The Pope Qian Daoliu

"I am Qian Daoliu, Pope of Spirit Hall. Yuhao, are you willing to take me as your master?"

Qian Daoliu's voice was gentle and resonant, yet it carried not a hint of pressure.

This was the first thing he had said to Huo Yuhao, but it left the young boy frozen in place, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"What, are you unwilling?"

Seeing him lost in thought, Qian Daoliu added a faint trace of a smile to his tone.

This kind of opening was something Huo Yuhao had never imagined.

Although he knew that Spirit Hall had always valued geniuses, according to the timeline, Qian Daoliu was not far from abdicating.

By all logic, having the next Pope, Qian Xunji, take him as a disciple would have been the most reasonable arrangement.

The status of a Pope's disciple was naturally different.

While enjoying the corresponding preferential treatment, he would naturally serve Spirit Hall better in the future.

He had not expected to ascend to the heavens in one step, skipping an entire generation.

In truth, Qian Daoliu had initially considered having Qian Xunji take on a disciple.

However, Qian Xunji had only just broken through to become an eighty-level Spirit Douluo not long ago and was currently leading two Spirit Hall elders to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring; he was not in Spirit City at this moment.

Since Huo Yuhao had already stepped into the Pope's Palace, if he were left unattended, the sensitive nature of a young boy would inevitably lead to overthinking.

It was better to take him as a disciple himself, and in the future, have Yuhao and Ji'er address each other as fellow disciples, allowing them more time to get along and adjust to one another; the effect would be the same.

After a brief moment of thought, Huo Yuhao knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully: "Master."

He used the most direct action to state his position.

To him, taking Qian Daoliu as a master was by no means a bad thing; it was, in fact, a very good choice.

At the very least, Huo Yuhao had a favorable impression of Qian Daoliu himself.

The world said that spirits influenced a spirit master's temperament, and Qian Daoliu was the best proof of this; in the original story, Qian Daoliu was a man who kept his word and valued trust.

Back then, he had made a pact with Tang Chen that the people of Spirit Hall would never set foot on the mountain gates of the Clear Sky Sect.

Even after Tang Chen went missing and his fate became unknown, he had always strictly adhered to his promise.

Even when his own son, Qian Xunji, was severely wounded by Tang Hao and eventually died as a result, he suppressed the grief of losing his son and never mobilized the masses to go to the Clear Sky Sect to demand accountability.

He was so trustworthy that he was almost stubborn.

Moreover, he was well aware of the true reason for Qian Xunji's death.

For the sake of his granddaughter, Qian Renxue, he was willing to endure the hatred of losing his son and tacitly allowed Bibi Dong, who had killed his son, to succeed as Pope.

This was only so that Qian Renxue, who had lost her father, would not also lose her mother.

Even if Bibi Dong had never fulfilled the duties of a mother.

But precisely because of this, Qian Daoliu would turn out to be a good teacher.

As long as Huo Yuhao could grow into a force beneficial to Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu would become the most solid shield on his path to rise, blocking all wind and rain for him.

As for whether this master-disciple relationship was mixed with utility, Huo Yuhao did not care in the slightest.

Had he not also harbored the intention of using Spirit Hall when he took the initiative to join?

Everyone was simply taking what they needed; there was no need to hold double standards on this matter.

Compared to the initial intentions, whether one could entrust their true heart later on was what mattered most.

If Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji could treat him with sincerity, Huo Yuhao was not a person who was ungrateful or selfish, and he would certainly repay them with sincerity.

"Good, good!"

The smile in Qian Daoliu's eyes deepened as he leaned over to help him up personally.

"Since you have taken me as your master, I, as your teacher, cannot do nothing."

He turned and walked toward a rosewood cabinet on one side of the hall, his movements gentle as he opened a drawer and took out a ring.

"This is a high-level spatial spirit tool. It can store all kinds of items; you only need to inject a tiny amount of spirit power to activate and use it."

Qian Daoliu gently placed the ring into Huo Yuhao's palm.

"You have innate full spirit power and will soon be able to obtain your first spirit ring. However, remember: the cultivation of a twin-spirit master is always dangerous. It is extremely easy to die from an explosion caused by conflicting spirit powers. You must be cautious in your future cultivation."

"You need not worry about this matter; I will find a safe solution for you."

Huo Yuhao gripped the slightly cool ring in his palm, and before he could even offer his thanks, he followed up on Qian Daoliu's words.

"Master, why are twin spirits more prone to causing an explosion?"

Qian Daoliu smiled slightly and patiently cleared up his confusion.

"Spirit masters have age constraints when absorbing spirit rings. Once they exceed the limit the body can withstand, they will die from an explosion caused by spirit power overload. A twin-spirit master has one more spirit than an ordinary spirit master, so naturally, they must absorb one more spirit ring at each stage."

Spirit Hall had been passed down for ten thousand years and had always held the responsibility of awakening spirits for others.

With a profound foundation and a massive scale, when it came to the research of spirit masters, spirits, and spirit beasts, no other organization on the entire continent could surpass them.

Huo Yuhao nodded and continued, "In that case, wouldn't it be fine if I just don't attach spirit rings to my second martial soul?"

Qian Daoliu was momentarily stunned by Huo Yuhao's words.

"Since my current body can't withstand it, I'll just wait until I'm strong enough in the future to consider the second martial soul's spirit rings. Wouldn't that prevent my body from exploding?"

Qian Daoliu regained his composure and chuckled softly, "It really is that simple."

What Huo Yuhao suggested might truly be the best way to cultivate twin martial souls!

A problem that had plagued the entire continent for so long had been solved so easily by a mere child.

Qian Daoliu patted Huo Yuhao's hair, "You are absolutely right."

"Treating twin martial souls as a single martial soul for cultivation, and then gradually adding spirit rings to the second martial soul once your physical strength has improved, is perfectly logical."

Taking this opportunity, Qian Daoliu gave Huo Yuhao a brief lesson.

"Every spirit master has a limit on the age of the spirit rings they can absorb. The limit for the first spirit ring is around four hundred years, the second around seven hundred years..."

"These so-called limits are merely records set by our predecessors. To ensure the safety of every spirit master, everyone tacitly agrees not to exceed them."

"If you improve your cultivation and physical strength, your second martial soul could even consist entirely of ten-thousand-year spirit rings."

Huo Yuhao wore a look of pleasant surprise at just the right moment.

He had brought up the idea of cultivating only one martial soul at this time precisely because of the special nature of his second martial soul.

Why not cultivate the second martial soul?

It was because he was afraid his constitution was too fragile and he would accidentally explode and die!

Once his level increased in the future and he had the ability to hunt for spirit rings himself, he could then find a way to conceal the spirit rings of his second martial soul.

If all else failed, he could just claim he had received a divine trial.

Whenever something couldn't be explained by a martial soul, a divine trial was the next best answer.

After all, those were trials bestowed by the gods; any reward received from them was only natural!

As the High Priest of the Angel God, Qian Daoliu knew the true value of divine trials even better.

As for what to do if he had to use his second martial soul in battle later and was discovered...

As long as he wiped out all his opponents, wouldn't that mean no one would know?

Anyone who would attack a disciple of the Spirit Hall Pope and force him to reveal his second martial soul couldn't possibly be a good person, right?