Douluo Continent: My name is Lu Mingfei, and my martial soul is Lu Mingze.

As Lu Mingfei walked back to his dormitory, Lu Mingze's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Brother, are you finally getting serious?"

Lu Mingfei paused in his steps.

Every time this little devil shows up, it's never a good thing.

"What are you up to now?" Lu Mingfei asked in his mind. "I'm busy figuring out how to turn things around, I don't have time to chat with you."

"We have to give it our all this time, because a man's got pride!"

"I'm here to help you think of ways to turn things around," Lu Mingze said, sounding particularly innocent.

"You?" Lu Mingfei was incredulous. "Last time you said you'd help me, and the next day I inexplicably had diarrhea all day. The time before that, you said you'd help me, and I tripped and broke my front tooth. Tell me, were you helping me or hurting me?"

"I'm starting to doubt whether you're my martial soul, or the 'little brother' you're talking about."

"That was an accident."

"Unexpected my ass."

Lu Mingze laughed: "Brother, this time it's for real. Do you know why you haven't developed any soul skills after attaching the soul ring?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment.

He had actually thought about this problem.

Other people's martial souls have soul skills as soon as they are attached to a soul ring, including all kinds of attack, defense, and support types.

He has a spirit ring attached, but he hasn't even seen a trace of a spirit skill.

At the time, Old Wang couldn't explain it clearly, and later he lost interest in cultivation and stopped caring about it.

He always thought it was because his martial soul was too useless, and he didn't even deserve to have a soul skill.

"Why?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Because those soul skills are not good enough for you."

Lu Mingfei remained silent for three seconds.

"What did you say?"

"I said, those soul skills are not worthy of you," Lu Mingze repeated. "Your martial soul is unique in this world. How can ordinary soul skills be worthy of you?"

Lu Mingfei stood on the road, completely stunned.

That's what I meant...

Although he knew that Lu Mingze was probably just fooling him, why did it feel so good to hear it?

"You mean, it's not that I don't have soul skills, but that the ones I do have are too low-level for me to be good enough for?"

"That's one way to understand it."

"When will I be able to get a soul skill that I like?"

Lu Mingze didn't answer directly, but changed the subject: "Brother, have you ever heard of the power of words?"

"Words of Power?" Lu Mingfei thought for a moment. "What's that? The name of some kind of soul skill?"

"No," Lu Mingze said, "Word Spirit is a power that transcends Soul Skills. It doesn't depend on Soul Rings or Soul Power; it originates directly from bloodline and soul."

Lu Mingfei became more and more confused as he listened.

Could you explain it more clearly?

"Simply put, the power of words is a kind of innate ability," Lu Mingze explained.

"There are many types of Words of Power, and their strengths vary. Powerful Words of Power can even be used to challenge opponents of higher levels."

A challenge beyond one's level?

These four words instantly hit Lu Mingfei's G-spot.

What he lacks most right now is the ability to challenge opponents of higher levels, isn't it?

"Go on," Lu Mingfei's tone changed, from indifferent to attentive, and he sat up straight, looking at Lu Mingze.

Lu Mingze smiled, quite satisfied with Lu Mingfei's current attitude: "There are many kinds of Word Spirits. Some are good at attacking, some are good at supporting, and some are good at controlling. And I happen to have a few Word Spirits here that are suitable for you."

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up.

"What kind of word magic?"

"Three options," Lu Mingze said. "The first one is Rhine (modified version)."

"Rhine? That sounds like a place name."

"The effect of this Word of Power is—purification," Lu Mingze said. "Once activated, it releases a powerful purifying force centered on the user, capable of dispelling all negative status effects while inflicting massive damage on surrounding enemies. The larger the area, the greater the energy consumption. Theoretically, if the power is strong enough, it could even purify a city."

Lu Mingfei swallowed hard.

Purify a city?

This thing sounds outrageous; the whole thing is like a giant nuclear bomb.

"And the second one?"

"The second one is Mingzhao."

"Mingzhao? That name sounds a bit like the underworld."

"The effect of the Netherworld Illumination is—invisibility," Lu Mingze said. "Once activated, you will completely disappear for a short period of time. Neither sight, hearing, nor soul power perception can detect your presence. You can use this time to escape, launch a sneak attack, or do anything you want."

Lu Mingfei stroked his chin.

The ability to become invisible is indeed very useful.

Of course, "useful" means that if you can't win a fight, you can run away; if you can't run away, you can launch a sneak attack. It's practically tailor-made for him, not in any other aspect.

"And the third one?"

Lu Mingze paused for a moment.

"The third one is Kamaitachi."

"A Kamaitachi? What's that?"

"Kamaitachi is a wind-type Word of Power," Lu Mingze said. "Once activated, it can greatly enhance hearing through the wind element, constructing a sonic field that can accurately locate the position of all sound sources within the range."

Lu Mingfei waited for a while.

"That's it?"

"That's all."

"That's it?" Lu Mingfei was speechless. "Just hearing enhancement? What kind of incantation is that? I could just buy a hearing aid, wouldn't that be better?"

"If you just put an old man in a soul tool that enhances hearing, wouldn't the effect be exactly the same?"

Lu Mingze laughed: "Brother, don't jump to conclusions. Although Kamaitachi is a support-type Word of Power, it has one unique characteristic—it is one of the strongest Words of Power known to date."

"The strongest? That's all?" Lu Mingfei didn't believe it.

"Its power lies not in its effects, but in its potential," Lu Mingze said.

"The Kamaitachi's perception range can expand as your strength increases, from tens of meters to hundreds of meters, or even several kilometers. Within this range, you can hear and sense everything. The enemy's location, number, movements, and even their heartbeat and breathing will not escape your ears."

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment.

That's interesting.

If it could truly sense all movement within a few kilometers, it would be practically a human radar.

"Furthermore," Lu Mingze added, "the Kamaitachi has a hidden effect—it can greatly increase your reaction speed. Because you know the enemy's movements in advance, you can react accordingly. In combat, this is equivalent to prediction."

Prediction?

Lu Mingfei was tempted.

What does he rely on to fight?

It's just a brain, isn't it?

After all, you can't beat anyone in a head-on confrontation.

If he had the ability to predict the future, even a good-for-nothing like him could hold his own against someone.

"What about Rhine and Dark Illumination?" Lu Mingfei asked. "Those two sound pretty formidable too."

"Rhine is an offensive incantation, extremely powerful, but also very energy-consuming. With your current soul power, you'd probably be exhausted after just one use."

Oh, I see, so this is a suicide bomber!

"Mingzhao is a support-type Word of Power. It consumes little power and can only be used for escaping or ambushing. It is not very useful in direct combat."

It's not very useful, but it's quite useful in some aspects.

Lu Mingfei was conflicted.

All three are good, which one should I choose?

"Can I have them all?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Lu Mingze laughed: "Brother, with your current physical condition and soul power level, you're lucky if you can withstand one Word of Power. You want three?"

"Then I'll give it to you when I get stronger?"

"Okay," Lu Mingze said. "Once your strength increases, I will give you more Words of Power. But for now, you can only choose one."

Lu Mingfei bit his lip, thinking it over and over.

Rhein, powerful but energy-consuming, might be destroyed after just one use, self-destructing infantryman number one Lu Mingfei.

Mingzhao is an escape tool, but useless in direct combat; it's used to spy on Lu Mingfei, number two.

Kamaitachi, a support type, but with great potential and the ability to predict; hearing aid number three, Lu Mingfei.

Which one to choose?

Choose Rhine, but what if you miss the bomb and get knocked out after one use? Wouldn't that be like waiting to be slaughtered?

Let's choose Mingzhao. It can run away when there's danger, but we can't keep running away during the grade-level assessment, can we? We need to win the assessment.

Let's choose Kamaitachi. It doesn't sound like it has much attack power, but it can predict attacks. If we practice with Wang Dong and the others, we might be able to win with skill.

Lu Mingfei hesitated for a long time before finally making a decision.

"I choose Kamaitachi."