First Spirit Skill: Azure Blue Spider Lily

"Another Innate Full Soul Power? Uncle, does that mean someone else also has Innate Full Soul Power?" Lin Qing asked.

The moment he saw Su Yuntao, Lin Qing knew he was probably in Douluo I. He just did not know exactly which point in Douluo I. If he had arrived too late, would he have to live his whole life under Tang Buddha's tyrannical shadow?

Lin Qing had mainly asked in order to roughly establish the timeline and see whether he still had time to grow.

"As for that, yesterday I awakened a child with Innate Full Soul Power in the neighboring Holy Soul Village. It's a pity that the child's Martial Soul was only useless Blue Silver Grass. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, he won't be able to cultivate to any particularly high realm."

Perhaps because Lin Qing's Martial Soul was of good quality and he also possessed Innate Full Soul Power, Su Yuntao was in an excellent mood and spoke with remarkable patience.

"By the way, child, are you willing to join Spirit Hall?" Su Yuntao asked, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Uncle, may I think about it?" Lin Qing said.

"All right, then. Once you've made up your mind, come find me at the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City. Here is your Martial Soul certificate. Keep it safe."

"Understood, Uncle. I will." Lin Qing took his Martial Soul certificate.

If Lin Qing had possessed only a little Innate Soul Power and a mediocre Martial Soul, he might have considered joining Spirit Hall. Even then, he would only have stayed there for a few years. Once the continental war broke out, he would have been the first to flee.

Even if he had awakened a decent Martial Soul with fairly high Innate Soul Power, he still would not have joined Spirit Hall. Maybe he was a little paranoid, but he did not want to clash with Tang Buddha.

What was more, he now possessed Twin Martial Souls and was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. While that gave him the confidence that his talent did not pale before Tang San's, he still would not join Spirit Hall. With talent like his, it would be troublesome if that madwoman Bibi Dong took notice of him. He would never gamble on whether Bibi Dong was thinking clearly.

"Lord Soul Master, did any children in our village qualify to become Soul Masters this year?"

The moment the doors of Spirit Hall opened, old John hurried forward to ask.

"There is one, and he even has Innate Full Soul Power!" Although Su Yuntao regretted Lin Qing's refusal to join Spirit Hall, he was still extremely excited when speaking of him.

"Really?! Which child is it?!" old John asked excitedly.

"That child." Su Yuntao extended a finger and pointed at Lin Qing, who had just emerged from Spirit Hall.

"It's Xiao Qing. Xiao Qing, are you the child with Innate Full Soul Power that Lord Soul Master mentioned?!"

"Yes, Grandpa John. I'm the one with Innate Full Soul Power."

Old John did not know what Innate Full Soul Power meant. He only knew that Lin Qing possessed Soul Power and needed only one Spirit Ring to become a Soul Master.

"Good, good, good!"

Old John said "good" three times in a row, clearly delighted that the village had finally produced a Soul Master.

"Old John, I need to go awaken Martial Souls in the other villages."

"Of course. Thank you, Master. Take care, Master." Old John was overjoyed and hurriedly saw Su Yuntao out of the village.

After his Martial Soul awakening, Lin Qing bid old John farewell and hurried back to his house.

Once he got home and shut the door, Lin Qing could not wait to summon his Martial Soul.

A completely black katana appeared. Lin Qing opened his right hand, gripped its hilt, and held the blade in his hand.

Only upon closer inspection did he see that black-and-white ribbons were wrapped around the handle, while the character "Slayer" was engraved on the side of the blade near the guard.

"So this is a Nichirin Blade." Lin Qing was somewhat excited. In his previous life, he had loved the anime Demon Slayer. He had even been watching the Demon Slayer movie before he died.

Back at his home in his previous life, Lin Qing had bought more than one Nichirin Blade: Zenitsu's, Giyu's, the eldest brother's, and, naturally, the haori of every Hashira.

After swinging the blade a few times, Lin Qing put away the Nichirin Blade. He would have plenty of time to play with swords later. What mattered most now was his second Martial Soul.

Right after his Martial Soul awakened, Lin Qing had vaguely sensed his Martial Souls stirring. He had merely been suppressing them to conceal his Twin Martial Souls.

Once he returned home and released that suppression, he felt the stirring become incomparably clear.

Then, with a thought, Lin Qing opened his left hand. A strange flower interwoven with azure and blue slowly swayed above it. With another turn of thought, Lin Qing immediately understood what his second Martial Soul was.

"This is... a Red Spider Lily!"

Lin Qing was shocked. Anyone who had watched Demon Slayer knew that the final boss, Muzan Kibutsuji, had transformed into a Demon after consuming an Azure Blue Spider Lily. Muzan had spent his entire life searching for the legendary Blue Other Shore Flower. Unfortunately, as a Demon, Muzan could only move about at night, while the Blue Other Shore Flower bloomed only during the day. He had been played by the system.

The moment the Martial Soul was summoned, Lin Qing could no longer suppress the stirring within him. He could only sit down cross-legged and begin meditating.

The Red Spider Lily swayed lightly. Not long afterward, a ring of azure-and-blue light emerged above Lin Qing's head, shifting from illusory to solid before slowly settling around his body.

Pop~

As though a membrane had been pierced, the Soul Power within Lin Qing's body erupted violently, blasting several nearby pieces of furniture away.

Lin Qing awoke, rose to his feet, and looked at the azure-and-blue Spirit Ring beneath him.

"I never expected my Red Spider Lily Martial Soul to be able to condense Spirit Rings on its own." Lin Qing carefully sensed it. "Level eleven. Not bad. After all, this Spirit Ring condensed itself, so reaching level eleven is already quite good."

"Ah, what a pity. The Nichirin Blade Martial Soul still needs to kill Soul Beasts to obtain Spirit Rings."

Lin Qing clenched his fist. "My Soul Power has grown stronger, and my strength has increased significantly. No, it's increased by at least two or three times. What's going on?"

Lin Qing connected his consciousness to the Red Spider Lily Martial Soul. After a few breaths, he finally understood what had happened.

After the Red Spider Lily Martial Soul condensed its first Spirit Ring, it had quietly transformed his body into that of a Demon. In other words, Lin Qing was now considered a Demon, except he was a Demon who did not fear sunlight.

After all, Lin Qing already knew that his first Spirit Skill was called Azure Blue Spider Lily. Its effect was to create an Azure Blue Spider Lily. If someone consumed it, they would transform into a Demon with Demon King-level potential, and that Demon would unconditionally obey his commands. However, there was still a drawback: the number of such Demons was limited. Only whenever the Red Spider Lily condensed another Spirit Ring could it produce one additional Azure Blue Spider Lily.

Lin Qing also had some understanding of the Spirit Skill granted by the Red Spider Lily's second Spirit Ring. It was the Blue Other Shore Flower, which could be created and given to a Demon, allowing that Demon to overcome its fear of sunlight.

As for himself, he had received the benefit in advance. Though his body had been transformed into that of a Demon by his Martial Soul, he did not fear sunlight at all. He was, in every sense, a perfect Demon.