Chapter 2: Space-Time Dragon King, the Choice of a Spirit Soul!
[Space-Time Dragon King]
[The most mysterious king of the dragon race, wielding the power of time and space. Its bloodline ability is second only to the Dragon God.]
'Peerless System… Space-Time Dragon King!'
'Bloodline ability second only to the Dragon God—doesn't that mean it won't be weaker than…'
Listening to the voice echoing in his mind, Xie Xie's face was filled with shock. If that was the case, then perhaps this era didn't belong solely to the Dragon King.
But rather—
It belonged to him!
'So…'
'I really do have a golden finger after all.'
He forced himself to calm down with some difficulty. After all, now wasn't the time to lose focus—his parents were still right here…
Hm?
Xie Xie's gaze shifted toward his parents, only to see that both of them were just as silent, standing there dumbfounded.
It seemed their shock was no less than his own.
"This martial soul of our son…"
Staring at the dragon shadow behind Xie Xie, the astonishment on Jiang Yun's face showed no sign of fading. Beside her, Xie Tianhai was equally at a loss for words.
As a Soul Saint powerhouse—especially one who had reached that level at such a young age—he had once studied at the academy famed across the continent. It would be no exaggeration to say he had seen the wider world.
Yet even so, he had never heard of such a dragon-type martial soul. What was more, he could clearly feel a sense of pressure emanating from his own son!
Bloodline suppression was something extremely common among martial souls, and its effects were most pronounced among dragon-type martial souls, where higher-ranked dragons suppressed lower ones, resulting in true dimensional-level crushing.
But his son had only just awakened his martial soul!
One had to know that although his own Shadow Dragon martial soul wasn't considered top-tier, it still belonged to the ranks of quasi–true dragon level, one of the strongest sub-dragon species, with the potential to reach the level of a Titled Douluo in the future.
"This dragon that seems both real and illusory… just what kind of martial soul is it?"
"Right, dear."
"Have our son test his innate soul power first."
As he spoke, Xie Tianhai suddenly thought of something and turned toward his wife.
"Ah, right—how could I forget that?"
"Son, hurry and test it…"
Jiang Yun snapped back to her senses at once, smiling as she handed over the crystal ball she was holding.
At this moment, both she and her husband clearly had their own thoughts. After all, with such a martial soul…
"Alright."
The very next instant, Xie Xie's right hand touched the crystal ball, and a blinding light burst forth immediately, surging to its absolute peak.
The very limit of Soul Warrior cultivation—
Rank ten!
As expected, innate full soul power!
Seeing this result, both of them were filled with excitement. Although they had already harbored suspicions, witnessing their son's talent firsthand still filled them with boundless joy.
Even after twenty thousand years, innate full soul power remained the pinnacle of talent on the Douluo Continent. And this meant…
Their son possessed the bearing of a Super Douluo!
"Xiao Xie, what exactly is your martial soul?"
Xie Tianhai steadied his emotions before looking at the boy in front of him and asking.
He didn't know what kind of dragon this was, but one thing was clear—it was undoubtedly a top-tier true dragon!
"Dad, my martial soul is called the Space-Time Dragon King."
"A Dragon King that governs time and space."
Xie Xie said directly, a smile on his face.
Space-Time Dragon King!
That was his martial soul.
"Dragon King?"
Hearing those words, both of them froze.
Even if they didn't fully understand just how powerful this martial soul was, the meaning of the words "Dragon King" was crystal clear.
Especially when it involved mastery over space and time…
"Control over space—and even time?"
"Son, is that really true?!"
Jiang Yun asked in disbelief, while Xie Tianhai's eyes widened as he looked at his son with eager anticipation.
Martial souls possessing spatial power were already among the very strongest. But time—wasn't that something only legendary gods were said to wield?
"It should be extremely difficult to achieve."
Xie Xie gave a deliberately vague answer. He himself didn't know the specifics either. After all, control over time…
That ability was simply far too immense.
But with a golden finger backing him—
Perhaps, in the future, it really could be achieved!
"I think so as well."
"But regardless of whether stopping time is actually possible, it doesn't change the fact that you possess such a powerful martial soul."
Xie Tianhai sighed with emotion. Perhaps in just a few short years, among the ranks of this era's youthful prodigies, his son's name would certainly be included!
A Titled Douluo might be his own limit—but it would never be his son's limit. His son, Xie Xie, had the potential of a Limit Douluo!
"Exactly, exactly."
Jiang Yun nodded just as seriously. She stepped forward and rubbed her son's head, smiling so broadly she could barely close her mouth.
Although she didn't care much about talent itself, who wouldn't feel proud to have a genius son?
Later, she'd definitely go brag to her sisters properly. Speaking of which, their daughters weren't bad either—if their talent was decent…
"Mom."
"I'm not a little kid anymore."
Xie Xie sighed helplessly. However, his mother clearly had no intention of letting go, leaving him with no choice but to give up resisting.
"By the way, Dad—when can I obtain my first spirit soul?"
Before long, anticipation appeared in his eyes as he asked.
Obtaining his first soul ring and becoming a Soul Master—that was his top priority.
"Of course, today."
Xie Tianhai replied matter-of-factly.
Now that there was the Spirit Pagoda, advancing as a Soul Master was far more convenient than before. The only question was—with his son's talent…
What kind of spirit soul would be the most suitable?
The Space-Time Dragon King was a martial soul he had never encountered—nor even heard of—before.
"Come, let's head to the Spirit Pagoda right now."
He snapped back to his senses, looked at his wife and son, and said with a smile.
"Alright."
Xie Xie responded with a smile. Still, when he thought about how East Sea City didn't rank very high among the branch towers of the Spirit Pagoda, he couldn't help but feel a little worried about the variety of spirit souls available.
[Host may rest assured]
[For your Space-Time Dragon King martial soul, ordinary spirit soul will not produce any negative effects, nor will they affect the manifestation of soul skills]
[Therefore, these concerns do not fall within the host's scope of worry]
[The only factor that matters is the level of assistance the spirit soul can provide—after all, the stronger the spirit soul, the greater the help it can offer in battle]
"..."
"System, you really are thoughtful."
Listening to the voice in his mind, Xie Xie's eyes lit up. Put that way, he really didn't have much to worry about after all.
After all, before spirit souls were strengthened to the ten-thousand-year level, their so-called assistance was actually quite limited, let alone the fact that he was only purchasing a hundred-year soul ring.
With that in mind, there really was nothing for him to worry about.
"..."
After leaving the villa, the Xie family got into their self-driving car and headed toward the Spirit Pagoda.
Not long after, in the very center of East Sea City, the three arrived before a towering structure dozens of meters tall—the tallest building in the entire city.
"Hello, are you here to select a spirit—"
As soon as they entered the tower, a Spirit Master dressed in a black robe noticed the family of three and walked over with a smile.
However, when his gaze landed on Xie Xie's youthful face, he couldn't help but freeze for a moment, clearly shocked by the boy's talent.
He had worked at the East Sea Spirit Pagoda for ten years and had never once seen a child so young come to select a spirit soul. What kind of monstrous genius did this take?!
"Hello, we'd like to select a hundred-year spirit soul."
Xie Tianhai nodded politely with a smile.
"Alright…"
"Please follow me."
The Spirit Master quickly suppressed his surprise and gestured for them to follow. He led them into the spirit soul selection room.
"May I ask what type of spirit soul you're looking for?"
"This room contains nearly all the spirit souls available in the East Sea City branch tower—you may choose freely…"
Standing before a large machine, the Spirit Master pressed a button. The screen immediately displayed dozens of different spirit soul attributes—plants, beasts, and even metallic spirit souls.
Among them were even dragon-attributed spirit souls such as Earth Dragon, Light Dragon, and Dark Dragon.
"I need a dragon-type spirit soul. One with spatial or speed attributes would be best—of course, other spirit souls that possess those attributes would also work…"
Xie Xie smiled as he stated his requirements. He had already discussed this with his parents on the way here.
"Dragon-type, space, speed…"
"Uh…"
"How about taking a look at the Wind Dragon spirit soul?"
Hearing this, the Spirit Master froze for a moment. After hesitating briefly, he pointed at a hundred-year spirit soul on the screen named Wind Dragon.
As for space and speed…
The former simply didn't exist here, while the latter was only found among wind-attributed soul beasts—and the strongest among them was precisely this Wind Dragon.
"..."
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End of Chapter