r18novel Chapter 51 The Soul is Pregnant?
Chapter 51 The Soul is Pregnant?
"Why can't I break through level 20 yet? Do I really have to find a new soul spirit?"
Lu Xingchen climbed out of the trash can, feeling the bottleneck of soul power within his body, which, although abundant, he could not break through, and a trace of worry appeared between his brows.
At the age of six, his soul power reached level seventeen, making him an absolute super genius.
However, in the following year, although he used '3-001' to assist in his cultivation, his soul power could not be increased after reaching level 20.
The root cause of all this...
With a thought, Lu Xingchen felt a soft white light emerge from his palm, slowly condensing into a palm-sized cross.
The cross is made entirely of golden light, with delicate patterns of holy light flowing across its surface. As soon as it appears, the surrounding air seems to warm up, and a peaceful and serene atmosphere spreads, subconsciously calming one's mind.
If it were an ordinary soul master, they would only perceive it as a high-quality holy light type soul spirit.
Any Soul Master whose spiritual power has reached the Spirit Sea Realm can, with just a little attention, detect a subtle sense of weakness within the seemingly abundant holy light, as if the power of the soul is being quietly consumed by something.
If a Soul Master possesses one of the four attributes of holiness, light, darkness, or evil in their Martial Soul, they can perceive it deeply and even catch a faint trace of malevolence within the dense holy light.
It was a power completely opposite to holy light, carrying an aura of destruction and corruption.
Despite being a spirit of holy light symbolizing purity and redemption, it harbors evil nature, which defies basic common sense from any perspective.
Lu Xingchen took out '0-02', put it on, and looked at the soul. As the data flowed through the lens, a series of information appeared:
【Name: Holy Light Cross】
[Attribute: Holy Light/Dark]
[Year: 305]
[Origin: A special soul that has undergone a baptism in the Chaos Sea, possessing both light and darkness attributes. However, due to the incompatibility of these two attributes, it finds itself in an extremely awkward situation.]
Current status: Pregnant.
That's right, it's pregnancy!
Can a spirit get pregnant?
This is naturally not acceptable, because strictly speaking, a soul is just a mass of energy and does not possess the ability to reproduce.
If souls could reproduce on their own, the Spirit Transmission Tower would not need to expend huge resources to develop artificial souls. It could simply allow the high-age souls in the Spirit Ascension Platform to "mating and reproduce" to mass-produce top-tier souls, enabling all soul masters in the Federation to achieve "soul freedom".
Not to mention, Lu Xingchen's soul is not in beast form, but in the form of a cross!
However, all of this absurdity would not be impossible if it were placed on the Chaos Sea.
Lu Xingchen tapped his glasses and said, "It's been more than half a year since this spirit's gestation period ended. Why hasn't it given birth yet?"
A message appeared on the lens of '0-02': "Great Omniscient and Omnipotent One, when your soul was baptized by the 'Chaos Sea,' it was simultaneously affected by the power of the Sun, the Tyrant, and the Hanged Man, which resulted in the purification of your Holy Light attribute."
"But the corrupting power of the Hanged Man pathway clashed with the holy light attribute of the soul itself. As the saying goes, extremes beget their opposites, and extreme light can give birth to extreme darkness."
"Under the collision of multiple forces, the 'mutation' authority belonging to the Hanged Man pathway was finally activated, planting a life seed within the soul to nurture itself."
"If the great Creator wishes to accelerate the gestation period of a soul, He can have your Holy Light Cross absorb the energy of darkness and evil, thus speeding up the birth of the second soul."
On the lens of '0-02', a lot of data appeared, including the current state of the soul and its growth path.
After looking at it over and over, Lu Xingchen came to only one conclusion: his first soul spirit was temporarily unable to differentiate a second soul ring for him because it needed to nurture a new soul spirit;
This "soul spirit" that is currently being conceived will become his second soul spirit once it is born, helping him break through the level 20 bottleneck—but the problem is that he needs to wait.
This sounds absurd, because a hundred-year-old soul spirit can provide a soul master with two soul rings. Such a situation of "soul spirit giving birth to soul spirit" is not only unheard of, but also unheard of. He is definitely the first person in the history of Douluo Continent.
However, the power of the Chaos Sea is beyond reason, and the fusion of the Soul System and otherworldly powers makes such an exception seem reasonable.
Lu Xingchen asked, "'0-02,' how much longer until this soul is born?"
『0-02』: "If it is born normally, it will take about two and a half years. If you nourish it with your own soul power, or let it absorb dark and evil energy, you can accelerate the growth of the soul."
"Two and a half years?"
Upon hearing this number, Lu Xingchen's lips twitched involuntarily. So this soul spirit was actually a Nezha, requiring such a long gestation period. He didn't want to wait that long.
only……
"Dark, evil energy—those kinds of things are hard to find!"
Lu Xingchen sighed. He could actually buy a new soul spirit and absorb it.
But whenever he had this thought, his "spiritual premonition" would always warn him, as if reminding him that he must wait for this gestating soul to become his second soul, otherwise he would miss something more important.
It was this inexplicable premonition that made him abandon the idea of finding a new soul spirit and choose to cultivate while nourishing the soul spirit with his own soul power.
"It doesn't matter if my soul power cultivation is slower; I can use this time to focus my attention on the acting method."
Lu Xingchen gently shook his head. With a thought, the Holy Light Cross floating in front of him transformed into a beam of white light and re-entered his body.
He knew very well that while the Soul Master system was the mainstream force in Douluo Continent, the benefits and cost-effectiveness of the Magic Potion system were obviously higher for him at the moment.
Especially when one's soul power is stuck at level 20 and cannot break through in a short time, turning one's energy to potion advancement is undoubtedly a wiser choice.
"The audience member in Sequence 5, 'Dreamwalker,' has fully digested the potion. Next, it's time to aim for Sequence 4."
Lu Xingchen walked to the window and looked at the twins playing in the orphanage courtyard outside, a look of certainty flashing in his eyes.
In the past year, he has not only focused on soul power cultivation, but has also devoted more time and energy to the "role-playing" method of the potion system.
Every night, he would use his "dream-traveling cloak" to provide "treatment" for those suffering from mental illness.
Advancement within the audience hierarchy has always been inextricably linked to "role-playing," with each hierarchy corresponding to a specific identity and responsibility:
Sequence Seven, "Psychotherapist," focuses on listening and guidance. It requires a deep understanding of others' psychological difficulties and using language or conscious guidance to help them resolve mental stress.
Sequence Six, "Hypnotist," focuses on guidance and control. It requires the use of specific methods (such as verbal suggestion and consciousness interference) to guide the target at a subconscious level, thereby resolving deep-seated psychological problems.
Sequence Five, "Dream Walker," focuses on observation and intervention. It requires entering another person's dream, directly perceiving their fears, anxieties, and obsessions within the original scene of consciousness, and then doing nothing, acting as an observer within the dream.
Lu Xingchen, relying on "2-034", managed to "play" three sequences simultaneously within a year:
He enters the patient's dreams, observing the fragments of their consciousness as a "dream walker" to accurately pinpoint the root cause of their psychological problems;
If the problem is minor, he acts as a "psychologist," creating a safe dialogue environment in the dream to guide the patient to express themselves and resolve their inner conflicts.
If the problem is more serious and involves deep subconscious trauma, he will use the ability of "2-034" to modify the dream parameters.
For example, replacing frightening scenes with warm memories, or changing oppressive environments to open grasslands, can achieve "alternative hypnosis" and gradually soothe the patient's psychological trauma.
More importantly, in the process of finding treatment targets, he needs to observe the dreams of ordinary people one by one to determine whether the other person really has a mental illness, rather than just having nightmares.
This process coincided with the "Dream Walker's" observations, which deepened his understanding of the "audience" sequence.
It was this highly efficient "trinity" that allowed him to digest potions at a speed far exceeding the norm. In just one year, he successfully reached Sequence Five.
Now, he has fully mastered the abilities of Sequence Five, "Dream Walker"—he can freely travel through dreams and modify the scenes.
He can perceive other people's emotions and read shallow conscious memories through dreams; he can also set "consciousness anchors" in dreams, and even after leaving the dream, he can vaguely perceive the target's mental state.
He also found a clear direction regarding the promotion method for Sequence Four.
Lu Xingchen turned around and walked to the bedside table, taking out a slightly wrinkled flyer from the drawer.
The flyer had a bright gold background with the words "Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament" printed in bold black font.