Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes.
' This… is Death. Pure, unrefined, and oppressive. The Abyss Spider Emperor walks the path of Death and Darkness.'
' If my knowledge is correct this type of Ultimate martial soul must even have an exclusive domain type skill.'
'A reincarnator with a system is troublesome enough. But one with an Ultimate Martial Soul…'
She smiled faintly.
'Too dangerous to let grow uncontrolled. But also… too useful to discard just yet. Things are getting more interesting.'
"Very well," she said aloud, her voice calm yet imperious, slicing through the awe and tension. "You've proven your claim, the martial soul evolution pills are the real deal. They can really make martial soul evolve"
Lin Yuan looked up, chest rising and falling as the afterglow of transformation slowly faded.
'I did it… I stunned them all. That should give me enough leverage to get closer to Qian—'
As the aura of the Abyss Spider Emperor began to settle, the silence was broken by a sharp yet dignified voice.
"Now I can believe the pills are the real deal," Qian Renxue's clear voice rang out, echoing across the courtyard. "You can undo your martial soul possession. I don't like that aura."
The crowd was stunned once again , but this time, by her words, not the spectacle.
Lin Yuan stood frozen, his black armor still clinging to him like a carapace of humiliation.
'Don't like?'
His heart sank and his lips trembled, but no words came out.
In his mind, he screamed:
'System, why did Qian Renxue react like that? It was so cool! I looked like a Death God!'
[System has made an Analysis. Qian Renxue's martial soul is the Seraphim which has elemental attributes are extreme Holy, Fire, and Light. The Host's current attributes are extreme Darkness and Death. These two paths are naturally repulsive to one another. Her instinctive aversion is expected.]
'So… she does not like my martial soul because the attributes are elemental opposites…'
Lin Yuan felt as if someone had pierced his heart. His shoulders slumped. This wasn't just a blow to his ego — this was a full-fledged heartbreak.
Meanwhile, Qian Renxue turned away, hiding a small smile.
She extended her hand calmly. "Uncle She Long."
She Long walked forward, still keeping an eye on Lin Yuan, and carefully passed the jade bottle back to Qian Renxue.
The remaining 2 precious Martial Soul Evolution Pills glinted faintly inside, pulsing with a jade-green sheen.
But just as her fingers wrapped around the cold surface of the bottle—
"Wait a minute…"
A soft, yet commanding voice rang out, cutting through the scene like a blade of ice dipped in perfume.
Everyone turned toward the sound.
Entering gracefully from the outside the Elder's Hall was a woman draped in a flowing robe of black and royal violet. Her skin was porcelain-pale and smooth like jade. Her rose-pink hair was arranged in elegant waves, cascading over her shoulders like silk. Her amethyst eyes shimmered with piercing intelligence and pride, narrowed slightly as she gazed at the jade bottle.
She had just arrived and when she heard what Qian Renxue said she felt incredible.
There was only one thought in her mind ' I have to take that jade bottle containing the pills.'
....
Half an hour ago.
When Qian Renxue had asked Lin Yuan to test the pill, Wu Meng had already reached the Pope's Hall. The quiet maid had dutifully passed on the message to the assistant outside the Saint's Office.
Saint's Office Chamber – Pope's Hall
Bibi Dong was seated behind her wide obsidian desk, pen in hand, parchment laid open. But her eyes weren't on her work. Her gaze had drifted to the report she had just received.
"A child in Spirit City awakened the Death Spider Emperor? And even has full innate soul power…"
Her fingers paused.
'How curious…'
Just then, a soft knock interrupted the silence.
"Saint Lady," a maid's voice came from the door, "a messenger from the Elder Hall has arrived."
Bibi Dong's expression turned cold. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
At the mere mention of the Elder Hall, her thoughts reflexively went to her—the angelic spawn.
'She cannot be my daughter. Blonde hair, purple eyes… and even the Angel Martial Soul.'
According the news she had received from Elder's Hall , Qian Renxue had awakened an angel martial soul.
The moment that thought crossed her mind, a faint purple mist began to rise from her robes. A dark, oppressive energy, one soaked in resentment and malice, slithered across the room like a serpent.
And then a whisper echoed softly in her ears, though no one had spoken.
"Yes, she is not your daughter. She is a mistake born of your pain… Sacrifice her. Begin your Rakshasa Trial."
It was the voice of the Rakshasa God.
The trial demanded blood—the blood of the Angel Martial Soul's wielder. To sever the last chains of light from her past. Devouring the soul of Angel martial soul master will allow the test of Raksasha to begin.
But deep within the fortress of her heart, something stirred. An emotion which made her feel warm.
Bibi Dong clenched her jaw.
"Shut up."
Her voice snapped like a whip. The maid who had just entered jolted backward, visibly trembling, her face pale.
The dark purple aura that had surged out receded as Bibi Dong closed her eyes and exhaled slowly. Her composure returned, but her tone was now laced with sarcasm and cold authority.
"…What does the Elder Hall think requires my personal attention?" she asked sharply.
The maid bowed quickly, trying not to shake. "Saint Lady, the messenger said… someone claiming to be your relative was caught snooping around the Elder's Hall. And the person… awakened the Death Spider Emperor."
The silence that followed was deadly.
Bibi Dong's golden eyes returned to the parchment. Then back to the messenger report. Her fingers tapped once on the table.
'Death Spider Emperor. Again? Full innate soul power?'
'This is not some coincidence.'
She rose from her seat slowly, her purple-black robes flowing like shadowed fire as she moved toward the exit.
"It seems… a visit to the Elder Hall is in order."