Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 21 Artificial Soul: Holy Light Frame

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A crisp notification sound rang out, and the rapidly flashing numbers on the screen suddenly stopped, finally settling on the number "333".

Immediately afterwards, a golden cross phantom slowly appeared in the center of the screen. A faint halo flowed across the surface of the cross. Although it was just an image, it exuded a sacred and gentle energy.

"It's actually this spirit!"

When the spirit medium behind him saw the image on the screen, a look of deep surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but gasp.

From the moment Lu Xingchen chose "random selection," he guessed that the child's family was struggling financially—after all, only people with limited economic means would choose such a high-risk method.

He had already made a plan in mind: if Lu Xingchen drew a flawed soul spirit or an ordinary ten-year soul spirit, he would prevent him from absorbing it on the grounds that "the soul spirit does not match his talent," and then take the opportunity to recommend this "good seed" to the higher-ups in the tower, and find a way to recruit him into the Spirit Transmission Tower.

For geniuses, offering help in times of need is far more memorable than adding to someone's success.

But what he saw before him was completely beyond his expectations.

Although the random draw pool of the Spirit Pagoda is labeled "ten to one hundred years", in reality the vast majority are ten-year souls, and defective souls also account for a considerable proportion. One-hundred-year souls are rare to begin with.

This golden cross spirit is an exceptionally fine one among hundred-year-old spirits, truly a "grand prize"!

"This kid's luck is just too good..."

The spirit medium sighed inwardly, his gaze toward Lu Xingchen growing increasingly complex—a mixture of amazement at his good fortune, regret at the "failed plan," and above all, recognition of his genius.

Lu Xingchen looked at the golden cross on the screen, a knowing glint in his eyes—as expected, "0-01" did not disappoint him.

This spirit may not be a top-tier spirit, but its "most suitable for him" positioning clearly has a hidden compatibility with his gem martial spirit and the mental power characteristics of a mind reader.

"Uncle, this spirit..."

He looked at the spirit medium with feigned suspicion, wanting to confirm the specific details of the spirit.

The spirit medium snapped out of his reverie, suppressed his thoughts, and smiled again, his tone tinged with envy: "Good child, you're so lucky!"

"This is a century-old 'Holy Light Cross' spirit, an artificial spirit. It can not only amplify spirit power, but also has the attribute of holy light, which has a certain restraining effect on evil and dark spirits."

"For Light-type or Spirit-type Soul Masters, this is a pretty good choice, much rarer than most ordinary hundred-year-old Soul Spirits!"

He paused, then added, "Wait a moment, I'll contact the terminal now and retrieve this soul for you."

After saying that, the spirit medium immediately took out a communicator and submitted a number application to the terminal inside the tower.

Soon, a staff member brought over a small ball. The spirit master took the soul ball, confirmed it was correct, and then handed it to Lu Xingchen, saying:

"Child, you can go to the Soul Fusion Room next door to absorb the soul spirit and condense your first soul ring. Alternatively, you can choose to go home and absorb this soul spirit."

"Thank you, Uncle. I want to go home and absorb it."

Lu Xingchen politely told the spirit medium that although this spirit was the most suitable for him according to the description of '0-01', he still wanted to take it back for identification.

The spirit master didn't try to stop him too much, but reminded him, "Child, if you decide to absorb this spirit, remember to report to the Federation after you become a spirit master, so you can receive a certain subsidy every month."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle."

After bidding farewell to the spirit medium, Lu Xingchen left the Spirit Pagoda in Tianhai City, took a taxi to a hotel in Tianhai City, and paid 300 Federal Coins to book a room.

……

Upon entering the room, Lu Xingchen first used his mental energy to scan the area, and only after confirming that there were no strange instruments did he truly relax.

"Is this my first soul?"

Lu Xingchen sat on the edge of the bed, picked up the Soul Orb, and stared intently at the golden phantom inside—it was an exquisite cross, made entirely of pure gold, with smooth lines and a faint holy light emanating from its edges, as if it contained some kind of sacred power.

He had learned about artificial souls in depth through the Soul Master popular science channel on the Federation Network.

In the era before the mass extinction of soul beasts, the soul spirits of soul masters all came from contracted soul beasts, and their appearances were mostly in the form of beasts or plants.

However, as the number of soul beasts decreased sharply and the soul beast gene pool continued to shrink, the researchers of the Spirit Pagoda took a different approach and began research on artificial soul spirits.

The emergence of artificial souls is undoubtedly a revolution in the world of soul masters.

It breaks the traditional constraints on the form of spirits, no longer limited to the biological realm. Objects, symbols, and even microcosms of natural phenomena can all become the form of artificial spirits.

This is especially good news for weapon spirit masters—if a martial spirit is a weapon, and it is then fused with a weapon spirit of the same attribute, the two can form a perfect resonance, and the resulting increase in combat power is far beyond that of ordinary beast spirits.

"God and the cross, that does seem like a good match. But we'll have to wait and see."

Lu Xingchen began to pray silently in his heart, sinking his consciousness into the chaotic sea, from which he took out a pair of silver glasses, which was the "0-02 Omniscient Eye".

He put the '0-02' on his nose, then looked up and stared at the Soul Orb in his hand, as streams of information appeared on the lens.

Name: Holy Light Cross

Attribute: Holy Light.

Year: 305.

Origin: An artificial soul spirit created by extracting the genes of the soul beast, the Heavenly Dragon Horse, from the staff of the Spirit Pagoda. It possesses a trace of dragon blood.

Abilities: 1. Possesses pure holy light power, which can suppress evil and dark attribute energy to a certain extent; 2. Basic soul skills are not yet unlocked (requires fusion to awaken).

PS: A reminder from the humble little tower: because the soul spirit contains the bloodline of the dragon race, if the absorber encounters a soul master or soul beast with a high purity of dragon bloodline in the future, they may be suppressed by the dragon's might, causing the soul power to stagnate.

Additional suggestion: The power of the Chaos Sea can be used to cleanse and transform it. This process may trigger an unknown evolution of the 'Soul Spirit'. The specific direction is affected by the energy characteristics of the Chaos Sea and is unpredictable.

When Lu Xingchen saw the words "may be restrained by the dragon's might", his body stiffened slightly and his fingertips tightened involuntarily.

Dragon bloodlines are extremely rare in the world of Soul Masters, yet exceptionally powerful. If one becomes restricted because of them in the future, it will undoubtedly become a fatal weakness. Not to mention, in this era, there are also the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings.

But when his gaze shifted to the subsequent "evolution" suggestions, his tense nerves slowly relaxed, and a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes.