Morning.
Tianhun City inn.
Quan Cangtian sat on the bed.
Zixiao stood guard beside him. The Thunder Light Sword lay across her knees. Her eyes were closed, but she was not asleep.
Quan Cangtian closed his eyes.
He sensed the changes within his body.
Path of Destruction. Black-red. In his left chest. The Star God Seed pulsed.
Path of Abundance. Emerald green. In his right chest. The Star God Seed pulsed.
Path of Elation. Multicolored. In his dantian. The power grafted onto him by the Envoy of Elation.
Three forces circulated through his body.
But he sensed a new power.
It was faint.
Like starlight.
It flickered within the Path Rift.
He recalled the Envoy of Elation's words.
"You are not strong enough to enter yet."
Yet he had entered.
Why?
He sensed the Seed of Destruction in his left chest.
He sensed the Abundance Seed in his right chest.
The two Star God Seeds pulsed.
The power they provided.
Though it was not enough for him to enter the Path Rift on his own.
It was enough to support his consciousness within it.
So that was it.
The power of the Star God Seeds.
Allowed him to enter.
Sunlight streamed in through the window.
Falling across his palm.
Quan Cangtian closed his eyes.
His consciousness sank into the Path Rift.
Beneath his feet was black ground.
Above him was a starry sky.
But he noticed.
A star was flickering.
Silver-white.
Brilliant.
He walked toward it.
The star cast a patch of light upon the ground.
Words appeared in the light.
Autonomous Cultivation.
Autonomous Adaptation.
Soul Power Critical Strike.
Quan Cangtian looked at those words.
A stream of information flooded into his mind.
These were Miracle Traits.
They did not belong to Elation.
They did not belong to Destruction.
They did not belong to Abundance.
They were some kind of "miracle."
He understood.
Autonomous Cultivation. The Path Rift would automatically absorb Path power and Honkai Energy, converting them into Soul Power.
Autonomous Adaptation. The Path Rift would automatically adapt to his body, optimizing the circulation of Soul Power.
Soul Power Critical Strike. There was a certain chance of triggering a Soul Power Critical Strike, instantly increasing Soul Power.
But these abilities were very weak for now.
The speed of Autonomous Cultivation was very slow.
The effects of Autonomous Adaptation were minimal.
The chance of a Soul Power Critical Strike was very low.
Quan Cangtian sensed the Path Rift.
He discovered that it was absorbing energy.
Path power.
Honkai Energy.
After these two forms of energy had become localized on Douluo Continent.
They existed like Soul Power.
Pervading heaven and earth.
The Path Rift would automatically absorb this energy.
And convert it into his Soul Power.
The silver-white star flickered overhead.
Like an eye.
Quan Cangtian withdrew from the Path Rift.
He opened his eyes.
He felt the Soul Power circulating within him.
The black-red Soul Power of the Path of Destruction.
The emerald-green Soul Power of the Path of Abundance.
The multicolored Soul Power of the Path of Elation.
And that silver-white Miracle Power.
Four forces intertwined within his body.
Suddenly.
He felt a surge.
It rushed from his dantian to every limb and bone.
Soul Power Critical Strike.
He felt his Soul Power surge explosively.
Rank 16.
Level 17.
Level 18.
Level 19.
Level 20.
Level 21.
He had broken through.
Quan Cangtian sat on the bed.
His breathing was slightly hurried.
He knew this was the first activation of a Miracle Trait.
The chance was less than 0.001%.
This was a beginner's benefit.
It would be difficult to trigger again in the future.
But he had already broken through.
From level 16 to Level 21.
Four kinds of light intertwined within his body.
Like fireworks.
Quan Cangtian sensed the changes within him.
It was not merely an increase in Soul Power.
His two Martial Souls were trembling.
Destruction Martial Soul. A black-red collapsing nebula.
Abundance Martial Soul. An emerald-green sapling.
The two Martial Souls trembled within the Path Rift.
Then.
Soul Rings began to condense around the Destruction Martial Soul.
Bright Golden.
With no age limit.
Soul Rings also began to condense around the Abundance Martial Soul.
Emerald green.
With no age limit.
Two Second Soul Rings were condensing.
The Soul Rings finished condensing.
A stream of information flooded into Quan Cangtian's mind.
This was the second-tier talent.
Soul Rings were merely keys.
Keys that unlocked talents.
Destruction Second Soul Ring.
To the Death.
Source: Arlan.
Passive: The more health lost, the greater the damage dealt.
For every 10% of health lost, damage increased by 5%.
Maximum: 50%.
It matched "reversal is the movement of the Dao."
Abundance Second Soul Ring.
Vital Breath.
Source: Bailu.
Active: Applied the [Vital Breath] status to one ally for 30 seconds.
When struck, they automatically recovered 5% of their maximum health.
Triggered once per hit.
Could trigger up to five times.
The Bright Golden and emerald-green Soul Rings intertwined within his body.
Like yin and yang.
Zixiao sensed Quan Cangtian's aura changing.
She opened her eyes.
And looked at him.
Quan Cangtian's body was glowing.
Black-red, emerald green, multicolored, silver-white.
Four kinds of light intertwined.
Then.
The light receded.
Quan Cangtian opened his eyes.
He felt that the Soul Power within him was far stronger than before.
Level 21.
Zixiao.
"You broke through?"
Quan Cangtian nodded.
"Level 21."
"Second Soul Ring?"
"Mm."
"What talent?"
"To the Death, Vital Breath."
Zixiao fell silent.
She knew Quan Cangtian did not need to hunt Soul Beasts for his Soul Rings.
She knew Quan Cangtian's Soul Rings formed automatically.
She knew Soul Rings were merely keys—the keys to unlocking talents.
But she still felt that
Quan Cangtian was different from ordinary people.
He walked his own path.
Sunlight streamed in through the window.
It fell upon the two of them.
Quan Batian entered the room.
He sensed the change in Quan Cangtian's aura.
From level 16 to Level 21.
He looked at Quan Cangtian.
Quan Cangtian explained the situation.
A mutation of the Path of Elation.
Miracle Trait.
Autonomous Cultivation.
Autonomous Adaptation.
Soul Power Critical Strike.
The condensation of the second Soul Rings for his two Martial Souls.
The unlocking of the second-tier talents.
Quan Batian listened.
Then fell silent.
He looked at Quan Cangtian.
"A mutation of the Path of Elation?"
Quan Cangtian nodded.
"Miracle Trait?"
Quan Cangtian nodded.
Quan Batian fell silent.
He walked to the window.
And looked outside.
"This isn't Elation."
He paused.
"This is Aha's Blessing."
"Granted at random."
"You're lucky."
He paused.
"But Aha's Blessing isn't given for nothing."
"With power comes a price."
Sunlight streamed in through the window.
It fell across Quan Batian's face.
Night.
Tianhun City inn.
Quan Cangtian sat by the window.
He sensed the aura of the Dark Soul Cult drawing near.
Just like before.
But now, he was no longer afraid.
His Soul Power had broken through from level 16 to level 21.
The second Soul Rings of his two Martial Souls were condensing.
The second-tier talents had been unlocked.
He had gained Miracle Trait.
Autonomous Cultivation.
Autonomous Adaptation.
Soul Power Critical Strike.
He clenched his fist.
The Dark Red Crystal beneath his palm was still there.
But it felt different now.
As if something had wrapped around it.
A silvery-white light.
Thin.
But present.
Zixiao sat beside him.
The Thunder Light Sword lay across her knees.
She looked at him.
"You've changed."
Quan Cangtian.
"Mm."
"You've gotten stronger."
"Mm."
"But the Dark Soul Cult is changing too."
Quan Cangtian looked at her.
Zixiao.
"They're waiting for you."
Quan Cangtian.
"Waiting for what?"
"For you to grow stronger."
She paused.
"Then they'll kill you."
Quan Cangtian said nothing.
He looked out the window.
The night lights of Tianhun City flickered in the distance.
Lightning flickered across Zixiao's blade.
Softly.
Steadily.
She said nothing.
But she sat beside him.
That was her answer.
Quan Cangtian looked out the window.
The night wind blew in.
Carrying a faint chill.
The Dark Soul Cult was waiting for him to grow stronger.
Then kill him.
But he would become even stronger.
Strong enough that they could not kill him.
Strong enough to choose
whose pawn he would become.
Or whether he would become himself.
Outside the window, the lights of Tianhun City flickered in the distance.
A new day was coming.
A new battle was coming.
Quan Cangtian clenched his fist.
A Bright Golden Soul Ring circulated within him.
An emerald green Soul Ring circulated within him.
To the Death.
Vital Breath.
Two new talents.
Two new paths.
He looked at Zixiao.
"Tomorrow, Huo Yuhao will begin learning Secondary Awakening."
Zixiao nodded.
"Mm."
"I'll go take a look."
"Alright."
The two sat by the window.
Neither spoke.
But they both knew.
A new stage was about to begin.
Huo Yuhao would learn Secondary Awakening.
The Dark Soul Cult was closing in.
Quan Cangtian had broken through to Level 21.
Miracle Trait had awakened.
Everything was changing.
Everything was moving forward.
And they
only needed to keep walking.
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