Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Heaven and Earth Manifestation

Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Heaven and Earth Manifestation

Chen Ming nodded.

In Du Busi's eyes, his Martial Soul had undergone its Second Awakening.

Only Chen Ming himself knew that his Martial Souls had fused. The two Martial Souls, which had always complemented each other, had taken the final step during this crisis and completed their fusion.

In truth, this had happened earlier than Chen Ming had expected.

Had it not been for the excess power from the Soul Ring being guided outside his body to form that golden body, Chen Ming's Martial Soul Fusion Skill would likely have needed more time to merge.

Fortunately, it had succeeded. It had all been worth it.

"My Martial Soul has indeed gained a complete form. Under normal circumstances, it is still the same as a Body Martial Soul, but after I made up the other half, I can enter another, more complete form. I call it Heaven and Earth Manifestation."

"Heaven and Earth Manifestation?" Du Busi's eyes lit up.

Yes, that was exactly the feeling.

At the time, Chen Ming's golden body had made him feel as though he were facing heaven and earth itself—something awe-inspiring.

At the time, all he had felt was his scalp tingling, unable to think of a fitting description. Now that Chen Ming had named that form, he immediately confirmed his original impression.

Even after withdrawing from that previous form, Chen Ming still seemed faintly fused with heaven and earth. Perhaps this was the benefit he had gained after his Martial Soul became complete.

In truth, Chen Ming's physique had advanced another step. His Innate Spiritual Body had transformed, allowing it to become a Reincarnation Sacred Body.

Of course, that was a name he had given it himself.

In the Douluo world, a physique that possessed the power of life and death reincarnation could naturally be called a Reincarnation Sacred Body.

"As for my Soul Power..."

Chen Ming sensed the Soul Power within himself and revealed an amazed expression.

As expected of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. A Soul Ring that was as high as twenty thousand years had directly pushed his Soul Power to level twenty-five.

"If I remember correctly, Old Chen only just broke through to level twenty-five."

Chen Ming could already imagine Old Chen's expression when he learned of his Soul Power Level.

His Soul Power Level was still understandable. After all, his second ring was a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring—not for a second Martial Soul, but for his first Martial Soul!

Chen Ming's attention was now focused on his Soul Skill.

"Power of Life."

"My second Soul Skill is called Power of Life. It inherits the traits of the Star Spirit Deer and can convert other forms of energy into life force, including my Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy rapidly absorbed from the outside world while activating the Soul Skill. Unfortunately, my Body Martial Soul does not possess supportive qualities. Although I can control this life force, I cannot perfectly integrate it into others."

Du Busi had Chen Ming try it on him. They roughly confirmed that the life force converted by this Soul Skill did indeed have healing effects, though it was far inferior to those of a healing-type Soul Master.

However, the pure life force still allowed Chen Ming's healing to reach the level of a healing-type Soul Master's fourth Soul Ring—roughly equivalent to the effects of a five- or six-thousand-year healing Soul Skill.

"You're a strong attack-type Soul Master. Having this ability is already an additional benefit. The key is that this Soul Skill converts life force, which practically provides you with an endless source of endurance. If I remember correctly, you developed your first Soul Skill to actively consume life force to rapidly replenish Soul Power and stamina, right?"

Chen Ming nodded.

The normal effect of his first Soul Skill was to triple the recovery speed of stamina and Soul Power. After fusing the supplementary Soul Ring from the Yang Spring, it had gained a healing effect as well. Now, the three recovery effects of his first Soul Skill truly had synergy with his second Soul Skill.

In particular, one aspect of them overlapped.

"If I use my second Soul Skill to actively convert my Soul Power into life force, then use my first Soul Skill to consume that life force and rapidly restore my Soul Power, I wonder if I can achieve reverse Soul Power consumption."

Chen Ming knew that while this seemed unscientific, perpetual motion was impossible. Yet this was not actually perpetual motion, because it consumed Heaven and Earth Vital Energy from the outside world. This so-called "perpetual motion" merely maintained his own state; it was not true perpetual motion.

And all that was needed to achieve it was the existence of these two mechanisms in his first and second Soul Skills.

Of course, in battle, his Soul Power recovery would have to greatly exceed his Soul Power consumption in order to meet combat demands while also achieving this quasi-perpetual-motion effect.

Furthermore, Chen Ming's current absorption rate of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy was limited. No matter how compatible he was with it, the speed was still far from extraordinary. It had to be converted by his second Soul Skill while also being used to sustain the effects of his first Soul Skill, and he would likely face a shortage in allocation.

Therefore, if he wanted perpetual motion, he still needed to increase his absorption speed of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy.

The speed at which he absorbed Heaven and Earth Vital Energy determined the upper limit of combat intensity that his perpetual motion could sustain.

(These few paragraphs are a little complicated. Think them through carefully; this is the core mechanism of the protagonist's combat.)

"Accelerate the absorption of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy."

Chen Ming took out the Reincarnation Disk.

Du Busi knew about his Reincarnation Disk Martial Soul, so Chen Ming did not hide anything.

Seeing Chen Ming take out the Reincarnation Disk, Du Busi focused.

What was he going to do?

Chen Ming poured Soul Power into the Reincarnation Disk. It began to spin, and the sun-and-moon pattern above it began to rotate. In one half, the Yang attribute region evolved in reverse, releasing dense fire elemental power.

The other half was filled with an icy aura.

However, that aura flashed by only briefly, and no true ice element gathered.

Du Busi was also overjoyed at the sight.

He knew what attribute Chen Ming intended for his third Soul Ring.

Since this second Martial Soul had now displayed such a phenomenon, the Reincarnation Disk would clearly be able to help Chen Ming balance ice and fire when the time came.

Chen Ming, however, was not focused on that point. He was carefully sensing the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy outside.

Ice and fire rotated, forming a red-and-blue vortex. Within the ice-and-fire vortex, a faint Yin and Yang rotation could vaguely be seen.

Clearly, the Reincarnation Disk's Yin Yang attribute had evolved the ice-and-fire effect, yet the order had now reversed. Ice and fire had become the primary component, which in turn evolved a faint power of Yin and Yang rotation.

This strange vortex was drawing in the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy around it, indeed accelerating Chen Ming's absorption speed.

"The effect can be achieved, but the Reincarnation Disk has no Soul Skill, so the enhancement isn't obvious."

Chen Ming smiled.

Having this effect was enough.

Chen Ming's goal was now clear.

To increase his absorption speed of Heaven and Earth elements, the foremost step was for his Body Martial Soul to obtain its third Soul Ring and grant him control over the ice element. Then, he could use ice and fire to evolve Yin and Yang rotation.

"With the Reincarnation Disk as the foundation, I can also reduce the mental effort I need to expend."

With the experience of eight lifetimes, Chen Ming quickly identified the combat style he would use in this life.

In the past, he had excelled at attributes such as death and had never experienced this kind of high-endurance combat style. This life, he could give it a try.

After returning to the Body Sect, Chen Ming happened to see Chen Dong at the village entrance.

"Old Chen, I'm back."

"Why did this soul hunt take so long?"

Chen Dong's understanding of the Soul Master World was still insufficient. The only two soul hunts he had experienced had both found suitable targets almost along the way. This time, Chen Ming's soul hunt had lasted a full three months. It was impossible for him not to worry.

Chen Ming briefly explained the situation to Chen Dong.

"Right, how many thousand years was your second Soul Ring this time? How many levels did you gain after absorbing it?"