Martial Soul Fusion Skill

Lu Wanwan stared at Huo Yuxi's fluffy head, resisting the urge to ruffle it, and said, "There's actually a soul bone among the rewards for the freshman assessment. Shrek really lives up to its name."

"Indeed. Soul bones are rare. There's only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of one appearing when hunting soul beasts. This championship won't be easy to win."

Although Luo Ling said that, her gaze remained calm, clearly showing little interest in soul bones.

Of the three, only Huo Yuxi reacted with the greatest enthusiasm. After all, she had only learned about soul bones from her mother and from books.

"Don't we still have Xixi?" Lu Wanwan finally could not resist and reached out to rub Huo Yuxi's head.

It was as though all of Huo Yuxi's nutrition had gone into her hair. Its quality was excellent, soft beneath Lu Wanwan's hand.

Huo Yuxi nodded solemnly. After the previous round-robin matches, she had gained a certain understanding of her own strength and did not bother being modest.

When they returned to the dormitory building, Huo Yuxi spotted Huo Yuhao sitting on a nearby bench from afar. It was obvious whom he was waiting for.

"Brother."

Luo Ling and Lu Wanwan greeted the two of them before heading upstairs, leaving room for the siblings to talk.

"Xixi, Teacher Zhou didn't give you any trouble, did she?"

"She just told us some things to watch out for tomorrow. You weren't there earlier—did Sister Xiao Xiao tell you what the teacher said?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Teacher Zhou definitely won't set a low target for you. I'll say it again: don't push yourselves too hard. Just do your best."

"I know."

After the siblings ate lunch together, they returned to their respective dormitories to cultivate and prepare for tomorrow's match.

It was already evening when Huo Yuxi opened her eyes and found the sky outside the window dim. When she arrived at the cafeteria, she happened to see Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong leaving.

They were not heading toward the dormitories, which puzzled Huo Yuxi. "Brother, Wang Dong, where are you going? Didn't you say you weren't selling grilled fish today?"

The two stopped when called. When they turned around, their expressions were somewhat unnatural, and Huo Yuxi clearly caught the flash of guilt on their faces.

Guilt?

"Uh, we ate too much, so we were planning to take a walk over there to digest our food." Wang Dong's gaze wandered as she explained. Thinking of the scene of the two of them embracing last night, her cheeks flushed crimson.

How strange.

Huo Yuxi turned her questioning gaze toward Huo Yuhao.

"Mm, right. We're so full we need to walk it off." For some reason, Huo Yuhao felt the guilty unease of being caught by a parent.

"Alright, then I'm going to eat. Bye."

Huo Yuxi did not think much of it. After dinner, she went back to continue cultivating.

Meanwhile.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived at a small grove.

Neither of them knew much about Martial Soul Fusion Skills. Their teacher had only briefly mentioned them in class.

For a moment, neither knew what to do.

Then, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's exasperated voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind. "Idiot, do it like yesterday. Just do today what you did yesterday."

"Brother Sky Dream?" Huo Yuhao was pleasantly surprised. After possessing him to help the two of them fend off Ma Xiaotao's attack, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had said he needed to fall asleep and recover. Huo Yuhao had thought he had not woken up yet.

"Hmph. Is that how you see me? As someone who loves sleeping that much?"

"Of course not," Huo Yuhao hurriedly explained.

"Alright, get started already. I'm going back to sleep." With that, he truly lay down and went back to sleep.

Huo Yuhao: "..." His face darkened with black lines.

"Hey, Huo Yuhao."

"Huh?"

"I called you so many times. What are you thinking about so intently?" Wang Dong rolled her eyes elegantly. "How are we supposed to use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"Come on." Huo Yuhao opened his arms.

Wang Dong looked at him as though he were a pervert. "What are you doing?"

"Hugging, obviously! What else would we do?" Huo Yuhao's tone was perfectly natural, as though he could not understand why she was reacting so strongly.

Remembering yesterday, Wang Dong desperately suppressed the unease on her face and slowly stepped forward.

Huo Yuhao could not stand her dawdling, so he simply pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

"You..." Wang Dong was so startled by his sudden movement that she nearly threw a punch back at him. Looking up, she saw Huo Yuhao closing his eyes, circulating his Soul Power, and releasing his martial soul.

She hurriedly set aside her discomfort, followed his lead, and entered the proper state.

The Spirit Eyes emitting a pale golden glow behind Huo Yuhao flashed with a trace of blue light at the instant Wang Dong's ice-blue butterfly wings appeared.

Strands of pale gold and ice-blue Soul Power intertwined, winding around the two of them.

After a brief moment of mental disorientation, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and suddenly discovered that their martial souls had materialized.

The ice-blue Light Goddess Butterfly danced gracefully, while the golden vertical pupil behind him gradually grew larger with the passage of time.

Gradually, the two seemed to cross time and space, finally meeting above Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's heads and merging with one another.

In an instant, even space twisted. A powerful light illuminated everything within ten meters, while the Haodong Power formed from the fusion within their bodies surged wildly.

The burning Light Goddess Butterfly merged with the golden phantom of the Spirit Eyes, and the energy created by their fusion poured forth in an instant.

Everything in its path was reduced to nothingness, leaving behind only a faint halo of light.

Neither Huo Yuhao nor Wang Dong saw this scene. The instant the skill activated, the Soul Power in their bodies was drained dry, and the weakness from excessive Soul Power consumption made them lose consciousness immediately.

Huo Yuxi could not fall asleep for a long time. She was afraid of letting Zhou Yi down, especially since she had made such a major mistake yesterday.

Don't think too much. Defeat is a common occurrence in battle. What matters in a match isn't the result. We need to learn from it, gain experience, and improve next time. Who has never lost before?

Soul Devouring Spider emerged from her sea of consciousness, crawled onto her cheek, and tried to comfort her.

Do you know why there are the Shrek Seven Devils? Because the theory of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang says that every soul master has their own strengths and weaknesses. There are no perfect soul masters in this world, but there are perfect teams.

One person's strength cannot reach absolute heights. However, a coordinated team can become invincible. So your teammates are part of your strength. Understand?

"Don't overthink it. You need not only to improve your own abilities, but also to learn how to work with your teammates. Instead of dwelling on useless things, you should rest properly and restore your energy!"

Huo Yuxi was thoroughly persuaded by it and felt that what it said seemed to make a lot of sense.

Although Soul Devouring Spider was her martial soul, Huo Yuxi actually felt that it was an independent being. It could eat, had thoughts of its own, and, like a treasure chest, knew a great deal and possessed many good things...

"Spider, you know so much." She gave it all the emotional validation it could want.

Of course. Soul Devouring Spider proudly puffed out its chest and praised her in return. "You're very smart too."

A very official exchange of mutual compliments!