One Soul, Four Faces

Ghost Hand only appeared for the briefest moment before vanishing. Yang Dong's Soul Power could not support him using his Martial Soul for long. Awakening his Martial Soul had drained too much of this body's energy, and not long after lying down on the bed, Yang Dong fell asleep.

Within his consciousness stood an ancient Bronze Gate.

As Yang Dong's consciousness arrived, the Bronze Gate slowly opened before him.

"What is this...?"

Yang Dong stepped through the Bronze Gate. The first thing he saw was a transparent crystal ball. It constantly drew his attention. After taking a few steps forward, Yang Dong's hands instinctively landed on the crystal ball.

"Level 1. Can be upgraded."

Such information was transmitted to him from the crystal ball. Just as Yang Dong wanted to learn more, someone in the outside world began shaking his body. His consciousness withdrew from the Bronze Gate, and his eyes in the outside world slowly opened.

"Mother."

The moment he opened his eyes, Yang Dong met the gaze of his mother, Lin Qiuyu. It had seemed like only a short while, but the time had already gone from morning to night.

"Get up and have dinner." Lin Qiuyu stroked Yang Dong's head.

After dinner, Yang Dong had planned to return to his room and continue exploring the mysteries of the Bronze Gate in his mind, but Lin Qiuyu stopped him.

"Dong'er, now that you've awakened your Martial Soul, you're old enough to attend school. Your father and I discussed it, and we're planning to send you to your maternal grandfather's place for school. What do you think?"

Yang Dong scratched his head. Though he looked like a six-year-old child, he was mentally already in his thirties. The Wind Sword Sect had its own soul master training school. Logically, he should have attended the Wind Sword Sect's soul master training school.

Yet, from what Lin Qiuyu meant, she intended to send him away—moreover, to his maternal grandfather's home in the Heaven Dou Empire, far from the Wind Sword Sect.

Yang Dong was not stupid. He quickly understood why his mother was doing this. In the end, it was because his Innate Soul Power was only level 1. From this point onward, his cultivation speed would be much slower than others'.

If he remained in the Wind Sword Sect, he would likely hear plenty of gossip. But that alone was not enough reason to send Yang Dong away.

Something else must have happened this afternoon!

"I'll listen to you, Mother."

Yang Dong felt that his Innate Soul Power being only level 1 was rather strange. According to Yu Xiaogang's future theory, someone capable of possessing Twin Martial Souls could not possibly have Innate Soul Power of only level 1. Although Yang Dong did not have Twin Martial Souls, his Wind Sword Martial Soul had been forcibly devoured by the Ghost Hand Martial Soul. If it had not been devoured, Yang Dong would have been a possessor of Twin Martial Souls as well.

"Good. We'll set off tomorrow!"

Upon hearing Yang Dong's answer, Lin Qiuyu smiled and nodded. Her previously terrible mood calmed considerably.

Third Elder Yang Hong's grandson, Yang Yuan, had awakened the Wind Sword Martial Soul, and he even possessed Innate Full Spirit Power. This was good news for the Wind Sword Sect. Innate Full Spirit Power was another term for genius.

Though he was merely a young genius, a young genius was still a genius. He was several levels above Yang Dong, whose Innate Soul Power was only level 1, wasn't he?

Lin Qiuyu had not originally had any other thoughts, but Yang Hong suddenly suggested that Yang Tianyi and his wife take Yang Yuan as their adopted son. His ulterior motives could not have been clearer. Since you all think my son will not amount to much in the future, then I'll simply take my son and leave.

When Yang Tianyi returned home and saw the cold leftovers on the table, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. As the sect master, some matters were not so easy for him to handle. The matter of taking Yang Yuan as an adopted son also gave him quite a headache.

Back in his room, Yang Dong once again immersed his consciousness in the mysterious Bronze Gate. The crystal ball appeared before his eyes once more.

"Level 1. Can be upgraded!"

When both hands touched the crystal ball, the information he had sensed earlier appeared again.

Upgrade!

Yang Dong silently repeated the word in his heart. The crystal ball in his hands began to turn crimson, and a strange power radiated from it. At the same time, his Soul Power rose from level 1 to level 2!

"Level 2. Can be upgraded!"

The information conveyed by the crystal ball changed as well. With a thought, Yang Dong silently repeated the word again.

A warm current appeared in his body once more. Under the effect of that warm current, Yang Dong's Soul Power rose again, reaching level 3.

"Level 3. Can be upgraded!"

Yang Dong stared feverishly at the crystal ball cradled in his hands. Everything now made sense. The reason his Soul Power had only been level 1 was probably because of this crystal ball in his hands.

Having figured it out, Yang Dong became excited. Now he could see exactly what level his Soul Power could reach!

Upgrade!

Upgrade!

Upgrade!

"Level 10. Skill Panel unlocked!"

The crystal ball emitted a gentle white glow. Four panels appeared before Yang Dong. Two were dark gray, one was half gray, and only the panel on the far left shone with light.

Yang Dong's gaze swept over the two dark gray panels. They were pitch-black, and nothing could be seen. He paused only at the half-gray panel, because it displayed a fifty-percent progress bar, with the words Swordsmanship beside it.

What would happen once it reached one hundred percent?

Yang Dong could not help wondering, but he was soon drawn to the panel on the far left. It was the only lit panel. At the very top were the words Ghost God, carrying an air of mystery.

In the first row beneath Ghost God was a dim skill icon. Yang Dong stared at it, then unconsciously reached out with one hand to touch it.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz."

The hand that touched the skill icon directly transformed into the Ghost Hand he had only recently awakened. As the Ghost Hand appeared, the four aligned panels became restless. Under Yang Dong's shocked gaze, all four panels directly merged into the Ghost Hand.

"This is..."

Yang Dong sensed the changes in the Ghost Hand. Before long, his entire face was filled with wild joy.

This Ghost Hand Martial Soul was far more powerful than he had imagined. What were Twin Martial Souls compared to this? This Ghost Hand Martial Soul allowed him to learn many skills. His skills would no longer depend on Soul Rings, but on himself.

In other words, aside from Soul Ring skills, he could also use many Self-Created Soul Skills. After all, Self-Created Soul Skills were even rarer on the Douluo Continent than hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.