After the two finished their formalities and sat down again, the atmosphere in the pavilion grew ever gentler and warmer, stripped of all the solemnity of the court and coldness of the martial world, leaving only the warmth of an ordinary conversation between mother and son.
Xu Yanqiu's tender gaze fell upon Qian Xunzong. The doubts she had long accumulated surged into her heart, and she asked one question after another:
"Zong'er, Mother still has countless questions buried in her heart. Douluo Continent and the Sun and Moon Continent are separated by a vast sea spanning thousands of miles. The waters are extraordinarily perilous; even ordinary Titled Douluo would not dare cross them lightly. How exactly did you safely traverse the entire sea and come here alone?"
She paused, her eyes full of confusion, then continued, "What puzzles me even more is your cultivation. Douluo Continent has always centered on Spirit and Soul Power cultivation. Its soul tool system is extremely weak, with no mature inheritance of high-grade soul tools, much less a system capable of cultivating a Level-9 Soul Engineer.
"You are so young. How did you become a Level-9 Soul Engineer? Who exactly was your master?"
Qian Xunzong could not reveal the existence of the system. After a brief moment of thought, he organized his explanation and answered calmly:
"Mother, on Douluo Continent, I happened to discover a reclusive soul tool family. For generations, this family had researched soul tool technology. Their foundation was profound, and they possessed high-grade soul tool inheritances far beyond the mainstream of Douluo Continent.
"I was fortunate enough to receive the careful instruction of a top Soul Engineer from that family. After years of devoted cultivation, I attained my current Level-9 Soul Engineer cultivation."
"For this sea crossing, we traveled aboard a top-tier