Entry Selection, Martial Soul Evolution, and Innate Full Soul Power!

"Choose the Golden Entry: Peerless Prodigy!"

After thinking it over carefully, Luofan made his choice!

A God-tier Martial Soul was powerful, but zero Innate Soul Power was his greatest obstacle!

What if he chose the God-tier Martial Soul and his Innate Soul Power remained at zero?

Luofan didn't dare gamble on it!

Besides, a Peerless Prodigy couldn't still be stuck with a Trash Martial Soul ruined by a harmful mutation, could he?

So the Peerless Prodigy Golden Entry was the safer choice.

As soon as Luofan chose, he felt a change!

First, his Martial Soul manifested beyond his control.

It was a three-tiered tower that looked like a failed pottery piece. It had the rough appearance of clay and several cracks, as though it might crumble at any moment!

But then the Martial Soul, a worthless three-tiered clay tower, began changing rapidly!

First, its cracks vanished!

Next, the clay took on a solid form and gleamed with golden light!

Finally, new tiers stacked themselves onto the little tower, one after another, until it stood nine tiers tall.

The Martial Soul's evolution was complete. The nine-tiered pagoda shone gold, with a lotus design visible at its base.

It was the Golden Exquisite Pagoda, a top-tier beneficial mutation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

It had evolved, just as Luofan had guessed. A Trash Martial Soul with a harmful mutation was unworthy of the Peerless Prodigy Golden Entry.

So it had undergone a dramatic evolution right before his eyes!

And that wasn't all. As his Martial Soul evolved, Soul Power sprang into existence within Luofan and rose rapidly!

Innate Soul Power, level 1!

Innate Soul Power, level 2!

Innate Soul Power, level 10!

"Heh, heh, heh... Hahaha..."

With a top-tier Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, Luofan couldn't help bursting into wild laughter.

All the frustration he had bottled up came pouring out!

Innate Full Soul Power and a top-tier Martial Soul had given him a chance to reach the ranks of the strongest. At last, he had shaken off the label of worthless.

Luofan withdrew his Martial Soul and thought it over.

His Golden Entry System gave him one chance to choose from three Golden Entries when his Martial Soul awakened.

He would also get a chance to choose a Golden Entry each time he obtained a Soul Ring.

So now that he had Innate Full Soul Power, shouldn't he find a way to obtain his First Soul Ring?

That would let him become a full-fledged Soul Master and gain his own Soul Skill!

He could also get a second Golden Entry right away!

The question was, how should he obtain his First Soul Ring?

Should he return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, reveal his Innate Full Soul Power and top-tier Martial Soul, and ask the sect to help him hunt down the best First Soul Ring for him?

The thought had barely crossed Luofan's mind before he shook his head and pushed it aside.

As the saying went, a good horse didn't go back to old pasture!

They had already rejected him. Was he really going to run back now that he'd grown stronger? How pathetic would that be?

"Why is that kid laughing in such a creepy way? He sounds exactly like a villain in a play!"

An unfamiliar voice rang out.

Luofan had been so absorbed in himself that he hadn't noticed his frenzied, cathartic laughter drawing someone's attention.

He looked toward the voice. A young man of fifteen or sixteen stood a short distance down the road, staring at him.

The young man's clothes marked him as wealthy or noble, and two guards stood behind him.

"Sorry. I suddenly got rid of something that had been weighing on me. I didn't scare you, did I?"

Remembering how much he had sounded like a villainous mastermind, Luofan spoke with some embarrassment.

"Little one, why are you out here alone?" the young man asked, coming closer.

The boy looked only six or seven, with no adult anywhere near him!

More importantly, he was carrying a bundle.

Had he run away from home?

"My grandfather died, and I couldn't stay in the sect anymore, so I left on my own," Luofan said, shaking his head.

The young man fell silent for a moment.

As Spirit Hall's young master, she had come to the Heaven Dou Empire undercover at a tender age. She had never known a mother's love either, so she felt a strong kinship with a child as young and alone as Luofan.

She had been more fortunate than him in one respect, though: her grandfather genuinely cared for her. She hadn't been left with no one, wandering alone.

"Little one, what's your name? If you have nowhere to go, would you like to come with me?"

After a moment's silence, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, asked Luofan the question.

"Who are you?" Luofan asked the young man.

"My name is Xue Qinghe. I'm the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire," the young man replied.

From Xue Qinghe's perspective, it was only natural for someone to ask who he was before deciding whether to go with him!

But for a six-year-old to understand that?

How much hardship had it taken to make him grow up so fast?

Xue Qinghe? Luofan's interest stirred at the name.

Was the person before him the real Xue Qinghe, or Qian Renxue in disguise?

Either way, it didn't matter!

Going with Xue Qinghe did sound good.

With the crown prince to rely on, he could at least get his First Soul Ring!

If this was the real Xue Qinghe...

Luofan would have to repay his kindness by finding a way to save him, before that Qian Renxue stole his identity and impersonated him!

But if this Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, that worked too.

He could help her seize the empire.

Surely that was better than her plot being exposed and a devastating war breaking out?

As for where his loyalties lay?

To Luofan, it was simple: he would be good to whoever was good to him!

"Well? Will you come with me?" Xue Qinghe asked, seeing the thoughtful look on Luofan's young face.

"Yes. From now on, Your Highness, I'm with you!" Luofan answered at once with a nod.

"Your Highness, we're heading to Sunset Forest for Soul Hunting. Bringing a child along might be inconvenient," one of Xue Qinghe's guards advised, stepping forward.

Soul Hunting?

Luofan's eyes lit up. "Your Highness, are you going to hunt for a Soul Ring?"

"That's right. I'm going to obtain my fifth Soul Ring," Xue Qinghe said with a nod.

His fifth Soul Ring at fifteen or sixteen? He's about to become a Soul King?

Luofan understood at once. This Xue Qinghe had to be Qian Renxue in disguise!

"Your Highness, I'm ready to obtain my First Soul Ring too. Coming with you would be perfect for me," Luofan said.

"What? You need a Soul Ring too? At your age, your Martial Soul can't have awakened long ago." Xue Qinghe raised an eyebrow.

Had a moment of sympathy led me to a peerless genius?