"Eden's Star?"
Mu Chen and Mu Xi repeated Xu Yue's words.
Xu Yue nodded heavily, his expression slightly agitated, his eyes faintly reddened as though they had grown moist.
Although, over the years, he had long since integrated into life on the Douluo Continent—first with his parents, then with the three members of the Mu Family—at the sight of Eden's Star in his hand, he still found it difficult to contain his emotions. After all, it bore the mark of his homeland.
"Yes, I call it Eden's Star! However, that isn't its true name. Its real name should be..."
"Starry Sea Harmony!"
"Starry Sea Harmony?! What a beautiful name! Is this your Martial Soul now, Yue?"
"It's so pretty!"
The longer Mu Xi gazed at Eden's Star, the more deeply she was drawn to it. Before her, it seemed not to be a Martial Soul, but an entire starry sky.
Faced with Mu Xi's curious gaze, Xu Yue instinctively poured in the soul power he had just obtained from awakening.
The deep-blue Eden's Star instantly turned black-red.
An invisible force descended in an instant, with Xu Yue at its center.
The three people present felt their bodies grow heavy, while the nearby furniture let out faint creaking sounds.
Before Mu Xi and Yuan Bao'er could react to the sudden change, Mu Chen's eyes had already widened.
"This is?! An innate domain!!!"
"How could this be? Xi, your Martial Soul..."
What was more, under the influence of Eden's Star's power, Mu Xi's Radiant Sun Martial Soul actually rose uncontrollably before her.
This development left Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er even more shocked.
Xu Yue quietly sensed it for a moment, then nodded repeatedly at the three of them, his expression faintly excited.
"Yes, Uncle Mu! This field I'm releasing is the gravity domain innately bestowed by Eden's Star."
"Everything within a ten-meter radius centered on my body will be affected by me. At present, the maximum gravity is one times normal gravity. As my level rises, both the gravity multiplier and its range will increase."
"More importantly, the gravity domain ignores level differences. Even a Limit Douluo will be affected by the gravity and can only resist it with soul power or a domain—they cannot be exempt from it."
Mu Chen sucked in a breath, then looked at the Radiant Sun Martial Soul in front of Mu Xi and urgently asked, "Then what's going on with Xi?"
Mu Xi sensed carefully, then suddenly said in delight, "Dad, I can sense a pulling force from Yue. Does that mean we have a Martial Soul fusion skill between us?"
"Cough, cough!" Before Mu Chen could answer, Xu Yue gave a soft, regretful cough. "Probably not. I haven't received any similar feedback on my end."
"Huh?!" Mu Xi was instantly disappointed.
Mu Chen frowned at that explanation.
"Xi, sense it more carefully. Have there been any other changes?"
At his words, Mu Xi composed herself and carefully sensed her Martial Soul.
Only a moment later, she abruptly opened her eyes wide. Her excitement was impossible to hide as she cried out, "Dad, I feel like my Martial Soul has grown a little stronger under Yue's influence!"
"Stronger?!!"
Upon hearing Mu Xi's words, Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er's eyes widened sharply. It took them a moment of stunned silence before they came back to themselves.
"What kind of strengthening? Temporary or permanent?"
As soon as he said that, all three of them looked at Xu Yue.
He also wanted to know what was happening with Mu Xi, so with a thought, he recalled Eden's Star into his body.
As Eden's Star vanished, the gravity domain around them disappeared as well, and the weight pressing on the three of them faded away.
That special pull toward Mu Xi also weakened by more than ninety percent in an instant.
Even so, the excitement on Mu Xi's face did not fade. "Although that pulling force has weakened, the enhancement to my Martial Soul is still there."
After thinking for a moment, Mu Chen looked at Xu Yue again. "Yue, move farther away and try it again."
Xu Yue nodded and retreated once more.
Only after he had moved beyond a certain distance did Mu Xi speak.
"It's gone. That feeling has disappeared, but the strengthening from before hasn't vanished. If this can continue, then perhaps in less than a year or two, my Radiant Sun Martial Soul will be able to evolve."
At that thought, Mu Xi directly used soul power to swiftly pull Xu Yue, who was some distance away, into her embrace.
"Yue! You're amazing!"
Only after a moment did Yuan Bao'er smile and speak.
"All right, Xi. Bring Yue over here."
With Yuan Bao'er speaking, Xu Yue and Mu Xi naturally obediently walked over.
Even so, their hands remained tightly clasped, as though someone did not want to be apart for even a moment.
Just then, Xu Yue seemed to think of something and looked at Mu Chen.
"Uncle Mu, since Sister Mu Xi's martial soul could evolve under my influence, what about yours?"
Mu Chen sensed himself for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. "The gap in strength between us is too great. Even if my martial soul could evolve as well, it isn't something you can accomplish at your current level."
After a pause, he continued, "Still, I have some idea of what's happening here."
At this, Xu Yue and Mu Xi both fixed their eyes on Mu Chen, waiting for him to continue.
"Among martial souls, ultimate attributes often exert an extremely powerful suppression over weaker attributes of the same type, but they can also provide amplification!"
"For example, when Ice Spirit Douluo was young, he once helped his senior sister's martial soul temporarily transform into ultimate ice."
"Xiao Yue's martial soul was formed through a beneficial mutation of a sun martial soul, and it even gave birth to an innate domain. In terms of rank, it should be above a sun martial soul."
"Although there is no such thing as an ultimate attribute among star-type martial souls, calling Xiao Yue's Eden's Star the ultimate star would not be an exaggeration."
"Still, the effect of permanently strengthening weaker star-type martial souls is a little too outrageous. But it is, after all, a good thing."
With Ice Spirit Douluo as an example, both Yuan Bao'er and Mu Xi nodded in agreement.
Xu Yue himself nodded inwardly as well.
However, Mu Chen's explanation was still somewhat conservative.
Eden's Star was not merely the ultimate star. It also possessed ultimate strength and ultimate earth.
And they were the ultimate among ultimate attributes.
Of course, these three ultimate attributes could not be viewed separately; they were one unified whole.
At this point, Mu Chen's expression turned somewhat more serious.
"But Xiao Yue, once you become more proficient at controlling your martial soul, you must conceal this ability. Otherwise, I have no idea how many people in this world will set their sights on you."
The moment he said this, Yuan Bao'er and Mu Xi's expressions tightened.
Xu Yue also nodded solemnly.
This era was no longer like it had been twenty thousand years ago, when martial souls were simply divided into beast martial souls and tool martial souls, with only a few categories.
Star-type martial souls were now a major branch on the continent.
The most famous was the Sun Moon Xu Family. Next were great families with such martial souls, like the Star Crown Xu Family and the Star Saint Ye Family.
Even in Eastsea City, where they were located, there were branch families such as the Mu Family and the Ice Staff Xu Family.
Once others learned of his ability, every soul master with a star-type martial soul would go mad over it.
"Got it, Uncle Mu! I'll be careful!"
"It's good that you understand." Mu Chen nodded in satisfaction. "Come, let's test your innate soul power."
Mu Xi grabbed Xu Yue's hand, lifting her fair chin slightly as she said with a proud look, "A-Yue is definitely born with full soul power."
But at that moment, Xu Yue raised his other hand.
"Wait, Uncle Mu. I have another martial soul!"
In an instant, the three members of the Mu Family opened their mouths wide once more and cried out in shock:
"WHAT?! You have another martial soul?!"
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