"Unmatched Fangtian Halberd!"
The moment his martial soul appeared, the name of it flashed in Nan Feihuang's mind. It was a Fangtian halberd, a top-tier, powerful offensive tool martial soul.
As he expected, this was Lü Bu's weapon. When Nan Feihuang had customized his own abilities before his transmigration, he had modeled his martial prowess after Lü Bu—complete with his weapon and the fearsome "Body of the Demon God," which allowed his physique to far surpass that of ordinary people.
He tried to swing the Fangtian halberd in his hand, and as it sliced through the air, there was a distinct cracking sound.
Instinctively, Lan Xue summoned her own martial soul, the Mystic Ice Halberd—another type of Fangtian halberd.
Her weapon and Nan Feihuang's looked identical in every way, except for the elemental attribute. Hers was imbued with ice, while his exuded an overwhelming and violent aura, likely the result of some mutation.
Lan Xue noticed that when her Mystic Ice Halberd neared her son's Unmatched Fangtian Halberd, it began to tremble slightly. "It seems," she thought, "Feihuang's martial soul has already surpassed my Mystic Ice Halberd in quality. But mine is already one of the most powerful tool martial souls, comparable to the likes of the Clear Sky Hammer, Seven Kill Sword, and Coiling Dragon Staff. For it to react like this... Could Feihuang's martial soul be…?"
A suspicion formed in her mind. She had once witnessed the martial soul of the current Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong. Although Bibi Dong had become much more withdrawn and sinister in recent years, back then, she was a bright and lively girl. Both were formidable women, and they had shared a mutual respect. Lan Xue had spent time as a guest in the Spirit Hall, back when the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, was still in power. She remembered that her halberd had reacted similarly when Qian Xunji had revealed his Six-Winged Angel martial soul—one of the legendary god-level martial souls.
After awakening his martial soul, the next step was to test Nan Feihuang's spirit power.
Nan Feihuang retracted his Unmatched Fangtian Halberd and placed his palm on the crystal ball. Immediately, it lit up brilliantly, just as it had for Dian Wei moments ago.
Innate full spirit power!
Nan Tianchen was overjoyed. This was his son, after all. He had inherited both his mother's martial soul and her extraordinary talent.
Back in the day, Lan Xue had also been born with innate full spirit power.
But Lan Xue's reaction was somewhat different. Ever since she had begun suspecting that her son might possess a god-level martial soul, she hadn't doubted his talent for a moment. In fact, she had believed that Nan Feihuang might even exceed the limits of innate full spirit power.
After all, according to legend, god-level martial souls had spirit power that surpassed even the standard full capacity.
Yet now, Nan Feihuang clearly had the normal limit of innate full spirit power. She couldn't help but question her earlier assumption—was she wrong? Was Nan Feihuang's martial soul merely a top-tier tool martial soul and not a god-level one?
In reality, her guess had been both right and wrong. Lan Xue only knew part of the truth.
There were different kinds of god-level martial souls. The most significant distinction was between innate god-level martial souls and god-bestowed martial souls.
Innate god-level martial souls were incredibly powerful and perfectly compatible with their owners, but they could only be born with a maximum of innate full spirit power.
God-bestowed martial souls, on the other hand, gained their extra power from divine intervention. For gods, granting a bit of spirit power to their followers was effortless, hence why spirit ranks could be raised so easily by gods like the Sea God in the later stages of Douluo Continent.
However, god-bestowed martial souls, like the Sea God's Trident or the Six-Winged Angel martial souls of the contemporary era, were different from innate god-level martial souls like the original Sea God's trident—a martial soul that allowed its owner to cultivate all the way to the peak of Douluo.
As Nan Tianchen gazed at the four children standing before him, his eyes sparkled with excitement. Two of them had innate full spirit power, and the other two were close with innate level nine—each had the potential to become a Titled Douluo.
With proper nurturing, the rise of the Gore Kingdom seemed inevitable.
Nan Tianchen was a man with great ambition. He didn't want Gore Kingdom to remain just a kingdom. After all, a king was addressed as "Your Majesty," while only the ruler of an empire was addressed as "Your Imperial Majesty," which was on par with the honorific reserved for a Titled Douluo.
These four children might one day help him realize that ambition.
"Xue, with Feihuang's incredible talent, I feel reassured. When we leave, let's announce that his innate spirit power is eight. What do you think?" Nan Tianchen turned to Lan Xue.
This seemed like a reasonable number—enough to mark him as a genius without drawing too much attention.
Some people might suspect the royal family of concealing the truth, but they wouldn't be able to tell whether they were underreporting or overreporting. Let them guess all they wanted.
Lan Xue nodded in agreement.
"Alright, Feihuang, and you three, make sure to train diligently. In two months, I will take you all to hunt for your spirit rings," Lan Xue said.
The delay had two simple reasons. First, if they claimed that Nan Feihuang had only reached level eight, and then immediately went out to hunt spirit beasts, it would make it obvious to everyone that he had innate full spirit power.
The early levels rose quickly. For someone with innate level eight, it was not unusual to reach the next level within a month or two with enough effort and resources.
Moreover, this delay wouldn't cost Nan Feihuang any time. While it was true that spirit masters couldn't advance without a spirit ring, the accumulated energy from training wouldn't disappear. As soon as he obtained his first ring, all the stored power would manifest at once.
Secondly, although Dian Wei and Nan Feihuang were ready to hunt spirit beasts, Lü Lingqi and Xun Yu still needed time. These two months were for them.
With their innate level nine spirit power, they should break through in half a month, or a month at the latest.
If they hadn't reached level ten within two months, Lan Xue—gentle though she usually was—would definitely give them a lesson they wouldn't forget. Lazy children needed discipline.
After giving these instructions, Nan Tianchen dismissed them to rest. At that moment, Nan Feihuang spoke up, "Wait, Father, Mother, there's something I haven't told you yet."
Lan Xue bent down and smiled, "What is it, dear?"
"Mother, I haven't shown you my second martial soul," Nan Feihuang replied.
Though twin martial souls were a secret, there was no need to hide it from his own parents.
As for the other three, Nan Feihuang had maxed out their loyalty long ago, so they were completely trustworthy.
"You... You have a second martial soul?" Nan Tianchen grabbed Nan Feihuang's shoulders, barely able to contain his excitement.
It wasn't surprising. Twin martial souls were incredibly rare in Douluo Continent's history. Only two people were known to possess them.
The only living one was Spirit Hall's Pope, Bibi Dong, who had already reached the rank of Titled Douluo. She no longer needed to hide her twin martial souls, as there were few in the world who could threaten her now.
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