Chapter 18 You Are All Acting Me_1
How could such an outrageous incident ever make sense?
Wang Shaojie was dumbstruck, already at a loss for words.
He now had this feeling that the whole world was making a fool of him.
Everyone present was an Oscar-winning actor.
"Wang Shaojie, do you know? I actually don't hate you, in fact, I'm pretty grateful to you."
Suddenly, Qin Xiao's words captured Wang Shaojie's attention.
He looked over and saw Qin Xiao looking back at him with absolute sincerity.
"You must be mocking me, right?"
The more sincere Qin Xiao was, the more Wang Shaojie felt slapped in the face.
This was just too much.
Yet Qin Xiao helplessly spread his hands, "I truly am thankful to you..."
As soon as he said this, there was quite a reaction.
"Qin Xiao, what's wrong with you? Have you been traumatized?"
Jing Hongchen furrowed his brows.
Xuan Ziwen's face was filled with tension, "Brother Qin, why would you say such a thing?"
"Uncle Master, you haven't hurt your brain, have you?"
Ju Zi was also very anxious, with tears swirling in her eyes, "It's all my fault, if it weren't for saving me, Uncle Master wouldn't have become mentally impaired..."
Qin Xiao: "..."
What on earth are they talking about?
His original intent was to provoke Wang Shaojie, but instead he was treated as though he had suffered a head injury and a decline in intelligence.
"I really am not sick..."
He explained feebly as a sudden burst of soul power fluctuations erupted from his body.
However.
What he activated wasn't his Spiritual Eyes Martial Soul, but his second Martial Soul, the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion.
The temperature in the laboratory plummeted suddenly.
Hiss...
Ju Zi couldn't help but take a sharp breath.
With her level of cultivation, she already felt cold.
Even between breaths, you could see the white mist clearly.
Wang Shaojie's teeth were chattering and he trembled from the cold.
"Is this the power of your Martial Soul?
No, that's not right.
You have a spiritual attribute Martial Soul, how could you also have an elemental attribute?"
Jing Hongchen couldn't help but furrow his brow.
"It's not the Spiritual Eyes Martial Soul, Brother Qin's Martial Soul isn't like this..."
Xuan Ziwen knew more about Qin Xiao than Jing Hongchen did.
Having seen Qin Xiao use his Martial Soul before, he immediately realized that this kind of change definitely wasn't something the Spiritual Eyes Martial Soul could cause.
"Could it be..."
However.
Before he could finish his sentence.
Qin Xiao had already given the answer with his actions.
The Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul instantly merged with him.
His entire being underwent a tremendous transformation.
"This is..."
Everyone watched Qin Xiao in shock, speechless with astonishment.
"As you can see..."
Feeling the surge of power from the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion, a satisfied smile appeared on Qin Xiao's face, "This is why I have to thank Wang Shaojie.
It was him who sent people to assassinate me, encouraged me, and in a crisis of life and death, my body's potential was stimulated, awakening the second Martial Soul inside me..."
Could it really work like that?
Everyone was stunned.
But that didn't include Wang Shaojie.
At that moment, he was nearly on the verge of collapse.
For heaven's sake, encouraged you.
I never sent anyone to kill you, alright?
Your awakening of the Twin Martial Souls has nothing to do with me.
But these were thoughts he could only entertain in his mind.
After all, speaking out would attract no listeners, only rebukes, which is quite unpleasant to endure.
"Aren't Twin Martial Souls born at the time of the awakening of one's Martial Soul?"
Ju Zi tilted her head, pondering for a moment before asking with confusion.
Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen exchanged glances, their eyes equally filled with shock and bewilderment.
Clearly, they had never encountered the kind of event that Qin Xiao was describing.
It wasn't just a matter of having never seen such a thing.
They had never even heard of it, nor was it recorded in any ancient texts.
However,
Qin Xiao observed everyone's expressions and was not surprised by them.
In fact, he had expected this all along.
He immediately offered the explanation he had prepared, "To be honest, I was just as surprised when this happened.
But Soul Land is so vast; unexpected events are bound to occur.
Consider the situation many years ago, who would have thought that someone with a Bluesilver Grass Martial Soul could become a god?
So, theory is theory, practice is practice, and the two must not be conflated. We can only find the truth through practical experience..."
Since the event had already occurred, Qin Xiao believed that even if he didn't explain and simply admitted his ignorance, there wouldn't be any major issues.
He trusted that Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen, among others, would come up with suitable explanations for themselves.
If they really couldn't explain it, then there was always metaphysics to fall back on.
An accident could account for everything, without any problem.
Quite some time passed.
Jing Hongchen couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Who would have thought that you, young man, would have such fortune? It's truly unimaginable..."
"Looking back on my life, I've been through countless wars, both big and small, some even clutching at my life, but never have I had such fortune as you..."
"Moreover, I can sense that your Martial Soul is definitely extraordinary, quite possibly superior to many top-tier Martial Souls..."
"Who would have thought Wang Shaojie would be so conducive..."
Jing Hongchen hesitated, with more to say?
He felt that the fewer people who knew about the quality of Qin Xiao's Martial Soul, the better.
The more outstanding Qin Xiao was, the more he needed to be concealed.
This was the best way to protect him.
Shouting from the rooftops about a peerless genius appearing in our academy would be courting death.
But at this moment, Qin Xiao's status in his heart had invisibly risen by many degrees.
Previously, Qin Xiao had exhibited exceptional talent on the path of soul tools, and both he and Xuan Ziwen thought that Qin Xiao would surely become a Level 9 Soul Guidance Master.
Even,
touching the threshold of the legendary Rank Ten Spirit Guidance Master was not impossible.
Qin Xiao had a great chance of becoming a pillar of the Sun-Moon Empire.
But now it was different.
The emergence of Twin Martial Souls meant that Qin Xiao had extraordinary talent not only in the way of soul guidance masters.
On the path of a Soul Master, he was also exceptional.
Even if he did not pursue the path of soul guidance masters in the future, he would still become an unparalleled existence in Soul Land.
A Title Douluo of Level 99 was within reach.
Even if one were to take a step back, becoming a Titled Douluo above level 96 and coupled with a powerful soul tool would still be extremely extraordinary.
"Principal, should we now carefully consider how to deal with Wang Shaojie?"
At that moment, Xuan Ziwen, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up.
His gaze toward Wang Shaojie was incomparably cold.
Despite Qin Xiao saying he should thank Wang Shaojie,
if you take that seriously, you've already lost.
Now he was contemplating how to ensure Wang Shaojie would forever remain silent.
"This fellow..."
Jing Hongchen also gave Wang Shaojie a glance, somewhat frustratedly saying to Qin Xiao, "Now I understand why you revealed your Twin Martial Souls in front of me. Tell me the truth, are you trying to use me to get rid of Wang Shaojie?"
After all, Wang Shaojie was of royal kin, and Jing Hongchen would have to explain to the royal household if he executed him outright.
It would be somewhat troublesome.
So, initially, he did not want Wang Shaojie's life.
Simply crippling him and throwing him out of the academy would suffice.
He believed that a disabled person would be disregarded by everyone, and a comeback would be impossible—posing no threat to Qin Xiao.
But now,
with the revelation of Qin Xiao's Twin Martial Souls, everything was different.
Wang Shaojie knew too much.