"Xiao Chen, this girl is Hu Liena. She's the same age as you."
Bibi Dong brought the little fox before Luo Chen. "She became my disciple before you did, so she's your senior sister."
So this is Hu Liena?
The little fox truly lived up to her naturally seductive physique. Her features were delicate and lovely, with a touch of allure amid her cuteness. Though she was only six, there were already hints of the peerless beauty she would become.
Of Spirit Hall's three great love-brains, to think I, Luo Chen, would have the good fortune to meet two at once today.
Luo Chen knew Hu Liena would become a love-brain in the future, but none of those things had happened yet.
Since I'm here, I certainly won't let the events of the original story happen again.
Luo Chen would not view her through tinted glasses over things she had yet to do. Instead, he nodded obediently in greeting. "Hello, senior sister!"
"Mm-hmm! Hello, junior brother."
Hu Liena stepped forward a little nervously. "Um, I... can I call you Xiao Chen, like Teacher does?"
"Of course."
Luo Chen found that Hu Liena really was quite adorable as a child.
"Xiao Chen is so cute~~"
The girl was very fond of Luo Chen. After learning about his experiences, especially the suffering he had endured over the past six years, Hu Liena's heart ached for him all the more.
Now that she was Luo Chen's senior sister, she naturally had a responsibility to take good care of this frail, sickly little junior brother.
Senior sister, senior sister-since the title included "sister," she, Hu Liena, would be Luo Chen's big sister from now on.
An older sister protecting her younger brother was only right and proper.
At that thought, Hu Liena's eyes lit up. From now on, I'll protect Xiao Chen!
Looking at the inexplicably excited Hu Liena, Luo Chen was somewhat puzzled.
He truly had not expected the little fox to feel so close to him.
Luo Chen had been wondering whether Hu Liena would feel jealous and unhappy at suddenly gaining a junior brother. Hmm, this seems pretty good too.
In Luo Chen's view, it would be better for Hu Liena to fall for him than for Tang San.
When it came to creatures like love-brains, when the object of their affection was you...
Enough said. It really was delicious!
"Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen!"
Just as Luo Chen was privately mulling over Hu Liena's affection, the little fox hurried forward and pulled him straight into her arms. Then she asked in her childish voice, "What's your martial soul, and what level is your innate Soul Power?"
The Soul Power test was extremely brief and did not display any numbers. Only the Soul Master themselves could sense and judge it.
Hu Liena and Wang Sheng did not understand the specifics. Although Bibi Dong and the other two were inwardly shaken, they controlled their expressions well and did not reveal Luo Chen's specific information.
"My martial soul is the demon fox, a top-tier beast martial soul."
"As for my innate Soul Power..."
Hu Liena blinked her large, watery eyes, a faint trace of allure in her gaze. "Junior brother, why don't you tell your senior sister first?"
She was clearly just a six-year-old girl, but Soul Power was that unreasonable. Coupled with Hu Liena's naturally seductive physique, her every word and gesture carried an innate temptation.
Unfortunately, she had met Luo Chen.
Luo Chen's martial soul was not merely a crown, but a god-bestowed martial soul: The Star Forger.
Before a god-bestowed martial soul, mental effects that altered the mind and influenced emotions had difficulty taking effect.
"My martial soul is called the Celestial Star Crown. It told me that itself."
Martial souls were named afterward and did not, in themselves, provide a Soul Master with any information.
But god-bestowed martial souls were different. It was as though Luo Chen came with an instruction manual, clearly detailing his martial soul's name, functions, and even how to develop it.
"As for my innate Soul Power..."
As Luo Chen spoke, he looked toward Bibi Dong, who gave a satisfied smile. "Xiao Chen has innate full Soul Power."
Bibi Dong did not reveal the earth-shattering fact that his innate full Soul Power was level thirty.
There was no helping it. No amount of concealment would be excessive for such talent.
"Innate full Soul Power!!"
Hu Liena stared at Luo Chen in surprise. She had to admit that she had suffered a blow.
She had originally wanted to show off her authority as his senior sister, but before she could even begin, the wind had gone out of her sails.
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"Wait!"
Suddenly, Hu Liena looked at Luo Chen in surprise. "Xiao Chen, why did you..."
She had inadvertently used her charm technique on him just now, yet Luo Chen had still been able to calmly seek Bibi Dong's opinion.
Clearly, her charm technique had not affected Luo Chen in the slightest.
"That's enough."
Bibi Dong stopped Hu Liena from investigating further and looked at Luo Chen. "Xiao Chen, tell Teacher what type of martial soul you have, so I can consider what kinds of soul rings to attach to it."
"Um, Teacher!"
"Yes?"
Bibi Dong's lovely pale-purple eyes were filled with warmth. Rather than chiding Luo Chen for interrupting her, she patiently waited for what he would say next.
"Actually, I have another martial soul!"
"What?!"
Aside from Hu Liena and Wang Sheng, who had little understanding of what that meant, Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo could no longer remain composed.
"Twin martial souls!"
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted slightly, her eyes filled with delighted surprise. "Xiao Chen, you actually have twin martial souls, just like Teacher!"
Not only that, Luo Chen's first martial soul, the Celestial Star Crown, was a god-level martial soul. How could another martial soul born as its twin be of inferior quality?
"Teacher has twin martial souls too?"
It was not Luo Chen who asked, but Hu Liena, standing beside them.
The little fox had always admired Bibi Dong, but she had never imagined that her teacher had not only broken through to Titled Douluo before turning thirty, but also possessed the legendary twin martial souls.
"That is Teacher's secret. Only those closest to me know."
The fact that Bibi Dong possessed twin martial souls had been very well concealed. Before today, only the few people she trusted most had known. Even Yu Xiaogang did not know.
Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo were Bibi Dong's throne elders and had guarded her since she was very young.
Furthermore, they were the ones who had discovered Bibi Dong after she awakened twin martial souls and brought her before Pope Qian Xunji.
And now, another possessor of twin martial souls had appeared before them. Once again, the two had personally witnessed the awakening, then watched him become the reigning pope's disciple.
Fate...
Chrysanthemum Douluo sighed inwardly. Truly unpredictable.
Even Ghost Douluo felt as though heaven's will was at work in the unseen.
There was no helping it. It was simply too much of a coincidence.
"Quick, release your other martial soul and let Teacher see."
Bibi Dong paid no attention to the two old men sighing with emotion beside her. At that moment, the breathtakingly beautiful pope had eyes only for Luo Chen.
"This is my second martial soul. I call it the Sun Disc."
Looking at the golden disc that appeared above Luo Chen's left hand, Bibi Dong felt an indescribable longing rise inexplicably within her.
She did not know what this feeling was, only that this martial soul seemed capable of helping her greatly.
Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo felt the same.
"How strange. Why does this martial soul have such a powerful attraction for me?"
"You too?"
Gui Mei rarely spoke, but now he sounded astonished as well. "Me too. It's as though this martial soul could bring me tremendous benefits."
"Xiao Chen, Teacher feels something similar..."
Bibi Dong did not conceal it, directly admitting the longing within her.
This longing was not possessiveness, such as wanting to acquire the Sun Disc or wanting to obtain Luo Chen.
If it had to be described, it was more like having a question whose answer they had sought desperately but never found, only to suddenly encounter that answer right before them.
"It's like a bottleneck that has troubled me for a long time is about to break."
Bibi Dong's description fit Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo's feelings perfectly.
Yet the three did not understand why someone else's martial soul would give them such a strange feeling.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Bibi Dong noticed Hu Liena and Wang Sheng. At some point, the two had drawn close and were staring fixedly at Luo Chen's Sun Disc.
Clearly, the two little ones were also attracted to the Sun Disc.
This martial soul's power seemed unrelated to a Soul Master's strength. From Titled Douluo down to newly awakened little Soul Masters, all were drawn to it.
"Uh..."
Luo Chen had already received the information transmitted by the Sun Disc, so he knew exactly why everyone reacted this way.
In truth, Luo Chen's martial souls were not twin martial souls.
He had only one martial soul in the true sense: The Star Forger.
Although the Celestial Star Crown and the Sun Disc were also martial souls, they were more like openings in The Star Forger martial soul, used to release the Dragon King's power.
Thus, calling them associated martial souls was more fitting.
Of the two martial souls, the Sun Disc could not have soul rings attached, but the Celestial Star Crown could have a full eighteen soul rings.
In that respect, Luo Chen's martial souls did indeed possess the advantages of twin martial souls.
Not only that, as more soul rings were attached to the Celestial Star Crown, The Star Forger's power would also be unsealed.
The Star Crown itself was a manifestation of the divine artifact the Aspects used to seal the Dragon King's power.
And each time a soul ring was attached, a crack would appear in the crown on The Star Forger martial soul's true body.
When the crown shattered completely, Luo Chen would receive God Trials from The Star Forger-a godhood inheritance even stronger than a God King of the Douluo World.
This was because, after Luo Chen arrived in this world and The Star Forger's power merged with the Douluo Universe, the rules governing the inheritance of that power had also changed to suit the local world.
The godhood nurtured from a portion of The Star Forger's power was called the "God of Creation."
Its baseline was God King level, and as the Douluo Plane rose in level, it would become increasingly complete and powerful.
Destroy the Douluo Plane, ascend to godhood in a single step, and directly inherit the mighty power of the Dragon King's true body.
Honestly, if someone really courted death by trying to destroy the Douluo Plane, they would face the ultimate torment of the game's difficulty jumping from easy to hell.
Once something went wrong with the Douluo Plane, the power of the Dragon King's true body would break free, and Luo Chen could inherit the Dragon King's true might and ascend to godhood in a single step.
But before that, I need to possess sufficient strength.
At the very least, Luo Chen had to ensure that, before the Douluo Plane was annihilated by the Dragon King's power, he had enough time to protect those he cherished.
Mm, I still need to keep a low profile.
Although they had only interacted briefly, Luo Chen's first impressions of Hu Liena and Bibi Dong were not bad.
Not to mention Wang Sheng, Brother Tao, Sisi, and the others whom Luo Chen already knew well and regarded as family and friends.
No matter what, Luo Chen did not want the Douluo Plane to suffer damage while he was still weak.
Otherwise, even if Luo Chen obtained invincible power, he would surely regret it in the future.
And before I complete the God Trials, The Star Forger will exist in the form of a martial soul.
Therefore, Luo Chen should have triple martial souls: one innate martial soul and two associated martial souls.
In the future, once Luo Chen reached level one hundred and became a god, the two associated martial souls would shatter. All eighteen soul rings on them would transform into god rings, then transfer onto The Star Forger martial soul.
And this was the god-bestowed martial soul Luo Chen had awakened-The Star Forger!
The Star Forger martial soul is my greatest secret. I absolutely cannot expose it.
Aside from that, Luo Chen felt he could selectively reveal the secrets of his martial souls to Bibi Dong and the others.
Only this way could Luo Chen gain Spirit Hall's attention, receive the best nurturing, and then increase his strength faster.
Although Luo Chen's previous dream had merely been to travel the continent, plans could not keep up with changes.
Since he now had the potential to become a god, he naturally had to set his sights a little higher-such as changing from traveling the continent to roaming the entire universe with the Douluo Plane in tow.
"Teacher."
With that thought, Luo Chen withdrew the Celestial Star Crown, leaving only the Sun Disc manifested. "My second martial soul is called the Sun Disc. It can't have soul rings attached, but the Celestial Star Crown can have eighteen."
"Eighteen?!"
Bibi Dong cried out in shock. "D-doesn't that mean you can use a single martial soul with eighteen soul rings?!"
Twin martial souls might be called twins, but only one could be used at a time, and each had only nine soul rings and soul skills.
But Luo Chen?
Although his Sun Disc could not have soul rings attached, was that a drawback?
No, it was not a drawback!
Twin martial souls had two major advantages. One was that, after developing the first martial soul to the Titled Douluo level, the second martial soul's soul rings could start at ten thousand years at minimum-and even above fifty thousand years.
The second was that attaching nine high-age soul rings to the second martial soul would bring a tremendous improvement to the Soul Master.
After breaking through level ninety, others might need ten years to advance a single level. After level ninety-five, even several decades might not be enough for a breakthrough.
By contrast, possessors of twin martial souls could rapidly increase their Soul Power by attaching high-age soul rings to their second martial soul, forcibly raising their levels through an extremely brute-force method.
In short, Luo Chen not only possessed a god-bestowed martial soul, but twin god-level martial souls.
Even more outrageous was that these twin martial souls had not only eighteen soul ring slots, but a full eighteen soul skills as well.
"Isn't this a little too freakish?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo felt numb all over.
To think such bugged twin martial souls existed in this world.
At the thought of Luo Chen someday stepping forward with eighteen soul rings circling his body, Chrysanthemum Douluo instinctively sucked in a breath of cold air at the image.
"Ah, this..."
Bibi Dong had always considered her talent outstanding. Looking across the world, even the so-called Clear Sky Twin Stars were unworthy of comparison with her.
Qian Renxue was quite impressive, but she was too young, still a child.
As for Bibi Dong herself, not only had she broken through to Titled Douluo at twenty-nine, but she had also received the Rakshasa God's God Trials, giving her hope of becoming a god in the future.
Unfortunately, today she had met Luo Chen.
"Very good, Xiao Chen. Your talent surpasses even your teacher's!"
Bibi Dong felt no jealousy. She had already taken Luo Chen as her disciple, and from now on, they were family.
Nor was she afraid of Luo Chen surpassing her. After all, she had cultivated for so many more years than he had, and had even received her God Trials so early.
If Luo Chen could still surpass her under those circumstances, Bibi Dong would have nothing to say.
If she herself was trash, could she blame someone else for being too much of a genius?
She, Bibi Dong, was not so petty as that.
If this child had ended up in another faction's hands, I would have snuffed him out in the bud, no matter what.
But now, Xiao Chen is my disciple.
With that thought, Bibi Dong turned to look at Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, Wang Sheng, and even Hu Liena, whom she doted on most, then said coldly, "Xiao Chen has Innate Full Soul Power, and his Martial Soul is the top-tier mutated tool Martial Soul, the Celestial Star Crown. That is his one and only Martial Soul!"
(End of chapter)