The Stone Cracked Again

"Mom, I'm going back to my room first. I want to write down everything Dad told me. I'll take it as a warning for the future."

After saying that, Qin Yun skipped back to her room.

Leaving Qin Feng and the others some space.

"You really are something. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Zhu Zhuyun pinched the flesh at Qin Feng's waist as she questioned him.

"Ah—ow, ow, ow! Zhuyun, be gentler."

It did not hurt, but Qin Feng had to pretend that it did.

That was how married couples flirted... no, how married couples got along.

"Stop pretending. Wouldn't I know what your body is like? No matter how hard I pinch, it won't hurt you." Zhu Zhuyun rolled her eyes at Qin Feng. She had long since seen through him.

Even so, she let go.

"I want to raise Yun'er to become an empress, the supreme empress of Douluo Continent. But if she wants to become an empress of her generation, there are many things she needs to experience from a young age." Qin Feng held Zhu Zhuyun's hand as he answered.

At those words, Zhu Zhuyun's pupils contracted. Then she pinched Qin Feng's waist again. "Yun'er is still little. She's only six, yet you're already making her see such things. You really don't love your daughter at all."

"How could that be? You two are the ones I love most."

"Hmph. I'll reluctantly believe you. But do you really intend to make Yun'er walk this path?"

Qin Feng said, "I'm only giving her guidance. Whether she wants to or not depends on Yun'er herself, doesn't it?"

"Tomorrow is Yun'er's Martial Soul Awakening. Don't forget."

Zhu Zhuyun did not say anything else. Instead, she left after that, intending to see Yun'er and ask what she truly thought.

"Martial Soul Awakening... Right, there's still something I haven't done."

Qin Feng thought of something and headed for the kitchen.

Soon afterward, he carried a bowl of soup to Qin Yun's room.

Zhu Zhuyun had already left by then, leaving only Zhu Zhuqing and Qin Yun behind.

"Dad, you're here. What are you holding?"

Qin Yun lay in Zhu Zhuqing's arms and asked curiously.

"Something tasty. Come drink it, then get a good night's sleep so you can awaken your Martial Soul tomorrow."

Qin Feng handed Qin Yun a bowl of soup that gave off a silver glow with a faint hint of red.

Qin Yun drained it in one gulp, then licked her lips as she savored the taste. "It doesn't taste like anything. It's not good."

"I'll add some sugar next time."

"Hehe, thank you, Dad."

Qin Yun replied happily, then pushed Qin Feng along. "Dad, hurry up and leave. I'm going to rest with Auntie. Don't disturb us."

"Alright, alright. You two get some good rest."

The scene shifted to the next day. Qin Yun cautiously held out her hand and began awakening her Martial Soul with the help of Zhu Zhengfeng, the Nether Duke.

Buzz!

The next moment, a roar filled with pressure and evil rang out.

"Roar—"

In an instant, Zhu Zhengfeng and the other Zhu Clan members began to tremble all over when they heard the roar, their legs shaking as though they were facing a natural predator.

A beastly shadow appeared behind Qin Yun. It resembled a tiger, had a pair of wings on its back, and emitted wisps of black aura. It did not look like a good beast.

Its eyes looked at Zhu Zhengfeng and the others as if they were lower lifeforms, filled with utter disdain.

"This Martial Soul really is intelligent." Zhu Zhengfeng laughed heartily.

He understood what that look from the Martial Soul had meant just now. It had been disdain.

He had lived for most of his life, yet this was the first time he had encountered a Martial Soul that looked at Soul Masters like them with such contempt.

The Zhu Clan members beside him awkwardly looked elsewhere. They, too, had been looked down upon by a Martial Soul.

This was simply unbelievable. One day, they had actually been despised by a Martial Soul. What a rare sight.

Yet inwardly, they were also delighted. This Martial Soul was obviously far stronger than their Hell Spirit Cat.

It was a tiger, after all. It was likely even stronger than the White Tiger of the imperial clan.

After all, their Hell Spirit Cats had never been this afraid upon seeing a White Tiger.

It was like mice seeing a cat.

And they were the mice.

"Dad, this Martial Soul is called Qiongqi. It's like Mom's Martial Soul."

Qin Yun looked at the Qiongqi Martial Soul in surprise.

Qin Feng smiled and reminded her, "Yes, Dad knows. Take a look at your other Martial Soul."

"Oh, okay." Qin Yun opened her other palm, and a red lotus appeared above it, with red flames drifting over its petals.

When the Qiongqi Martial Soul saw it, it seemed to have seen something terrifying and shrank back into Qin Yun's body in fear.

"This is the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, an extremely powerful Martial Soul. It can restrain the vast majority of people in this world."

"Dad, is this your Martial Soul?"

That was what Qin Yun was curious about.

"Yes and no."

Qin Feng's mysterious answer made Qin Yun even more curious.

But Qin Feng did not say anything else. Instead, he began introducing the abilities of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

"The Karmic Fire Red Lotus is a Martial Soul that can burn karma, and everyone carries karmic fire within them.

"Especially great villains, evil Soul Masters, evil Soul Beasts, and Soul Masters who have killed many people. The karma on them is the finest nourishment for the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

"Once someone is tainted by the karmic fire on the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the flames will keep burning unless you retract them, continuing until the target dies.

"Simply put, the heavier one's karma, the faster it burns, and the faster one dies. And no one can see karma, nor does anyone know how much karma they bear.

"Of course, burning karma has both benefits and drawbacks. If one has little karma and endures it, it is an opportunity for a Soul Master to be cleansed of all impurities, bringing immense benefits."

After hearing Qin Feng's explanation, Zhu Zhengfeng instantly pulled back the finger he had been about to use to touch the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

So close—he had nearly touched the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

How could someone who had risen to become the Nether Duke of the Star Luo Empire possibly be a kind-hearted person?

There was no need to think about it. He definitely carried a great deal of karma.

He did not want to die just days after meeting his granddaughter, and especially not because his hand had been too curious. That would be far too embarrassing.

"Whoa, Dad, I can see it! I can see so many red threads on Grandpa, and there are lots of red threads on everyone else too."

Red flames rose in Qin Yun's eyes as she spoke excitedly.

Zhu Zhengfeng and the others immediately grew anxious upon hearing that, all taking a step back at the same time.

What a frightening expression!

"Eh? Why don't Dad, Mom, and Auntie have any karmic threads on them?"

Qin Yun glanced at Qin Feng and the other two, only to find that they were completely clean.

Qin Feng's mouth twitched. What was this daughter of his trying to do? Did she want to make a move against her own father too?

"Stop playing around. Test how much Soul Power you have first."

"Okay, Dad!"

The stone used to test Soul Power cracked.

Zhu Zhengfeng and the others stared at Qin Yun in shock once more. She had actually surpassed Innate Full Soul Power.

This was far too outrageous. Had there ever been such a precedent in the world?