Chapter 15: Dawn Breaker and Natal Skill

The three split up, and Bibi Dong took Vaiss to the Holy Son's residence. It was an empty residence but the maids kept it clean.

She didn't dare to let Vaiss near the Pope's residence or the Douluo Palace, she was silent as she lay on the bed with Vaiss, she kept stroking Vaiss's head, she frowned with worries.

She wanted to protect Vaiss but her power was not enough, not to mention, she was an heir of Rakshasa god, although she only cleared the first 3 of 8 trials.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"It..it's nothing."

Looking at Vaiss who was looking at her with concern in his eyes.

Bibi Dong felt the energy emitted by Vaiss, she was enlightened. The solution was in front of her, the energy not only accelerated her cultivation and purified her dark influence, it also had the effect of strengthening her martial soul and it was not slow.

As long as her twin martial souls upgraded to twin god-level martial souls, her strength would increase exponentially. Bibi Dong thought that with her increased strength, becoming a god with her own strength like the Angel god should be possible, that way she would have the power to protect Vaiss.

As for Rakshasa's god position, she didn't want it anymore. What if Rakshasa influenced her like before and used her hands to kill Vaiss? 

Bibi Dong shuddered at the thought, thankfully, she only cleared three trials, the influence of Rakshasa god on her was not too strong, and it was further reduced by blazing sun energy emitted by Vaiss. 

She could revoke her status as the heir of Rakshasa god by destroying the imprint in her body, as for losing all the affinity and reward from clearing the trial, she could care less. The reward was just 2 levels, with the cultivation technique [Divine Spider Law] given by Vaiss, her spirit power was different from before.

2 levels given before were only worth half a level of her cultivation now, that was how dense her current spirit power was.

As for when to destroy the imprint, she would wait until she confirmed that the lord of the soul beast could really hide Vaiss from the gods.

Bibi Dong suddenly smiled, her spirit was light, and determination filled her eyes. She promised she would protect Vaiss and she intended to do as she said.

'Anyone who wants to harm him, I'll kill them! Even if they are gods!'

Vaiss knew why Bibi Dong was worried but he couldn't find a reason to say what he knew without telling about the system, so he stayed silent.

"Mom, Vaiss wants a hug."

"Come here, baby."

Vauss plunged his head into the deep valley and was drowned in softness, his hand tightly hugging Bibi Dong. 

She smiled and hugged back while still stroking his head, slowly the two drifted to dreamland.

......….

Douluo Palace, Angel god statue.

Qian Daoliu was sitting in front of the statue with a pious look, he was thinking about what to do and hoped the Angel god could give him some hint.

After hearing that divine smite might fall anytime, Qian Daoliu was considering whether to banish Vaiss from Spirit Hall or not. 

Don't say it was cruel, Qian Daoliu had to think about what would happen to the staff of the Spirit Hall and the residents of Spirit City if they were caught up by the divine wrath. Worst case, the Spirit City would be wiped out from the map, along with its people.

And the banishment itself was only in name, the truth was he would entrust Vaiss to the lord of the soul beast. He didn't know if this was the best idea, entrusting a human child to a soul beast, but this was the only idea he could think of. 

As the priest of the Angel god, he knew the gap between mortal and god, it was like an ant and a human. Only a god could fight a god.

But then, the Angel god statue lit up and a voice rang in his mind. It was ethereal and kind, filled with love.

"Don't worry, protect the child. The gods cannot touch him, but mortals can. He will bring a new prosperous age onto this world."

The statue returned to normal as the voice fell silent, but Qian Daoliu was shocked. This was not the first time the Angel god sent down an oracle but it was never as long and clear as this time.

But Qian Daoliu's heart calmed down since the Angel god said that the gods couldn't touch Vaiss but mortals could, which means that their enemy was only the believers of the gods.

Qian Daoliu might be scared of going up against the gods but he never feared his fellow man and with an 800,000 years old soul beast on their side, he wanted to say that everyone was trash.

But he was confused, the soul beast said the gods would attack Vaiss but the Angel god said the gods couldn't touch Vaiss. He thought that the Angel god wouldn't lie, which means that the soul beast was wrong. 

This was the gap of knowledge between god and soul beast, while the soul beast might have lived for a long time, they were not gods after all.

Qian Daoliu thought that they might not need the help of the lord of the soul beast to hide Vaiss anymore, but it was good to know more about them. 

With how the age limit of the soul rings and soul bones created by Vaiss's first soul skill kept increasing, it won't be long before a transformed soul beast could walk around without fear of being hunted for their soul rings and soul bones.

Of course, this was only possible after resolving the hatred between the two races, and Vaiss was the bridge connecting the two races.

Qian Daoliu got rid of his messy thoughts, he meditated and prayed to the Angel god as he always did.

.......

Great Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life.

Di Tian was reporting to Gu Yuena.

"So the cub will come here in two weeks."

"Good, prepare things that the cub likes. And warned the others not to scare the cub and treat him kindly."

"Yes, lord."

For cubs, especially one that may help her recover, Gu Yuena wouldn't mind spoiling him a little.

"But lord, is it wise to expose yourself so early? Especially letting an heir of a god come here."

"Don't worry, if the cub really could heal me, helping him hide from the gods is nothing. And even if I shroud the douluo continent, with the obstruction of the will of the planet, the gods won't be able to spy it was me or try to smite the cub.

Except for the five God kings, the other gods won't risk losing their believers, so they won't attack indiscriminately.

As for the God kings, except the single dog Ashura, the other four don't have believers in this world, so they can't do anything.

So there is zero risk for me to help the cub, and what I told you to tell them was only to scare them a little, so they will know their true enemy.

As for the heir of god, it doesn't matter, from what you said, there was only a faint scent of divinity on the cub's mother. That means, she is just a candidate that cleared a few trials, her affinity won't be high enough that god will notice her. 

I'll plant an illusion on her connection to that god when she nears the Great Star Dou forest. As for the old man, he is the priest of Angel, he will not leave the place where Angel is enshrined.

And since the priest protect the cub instead of killing him, that means Angel has no problem with the cub's first soul skill and not our enemy. After all, the priests are the eyes and ears of the god, if he knows then Angel will know."

Gu Yuena smiled confidently, while she couldn't fight the gods right now, hiding was not a problem. And was a little surprised that there was a god that was not hostile to the soul beast clan. She decided to spare Angel god when she massacred the gods.

"As expected of the lord! Such wisdom!"

Di Tian's flattering made Gu Yuena smile a little more.

"Go."

"Yes, lord!"

Gu Yuena, still in her giant dragon form, looked at the giant wound on her chest, it was covered with a black aura, preventing it from healing. Her face was full of hatred.

"Wait for me, you bastards. When this lord is healed and the cub has grown, it will be time for you all to die!"

Gu Yuena spoke grudgingly before she closed her eyes and went to rest.

......

The next morning, Vaiss sat cross-legged on his usual training ground.

He just finished convincing Bibi Dong to let him go out again, it was hard but he managed to do it. But he was only given a week.

'No time to lose, let's start!'

Today, he was going to use the Martial Artifact plan on his second martial soul, Dawn Breaker.

A slightly transparent white spaceship with gold lines appeared in front of Vaiss, floating in the air. 10 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 3 meters high. Twelve main cannons and numerous small and medium guns and missiles were distributed around the ship. 

Compared to before, Dawn Breaker was bigger and looked more like a weapon of war than a miniature model.

Vaiss couldn't but admire it and went around it to savor it from every angle, he also took a lot of photos. He stopped after 1 hour.

Vaiss touched Dawn Breaker's hull and rubbed it fondly. There was no temperature or metal texture, it was like touching a wall of air.

"It is time to wake you up, girl."

Vaiss grew serious and covered Dawn Breaker in his creative power, he slowly and carefully turned Dawn Breaker to reality from virtual and awakened her consciousness.

Because Dawn Breaker was huge, the process was a lot longer than normal, but Vaiss was patient. The Dawn Breaker slowly became more real, no longer transparent like before.

After two hours, Vaiss was finally done. The Dawn Breaker in front of him was now no longer virtual. Vaiss touched the hull, he could feel an icy and smooth metal texture.

"Master."

A somewhat robotic cold sound of a girl rang in his mind, Vaiss smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Dawn."

Dawn, shorts for Dawn Breaker, didn't answer. Vaiss didn't mind, Dawn just woke up and was still clueless, she didn't know anything except that Vaiss was her master and about herself.

Dawn then transmitted all that she knew about herself to Vaiss.

'Hm, speed about 50mph, can only float 5 meters above a surface, sailing speed is the same, natal skill…'

Vaiss grinned, he jumped on top of Dawn's bridge. Following Vaiss's direction, Dawn turned around and her twelve main cannons aimed at a distant large boulder the size of a house.

"Full salvo, Blazing Sun Rounds, Fire!"

All twelve main cannons glowed white and a thick white with a red streak beam shot out from it, the sound was abnormally silent. There was barely any recoil.

Twelve beams hit the boulder accurately, there was no explosion as the beam directly pierced the boulder, and hit the ground. Anything the beam torched melted.

Vaiss looked at the damage and smiled, such a silent killer, Vaiss was satisfied.

This was Dawn's natal skill, Energy Cannon, depending on the energy used as fuel, the effect and power of the beam would differ. 

Using blazing sun energy resulted in a destructive heat beam that would melt the target. As for holy light, it would probably shoot out a healing beam.

The stronger the user and martial soul and the more soul ring attached to the martial soul, the more the natal skill grew stronger. 

The damage was decent but Dawn's flexibility and mobility would limit her as a stationary battery.

Vaiss wanted to use Dawn as a weapon of war, a behemoth that would crush his enemy with extreme firepower, not just a battery.

Vaiss decided to add a soul ring to Dawn. Normally it would be a waste and dangerous but it was different for him.

His soul ring could grow, so it didn't matter if he added it now, it would all turn red or above later on. As for conflicting energy and overload, Vaiss was an Ultra, his body could withstand the pressure.

But he wouldn't add all five now, he would only add the necessary soul skills. For now, he only needed two.

Three hours later, two black soul rings appeared on Dawn.

The first soul ring was called, Artificial Brain, it increased Dawn's thinking, processing, and calculating ability by 200%. And grant Dawn the power to interact with Vaiss even when she was not summoned, also allowing her to control technological things.

Vaiss added this so Dawn could grow smarter and be self-conscious quickly to help him. Vaiss also shared his memory with Dawn, so Dawn could deal with a lot of things without needing input from him.

"Hello, Master. Dawn is ready to serve."

Now her voice was much more natural, her tone was cold, respectful, and serious, Vaiss imagined a prim and proper short black-haired maid standing in front of him.

The second soul ring was called, Gravity Engine, it granted Dawn the power and control over gravity and strengthened it by 200%, this would allow her to do many things from moving to attacking.

"Dawn, go to the Holy Son's residence."

"Yes, master."

With a slight humming sound, Dawn floated ten meters above ground and made her way to the destination.

She was traveling at 30mph, the Spirit Hall staff looked at Dawn with surprise and awe. Some thought it was an enemy and was about to attack her when they saw Vaiss on the bridge, they stopped immediately.

The flying spirit masters flew around Dawn, this was the first time they saw a strange ship that could fly. Vaiss didn't stop them, he was proud and elated that others looked at Dawn with amazement.

When he arrived at the Holy Son's residence, Bibi Dong was already there waiting for him. She also looked at Dawn with marvel, Vaiss grinned and jumped down to her arms.

"Mom, let me introduce you, this is my second martial soul, Dawn Breaker, but I called her Dawn. 

Dawn, this is my mother, Bibi Dong."

"Hello, madam."

Dawn's voice came out from the bridge. Bibi Dong was shocked.

"Vaiss, did your martial soul just speak?"

"Hehe, Mom, don't be surprised. All martial souls that had undergone the Martial Artifact plan are basically sentient but they need a long time before they can think like humans.

Dawn is faster because of her soul skill.

Before you lectured me, my soul ring can grow and my body can withstand the pressure, so I'm an exception to the twin martial soul rule."

Bibi Dong swallowed her lecture and sighed, it was both hard and gratifying having a monster-like genius son.

Vaiss kissed Bibi Dong on both cheeks before jumping down from her arms, he took Dawn back into his body.

"Mom, I'm going! Wait for my good news!"

"Be careful, Vaiss!"

Vaiss waved without turning back, Ghost was already waiting in the RV. 

Destination, Heaven Dou Empire!