Twin Martial Souls: Heavenly Spear and Ice Dragon King

The Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City.

After watching child after child awaken a trash martial soul and leave the room in disappointment, it was finally the turn of a little boy with white hair and blue eyes.

This man was Kai.

"You're here... even if you don't awaken a good martial soul, it's all right. With an ordinary martial soul, becoming a deacon at our Spirit Hall would be a decent choice."

"If you don't have the qualifications to become a soul master, I'll help you find a job, too."

Su Yuntao spoke.

"Thank you..."

"Your parents were my friends. There's no need to act like this. Besides..."

Su Yuntao did not continue. Kai's parents had been his friends. They had all worked for Spirit Hall as deacons who helped people awaken their martial souls.

When Kai had just been born, his parents had gone to a village to help the children there awaken their martial souls.

That had happened to be when the Supreme Pontiff had led people into battle against Tang Hao. The two had fought their way to that village, and the immense power of their soul skills had swept straight through it.

Kai's parents had wanted to help the villagers evacuate and keep them safe. Instead, they had been caught in the spreading soul power and died. After all, it had been a battle between Titled Douluos.

After learning of this, Spirit Hall had merely given Kai some Gold Soul Coins as compensation.

These events had bred resentment toward Spirit Hall in Kai's heart.

Someone else's parents died because of you, and you just gave out some Gold Soul Coins as compensation. Don't you think that's going too far?

And they died just like that, even though they were your own people. Is this how you act as leaders?

Su Yuntao was also dissatisfied with the higher-ups over this matter. Although Kai's parents had not been important figures or outstanding soul masters, only deacons who helped people awaken their martial souls, they had still counted for something.

They had worked diligently and willingly for Spirit Hall, only to die like that.

The higher-ups, even the Supreme Pontiff, bore a great deal of responsibility for his parents' deaths, didn't they?

Yet they had merely given Kai some Gold Soul Coins as compensation. Wasn't that rather ugly of them?

So Su Yuntao had taken on the responsibility of looking after Kai. All these years, he had been the one caring for him.

In his eyes, even if Kai could not awaken a good martial soul, he was still his friends' child and deserved his care.

He also wanted, in his heart, to make amends on Spirit Hall's behalf to this child who had lost his parents.

"Don't be nervous. Close your eyes and feel carefully."

Having summoned his wolf martial soul, Su Yuntao guided him attentively.

Su Yuntao thrust out both hands.

Six faint streams of green light swiftly poured into the black stones on the floor.

The black stones suddenly released a layer of golden radiance, forming a dome of light that enveloped Kai.

Warm energy flowed into Kai's body. Just as he was welcoming his martial soul, a cold, mechanical electronic voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host on awakening the check-in system!]

[A beginner's gift package has been awarded at the start!]

[Congratulations to the host on obtaining the twin martial souls, Heavenly Spear and Ice Dragon King, as well as level 20 innate full soul power.]

Kai was instantly astonished when he heard this. Twin martial souls, Heavenly Spear and Ice Dragon King-the Heavenly Spear could be called Yun Ming's martial soul.

Yun Ming had been the previous Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy in The Legend of the Dragon King, with the title "Heavenly." He had been widely acknowledged as the strongest person on the continent during the era of The Legend of the Dragon King, and was also one of the most heaven-defying Sea God Pavilion Masters in terms of talent throughout the Douluo series.

At twenty-three, he had advanced to Titled Douluo; at twenty-six, he had reached the Super Douluo level; at thirty-one, he had become a Limit Douluo; and at around thirty-six, he had touched the Quasi-God level and created his own Quasi-God divine position.

Nearly invincible below godhood, he had been one of the powerhouses in the Douluo series closest to "a mortal becoming a god"-had the Divine Realm not disappeared, he would most likely have been able to enter it through his own cultivation.

Then there was the Ice Dragon King, one of the Dragon God's nine sons in the Douluo series, also known as the Water Dragon King or the Ice Elemental Sacred Dragon, who controlled ultimate ice.

Of these two martial souls, one is top-tier and the other is god-tier. What a windfall!

[Considering that the host has no faction and no one to protect him, the system has added two Titled Douluos to the gift package: Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu and Dark Phoenix Douluo Leng Yulai, a pair of Titled Douluo sisters.]

My heavens, this is far too good! With these two Titled Douluos helping me, one at level 97 with a divine artifact and Three-Word Battle Armor, and the other a level 99 demigod and Four-Word Battle Armor Master, I won't be afraid even if Spirit Hall's Bibi Dong comes looking for trouble.

[After accepting the beginner's gift package, remember to check in every day. The system will not shortchange the host. The two Titled Douluos will report in tomorrow.]

Wonderful! With this, I can practically swagger across the Douluo Continent unchallenged.

Soon, a terrifying aura erupted from Kai. In an instant, his twin martial souls, Ice Dragon King and Heavenly Spear, manifested.

"What?! Twin martial souls?!"

Su Yuntao could hardly believe it at that moment. Then the entire room froze over.

"What are these two martial souls?!" he asked Kai excitedly.

"Heavenly Spear and Ice Dragon King."

"Hurry and test your martial soul." Su Yuntao quickly took out a crystal ball.

"All right."

Kai then placed his hand on the crystal ball, only for it to shatter.

"This crystal ball can measure soul power up to level ten. Could your soul power be...?!"

Su Yuntao immediately took out a crystal ball capable of measuring soul power up to level thirty.

Kai tested himself again, and the result was level 20.

"Level 20 innate full soul power! Your parents' spirits in heaven truly are watching over you. Join Spirit Hall. You'll definitely be able to rise into its upper ranks, and then you'll certainly be able to seek justice for your parents!

"And only by joining Spirit Hall can you receive excellent training!"

Su Yuntao spoke excitedly.

"But I don't want to join Spirit Hall..."

Kai spoke. His parents in this life had died in the battle between Tang Hao and Qian Xunji, yet Spirit Hall had only given him some Gold Soul Coins as compensation. If not for Su Yuntao, he would have died long ago.

He did not hate Su Yuntao, nor did he hate ordinary, low-ranking Spirit Hall personnel like him. But he truly hated those higher-ups.

He hated those higher-ups who had not treated his parents' lives as human lives.

So if he joined Spirit Hall, he would always feel a thorn in his side.

"Uncle Su Yuntao, I'll become a powerful soul master in the future. When that time comes, I'll definitely help you and repay your kindness. But I don't want to join Spirit Hall, because of what happened to my parents..."

Kai's meaning was clear, and Su Yuntao understood.

"I understand. Once you stand high above the continent as a powerhouse at its peak, I hope you won't disappoint your parents. I also hope you can seek justice for them."

"In any case, I'll take you to the Soul Master Academy first. You're already a soul master now, so you need to attend the Soul Master Academy. Then I'll arrange for the academy's dean to hunt a suitable soul ring for you."

"After all, I'm only a Soul Grandmaster. I can't possibly help you hunt down a good soul ring."

"I understand. But could I trouble you to keep my twin martial souls a secret? I'm afraid..." Kai did not continue, but his meaning was clear.

"...All right." Su Yuntao agreed.

In this life, I'll become a powerhouse on the continent, stand at its peak, and seek justice for my parents.

The Heavenly Spear is very well suited to combining with the Six Harmonies Great Spear and Eight Extremes Fist.

I happened to study them in my previous life, so I can put them to use together.