"Wow, as expected of Young Miss Rongrong! She broke the record for innate soul power in the auxiliary system martial souls, almost reaching innate full soul power!"
"She truly is the hope of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. But that personality of hers… sigh!"
"What's wrong with her personality? She's still young. She'll mature and become sensible in time."
Because of Ning Rongrong's awakening, the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was elated. Ning Rongrong, like a proud swan, lifted her head high in arrogance.
"Grandpa Yang, I'm amazing, right?"
"Of course you are! You're the most talented auxiliary system soul master I've ever seen. There's no doubt that the future number one on the continent will be our little princess!" Yin Yang patted Ning Rongrong's head and praised her.
"Uncle Yang, don't spoil her too much. At this rate, she's going to become overly arrogant!" Ning Fengzhi said as he walked over.
Bone Douluo immediately voiced his discontent. "What's this talk? Our Rongrong is so outstanding. What's wrong with praising her a little?"
Sword Douluo nodded. "Old Bone, for once, I completely agree with you!"
Ning Fengzhi was utterly helpless. It was always like this—whenever he said even a single word of criticism about Ning Rongrong, these two old men would rebuke him tenfold. As a father, he found his authority over Rongrong to be virtually nonexistent.
However, as the clan leader, there were certain things he had to say. "Rongrong, talent doesn't equal strength. Don't think that having high innate soul power automatically makes you powerful. On the contrary, the higher your starting point, the harder you must work to live up to it. Don't waste your talent."
"Mm, I understand, Father. Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, Grandpa Yang, I won't let you down." Although Ning Rongrong was willful, she wasn't entirely unreasonable. She knew her father and the three elders cared for her deeply, so she resolved to work hard in her training and repay their love with results.
"Our Rongrong is so obedient. Fengzhi, look at you—you've been blessed by the heavens to have such a daughter. You should feel lucky," Sword Douluo said, beaming as he picked up Ning Rongrong and laughed.
Ning Fengzhi nodded with satisfaction. Although she was usually a little troublemaker, she behaved when it mattered. This was why they doted on her so much.
"It's just a pity that, during this year's awakening ceremony for the children of the branch families, no exceptional battle soul masters appeared. No matter how exceptional Rongrong is, she's still an auxiliary soul master. Without a battle soul master to protect her in the future, it won't do." Ning Fengzhi was still a little worried. Although he currently had two Titled Douluos protecting him, what about Ning Rongrong's future? Auxiliary soul masters were powerless without battle soul masters around, no stronger than ordinary people.
"Don't worry so much, Fengzhi. Us old fellows can live for another century or so. We'll make sure Rongrong grows up safe and sound. I refuse to believe that, with all that time, we won't find a worthy successor," Sword Douluo said as he patted Ning Fengzhi's shoulder to comfort him.
"Let's hope so!" Ning Fengzhi sighed bitterly. Battle soul masters with the potential to become Titled Douluos were incredibly rare. Over the past few decades, the younger generation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had produced none.
Just then, someone burst in. It was Tian Yu. "Reporting to the Clan Leader and the three elders, I have urgent news!"
He was so anxious that he had forgotten to retract his martial soul.
"Tian Yu, how dare you act so rudely in front of the Clan Leader! Retract your martial soul first. How many times have I told you? As someone in charge of intelligence, you must remain calm and composed at all times. How else can you ensure the accuracy of your information?" Yin Yang scolded him.
"Yes!" Tian Yu quickly retracted his White Bird martial soul.
Only then did Yin Yang nod. "Speak. What's so urgent? If I remember correctly, you went to Seven Treasure Village to awaken martial souls for the children. Did you find a good prospect?"
"Reporting to Elder, the situation is far beyond just a good prospect. This year, in Seven Treasure Village, two children awakened with soul power, and both are battle soul master material. One of them possesses a top-tier sword martial soul and innate full soul power!" Tian Yu blurted out in one breath.
Suddenly, four voices roared in unison, "What did you say?!"
The Clan Leader and the three elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan completely lost their composure.
Tian Yu was startled and repeated dumbly, "I said, a top-tier sword martial soul with innate full soul power!"
In the next moment, lightning flashed and sword energy surged as two figures shot out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan at lightning speed.
"Sigh, Uncle Yang was just lecturing about staying calm, and now he's lost it himself. And Uncle Sword is just as impatient!" Ning Fengzhi said helplessly.
Bone Douluo laughed heartily. "It can't be helped. Seven Treasure Village is Old Yang's hometown. How could he not be excited that such a genius has appeared there? As for Old Sword, hearing about a top-tier sword martial soul, how could he possibly stay indifferent?"
"Well, since Uncle Yang and Uncle Sword have already gone, we'll just wait here. Let's see this peerless genius for ourselves later!" Ning Fengzhi's heart was just as excited. He had just been lamenting the lack of battle soul masters with Titled Douluo potential, and now one had appeared out of nowhere.
If every sigh summoned a genius, Ning Fengzhi thought he'd be willing to sigh himself into depression.
...
Meanwhile, Tian Lin had returned home and told his parents about his awakening. His parents were so overwhelmed with excitement that they nearly fainted.
Jun Tianhai laughed as he lifted his son into the air. A sword martial soul—it must have been inherited from him, but it had mutated in a positive way. It had transformed into a top-tier martial soul with innate full soul power.
"My son, my wonderful son!" Tears streamed down Jun Tianhai's face. Every father dreams of their child's success, and knowing that his son was a peerless genius brought him more joy than if he were the genius himself.
"Alright, we need to celebrate properly today. Tian Lin just awakened, and he must be exhausted," said Mo Lan as she took her son from her husband and kissed him on the cheek. "Sweetheart, Mommy will make something delicious for you. Tonight, our family will have a proper celebration. You can go rest in your room for now."
"Okay!" Tian Lin obediently ran to his room. He did need some time alone—to confirm the existence of his second martial soul.
Tian Lin extended his left hand. "Come forth, my second martial soul!"
As he spoke, a radiant light blossomed from his hand, and his second martial soul appeared. It was a pearl, clearly inherited from his mother but infused with elements from the Sword and Fairy world, resulting in a unique mutation.
The Holy Spirit Pearl!
A treasure passed down by the Nuwa Clan, it was the resting place of countless sacred souls and contained boundless magical power and vitality. It was one of the most significant and powerful artifacts in the Sword and Fairy series.
This martial soul seemed to lean toward support, but it wasn't without combat power. The Holy Spirit Pearl could summon the Martial God, unleashing devastating attacks capable of destroying the heavens and earth.
If the Demon Sword was considered a super martial soul, then the Holy Spirit Pearl was undoubtedly a god-tier martial soul!
However, unlike god-tier martial souls like the Seraphim, which was a divine-bestowed martial soul with innate rank 20 soul power (the latter ten ranks granted by a deity), the Holy Spirit Pearl was not native to the Douluo Continent and thus lacked divine-bestowed properties. It could only reach innate rank 10 at most. Nevertheless, its growth potential far surpassed that of the Seraphim.