Meeting the profound and inquisitive gaze of Qiangu Fengxing, Kong Xuan sat upright in his chair, his expression calm, and said bluntly, "Senior, my brother and I have come here today to solemnly invite the Qiangu Clan to end their seclusion and return to the continent!"
Upon hearing this, even someone with the composure and shrewdness that Qiangu Fengxing couldn't help but show a clear look of surprise in their eyes.
He had indeed considered various possibilities, but he never expected that the two young men's purpose was this.
Qiangu Fuliu, who was standing by, felt his heart leap into his throat as he nervously observed his father's reaction.
However, the astonishment on Qiangu Fengxing's face lasted only a moment before he quickly regained his calm and composed demeanor.
He wasn't angry; he simply leaned back slightly, his gaze sweeping over Kong Xuan and Kong Ling before finally settling on his son for a fleeting moment.
He then spoke calmly, his voice steady. " Fuliu has surely already told you that the ancestral precept of my Qiangu Clan is to live in seclusion and remain uninvolved in worldly affairs."
"Any changes in the external world, whether it be war or peace, prosperity or decline, are none of our concern."
"This rule has been passed down for thousands of years and cannot be broken."
"Therefore, I cannot accept your invitation."
In his mind, he had already categorized this matter as yet another attempt to win over external forces.
For thousands of years, relying on the powerful strength and heritage inherited by the Qiangu Clan, many people have tried to recruit and utilize their forces, both openly and secretly, but without exception, they have all been rejected by their ancestors.
The unwavering refusal that Qiangu Fengxing was entirely within the foresight of Qiangu Fuliu.
He wasn't too disappointed; instead, he became even more curious about the source of Kong Xuan's strong confidence.
What exactly does he intend to rely on to shake the ironclad rules that have governed their clan for millennia?
Kong Xuan didn't say anything more. Faced with the rejection from the group leader, Qiangu Fengxing, he decided to win him over with his actions!
Kong Xuan suddenly stood up and walked to the center of the council hall.
With a slight thought, and without any flash of intense Soul Power, a set of perfectly formed silver armor seemed to flow out of the void and instantly covered his entire body!
The armor has smooth and beautiful lines, and its entire body is a deep silver-white color. The surface seems to have countless tiny stardust slowly swirling around it, absorbing the surrounding light and exuding a mysterious and noble aura.
This is Kong Xuan's Two-Word Battle Armor. Its core material is exactly the same as Kong Deming's, which is a top-grade rare metal containing profound spatial properties - Star Radiance Gold!
The moment Kong Xuan donned the Battle Armor personally designed by Yun Ming...
"Boom!"
A powerful and vast aura, like a giant dragon that had been sleeping for thousands of years suddenly awakening, erupted from Kong Xuan's center!
He was originally reserved and calm, maintaining Soul Power fluctuations at the Soul Saint level, but he began to rise at a terrifying speed!
Soul Power surged like a burst dam, breaking through layer after layer of barriers, reaching the peak of Soul Saint... Soul Douluo...
The immense pressure surged higher and higher, eventually approaching the level of Titled Douluo!
quiet.
A deathly silence enveloped the entire council hall.
The father and son, Qiangu Fengxing and Qiangu Fuliu, reacted in exactly the same way at this moment.
Both of them stared wide-eyed, their pupils slightly contracting from extreme shock, their faces filled with disbelief and horror.
If it were said that Kong Xuan had already reached the threshold of becoming Titled Douluo at such a young age, it would be an unbelievable fantasy that would overturn their entire understanding of the world!
However, that surging, turbulent energy truly permeated the entire hall.
The almost suffocating pressure of Soul Power unmistakably proved that the Soul Power fluctuations emanating from Kong Xuan at this moment had indeed reached the peak of the Soul Douluo, and he even had one foot already stepping into the threshold of the Titled Douluo level!
As a Level 97 Super Douluo, Qiangu Fengxing possesses incredibly keen Soul Power perception, making it impossible for him to misjudge this point!
Therefore, after eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how incredible, must be the truth.
The problem likely lies in the strange, silver-white armor he wore, which seemed to have appeared out of thin air and shimmered with a starlight-like luster!
It was this armor that, in a way they couldn't comprehend, amplified Kong Xuan's strength to such a terrifying level!
Just as the father and son were deeply shaken and their eyes were fixed on the mysterious armor...
Kong Xuan's calm voice came through the streamlined mask. "Senior, to be honest, my current true Soul Power cultivation is level seventy-four Soul Saint..."
"Level 74?!"
Before Kong Xuan could finish speaking, Qiangu Fuliu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but gasp in shock, his face instantly filled with disbelief, defeat, and horror.
He has always been hailed as a peerless genius, a once-in-a-millennium talent among the Qiangu Clan, and he reached level sixty-five at the age of seventeen.
But this childhood playmate has actually become Soul Saint!
Although the difference in their Soul Power isn't that great, the further you progress in cultivation, the slower your Soul Power increases become!
Even the Qiangu Fengxing, seated atop the throne, was shaken to his core at this moment.
A thought flashed through his mind: Has the outside world really developed to this extent?
Such a young Soul Saint is probably extremely rare in the long history of Soul Master, truly "unprecedented"!
Kong Xuan paused for a moment, giving the father and son time to process this astonishing information. Only slightly heavy breathing could be heard in the council hall.
After the shock subsided slightly, he continued speaking, and what he said next was even more earth-shattering.
"And the armor I'm wearing is called ' Battle Armor '."
"With its comprehensive boost, my Soul Power level has now reached the peak of level eighty-nine!"
"And the increase in Soul Power is only one of the powerful functions of the Battle Armor."
Upon hearing this, Qiangu Fengxing and Qiangu Fuliu immediately focused their attention on Kong Xuan's battle Battle Armor, scrutinizing it closely as if trying to uncover its secrets.
But Kong Xuan's "shocking" methods didn't stop there in order to get the Qiangu Clan to agree to his invitation to emerge into the world.
Kong Xuan turned his gaze to his younger sister beside him. Without a word, a single glance was enough for Kong Ling to understand.
She also stood up and took two steps forward.
Immediately afterwards, a scorching and pure aura rose from her body, and six Soul Ring— one yellow, two purple, and three black—appeared.
A solid, orange-red sphere of light, no bigger than a fist, like a miniature sun, suddenly appeared above her head!
The temperature in the entire council hall suddenly soared in that instant!
The air was slightly distorted by the high temperature, as if one were standing next to a furnace.
This sudden change immediately drew the attention of Qiangu Fengxing and Qiangu Fuliu, who were still immersed in the shock of the Battle Armor.
His eyes, which Qiangu Fengxing, suddenly narrowed to the size of pinpoints; his perception was more acute and profound than that of his son.
The orange sphere emitted not ordinary flame heat, but a kind of... pure and domineering power that seemed capable of burning everything!
"This aura, this temperature, could it be... the Ultimate Fire?!"
This Qiangu Clan, with a history spanning tens of thousands of years, inherits the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul, but they are no strangers to Ultimate Attribute.
Ten thousand years ago, the Angel Martial Soul of the Spirit Hall possessed the ultimate "holy" attribute.
Even without witnessing it firsthand, one can glimpse the power of an ultimate Soul Master from the ancient records of the clan.
Thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat, and his breath caught in his throat.
This seemingly gentle and lively girl actually possesses an extremely rare and powerful Ultimate Attribute?
If Kong Xuan's Battle Armor represents a terrifying amplification granted by external forces that subverts common sense...
What Kong Ling is displaying now is the ultimate power that Martial Soul Origin!