Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 15 Innate Soul Power: Level 7

"Innate Soul Power: Level Seven!"

Cocolia stared at the seven clear bars of light on the screen, her pupils contracting slightly, her eyes flashing with undisguised shock.

She wasn't a Soul Master, but she had been immersed in the Federation's system for many years and knew better than anyone the value of this level.

In the Federation today, it is rare to reach level five innate soul power, level six is ​​one in a hundred, and level seven is already considered to be among the "high-quality potential" category.

When she took out the testing device, she had already prepared for the worst: perhaps Lu Xingchen did not have innate soul power, or perhaps he only had a slight fluctuation of level one or two. She even pondered her words of comfort for a long time.

But reality gave her a surprise that far exceeded her expectations.

With the widespread adoption of Soul Guidance Technology, various powerful Soul Guidance Weapons were developed, and the status of Soul Masters as the core of the entire world during the Douluo Continent era was changed accordingly.

Even so, Soul Masters remain an absolutely noble profession in the entire Federation.

People always say that all people are born equal, but from the moment a martial spirit awakens, the gap has already quietly appeared.

The level of innate soul power almost determines the upper limit of a soul master's future—those with zero innate soul power can never become a soul master in their lifetime.

Those with innate soul power at levels one to three, even with diligent cultivation, can mostly only reach the level of Great Soul Master.

A level seven innate soul power is already considered a rare genius level in the Federation today.

According to the Federation's well-established Soul Master cultivation system, as long as he doesn't encounter any accidents or go astray in his cultivation, such talent is enough to support Lu Xingchen's cultivation all the way to level 70, making him a Soul Saint standing at the top of the Soul Master pyramid.

After the initial shock, Cocolia's thoughts gradually calmed down. Her gaze returned to Lu Xingchen, and her tone returned to its usual gentleness: "Little Xingchen, summon your martial soul and let me see it."

Having innate soul power at level seven is already an unexpected bonus, but the attributes and abilities of one's martial soul are the key to determining the future direction of Lu Xingchen's path as a soul master.

good."

Lu Xingchen obediently responded without hesitation. He gently raised his right hand, palm facing upward, and concentrated his mind to mobilize the soul power within his body.

A moment later, a faint light emanated from his palm, and as his soul power flowed, a completely transparent gem slowly emerged.

Cocolia leaned forward slightly, intently examining the transparent gemstone spirit. After a moment, she asked, "Little Star, do you sense any special abilities in this spirit?"

"Special ability?" Lu Xingchen tilted his head.

Cocolia patiently explained, "For example, can you feel its ability to easily manipulate the power of elements like wind, fire, water, and earth? Or, does it give you any amplification or healing sensations, such as feeling stronger or your wounds lessen?"

Lu Xingchen closed his eyes, carefully sensing the soul power connected to his martial soul within his body. After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes and gently shook his head: "No, I only feel that it's warm and connected to my soul power, but I don't feel anything else."

"Is that so?" Cocolia muttered softly, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly before relaxing. "Then it seems I'll have to look up some information later."

The Douluo Continent has a wide variety of martial souls. Even martial souls of the same type can have completely different abilities due to slight differences in form and attributes.

Among the artifact-type martial souls, gemstone-type martial souls are not very common, but they are not entirely undocumented.

Some gemstone martial souls are naturally compatible with elements, and can trigger various elemental attacks when attacking;

Some are incredibly hard, making them excellent defensive martial souls;

Some can slightly amplify the soul power of those around them, falling into the category of auxiliary abilities.

The most famous gemstone martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which was once glorious on the Douluo Continent 20,000 years ago.

That is the most recognized top-tier support-type martial soul, capable of providing companions with ultimate attack, defense, and speed boosts. With this unique ability, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School once became one of the most famous sects on the continent.

However, at present, Lu Xingchen's transparent gemstone martial soul does not show any sharpness in attack, nor any thickness in defense, nor any auxiliary energy fluctuations. It is like a pure "blank" gemstone, making it really difficult to judge its specific attributes.

However, Cocolia quickly put aside this doubt—the initial state of a martial soul cannot completely determine its future.

As long as Lu Xingchen pays close attention when choosing his first spirit, selecting some powerful spirits with clear attributes, such as the Earth Bear, which excels in strength and defense, or the Flame Lion, which possesses fire attack capabilities, he can pave the way for his initial path.

The types of Soul Masters are determined from the moment their Martial Soul awakens: four main categories—attack, defense, agility, and support—with virtually no possibility of crossing over.

If one is a battle spirit master, regardless of the type of spirit spirit absorbed, the spirit skill that is eventually awakened will inevitably be offensive;

If a support-type Soul Master absorbs powerful Soul Spirits known for their attack power, such as the Titan Giant Ape or the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, they will only gain support Soul Skills that amplify attack, defense, and strength. They will never be able to awaken direct attack methods.

Just like Oscar, who was known as the "God of Food" 20,000 years ago, he was originally a food-type support soul master with full innate soul power. Normally, he could only rely on making sausages to provide healing and enhancement for his companions throughout his life.

However, with his extraordinary perseverance and fortuitous encounters, he broke through the shackles of the support-type Soul Master and became the first support-type Battle Soul Master in history to possess "attack-like" abilities.

Even so, Oscar's soul skill essence remained unchanged—ultimately, he only gained the ability to copy other people's martial souls, rather than a direct offensive soul skill of his own. This is the inherent limitation brought about by the martial soul attribute.

"But those powerful spirits are incredibly expensive!" A hint of worry crossed Cocolia's mind as she thought of this.

Mature, century-old spirits like the Earth Bear and the Flame Lion command high prices at the Spirit Pagoda. With her current resources, she'll likely need to put in a lot more effort to acquire such spirits for Lu Xingchen.

However, this concern was fleeting. She composed herself, looked at Lu Xingchen again, and her tone became more serious:

"Little Star, next I will teach you how to meditate. This is the only way for a Soul Master to train and improve their Soul Power. Only by mastering the correct meditation method can your Soul Power steadily increase, laying the foundation for absorbing Soul Spirits and awakening Soul Skills later."

Although Cocolia herself is not a Soul Master and cannot personally experience the feeling of meditation, with her perspective and understanding of the Soul Master system, she is more than capable of teaching a child who has just awakened his Martial Soul to master basic meditation.