"Oh, Meng, stop pinching my face! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Let go, let go—."
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"You're so annoying, complaining when your skin is so good! Tell me, how do you do it?!"
In the office of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's dean, Xiao Hongchen's face was being tormented by his younger sister, Meng Hongchen. She was pouting and kneading his face back and forth, sparks practically flying from her eyes.
It's one thing for him to go out and play without taking me, but why did his skin become so fair and smooth after he came back?! Looking closely, there isn't even a tiny blemish, it's even better than mine, almost as if it could drip water.
This blow was a hundred times more impactful than him just going out without a word!
Ms. Meng, already in a bad mood, was like a lit powder keg. Xu Tianxi and Jing Hongchen quietly moved to the side, secretly cheering on Xiao Hongchen, who was enduring the full-frontal assault.
Thanks to you.
Xu Tianxi quietly took out the Golden Hawksbill, which was sound asleep, shrunken into its shell, from the Living Creature Storage Soul Guided Device at his waist. He then quietly introduced his harvest to Jing Hongchen.
"Dean, look, this is a great opportunity we found in the Star Dou Great Forest. The Emperor of Turtles, an Auspicious Beast of Fortune, a Golden Hawksbill. It's absolutely the best choice for protecting the family and the home—"
"This turtle brother previously ate something bad and got a stomachache. I tried to treat him and helped him remove some of the bad stuff. When he recovered, a large amount of life energy emanated from him. We absorbed it, and our bodies were completely transformed. Senior Brother Xiao's good skin came from that too—"
Meng Hongchen, who was fighting with Xiao Hongchen several meters away, caught the keywords across the distance. She let go of Xiao Hongchen and appeared before Xu Tianxi like a flash of lightning, her bright eyes filled with longing.
"So that's why Xiao's skin got better! Little Xu, can the bad stuff in this big turtle's stomach be taken out again? Will it cause the same effect as Xiao's?"
"Yes, it can, but—."
Meng Hongchen interrupted him and continued to press, "Then, Little Xu, tell me, how has Senior Sister treated you this past year?"
"With utmost care."
Xu Tianxi said this, speaking the words while subtly looking for a way to retreat. He said with a wry smile:
"But Senior Sister, when we treat Soul Beasts, we also need to consider the treatment cycle, don't we? Turtle Brother needs to rest for a while now, and I also need to cultivate for a while. Perhaps I can only act again after my cultivation breaks through to the Four Soul Ring level."
Electrolux started working as soon as he transmigrated. I don't know how long he'll sleep before he wakes up, so I'll just make the time frame longer for now.
"Ah? Do I have to wait until the Four Soul Ring level? That means it'll be a while."
Meng Hongchen's sparkling eyes visibly dimmed. She was very unhappy.
Meng Hongchen: [>_>]
Jing Hongchen chuckled, patted Meng Hongchen's smooth forehead beneath her straight white hair, and softly comforted her:
"Little Meng, don't rush. Good things come to those who wait. How about this, Grandpa will start looking for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that can strengthen the foundation and nourish the origin starting tomorrow to help you all enhance your physical strength and speed up your cultivation."
"Next year is the new Pan-continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. The three of you must enter the reserve team for training. With two Soul Kings and one Soul Ancestoramong you, I can feel much more at ease."
"And for the Soul Beasts you need for your fourth and fifth Soul Rings, Grandpa has already sent people out to look for them. This time, Grandpa will definitely arrange the best resources for you to bring your strength to its optimal state."
Jing Hongchen's goal this time was ambitious. The Soul Beast for Xu Tianxi's fourth Soul Ring had to be of the Myriad Year Level, while for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, it would be over twenty thousand years old. He not only wanted to cultivate Soul Engineer geniuses but also Soul Master geniuses!
They all said that the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Masters were no good. This time, he would prove them wrong and let the Douluo Three Kingdoms see that the Sun Moon Empire could also produce Soul Master geniuses!
Xu Tianxi quietly raised his hand and said, "Dean, actually, the opportunity I mentioned earlier isn't limited to just that."
"Oh? What other opportunities?"
Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up, Meng Hongchen's eyes sparkled, and Xiao Hongchen quietly looked on, eager to see what new tricks this guy had up his sleeve.
"Please step back a bit and give me enough space to perform. Just a heads-up, my demeanor might change quite a bit."
Under the gaze of the three, Xu Tianxi assumed a horse stance, slowly raised his hands, and Soul Power surged around him, condensing into a dense and pure Mystic Gold light sphere between his palms. Within it, the faint phantom of a giant beast emerged, with a turtle body and snake tail, appearing like a majestic mountain.
At this moment, Xu Tianxi's demeanor changed. His eyes, usually flowing with a moon-white luminescence, suddenly glowed with a fierce red-purple light, exuding ferocity and dominance. It was as if a terrifying Ferocious Beast had possessed him, its aura captivating and chilling to the soul.
"Divine Beast bloodline! This, this is the Black Tortoise?"
Xiao Hongchen exclaimed in surprise, his pupils suddenly contracting. He possessed the Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and was very sensitive to Divine Beast bloodlines, being the first to sense the change in Xu Tianxi's aura.
"That's right, it's the aura of the Divine Beast Black Tortoise."
Xu Tianxi clapped his hands together, and the air exploded. Dense Mystic Gold Soul Power surged from his body like mercury, condensing into a Mystic Gold shield in mid-air. It steadily landed in front of Xu Tianxi's chest, and with a grab of his right hand, the shield was drawn into his palm.
The Mystic Gold shield, which was the Black Tortoise Shield in Xu Tianxi's palm, glowed with strange light, as if it had the power to absorb all rivers. The moment it appeared, the moisture in the entire room seemed to be drawn to it, and visible air currents formed in the room.
Under its effect, a temporary vacuum appeared around Xu Tianxi. Jing Hongchen's eyes widened, unable to believe what he was seeing.
What's going on? Is this a Black Tortoise Martial Soul on the same level as Xiao's Three-legged Golden Toad?
"Allow me to introduce it. This is my Second Martial Soul, the Black Tortoise Shield. It absorbed a lot of Turtle Brother's origin essence to fully awaken. You can also call it the Dark Gold Black Tortoise Shield."
Having completed this awe-inspiring Martial Soul summoning performance, Xu Tianxi retracted his Soul Power pressure and returned to his normal appearance.
He knew very well that his Body Martial Soul's talent combined with his unprecedented Soul Engineer certification ability would be enough for Jing Hongchen to invest heavily in him and cultivate him with all his might, which went without saying.
But that wasn't enough. Only by revealing the trump card of Twin Martial Souls plus an Ultimate Divine Beast Martial Soul could he receive the highest level of attention.
More specifically, it meant upgrading from "Little Jing Hongchen" to "Little Kong Deming," and making Xiao Hongchen go from "Xu Tianxi's second" to "Little Xu Tianxi."
Being in this cursed Douluo Continent 2 era, he deeply understood how important it was to have a backer before developing. Not to mention anything far off, just looking at the Pan-continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament a year later, the Shrek Academy team were habitual killers, and only they could kill others. If anyone dared to seriously harm them, they would be met with the shameless intervention of the 98-level Old Xuan.
Such shameless old men who were indeed powerful were the most troublesome. He couldn't hope for the Star Luo Empire to maintain order, nor did he dare to bet that Xu Xiaoyun would emerge then to deal with Old Xuan. Hope could only be placed more on the Sun Moon Empire's side.
Jing Hongchen was confident he didn't fear Old Xuan, but Shrek Academy had masters like clouds. Here at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Jing Hongchen was the only top combatant. Showing more potential made it imperative for Jing Hongchen to contact Kong Deming.
The distant Tang Buddha was like a thorn in his back. All he could do was develop, and securing more resource support from the Sun Moon Empire became a necessity.
Thus, for the first time in front of others, Xu Tianxi unleashed the "Divine Beast Celestial Phenomenon," a technique he had never revealed before. This was a unique skill he learned from Xiao Changfeng, allowing him to tap into the divine beast bloodline within him, fusing Spiritual Power with Soul Power to manifest a powerful combat technique that projects a spectral image of a divine beast. This technique could be applied to any Soul Skill, delivering both physical and mental strikes to the enemy.
Naturally, the Black Tortoise Shield Martial Soul had no Soul Rings, but this didn't prevent him from using the "Divine Beast Celestial Phenomenon" to unleash his divine beast bloodline to its fullest extent, revealing a terrifying oppressive aura.
Judging by Xiao Hongchen's trembling shoulders and Meng Hongchen's pale face, his ultimate technique had not been in vain. They couldn't withstand it, and even an ordinary Soul King with a beast Martial Soul wouldn't fare any better against him.
Jing Hongchen, being a Titled Douluo, quickly reacted. His eyes gleamed as he asked in a deep voice,
"Tianxi, I sensed the convergence and fusion of Spiritual Power and Soul Power from your Martial Soul. Have you used some powerful combat technique?"
As a core figure of the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen knew that Soul Master powerhouses from the Douluo Three Kingdoms had created various combat techniques. Some of these techniques were no less powerful than Soul Skills, and sometimes even stronger, with Body Sect being unparalleled in this regard.
And the fusion of Spiritual Power and Soul Power, even among combat techniques, was considered extremely advanced.
"Yes, my Senior Grand-uncle taught me this. I haven't fully mastered it before, so I never used it."
Xu Tianxi answered honestly, then added,
"According to my Senior Grand-uncle, my Second Martial Soul already existed when I underwent Martial Soul Awakening, but its inherent attributes were too domineering, so it remained in a hidden state.
"My Senior Grand-uncle originally planned to hold a special awakening ceremony for me when I was older to activate this Second Martial Soul, but then I encountered Brother Turtle.
My body received a vast infusion of life force, greatly enhancing its endurance, and this hidden Martial Soul also completely awakened as it absorbed Brother Turtle's primal power."
These explanations were what Xu Tianxi had prepared on his way back, loosely based on Wang Yan's conjectures about Yuhao's Second Martial Soul in the original work. At first listen, they sounded quite plausible.
Jing Hongchen's eyelid twitched. "How domineering are the attributes of your Second Martial Soul that even you can't endure it?"
Xu Tianxi responded softly, "My Senior Grand-uncle said it's Ultimate Water."
"Hiss~ hiss~"
He heard a sharp intake of breath, and Xu Tianxi knew from the sound that it was Xiao Hongchen.
He turned his gaze to see Xiao Hongchen, lost in thought, stumble back a few steps before collapsing onto Jing Hongchen's exclusive director's recliner, staring blankly at the sky.
This loss is crushing. First, I lost my position as the Number One Genius Soul Engineer, and now my position as the Number One Genius Soul Master isn't safe either! No matter how powerful the Three-legged Golden Toad is, it can't compare to having two!
Anyone who could count knew that twin Martial Souls inherently had a higher potential ceiling than single Martial Souls. Not to mention, Xu Tianxi's Second Martial Soul was a Divine Beast Martial Soul with ultimate attributes. Xiao Hongchen could truly only resign himself to being second best for eternity.
His gaze returned to the other two. Xu Tianxi noticed that Meng Hongchen's expression hadn't changed much, likely because her personality was always rather laid-back and she didn't care much for these things. As for Jing Hongchen, the look in his eyes could no longer be described as merely eager; his face was flushed with excitement, red as a ripe peach.
At that moment, Jing Hongchen had only one thought: Heaven helps my Hongchen Family!
In this round, Xiao Hongchen was utterly defeated, but the Hongchen Family had completely triumphed!