Ultimate holy and evil martial souls

"How is this possible! It's... a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"

"And innate full soul power, too!"

Long Changfeng cried out in shock, horror spreading across his face.

Ding Xianzong was equally stunned. Although he had no idea what rank of martial soul the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was, he knew what innate full soul power meant!

This was unquestionably a genius! Yet his own son, Ding Peng, had only sixth-level innate soul power.

Then he recalled how he had mocked and looked down on Xu Xiaonian and his father earlier...

What right did I have?

He had lost so much face that the shame reached all the way to his grandmother's house!

For a moment, Ding Xianzong's face alternated between green and white. Taking Ding Peng by the hand, he hurried out of the awakening room.

As he passed Xu Ke, Ding Xianzong hung his head so low it almost buried itself in the floor. He truly had no face left to confront him.

Xu Ke did not notice him at all. His attention was entirely on his son with innate full soul power, his face brimming with delighted surprise.

Long Changfeng could hardly believe it. "To think... this legendary martial soul, said to almost certainly become an Evil God once fully grown... actually exists!"

Just then, Xu Xiaonian slowly raised his left hand and said, looking somewhat dazed, "Deacon Long, I... think I have another martial soul."

His words had barely fallen.

A golden martial soul manifested, roughly ten feet tall, with a slender, well-proportioned figure and a long, narrow lower body that flowed seamlessly into the rest. A sacred halo lingered around it.

Six tendril-like wings floated behind its back, and intertwined golden feelers formed a crown atop its head. Seven dark-gold, diamond-shaped stones bearing eye patterns partially encased its lower body.

It radiated an indescribably sacred, mysterious aura.

His martial soul, Holy Spirit Purcell!

Delighted surprise appeared on Xu Xiaonian's face. Of course he recognized this martial soul. It was a god-level martial soul through and through.

Although Holy Spirit Purcell felt much weaker than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Xu Xiaonian, as its owner, knew perfectly well that this was only because of its seven seals.

Once all seven seals were broken, it would certainly be no weaker than the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and might even be stronger.

"What martial soul is this? Why does it look somewhat like the Holy Angel martial soul? Although its holy spirit aura is much weaker than the Holy Angel's, it surely isn't anything ordinary..."

Long Changfeng's expression shifted between shock and uncertainty. He looked at Xu Xiaonian as though he were a monster. "Innate full soul power was astonishing enough, but to think you have twin martial souls as well..."

"Go home for now. I will inform His Holiness the Pope about your twin martial souls."

Back at home.

Qian Peijiu was initially delighted by Xu Xiaonian's innate full soul power and twin martial souls. But when she saw the Holy Spirit Purcell martial soul in his left hand, so closely resembling the Holy Angel martial soul, complicated emotions immediately filled her eyes.

"Alas, it's all because of me that your Holy Angel martial soul is imperfect." She stroked Xu Xiaonian's head and sighed despondently.

Xu Xiaonian looked up and asked the question he had kept buried in his heart:

"Mom, what exactly happened back then? Does it have anything to do with your illness?"

Qian Peijiu raised her hand and summoned a firefly. Gazing at it perched on her fingertip, a reminiscent look flashed through her eyes, and she began recounting the story:

"My martial soul is the result of a harmful mutation of the Holy Angel martial soul. It belongs to the weakest category of external beast martial souls and cannot possess its host like an ordinary beast martial soul.

My innate soul power level was only half a level... Compared to ordinary members of the Holy Angel Family, whose innate soul power is often at level six or seven, the difference in talent was like that between a firefly and the bright moon.

But I wanted to prove myself, so I forcibly absorbed a soul ring older than I could withstand, causing my body to suffer from the soul ring's impact..."

By the end, Qian Peijiu actually smiled as she said:

"Still, I'm quite content with my life now. After all, I have you, Xiaotang, and your father... I no longer need to prove anything to those people in the family..."

Did she really no longer need to?

Seeing the regret flash through Qian Peijiu's eyes, Xu Xiaonian silently resolved that once he grew strong, he would pay the Holy Angel Family a visit.

He had tremendous confidence in his Holy Spirit Purcell and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial souls.

Apart from the Great Enshrined in the Elder Hall, he believed he could surpass the other members of the Holy Angel Family in a relatively short time.

"By the way, Mom, how are Grandpa and the others doing in the family?"

Clearly, Xu Xiaonian wanted to sound out his grandfather's standing in the family.

"Your grandfather? His name is Qian Daoliu... With your talent, you'll have a very good chance of meeting him after joining Spirit Hall."

Xu Xiaonian's expression froze.

Qian... Qian Daoliu?

My grandfather is Qian Daoliu?

It was not that Xu Xiaonian lacked confidence in surpassing him. Rather, he realized that he apparently counted as a core member of the Holy Angel Family himself.

If Bibi Dong pushed forward the founding of the Spirit Hall Empire in the future, and Tang San came storming to their door, he would probably have no way to extricate himself!

After all, Tang San's mother, Ah Yin, had died because of Qian Daoliu's son, Qian Xunji!

There was no reconciling that blood feud, no matter what!

Although he had long prepared himself to become Tang San's enemy, Xu Xiaonian still felt a flood of emotions now that there was no room left to turn back.

Whether it was his family's financial predicament or the future threat of death at Tang San's hands, he needed great strength to deal with it.

I must seize opportunities like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before he does!

But snatching those opportunities also requires a certain amount of strength, so...

Time to start cultivating!

After glancing at Sister Xiaotang's room across the hall, empty because she had gone to school, Xu Xiaonian closed his door, sat on the bed, steadied his breathing, and focused his mind.

First, he extended his consciousness into the martial soul in his left hand—Holy Spirit Purcell.

Suddenly, his consciousness entered a vast, empty cosmic scene, and countless strangely shaped characters around him surged into his mind, jostling to be first.

Boom!

A thunderous rumble rang out in his mind from nowhere.

A complete "Holy Spirit Heart Method" was perfectly instilled into him.

Understanding dawned on Xu Xiaonian's face.

Just as I thought!

Puni was still in a sealed state.

According to the heart method, once he reached the required level, the Holy Spirit Purcell martial soul did not need to obtain soul rings by hunting soul beasts.

Each time a seal was broken, that seal itself would serve as Purcell's soul ring. Besides its own passive skill, each seal would also come with two active skills.

His soul power level had already reached ten. He could now form a soul ring entirely on his own!

This showed just how extraordinary Holy Spirit Purcell's quality was.

After all, as far as he knew, the only person who could generate soul rings on his own seemed to be Tang San's grandson, Lan Xuanyu, who possessed the Creation Dragon God's bloodline.

Xu Xiaonian was eagerly about to break a seal when he suddenly recalled Deacon Long's words: "I will report your twin martial souls to His Holiness the Pope..."

A thoughtful look flickered in his eyes.

If he broke a seal and formed a soul ring now, then when he met Bibi Dong later, the secret that his Holy Spirit Purcell martial soul could form its own soul rings would undoubtedly be exposed.

No one's martial soul had ever been able to add soul rings independently before, except for soul beasts...

In that case, there's no need to rush.

I'll examine my other martial soul first.

Xu Xiaonian summoned the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Watching it crouch before him with its eyes open, he brought his consciousness into contact with it.

Boom!

Another immense torrent of information surged into his mind.

It was... the "Evil God Mark-Gifting Method"!

Unlike the Holy Spirit Purcell martial soul, which could form a soul ring independently whenever it reached a certain soul power level.

Every time the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul wished to add a soul ring, it required an exceptionally talented follower of the Evil God to sacrifice their own spiritual power and soul power!!

And raising the level of a Retainer Imprint required that retainer to sacrifice their soul and life?!