Blue Silver Grass can give birth to a Blue Silver Emperor!"

"Makes sense!" Xiao Chen nodded slightly. He was finding the system more and more agreeable by the moment.

System: "Host, your change of heart is a bit fast!"

Xiao Chen's face darkened. "Spare the nonsense. Let's go hunt spirit beasts now!"

System: "No problem. This system will train you along the way, striving to raise your Spirit Power to Level 20 before we reach the Star Dou Forest!"

"System, I'm starting to like you!" Xiao Chen said.

"Host, please restrain yourself. This system doesn't like men!" The system directly materialized into a cute little elf.

Xiao Chen: "..."

"System, I only need a Ten-Year Spirit Ring. There's no need to go to the Star Dou Forest, is there?" Xiao Chen was well aware that the Star Dou Forest was extremely dangerous, even just its outer edges.

The system smiled. "The Star Dou Forest has a greater variety of spirit beasts, making it easier to pick a suitable spirit ring. Besides, we won't go deep, so we won't run into danger."

"Fine, I'll listen to you." Xiao Chen nodded, thinking to himself, "I'll just treat it as clocking in at the Star Dou Forest ahead of time."