Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 28 Netherworld Serpent Martial Soul

The spirit master carefully observed the shadow, and after a moment, calmly announced the result: "Beast Martial Soul: Ant, innate soul power zero. Next."

Upon hearing the words "zero innate soul power," the little boy's shoulders slumped instantly, and the expectation on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by deep disappointment.

He lowered his head and slowly walked to the edge of the room, all his previous vigor gone.

"Brother Xingchen..."

Seeing this, Rosalia and Lilia simultaneously gripped Lu Xingchen's hands tightly, their small palms sweating profusely.

After all, he was only six years old. Even though he had made a solemn promise before, when he saw someone being declared to have no innate soul power and faced this cruel reality, the tension and unease in his heart still surged up.

Lu Xingchen could clearly feel the trembling in his palms. He turned slightly to the side, took the two sisters' small hands in his own, and gently stroked the backs of their hands with his thumbs, a gentle yet firm smile on his face:

"Don't worry, you will definitely awaken your martial souls and have innate soul power. Trust me."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a reassuring power.

Rosalia and Lilia looked up at his earnest eyes, their panic gradually subsiding. They nodded vigorously, "Yes! We believe in Brother Xingchen!"

That's what they said, but Gemini couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, while Lu Xingchen remained calm and composed.

Unlike the Geminis, who were unsure of the outcome, Lu Xingchen was certain that the two of them must possess innate soul power. The reason was simple: he had once observed the Geminis using '0-02'.

According to the All-Seeing Eye's assessment, both twins possess innate soul power; Rosalia is at level four innate and Lilia at level three innate.

The data is quite ordinary, far from being genius-level.

But this is the norm. Soul Masters are a profession that only one in a thousand can achieve. The parents of the twins are ordinary people, so it is already a miracle that they were able to give birth to a pair of children with innate soul power.

"Buzz—"

Just then, a burst of light suddenly shone from the center of the room.

"Martial Soul: Serpent, Innate Soul Power: Level 8!!!"

Immediately afterwards, the Spirit Master's voice, sharpened by shock, rang out.

"What? There's another expert!"

Upon hearing the Spirit Master's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Lu Xingchen's eyes. Eighth-level innate soul power? Is Tianhai Orphanage going to produce a gold medal this year?

It's important to know that before Lu Xingchen's awakening and the detection of his innate soul power, the Tianhai Orphanage had gone a full five years without a single child being found to have innate soul power.

He originally thought that only the Arlene sisters would be able to test their soul power this year, but he didn't expect the accident to happen so quickly.

Level 8 innate soul power, which is even one level higher than the innate soul power of Lu Xingchen, a pseudo-genius.

Given the current state of the Soul Master world, as long as one cultivates step by step, reaching the level of Soul Saint or Soul Douluo is only a matter of time.

If one can enter a major power and receive systematic training, there is a high probability that one will break through to the Title Douluo level.

He turned his head to look at the center of the room, where he saw a little girl with black hair standing there, holding a soul power testing device in her hands. The eight lit-up squares on the device proved her innate soul power.

What's peculiar is that although she was found to have innate soul power, the little girl did not show any ecstatic expression on her face. Instead, she appeared somewhat indifferent, or rather, cold.

As her martial soul awakened, a layer of fine gray scales quickly appeared on the little girl's body, and even her eyes turned into vertical pupils.

Immediately afterwards, the phantom of a large gray snake emerged from behind her, coldly observing everything around it, and a chilling aura began to emanate from all directions.

The aura was unlike the usual fishy smell of snakes; instead, it carried a sense of decay and coldness, as if it came from the depths of the underworld. This caused everyone present to shiver involuntarily, and even the flow of soul energy in the air became sluggish.

"Something's not right with this martial spirit."

Lu Xingchen frowned slightly. His spiritual power had reached the Spirit Sea Realm, so he quickly sensed something was wrong. This cold feeling didn't seem like a normal martial soul at all.

The spirit medium standing nearby had clearly noticed this unusual situation as well.

Although his spiritual power was far less profound than Lu Xingchen's, as a senior spirit master who had served in the Spirit Pagoda for many years and had been awakening martial souls for children, the amount of knowledge he had about spirit masters was far beyond what Lu Xingchen, a mere boy, could compare to.

He began to carefully examine the little girl's martial spirit, comparing it with the knowledge of soul masters in his mind.

Soon, the Spirit Master's body trembled slightly, and his voice became somewhat deep: "Netherworld Serpent Martial Soul!"

He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and slowly walked up to the little girl, trying to soften his tone: "Child, what is your name?"

"Meiwu," the little girl whispered her name.

"Meu?"

The spirit medium muttered something under his breath, then turned his gaze to Cocolia, his expression extremely solemn:

"Dean Cocolia, please compile a complete list of this child's information for me immediately—her background, upbringing, health condition, and no detail should be omitted. If... if there is any information about her parents, that would be even better."

Cocolia's heart skipped a beat. Although she wasn't a Soul Master, she knew quite a bit about the rumors circulating in the Soul Master world.

The Spirit Master's reaction was too abnormal—awakening to the eighth level of innate soul power should be a great joy, but instead of being happy, he was very solemn and even asked about "parents," a topic that orphans in orphanages were most reluctant to discuss.

She stepped forward, her voice low: "Your Excellency Spirit Master, is something wrong? This child's martial soul... could there be some hidden danger?"

The Spirit Master slowly shook his head, looking at Mei Wu with a complicated expression: "Hidden danger? Perhaps it's more serious than a hidden danger. This child's innate soul power is indeed top-notch, but her martial soul is the Netherworld Serpent—you may not have heard of it, but in the world of soul masters, it's a typical evil soul master martial soul."

"An evil spirit master's martial soul?!"

Cocolia's face turned deathly pale instantly, and she staggered back half a step. As a lieutenant serving in the Federation, she knew all too well what the words "evil soul master" meant.

Evil spirit masters are the enemy of the continent, synonymous with bloodlust, brutality, and disregard for human life.

The spirit master nodded and explained in a heavy tone, "The Netherworld Serpent is not only bloodthirsty and murderous, but it also has the ability to create and control vengeful spirits. Among the martial souls of evil spirit masters, it is an extremely powerful existence."

"This kind of martial soul was also recorded in the biography of Lingbing Douluo, and it caused great trouble for Lingbing Douluo, who was relatively weak at the time."