The Power of the Myriad Manifestations Mirror Martial Soul

"Back then, I thought I might die under the impact of that Millennium Soul Ring. But just as I felt excruciating pain in my meridians and was about to explode, my Swan Spirit seemed to come alive and flew to the Soul Ring, opening its mouth to devour it."

"As the swan devoured it, the feeling that I was about to explode quickly disappeared. Then, because all my strength had left me, I fainted."

After saying this, Jin Hao pretended to remember something. Ignoring the imperial physician's attempts to stop him, he used Soul Power to summon the Ice Crystal Swan Martial Soul he had copied with the Myriad Manifestations Mirror.

Upon seeing the Ice Crystal Swan, Jin Hao pretended to be utterly shocked and cried out:

"Father, it's real! It's really real! While I was unconscious, I vaguely saw my Swan Spirit turn into an Ice Crystal Swan after devouring the Soul Ring. I thought I had seen wrong, but it's actually real! After absorbing the Ice Crystal Swan's Soul Ring, my Martial Soul mutated and became an Ice Crystal Swan."

Xue Ye was equally astonished by the sight. The Martial Soul had truly mutated—and into a top-tier Ice Attribute Martial Soul like the Ice Crystal Swan.

Xue Ye did not find Xue Qinghe's Martial Soul mutation particularly strange. After all, with so many people and Martial Souls on Douluo Continent, there had long been records of people whose Martial Souls underwent acquired mutations after absorbing Soul Rings from Soul Beasts with powerful bloodline talents.

Thus, Xue Ye believed that Xue Qinghe had exceeded the age limit in absorbing the Ice Crystal Swan's Soul Ring, and that Qinghe's luck and perseverance had caused his Martial Soul to mutate.

Xue Ye was even thinking that if Xue Qinghe's Martial Soul could stabilize and be passed down to his descendants, then the Imperial Family's inherited Martial Soul would finally possess combat power instead of being like the current Swan Spirit—beautiful but useless.

Jin Hao's voice rang out again, filled with excitement:

"Father, my Soul Power has also reached level twenty-six. And I discovered that after my Martial Soul became an Ice Crystal Swan, the speed at which I cultivate Soul Power has increased greatly."

Xue Ye laughed upon hearing this and said:

"Good, Qinghe. In the future, I will mobilize all the Imperial Family's resources to nurture you. No matter what it takes, I will turn you into a Title Douluo—a Title Douluo of our Imperial Family."

"Your meridians have not recovered yet, so do not use your Martial Soul or Soul Power for now. Once you have recovered, come to the Imperial Palace. I will reward you handsomely. Rest at home for now."

"I must return to the Imperial Palace first and handle the funerals of your two younger brothers."

Upon hearing this, Jin Hao understood that it was time for another performance. Although he had arranged for the Second Prince and Third Prince to be dealt with when he first arrived in the Heaven Dou Empire, Jin Hao did not want to be like Qian Renxue in the original story, poisoning them and killing them directly.

It was better to eliminate them all in one stroke. In any case, he had to pretend that he had also been attacked and nearly lost his life. No one would suspect him, the Imperial Family's future hope whose Martial Soul had mutated.

Jin Hao had originally planned to eliminate Xue Beng as well, but that lucky bastard had been summoned by Xue Xing to entertain Dugu Bo. That made it difficult to act, so Jin Hao could only wait for another opportunity.

Besides, Jin Hao knew that with his Martial Soul and Mask Spirit, killing Xue Beng would be effortless.

So Jin Hao cried out:

"Father, what happened to my second and third brothers? What do you mean by handling their funerals? Did something happen to them? I want to see them too. They are my brothers, Father!"

Hearing Jin Hao's words, Xue Ye revealed a gratified expression. Clearly, he was very pleased with Xue Qinghe's words.

Then Xue Ye said softly:

"Qinghe, I have seen your concern for your brothers. But you are now the most important person in the Heaven Dou Empire. Your recovery is what matters most."

"As for your brothers, I will send someone to notify you when they are buried."

"You have done well!"

After saying that, Xue Ye left directly and returned to the Imperial Palace.

Once Xue Ye had left, Lin Cheng could no longer suppress his smile. He said to Jin Hao:

"Nephew, you've really struck it big this time. No one can stop you from becoming the Imperial Family's heir now. The Second Prince and Third Prince are dead, and the Fourth Prince is nothing but trash."

Jin Hao wore a meaningful smile upon hearing this and said to Lin Cheng:

"Uncle, how can you say that? Who Father wishes to give the throne to is for Father alone to decide. And they are all my younger brothers. How can you speak of them like that?"

After Jin Hao finished speaking, he and Lin Cheng exchanged a Sun Ce and Zhou Yu-style smile.

Then Lin Cheng said:

"Your Highness, rest well at the residence. Leave the matters outside to your uncle. Do not worry—within a day at most, all the ministers at court will know that your Martial Soul has mutated into the Ice Crystal Swan, a top-tier ice-type Martial Soul. With the deaths of the two princes, they will know whose side to take."

Jin Hao replied:

"Uncle, be careful. Do not let that person behind Dugu Bo catch you by the tail."

Lin Cheng responded:

"Rest assured, nephew."

After saying that, Lin Cheng left with a broad smile.

Once Lin Cheng was gone, Jin Hao rose to his feet.

He sensed the two Soul Skills of his current Ice Crystal Swan.

First Soul Skill: Ice Feather Wind Blade! It fired dozens of crystalline feathers in long-range piercing attacks.

Second Soul Skill: Frost Chains! It created frost chains to bind enemies. The cold air emitted after the chains wrapped around them could suppress and erode the enemy's Soul Power. Most importantly, the chains could also be detonated.

The Ice Crystal Swan's Soul Skills copied through the Myriad Manifestations Mirror were already powerful, but the Myriad Manifestations Mirror's own Soul Skills could support them as well.

The Myriad Manifestations Mirror Martial Soul's First Soul Skill, Mirror Continuation!, could reduce Soul Power consumption by half when he fought using a copied Martial Soul. This reduced Jin Hao's consumption when fighting as though he were using two Martial Souls.

Its Second Soul Skill, Mirror Might!, could increase the power of his copied Martial Soul's Soul Skills by twenty percent after activation, and the percentage would continue to rise as his Soul Power increased.

Feeling his Soul Skills, Jin Hao smiled. With the Myriad Manifestations Mirror enhancing his copied Martial Soul, he did not believe he could fail to secure the position of crown prince.

However, Jin Hao still felt uncomfortable looking at his current face. He was seven years old, yet he wore the face of a fourteen-year-old—and it was not even his own face.

Thinking of this, Jin Hao made a decision. Starting this year, he would alter his appearance slightly every so often, gradually changing it within reasonable limits until it resembled what his original body would look like when grown up.

That way, he would not have to keep doing things while wearing Xue Qinghe's face.