Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong sat on the Pope Throne.
She was reviewing documents.
A powerful wave of energy swept through Pope Palace in an instant.
Bibi Dong put down her pen.
She walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling window.
Half the sky blazed with golden light.
Thunder rolled.
Thunder rolled across the other half.
Bibi Dong furrowed her brow.
She sensed two utterly different Ultimate Attributes.
One was Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire.
The other was Ultimate Darkness and Ultimate Destruction.
This was definitely no ordinary Soul Beast emerging.
The doors to the main hall swung open.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei hurried inside.
Both men dropped to one knee.
Yue Guan bowed his head and reported:
"Your Holiness. The source of the omen is Awakening Plaza. Today is the day the Orphanage children awaken their Martial Souls."
Bibi Dong turned and headed for the hall entrance:
"Come with me."
Elder Hall.
Several Titled Douluo elders were discussing matters in the hall.
The light from the sky illuminated the ceiling.
Demon Bear Douluo rose and walked outside.
He looked up at the sky.
Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo followed close behind.
"What level of Martial Soul Awakening is this?"
Snake Lance Douluo said.
Ghost Leopard Douluo flashed into view at the edge of the hall.
"This pressure surpasses that of a top-tier Martial Soul. I fear only the one in Worship Hall could cause such a commotion."
"Let's go take a look."
Demon Bear Douluo shouted.
He urged his Soul Power.
His body rose into the air and shot toward Awakening Plaza.
The other elders released their Soul Power and followed close behind.
Deep inside Worship Hall.
A massive Angel Statue was enshrined here.
Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo opened his eyes.
He sensed a pure, sacred aura.
But a power of destruction was mixed into it.
He was deeply puzzled.
Golden Crocodile Douluo rose to his feet.
He walked to a heavy stone door deep within the hall.
He was just about to speak.
An aged voice came from behind the stone door.
"I felt it. Go to Awakening Plaza."
Golden Crocodile Douluo bowed slightly.
He turned and flew out of Worship Hall in a streak of golden light.
Awakening Plaza.
The celestial omen continued overhead.
Bishop Sino stood at the edge of the raised platform.
He directed the Temple Knights to disperse the surrounding civilians.
He had to protect Su Chen.
Su Chen stood at the center of the platform.
After withdrawing his Martial Souls, he closed his eyes.
He was adapting to the sudden surge of Soul Power within him.
Several sharp whistles suddenly tore through the sky.
Sino looked up.
Several powerful streaks of light flew in from different directions.
They paused above the plaza, then plunged down at once.
A succession of thunderous crashes rang out.
Several old men in Spirit Hall elders' robes landed on the platform.
Demon Bear Douluo was the first to touch down.
The nine Soul Rings around him flickered in and out of sight.
The pressure of a Titled Douluo sent the surrounding knights stumbling backward.
Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo landed close behind.
Ghost Leopard Douluo emerged from a patch of shadow.
All four elders looked toward Su Chen at the center of the formation.
Sino hurried forward and saluted.
"Your subordinate, Sino, pays his respects to the elders."
Demon Bear Douluo grabbed Sino by the shoulder.
"What was that omen just now? Did this kid cause it?"
Sino endured the pain in his shoulder as he answered.
"Reporting to the elder, it was indeed this orphan. He awakened Twin Martial Souls."
"Twin Martial Souls."
Snake Lance Douluo immediately stepped forward.
"What are his Martial Souls? What level is his Innate Soul Power?"
Sino took a deep breath.
"Your subordinate saw two weapon-type Martial Souls, one light and one dark. Their pressure was immense. The high-grade crystal ball exploded on the spot while testing his Soul Power. Our preliminary estimate is that his Innate Full Soul Power is level twenty."
All four elders froze.
Demon Bear Douluo released Sino.
He looked Su Chen up and down.
"Well done, lad. The heavens favor Spirit Hall."
Porcupinefish Douluo stepped forward.
"This kid is a genius. As it happens, this old man needs an heir to carry on his teachings. He's mine."
"Bullshit."
Demon Bear Douluo shouted in protest.
"You're a poison user, and he awakened weapon-type Martial Souls. What does he have to do with you? This old man has boundless strength and is best suited to teach him."
Ghost Leopard Douluo gave a cold snort.
"You're fighting over him before you've even figured out his Martial Souls. With talent like his, he should naturally be trained by the Elder Hall as a whole."
The Titled Douluo began arguing on the platform.
Every one of them wanted to bring this peerless genius under their wing.
Su Chen opened his eyes and looked at the four elders before him.
He said nothing.
This wasn't enough.
Ordinary elders of the Elder Hall weren't qualified to be his teacher.
As the four elders argued, two chilling, piercing auras descended.
A huge golden chrysanthemum bloomed in the air.
Countless petals drifted down.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan descended from the sky, stepping on the petals.
A mass of black mist gathered beside Yue Guan.
Ghost Douluo Gui Mei appeared in the flesh.
The four elders stopped arguing at their arrival.
Yue Guan raised a hand.
"Quite a temper, everyone. His Holiness hasn't even spoken yet, and you're already rushing to claim him?"
Demon Bear Douluo snorted.
"Yue Guan, the boy is exceptionally gifted. He should rightfully be trained by the Elder Hall. Does the Pope Palace want to interfere too?"
Gui Mei's voice was hoarse.
"The Orphanage is under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope Palace. He naturally belongs to the Pope Palace."
The Elder Hall and Pope Palace were locked in a factional struggle.
Faced with a genius like this.
Neither side was willing to give ground.
Su Chen remained silent.
He stood where he was, watching the two sides face off.
He knew the real decision-maker had yet to appear.
The temperature in the air plummeted.
A vast pressure spread from the direction of Pope Palace.
Every Titled Douluo present changed expression at once.
They immediately withdrew their Soul Power.
Turning toward Pope Palace, they bowed slightly.
Sino and the surrounding knights dropped to one knee.
A tall figure slowly approached through the air.
She held a scepter set with a massive gemstone.
A purple-gold crown rested on her head.
Her face was utterly expressionless.
Pope Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong landed on the platform.
Her gaze passed over everyone.
At last, it settled on Su Chen.
Su Chen looked up and met Bibi Dong's gaze.
He did not kneel.
He calmly looked at the highest ruler of Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong looked at Su Chen.
Even under the pressure of Titled Douluo, he remained composed.
"What is your name?"
Bibi Dong asked.
"Su Chen."
Su Chen replied.
Bibi Dong nodded slightly.
"What are your Martial Souls?"
Su Chen said nothing.
He simply raised both hands.
Golden light surged in his right hand.
The Judgment Holy Sword took shape in an instant.
Darkness roiled in his left hand.
The God-Slaying Magic Spear appeared alongside it.
The two supreme god-level weapon-type Martial Souls appeared before everyone at once.
Terrifying pressure swept across the plaza once more.
The elders standing closest to him circulated their Soul Power to resist.
They discovered that their own Martial Souls were trembling.
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted slightly.
She herself possessed Twin Martial Souls.
She could feel that Su Chen's two Martial Souls far surpassed her Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Eater Spider Emperor.
"Very good."
Bibi Dong's staff struck the ground with a heavy thud.
"From this day onward, you are my personal disciple."
At these words,
the elders' expressions changed dramatically.
Demon Bear Douluo hurriedly spoke up.
"Your Holiness the Pope, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power is a matter of great importance. It must be decided at a meeting of the Elder Hall."
Bibi Dong looked at Demon Bear Douluo.
"Since when has the Elder Hall needed to approve whom I take as a disciple?"
A fierce killing intent erupted from Bibi Dong.
It bore down on Demon Bear Douluo.
Cold sweat beaded on Demon Bear Douluo's forehead.
He took two steps back and dared not speak again.
Bibi Dong looked at Su Chen once more.
"Are you willing?"
Su Chen was just about to agree
when a streak of golden light suddenly flashed across the sky.
The golden light tore through the pressure surrounding them.
A sacred aura, purer than Bibi Dong's, enveloped the entire Awakening Plaza.
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