Douluo Continent, Boss's Martial Soul, Geniuses Work for Me

"Because your efforts were misdirected. Or rather, the world didn't give you the opportunity to use them in the right direction."

Shang Luo emerged from the shadows, his eyes clear and sincere, devoid of any pity.

He admired Ling Qingyue from the bottom of his heart.

A useless martial soul that can absorb a hundred-year-old soul ring will likely suffer the torment of ten thousand souls devouring its heart.

This kind of perseverance is rare even among geniuses.

Being able to overcome a ten-level difference in soul power to defeat Li Hu demonstrates astonishing combat talent.

He was able to cultivate his swordsmanship to this level using only a useless martial soul, without any guidance.

What if we gave her a god-level martial soul?

Shangluo's eyes burned with passion.

"Who are you?"

Ling Qingyue took a step back alertly, holding her iron sword horizontally in front of her.

Shangluo spread his hands to indicate that he meant no harm:

"Your perseverance and character are one in a million. You just lack a powerful martial spirit."

Ling Qingyue was taken aback, then shook her head with a wry smile, her eyes filled with disappointment: "Isn't lacking a powerful martial soul enough?"

"What if I could give you a new martial soul?" Shang Luo asked without changing his expression.

"What...do you mean?"

Seeing the earnest look in the boy's eyes, her heart skipped a beat.

"It means exactly what it says."

A moment later, Ling Qingyue lowered the sword she had been pointing at Shang Luo and gave a bitter smile.

"I really have no other choice. I trust you. What do you need me to do?"

Upon hearing this, Shangluo felt a surge of secret joy.

He had thought it would be very difficult to persuade the first employee, but it went much more smoothly than he expected.

The first round of seed funding has arrived!

"It's very simple."

Shang Luo waved his hand and activated Ling Qingyue's Martial Soul Talent [Investment].

Please select an investment opportunity: Martial Soul: Frost Moon Sword (40 funds) / Martial Soul: Blazing Flame Sword (30 funds)

Ling Qingyue's long gray hair shone with a serene luster under the moonlight, and her pupils resembled the clear moon reflected in an icy spring.

Without any hesitation, Shangluo decisively chose "Martial Soul: Frost Moon Sword"!

Putting aside Ling Qingyue's ethereal temperament, how could Shang Luo not understand the principle of "you get what you pay for" from their previous life?

Can a martial spirit with 40 funds be worse than one with 30 funds?

Just buy the most expensive one!

next moment.

A job offer contract unexpectedly ended up in Ling Qingyue's hands!

"What is this?" Ling Qingyue blinked, looking bewildered.

She considered every possible method, but never thought of signing a contract!

"I'm an honest boss; I always sign contracts when I hire someone!"

Just as Shang Luo was pondering how to make Ling Qingyue sign with a clear conscience, she snatched Shang Luo's pen, signed her name without even looking at the contract in her hand!

Under Shang Luo's surprised gaze, she smiled gracefully: "Just as you said, I believe in you, and I believe in you too."

"My grandma told me that once you decide to do something, you shouldn't regret it."

next moment.

Roar--!

Ling Qingyue's iron sword let out a resentful dragon's roar, the blade breaking into pieces, only to reassemble itself under the moonlight!

The originally rough iron has been transformed into a sword blade as clear as millennia-old ice.

The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, and even a light frost formed on the ground.

A powerful surge of soul power exploded outwards from her, instantly breaking through the soul power bottleneck that had plagued her for many years, and her soul power level skyrocketed!

Shangluo took two steps back and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement: "As expected of someone with golden potential, the commotion is really big."

Fortunately, Ling Qingyue's residence was extremely remote and rarely visited by people, so it did not attract any other attention.

"You'll have to be careful when hiring employees in the future."

Ling Qingyue's icy eyes rippled, and she was completely stunned as she was bathed in golden light.

It took her several seconds to notice the prompt in her mind.

[You accepted the "boss's" job offer. Your Martial Soul: Scrap Iron Sword has been transformed into a God-level Martial Soul: Frost Moon Sword!]

Under the bright moonlight, Ling Qingyue's gray hair turned into a pure white, and a delicate crescent moon mark appeared on her forehead, while the pupils in her beautiful eyes turned icy blue.

Even her skin became as white as the bright moon.

Her temperament underwent a dramatic change.

Am I dreaming?

Ling Qingyue stared at her hands, stunned.

I only dream of such a scene when I practice swordsmanship to the point of fainting.

However, the scene from her dream became reality when she was at her most desperate!

Feeling the perfectly compatible martial soul and abundant soul power within her body, Ling Qingyue cried.

When she awakened her useless martial spirit and single-handedly shouldered the burden of a broken home, she didn't cry.

Forced into a bet, she didn't cry when facing Li Hu, who was ten levels above her.

But now, two lines of clear tears silently streamed down Ling Qingyue's cheeks.

Shangluo sighed. His genius was thwarted, but fortunately, it didn't end up being tarnished.

At the same time, a surge of intense energy coursed through his body, and Shangluo knew that he had recruited his first employee and the company was open for business!

The restrictions on his own martial soul have also been lifted!

A strong feedback rushes into the body.

The boss's martial spirit has soared to level 12!

He opened the employee panel and looked at Ling Qingyue's information.

[Employee: Ling Qingyue]

[Martial Soul: Frost Moon Sword]

[Grade: God-tier]

[Level: 20]

(Second awakening of a martial soul will increase the soul power level)

[Soul Ring: Purple, None (Currently, employee Ling Qingyue has one soul ring)]

[Martial Soul Talent: Frosty Sword Heart; Increases attack power by 300% when using sword-type martial souls, greatly improves sword comprehension, strengthens ice attribute affinity, and accelerates cultivation in cold environments!]

His soul power actually increased by almost ten levels? His first soul ring even directly advanced to a thousand-year level!

Golden potential, truly worthy of being compared to the Limit Douluo, absolutely monstrous!

They even possess talent!

At the same time, Shangluo received several notifications:

[You have successfully recruited employee: Ling Qingyue. Physical attributes and mental strength have been shared.]

[You have acquired all of the employee's Soul Skills, First Soul Skill: Frost Moon Slash!]

[You have acquired the talent: Frost Sword Heart!]

(The skills and techniques acquired by employees during their growth are also shared.)

Feeling the almost overflowing soul power within his body, Shang Luo secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

As expected of a god-level martial soul!

Unfortunately, my martial spirit is still more monstrous...

"Frost Moon Sword... This is probably what a martial spirit in a dream is like..."

Tears welled up again, this time tears of rebirth.

Ling Qingyue slowly knelt on one knee, the Frost Moon Sword planted beside her.

Her voice was firm and devout.

"Boss... Ling Qingyue is willing to be your sword for life. Whatever you point at will be the target of my sword!"

Shangluo's forehead twitched, and he helped her up.

The new employee seems a bit immature/eccentric?

"As long as I live, the light of the Frost Moon Sword will not fade away."

After standing up, Ling Qingyue remained silent for a long while before speaking with some hesitation, "Such heaven-defying power must come at a huge price. Why did you...?"

She looked cautiously into Shang Luo's eyes.

"Choose me?"

At the same time, her curiosity about the Shangluo Martial Soul reached its peak.

What she didn't know was that as long as there were funds, recruiting would only benefit Shangluo.

Seeing that Shangluo didn't intend to answer further, Ling Qingyue wisely refrained from asking further questions and smiled sweetly:

"Boss, unless I'm dead, no one can hurt you."

Shangluo felt the abundant soul power within his body.

After the boss's martial soul was activated, the feedback from awakening his own martial soul finally appeared.

Physical fitness and mental strength skyrocketed.

With the two martial souls combined...

Whether Ling Qingyue can defeat Shang Luo is still unknown...

While the Frost Moon Sword is indeed extraordinary, my own martial spirit is even more overpowered...

But seeing the girl's confident demeanor, Shangluo decided not to dampen the employees' enthusiasm.

"Boss, what do I need to do now?"

"Phew..." Shang Luo barely adapted to the amplification of his body by the divine-level martial soul, smiled slightly, and shook the money pouch in his hand.

"Get your grandmother treated first."

Shangluo originally planned to bribe Ling Qingyue if she didn't agree to the recruitment, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

Ling Qingyue stared blankly at the bag of glittering gold coins in her hand, tears welling up in her eyes once again.

This is the kind of boss the people should have!

……

It was already late at night when I finished buying the medicine.

After wrapping the medicinal herbs, Ling Qingyue turned around. Before Shang Luo could speak, she said:

"Boss, I want to hunt soul beasts."

Seeing the determination and stubbornness in Ling Qingyue's eyes, Shang Luo nodded in agreement.

After Ling Qingyue awakened her martial soul, she broke through level 20 and obtained the second ring, and she would also share the second soul skill.

Moreover, the boss's martial spirit has reached level 12, so he also needs his first spirit ring.

"Then we'll leave the city tomorrow."