29: Chapter 29 Can Hidden Weapons Become Martial Souls?

"Oupai has really taken off this time! A mechanical Spirit, maxed-out long-range output, he'll be the Spirit Hall's number one long-range shooter in the future!"

In the center of the magic circle, Oupai looked at the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his palm, his eyes squinting into slits as he smiled.

He had already thought it through; no matter how strong melee combat was on the Douluo Continent, it still feared long-range suppression. The Godly Zhuge Crossbow Spirit was practically tailor-made for him!

Su Yuntao quickly handed over the crystal ball. Oupai placed his small hand on it, and a pale blue light instantly lit up, climbing all the way until it stopped at the tenth notch.

"Innate Full Spirit Power!" Su Yuntao announced loudly, his face full of surprise. "The Young Master is only five years old and has already awakened successfully with Innate Full Spirit Power! His future is limitless!"

Light Feather Douluo instantly breathed a sigh of relief, his suspended heart finally settling down as he laughed heartily: "Good lad! Worthy of being my grandson! Although I don't know why our family's bow-type Spirit mutated into this, I can tell at a glance that this is definitely not ordinary."

Everyone's gaze fell squarely on the exquisite short crossbow in Oupai's palm, filled with curiosity and confusion, and they all gathered around. Gold Crocodile Douluo stroked his white beard, his gaze falling on the intricate patterns on the crossbow body, filled with exploration; Demon Subduing Douluo leaned in the closest, his bell-sized eyes wide open, wishing he could snatch the short crossbow to break it apart and examine it; even the usually composed Qian Daoliu leaned forward slightly, clearly full of curiosity about this Spirit he had never seen before.

Oupai looked at the room full of big shots surrounding him, puffed out his little chest, his face full of undisguised pride, and spoke crisply: "My Spirit is called the Godly Zhuge Crossbow! It is a mechanical Hidden Weapons Spirit! It doesn't need to pull a bow to build power; it relies entirely on the interlocking mechanism to drive Soul Power, and it can fire instantly by pulling the trigger!"

"Godly Zhuge Crossbow?"

"Hidden Weapons Spirit?"

Everyone looked at each other, repeating the name, their confusion deepening. There were all kinds of Tool Spirits on the Douluo Continent, but most were divided into power-attack, agility-attack, and support types. They had never even heard of a "Hidden Weapons Spirit" that was clearly named as such, let alone seen one.

Not to mention the word "Zhuge"; the Titled Douluo present, who had lived for nearly a hundred years, searched through the continent's classics and couldn't find any related records.

Only Alternative, standing beside Bibi Dong, felt his fingertips tremble slightly, the stormy waves in his heart surging once again.

It really was the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

Having lived two lifetimes, he was all too familiar with this name—it was the most classic mechanical Hidden Weapons of the Tang Sect, with extremely strong melee explosive power.

There were sixteen crossbow bolts in the box, which could be fired in three seconds.

According to the conclusions he drew from studying at the Spirit Hall, it was enough to threaten a Spirit Elder level Spirit Master within thirty meters, and if crafted with top-tier Materials, it could even break through the defenses of a Spirit Ancestor.

But he never expected that this thing could actually become an Innate Spirit.

"Hidden Weapons Spirit? Sounds flashy, but is the power any good?"

Demon Subduing Douluo spoke in a muffled voice, his face full of disbelief: "This little thing doesn't even look as big as my palm; can it be more powerful than my Coiling Dragon Rod?"

"What do you know."

A clear voice rang out, and Light Feather Douluo had already walked over quickly. He was dressed in a white-gold outfit, with that iconic Glazed Light Feather Bow slung over his back. His lively eyes were fixed on the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in Oupai's palm, shining brilliantly, as if he had discovered some rare treasure.

He was originally the top marksman on the continent, having lived with bows and crossbows all his life. When he was Cultivating back in the day, he had to pull the bow ten thousand times a day, so his sensitivity to long-range attack Spirits was far beyond everyone else present.

From the moment the Godly Zhuge Crossbow appeared, his gaze never left this short crossbow—the mechanical patterns on the crossbow body seemed simple, but they were full of ingenuity everywhere. Even if it was just a phantom, one could feel the sharp penetrating power hidden within the intricate structure.

"Power-attack relies on brute force; long-range plays with cleverness."

Light Feather Douluo glanced at Demon Subduing Douluo and retorted unceremoniously: "Your Coiling Dragon Rod only knows how to smash the floor. What do you know about the intricacies of a long-range Spirit? Believe it or not, one day I'll make your head blossom and you won't even know it."

After retorting to Demon Subduing Douluo, he immediately lowered his head to look at Oupai beside him, his face instantly changing into a kind and eager smile, and his tone even softened by eight degrees: "Good grandson, let Grandpa try your Godly Zhuge Crossbow, okay? Grandpa wants to see what is different between this Spirit and our family's inherited Light Feather Divine Bow."

Seeing the light in his grandfather's eyes, Oupai didn't dare to refuse and immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice, handing over the phantom of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his palm.

The moment Light Feather Douluo's fingertips touched the crossbow body, he clearly felt the precise mechanical structure inside, his eyes widening.

"Good fellow... this mechanical design is too clever."

Light Feather Douluo muttered to himself, his fingertips tracing the patterns on the crossbow body: "It really doesn't need to pull a bow to build power, it relies entirely on the interlocking mechanism to drive Soul Power, and it can fire instantly by pulling the trigger?"

"Yes!" Oupai nodded immediately, his little face full of pride. "Not only can it fire instantly, it can fire three shots in a row! The close-range penetrating power is especially strong!"

Light Feather Douluo's eyes brightened even more, and he immediately pulled Oupai to the entrance of the main hall, pointing to a refined steel wall a hundred meters away specifically used for testing Soul Power, and said to Oupai: "Come, good grandson, fire a shot at the stone wall, use your maximum Soul Power to drive it, and let Grandpa see the true power of this Godly Zhuge Crossbow."

The people around gathered around instantly, stretching their necks one by one, all wanting to see how much of a trick this unseen Hidden Weapons Spirit really had.

Gui Mengguan and Qiangu Jue squeezed to the front, their faces full of excitement as they watched the fun, their inner thoughts scrolling frantically: "It's here, it's here! Iconic scene! Light Feather Douluo is personally testing the Godly Zhuge Crossbow!"

"Laughing to death, the Spirit Hall's long-range team will have two gods sitting in town from now on. One is the ceiling of long-range sniping, the other is the ceiling of close-range burst damage. Whoever comes will be shot into a sieve!"

Oupai took a deep breath, gripped the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his palm, and stood his small body straight. Following the stance he practiced when shooting arrows in his past life, his feet were shoulder-width apart, his waist and back straight. His left hand supported the crossbow body, his right hand hooked the trigger, and he focused on the refined steel wall a hundred meters away. He poured all the eight-level Innate Soul Power he had just awakened into the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. The pitch-black crossbow body instantly lit up with silver light, and the mechanism made a crisp "click" sound.

"Whoosh — whoosh — whoosh —"

Three breaking wind sounds rang out in succession, so fast they almost connected into a line. Everyone didn't even see the shadow of the crossbow bolts, only hearing three dull, loud noises coming from the stone wall a hundred meters away.

When the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone saw the scene on the stone wall and instantly gasped.

On the hard refined steel wall, three smooth holes were neatly arranged, each the thickness of a thumb, directly piercing through the half-foot-thick refined steel wall. The edges of the holes were smooth and flat, without any signs of cracking, showing how terrifying the penetrating power was.

You have to know, Oupai had just awakened his Spirit and had less than ten levels of Soul Power, yet he could pierce through a half-foot-thick refined steel wall! If he increases his Soul Power in the future and adds spirit rings to the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, how terrifying would that power be?!

"My god! This little thing is so powerful?!"

Demon Subduing Douluo widened his eyes and exclaimed: "When my grandson just awakened his Spirit, he couldn't even smash through this stone wall with his Coiling Dragon Rod!"

"I already said, you don't understand what is called cleverness."

Light Feather Douluo glanced at him, but his gaze was fixed on the holes in the stone wall, his eyes full of shock and joy.

He walked quickly to the stone wall, touched the three holes carefully, and walked back to Oupai's side, the smile on his face unable to be hidden.

"Good! A good Godly Zhuge Crossbow!"

Light Feather Douluo patted Oupai's little head, his tone full of admiration: "I finally understand, this Spirit and my Light Feather Divine Bow are completely different paths."

He paused, and said clearly to the crowd gathered around, the difference between the two: "My Light Feather Divine Bow takes the path of long-range sniping, relying on Soul Power to build power. The steadier the bow is pulled, the more power is built, the longer the range, and the stronger the power. It can take the enemy's head from a thousand meters away, winning on precision and long-range attacks."

"But this Godly Zhuge Crossbow wins on instant firing and close-range burst damage."

Light Feather Douluo's fingertips brushed over the mechanism of the crossbow body: "It doesn't need to build power, it can fire as soon as the trigger is pulled, and it can fire three shots in a row. Thirty meters is the absolute kill range. Even in close-quarters combat, it can instantly deal burst damage."

"What's even rarer is that it consumes little Soul Power. Even a low-level Spirit Master can continuously drive it. In actual combat, it is simply a killer move, making people unable to defend against it!"

The words were spoken clearly, and the Titled Douluo present nodded one after another, their eyes filled with appreciation as they looked at Oupai.

Originally thought to be a rare niche Spirit, now it seems that this is a top-tier agility-attack system Tool Spirit tailor-made for close-quarters combat!

"Grandpa, then... is my Spirit not as powerful as the Light Feather Divine Bow?" Oupai raised his little face, deliberately pretending to be aggrieved.

"What nonsense are you talking about."

Light Feather Douluo immediately pinched his little face and said seriously: "There is no high or low in Spirits, only whether the person using them knows how to play. For long-range attacks, there is my Light Feather Divine Bow, and for close-range burst damage, there is your Godly Zhuge Crossbow, it's a perfect complement!"

"It wouldn't even be a problem to start a new genealogy for you."

As he said this, he took off the Glazed Light Feather Bow from his back, stuffed it into Oupai's arms, and said heroically: "From tomorrow on, Grandpa will personally teach you how to practice accuracy, how to control Soul Power, calculate trajectories, and teach you all the tricks of long-range shooting! My Light family's marksmanship, combined with your Godly Zhuge Crossbow, in the future, no long-range Spirit Master on the entire continent will be able to compare to you!"

Oupai's eyes lit up instantly. Holding the Light Feather Bow, he almost jumped up and hurriedly bowed to Light Feather Douluo: "Thank you, Grandpa! I will definitely study hard!"

Nearby, Gui Mengguan and Qiangu Jue watched this scene and almost couldn't hold back their laughter, their inner thoughts scrolling frantically: "Laughing to death! Oupai has directly hugged a big thigh this time! Light Feather Douluo is personally acting as his Master, this starting point is directly maxed out!"

"Light Feather Douluo is his grandfather to begin with."

"Forgot, forgot in the excitement."

"From now on, the Spirit Hall will be dominant in both long and short range. Whoever comes will have to weigh it up. If they are far away, they will be sniped by Light Feather Douluo, and if they are close, they will be killed in seconds by Oupai's Godly Zhuge Crossbow. It's completely a human turret, there's nowhere to hide!"

And not far away, Alternative, looking at Oupai who was holding the Light Feather Bow and smiling from ear to ear, the shock in his heart still hadn't subsided.

He looked up at Bibi Dong, who was looking at him gently, and then at the noisy crowd in the hall, looking at his three high-spirited little friends, Gui Mengguan, Qiangu Jue, and Oupai, and a sense of unprecedented anticipation suddenly arose in his heart.

Oupai hopped over to Gui Mengguan and Qiangu Jue, and then came to Alternative together. The four little friends excitedly bumped their fists, smiling from ear to ear.

The Awakening ceremony ended completely. Two peerless geniuses with twin spirits, and two top-tier seedlings with Innate Soul Power above level nine, directly made the entire Spirit Hall boil over.

The Titled Douluo in the hall surrounded the four children, praising them one after another, as lively as the New Year.

It was only known internally, and they also knew that geniuses, without having grown up, are always easy to be targeted.