Bibi Dong froze for a moment at his words.
As the first person in the history of the Douluo Continent to formally cultivate twin martial souls, she was not certain whether her cultivation path was correct.
She desperately needed a fellow Daoist with whom she could discuss the cultivation of twin martial souls.
Even if that fellow Daoist was only a boy.
Bibi Dong asked:
"Why?"
Chen Ci looked straight into Bibi Dong's eyes and said earnestly:
"Teacher, as you said, you are the second person to possess twin martial souls, and I am the third.
"You discovered the path of cultivating your primary martial soul first, then your secondary martial soul. There is no doubt that this is a viable path.
"But we don't have enough examples to prove that it is the correct path.
"Perhaps another method of cultivating twin martial souls exists in this world-cultivating both martial souls at the same time."
"Well..."
Bibi Dong hesitated, her expression turning thoughtful.
From her earlier observations, she could tell that Chen Ci's martial souls possessed an extremely powerful Dragon Race bloodline.
Although she did not know why Blue Silver Grass could possess a Dragon Race bloodline, the point was that it did.
That was enough to prove that Chen Ci's martial souls were far from low-grade. Was she really going to let this child test another path?
Chen Ci struck while the iron was hot, with no intention of letting Bibi Dong ponder any longer.
For other people with twin martial souls, cultivating their primary martial soul first and their secondary martial soul afterward was indeed the correct path.
But his circumstances were rather special. He carried the bloodlines of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, giving him the foundation to become the Supreme God King-the Dragon God.
Moreover, as his bloodlines were further activated, his Soul Rings would evolve along with them. Ordinary theories on cultivating twin martial souls did not apply to him.
He had no need to fight for a higher ceiling; he could focus on improving his immediate combat strength instead.
Chen Ci interrupted Bibi Dong's thoughts:
"Teacher, the problem we both face now is that we don't know how twin martial souls should be cultivated.
"Likewise, if I choose the same path as you, future possessors of twin martial souls will face the same problem we face today.
"For the advancement of all Soul Masters, I am willing to try another path: cultivating twin martial souls simultaneously."
Bibi Dong looked at Chen Ci with concern. This truly was a risky move:
"Chen Ci, do you know what your choice means?
"It could very well destroy your future as a Soul Master."
Chen Ci smiled and said:
"Teacher, I know what this means.
"But someone has to take this step, don't they?
"Not everyone needs to be like me. As long as someone is still willing to step forward after I die, the Soul Master system will surely keep progressing."
Bibi Dong was utterly stunned. She had never imagined that a boy could possess such conviction.
Seeing Bibi Dong's expression, Chen Ci was certain that his speech had moved her completely.
He had also earned himself quite a bit of goodwill.
Perhaps she might even name him the next Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall.
The only fly in the ointment was that Qian Renxue had been lying low in the Heaven Dou Empire for years and could not possibly be here.
Otherwise, that speech would surely have earned him plenty of goodwill from Qian Renxue, who possessed the Angel Martial Soul.
Gu Yuena had heard Chen Ci's speech as well.
Her beautiful purple eyes were filled with shock.
The astonishment in Bibi Dong's eyes lingered for a long time:
"Chen Ci, I never imagined that after all these years of cultivation, my conviction would still fall short of yours."
Chen Ci said modestly:
"Teacher, you're being too modest.
"Haven't you chosen the same kind of path as I have?
"Before you, there was no pioneer who had tried cultivating their primary martial soul first, then their secondary martial soul."
Bibi Dong composed herself and said solemnly:
"Chen Ci, from this day onward, you are a Core Disciple of Spirit Hall, and my Last Disciple.
"If you encounter any problems with your cultivation in the future, you may come to me for guidance."
Meanwhile, Hu Liena had successfully absorbed her second Soul Ring and broken through to Soul Grandmaster.
Poor Hu Liena had no idea that, in the time it took her to absorb a Soul Ring, she had already lost her place in Bibi Dong's heart as a candidate to succeed her as Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff.
Hu Liena opened her eyes and saw that Gu Yuena was guarding her. Though reluctant, she still thanked Gu Yuena:
"Gu Yuena, thank you for guarding me."
Gu Yuena blinked, unsure what to say.
Hu Liena did not care whether Gu Yuena said she was welcome. After thanking her, she headed straight toward Chen Ci and Bibi Dong.
She could hardly wait to tell Bibi Dong:
"Teacher, Teacher! I've successfully absorbed my second Soul Ring.
"It's a charm-based control Soul Skill. It can charm an opponent through their senses."
Bibi Dong praised her:
"It's a Soul Skill that suits you very well. Excellent.
"Now, let's hunt for the first Soul Ring for Chen Ci's second martial soul."
Once again, Bibi Dong enveloped the three of them in her soul power and sped through the Star Dou Great Forest.
Chen Ci, meanwhile, was placed between Gu Yuena and Hu Liena. Each beautiful girl clung to one of his arms, neither willing to yield to the other.
Because supernatural powers existed on the Douluo Continent, girls developed exceptionally early, leaving Chen Ci struggling to keep his gun from rising.
Soft and fragrant-it was sheer bliss.
Fortunately, Bibi Dong distracted Chen Ci just in time by asking:
"Chen Ci, you said your other Blue Silver Grass controls elemental power. What kind of Soul Ring do you want to hunt?"
Chen Ci hurriedly replied:
"A dragon-type Soul Beast with the water element, preferably around a thousand years old.
"If we really can't find a suitable one, a Soul Beast with another bloodline will do."
Although Chen Ci had said that another martial soul would do, how could someone as proud as Bibi Dong allow her student to go without a suitable Soul Ring?
Clearly, however, thousand-year-old dragon-type Soul Beasts with the water element were rather rare. Bibi Dong searched with the three of them all night without finding a suitable Soul Beast.
It was late, and considering that Chen Ci and the others were still growing, Bibi Dong decided against traveling through the night.
Otherwise, hunting Soul Beasts all night was commonplace for high-ranking Soul Masters.
They set up camp beside a lake. Hu Liena and Gu Yuena gathered around Chen Ci, gazing at the full moon reflected in the water as they began to chat.
More precisely, Hu Liena was asking about Chen Ci's past, curious about everything to do with him.
Gu Yuena listened with keen interest as well. Although she had told Bibi Dong that she was Chen Ci's younger sister,
in truth, everything about Chen Ci was unknown to her, and the unknown held an irresistible allure.
Chen Ci, for his part, told them everything he knew. He did not mind sharing his past with the two stunning girls.
This, too, was part of winning them over.
Watching the three of them, Bibi Dong's thoughts drifted back to the past, to the days when she and Yu Xiaogang had first met.
Although she did not know why she had fallen for Yu Xiaogang, a man with not a single redeeming quality, she had simply loved him dearly.
Soon, however, Bibi Dong would learn the truth behind why she had fallen in love with Yu Xiaogang.
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