Chapter 28: The Doubts of the Pontiff of the Spirit Hall

There is the Yosu Fox Daji!

At the Martial Soul Hall, Hu Liena’s eyes shone brightly.

Although she belonged to the golden generation of the Martial Soul Hall and her master was the current Pope, in reality, her martial soul was not among the top-tier souls.

There were only a few top-tier martial souls today. Besides the long-renowned martial soul families, only a handful of powerful soul masters existed.

It was proven that the stronger the martial soul, the greater the potential for advancement.

No matter how hard an ordinary martial soul worked, its ultimate achievement was limited within a certain range.

Hu Liena had once heard her master’s evaluation of her martial soul: it could carry her to the Soul Saint realm!

Beyond that, it required talent, genius, and most importantly... luck.

Without good fortune, no amount of effort could push her further.

Because the martial soul limited growth, to reach the title realm, one must have an exceptionally powerful martial soul; talent alone was useless if the martial soul was insufficient!

This was one of the reasons why the top three sects were so powerful.

Who could blame them when their entire families possessed strong martial souls?

“Xiao Na, what are you thinking about?” a voice sounded beside Hu Liena’s ear.

Startled, Hu Liena quickly turned to look at the elegant and noble woman seated in the Pope’s position.

The woman was breathtakingly beautiful, dressed in the Pope’s robes, holding the Pope’s scepter; a slit in her long skirt revealed a glimpse of pure white.

This woman was her master and also the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall!

The Pope was one of the strongest figures in the Martial Soul Hall and among the mightiest in the martial soul world.

“Master! Xiao Na was thinking about ways to improve the grade of her martial soul,” Hu Liena replied honestly, not daring to hide anything from her master.

“Improve the grade of your martial soul?” The woman sitting in the Pope’s seat smiled lightly and said, “Xiao Na, what are you thinking? The grade of a martial soul is fixed by fate. To this day, I have never seen anyone’s martial soul grade improve!”

The Pope’s voice was cold and proud.

Hu Liena’s face turned awkward.

Although she always agreed with her master’s words, on this matter, she couldn’t accept it.

That useless prophet in the group often argued with her, but many things they said proved to be true!

For instance, her master’s secret of having dual martial souls.

Only a very few knew this secret, and she was one of them.

No one outside knew about it.

Yet that prophet knew.

Therefore, Hu Liena trusted the prophet’s words deeply. That boy with the rabbit martial soul had a chance for evolution in the future.

There was also a chubby boy, and the young sect leader of the Seven Treasures Glaze sect as well.

Their martial souls had all experienced postnatal enhancement.

So, her master’s assertion that martial souls could not improve was wrong!

Hu Liena pondered and decided she didn’t want to deceive her master.

Honestly, she always felt that her master’s feelings for her were more than just those of a teacher-student relationship.

There was also a trace of a mother’s affection.

Hence, Hu Liena was quite dependent on her master.

This dependence made her unwilling to lie.

“Master, have you ever heard the story of Yosu Fox?” Hu Liena thought of the story she had heard today and felt deeply moved.

“Yosu Fox?”

The Pope was momentarily stunned.

She stared at Hu Liena for a while before smiling and saying, “You little girl, did you trace the origin of your martial soul? Is it called Yosu Fox?”

“No.”

Hu Liena hesitated but then recounted the story of Yosu Fox.

After listening, the Pope’s eyes glazed over.

“The soul master named Daji—her martial soul is Yosu Fox?” The Pope hesitated for a long time before speaking.

Hu Liena shook her head: “Master, no! She is Yosu Fox.”

“What do you mean?” The Pope was puzzled.

She sensed something.

Then Hu Liena revealed to her master that she had joined a dimensional chat group.

Though it sounded like a fantastic tale, seeing her young disciple so earnest, the Pope actually believed her somewhat.

“That chat group is filled with people from other worlds?”

“Yes.”

“So that immortal said he would give you a pill that could advance your martial soul?”

“Yes.”

Hu Liena nodded quickly.

“Is that so? Then have one pill handed over to me first. Let me see what this so-called immortal’s pill is, lest you be deceived.” A flicker of fire gleamed in the Pope’s eyes.

Hu Liena didn’t notice the ambition reflected in her master’s gaze and hurriedly agreed.

The Pope asked again, “So have you decided to align your fox martial soul toward Yosu Fox?”

“Actually, there are two other fox clans that the prophet hasn’t introduced, and I don’t want to hear about them! Because I feel Yosu Fox suits me best, I don’t want to listen further. I believe in the deal with the immortal; one cannot be picky.”

“Well said. And who is this prophet?”

“The prophet knows what will happen in the future,” Hu Liena continued.

“?”

The Pope’s eyes showed confusion.

“Master, it’s strange. I feel I’m unable to speak the future scenes the prophet describes,” Hu Liena said, puzzled.

The Pope nodded: “Is this a limitation of the world? If you can’t say it, then don’t say it.”

“Yes, Master.”

...

In the dimensional chat group.

Gatekeeper of the Southern Sky Gate: “So you’ve already chosen Yosu Fox? That one?”

Golden Generation of the Martial Soul Hall: “Yes, yes, Immortal Lord, I choose to become Yosu Fox!”

Useless Prophet: “Don’t you want to listen to the other two fox clans?”

Snake Queen: “Yeah, maybe the other two are even stronger?”

Useless Prophet: “Exactly.”

Gatekeeper of the Southern Sky Gate: “@Golden Generation, do you want to choose again?”

Golden Generation: “I’m a bit torn... Can I listen a bit more?”

Gatekeeper: “Sure, you’re the first member to gift me a spiritual stone; you have privileges.”

Golden Generation: “Then I want to hear more.”

Gatekeeper: “@Useless Prophet, continue.”

Useless Prophet: “Alright, Immortal Lord, I’ll continue now.”

Useless Prophet: “@Golden Generation, luckily you hesitated, or you’d regret it terribly!”

Snake Queen: “From what you say, are the other two fox clans more powerful?”

Useless Prophet: “Well, the other two fox clans are Qingqiu and Tushan.”

Golden Generation: “What’s the difference between these two fox clans?”

Useless Prophet: “There is. Don’t rush; let me explain slowly.”

Useless Prophet: “The Tushan clan is the royal family of the fox clans! They are noble and hold a much higher status than other fox clans because the Tushan foxes have often interbred with the human emperors, absorbing the royal aura. Thus, they have become the royal clan among foxes.”

Golden Generation: “!!! I want this one.”