"This... is this for real? He killed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with one move?!" At the entrance to the Shrek Academy cafeteria, Ma Hongjun clutched the chicken leg in his hand and stared in terror at the scene in the sky.
"Even a Titled Douluo, even one with two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, shouldn't be this powerful. And what's more..." Dai Mubai's face had gone pale, too. This level of battle, and the result—a victory in an instant—had completely upended his understanding of the Soul Master World. His voice even trembled.
"What's more, he only used his sixth Soul Skill, not a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill." Zhu Zhuqing, standing beside him, finished the thought Dai Mubai had left unsaid.
A look of shock and disbelief appeared on her cool, composed face, along with a trace of longing.
Power.
If she could wield power like that, would she still have to worry about her family's fate? Would she still have to fear the so-called sibling slaughter that awaited her in the future?
No!
But...
Zhu Zhuqing bit her red lip, a flash of unwillingness and pain crossing her eyes.
She knew her own circumstances best. Her Hell Spirit Cat wasn't a top-tier Martial Soul, and her talent was nothing special. Her Innate Soul Power was only level seven. No matter how hard she tried, she could never reach the heights of that Xue Hen in the scenes above.
Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
"Good heavens! A Titled Douluo who can kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with one move! Hahahaha, Heaven truly favors my Xue Family—Heaven truly favors me!" Seeing Xue Hen's combat power on the Sky Screen, Emperor Xue Ye stood stunned for a long while before finally coming to his senses. He dropped the scepter in his hand, raised both arms high, and laughed toward the heavens until tears streamed down his face.
Heaven have mercy, our Heaven Dou Imperial Family had suffered so much these past years...
Although we seemed to have deep foundations on the surface and commanded a million troops, those troops were scattered across countless places. Unless we were fighting a national war, it was difficult to gather them all. And as for Titled Douluo, the pinnacle of combat power, our imperial family didn't have a single one. It was only thanks to a life-saving favor that Xue Xing had recruited Dugu Bo, the weakest Titled Douluo, to serve as a guest elder.
But how could a guest elder compare to one of their own?
He wanted someone from the imperial family itself to become a Titled Douluo. Now, his wish had finally come true.
Their imperial family didn't just have a Titled Douluo. They had an exceptionally powerful one, with Twin Martial Souls and incredible talent, who at only twenty years old could kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with one move!
With him, the imperial family's standing on the continent would rise, and its rule over the empire would become even more secure.
Hearing Emperor Xue Ye's wild laughter, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe behind him, put on an equally excited expression, as if she too were happy for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. But she was secretly sneering inside.
The Xue Hen in those miraculous scenes in the sky had indeed exceeded her expectations.
Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, a Titled Douluo at just twenty, with two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, able to kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with one move.
She had to admit, he... was more outstanding than she was!
But.
What did someone that outstanding have to do with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?
One had to remember, he had been expelled from the royal family fifteen years ago by his father—your dear cousin, Kundera. He wasn't even a member of the Balaque Royal Family anymore, so how could he possibly be a member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?
"Hmph!" Thinking this, Qian Renxue gave a soft snort in her heart. She was glad the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had lost such a powerful fighter, while also wondering: judging by the timeline, Xue Hen should still be a little short of his twenty-first birthday now, but he had been several months older when he cut down the Life Giant Whale in the scene.
Where was he now, and how high was his Soul Power?
Just as Qian Renxue was thinking this, the scene on the Sky Screen began moving again.
["Bzz~" A blood-red Soul Ring floated out of the Life Giant Whale's corpse, which was suspended on the surface of the sea.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!]
In the real world, countless Soul Masters gazed up at the sky, unconsciously clenching their hands as intense desire showed in their eyes.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was the treasure most coveted by the Soul Master World.
With one, you could gain an immensely powerful Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, as well as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone. After all, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast always produced a Soul Bone!
"What a pity. Xue Hen is already a Titled Douluo, so he can't absorb any more Soul Rings. That Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring is going to waste. At least he can still absorb the Soul Bone," a disciple from a small sect sighed.
The senior disciple beside him, who had joined the sect earlier, first nodded at his words, then suddenly realized something. He turned and shouted at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Have you forgotten? This young... this lord is a Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls. His First Martial Soul may have all nine Soul Rings, but his Second Martial Soul might not have a single Soul Ring yet."
The disciple froze at that, his face taking on the look of someone whose world had gone mad. "You mean, he..."
[As if to confirm what the senior disciple from the small sect had said, Xue Hen caught the Imperial Power Sword as it flew back to him, then turned his gaze toward the blood-red Soul Ring. He stepped onto the surface of the sea and walked toward it, one step at a time.
Then he rose into the air.
"Bzz~" The Imperial Power Sword Martial Soul in his hand transformed into a streak of golden light and disappeared. In its place, an arrogant Emerald Swan Martial Soul appeared behind him.
Emerald-green light brimming with life shone brightly. The Emerald Swan spread its wings and merged with its Soul Master. The next moment, an invisible domain spread across the area. The blood from the Life Giant Whale scattered across the sea seemed to have found a funnel through which to pour, surging madly toward Xue Hen and flowing into his body—or rather, into his Martial Soul.
The Life Domain!
A natural domain that Xue Hen had possessed ever since awakening his Emerald Swan Martial Soul. By devouring the blood essence of living beings, it could strengthen his Martial Soul, enhance the life force within it, and increase the powerful healing ability it could grant to others.]
In the real world, countless Soul Masters were so astonished by this scene that they couldn't speak.
A domain that came naturally with the Martial Soul?
Amazing! Absolutely amazing!
[After a dozen or so breaths, all the blood on the sea had vanished. The Emerald Swan Martial Soul that had merged with Xue Hen had grown a few shades greener, and seemed to have grown larger as well.
Afterward, he landed on the Life Giant Whale's corpse, sat cross-legged, released his Soul Power to envelop the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, then closed his eyes and began absorbing it.]
That settled it. He really was going to give the Emerald Swan Martial Soul a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as its First Soul Ring!
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