Second Soul Skill, Demon Sword Clone

It was said that back then, her teacher Ye Fan had awakened his Soul Martial Soul at the age of six, possessed innate full soul power, and had been bestowed by her father as the new Holy Son of Spirit Hall.

Because of the unique nature of the Soul Martial Soul, Ye Fan could cultivate in Douluo Hall, a place where the souls of the dead were concentrated, allowing his soul power to rise at the fastest possible rate.

Not only had he broken through to become a Five-Ring Soul King at the age of ten and a nine-ring Titled Douluo at twenty, but at twenty-five, he had also broken through the bottleneck of Rank Ninety-Six, becoming a miracle Spirit Hall had not seen in a thousand years.

After her father died, that woman took over as Pope.

In order to prevent Ye Fan from falling under that woman's control, her grandfather had exceptionally promoted Ye Fan to Eighth Consecrated Elder and had him reside in Consecration Hall.

It was also from that time onward that Ye Fan had taken full responsibility for guiding her cultivation, becoming her teacher in the truest sense.

But who could have imagined that this teacher, who had created countless miracles, would meet an unfortunate death while training in Slaughter City?

Thinking back on her teacher's former brilliance, the sorrow in Qian Renxue's eyes grew stronger, and her hatred deepened as well.

She had heard from the other consecrated elder uncles that Teacher Ye Fan might not have died by accident. The master of Slaughter City, the King of Slaughter, had secretly dealt him a fatal blow!

Yet the King of Slaughter's strength was unfathomable. Even her grandfather did not dare turn against him lightly, so her teacher's vengeance could only be set aside.

Thinking of the many teachings she had received from her teacher and the warm moments they had shared, Qian Renxue gritted her teeth bitterly.

She realized that her teacher's death had filled her with even more resentment than her father's death.

The first thing she would do after becoming the Angel God would be to go to Slaughter City, kill that King of Slaughter, and avenge her teacher!

"Young Mistress, now that you have successfully advanced to Soul King, we should return to the palace. If we stay out too long, Xue Ye the Great will surely grow suspicious. We must be careful not to affect the infiltration plan!"

After hearing the slightly plump old man's reminder, Qian Renxue calmed herself and said indifferently, "That's true. Let's go."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Renxue rose from the ground. The six wings on her back spread wide, scattering loose golden feathers as she flew into the sky toward the imperial palace of Heaven Dou City.

The slightly plump old man followed close behind.

After leaving the Core Area and entering the central region of the Mixed Area, Qian Renxue and the slightly plump old man suddenly sensed a peculiar energy fluctuation. This was energy produced only when a soul master absorbed a soul ring.

Following the direction from which the energy came, Qian Renxue saw a black-haired youth about her own age below, absorbing a soul ring in the forest.

"A Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring? How is that possible?" Qian Renxue abruptly stopped in midair and stared at the black-haired youth below in astonishment.

The slightly plump old man noticed it as well, and a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes.

However, that surprise was quickly replaced by shock.

Because the slightly plump old man clearly saw an elderly man standing beside the black-haired youth, as illusory as a ghost shadow. Wasn't this Spirit Hall's Ghost Elder, Gui Mei?

Why would Gui Mei, who directly served under the Pope, accompany a black-haired youth into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts?

Could this black-haired youth be someone from Spirit Hall?

"Uncle Xue, let's go down and take a look." As she spoke, Qian Renxue descended from the sky, and the slightly plump old man landed with her.

As early as when the two had entered the Mixed Area, Gui Mei had sensed the approaching aura of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and had been wondering who it could be.

So it was Qian Renxue, the former Pope's daughter and Spirit Hall's young mistress.

The slightly plump old man at her side was, like him, an elder of Spirit Hall: Ci Xue, Thornfish Douluo.

Watching Qian Renxue and Thornfish slowly descend before him, Gui Mei cupped his hands toward Qian Renxue. "Greetings, Young Mistress!"

"Ghost Elder, no need for formalities. And this one is?" Qian Renxue fixed her gaze directly on the black-haired youth.

More precisely, on the Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring on the black-haired youth.

"Old Ghost, this kid looks unfamiliar. You actually came all this way to help him obtain a soul ring. Could he be a newly risen genius of Spirit Hall?" Thornfish asked, following up on Qian Renxue's question.

Gui Mei nodded. "Yes. You have both been carrying out missions outside, so I assume you do not know that something major has happened within Spirit Hall."

"Uncle Xue and I have been searching for soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest these past few days. We really do not know what major event has happened within Spirit Hall."

Qian Renxue looked at Gui Mei and commanded, "Ghost Elder, report the truth to me. Do not conceal anything for that woman."

"Understood!" Gui Mei truthfully replied, "Recently, Spirit Hall recruited a genius with Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power."

"Like the Young Mistress, this person possesses a God-Grade Spirit and has received a Deity's blessing. He has already been bestowed by His Holiness the Pope as Spirit Hall's Holy Son."

"What?!" Qian Renxue and Thornfish widened their eyes almost simultaneously and cried out in shock.

"Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power, a God-Grade Spirit. Could it be him?"

Qian Renxue looked in astonishment at the black-haired youth absorbing the soul ring. This was Su Qi, who, after undergoing his second stage of physical development, now appeared to be fourteen or fifteen years old.

Gui Mei nodded. "Yes. This child is named Su Qi. He is only six years old this year, but because he consumed a large amount of Whale Gel and absorbed soul rings beyond his level twice, his body developed at an extraordinary rate. Only a few minutes ago did he shed all traces of childishness and become the young man he is now."

"Six years old? A Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring..." Qian Renxue murmured, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Even her revered Teacher Ye Fan had only obtained a hundred-year soul ring as his second soul ring. Only with his fourth soul ring had he been able to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring beyond his level.

Yet this newly bestowed Holy Son of Spirit Hall already had a thousand-year soul ring as his second soul ring.

Wouldn't that mean he could also absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his fourth, perhaps even one older than her teacher's fourth soul ring?

Thinking that her teacher had only been dead for six years, his great vengeance still unavenged, and yet someone had already taken his position as Holy Son, Qian Renxue felt somewhat unwilling to accept it.

What made her even more unwilling was that the one who had replaced him was far more talented than her teacher, leaving her unable to seek justice for him.

Could it be that the countless miracles her teacher had created in life would all be surpassed by this newly risen Holy Son?

Just as Qian Renxue felt unwilling and helpless over this, wave after wave of domineering soul power erupted from Su Qi's body.

This was a sign that his soul power was increasing.

An increase in soul power meant that his soul power bottleneck had been broken through.

His second soul ring had been successfully absorbed!

However, Su Qi did not immediately end the absorption. Instead, he closed his eyes and carefully comprehended the information carried by the soul skill attached to the soul ring.

Second soul skill, Demon Sword Clone.

This soul skill had inherited the Blood Shadow Clone innate ability of the Bloodshadow Mantis.

After activating the soul skill, it could create tangible clones of the Asura Demon Sword, turning one Asura Demon Sword into many.

As his soul power level rose, he would be able to create more Asura Demon Sword clones.

Each demon sword clone required an additional expenditure of equivalent soul power to create and possessed ninety percent of the original's combat strength.

After comprehending the information about his second soul skill, Su Qi was somewhat disappointed.

No enhancement, no burst power, no long-range support.

Unless he learned to control multiple Asura Demon Swords at once with his mind, he would not be able to unleash the true power of this second soul skill, Demon Sword Clone.

At that moment, a sharp pain suddenly pierced his left palm!

Su Qi instinctively shook his left hand. Five blood-red lines instantly spread from his wrist to the tips of his fingers, then solidified into a blood-red bone-blade claw gauntlet that wrapped around his entire left hand.

As the intense pain turned into a burning sensation, the blood-red bone-blade claw gauntlet rapidly fused with the bones of his entire left hand.

The sudden agony of bone growth made Su Qi unable to hold back a scream.

"Aahhh—"

Thornfish immediately shielded Qian Renxue behind him, while Gui Mei stared fixedly at Su Qi's mutated left hand. The panic in his eyes gradually turned into delight.

The blood-red bone-blade claw gauntlet covering Su Qi's left hand had such an obvious bony texture and even carried soul power fluctuations. It was clearly a soul bone!