A Little Push Might Make My Eldest Brother My Ally!

Since his eldest brother had already left, Huo Yuhao had nothing to say to his second sister either. He turned and left without a word.

The results of today's Martial Soul awakening were in.

Clearly, everyone in the wicked Spirit Hall was utterly disappointed in him now.

That suited Huo Yuhao perfectly.

So next, all he needed to do was find a way to leave Spirit Hall.

As he walked back to his quarters, Huo Yuhao kept turning his plans over in his mind.

I need to hurry to the Star Dou Great Forest and find Brother Sky Dream.

By my reckoning, Brother Sky Dream should be there by now.

And Qiu'er...

I wonder if she's conscious yet.

Thinking of Wang Qiu'er sent a sharp ache through Huo Yuhao's heart.

Wang Qiu'er was an Emperor Auspicious Beast. When they first met, she had already been a Soul Beast tens of thousands of years old.

But this was ten thousand years earlier.

Even allowing for her faster cultivation as an Emperor Auspicious Beast, she should have been born by now.

I have to look for her.

If I find the Emperor Auspicious Beast, I'll find a way to take her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

That place can speed up cultivation.

Maybe I can meet Qiu'er early in this life and make up for how I failed her in the last.

Noticing Huo Yuhao leave, Qian Renxue turned to watch his retreating back and frowned slightly.

Eldest Brother is beyond help.

Third Brother is even worse—a failure among failures. It looks like I'll have to rely on myself in this life after all.

But I never pinned my hopes on either of them anyway.

Then Qian Renxue reconsidered. In this life, the two of them were her siblings, born of the same mother.

Once I become a god, perhaps I can lend them a hand.

Especially Eldest Brother, Qian Renchuan.

He has Twin Martial Souls, and one of them is the Seraphim.

If I push him a little, perhaps he can become an ally in the future.

As for Third Brother...

On the Douluo Continent, where Martial Souls and bloodlines are all that matter, this is as far as he'll ever go.

I'll make sure he lives in comfort and wealth. That will be enough.

With that thought, Qian Renxue looked pensive, then headed toward the Worship Hall.

Now that she had awakened her Martial Soul, she needed to prepare for the coming trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Elsewhere, Huo Yuhao had no idea what his second sister, Qian Renxue, was thinking.

Even if he had known, he would not have cared.

As a god reborn with his memories intact, he needed no one's help to shape his future.

Even if his Martial Soul was lacking, he possessed knowledge and experience far beyond this era.

He was confident that, so long as he followed his plan, he would eventually stand unrivaled in this age.

He would leave everyone else beneath his feet.

Back at his quarters, Huo Yuhao immediately dragged a large wooden chest out from under his bed.

He opened it.

Inside were metal materials he had collected long ago, along with various Soul Tool blueprints.

Before today, he had not awakened his Martial Soul and had no Soul Power, so he could not begin crafting Soul Tools.

Now things were different.

If he intended to leave, he could not go empty-handed.

He needed enough ways to protect himself.

So Huo Yuhao decided to make a few rank-one Soul Tools before he left.

He searched through the many Soul Tool blueprints he had drawn in his spare time.

In the end, he chose three rank-one Soul Tools he could just about use at his current level.

They were a Soul Ray Gun, a Fixed-Installation Soul Tool, and a Milk Bottle.

The Soul Ray Gun would serve for everyday self-defense.

The Fixed-Installation Soul Tool would give him the firepower to strike powerful enemies. It consumed little Soul Power yet packed a tremendous punch.

As for the Milk Bottle, it was for storing Soul Power.

That was just as essential.

Huo Yuhao had also wanted to make a Flying Soul Tool for travel.

But crafting one was too difficult at his current level.

Using it would draw too much attention, too.

Someone might spot him.

So he gave up on the idea.

Looking at the materials laid out before him, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath. He picked up the ordinary Carving Knife he had prepared and focused on carving the Soul Tool Core Array.

At the same time, Qian Renchuan returned to his courtyard.

The maids who attended him gazed at the Eldest Young Master with admiration.

They had already heard the news from outside.

The Eldest Young Master had Twin Martial Souls!

And he had inherited Spirit Hall's Seraphim Martial Soul!

If he applied himself to cultivation, his future would be brilliant. He might even become the next Pope!

At that moment, every maid was certain he would start working hard.

With such an excellent Martial Soul and such extraordinary talent, how could he not?

And then...

They discovered that the Eldest Young Master was as lazy as ever.

Once inside the courtyard, he stretched at length, then dropped straight into the rocking chair in the middle.

He angled himself toward the most comfortable patch of sunlight, closed his eyes, and began to snore.

Every maid: ???

Even after awakening his Martial Soul, the Eldest Young Master hasn't changed at all. How can he still be so lazy?

Little did they know that Qian Renchuan was not asleep in the rocking chair at all.

Second Sister and Third Brother must be working themselves to the bone again.

Now that they've awakened their Martial Souls, they're bound to throw themselves into it. I can just lie here and collect the returns.

Sure enough, before long, the system notification sounded.

[Ding—]

[Bonded individual "Huo Yuhao" has begun carving a Soul Tool Core Magic Array. His mental focus is highly concentrated. Tenfold return triggered.]

[Congratulations, host. Mental Control +10.]

[Congratulations, host. Beginner Soul Tool Understanding +10.]

[Ding—]

[Bonded individual "Qian Renxue" is cultivating. Tenfold return triggered.]

[Congratulations, host. Pure Soul Power +10.]

Elsewhere, in the Worship Hall...

Creak.

Someone pushed the heavy doors open from outside.

The next moment, Qian Daoliu entered in a gray robe.

Sure enough, he found Qian Renxue still cultivating cross-legged beneath the statue of the Angel God.

Qian Daoliu looked on approvingly.

All three of his grandchildren were so unusual that they hardly seemed like children.

But among Soul Masters, that was nothing remarkable.

Precocious children were common enough in the Soul Master world.

Still, when it came to his three grandchildren...

The eldest had the greatest talent, but he was the laziest.

The youngest was fairly diligent, but he had the least talent.

Only his second granddaughter, Qian Renxue, combined an excellent Martial Soul with a strong work ethic.

In his eyes, she was the perfect heir to the Angel God!

Just then, Qian Renxue heard his footsteps and slowly opened her eyes.

She looked at Qian Daoliu as he approached, her voice cool.

"Grandpa."

"My Innate Soul Power is at level twenty. Can you take me to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts in a few days?"

Qian Daoliu smiled and nodded.

"Of course."

"But Xiao Xue, do you know what kind of Soul Ring you want?"

"I do."