Chapter 156

After a long while, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo exchanged a glance, then said with some emotion:

"So that's how it is. The Ice Sky Snow Maiden, the overlord of the Extreme North Land—I truly never imagined that such a soul beast could appear on a human as a martial soul. This is a major event that has never appeared in past history. Mr. Shu Yan, I've discovered that you are giving Ruoruo and me more and more surprises..."

Shu Yan sipped some clear, sweet fruit juice. He hadn't slept at all last night, yet his mental state remained active and full of energy. At his level, even going without rest for several days had no effect on him; as for it affecting his judgment or perception, that was also quite unlikely.

"The reason why humans are unable to bear super martial souls like the Ice Sky Snow Maiden or the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear has actually always been very simple."

"First, the origin and bloodline of such martial souls are too powerful; the spirit and body of a human who has just awakened their martial soul cannot bear them, or rather, humans lack the prerequisites or foundation necessary to carry such martial souls."

"The second reason is also simple: unless these martial souls come from inherited evolution, they are almost impossible to obtain through channels like mutation. Of course, this is not absolute, but the probability is truly pitifully small. Even if a benign mutation occurs during martial soul awakening or later on, the martial soul awakened is still different from the true original entity; this is undeniable."

Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo wore thoughtful expressions. After a long while, Han Ruoruo asked softly with some curiosity:

"Then... is the martial soul your sister inherited the same type?"

Shu Yan nodded, not denying it.

"Indeed, but her Ice Sky Snow Maiden martial soul is still slightly different from mine. Analyzing it by the degree of martial soul bloodline awakening, my Ice Sky Snow Maiden martial soul was at the silver-level bloodline upon its first awakening, and it became a gold-level bloodline after completing the second awakening."

"As for her martial soul bloodline, the first awakening was only bronze-level. Even after completing the second evolution upon breaking through to the Soul Sage realm, it could only reach the silver level. The difference is still quite significant."

Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo both cast a coquettish glance at Shu Yan. Han Ruoruo pursed her lips and said with some envy: "The Ice Sky Snow Maiden clan are all undoubtedly beings of extreme attributes. We also learned the theory that differences and variations arise from different bloodline grades of the same martial soul back in the Inner Court, but how is it that in your words, a silver-level bloodline Ice Sky Snow Maiden martial soul sounds like some very common existence..."

Zhang Lexuan also nodded at the right moment and said softly: "Yesterday, after your sister removed the shielding-type soul tool on her body, I felt that her aura was around the Soul King level. Judging from the fluctuations of her Qi and blood, her age should be no more than twenty. To be able to cultivate an extreme martial soul to the Soul King level at twenty is already an extremely rare existence. In Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year history, only that Sea God Pavilion Master who possessed the Extreme Fire had such a cultivation speed."

Shu Yan just chuckled and shook his head, then said: "Her talent and strength are indeed not bad, but conversely, her ambition is also not small. If her goal is only to break through to become a Titled Douluo or Super Douluo in the future, then that is indeed already considered extremely good."

"But if her goal is higher—to become a Quasi-Demigod Limit Douluo, or even a higher-level Demigod or Quasi-God—then with the talent she currently displays, it is truly somewhat difficult."

Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo were stunned once again, feeling somewhat bewildered by the classification of levels like Quasi-Demigod that Shu Yan mentioned.

This... the teachers who specifically taught theory in the Inner Court and the other elders hadn't taught this! The two exchanged a glance, their eyes full of confusion. Could it be that this was some secret that could only be known after becoming an elder? One can only say that a woman's imagination is truly terrifying. If Shu Yan had known their internal drama, he probably could only say: sometimes being too smart is not a good thing...

Seeing the curiosity and confusion on their faces growing more intense, Shu Yan smiled helplessly, then continued to talk nonsense with his eyes open: "These three realms all carry the word 'God,' and the meaning they represent is also simple and clear. Being able to become a powerhouse at these levels is not only a great recognition of strength, but also a concrete manifestation of one's potential."

"The time since this concept appeared is not long; it could even be said that it was compiled entirely by my sister and me. Powerhouses of the same level often have huge and direct gaps in combat power, even for Limit Douluo who are the limit of humanity."

"There is also a distinction between strong and weak among Limit Douluo. These three levels are a direct interpretation of their strength, and at the same time, these three levels are also a manifestation of what stage their cultivation has reached."

"The Quasi-Demigod level consists mostly of those powerhouses who have just entered the Limit Douluo realm and are transforming toward a higher level."

"Demigod is stronger than Quasi-Demigod. If a powerhouse at the Quasi-Demigod level can successfully complete the transformation, they can step into this level. Of course, the vast majority of Limit Douluo are at this level. Your Shrek Academy's Dragon God Douluo, Mu En, in his prime, if he didn't borrow the Golden Tree or the Sea God's Light, his strength would be at this level. Senior Mu En is also the type of person who is extremely top-tier at this level."

"Quasi-God can also be called Pseudo-God. As the name suggests, it is not far from the God level. If there were no plane suppression, it would not be difficult for a powerhouse who has successfully reached this level to become a god. To give a very representative example, the Beast God Di Tian is a leader among Quasi-Gods."

Shu Yan explained it simply to the two. Now that he had sufficient confidence, he naturally didn't need to be as cautious as he was when his strength was low. Appropriately revealing some information was not entirely bad. He had had some strange feelings recently, but he didn't know where these feelings came from. Shu Yan had some guesses about this, but he couldn't verify them for the time being.

Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo were stunned for a long while before they came back to their senses. Both opened their mouths, but didn't know what to say.

Classifying powerhouses at the Limit Douluo level—this was something they wouldn't have dared to think about before. But Shu Yan and his sister had successfully compiled such a brand-new concept that might be enough to leave their names in the entire soul master world. The level of shock was already beyond words.

After a long while, Zhang Lexuan looked at Shu Yan with shock and respect in her eyes, and praised sincerely: "Although we still cannot reach that level, this concept is indeed very shocking. I think if Mr. Shu Yan reveals it, I am afraid it will cause a major earthquake in the entire soul master world and even the theoretical world. This will be of milestone significance for human research on powerhouses at the Limit Douluo level."

(End of chapter)