"Not bad, not bad!"
Looking at the pair of dragonized arms completely covered in dazzling, tough golden dragon scales—balanced in both power and defense, combining magnificence with dominance—Qian Xunji's handsome face revealed a satisfied smile as he clenched his fists.
Feeling the surging strength in those dragonized arms, he realized that under the effect of the Dragon Transformation Divine Skill, he could achieve the equivalent of martial soul possession without even activating the Golden Dragon martial soul.
'Doesn't this mean I can essentially possess both the Twelve-Winged Angel martial soul and the Golden Dragon martial soul at the same time?'
Thinking of the Golden Dragon martial soul's incredible power and defense…
And the control capabilities of the Six-Winged Angel martial soul—like purification, suppression, and stunning…
Plus the ability of the angel domain in true martial soul form to become incorporeal…
Combining both would result in a massive increase in his strength!
After all, a soul master with terrifying power and defense, decent speed, and control skills in every attack—purification, suppression, stunning, even forced dueling…
'Who could possibly withstand that?!'
'Now all I need to become the perfect warrior is a reliable weapon!'
Qian Xunji was very satisfied in his heart.
The next morning.
After waking up and finishing breakfast, Qian Xunji took Ah Yin with him to the Balak Great Spirit Arena to watch the preliminary rounds of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament in the Balak Kingdom division.
But just outside the arena gates…
Qian Xunji suddenly noticed a bearded man loudly hawking a stack of books.
"Don't miss out as you walk by! Don't miss out as you walk by! Premium spirit master books, big sale!"
"Want to become a powerful spirit master? Want your child to become a powerful spirit master?"
"Not for 98 gold soul coins, but only 9 gold soul coins + 8 silver soul coins, and you can take these precious premium books home!"
"Your child could be one of the participants in the next Continental Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
"Come take a look!"
Most of the people who bought tickets to this tournament were either wealthy merchants, nobles, or spirit masters—none of them lacked money. So many curiously crowded around to inquire about the books.
"Brother Xun, let's go take a look too."
Ah Yin was also quite curious. Holding onto Qian Xunji's arm, she walked over with him.
Facing the crowd's questions, the bearded man energetically held up book after book, spitting as he introduced them.
"Let me introduce these spirit master books—they're all premium!"
"Inside is a soul beast encyclopedia with thousands of commonly seen soul beasts."
"Not only does it have rough illustrations and descriptions of their appearances, it also details their abilities and how to determine their cultivation age."
"In addition, it includes the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls and the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory!"
"These come from a renowned master in the spirit master world!"
"The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls are a set of critical knowledge developed by this master that's extremely helpful for spirit masters!"
"And the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory details the maximum age of rings that spirit masters of various stages can absorb—so your child can absorb rings more accurately in the future!"
Hearing the bearded man praise Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies and Absorption Limit Theory, Qian Xunji couldn't help but shake his head and sneer in disdain.
"Ah Yin, no need to look. This guy's a conman!"
"He's even selling those scam theory books by that trash Yu Xiaogang, which are just plagiarized knowledge from our Spirit Hall."
"This is nothing but a scam!"
"You're not allowed to talk about Xiaogang like that! Xiaogang is not trash!"
Suddenly, an angry and sharp female voice came from behind.
Qian Xunji turned toward the sound.
There, he saw a tall and slender young woman in a tight-fitting dress, with a fiery figure, long black hair, and a face that was both striking and heroic, full of anger.
Next to her stood a man in a black leather jacket, with a long, narrow face, a hooked nose, and black crystal-frame glasses, giving off a gloomy aura.
Even though he didn't know them, just by their appearance, Qian Xunji could guess that they were likely Liu Erlong and Flender.
'But where's Yu Xiaogang?'
Qian Xunji was intrigued and a little amused.
'If Yu Xiaogang were here, he'd definitely drag Flender and Liu Erlong away the moment he saw me.'
Faced with Liu Erlong's angry outburst, Qian Xunji remained calm. His handsome face held a playful smile as he mocked casually.
"You're saying Yu Xiaogang isn't trash?"
"Innate half a rank of soul power. His spirit skill is farting."
"Over 30 years old and still not even level 30."
"If that's not trash, then what is?"
A bunch of spirit masters who had gathered due to the bearded man's shouting and Liu Erlong's yelling began watching the drama unfold.
When they heard Qian Xunji mention someone called Yu Xiaogang with only half a rank of soul power, a fart as his spirit skill, and still not level 30 at over 30 years old, many couldn't help but laugh.
"Half a rank innate power, and his skill is farting—if that's not trash, what is!"
"Yeah, seriously! Over 30 and not even level 30? That's certified garbage!"
Qian Xunji had publicly dragged out all of his beloved Xiaogang's shortcomings.
Hearing the surrounding crowd mock Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong was both angry and upset, full of indignation.
'So what if he only has half a rank of innate power and a fart skill?'
'So what if he's over 30 and still not at level 30?'
While Xiaogang's talent in cultivation might be poor, he was brilliant in the field of spirit theory.
And all his theories were created with one purpose in mind—to help commoner spirit masters like them!
Who else could match that kind of dedication and vision?!
"Xiaogang may have a poor martial soul and low talent, but who says you can only measure someone's worth by their cultivation or strength?"
"His spirit power might be low, but he created the Ten Core Competencies and the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory!"
"Can any of you come up with theories that benefit the spirit master world and help ordinary people like he did?!"
Liu Erlong shouted angrily, not only at Qian Xunji, but also cast a bitter and resentful glare at the surrounding onlookers.
But since most of them didn't really understand spirit theory…
Faced with Liu Erlong's confident and impassioned words, many spectators fell silent.
But Qian Xunji knew exactly what kind of person Yu Xiaogang was!
He burst into laughter.
"Ten Core Competencies? Absorption Limit Theory?"
"One is just pure plagiarism plus motivational nonsense, and the other is an incorrect theory that misleads people!"
"If someone who came up with these two trash theories qualifies as a master of spirit theory…"
"Then 'masters' would be as common as sand on the street!"
"Heh, Yu Xiaogang?"
"Him, a spirit theory master? Pfft!"
Qian Xunji spat on the ground, full of mockery and contempt.
"I'll just say it right here—Yu Xiaogang is trash, pure trash!"