Qian Renxue asked, "Mom, aren't you going in?"
Ah Yin gently shook her head. "Xue Er, Mom won't go in. I'll just wait for you outside."
After Qian Daoliu, the Six Great Elders, Qian Xunji, and Qian Renxue all entered Douluo Hall, its doors closed behind them.
Entering Douluo Hall felt like stepping into another space. The place was filled with a solemn, majestic atmosphere.
There were no lavish decorations within Douluo Hall. The entire structure was built from ancient, unadorned stone. Yet upon closer inspection, one could see a faint layer of golden light shimmering over those weathered rocks. Touching them revealed a strange energy flowing across one's palm.
Other than the entrance, the three tall walls of Douluo Hall were enshrined with square plaques of brilliant gold. Each plaque was roughly half a meter tall and a foot wide, bearing only three or four bold characters: Douluo.
At the center of Douluo Hall stood a statue identical to the one in the Hall of Elders: a ten-meter-tall sculpture entirely cast in brilliant gold. Three pairs of wings spread behind its back, while one hand raised a massive golden sword toward the heavens. Most peculiar of all, faint golden flames seemed to coil around the sword. The statue appeared to possess a consciousness of its own.
"Come, Xiaoxue. Let's test your Innate Soul Power." Qian Daoliu smiled at Qian Renxue and took out a crystal ball larger than the one in the Awakening Hall.
"Got it, Grandpa." Qian Renxue placed her hand on the crystal ball, and it immediately erupted with light, without the slightest bit of power left unrevealed.
"Level twenty—Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty!"
Qian Daoliu was utterly delighted, as were the Six Great Elders. Qian Xunji, on the other hand, had expected it. Aside