Furina waved her hands repeatedly, signaling that she was fine. While wiping the corner of her mouth in a somewhat disheveled manner, she locked her gaze onto Wind Blows Snow with an expression of disbelief, her tone filled with urgent verification: "Wait, your… what is your Martial Soul? Say it again?"
Wind Blows Snow felt a tightening in his chest due to Furina's intense reaction, pondering to himself: "Could it be that this Pope holds a prejudice against Martial Souls with such unique forms?"
Alarm bells rang softly in his heart, but he still explained in detail: "Replying to the Pope, it is the Blue Poison Beast. It is a… relatively special Beast Martial Soul. In terms of form… it approximates a skeleton frame, with attributes leaning towards spirit and poison. In the past… it was indeed misunderstood by some as an Evil Soul Master's Martial Soul. I wonder, does the Pope find anything improper about it?" His tone inevitably carried a hint of nervousness.
Seeing this, the straightforward man, Yan Luo, City Lord of Savage City, immediately stepped forward, defending his companion with a voice like a booming bell: "Pope! Every word City Lord Feng said is true! His Martial Soul just looks a bit strange, but it is absolutely not that kind of harmful, evil Martial Soul! I, Yan Luo, City Lord of Savage City, dare to stake my life on it. City Lord Feng's character… uh, sometimes he is a bit roundabout, but he has absolutely never touched any of those Evil Soul Master dealings!" In his anxiety, he almost revealed all of Wind Blows Snow's secrets.
Hearing this nearly reckless yet incredibly sincere guarantee from Yan Luo, City Lord of Savage City, a warm current welled up in Wind Blows Snow's heart. In this world where the strong are respected and human hearts are unpredictable, it is truly rare to have such a sincere friend.
Seeing that they had clearly misunderstood her meaning, Furina hurriedly waved her hands to explain: "No, no, no, you have misunderstood! I am absolutely not suspecting that City Lord Feng's Martial Soul is an Evil Soul Master's Martial Soul. On the contrary, in my view, the form and attributes of a Martial Soul have never been the standard for judging good and evil. Even the most sinister skeleton Martial Soul, as long as its possessor has a heart oriented towards the light and adheres to their bottom line, has nothing to do with an Evil Soul Master."
She paused, gathered her thoughts, and a perfectly measured look of reminiscence and emotion appeared on her face as she spoke half-truthfully: "I was just… just too surprised by the name of this Martial Soul. Because when I was young, I once heard a long-deceased Senior mention that he had an old friend whose Martial Soul also went by this name, and the morphological description was quite similar to what City Lord Feng described."
"That Senior was also a person of stunning talent back in the day, but unfortunately, heaven is jealous of genius, and they have long since passed away. I never imagined that after such a long time, I would see a Martial Soul with the same name here. I lost my composure for a moment; I hope the three of you will forgive me."
Furina's words were seven parts fiction and three parts genuine emotion. She was indeed shocked by the name "Blue Poison Beast", but the reason was naturally not related to any deceased Senior. However, her views on the good and evil of Martial Souls were from the heart. According to the standards in her memory, Wind Blows Snow's Blue Poison Beast Martial Soul could at most be considered to have eccentric and strange attributes, and it definitely didn't reach the level of an Evil Soul Master.
She remembered that during the Douluo 1 era, among the substitutes for the Shrek Seven Devils, there was a Jing Ling whose Martial Soul was a skeleton, and he was still an upright and honorable Advanced Spirit Master. There was also the Ghost Douluo of Spirit Hall, whose Martial Soul was a ghost; his Spirit Abilitys were described in some accounts as sinister and eerie, bordering on the Evil Path, yet the official record never defined him as an Evil Soul Master.
Conversely, in this douluo 2 era, the definition of an Evil Soul Master seems too strict and one-sided.
Hearing Furina's explanation, especially her clear stance of not judging good or evil based on Martial Soul form, Wind Blows Snow and Yan Luo, City Lord of Savage City both visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Even Long Ziyun, City Lord of Ice Wolf City, who had been watching coldly from the side, felt a flash of imperceptible approval in his eyes.
A heavy weight lifted from Wind Blows Snow's heart, and he even faintly felt as if he had met a kindred spirit. He said respectfully: "I see, it was I who overthought it. However, Pope, my Martial Soul is not hereditary but rather a benign mutation that occurred in myself. I never thought there would be such a coincidence in the world, that a Senior expert would have a Martial Soul with the same name as mine; it is truly… fate." He could not help but feel a hint of curiosity about that "Senior".
Furina nodded slightly, thinking to herself: "A mutated Martial Soul? It seems it really is a coincidence? Or perhaps, it is some unknown, twisted sense of humor of this world?"
She turned her gaze to Thunder Leopard, who had been standing quietly to the side. She suddenly remembered that she seemed to have never formally asked about his Martial Soul. Although she already had a guess in her heart, she still asked with a hint of mischievous anticipation: "By the way, Thunder Leopard, I don't think I have ever heard you say it yourself; what exactly is your Martial Soul?"
Upon hearing this, Thunder Leopard showed a hint of apology on his face and patted his forehead: "It is this subordinate's negligence for never having explained it in detail to the Pope."
He straightened his body, slightly circulating his Soul Power, and pale blue electric light immediately flowed around his body. A sharp and domineering tiger's might faintly radiated outward, and he introduced it loudly: "This subordinate's Martial Soul is the Thunder Tiger, a level 69 attack system Spirit Emperor. However, because the Martial Soul possesses both the ferocity of thunder and the agility of a tiger, its speed far exceeds that of others in the attack system of the same rank, so it was once mistaken by people as an Agility Attack System Martial Soul."
"Thunder Tiger…"
Upon hearing this name, and combining it with Long Ziyun, City Lord of Ice Wolf City's "Sky Wing Tyrant Dragon", Yan Luo, City Lord of Savage City's "Savage Ape", Wind Blows Snow's "Blue Poison Beast", as well as the "Thunder City" where Thunder Leopard originated and which has now been renamed to Fontaine…
In her azure blue eyes, a look of realization that "it was as expected" flashed, and the corners of her mouth slightly curled into a meaningful, almost imperceptible arc.
"Thunder Tiger… it's just missing the word 'King'…"
Furina's curiosity was piqued, and she blurted out: "Thunder Leopard, do you have a Move called'Storm Nebula Crack'?"
Thunder Leopard was shocked in his heart, his face unable to hide his astonishment, and he nodded in affirmation: "The Pope is wise; this subordinate's sixth Spirit Ability is indeed'Storm Nebula Crack'!"
"Then if I am not mistaken," Furina turned her gaze to Long Ziyun, City Lord of Ice Wolf City and the other two, "City Lord Long, City Lord Yan, and City Lord Feng, your strongest finishing Moves must be 'Dragon Emperor Dimensional Slash', 'Wild Thunder Diamond Fist', and 'Nether Sound Wave Technique' respectively, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Long Ziyun, City Lord of Ice Wolf City, Yan Luo, City Lord of Savage City, and Wind Blows Snow were all shaken. Expressions of disbelief appeared on their faces simultaneously, and their gazes shot towards Thunder Leopard, thinking he had revealed it in advance.
However, they only saw Thunder Leopard shaking his head in equal surprise, indicating that he had never mentioned it.
"You need not be surprised." Furina chuckled and waved her hand casually. "I just felt that these names were exceptionally well-suited to your Martial Souls and temperaments, so I said them on a whim. I didn't expect to actually guess them correctly."
Long Ziyun, City Lord of Ice Wolf City and the other two looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
Said on a whim? And she could name all of their trump card Spirit Abilitys without a single mistake? The ability of this woman is truly… unfathomable!
Furina seemed to feel it wasn't enough, and added with great interest: "If you have the opportunity to obtain your eighth or ninth spirit rings in the future, I think names like 'Flowing Shadow Electric Flash','Sky Feather Dragon Slaughter Dance', 'Polar Sandstorm', and 'Nether Wave Absorption Technique' are also quite good; you might consider them."
"…Thank you for the names, Pope." Although the four felt it was a bit abrupt, they still thanked her in unison, each with their own thoughts.
Furina maintained an inscrutable smile on her face, but inside, she was in turmoil: "Good heavens… this configuration, these Move names… it's exactly like a copy of 'Luo Luo's Adventure'!"
She couldn't help but mutter to herself, if the spirit tool system in this world weren't dominated by various cold and hot weapons and auxiliary items, but instead featured vehicle forms like motorcycles or airplanes, she might really encounter people with Martial Souls like "Thunderbolt" or "Vanguard"…
"This world is truly becoming more and more interesting."