Within Lu Jingming's body, the soul power light belt began to spin frantically, its speed increasing, as if forming a huge vortex of soul power.
Finally, at the center of this soul power vortex, a crystal-clear crystalline body slowly took shape. The crystalline body emitted a shimmering light, as if it were a rare and precious treasure.
Upon closer inspection, a miniature Abyss Black Lance could be faintly seen within the crystalline body. That was his martial soul projection. When this spear grew to its limit, it would transform into his companion weapon. Once he successfully became a god, this spear would become his divine tool.
This type of divine tool was completely different from a divine tool that was forged. It possessed powerful growth potential and would continuously evolve as Lu Jingming grew, with almost no limit. This meant that the Abyss of the Abyss, which grew with him, had a high chance of surpassing the original Abyss of the Abyss and becoming an even more powerful weapon. Moreover, because it was a companion weapon, it was incredibly compatible with Lu Jingming, like a part of his body, and could better unleash its power.
Lu Jingming meditated quietly, feeling the wonderful changes happening to his body and martial soul. He knew that condensing a soul core meant that he was no longer a common human. Whether it was his life form or lifespan, there was a world of difference from a simple human.
However, Lu Jingming wasn't particularly concerned about the extra hundred years of life. He was more focused on the evolution of his martial soul and the transformation of his physical body. Now that he had broken through to the Soul Sage level and successfully condensed his first soul core, Lu Jingming's combat power had once again undergone a qualitative change.
At this point, Titled Douluos could not pose a substantial threat to him, and even a Super Douluo would have a hard time causing him much trouble. The only ones who could threaten him were probably Limit Douluos. But even then, it was just a threat. In this era, his strength was far too advanced. He was much stronger than the Huo Yuhao from the original work, who also condensed his first soul core at the Soul Sage level.
"Speaking of which, I've already broken through to the Soul Sage level. There are still two years until the next Soul Master Tournament held by the Sun Moon Empire. With my current cultivation speed, even if I don't break through to the Soul Douluo level, I won't be far off. Is it even necessary for me to participate? Wouldn't that be bullying?" Lu Jingming thought with a strange expression.
After condensing the soul core, it would automatically operate, constantly improving his cultivation. With the rich cultivation resources in Abyssal City, he might really break through to the Soul Douluo level by the time the next Soul Master Tournament was held. Moreover, with his help, Jinhsi, Castorice, and the others would definitely also condense their first soul core and become Soul Sages. With their current lineup and strength, participating in the Mingdu Soul Master Tournament would indeed feel unfair. The other participants would probably be on the verge of tears if they saw their lineup.
"Forget it. With the Holy Grail War, it's still an unknown if the Sun Moon Empire will even hold a Soul Master Tournament. At worst, I'll just let Wang Qiuer lead the team to participate." Lu Jingming shook his head, no longer dwelling on the matter. He really didn't have much interest in this kind of bullying tournament anymore.
Moreover, the current Abyssal City was no longer what it used to be. It no longer needed the title of the Soul Master Tournament champion to increase its influence. It would be good to have the championship, but it didn't matter to Abyssal City if they didn't.
Unconsciously, he and Abyssal City had grown into a behemoth, having a terrifying influence on the entire Douluo Continent. If his parents, who had passed away early in this world, could see this, they would probably be very pleased. Although he couldn't perform filial piety for his parents in this world, he could pass on the Lu family's bloodline and make it flourish.
Just as Lu Jingming broke through to the Soul Sage level and successfully condensed his first soul core, he keenly sensed something was wrong. He subconsciously raised his hand and looked at the stigma mark. Above it, a bright red mark suddenly appeared, flashing with a mysterious red light.
"Goodness, am I the second one?" The moment he saw this red mark, as the initiator of the Holy Grail War, Lu Jingming, of course, recognized the Command Seal he had designed. At first, a hint of doubt flashed in his heart, but he quickly realized what was happening.
After all, he had been helping the Douluo planet grow stronger all this time. In a way, he had basically replaced Huo Yuhao as the son of destiny of this world. In that case, it seemed reasonable for him to have this destiny and be chosen as a Master.
However, Lu Jingming also knew in his heart that the amount of destiny did not equal the order of being chosen. Otherwise, the fourth-generation female protagonist, Bai Xiuxiu, would not have been the first Master chosen.
"Perfect. It's time to roll the gacha and test my luck!" Lu Jingming was immediately interested. In his previous life, when he played a pay-to-win mobile game, his favorite part was the gacha roll. That feeling of anticipation and excitement for the unknown surged in his heart again, as if it was time to test his "lineage" once more.
Although he had no intention of actually participating in the Holy Grail War, since he had asked Herta to build the Holy Grail himself, it didn't stop him from joining in on the fun. Summoning a Servant didn't necessarily mean he had to be involved in the war. It was also good to just experience the joy of summoning.
He was a little excited to see who he could summon from that massive memory library. According to his preferences, he wanted to summon characters like Kiana, Yomi, Furina, Kamisato Ayaka, Cassios, Shorekeeper, Hu Tao, Theresa, Skadi, and so on. However, the rules limited him to choosing only one, so it all came down to luck. No matter who he summoned, he had made up his mind to materialize them after the Holy Grail War ended. In addition, he would also materialize the winner of the Holy Grail War and help them become real.
"Let's go, one shot!" Lu Jingming did not hesitate to agree to the invitation from the Holy Grail. Instantly, the Holy Grail mechanism was activated, and a blood-red summoning array slowly unfolded in Herta's laboratory. The array emitted a mysterious light and was connecting with the planet's ley lines. With the successful connection between the array and the ley lines, the planet's negative energy was guided out, and in a strange and indescribable way, it began to slowly condense a memory body.
"Oh, a golden legend!" Lu Jingming was pleasantly surprised to see the golden light faintly flickering in the array and couldn't help but cheer. To add to the fun, he had specifically asked Herta to add some seemingly unnecessary but fun functions to the Holy Grail, and this summoning effect was one of them.
Based on his judgment of the rarity of the characters in his memory, he had divided the summoned memory bodies into three levels: gold, purple, and blue. Although this division could not completely and accurately represent the strength gap between the summoned memory bodies, some characters he classified as blue were also not to be underestimated. For example, some Heroic Spirits from the Nasuverse or some Operators from Arknights were classified as blue by him, but this did not mean they were weaker than the gold characters. This was just a subjective classification Lu Jingming made based on his own knowledge, which could be considered a mechanism purely to satisfy his personal preferences.
Just like now, when he saw the shining golden light, Lu Jingming's mood instantly became extremely happy. There were many golden characters, and he felt that he could accept any of them. Of course, it would be even better if he could summon the waifu he liked.
Soon, after the light gradually dissipated, a figure slowly appeared in front of Lu Jingming. A waterfall of purple hair cascaded down, a katana was attached to her waist, and her face was somewhat similar to Raiden Ei. These familiar features instantly captured Lu Jingming's attention.
"Yes! It's Yomi!" At first, when he saw this familiar appearance, Lu Jingming's heart almost jumped out of his throat in excitement. He thought he had really hit the jackpot and summoned a major version character.
However, upon closer inspection, he quickly noticed something was wrong. Why were the colors of this Yomi's clothes different from what he remembered? The person in front of him was wearing armor that was mainly silver-white with black as the base, paired with black translucent stockings. This was completely different from the clothes of Yomi, Raiden Ei, or Raiden Mei in his memory. She clearly had a gentle face like a "housewife," long straight purple hair, and a gorgeous katana at her waist, but the clothes were definitely wrong!
Could it be Mei? But that didn't seem right either! Lu Jingming was stunned in place, his mind in a state of confusion.
"You seem... not very satisfied with me?" Just as Lu Jingming was looking confused, a mature and gentle voice softly sounded, like a spring breeze but with a hint of coolness, waking up the stunned Lu Jingming.
"You are... Aunt Mei!" As the mature and gentle voice called out, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Lu Jingming's mind. He suddenly remembered that there was a version of Mei who dressed like this. That was the mature Raiden Mei from Honkai Impact 3rd: A Post-Honkai Odyssey.
"Swoosh!" Almost instantly, the katana was unsheathed, and the tip of the blade, with a hint of lightning, shot toward Lu Jingming like a bolt of lightning, stopping one centimeter away from his nose. Raiden Mei's eyes seemed calm, but they faintly held a hint of anger as she stared at Lu Jingming, her tone clearly questioning, "What did you just call me?"
"Mei! Is something wrong with that?" Lu Jingming's forehead instantly broke out in a fine sweat as he tried to pretend nothing was wrong and get away with it.
"Forget it. Given your age, calling me that isn't wrong." Raiden Mei slowly retracted her katana, her voice carrying a hint of melancholy. She was a bit depressed. Why was she summoned in this age? She was much stronger eight years ago when she hadn't lost most of her power!
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