By the lakeside bench, a gentle breeze brushed against their faces.
After listening to Xu Yue's explanation of the Blood Essence Martial Path, Gu Yue's clear black eyes, like autumn waters, were unusually unfocused.
"A system... that could give everyone a chance to reach the pinnacle? Even... those who originally had no soul power?"
"Exactly." Xu Yue nodded. "Don't you think the soul master system is somewhat distorted and unfair?"
"Clearly, everyone in this world possesses a martial soul, yet fewer than one percent have soul power."
"And everyone else, even if they possess unparalleled talent, can only live out their lives in mediocrity."
On Douluo Continent, even if you possessed talent comparable to a Sword God's, if you failed to awaken outstanding Innate Soul Power, you would ultimately remain an ordinary person.
So what if you could train your swordsmanship to perfection? You might kill Soul Masters and Soul Grandmasters, but could you defeat Soul Kings and Soul Emperors?
Could you defeat those Limit Douluo standing at the very peak of the continent, capable of destroying a city alone?
Ji Juechen?
Even Ji Juechen possessed Level Three Innate Soul Power and a sword martial soul.
And that was the foundation that allowed him to keep advancing.
Even so, Ji Juechen would still have to rely on pills refined from immortal herbs in his later years.
Otherwise, he would never glimpse the realm of a Titled Douluo.
"This is... what you meant by everyone becoming like dragons?"
Gu Yue murmured softly as she gazed ahead.
"Exactly!"
Xu Yue nodded solemnly. "Everyone becoming like dragons!"
Then he realized that the idiom was too abrupt for Gu Yue.
"Oh, it's a phrase I just came up with. After all, among soul beasts, dragons are the strongest."
"When the Blood Essence Martial Path