Ch. 8: Innate Full Soul Power
"This… It's even better than what I intended, isn't it?"
Lu Sheng couldn't help but say, looking at the two Pokémon that now appeared quite different from their original counterparts.
'Well, I did use more than 20 mutations on each of them. And going by the logic that martial souls can change before they are fully awakened, the revival ritual and evolution ritual were a success, it seems.'
He thought to himself, trying hard to keep his smile from widening any further than it already had.
As for what he had eaten earlier, which caused such massive changes?
Those were naturally some mutant fruits he had obtained from the sign-in system over the past six years.
Though it was a pity that he had only obtained 20 such fruits even after six years of consecutive sign-ins.
There were rare-grade ones, some legendary, and even a few divine-grade mutation fruits among them.
His system's sign-in feature was truly broken.
Not at all, putting shame on the name of the 'easy-mode' game system.
The skills he had obtained came from there; the mutation fruits came from there.
He had even obtained many traitless spirit souls, rare herbs, Pokémon technology, the genomes of legendary Pokémon, and many other incredible things.
It was safe to say that most of his foundation had already been laid by this system.
As for what those mutations actually resulted in—
"Status."
A panel appeared before his eyes.
{STATUS}
[Name: Lu Sheng]
[Soul Power: 10]
[Martial Soul: Deoxys, Rayquaza]
[Trait: (Synchronized with Martial Souls)]
[Bloodline: (Synchronized with Martial Souls), Human]
[Physique: None]
[Special Talent: None]
[Skills: Eating Lv. 4, Breathing Lv. 5, Sleeping Lv. 3, Meditation Lv. 1, Instinct Lv. 1]
...
[Deoxys]
[Grade: Divine Grade]
[Domain: Pressure]
[Type: Spiritual, Fighting]
[Trait: Adaptation, 3 Forms, Max Stats]
Mutations:
Rare — Shiny Gene, Royal Gene, Ancient Gene
Legendary — 5 Growth Potential Extension
Divine — Hybrid/Dual Form (Tool/Body), Mystery
[Description: Every Soul Ring will bring a small evolution based on the specialness of the soul ring.]
...
[Rayquaza]
[Grade: Divine Grade]
[Domain: Delta Stream]
[Type: Dragon, Flying, Electric]
[Trait: Destruction, Unrestricted, Max Stats]
Mutations:
Rare — Shiny Gene, Royal Gene, Ancient Gene
Legendary — 5 Growth Potential Extension
Divine — Hybrid/Dual Form (Beast/External), Mystery
[Description: Every Soul Ring will bring a small evolution based on the specialness of the soul ring.]
"Alright, unsummon your martial souls. You can grin all you want later."
A voice sounded from behind him.
It was his grandfather, who had appeared at some point without him noticing.
"You are making quite a bit of commotion," he added while rubbing his brows, clearly exasperated.
"Oh—haha, that's right!"
A tic mark appeared on his grandfather's forehead, making Lu Sheng realize that if he didn't comply quickly, he might earn himself a bump on his head.
Without delay, he dismissed both martial souls and smiled innocently.
"There, it's done."
"Hah, at least you understand."
As the martial souls disappeared, the pressure in the room faded, and the disheveled state of the room and cracked floor suggested that something had happened, and Lin Yue and Zhao Meilin gradually regained their composure.
"Sheng'er… what was that? What are your two martial souls?"
Lin Yue asked, her voice filled with both confusion and curiosity.
Although she had heard of twin martial souls, she had never seen anything resembling what had just appeared.
As for why she asked Lu Sheng instead of analyzing it herself—
It was because when someone awakens a martial soul, they instinctively gain some understanding of it.
Sometimes that knowledge is complete—attributes, types, names. \
Other times, it is fragmentary.
Still, there was a possibility of his having the knowledge, so why beat around the bush?
"Hmm… I know their names. It appeared in my mind when I awakened them."
He said, summoning the first martial soul again.
This time, there was no overwhelming commotion—only a miniature humanoid armored figure floating quietly above his palm.
"This one is called Deoxys. It is a dual-form martial soul that can alternate between tool-type and body-type forms."
"Wait—what do you mean by dual form? And even if it can have dual forms, how can something like that function as both a tool and a body martial soul?"
(A/N: Because the MC has his cheats enabled, no questions asked.)
At that question, Lu Sheng could only smile wryly.
He had wondered the same thing himself.
Who knew that a divine-grade fruit could be so miraculous as to turn something so improbable into reality?
There was no way he could explain that he had consumed a "Desired Mutation Induction Fruit" of divine grade.
Nor could he explain how he deliberately induced dual-form mutations in both martial souls—
Balancing them to prevent one from evolving too fast and destabilizing his body…
One devouring the other.
Or worse, directly turning him into an earthly firework.
He could only answer by saying, "I don't know… It's just like this."
They blinked at his answer.
'That's right… What could a child possibly know? It's not like he designed his own martial soul, did he?'
"Oh, and the second one also has dual forms, beast type and external martial soul."
"This…"
'This child really is becoming more and more strange!'
The old couple couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
But Lin Yue's reaction was completely different.
Her eyes sparkled.
Stepping forward, she picked him up and spun him around in excitement.
"Great! Sheng'er is amazing! Mommy is so proud of you!"
Lu Sheng could only helplessly let himself be spun around.
After all, who told him to be a six-year-old kid?
And he couldn't exactly entertain thoughts of revenge against his own mother, could he?
At the very least, he was glad his mother wasn't formidable enough to actually make him feel what it was like to be suffocated under two heavy mountains of affection-
Thud!
The very moment that thought crossed his mind, his mother suddenly stopped and placed him back on the ground.
"Were you thinking something impolite about your mother?" a faint voice sounded right beside his ear.
Cold sweat immediately formed on his forehead.
"No, no, not at all!" he blurted out, not daring to let even a single suspicious word slip through.
After all, how embarrassing would it be to get spanked even after regaining memories from his past life?
"As it should be," she said calmly, as if satisfied.
Without dwelling on it further, she took out a glass sphere from her storage soul tool.
"Now, put your hand on the glass ball."
Lu Sheng did as instructed.
The moment his palm touched the surface, the sphere lit up with a brilliant glow, far brighter than usual.
The old couple exchanged a glance.
"As expected… innate full soul power."
Lin Yue showed the same understanding expression.
After all, it was widely known among those familiar with twin martial souls—
Anyone who possessed twin martial souls would inevitably awaken with innate full soul power.
There had never been a recorded case of twin martial souls appearing with anything less.
Just as there had never been a precedent of anyone possessing twin martial souls cultivating both martial souls simultaneously-
Except for the current Supreme Pontiff.
But they didn't know that.
At that thought, Lin Yue's gaze subtly hardened.
"Alright, Sheng'er, remember this."
Her tone turned serious.
"Do not ever let anyone know that you have twin martial souls, under normal circumstances. Never."
"This…" Lu Sheng hesitated slightly, taken aback by the sudden gravity in her voice.
"Promise me," Lin Yue said again, her expression firm and unwavering.
"Okay… I understand," Lu Sheng replied after a brief pause.
"I won't tell anyone that I have twin martial souls unless I fully trust them. Especially not if they are my enemy."
'Or I can make sure they're dead… or incapable of telling anyone.'
The thought flickered through his mind silently.
"Good. Remember that."
"And don't ever break your promise to mommy, okay?"
"I won't."
Those words caused a smile to rise over Lin Yue's face.
"Good kid—Muah!"