Qiangu Juechen was left speechless by the retort. His face flushed red, then drained white, and in the end, he could only force down his anger and get straight to the point in a stiff voice. "Enough nonsense. You haven't forgotten the agreement between the Holy Spirit Cult and us, have you?"
Leng Yulai gave a mocking laugh, her gaze sweeping over the Evil Soul Masters' corpses on the ground. "Of course I haven't.
"They were all killed with a single strike to the throat. There aren't any other wounds. Just hit them once with your Coiling Dragon Staff later.
"After that, take photos, record videos, do whatever you like. All of it will count toward your achievements.
"As for the people..."
Leng Yulai pointed at Lin Tian, whom she had knocked unconscious, and said indifferently, "I'm handing him over to you. What happens next is your business.
"I'm out of here."
With that, Leng Yulai turned into a cloud of black mist and vanished in an instant.
Qiangu Juechen watched her leave, a dazed look on his face. But he soon came back to his senses and signaled with a gesture.
A Soul Douluo quickly walked up to Lin Tian and lifted him with one hand. After checking that he was unharmed, he gave Qiangu Juechen a signal.
Qiangu Juechen nodded, his gaze sweeping over the corpses covering the ground.
These were all genuine Evil Soul Masters, ranging from Soul Douluos to Soul Grandmasters. Each one would earn them a considerable amount of merit. Most importantly, they would boost the Spirit Pagoda's prestige. This deal really was worth it.
As he thought this, Soul Power surged around Qiangu Juechen, and his ancient Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul appeared out of thin air. Pale golden dragon patterns wound around the staff, and as he moved, it let out a deep dragon's rumble.
He strode toward the Evil Soul Masters, his gaze sharp as a blade.
He first targeted the corpse of a Soul Douluo, raised his Coiling Dragon Staff, and brought it down with precision on the wound.
He wondered whether Leng Yulai had some kind of compulsion, because every wound was on the throat—a single slash, sealing the throat.
With each strike, he had to smash the throat and add wounds elsewhere, or it would look too suspicious if all the injuries were on their throats. It would be as if these people had willingly stood there and waited to die.
Seeing their Super Douluo, Qiangu Juechen, take action, the others didn't hesitate either. They summoned their Coiling Dragon Staffs and got to work.
Everyone Qiangu Dongfeng had sent here to carry out this secret mission was a direct descendant of the Qiangu Lineage, and every one of them possessed the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul.
They controlled their Coiling Dragon Staffs, smashing the corpses' heads, hearts, limbs, and chests. The marks varied in depth, and before long, they had finished falsifying the evidence on all the hundreds of corpses.
Only after all this was done did Qiangu Juechen turn on the Soul Guidance Camera and record everything.
Once they had wrapped things up, he collected the Evil Soul Masters' corpses without checking whether anyone else on the island was still alive.
There was no need. Their targets were only the corpses and Lin Tian.
Just as the Qiangu Clan was clearing the battlefield and preparing to leave, Lin Tian suddenly woke up.
He slowly opened his eyes, a bewildered look in them. He wasn't pretending. Leng Yulai's attack had truly taken him by surprise, and he had been completely stunned.
Now he found himself among a crowd of people, every one of them a powerful Soul Master. Leng Yulai was nowhere to be seen.
After suddenly going from being surrounded by Evil Soul Masters to a group of ordinary people, Lin Tian couldn't help feeling moved.
His experiences lately had been far too bizarre. He had spent a year in the Blood Sea as a Soul Beast. Now that he had finally become human and met ordinary people again, he was so touched that he nearly teared up.
Qiangu Juechen saw the look on his face and was genuinely taken aback. This kid is so timid. He's about to cry over this?
The boy seemed utterly ordinary, yet the clan head had gone to such lengths to bring him back to the Spirit Pagoda, even making a deal with the Holy Spirit Cult.
Twin Martial Souls were certainly rare, but this kid's Soul Power was only at level five. Was his aptitude really worth so much attention?
Qiangu Juechen spoke indifferently, Soul Power surging around him as he exerted the pressure of someone in a position of authority.
"Good, you're awake.
"Kid, you're lucky. Blood Fiend brought you back because he wanted to turn you into an Evil Soul Master, not kill you.
"We happened to be tracking him. When the Pagoda Master learned what had happened, he took it very seriously and sent us to search the area thoroughly. We managed to rescue you from those Evil Soul Masters."
Lin Tian felt like laughing when he heard that. Is he just reading straight from a script?
So he immediately put on a grateful expression. "Thank you, Lords Soul Master, for saving my life!
"Once I join the Spirit Pagoda, I'll make sure to cultivate diligently and contribute to its glory one day."
"Heh."
Qiangu Juechen smiled. He didn't seem bothered by Lin Tian's flattery and immediately said, "Since you're awake, release your Martial Souls and Soul Power so I can have a look."
He wanted to personally verify what was so special about this kid.
Lin Tian had expected this, so he calmly released his Innate Soul Power.
The aura of level-ten Innate Soul Power appeared in an instant.
"Level ten?"
Qiangu Juechen and the other Soul Masters all cried out in surprise. His pupils contracted slightly. "The report said your Innate Soul Power was only level five.
"How did it become level ten?"
Lin Tian scratched his head. "I don't know either. When I awakened, I passed out halfway through the Soul Power test. By the time I woke up, a whole day had gone by."
"Is that so? Release it again for me."
Qiangu Juechen checked once more.
Lin Tian immediately released his Soul Power again. It was still level ten.
Qiangu Juechen thought for a moment, then quickly came to a conclusion. "You have Twin Martial Souls, so level-ten Innate Soul Power makes sense.
"You passed out halfway through the test, so it only showed level five. In reality, you have Innate Full Soul Power."
"Wow, Innate Full Soul Power! I guess that's because I'm a genius!"
Lin Tian exclaimed excitedly.
"Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. You really are a genius.
"Release your Martial Souls so I can take a look."
After Qiangu Juechen finished speaking, Lin Tian willed his two Martial Souls into being. One was a Blood Sea Martial Soul wreathed in faint wisps of blood-colored energy, while the other was a pale blue Starfish Martial Soul.
A faint light shimmered at the center of his Starfish Gem Martial Soul. Pure Mental Attribute Soul Power spread out, sweeping over everyone like a wave.
When Qiangu Juechen sensed this Mental Attribute Soul Power, his heart shook. "This is a Mental Attribute Starfish Martial Soul. Is your Martial Soul a Mutated Martial Soul?"
"Yes, sir. My Martial Soul is called the Blue-Veined Starfish. It's a Mental Attribute Starfish Martial Soul."
"No wonder."
At that moment, Qiangu Juechen immediately understood the clan head's intentions.
Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls, one a normal Martial Soul and the other a mutated one with a Mental Attribute. This was a genius in ten thousand, destined to achieve great things in time. He might even have a chance to challenge the rank of Limit Douluo.