Absolute Thorn Barrier

"A floating external soul bone? This design is a bit wild."

Qian Xunji felt the immense power emanating from the crown atop his head, a flash of amazement crossing his eyes.

The Original Sin Thorn Crown bestowed upon him a domineering and unbreakable passive skill: [Absolute Thorn Barrier].

As long as the crown hovered above his head, any energy, spiritual power, or even physical damage directed at Qian Xunji would be forcibly intercepted the moment it came within three feet of him. It would then be reflected back at the attacker in the form of "Original Sin Thorns," dealing two hundred percent true damage.

The only limitation was that it could only be used once per day.

Simply put, this was a crown with a built-in "Thornmail." Anyone who dared to strike him had to be prepared to have their own attack reflected back at them with double the critical damage.

However, the system's notifications were not over; the real highlight had only just begun.

[Detected that the host has exceeded the mission requirements. Now issuing mysterious bonus rewards—Martial Soul Second Form (Light Disguise)]

[Issuing Subversion Point rewards... Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 100,000 Subversion Points]

[System Mall module, officially activated]

The barrage of notifications left Qian Xunji stunned, but what he cared about most was that "Martial Soul Second Form."

"Light form?" Qian Xunji stroked his chin.

With a thought, he released his martial soul directly within his bedchamber.

"Hum—"

Twelve dark-gold, black wings that blotted out the sky erupted from his back, and an aura of extreme darkness and sin instantly filled the entire room.

"Switch to second form."

As Qian Xunji willed it, a miraculous scene unfolded.

On the twelve pitch-black wings behind him—which represented corruption and judgment—those dark-gold patterns suddenly burst forth with a holy radiance more dazzling than the sun.

The feathers, originally as dark as ink, shed all their darkness under the baptism of this light. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into twelve flawless, snow-white wings of light, radiating an aura of extreme holiness and pure brilliance.

Even Qian Xunji's long, pale hair was illuminated by this radiance, taking on a noble and brilliant golden hue.

His originally cold and wicked temperament vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of compassion, holiness, inviolability, and towering majesty that commanded awe.

Qian Xunji walked to the floor-length bronze mirror and looked at the "Twelve-Winged Holy Angel" reflected within—a being so radiant that even his very breath seemed to emanate the light of righteousness. He couldn't help but be delighted.

"Wonderful! Simply beyond words."

Qian Xunji couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

This wasn't some second martial soul; it was a perfect, impenetrable "love and justice" disguise skin for his heart, which was black to the core.

In essence, he remained the Twelve-Winged Original Sin Fallen Angel who controlled extreme darkness and devouring. This so-called "Light Form" was merely an absolute mimicry that utilized the laws of light and dark sharing the same origin to transform extreme darkness into extreme light.

But in the eyes of outsiders, in the eyes of Qian Daoliu, and even in the eyes of his future enemies, he was the most holy, great, and invincible Pope of Light in the history of Martial Soul Hall!

"With this skin, I don't have to worry about ruining my persona no matter what evil deeds I commit from now on."

"Starting today, the Pope of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty is officially online."

"Hehehe..."

Qian Xunji happily retracted his martial soul and shifted his attention to the final two rewards—100,000 Subversion Points and the newly opened System Mall.

"System, open the mall interface. Let me see how you've set these prices."

A translucent, pale blue light screen, visible only to Qian Xunji, unfolded before his eyes.

It was filled with a dazzling array of goods emitting precious light, thoughtfully categorized into several sections:

[God-Level Zone], [Soul Ring & Soul Bone Zone], [Heavenly Treasures Zone], [Other Zone].

Qian Xunji clicked directly into the top-tier [God-Level Zone]. The very first line of items made him gasp.

[Flawless-Grade Self-Created Godhead Prototype]: No need to inherit any god position; 100% chance to condense a godhead exclusive to one's own laws, leading directly to the God King realm. Price: 10,000,000 Subversion Points.

[Super-God-Grade Law Marrow Cleansing Liquid]: After use, it can forcibly elevate any non-god-level martial soul to the Super-God-Grade, ignoring plane rules. Price: 200,000 Subversion Points.

[Resurrection of the Dead: Soul Reshaping Talisman]: Can ignore time constraints to perfectly resurrect any deceased person and reshape a god-level physical body. Price: 80,000 Subversion Points.

Qian Xunji's mouth twitched violently.

Aren't there a few too many zeros here?

He had driven away a Bibi Dong who was a "max-level Rakshasa God reborn" and nearly triggered a chaotic battle among the Upper Three Sects, only to receive fifty thousand points.

This system wasn't just black-hearted; it was causing inflation.

He grumbled as he scrolled down and clicked on the [Soul Ring & Soul Bone Zone].

[Million-Year God-Bestowed Soul Ring]: Comes with three god-level soul skills. Price: 30,000 Subversion Points.

[Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone Selection Chest]: Can specify any body part and any attribute for a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Price: 10,000 Subversion Points.

[Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring Upgrade Voucher]: Can directly upgrade any soul ring below the hundred-thousand-year level to the hundred-thousand-year level (red). Price: 8,000 Subversion Points.

Seeing this, Qian Xunji's mood finally balanced out a little. Ten thousand points for a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, eight thousand points to create a hundred-thousand-year soul ring—these prices were, for him at the moment, barely enough to be considered "middle class."

He glanced casually at the [Heavenly Treasures Zone] and [Other Zone].

[Random Top-Grade Immortal Herb]: 5,000 Subversion Points per stalk.

[Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Core Blueprint]: 10,000 Subversion Points.

[Peerless Douluo Experience Card (Limited to 30 minutes)]: 3,000 Subversion Points.

"It seems these Subversion Points are the hard currency of the system. As long as I have enough points, I could even wholesale God Kings."

Qian Xunji's eyes turned incredibly fiery in an instant. One hundred thousand points looked like a lot, but if he wanted to buy the top-tier embryonic form of a godhead, he would have to go crazy causing trouble and subverting those original, melodramatic trajectories of fate.

"The landmine that was Bibi Dong has been cleared, and I even conveniently gifted her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to be raised as a nuclear bomb. So, what's next..."

Qian Xunji walked to the massive floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the tranquil Martial Soul City under the night sky. His deep gaze seemed to pierce through thousands of mountains and rivers.

Bibi Dong had already been taken care of, but there was another culprit from the original story who led to Qian Xunji's demise... Tang Hao!

According to the original plot, Qian Xunji would later covet Ah Yin's 100,000-year soul ring and lead men to surround and suppress her, only to be severely wounded by Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer.

In the end, he had to slink back to Martial Soul Hall in defeat, which was exactly what gave Bibi Dong the opportunity to strike from the shadows...