The Soul Skill of the Second Martial Soul

"Two hundred percent to all attributes... plus awakened fire-element power?!"

Gu Chaosheng and Luo Yuhang blurted out almost simultaneously, their expressions as if they had just heard some absurd fantasy.

Was this really an effect a first soul skill should have?

A Soul Master's first soul skill could actually provide a two-hundred-percent boost to all attributes, along with elemental awakening?

Qi Ji did not rush to explain. Instead, he naturally spread open his palm.

A ball of crimson flame rose from his palm. It was not large, only the size of a fist, but the appearance of that tiny flame immediately sent the temperature throughout the office soaring by dozens of degrees Celsius.

The air distorted, and the edges of several nearby sheets of paper had already begun to yellow and curl. If Gu Chaosheng and Luo Yuhang had not promptly used Soul Power to protect the surroundings, the files on the desk might have caught fire.

"This is... Ultimate Fire!"

Gu Chaosheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

His Martial Soul was the Sea Dragon, a powerful water-attribute member of the Dragon Clan. Yet at that moment, he could clearly feel his Martial Soul trembling—not merely at the bloodline level, but being comprehensively suppressed even in terms of attributes.

Gu Chaosheng and Luo Yuhang could not help exchanging glances, then smiled at each other.

It was not that they were particularly happy. They had simply been exasperated into laughter.

This child had too many surprises—or rather, shocks. There were so many that they had already become numb to them.

"Qi Ji," Luo Yuhang said after steadying his emotions, his expression turning serious, "given how powerful your Martial Soul is, I think revealing just one aspect of it will be enough.

"Whether it is the sheer strength of a dragon-type Martial Soul or Ultimate Fire, either one alone would be enough to secure your footing in the future.

"If you reveal all your trump cards, you may instead attract unnecessary trouble."

"I understand."

Qi Ji nodded. The flame in his palm slowly contracted with his thoughts, and the temperature visibly dropped. The suffocating wave of heat dissipated along with it.

"I can control the flame's intensity and keep it from remaining at the level of Ultimate Fire."

The flame in his hand changed from crimson to orange-yellow, and its temperature shifted from scorching to merely warm. It had clearly been reduced to the level of ordinary fire.

"It is foreseeable," Gu Chaosheng said thoughtfully as he looked at the Seven-Colored Dragon phantom behind Qi Ji, "that you may awaken more types of attributes in the future."

His gaze passed over the seven colors of scales one by one. Every color was bright and pure, clearly not just decoration.

Red was fire, blue was water, cyan was wind, yellow was earth, gold was light, black was darkness, and white was space...

Could those seven colors correspond to the seven great elemental attributes?

Of course, Gu Chaosheng only dared to entertain the thought for now.

Surely Qi Ji would not truly gain mastery over all seven elements automatically upon reaching seven Soul Rings, would he?

Impossible... probably not, right?

"Oh, right... Qi Ji, what about your second Martial Soul?"

Luo Yuhang asked, as though he had suddenly remembered something.

They had already witnessed the strength of the first Martial Soul firsthand. So just how powerful was the second Martial Soul that could coexist with such a formidable Martial Soul—the Nine-Tassel Crown?

"My second Martial Soul..."

With a thought, Qi Ji summoned the Nine-Tassel Crown.

The Nine-Tassel Crown floated above his head. Its nine strings of jade tassels hung naturally, each one ending in a gemstone the size of a pigeon's egg, nine colors constantly flowing across them.

At that moment, Qi Ji inadvertently discovered that his first and second Martial Souls could actually exist and be used at the same time.

That was not a standard feature of Twin Martial Souls.

When the vast majority of Twin Martial Soul Masters used one Martial Soul, the other had to be retracted into their bodies. Cases like this, where two Martial Souls manifested simultaneously, were exceedingly rare in the entire history of Douluo Continent.

Yet what surprised everyone present even more was that when Qi Ji summoned his second Martial Soul, a white Soul Ring silently rose from beneath his feet, circled his body once, then settled steadily around his ankle.

"My second Martial Soul... obtained a Soul Ring on its own."

Qi Ji lowered his head to look at the pure white Soul Ring, a trace of surprise in his voice. "Although... it looks like a Ten-Year Soul Ring?"

"A Ten-Year Soul Ring?!"

Gu Chaosheng and Luo Yuhang's gazes fell on the white ring at the same time. Having just been left somewhat stunned by Ultimate Fire and the all-attribute enhancement, both of them now showed a hint of disappointment without prior agreement.

That was understandable.

To everyone on Douluo Continent, a white Soul Ring was the lowest-tier Ten-Year Soul Ring, something any Soul Master could obtain with ease.

For a genius who had displayed such heaven-defying talent until now, having the first Soul Ring of his second Martial Soul turn out to be only ten years old was simply too great a contrast.

Qi Ji himself, however, did not care much.

He remembered Little Dragon God Lan Xuanyu from Douluo IV. Lan Xuanyu's Soul Rings had also formed independently, and they would continuously evolve as his cultivation improved.

At the Soul Master stage, they were white. At the Soul Grandmaster stage, they became yellow; at the Soul Elder stage, purple; at the Soul Ancestor stage, black; at the Soul King stage, red; at the Soul Emperor stage, orange-gold; and at the Soul Sage stage, gold.

This kind of growth-type Soul Ring was far more precious than one with a fixed age.

However, Qi Ji had no intention of revealing that point voluntarily.

Perhaps, before others, leaving his perfect self with one imperfect flaw would instead be a good thing.

Trump cards had to be kept in reserve to be safe.

"It's all right, Uncle Gu, Uncle Luo."

Qi Ji raised his head, the corners of his mouth unable to stop themselves from lifting slightly—there was no helping it; holding back his laughter was simply too difficult.

"I think this Martial Soul of mine is incredibly powerful."

Of course, he knew the true value of that white Soul Ring and just how terrifying its future growth potential was.

But seeing the regretful expressions on the two Titled Douluo's faces—looks that practically said, "Such a fine seedling, and he actually has a Ten-Year Soul Ring"—he could not help finding it amusing.

"First soul skill—Dew of Grace · King's Benevolent Heart, blessings upon all living beings."

The first string of jade tassels on the Nine-Tassel Crown above Qi Ji's head suddenly lit up. Its gemstone bloomed with soft blue radiance, spreading through the air like a clear spring.

The blue glow enveloped everyone in the room. In an instant, they all felt an indescribable sense of ease surge through every limb and bone.

It was as though the fatigue from their earlier travels had been swept away, while much of the sluggishness in their Soul Power circulation also vanished.

"A wide-range, sustained healing soul skill," Qi Ji explained slowly. "It can remove all negative statuses from allies and increase their Soul Power recovery speed."

He paused, glancing at the Seven-Colored Dragon phantom and the Nine-Tassel Crown floating above him at the same time. His voice carried the unconcealable pride unique to a young boy.

"Considering that my first and second Martial Souls can be used simultaneously, this soul skill... is pretty good, right?"