Suotuo City, inside an inn.
At some point, Xue Hen had left the window and sat cross-legged on the bed.
His eyes were closed as he familiarized himself with the Soul Power surging through his body.
Level 93.
His Soul Power had now risen to the ninety-third level. The Storage Soul Tool necklace that had appeared on the Sky Screen earlier now hung around his neck, and inside it was the corpse of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Life Giant Whale. Its Soul Bone was quietly stored inside as well.
Although it had never been shown on the Sky Screen, according to his setting, the Life Giant Whale would produce a 'Life Purification Skull Bone.'
This skull bone could grant a Soul Master two Soul Skills: [Cleansing of All Things] and [Return of All Things to the Whale].
Cleansing of All Things was a hundred-thousand-year purification skill. Its effect was to unleash an "Emerald Purification Wave" centered on the user, covering a radius of one thousand meters. All allies in the area would have every negative status effect removed and gain the "Absolute Purification" status for 30 seconds (immune to all negative effects).
At the same time, 50% of all buffs on enemies would be "filtered out" (defensive and revival effects would be prioritized).
In addition, all undead, evil spirits, and curse-type Soul Masters would suffer true damage equal to 50% of their maximum health.
As for Return of All Things to the Whale, it was a hundred-thousand-year ultimate skill. It conjured the phantom of the Life Giant Whale, which opened its enormous jaws and sucked all living beings within a three-hundred-meter radius—including allies and enemies—into its belly.
Inside the whale's belly, enemies suffered "digestive damage" equal to 20% of their maximum health every second, ignoring defense. Allies recovered 20% of their maximum health every second. After 10 seconds, the giant whale vanished, spitting out all survivors and the corpses of the dead.
Any living being that died inside the whale's belly would leave behind a 'Life Essence' that could be absorbed directly.
Time trickled by.
Xue Hen gradually grew accustomed to and mastered the surging Soul Power in his body. The force felt as though he had cultivated it himself, only he hadn't used it in a long time.
Meanwhile, in the woods at Shrek Academy,
Tang San's expression grew increasingly grim.
He had been exposed.
Nearly all his secrets had been laid bare.
Twin Martial Souls.
He knew the Tang Sect's secret techniques, could make Hidden Weapons, and knew how to use poison.
Except for the fact that he had crossed over from another world to this continent, all his other secrets had been exposed by those damned images.
Now, countless people would probably set their sights on him. It would be hard for him to live peacefully on the continent from now on.
"Damn it!" Tang San clenched his fists and ground his teeth.
If only he knew who had created those images. That person would have earned a death sentence!
After quite a while, the images on the Sky Screen finally stopped.
The scenes skipped ahead to Tang San's graduation from Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy. They didn't reveal that he and Xiao Wu had decided to head to Shrek Academy, which let Tang San breathe a slight sigh of relief amid his anger.
Before Pope's Palace.
"Blue Silver Grass, Clear Sky Hammer. There's no mistake. This Tang San is the bastard born to Tang Hao and that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. I never expected he would become Xiao Gang's..." Bibi Dong left the rest unsaid.
She truly hadn't expected that bastard to become Xiao Gang's disciple, or that Xiao Gang would regard him as a prized pupil who could prove his theories.
"Look into it. Find out whether Nuoding City ever reported a child named Tang San who awakened the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and possessed Innate Full Soul Power," Bibi Dong ordered the attendant who had followed her out of the hall.
"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope."
Soon, the attendant returned.
He reported to Bibi Dong, "Your Holiness, over six years ago, Su Yuntao of Nuoding City did indeed report a child who had awakened the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and possessed Innate Full Soul Power. The child also obtained his First Soul Ring six years ago, became a Soul Master, and registered as one in Nuoding City."
"Mm." Bibi Dong nodded. "It seems the scenes shown are all real. In that case, what they showed about Xue Hen is real, too."
The terrifying power of the fictional Sky Screen and the Make-Believe-to-Reality System lay not only in its ability to turn fictional information into reality, but also in its ability to distort things in the real world—including... memories.
As the identity of 'Super Douluo—Xue Hen' became increasingly real, the memories of many people in the real world were quietly altered. Many began to 'remember' Xue Hen, startled to realize they had seen him before. This was especially true of those who liked participating in Soul Fighting or watching Soul Fighting matches.
They had seen Xue Hen activate his Imperial Sword Martial Soul in the Soul Fighting Arena and watched him effortlessly defeat his opponents.
Some had even seen Xue Hen sail out to sea in a small boat, in a distant coastal city.
In the future, if Bibi Dong sent people to investigate, these details—altered in reality as his authenticity increased—would further reinforce the credibility of the information shown on the Sky Screen. And as its credibility rose, his authenticity would rise again, ultimately reaching 100%.
By then, Xue Hen would become a Super Douluo just like the one on the Sky Screen!
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Emperor Xue Ye still craned his neck to gaze at the sky. He wasn't interested in that Tang San fellow.
Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, Tang Sect secret techniques—none of those things mattered as much to him as Xue Hen. After all, that child Xue Hen was a Super Douluo with Twin Martial Souls.
He knew perfectly well which mattered more: a peerless powerhouse or a genius with the potential to become one.
Besides, Xue Hen had his Xue Family's blood flowing through his veins!
"Sigh. Why did those images suddenly disappear? And why did they switch to showing things about that Tang San?" Emperor Xue Ye sighed, tapping his scepter.
Behind him, Qian Renxue looked up at the sky, which had returned to normal. After thinking for a moment, she comforted Emperor Xue Ye. "Father, those images just now must have been divine revelations, guiding us to the geniuses in the world. Since they said Prince Xue Hen would return to the Balak Kingdom in two months, why don't we send someone there now to wait for him? Once he appears, we can invite him to the capital to meet you. As for Tang San, he's also a genius. We can send people to find him and invite him to serve the imperial family."
As Qian Renxue spoke of Tang San, a hint of killing intent flashed in her eyes.
Like Bibi Dong, she had recognized Tang San's identity and learned that he was the son of her 'father's killer.' And on top of that... he was so talented.
In that case, she absolutely couldn't let him live!
"Mm, you make a good point. Who should we send to invite that child Xue Hen?" Emperor Xue Ye murmured, his spirits lifting.
"Father, I..."
"Father, leave both matters to me."
Just as Xue Beng was about to speak, Qian Renxue cut him off and volunteered.
"Mm, good. Qinghe, I'll leave it to you to invite that child Xue Hen to Heaven Dou City. As for Tang San, do your best to find him. It doesn't matter if you can't." Emperor Xue Ye considered himself a wise ruler. Since everyone already knew about the two geniuses, Xue Hen and Tang San, he thought it was already quite an achievement for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to recruit one of them. Recruiting both would be difficult, so he didn't make things hard for his 'son.'
"Yes, Father." Qian Renxue answered, cupping her fist toward Xue Ye.
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