Nine Spirit Primal Saint

A young yet clear voice echoed through the great hall.

Bibi Dong's expression turned cold. "Do you know what you are refusing?"

"I do." Lie Xu raised his eyes, his gaze clear and sharp. "I have no interest in the position of Pope."

"I want to walk a path that belongs solely to me. Whatever I desire, I will strive for myself."

The words fell.

Bibi Dong looked at him deeply, then let out a cold snort.

"Hah! Very well, suit yourself!"

Without another word, she turned and left.

Inside the Offering Hall, the crowd could still not hide their shock. That was the Holy Son, the future Pope...

Under the gaze of everyone, Lie Xu stepped out of the awakening array and walked quickly toward Lion Douluo and little Xue.

"Brother Xu, your martial soul is so amazing! We can practice together again."

Qian Renxue subconsciously took Lie Xu's arm.

Lie Xu tilted his head and smiled slightly at Qian Renxue. "Yes, I can practice with Xue'er again."

Lie Yan pulled Lie Xu over, so excited he was incoherent. "Little Xu, tell Grandpa quickly, what exactly is your martial soul? How can it be so special?"

The others in the Offering Hall also looked at Lie Xu, their eyes naturally filled with inquiry.

Lie Xu smiled slightly, his soul power stirring.

Hum—

After a brief spatial fluctuation, a palm-sized golden lion appeared at his feet. It looked bold and sturdy with fluffy fur, letting out a milky, "Awoo."

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up, and she immediately pounced to hug it. "So cute!"

Everyone was stunned.

How did that nine-headed giant lion that had suppressed the world just a moment ago turn into such a small creature?

Seeing the confusion in the eyes of everyone present, Lie Xu spoke slowly.

"Grandfathers, my martial soul is called the Nine Spirit Primal Saint. It is a superior mutation of the Blazing Mad Lion."

He had understood the name of his martial soul the moment it awakened.

"Fourth Grandpa's martial soul is a top-tier beast soul, and Brother Xu's Nine Spirit Primal Saint is a superior version of the Blazing Mad Lion. That means Brother Xu's martial soul is the same grade as mine—both are god-tier martial souls," Qian Renxue said excitedly.

Lie Xu pinched Qian Renxue's small cheek. "That's right, our Xue'er is so smart."

"Moreover, my martial soul is not an ordinary beast soul. It is an external martial soul; it has flesh and blood, self-awareness, and does not consume any of my soul power when it is outside, except during combat."

Golden Crocodile Douluo gasped. "An external martial soul? I remember that Yu Xiaogang, the son of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen, also had one, but it couldn't stay external for long, let alone fully materialize like this!"

"So, it's similar to a soul beast that can be summoned at any time?"

The several elders of Spirit Hall were already stunned, their minds racing with complaints. It was one thing for the martial soul to be high-quality, but for it to be this absurd? Was there any justice left? Was there any law?

Before the elders could continue their astonishment, Lie Xu continued to drop bombshells. "My martial soul is also a bit different from yours..."

"What? There's more!!!"

Everyone exclaimed in unison, their shock reaching a point of numbness. They almost wanted to cry; this was simply unreasonable.

Seeing their reaction, Lie Xu felt quite awkward himself. Under the resentful gazes of several Super Douluo, he braced himself and continued.

"It has two forms," Lie Xu continued. "Usually, it is in its cub form, but during battle, it transforms into its true nine-headed form."

"Perhaps because it mutated from the Blazing Mad Lion martial soul, it is born with the Ultimate Light attribute. It can awaken by absorbing a light-attribute soul ring."

"Furthermore, every ten levels, it can awaken a brand-new attribute. When all nine heads are awakened, there will be nine attributes. If the absorbed soul ring is of an ultimate attribute, then the awakened attribute will also be an ultimate one."

Boom—!

This statement was even more shocking than the martial soul awakening itself.

Nine attributes? And they could be ultimate attributes?!

In the entire history of the Douluo Continent, such a thing had never appeared!

For an ordinary person, having one ultimate attribute was already considered very lucky, and martial souls with ultimate attributes generally had very slow soul power cultivation in the early stages, let alone having nine of them.

While shocked, the crowd could not help but feel a sense of worry.

Qian Daoliu looked at Lie Xu, his eyes incredibly complex. "Your martial soul has already exceeded all the existing rules of the Douluo Continent."

Lie Xu smiled without answering.

Because he knew in his heart that the true potential of his martial soul was far more terrifying than they could imagine.

This was the Nine Spirit Primal Saint!

As the saying goes: "The ancestral qi of the origin, the mysterious essence of the nine suns; reaching the three saints above, and penetrating the nine springs below..."

This was his unique opportunity. It was impossible for the same thing to appear again on this continent, even the soul spirit system created by another child of destiny ten thousand years later could not compare to it.

"By the way," Lie Xu looked at Qian Renxue, who was playing with the little lion.

"Xue'er, give him a name."

"Then let's call him 'Xiao Jiu'," Qian Renxue said after a brief moment of thought.

"Very well, as you wish, Xue'er. From now on, he shall be called 'Xiao Jiu'."

Seeing Lie Xu agree to her suggestion, Qian Renxue couldn't help but smile, while Xiao Jiu, nestled in her arms, rubbed against her arm, as docile as a kitten.

Watching the two of them and the lion, everyone present felt a surge of emotion.

Spirit Hall—two future gods were about to be born here.

Qian Daoliu took a deep breath and said in a low, resonant voice, "From this day forward, you two are the most core successors of the Offering Hall. No one is to neglect you, and all resources shall be prioritized for your use."

"Understood!"

The six great elders responded in unison.

Exiting the grand hall, Lie Yan was still beaming, his face glowing as if he had just taken a new bride, unable to stop smiling.

Lie Xu looked up at the sky outside the hall.

The sunlight was perfect.

He knew that from this moment on, his name would gradually spread across the entire Douluo Continent.

And his journey in this other world had only just begun.

Leaving the Offering Hall, they returned to the gardens behind the mountain.

Qian Renxue was still holding Xiao Jiu, skipping along the path, truly overjoyed.

Lie Xu followed quietly behind her with a gentle smile on his lips; this was the childhood he believed the successor to the Angel God should have.

Sunny, kind, and always full of hope for tomorrow.

Watching the carefree girl before him, he couldn't help but recall the scene of their first meeting.

Back then, Qian Renxue was only a little over two years old.

She had snuck out of the Offering Hall to wander the streets of Spirit City, but upon seeing a sugar water stall, she became too tempted to move, only to realize she had forgotten her money.

He happened to be passing by while secretly testing the viability of Whale Glue, and seeing this, he paid for her treat and gave her a pouch of gold coins, telling her to remember to carry them whenever she went out.

Because of the sugar water in her hand, she was targeted by several vicious dogs and forced into a narrow alley, where she was frightened into wailing loudly.

It was also he who, while waiting for Chi Yuan at the entrance of a pharmacy, noticed something was wrong in time and saved Qian Renxue from the jaws of the pack, and later, when Chi Yuan arrived in time to kill all the dogs, neither of them suffered any major harm.

That day, Qian Renxue had clung tightly to his neck, crying as she told him, "Mom doesn't want me, Dad is gone, and Grandpa lied to me..."