Inside the Awakening Hall.
Murong Chayue was still shaken. Beneath that immense pressure, he had seen a terrifying being: nine dragon heads, their eyes full of disdain as they looked down upon all living things, unleashing torrents of energy that could destroy heaven and earth.
He had felt like an ant, unable to summon even the slightest thought of resistance, able only to wait quietly for death to come.
The purple-black pillar of light faded, and Murong Huai's figure fell from the air. Murong Chayue reacted swiftly and caught him. Murong Huai had already passed out.
Seeing this, Murong Chayue hurriedly checked his condition. He found that the boy had only fallen unconscious and was otherwise unharmed. He let out a long breath of relief, then looked to the side. Bibi Dong had also fainted beneath that overwhelming pressure.
Just then, several figures arrived in the Awakening Hall. They were Qian Pocheng and the others. Seeing Murong Chayue inside, they hurriedly asked:
"Third Brother, we just felt a terrifying energy. It came from the Awakening Hall. Do you know what happened?"
Murong Chayue nodded, then explained everything that had just happened.
"It happened like this..."
"..."
Hearing Murong Chayue's account, everyone was astonished. For one thing, two people with Twin Martial Souls had appeared in a single day.
For another, that terrifying pressure had actually come from the awakening of a six-year-old child's Martial Soul. Just how powerful must that Martial Soul be?
"We'll have to wait until the child wakes up before we can say more..."
Qian Pocheng thought for a moment, then said to the others:
"No one is to reveal what happened today. Is that understood?"
"Yes, Grand Worship."
Beyond Douluo Planet, in the distant Divine Realm.
Inside a blood-red palace, a man clad in blood-red armor sat upon a throne. Sensing something, he suddenly opened his eyes and sprang to his feet. He looked around in confusion and murmured:
"What's going on? I clearly sensed a powerful force, but it's gone? Could that fellow Destruction have grown stronger again?"
The other Five Great God Kings of the God Realm Committee also sensed something. After searching and finding nothing, they let the matter drop.
The energy had come and gone in an instant, as faint and elusive as mist. Even a gathering of God Kings could not pinpoint its source.
Douluo Continent.
Inside Murong Mansion, Murong Huai slowly opened his eyes. Excitement shone in them, but so did a hint of worry. The moment his Second Martial Soul had awakened, he had known what it was.
"Good heavens, my Second Martial Soul is actually the Nine-Headed Chimera, Austin Griffin—the God of Heavenly Punishment!!!"
In the world of the Divine Throne, he was the most terrifying powerhouse of all, crushing every living thing. Even the strongest of the demon race, Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Feng Xiu, and the protagonist who possessed the Super Divine Artifact, the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, were no match for him. He was a truly terrifying existence.
In his Nine-Headed Chimera form, Austin Griffin possessed nine elemental abilities. Each head represented a unique element: light, fire, wind, ice, poison, earth, gold, lightning, and the most powerful of all, destruction. Each was an ultimate attribute.
Murong Huai was excited that such a terrifying being had become his Martial Soul. But he was worried, too, because he knew that Austin Griffin's ninth head possessed the ultimate power of destruction.
It embodied his ultimate will to destroy as the God of Heavenly Punishment. Once that head grew, it would completely suppress the wills of the first eight heads, leaving him devoid of reason. He would unleash the destruction of the world, laying waste to everything in his path and wiping out one plane after another.
Murong Huai wasn't sure whether he could resist the influence of the ninth head. The God of Heavenly Punishment was simply too terrifying; none but the Creator God could defeat him.
Still, there was no need to worry about that just yet. By the time the ninth head grew, he would have to reach at least the ninth rank as a Titled Douluo, or perhaps even become a god. That was a long way off.
"Hey, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena in Life Lake seems to have nine attributes, too. She seems to have time, space, and destruction attributes as well. I wonder which of them is stronger, her or Austin Griffin."
But Murong Huai wasn't too concerned. He had confidence in Austin Griffin. He was a terrifying powerhouse on the same level as the Creator God. Even if he was somehow weaker than that, he should still be about as powerful as the Dragon God.
After getting up, Murong Huai stretched and washed up. Then he headed to the main hall.
Several people were seated there: the Seven Grand Worshippers, the Pope, and the two protectors. When Murong Huai entered, Murong Chayue introduced him:
"Huai'er, come greet the Grand Worshippers and the Pope."
Murong Huai cupped his hands and bowed to them.
"Murong Huai greets the Grand Worshippers and elders, and His Holiness the Pope."
Qian Pocheng, seated in the place of honor, nodded and spoke warmly:
"I'll call you Huai'er. When your Martial Soul awakened yesterday, you released an extraordinarily terrifying pressure. I wonder what Martial Soul you awakened. Show it to me."
The others looked at Murong Huai as well. He nodded. They were all trusted senior figures of Spirit Hall. Then golden light shimmered around his right hand, and a long sword appeared.
"This is my First Martial Soul, the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword."
Murong Huai hadn't known much about his Mutated Martial Soul, but once he learned about it, he was stunned. The Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword was an extraordinarily powerful Martial Soul, possessing the Ultimate Gold and space attributes. It was unquestionably a super Martial Soul. With this sword alone, Murong Huai was confident he could reach level ninety-nine, or even become a god.
Murong Huai then put away the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword. He knew the others hadn't come to see his First Martial Soul. He called upon the power within him, and purple-black energy surged behind him. The powerful figures watched with bated breath.
A creature with two dragon heads appeared. It looked like a lizard, with one gold head and one red head. Strange patterns marked the scales on its body, and its tail was short.
In a word—utterly ordinary!!
Everyone stared blankly at it, looking from one another to the creature. Their eyes seemed to say:
You mean this thing was the one whose pressure made me kiss the floor tiles yesterday?
The one that made an entire city hit the deck?
Is that right?
Qian Pocheng was also somewhat confused. Murong Chayue asked:
"Huai'er, this Martial Soul of yours..."
Murong Huai understood what his grandfather meant and explained:
"Grandfather, honored seniors, my Second Martial Soul is called the Nine-Headed Chimera—Austin Griffin."
Everyone looked puzzled. They had clearly never heard of such a creature. Murong Huai continued:
"He has another title: the God of Heavenly Punishment!!"
Though the crowd didn't understand what sort of creature the God of Heavenly Punishment was, any Martial Soul bold enough to take the name of a god was undoubtedly extraordinarily powerful.
In the world today, only Spirit Hall's Six-Winged Angel and the Sea God of Sea God Island overseas were god-level Martial Souls. Both were among the most terrifying beings on the continent.
Qian Pocheng could no longer remain calm. This was unquestionably a god-level Martial Soul—and no ordinary one, either. Even the Six-Winged Angel and the Sea God hadn't released such terrifying pressure when they awakened.
If nurtured, he would undoubtedly become a super-powerful being capable of crushing all living things—and might even become a god.
That was the only thought in everyone's minds. If Spirit Hall devoted all its resources to nurturing him, it would surely lead Spirit Hall to glory!
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