Fusion of Souls (3)

One morning, three months later, Tiger Girl woke from her dream. Looking at Ye Lang, who was still asleep beside her, a faint smile appeared on her face. Was it happiness? No one could say for sure, perhaps not even she knew why she was smiling.

Tiger Girl's small tail wagged, and she playfully swiped at Ye Lang, causing a tiny bit of mischief...

Next, she carefully slid out of Ye Lang's embrace. She didn't want to wake him, even though she knew he slept like a log, impossible to wake no matter how much you tried, unless he woke up on his own.

Fortunately, his sleep schedule was quite stable and regular. He basically slept around ten in the evening and woke up around five or six in the morning.

As usual, Tiger Girl prepared breakfast and then began practicing martial arts in the courtyard. However, unlike three months ago, her movements had changed slightly.

While her style remained as fierce and unrestrained as ever, with broad, sweeping movements, there were now subtle traces of soft power mixed in. It was this soft power that made her techniques more complete. Far from diminishing her strength, it actually made her appear even more powerful and forceful.

Absolute yang, a path of extreme intensity, wasn't suited for Tiger Girl. Although she possessed innate divine strength, she was, after all, a girl, and her personality also carried a gentle side. Therefore, incorporating a touch of yin and softness would actually be more beneficial.

However, this yin and soft power was truly just a touch. Unless one was a master, they wouldn't be able to discern its intricacies. They would only perceive Tiger Girl's moves as overwhelmingly powerful, befitting a woman of the Tiger Tribe.

This subtle change wasn't something Tiger Girl suddenly realized through enlightenment. It was the result of guidance from a certain expert, someone whose mind contained the entire Martial Arts Treasury. Although he hadn't mastered all the martial techniques, he had studied the strengths and weaknesses of various martial arts, allowing him to instantly identify others' flaws.

Having been with Tiger Girl for so long, he was intimately familiar with her martial arts, knowing her strengths and weaknesses like the back of his hand. He immediately began his experimental guidance and correction.

Through his experiments, he confirmed that the martial arts on this continent were powerful. No, they were exceptionally powerful. Years of inheritance and refinement had elevated their martial arts to an unimaginable level. Thus, his ambition to become invincible using the martial arts from the Martial Arts Treasury was by no means an easy feat.

This was a fact. It was not easy for anyone to become invincible, even for a gifted prodigy with countless fortunate encounters. Becoming the foremost expert was equally challenging.

The path of martial arts was inherently arduous. No matter how many trump cards you held, it would never be a simple matter.

Ye Lang understood this principle. He would cultivate little by little, improve himself gradually, and advance towards the goal of becoming invincible.

In truth, he didn't aspire to be invincible. He merely wanted to possess absolute self-preservation capabilities. This was merely a strategy; he set his sights high to continuously strive and avoid complacency.

This was a small life hack of his, though it was also common for many. To score eighty points, one must aim for one hundred.

He was currently cultivating his Internal Energy and martial arts. From the day he regained his memories, he had already begun practicing.

Although this body required him to start from scratch, he had the experience of his previous cultivation. Therefore, his progress this time was exceptionally rapid. Three months of practice could equate to three years of his past efforts, during which much time was spent on learning and exploration.

However, at this level, he merely had the ability to protect himself. He couldn't yet act arrogantly in front of others. He also believed in being low-key, so there was no possibility of arrogance, at least in terms of martial arts. As for other aspects, he couldn't make any guarantees.

He had not chosen to simultaneously cultivate Magic and Battle Qi to become a dual-cultivating prodigy. He was solely focusing on Ancient Martial Arts and Internal Energy.

Firstly, he didn't want to divide his focus. He remembered a saying left by an ancestor from the Martial Arts Treasury: "Grasping too much leads to little retention; proceed step by step."

Secondly, he understood that whether it was Battle Qi, Magic, or Internal Energy, they were essentially the same thing – cultivating oneself and unleashing the body's potential. The difference was that Battle Qi emphasized physical cultivation, while Magic focused on the spiritual aspect. As for Internal Energy, in his words, it could also be considered a form of Battle Qi, just more refined, even cultivating the meridians.

Of course, this was a general overview. In reality, according to his explanation, Battle Qi was mostly external martial arts, with a small portion being internal martial arts, and a very small fraction being both internal and external cultivation. However, without exception, none of them involved cultivating meridians.

Besides the reasons mentioned above, there was one most important and obvious reason: his body possessed no Talent Attributes. Whether cultivating Battle Qi or Magic would yield no bonuses. It was better to cultivate Internal Energy, which also had no talent bonuses.

These were Ye Lang's thoughts. However, sometimes, the development of events could become quite strange. He likely couldn't imagine what the final outcome would be. Only by walking the path step by step could he know the result. Perhaps there would be detours, wrong turns, and obstacles, but he had long been prepared for these.

Without this preparedness, he wouldn't need to cultivate at all. He could simply continue to be a profligate son. His life wouldn't have many major upheavals. However, once he lost the protection of the Ye Family, he would have no means of self-preservation.

As for Ye Lang's martial arts skills, they would remain unknown to many for years to come. This wasn't because he was trying to hide anything, but rather because his achievements in another area were so outstanding that there was no need to reveal his martial prowess. This was also something he hadn't anticipated.

For him, it felt somewhat like an unintentional effort yielding unexpected results. Others would only learn of this many years later. The current Ye Lang was simply acting low-key, being an ordinary prodigal son, a minor young master. No one knew what abilities he truly possessed because they never had the opportunity to witness them, and he was too lazy to show them off.

Today, on a whim, I'd like to recommend Xiao Xiao's older books, including those that were poorly concluded or discontinued. Actually, Xiao Xiao quite likes those two books and will try to finish them if there's an opportunity!

Also, Alchemy Frenzy was published in traditional Chinese back in October, ahead of the electronic version. The results were quite good. If all goes well, it will reach one to two million characters, perhaps more, so please don't worry about the issues mentioned above, brothers and sisters...

Finally, a few recommendation votes, please. The ratio of clicks to recommendations looks a bit unbalanced