The Eldest Really Was a Lost Cause!

"Whoa."

"I have Twin Martial Souls?"

Even Qian Renchuan, standing on the platform, was stunned.

Genuinely stunned.

Twin Martial Souls!

And both his Skin Martial Soul and his Angel Martial Soul were among the very best.

Especially after he heard the thoughts of his younger siblings below.

Qian Renchuan wanted to burst out laughing.

Right now, both Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao believed their memories of past lives would let them crush him.

And to make that happen,

they would surely push themselves even harder,

training like mad.

Go on, train. Train as hard as you can.

Your big brother is counting on you!

Once his martial souls had been confirmed,

it was time to test his Innate Soul Power.

The Red-Robed Cardinal took out a deep-blue crystal ball and politely held it out to Qian Renchuan.

He thoughtfully explained how to use it, too.

Qian Renchuan placed his hand on it.

Hum.

The crystal ball instantly burst with dazzling light, illuminating the entire Awakening Platform.

"Innate Soul Power, level twenty-five!"

The Red-Robed Cardinal shouted in excitement again.

Gasps swept through the crowd. Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji were stunned.

Then smiles spread across their faces, and they could barely contain their delight.

Everyone knew that awakening a martial soul was like opening a mystery box.

With luck, you got a treasure.

Without it, you got junk.

But this time, Spirit Hall had already secured its future.

With Qian Renchuan's Twin Martial Souls and level-twenty-five Innate Soul Power, Spirit Hall had nothing to fear for the next hundred years!

Next,

the second daughter, Qian Renxue, took the stage for her test.

With her memories of her previous life, Qian Renxue already knew what martial soul she would awaken.

She was utterly confident.

Sure enough, everything happened exactly as it had in the original story.

Qian Renxue's results were breathtaking, too.

Golden light blazed.

A Seraphim appeared.

When her Soul Power was tested, the crystal ball erupted with brilliant light once more.

"Innate Soul Power, level twenty!"

The Red-Robed Cardinal shouted again.

Spirit Hall erupted in joy. The elders flushed with excitement and shouted together,

"Spirit Hall shall prosper!"

"Long live Spirit Hall!"

Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji grinned from ear to ear.

One Angel Martial Soul with level-twenty-five Innate Soul Power, and another with level twenty!

The Qian family was going to defy the heavens!

Then every gaze fell on Qian Yuhao, the Pope's third child.

Everyone was eager to see his result.

The eldest two had both awakened Angel Martial Souls and possessed extraordinary talent.

As for the third child...

Could he have an Angel Martial Soul too?

If so, Spirit Hall's future would shine brighter than the sun.

One Qian Daoliu had dominated Douluo Continent for centuries.

What could three Qian Daolius do?

It was almost impossible to imagine!

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Huo Yuhao walked onto the Awakening Platform without a trace of expression.

He stood at the center of the Awakening Array.

The Red-Robed Cardinal poured in Soul Power.

Golden light flared.

But this time, everyone was destined for disappointment.

After Huo Yuhao's martial soul awakened, no towering angelic figure appeared behind him.

Only a faint glimmer of gold flashed through his eyes.

It was a Body Martial Soul:

Spirit Eyes.

At the sight, Spirit Hall's elders all frowned deeply.

"Eyes?"

"Another strange martial soul like that?"

"What kind of martial soul is that?"

"Can he even fight with it?"

The crowd murmured, their voices thick with disappointment.

But after what had happened with Qian Renchuan, Qian Xunji was unwilling to give up. He stared at Huo Yuhao and called out,

"Yuhao, feel carefully inside yourself. See if there's a second martial soul."

Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly, but closed his eyes as though making a serious effort.

They waited a long time.

No other martial soul appeared.

Now Qian Xunji's face truly darkened.

Everyone had no choice but to accept the truth.

Qian Yuhao, the Pope's third child,

had awakened a useless eye-type martial soul.

"Test his Soul Power."

Qian Xunji waved a hand, his tone cold.

Huo Yuhao placed his hand on the crystal ball.

Light shone from it. Though nowhere near as brilliant as the first two times, it was still impressive.

"Innate Soul Power, level ten!"

The Red-Robed Cardinal announced.

At that result, Qian Xunji's expression eased a little.

Level ten.

That barely counted as genius.

But compared with the eldest two, this third child was practically worthless.

With that thought, Qian Xunji's gaze filled with disgust again as he looked at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao, however, remained calm where he stood.

Innate Full Soul Power.

Not bad.

He had not been born with a mere level one Innate Soul Power as he had in his previous life.

That meant this life would not be as difficult as the last.

But Huo Yuhao knew perfectly well why he had Innate Full Soul Power.

It was not because his talent had improved.

It was entirely because he had practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill since the age of two.

Still, today's martial soul awakening had, on the whole, gone according to plan.

With less impressive talent, no one would pay much attention to him.

That would make his escape

all the easier!

After the Pope's three children had awakened their martial souls, the other children of the right age began their tests.

There was no reason

for Qian Renchuan and the other two to stay for such a dull process.

So, after asking permission, the three of them left the square.

None of the three siblings noticed Bibi Dong on the raised dais, staring fixedly at Qian Renchuan's and Qian Renxue's backs.

Her eyes were filled with intense loathing and coldness.

Once they had left the square, Qian Renchuan yawned and prepared to return to his little courtyard to lie down.

He had been standing for so long today.

It had worn him out.

Just then, Qian Renxue's voice came from behind him.

"Wait, big brother."

Surprised, Qian Renchuan stopped and turned to look at her.

"What?"

His second sibling

had changed completely from the Qian Renxue in the original story because she had been reborn.

She had become utterly cold.

In all these years, she had never once called out to him of her own accord.

She would not even nod when they happened to meet. She was practically a stranger to both him and their youngest sibling.

Of course, things were little better with Huo Yuhao.

When Qian Renchuan stopped, Qian Renxue set her small face and spoke sternly.

"You have good talent."

"You have Twin Martial Souls, and one of them is a Seraphim."

"Now that we've awakened our martial souls, it's time to start cultivating Soul Power in earnest."

"I hope you won't be as lazy as before."

"Train properly. Don't squander your Angel Martial Soul, and don't disgrace the Qian family."

"Oh."

Qian Renchuan picked at his ear, plainly brushing her off.

"Sure."

"Got it."

With that, he turned and sauntered away.

Training?

You and the youngest can push yourselves as hard as you like.

Don't pin your hopes on me!

Watching Qian Renchuan's carefree retreat, Qian Renxue frowned deeply.

"He really is a lost cause!"

Beside her, Huo Yuhao watched Qian Renchuan walk away and shook his head slightly.

As far as he was concerned,

the eldest really was useless.

"All that talent, and he doesn't know how to value it. I've never seen such a lazy Soul Master."

"Someone like him will never amount to anything, no matter how gifted he is."