"Test" 4

Two utterly different kinds of Soul Power—one could even say completely opposite—clashed between their tightly clasped palms like two armies charging head-on, erupting into a silent yet incomparably fierce war!

Hopefully, it would be best if my martial soul can resonate with hers.

The instant that thought flashed through Long Yao's mind, he deliberately relaxed his Absolute Control over his own Soul Power, allowing the unstoppable power of the Soul Breaking Spear, carrying the purest sharpness and killing intent of a Weapon Martial Soul, to surge toward her without reservation.

Wang Dong only felt a cold, sharp Soul Power filled with a metallic edge stab violently into her Meridians like countless steel needles! That power was full of aggression and Destructive Desire, causing the sacred, peaceful Soul Power derived from her Light Goddess Butterfly to instinctively produce the most intense rejection!

Her Delicate Body trembled violently, and her already flushed Small Face instantly turned as pale as paper. She could not help letting out a pained, muffled groan. She was almost about to fling his hand away on instinct and cut off this torture-like test.

At the side of the field, the proctor frowned deeply and shook his head lightly. Sure enough, one was an ultimate Weapon Martial Soul, while the other was a top-tier Beast Martial Soul. Their attributes were poles apart, and there was no possibility of any resonance at all. He was already prepared to announce that the test had failed.

"Boom!"

Just before the two streams of Soul Power were about to erupt completely due to their violent rejection, a sudden change occurred!

An aura far deeper, vaster, and more ancient than the power of the Soul Breaking Spear, like a Primordial Giant Beast that had slumbered for hundreds of millions of years, was quietly awakened in the Soul Depth of Long Xiaoyao! This power's awakening was not because Long Xiaoyao had actively driven it, but because Wang Dong's Light Divine Power, pure to the extreme and without the slightest impurity, had acted like A Key, gently turning a lockhole sealed in dust for ages.

It was the power that belonged to the Chaos Holy Dragon!

It was not pure darkness, nor was it brutal slaughter. It was a kind of primal chaos that contained all things and nurtured the stars, as if it came from the Beginning of the Universe! Before this aura, the incomparably sharp power of Long Xiaoyao's Soul Breaking Spear was like a stream meeting the Vast Ocean; in an instant, it was enveloped, assimilated, and soothed, its piercing aggressiveness vanishing without a trace.

Wang Dong's feelings underwent an earth-shaking change in that instant.

One second ago, she had felt as if she were in a steel jungle filled with blades and swords. The next second, it was as though she had fallen into an endless, warm, and tranquil abyss of stars.

That power remained domineering, but it was no longer an invasion full of malice. Instead, it was an irresistible, gentle embrace and acceptance. Her Light Goddess Butterfly Soul Power was like a child long away from home, finding an unprecedented Sense of Belonging from the depths of her soul within that vast Chaos Star Sea.

The feeling of rejection disappeared. In its place was an incomparably intense longing to merge with it as one!

Wang Dong's instinctive resistance instantly collapsed. Almost following the guidance of her soul, she released all of her light Soul Power without reservation, actively—even greedily—welcoming that Chaos Star Sea that was gently enveloping her!

"Bzzzz—!"

Inside Test Area 7, everyone was left dumbstruck by the inconceivable sight before them!

Between Long Yao's and Wang Dong's tightly clasped hands, the black light and Blue Light that had originally been colliding fiercely, clearly divided, had now actually stopped opposing each other! Wisps of deep Chaos Black Qi that seemed to contain stars, like lively ribbons, began to gently coil around that dazzling, sacred Butterfly Wings Blue Light. Meanwhile, that holy Blue Light not only did not dissipate, it instead seemed to receive some kind of nourishment, becoming even brighter. Within its glow, strands of Chaos Qi even began to appear and vanish.

Black and blue, light and darkness, were no longer opposing each other. Instead, in an incomparably harmonious and mysterious manner, they began to slowly rotate and merge! A massive black-and-blue wheel of light, like a taiji diagram, slowly Coalesced above the "Concentric Stone" beneath their feet!

The proctor's eternally stern face had now been completely replaced by shock. He stared fixedly at the huge Crystal Stele in the center of the field used to measure compatibility, his mouth open wide enough to stuff an egg inside.

The value on the Crystal Stele, after its initial chaotic flickering, began to shoot upward wildly as if it had boarded a Rocket!

[10%]...[20%]...[30%]...

"Th-they passed?" a Student cried out in disbelief. Thirty percent was already the standard for passing the assessment!

But this was only the beginning!

[40%]...[50%]...[60%]...[70%]...

The climbing value showed not the slightest sign of stopping! The black-and-blue wheel of light spun faster and faster. An indescribable Terrifying Pressure that was both sacred and profound spread from the center of the light wheel, making everyone in the entire venue feel a shudder from the depths of their souls!

"Oh My God... what... what is going on?!"

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Seventy percent compatibility! This is definitely the sign of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

"Monsters! These two are absolute monsters!"

Wang Dong had completely lost all perception of the outside world. Her consciousness seemed to have left her body and pressed tightly against Long Xiaoyao's soul. She could "see" a boundless sea of stars, could "hear" an Ancient Dragon Roar, and could even "feel" the other party's calm yet incomparably powerful heartbeat. Within this marvelous resonance, she felt as if her soul were being cleansed and elevated. An unprecedented sense of pleasure and fulfillment flooded over her like a tide, completely drowning her.

She gripped Long Xiaoyao's hand tightly, as if it were her only piece of driftwood in the endless sea. From the corners of her eyes, two clear lines of Tears slid down uncontrollably. They were not pain, nor sorrow, but the purest Moved feeling when a soul found completion.

[80%]...[90%]...

The value's climbing speed finally began to slow, but it still continued to rise with unwavering determination.

[95%]...[96%]...[97%]...[98%]...

Finally, in a Deathly Stillness venue where even a dropped needle could be heard, that dazzling number stopped steadily at the peak it could reach.

[99%]!

Boom—!!!

A Deep Purple beam of light, indescribable in words and fused with chaos and light, suddenly shot into the sky from between their tightly clasped hands, piercing straight through the gymnasium's sturdy dome! At that moment, all of Shrek Academy seemed to be able to see this miracle-like purple beam of light piercing heaven and earth!

Within the pillar of light, countless Light and Shadow shifted and flowed. People seemed to see a magnificent sacred giant butterfly with wings that blotted out the sky chasing, playing with, and winding around a hazy chaos dragon coiled within an endless river of stars...

It was a scene beautiful to the extreme, and also shocking to the extreme!

The viewers in the Livestream Room had already fallen completely into madness!

[I Really Only Know How to Give Freely]: Holy shit! Holy shit!!! 99%!!! They're freaking born for each other!!! I'm stunned! Streamer, are you hacking?!

[Rich Women Love Me]: Aaaaaah! Oh my god! My precious little Handsome Guy, just how many surprises are you still hiding?! Amazing! So romantic! Big sister's heart is about to melt!

[Rich Women Love Me] tipped [God-Bestowed Soul Ring (Hundred-Thousand-Year)] x1 (value: 990,000 yuan): A reward! This is a reward for both of you! Hurry! Put it on her right now!

[Lust is the Primary Productive Force]: Mother asked me why I was kneeling to watch the stream! This is a miracle! This is a match made in heaven! From today onward, I'm the number-one diehard fan of this CP! Whoever dares object, I'll flame them to death!

[Defeat the Hypocritical Tang San]: Hahahahahaha! Tang San! Did you see that?! Your daughter's soul has been stolen away by the Streamer! 99% compatibility! What are you going to use to fight the Streamer?! Mad? You mad?!

The pillar of light slowly dispersed, and the soul-stirring phenomenon vanished along with it.

Long Yao's and Wang Dong's figures appeared before everyone once more.

When the soul connection was cut off and that ultimate pleasure faded, a mountainous wave of weakness instantly swept through Wang Dong's entire body. Her body went limp, and she was about to fall backward. Long Yao promptly reached out with his other hand and pulled her into his arms, letting her lean against his Solid Chest.

At that moment, Wang Dong's face was a mix of flushed red and pale white. Lingering tear tracks and a dazed look still remained in those beautiful Pink Blue Eyes. Her breathing was rapid, and her whole body was soft and powerless; she could only let Long Xiaoyao hold her, unable to move even a finger.

"Test Area 7... Long Yao, Wang Dong..." The proctor's voice had become somewhat dry and trembling from excessive shock. He looked at the glaring [99%] on the Crystal Stele, swallowed With Difficulty, and only after using all the strength in his body did he finally announce the result that no longer held any suspense.

"Compatibility... ninety-nine percent... passed!" The proctor's slightly dry voice, roughened by extreme shock, exploded through the Deathly Stillness of the pavilion like a clap of thunder, jolting all the dumbstruck Students awake from that miracle-like scene.

"Passed!"

Those two words seemed to flip some kind of switch. The entire Third Assessment Pavilion instantly went from absolute silence to volcanic Boiling Noise!

"Ninety-nine percent... I didn't see that wrong, did I? I must be dreaming!"

"That purple pillar of light... the dragon and butterfly shadows inside it! That was definitely the manifestation of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill! They really have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

"That's unbelievable! When was the last time Shrek Academy had New Students with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Ten years ago? Or twenty?"

"And did you all see that?! Wang Dong collapsed from exhaustion on the spot! But Long Xiaoyao was still standing completely steady! Just how deep is his soul power?!"

Discussion, gasps of amazement, and sharp inhales all merged into a massive wave of sound that almost lifted the gymnasium's dome. Everyone's eyes were like iron filings drawn by a magnet, fixed fervently and unblinkingly on the young man and girl in Test Area 7.

(...Thank goodness. I didn't expose my Second Martial Soul.)

Long Yao let out a long breath of relief in his heart. That feeling of Soul Resonance just now had been far too mysterious; even he had almost been immersed in it. If he had not forcibly gathered in that Chaos Power with the will of the Soul Breaking Spear at the final moment, the two of them might have unleashed a true Martial Soul Fusion Skill on the spot. If that had happened, the commotion caused would not have been limited to this.

He lowered his head and looked at the soft, flushed, rapidly breathing girl in his arms. At this moment, Wang Dong had completely lost her usual pride and coolness. Her beautiful Pink Blue Eyes were slightly closed, and Crystal Clear tears still hung from her Long Eyelashes, shimmering under the light with a fragile yet enchanting luster. Her body was very light, carrying the faint fragrance unique to a young girl, like Post-Rain Grass, lingering around Long Yao's Nose Tip.

"Register them... hurry, register them!" The proctor finally snapped out of his shock and shouted at the assistant beside him, his voice almost changing pitch. This was no ordinary genius anymore. This was a strategic treasure enough to change the entire continent's situation! He had to report it immediately!

Holding the girl in his arms, Long Yao walked up to the registration desk. The assistant, who usually looked down on everyone, now looked at him with eyes full of awe. Even his hands were trembling slightly as he swiftly wrote the names "Long Yao" and "Wang Dong" into the register, then heavily drew three circles behind them with a red pen.

After the registration was complete, Long Yao did not hesitate in the slightest. With a slight exertion of his arms, he steadily lifted the soft Delicate Body in his arms in a standard and incomparably stable princess carry.

"Ah—!"

That sudden feeling of weightlessness made Wang Dong, who had already been in a Semi-conscious state, subconsciously let out a short, panicked whimper. She abruptly opened her eyes, and what she saw was Long Xiaoyao's sharply defined jawline close at hand, along with those deep, starry eyes gazing at her gently.

Her head buzzed, and her mind went completely blank.

"Mm. You were already very amazing. You worked hard."

His gentle words were like the richest Fine Wine, carrying a trace of irresistible magnetism as they lightly brushed past her ear. Her Heart, already pounding wildly, skipped another half beat. She wanted to struggle, wanted to protest, wanted him to put her down, but her Limbs and Bones were as if Lead-Filled, heavy and powerless. She could only let him hold her and bury her cheeks deep in his firm, warm chest, no longer daring to lift her head.

The surrounding clamor reached its peak at that moment!

If the 99% from before had been a miracle, then this princess carry, filled with possessiveness and protectiveness, was a nuclear bomb that detonated every gossiping soul present! Countless young girls screamed in envy, and countless Youths showed expressions twisted with jealousy.

Long Xiaoyao ignored every gaze around him. Holding the girl in his arms, he politely nodded to the proctor, who was still in a state of shock.

"We'll go to the logistics department later. I'll take her to rest first."

His tone was calm, yet carried an unquestionable decisiveness. The Teacher opened his mouth, but in the end he only nodded heavily in tacit approval. What a joke—forget merely going to rest, even if these two little Ancestors wanted to tear down the gymnasium right now, he would probably have to hand them the hammers with a smiling face.

And so, under the watch of thousands of gazes, Long Xiaoyao carried Wang Dong and walked step by step toward the exit of the pavilion. The crowd parted automatically for him like Moses dividing the sea, opening up a wide path. Everyone who saw him subconsciously held their breath, their eyes full of complicated emotions.

Long Yao did not go far. He simply carried Wang Dong to the lawn outside the pavilion, where ancient trees had been planted. He chose an ancient tree with dense branches and leaves and the largest canopy. Sunlight was filtered through layer upon layer of leaves there, scattering soft, dappled patches of light. It was quiet and comfortable.

He slowly crouched down, his movements so gentle that it was as if he were handling a Rare Treasure, and carefully placed Wang Dong in his arms onto the soft lawn. After that, he Sat Down as well, naturally letting Wang Dong's Little Head rest on his thigh.

This movement was even more fatally intimate and blush-inducing than the princess carry from before!

Wang Dong's body instantly stiffened. She could clearly feel that the back of her head was resting on a warm and elastic "Pillow," and she could smell the clean, refreshing sunlight scent coming from him. This unprecedented, extremely intimate posture made her brain crash once again, and even thinking became incredibly difficult.

"Good, good. It's only a slight depletion of soul power."

Long Yao's fingers gently brushed across her forehead and checked her condition. Then he took out a small jade bottle from his clothes and poured out a green pill that gave off a faint fragrance. It was the most ordinary Soul Power Recovery Pill, something that could be bought at any pharmacy in Shrek City.

With one hand, he gently supported the back of Wang Dong's neck, making her tilt her head up slightly. With his other hand, he pinched the pill and gently brought it to her slightly parted, rosy Lips.

His Fingertips inevitably touched her soft, slightly cool Lips.

Wang Dong's body trembled violently as if she had been electrocuted. She subconsciously wanted to close her mouth, but the pill had already slipped smoothly inside. It melted as soon as it entered her mouth, turning into a cool, sweet Warm Current that slid down her throat into her stomach, then scattered into her Limbs and Bones, rapidly nourishing her nearly dried-up Meridians.

Being treated so gently, being cared for so intimately, another Crystal Clear tear slid uncontrollably from the corner of Wang Dong's tightly closed eye. She completely gave up resisting. The exhaustion of her body and the agitation of her mind left her unable to hold on any longer. Her eyelids became incomparably heavy, and her consciousness gradually blurred...

Beneath this quiet shade, however, it was an entirely different scene in the Livestream Room.

[I Really Only Know How to Give Freely]: Aaaaaaaaa!!! Princess carry! After the princess carry is a lap pillow! After the lap pillow is feeding medicine! Streamer! You are my god!!! With this full combo, forget a Young Girl—even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would be yours!!!

[Lust is the Primary Productive Force]: Wuwuwu... so sweet! This scene is so beautiful I don't dare to look! Look at Streamer's gentle eyes, those careful movements! And Wang Dong, so shy and powerless that she can only let him do whatever he wants! Mother! My ship is real!

[Keyboard Warrior Ninth-Rank Elder]: Everyone, pay attention. What Streamer fed her was the most ordinary recovery pill. That's very clever! It expressed concern while perfectly maintaining his persona as an "ordinary Level 24 Soul Master," without exposing his financial resources. This kind of control over details is simply master-level!

[Rich Women Love Me]: Wuwuwu, my precious Handsome Guy is so gentle to someone else... Big sister's heart is about to break from watching... but... but it's so sweet too!

[Rich Women Love Me] tipped [Spring of Life] x1 (Value: 88,888 yuan): Handsome Guy! Give this to her! It's ten thousand times better than that crappy little pill! It can make her recover instantly! You keep the rest for yourself! You're not allowed to refuse!

[Defeat the Hypocritical Tang San]: Hahahaha! Tang San! Your daughter is being held in someone's arms, lying on his thigh and being fed medicine! Are you mad? Are you anxious? Aww, you're just a five! You can't even watch your own daughter! I'm dying laughing!

In the distant Divine Realm, the God Forbidden Land.

Bang—!

With a thunderous crash, a table made from Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade was instantly smashed into powder by a large hand covered in bulging veins.

Tang San abruptly stood up from his divine throne. His handsome face had already twisted from extreme fury, and within his eyes, Blood Red Asura God light flickered crazily. Terrifying killing intent became almost tangible, freezing the space throughout the entire God Forbidden Land!

Just now, while he had been frantically trying to reconnect to his daughter's soul mark, he had sensed it! He had clearly sensed that his daughter's soul had resonated with another unfamiliar soul—one filled with chaos and domineering presence—in an extremely profound, almost perfect way!

99%!

That number, like the most vicious curse, echoed madly through his mind! Even the Martial Soul Fusion Skill he and his wife Xiao Wu had used back then had only reached a compatibility close to that number!

Immediately after, he vaguely sensed his daughter's emotions, violent to the extreme—shock, flustered panic, shyness, dependence... and finally, when she was treated with tenderness, the peace of mind and... sense of belonging that arose.

Then he could feel nothing at all. That last faint thread of connection had been completely severed!

"AAAAAAAH—!!"

An unsuppressable roar of fury erupted from the mouth of this God King!

"Who was it?! Who the hell was it?! How dare you touch my daughter! I don't care who you are! I'll tear you into pieces! I'll obliterate your soul!!!"

Terrifying Asura Divine Power swept out wildly in every direction with him at the center!

Time: Douluo Calendar Year 2030 Season: Autumn Next morning, 10:10

Location: Shrek Academy, outside the Third Assessment Pavilion, beneath an ancient tree

Audience: 89,156

Equipment: True Vast Sea Ring (Divine Artifact)

Items: Silver Soul Coin x8, Copper Spirit Coin x90

First Martial Soul: Soul Breaking Spear [Traits: Armor Breaking, Soul Devouring, Penetration]

Second Martial Soul: Chaos Holy Dragon (Hidden) [Traits: Strength, Time, Space]

Soul Power: Level 45 (Soul Ancestor) [Status: True Vast Sea Ring Shielding, External Perception is Level 24]

Soul Rings: [Soul Breaking Spear] First Soul Ring (Yellow Hundred-Year), Second Soul Ring (Purple Thousand-Year), Third Soul Ring (Black Ten-Thousand-Year), Fourth Soul Ring (Black Ten-Thousand-Year)

[Chaos Holy Dragon] First Soul Ring (Black Thirteen-Thousand-Year), Second Soul Ring (Black Twenty-Eight-Thousand-Year), Third Soul Ring (Black Forty-Six-Thousand-Year), Fourth Soul Ring (Rose Gold Hundred-Thousand-Year)

Spirit Skills: [Soul Breaking Spear] First Spirit Skill: Swift Shadow Stab, Second Spirit Skill: Whirlwind Spear, Third Spirit Skill: Armor Breaking Spiral, Fourth Spirit Skill: Thousand Spirit Spear Rain

[Chaos Holy Dragon] First Spirit Skill: Star Ring, Second Spirit Skill: Holy Dragon Claw, Third Spirit Skill: Void Claw, Fourth Spirit Skill: Time and Space Roar

Soul Bones: None

Soul Spirit: None

Tip Storage: [Million-Year Spirit Beast Inverse Scale] x1, [Hallucinatory Perfume] x1, [Starlight Sapphire Brooch] x1, [Tsundere Princess Strategy Manual Platinum Edition] x1, [God-Bestowed Soul Ring] x1, [Spring of Life] x1