"A five-level increase in Soul Power. It seems the Holy Demon Continent really is anything but simple, just as Xiao Xue said."
Sensing that his granddaughter's Soul Power had increased and was still so stable, Qian Daoliu knew that Xue'er had been right to insist.
After learning that Qian Renxue had returned, Spirit Hall's worshippers gathered one after another. They, too, were curious about how the Holy Demon Continent differed from their Douluo Continent.
"Xiao Xue, what happened with the improvements to your Martial Soul and Soul Power?"
Qian Daoliu was the first to ask.
He could clearly sense that Qian Renxue had undergone more than a simple increase in strength. Her Martial Soul Origin remained unchanged, but the sacred and light attributes inherent in her Martial Soul had improved greatly.
Under the cultivation system and rules of the Douluo Continent, the light attribute was part of the sacred attribute. In other words, the sacred attribute was the higher-order form of the light attribute.
Thus, light was destined to stand below sacredness.
Yet the light attribute inherent in Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had now reached the same level as its sacred attribute.
How could he not be shocked?
"Oh, that was because of Sacred Awakening and the Light Angel God's blessing."
Qian Renxue did not conceal this, and then told Qian Daoliu what had happened to her.
However, she chose to conceal some of the matters involving Jiang Li.
If her grandfather learned that she had signed so many contracts with Jiang Li, who knew what would happen?
"The Light Angel God!"
Upon learning this, Qian Daoliu reacted much as Qian Renxue had at first. Neither could accept or believe it.
The Angel God was their greatest object of faith, a unique existence. That understanding had been upheld through tens of thousands of years of worship.
Now, however, it had been shattered.
"Grandpa, sorry for the trouble, but please find a Soul Master whose Martial Soul contains corruption, yet who is still resisting the fall. Their cultivation shouldn't be too high."
Qian Renxue felt that letting the facts speak would be enough.
"That's easy!"
Qian Daoliu then sent his subordinates to make the arrangements.
Qian Renxue then began explaining the other matters.
"This is equipment, ranging from First Order ordinary equipment to Fourth Order Spirit Demon Equipment, along with detailed forging methods... as for the higher-order Glorious Items and Legendary Items, I haven't come into contact with those yet..."
As Qian Renxue took things out of her Storage Ring, she explained their uses and rankings in detail.
"These... these items are actually so miraculous. Wouldn't having a Fourth Order Spirit Demon Item be equivalent to having an extra Soul Skill? In a sense, it could be considered an extension of Soul Bones!"
"Epic, immortal, divine artifact, Great Divine Artifact, Super Divine Artifact... that Holy Demon Continent truly is extraordinary."
"These things will bring about a revolution in our Spirit Hall's rule."
The worshippers of the Worship Hall did not dismiss these things as insignificant simply because their ranks were relatively low. They soon thought of the changes their appearance would bring.
It would be a revolutionary transformation not only for Spirit Hall, but even for Soul Masters.
Just then, Demon Subduing Douluo brought over a three-ring Soul Master.
This three-ring Soul Master's Martial Soul was a Fallen Demon Wolf, possessing the attributes of darkness and evil. It constantly guided him toward falling into darkness, and the stronger he became, the greater the temptation he endured.
Having come from Spirit Hall, he had always insisted on resisting corruption, even going so far as to stop daring to increase his strength.
Now that he had suddenly been brought here, worry immediately rose in his heart.
Could it be that they're going to put me on trial and execute me?
The three-ring Soul Master immediately grew nervous.
"Don't worry. We asked you to come here this time to try to see whether we can completely resolve the evil attribute in your Martial Soul."
Seeing the Soul Master's worry, Qian Renxue stepped forward and spoke softly.
Then her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul appeared.
"Purification!"
"The Light Angel God's blessing!"
Qian Renxue first used a skill to purify the Soul Master, then cast the Light Blessing the Light Angel God had bestowed upon her.
She drove the power of light within her, directly purifying and dispelling the evil attribute in the Soul Master's Martial Soul.
Immediately afterward, an even more wondrous power poured into his body, shielding his mind.
This Light Blessing could not only improve his talent, but also form a layer of protection deep within his soul. Much like a Knight's Sacred Awakening, once awakened, he would find it difficult to be led into corruption by darkness again.
"My... my Martial Soul really has changed..."
Sensing his own transformation, the Soul Master immediately grew excited, tears flowing uncontrollably.
At this moment, however, Qian Renxue was no longer paying attention to this.
Instead, she was silently sensing the changes occurring within herself.
After helping this man purify his Martial Soul and bestowing Light Blessing upon him, she had exhausted a great deal of her power, but the quality of her light attribute had improved.
Although this improvement was extremely slight, it was real.
Qian Renxue did not know that Jiang Li had already researched this matter.
Ye Guyi, the wielder of the Holy Angel Martial Soul ten thousand years later, could increase her Soul Power Level by killing Evil Soul Masters. In that case, could Qian Renxue, who possessed a complete divine-grade Martial Soul Origin, produce a similar special effect when killing members of the Demon Race?
For this reason, he had investigated the matter the first time he took Qian Renxue out for practical training.
Clearly, she could not.
Ultimately, they were different planes with different laws.
Unexpectedly, after returning to the Douluo Continent, Qian Renxue naturally gained an improvement when purifying someone whose Martial Soul contained an evil attribute. Although this improvement did not directly grant her Soul Power, it improved the very essence of her light attribute.
As for the reason behind this, Qian Renxue could not understand it, and neither could Qian Daoliu.
"This... after directly purifying him, she can even bestow the power of light to protect him."
Having witnessed this, Qian Daoliu began to believe somewhat in the Light Angel God Qian Renxue had spoken of.
He then dismissed the Soul Master, who was still deeply moved.
Neither Qian Daoliu nor Qian Renxue knew that their subsequent experiment had gained Qian Renxue a fanatical believer.
"Xue'er, as long as you promise to return every so often from now on and keep yourself safe, Grandpa won't stop you from going to the Holy Demon Continent anymore."
With a deity involved, Qian Daoliu changed his usual stance.
As for the relationship between this Light Angel God and the Angel God they worshipped, although he did not know, Qian Daoliu felt that they were very likely the same deity.
In fact, in Qian Daoliu's eyes, the Light Angel God was the very Angel God they worshipped.
Xue'er's journey to the Holy Demon Continent had been guided by her.
The reason no one had been able to activate the Angel God's Nine Trials all these years was that something had been missing, and what they lacked was on that continent.
The Holy Demon Continent was very likely another place where faith in the Angel God gathered.
If Xue'er wanted to become a god, she might well have to follow in the Divine Ancestor's footsteps and lead that continent's humans to defeat the Demon Race before she could become the new Angel God.
"Grandpa, really?"
Hearing her grandfather say this, Qian Renxue's eyes immediately lit up.
Qian Renxue then began taking out other things.
"Grandpa, this is a Magic Crystal Card. Jiang Li told me that this thing can further stabilize Spirit Hall's rule."
"These are First through Fifth Order skills, including those for Knights, Mages, Assassins, Priests, and Summoners..."
"Also, this is a pill Jiang Li refined from that ten-thousand-year-old Paradise Light Flower. It can help Soul Masters improve their strength, and it doesn't have any notable side effects."
Qian Renxue kept taking out all sorts of items before finally bringing out this bombshell, the Light Spirit-Nurturing Pill.
She had possessed two, but had only taken one herself and brought the remaining one back.
"Xiao Xue, wait a moment. Let Grandpa catch his breath first."
Watching his granddaughter continually produce such good things, Qian Daoliu looked somewhat dazed.
Although these things were not particularly precious, their very existence represented far, far too much.
After Qian Daoliu gradually came to terms with these things, and even made a point of inspecting the Light Spirit-Nurturing Pill, he finally accepted it all.
It seemed that the boy named Jiang Li was a genius, just like his granddaughter.
Only then did his misgivings about Jiang Li diminish a little.
Yes, only a little.
He still had considerable misgivings.
"Grandpa, the things coming next and what I have to say are very important. It would be best if you sealed this place off."
As Qian Renxue spoke, her expression grew a little more solemn.
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