Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

As the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, I at least have some standing. Maybe I could sell a spot or something. The elders' families have many descendants, and even if they were allocated spots, it would be impossible for everyone to get one. Moreover, these ancient spirit master families each have their own strengths and resources. It seems like I could pull some strings behind the scenes.

While Yan was secretly planning how he could get away with it, Qian Daoliu also noticed Qian Renxue's unusual behavior. He glanced at his granddaughter and realized that Qian Renxue seemed somewhat absent-minded.

"Xue'er, Xue'er, what's wrong with you?"

Qian Daoliu called out, but Qian Renxue did not respond for a moment. It wasn't until Qian Daoliu called her several times that she seemed to wake up, appearing somewhat dazed.

"Sister Xue'er, are you feeling unwell?"

Yan was worried when he saw Qian Renxue like this. She was his future pillar of support, and he couldn't afford to let anything go wrong.

Qian Renxue felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing their words of concern. At the same time, she noticed Bibi Dong's gentle gaze, which seemed indifferent but was actually always watching her. Suddenly, she felt that some of her thoughts were a bit ridiculous, and that some things really did not need to be hidden.

“Grandpa, I received something different at the Light Festival.”

After glancing at Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue spoke to Qian Daoliu, extending her left hand as she spoke. Her fair palm, as if carved from white jade, shone brightly under the holy light.

Qian Renxue channeled her soul power in her right hand, and the golden divine radiance representing light shone. A circle of platinum-gold light suddenly emanated from her body. It was also a soul power full of holy aura. However, the light and shadow that appeared this time was not Qian Renxue's six-winged angel martial soul.

"This is……"

At this moment, everyone was staring at Qian Renxue's right hand. Amidst the intermingling of platinum and gold light, a blurry phantom appeared in her palm. They couldn't make out the shape of the phantom, but its sacred and majestic aura reminded them of the God of Angels.

The golden light shone brightly, yet it did not bring any pressure to the crowd. The seemingly gentle golden light, devoid of any soul power fluctuations, was not a soul skill, but rather a domain inherent to the martial soul itself. When the crowd saw this phantom, they were all extremely shocked.

This phantom, resembling a deity, is indeed related to gods. Such a sacred aura can only come from the legendary divine martial soul. However, Qian Renxue already possesses the six-winged angel martial soul, so how could a second martial soul appear?

"This, this is... How is this possible? How could there be a second martial soul? How could the Angel martial soul coexist with other martial souls?"

Qian Daoliu suddenly stood up and almost darted to Qian Renxue's side, grabbing her left hand with an extremely excited expression.

"Great Master, please be careful and don't get so agitated."

Yan noticed that Qian Renxue's palms had turned red from being gripped so tightly by Qian Daoliu, so he quickly came to Qian Renxue's side and carefully reached out to pry Qian Daoliu's palms away.

After calming down the agitated High Priest Qian Daoliu, Yan turned to look at Qian Renxue, whose expression was complicated. He whispered, "Sister Xue'er, is that the God of Light from the Divine Realm?"

The light and shadow on Qian Renxue's left hand was clearly a martial soul, and a divine martial soul that could coexist with the six-winged angel martial soul. A martial soul of this quality could only be a gift from the gods.

The god who can bestow a light-type martial soul that is no less powerful than a six-winged angel's martial soul must be at the same level as the Angel God. According to this calculation, there is only one god in the God Realm who meets this condition: the God of Light among the Seven Elemental Gods.

Qian Renxue nodded, "That's right, the one who bestowed this martial soul upon me was the Goddess of Light from the divine realm, and according to the information left by that deity, it seems that she initially found..."

"Don't say anymore, it hurts, my position as the supreme god..."

Before Qian Renxue could finish speaking, Yan broke down and hugged his older sister, 'crying' loudly. This angered Bibi Dong behind him, who wanted to punch him. This brat couldn't even pretend properly; he was clearly taking advantage of his little Xue.

Yan's 'crying' was obviously fake; it was mainly to lighten the mood and prevent Qian Renxue from having any lingering resentment. Seeing the older sister's conflicted state earlier, it was clear she felt guilty towards him. Although he secretly appreciated it, he didn't want Qian Renxue to overthink and affect her health.

"Xiao Yan, this, I don't know either..."

"Sister Xue'er, don't overthink it. I actually gave up this divine position myself."

Before Qian Renxue could finish speaking, Yan interrupted, "During the Light Festival, the final miracle was actually thanks to this goddess. She's a very kind person, but her divine position is indeed not suitable for me."

Yan spoke casually, but inwardly he was wailing. Missing out on a position as a main god was a truly terrible feeling.

I was too naive before. I never expected that the Goddess of Light, a powerful deity, would interfere in the Angel God's festival. Seriously, is my Angel God so lacking in prestige?

Yan inwardly cursed the Angel God. This guy was really unlucky. In the original story, the Sea God repeatedly interfered with the Angel God's divine trials, and now the Goddess of Light was coming to his festival to 'help,' practically poaching him. Was this Angel God really so spineless? Had something happened to him?

As Yan pondered these wild thoughts, he was unaware that his speculations actually revealed some truth: the situation of the Angel God in the divine realm was indeed not good.

This chief god of light, who attained enlightenment through the power of purification, has divine duties encompassing spreading light, purifying evil, and enforcing justice—at first glance, it seems he has a lot to manage. However, things become awkward when he ascends to the divine realm, because his divine authority overlaps with that of other gods, and those two gods are not simple individuals.

As both are chief gods of the light element, the Angel God has a conflict of divine authority with the Goddess of Light. The Goddess of Light governs light, and her divine authority in the realm of light is definitely stronger than his. Not to mention that the seven elemental gods are a unified entity; he couldn't possibly defeat seven chief gods.

However, the two paths have different focuses. The Goddess of Light mainly focuses on the gentle healing light and does not interfere much with the path of purification. After the rules are set between them, they can coexist peacefully.

The Goddess of Light is fine, but the other powerful figure is the real problem. The Angel God's path of light focuses on purification and judgment, belonging to the aspect of trial and enforcement. However, the divine realm has its own enforcement system, and that enforcement god is none other than the Asura God King, the number one conqueror in the divine realm.

The Angel God is indeed powerful as a main god-level expert, but he is a mere junior compared to the Asura God King. Due to the conflict of divine authority, the Asura God King doesn't even need to suppress the Angel God. As long as the Angel God cannot exercise his divine authority, what presence will the latter have in the divine realm?

It is precisely because the conflict of divine authority cannot be exercised that the Angel God has no power in the divine realm. In addition, the divine realm has its own set of rules, and he has no power at all. Naturally, he cannot interfere in the lower realm within the rules, so his presence in the lower realm is also weak.

……

"So, which one bestowed a divine martial soul merely on a conjecture?"

Inside the Elder Hall of Wuhun City, Yan briefly recounted his experiences on the Altar of Light and some of his own speculations to the crowd.

If he guessed correctly, the Goddess of Light was intrigued by his words and decided to nurture Qian Renxue, hoping to achieve the fusion of the positions of the Angel God and the God of Light, and attempt to cultivate a powerful God-King.

"Yan boy, these thoughts of yours, you..."

After hearing Yan's words, Qian Daoliu was completely dismayed. It turned out that the problem with his granddaughter was really this brat's fault. He knew Yan had a lot of ideas, but why did he have to say so much?

Divine fusion? There's never been such a thing since ancient times. Let alone fusion of divine positions, he'd never even heard of someone inheriting two divine positions.

"Theoretically speaking, having two divine positions is possible, as long as one possesses two martial souls. Moreover, the divine powers of light and angels do overlap, so they should be able to fuse."

Yan spoke softly. Of course, what he said was true. After all, in the original work, Tang San, who possessed twin martial souls, was a dual god, and later even created a dual god fusion technique.

If the Sea God and the Asura God, two almost unrelated divine powers, could fuse, there's no reason why the Light God and the Angel God, with a higher compatibility, couldn't fuse. However, he didn't dare to be too certain, since there hadn't been any previous examples of this.

"Forget it, forget it. Let's figure out how to resolve the conflict between the twin martial souls first. Even though they are the same type of martial soul, there is still a possibility of a conflict between their powers."

Qian Daoliu shook his head wearily, then opened his eyes again and looked at Bibi Dong. "Among the recorded twin martial soul powerhouses in the history of Douluo Continent, only one person did not suffer a martial soul backlash and broke through to the title of Douluo."

"I'm not entirely sure about how to resolve the conflict between the powers of the twin martial souls."

Bibi Dong didn't hide her experience. "I only started hunting for spirit rings for my second spirit after my first spirit broke through level 90 and obtained nine spirit rings. I don't know if that's why I avoided spirit conflicts."

A voice rang out again; it was Yan speaking up once more. "I think I know some of the principles behind this. This method is indeed effective."

All eyes immediately locked onto Yan, who felt immense pressure and nervously shared his research findings on soul cores.

The power conflict between twin martial souls is essentially because the martial souls have not undergone a complete qualitative change and are not yet stable, making them prone to conflict within the body. However, once the soul master breaks through to the ninth ring titled Douluo level and naturally obtains a soul core, the martial soul will naturally become stable.

At this point, cultivating another martial soul will avoid the conflict between the two martial souls. Furthermore, this has the added advantage of making it easier to break through to level 99, the Limit Douluo level.

The key to breaking through level 99 lies in having dual soul cores. Twin Martial Souls naturally form dual soul cores after acquiring eighteen soul rings, which greatly reduces the difficulty of breaking through level 99.

Chapter 138 I'm coming clean.

"You little rascal, why did you get into researching this stuff?"

Bibi Dong stared intently at Yan. She knew this kid too well; he wouldn't investigate things that didn't benefit him. This brat was hiding something.

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Yan had no choice but to confess, "Well, actually, I created a dual martial soul myself."

It wasn't right for him to keep his twin martial souls a secret, so he took this opportunity to reveal them. After all, he would need the Spirit Hall's help to find a suitable earth-attribute soul beast in the future, and it was better to prepare for this sooner rather than later.

"This is it."

As Yan spoke, he opened his left hand, and amidst the flickering of a yellowish-brown halo, a figure that seemed to be constructed from sand appeared before them. Gazing at the yellowish-brown halo, Bibi Dong's expression was complex.

She seemed to have thought of something again, her expression changed, and she looked at Yan and suddenly asked, "Wait, why is there no record of you awakening twin martial souls in the Spirit Hall?"

She had investigated the boy before taking him as her disciple and confirmed that he was of good character and that his parents were dead. But now his situation was obviously not right. Considering the many strange things about this boy, could he be an undercover agent of some hidden force?

"I figured this out myself."

Yan recounted how he split his martial soul in Sanlvs City. Now that his status and position were different, he wasn't afraid of this matter being leaked. Moreover, everyone present was trustworthy and he believed they wouldn't reveal his secret.

Bibi Dong said angrily, "You brat, you've really gone too far. Spirit splitting? No spirit research master has ever dared to have such an idea. How dare you do such a thing?"

"Hehe! There are no so-called masters in front of me. How can the wisdom of ordinary people understand my ingenious ideas?"

At this moment, Yan seemed to have been liberated. He laid his cards on the table and stopped pretending. "All along, my research on martial souls has been superior to everyone else's. Not only in terms of martial soul splitting and fusion, but also in terms of twin martial souls and the fusion of dual god positions, I have long had ideas about them."

Light and angels, darkness and demons, and through my research, the water god and the sea god, the seven gods of original sin and the god of emotions—these deities share certain overlapping duties, which, in my view, is the point of convergence for divine fusion.

As Yan spoke, he felt there was no response, so he looked at the people present and saw that they all looked confused. He subconsciously blurted out what was on his mind, patted his head, and sighed, "Sigh..."

I always feel out of place in this world because I'm not stupid enough. Anyway, let me put it simply.

Based on my research, twin martial souls are a type of martial soul evolution that has not been fully successful. When two martial souls of similar quality coexist in one body, there is a certain opportunity for fusion, which is the possibility of completing a self-fusion martial soul technique.

However, the self-fusion skill of martial souls is a prerequisite for the fusion and evolution of twin martial souls. Sister Xue'er, your most urgent task now is to try and complete the self-fusion skill of martial souls. Of course, even more crucial is your own cultivation progress. To cultivate a second martial soul, you must first cultivate your first martial soul to the ninth ring level…”

Yan was talking eloquently, but Qian Renxue wanted to punch him. It was one thing for this brat to have so many ideas in his head, but this time he actually tricked her into being a guinea pig. This was simply intolerable.

He made it sound so simple, about self-fusion of martial souls and such, but what's the basis for this? This kid's two martial souls were originally split from one martial soul, so of course they can fuse. Other twin martial souls aren't like this, so why is he so certain?

Even if twin martial souls could truly fuse, the difficulty would be immense. She originally just wanted to peacefully inherit a godhood; what did she do to deserve this? You little brat, make me pay back my guilt! She actually felt guilty about the godhood before!

Qian Renxue grew increasingly annoyed, while Yan became more and more excited as he talked, his thoughts multiplying. He didn't notice Qian Renxue walking up to him, her eyes now filled with a changed light.

Qian Daoliu silently shook his head and sighed, turning his head away from looking. Bibi Dong exchanged a glance with Xue'er, who had called her "sister," silently blocking someone's escape route.

"Xiao Yan, do you know that sometimes, talking too much isn't a good thing?"

Qian Renxue silently walked up to Yan and patted his chubby face. Perhaps he had been eating too well lately, because Yan looked up in surprise and noticed Qian Renxue's 'hypocritical' smile, which clearly showed that she was angry.

"Sister Xue'er, don't be impulsive! I didn't expect that lady to be the Goddess of Light... Besides, it really has nothing to do with me that the goddess would notice you. The Goddess of Light and the God of Darkness are a couple in the divine realm. It must be that her husband saw how handsome I was and interfered, which is why he abandoned me and chose you..."

He was quick-witted, and his eyes darted around, realizing that Qian Renxue was sulking with him. He kept explaining while taking two steps back, but then he felt the back of his head bump into two soft things, and at the same time, he felt a weight on his shoulders.

"teacher……"

Yan sensed something was wrong and turned his head to see Bibi Dong smiling at him. Before he could say anything, Qian Renxue's fist came flying at him.

"Ouch...don't hit my face..."

Yan couldn't help but wail. Qian Renxue vented her frustration on the brat. Bibi Dong watched this scene with a smirk, and even took matters into her own hands and gave the brat a couple of slaps.

Although she didn't know what "showing off" meant, she had been annoyed for a long time by the certain look in this guy's eyes every time he made up his mind.

"Ouch... That's too much! I told you not to hit my face, it hurts..."

After a long while, Yan, who had been brutally violated, was pulled and manipulated in Bibi Dong's arms, frozen like a doll, not daring to move. He didn't dare to look at Qian Renxue while speaking, afraid that this older sister would give him another beating. She might feel relieved, but it would be him who got hurt.

"Xiao Yan, now that the Light Ritual has been a success, what should we do next? Should we take this opportunity to have the Spirit Halls in various places spread their faith and proselytize?"

Bibi Dong stretched out her jade-like hand to massage Yan's face. With gentle soul power circulating, the massage improved blood circulation, and the red spots on Yan's body quickly recovered. Of course, some pain was inevitable during the process, but she did it on purpose to tease this naughty boy.

"Ouch... Be gentle, be gentle..."

Yan hissed softly, the pain was real, but it was also a deliberate exaggeration, just to make the two young ladies in front of him feel a little bit of guilt, so that it would be easier for him to act in the future. Didn't you see that Sister Xue'er is sitting next to him like a well-behaved little wife?

"The Light Festival was a great success. Promoting faith and spreading the word now could be very effective, but it would most likely directly conflict with the interests of the nobles and the royal families of the two great empires. It would be best not to cause trouble at this time and wait."

Yan thought for a moment and then shook his head. After a brief pause, he continued, "The large-scale cultivation of Baiyang Rice has already begun, and it's time to make use of it. The previous miracles only blessed believers, and many commoners were still influenced by the nobility."

But what follows is enough to benefit the entire Douluo Continent, and at this moment, if it is described as a gift from the gods, the two great empires will surely believe it without a doubt and will not dare to take too many actions.