Thunder Dragon Emperor, Radiant Thunder Dragon Spear, Innate Level 20 Soul Power!

Star Dou Forest, deep in the core, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

Endless darkness and dense life energy intertwined in this place.

Suddenly, a pair of enormous eyes, resembling silver moons, opened without warning. Within them flickered a trace of confusion and a long-absent tremor. They pierced through layers of lake water and space, gazing far toward the direction of the Far North.

"...Is it an illusion? Or...?"

A low, ancient murmur echoed at the bottom of the lake, then slowly faded into silence, leaving behind only a lingering hint of inquiry in those silver eyes.

Far North, inside the Ice Crystal Palace.

"Little Chen, we don't recognize these two martial souls of yours. Why don't you name them yourself?" Ice Emperor said to Xue Chen.

Beside her, Snow Emperor nodded and added, "Ice Emperor is right. We have indeed never seen them before, so you should name them yourself."

"This...", Xue Chen pondered for a moment. In his memory, he truly didn't know what these martial souls were, so he casually thought of two names:

"Let's call them the Thunder Dragon Emperor and the Radiant Thunder Dragon Spear!"

"Thunder... Dragon Emperor? A good name. Domineering, and worthy of your martial soul." Ice Emperor nodded.

Suddenly, the lightning and thunder outside the palace did not cease; instead, they grew increasingly violent.

"BOOM!!!"

A thick, massive bolt of blue lightning tore through the gloomy sky and, without deviation, struck fiercely upon the dome of the Ice Crystal Palace, which was constructed from ten-thousand-year profound ice!

The tremendous roar was deafening. The entire Ice Crystal Palace shook violently, and a scattering of ice shards fell from the ceiling.

This sudden, precise strike startled Xue Chen, who had been immersed in joy, and he nearly lost his grip on the dragon spear in his hand.

"Hmm?" Everyone looked up.

Ice Emperor's brows were tightly locked, her tone filled with suspicion and a hint of displeasure:

"What is going on with this lightning? How did it strike directly at the Ice Crystal Palace?"

The Ice Crystal Palace was reinforced by Snow Emperor's power; ordinary heavenly lightning could never shake it, let alone strike the roof with such precision. This was highly unusual.

Snow Emperor slightly furrowed her elegant brows. A faint trace of doubt flashed through her clear, ice-blue eyes. She sensed that the power contained within the lightning was not purely the might of heaven and earth; it seemed to carry a certain... guidance and will?

But she did not say anything immediately.

The impatient Ice Emperor spoke up:

"Snow Maiden, you test Little Chen's soul power first. This thunderstorm outside is a bit sinister; I'm going out to take a look."

With that, a flash of green light appeared, and Ice Emperor's figure transformed into a streak of light, speeding away outside the Ice Crystal Palace. She wanted to see for herself what this celestial lightning phenomenon was all about.

Snow Emperor withdrew her gaze from the palace roof and let it fall back upon Xue Chen, her expression returning to gentleness and calm.

She opened her palm, and a perfectly round golden crystal ball, emitting a soft yet profound radiance, appeared in her hand. It was completely different from the transparent crystal balls used by ordinary soul masters for testing.

"Chen'er, come, place your hand on this crystal ball, and then slowly channel the soul power within you into it," Snow Emperor guided softly.

Xue Chen obeyed, placing his small right hand on the golden crystal ball. He steadied his mind, attempted to mobilize the active, surging soul power within his body, and carefully guided it toward the crystal ball.

At first, the crystal ball only emitted a faint golden halo.

But the next moment—"HUM—!"

As if stimulated by something, the golden crystal ball suddenly erupted with an incomparably brilliant, dazzling golden radiance!

The light instantly illuminated the entire Ice Crystal Palace, even causing the surrounding ice walls to shimmer with gold!

The intensity of the light far exceeded anything that should occur during a soul power test, and the energy fluctuations contained within it caused the very air to vibrate slightly.

Snow Emperor watched the golden pillar of light that seemed ready to break free from the crystal ball's constraints. For the first time, a look of obvious stupor appeared on her beautiful face. She subconsciously whispered, with a tone of incredulous confirmation:

"This radiance... soul power as full as liquid, golden light piercing the heavens... this, this is... innate twentieth-level soul power?!"

"Twentieth level?!"

Xue Chen was stunned upon hearing this.

As a transmigrator, he knew all too well what this meant!

In his understanding, the innate full soul power on the Douluo Continent was tenth level, and legend had it that only martial souls inheriting the bloodline of gods could possibly reach the innate twentieth level of soul power, such as... Qian Renxue of the Angel God!

He couldn't help but blurt out: "Mother, could there be a mistake?

How could there be twentieth-level innate soul power?"

This simply shattered his understanding of this world.

Snow Emperor slowly recovered from her shock. She shook her head, her tone firm and filled with deep meaning:

"There is no mistake.

This soul power crystal ball of mine is different from the ordinary testing crystals circulating in the human world.

It does not merely test the quantity of soul power, but also includes the quality and original potential of that soul power."

She stared at Xue Chen, her eyes complex. "Ordinary innate full soul power can make it glow with a stable golden light.

Only... a martial soul and soul power origin that touches the potential of the divine realm can cause it to erupt with such brilliant, nearly liquefied golden radiance—this represents innate twentieth-level soul power. It is the starting point of the mortal limit, and also... the entry credential to a higher level."

Her words struck Xue Chen's heart like a heavy hammer, and the dragon spear in his hand seemed to become even heavier.

The Thunder Dragon Emperor, twin martial souls, the manifestation of heavenly lightning, and on top of that, innate soul power at level twenty... Everything pointed toward a possibility far beyond what he had initially imagined.

His transmigration, his background, this powerful martial soul... what kind of secrets were hidden behind it all?

"A god-level martial soul?"

Xue Chen was startled by the thought that flashed through his mind.

But immediately, he felt a sense of absurdity and confusion.

A god-level martial soul was a legendary existence approaching the level of a deity; how could it possibly awaken in a transmigrator of unknown origin like himself?

He didn't even know who his parents were, let alone possess any divine bloodline.

This sudden, top-tier configuration filled his heart with immense doubt, as if he were standing in the middle of a thick fog.

However, this doubt was quickly swept away by an even stronger sense of excitement.

Who cared about his origins? In any case, this powerful strength was truly and tangibly his own!

"Innate level twenty soul power, twin martial souls..."

Xue Chen was blooming with joy inside, unable to help but cheer to himself, This is basically stacking all the buffs, right? This is definitely the rhythm of taking off!

Tang San, Spirit Hall—it seems my transmigrator script isn't half bad after all!

Just as Xue Chen was immersed in the excitement of his bright future—"Whoosh!"

A streak of green light shot in rapidly from outside the hall, revealing the figure of the Ice Emperor.

Only, the laziness and curiosity that had been on her face were gone, replaced by a rare gravity and urgency.

She didn't even have time to steady herself before she spoke hurriedly, her voice carrying a trace of imperceptible tremor:

"Snow Maiden! Quick! Go out and take a look! The Far North... something is wrong!"

Hearing this, the Snow Emperor's dark brows instantly furrowed.