Second Martial Soul!

The instant Jiang Li finished speaking, a flash of white light flickered in his hand.

The light was gentle as jade, not at all dazzling, yet both Er Ming and the Golden Light Eagle felt a shudder from the depths of their souls.

It was a power far beyond anything they could comprehend. It was as though, in that single moment, all the spiritual energy in heaven and earth throughout the Star Dou Forest had been drained away and gathered into Jiang Li's palm.

Jiang Li lowered his head and looked at the mass of white light in his palm. He immediately understood what it could do.

This power could directly plant the seed of a Second Martial Soul inside someone, letting it take root, sprout, and grow into an existence on par with their innate Martial Soul.

Throughout the history of the Douluo Continent, those with Twin Martial Souls had all been favored by their era—peerless geniuses, one in hundreds of millions.

And now, Jiang Li was about to force this heaven-defying opportunity into his daughter's body.

His palm slowly brushed over Xiao Wu's head.

Right after that, the Soul Power inside her began to surge wildly.

Level forty-two.

Level forty-three.

Level forty-four.

Level forty-five!

In just a few breaths, Xiao Wu's Soul Power Level leaped three levels, finally coming to a steady stop at the threshold of level forty-five.

Pale pink Soul Power spilled from her body, gathering in the air into the phantom of a Soft Bone Charm Rabbit. It was several times more solid than before, every strand of fur clearly visible. Even its lively eyes seemed to hold a hint of spirit.

Er Ming's eyes widened like copper bells, disbelief written all over his furry face.

He had lived for a hundred thousand years and witnessed countless Soul Beasts cultivate, take human form, and break through, but he had never seen such an unreasonable way of growing stronger.

Even when a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast took human form and cultivated anew, its Soul Power did indeed improve much faster than an ordinary Soul Master's. But it was still impossible to leap three levels in just a few breaths.

This couldn't be described as fast. It was downright heaven-defying!

The Golden Light Eagle yanked his head out from beneath his wing, his dark golden eyes wide as saucers and his beak hanging open enough to fit a whole fist.

Lord Eagle had lived for over ten thousand years and seen plenty.

He had never witnessed anything this outrageous!

Xiao Wu herself was so stunned by this sudden breakthrough that she couldn't speak.

She felt the Soul Power inside her, now several times stronger, and the unprecedented fullness throughout her entire body. She was left dazed.

It was true that after taking human form, her cultivation speed was much faster than when she had been a Soul Beast, but not this outrageous!

Since when had breaking through in Soul Power become as easy as drinking water?

She instinctively lifted her head to thank her father, but before she could speak, Jiang Li pressed down on her head.

"Don't move."

Jiang Li's voice was still gentle, but now there was a note of seriousness in it.

His palm rested firmly on Xiao Wu's head. The white light in his hand not only failed to fade, but grew ever more brilliant, enveloping Xiao Wu in a faint glow.

"I'm shaping a Second Martial Soul for you. We haven't reached the crucial moment yet."

As he said this, a hint of tenderness entered Jiang Li's voice.

Just moments ago, the system had restored a sliver of his humanity.

This seemingly simple change in a number meant a great deal to Jiang Li. For a hundred thousand years, he had guarded the Abyss, day after day fighting those scarlet monsters. Over the long years, his humanity had been worn away bit by bit.

Irritability, indifference, a near-heavenly lack of compassion—these were the price of losing his humanity.

But now, he had gotten some of it back.

He had regained a father's warmth.

A husband's devotion.

A person's capacity for thought and emotion.

He lowered his head and looked at Xiao Wu's face, identical to his deceased wife's, and felt a tenderness unlike anything he had ever known.

The Jiang Li he had once been would probably have rejected Xiao Wu's request and the system's mission outright, then sent a flying knife across ten thousand miles of empty sky to take Bibi Dong's life and be done with it.

But things were different now.

If his daughter wanted to take revenge with her own hands, then he would let her do it herself.

If his daughter wanted to grow stronger, then he would make her stronger.

He was her father. He had been absent from her life for a hundred thousand years, and now he would make it up to her—with interest.

Xiao Wu nodded, only half understanding, and obediently kept still.

Jiang Li closed his eyes. The white light in his palm grew brighter still.

The Second Martial Soul granted by the system was gradually taking shape inside Xiao Wu.

It was a power completely different from the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, carrying the aura of another attribute as it carved out a second Martial Soul space inside her.

Gradually, Xiao Wu began to change.

A strand of pure white light shone from within her. At first, it was only a faint layer, like moonlight falling upon the world through thin clouds.

But as time passed, the light grew brighter and purer, until at last it gathered behind her into a scene so magnificent it took the breath away.

A full moon slowly rose, its surface gleaming with the pure, silvery white unique to the moon in the night sky.

A faint halo flowed around its edge, spreading outward in circles. It made Xiao Wu's slender figure seem like a celestial maiden descended from the Moon Palace, sacred and untouchable.

Jiang Li opened his eyes and looked at the full moon. After a moment, he nodded with satisfaction.

He already understood the origins and power of this Martial Soul.

The Moon Martial Soul.

Among the Martial Souls recorded across the Douluo Continent, those connected to the Sun Moon and stars were all top-tier existences.

The Sun Martial Soul was overbearing and blazing, renowned for its devastating offensive power.

The Moon Martial Soul followed a different path: concealment, illusion, and bursts of power.

The Moon Martial Soul's first ability was called Moon Stealth.

At night, Xiao Wu could merge with the moonlight and become nearly perfectly invisible, blending into it so completely that even a Titled Douluo would struggle to sense her.

What was more frightening was that while using Moon Stealth, every aspect of her physical ability would be enhanced fivefold—speed, strength, reflexes, perception, and recovery.

What did fivefold mean?

Xiao Wu was already an agility-type Soul Master. The Soft Bone Charm Rabbit Martial Soul gave her speed and flexibility far beyond those of others at the same level.

With a fivefold enhancement on top of that, her speed would reach a terrifying level, one almost impossible to track.

During the day, Moon Stealth's effect would be greatly diminished, and she wouldn't be able to achieve perfect invisibility. But the boost to her physical abilities would remain, at around one and a half to two times.

That meant that even at high noon, beneath the blazing sun, Xiao Wu would still possess combat ability far beyond that of Soul Masters at her level.

With this Martial Soul, Xiao Wu, an agility-type Soul Master, would become the most formidable assassin on the entire Douluo Continent.

Under cover of night, she would be every enemy's nightmare.

Still, in Jiang Li's eyes, that wasn't enough.

A single full moon was powerful, but it was a little too plain.

Since it was a gift for his daughter, shouldn't he make it the best he could?

With just a little tinkering, the moon... could be tied to mythology!