Martial Soul Evolution: The Warmth Brought by Darkness

"His tone of voice is slightly different from Saundin's."

Among those present, the one who knew Saundin the most was the Rabbit Girl, who confirmed for Zhou Qing and the others that the person in front of them was indeed the "second generation" who had inherited all of Saundin's memories.

However, Zhou Qing became curious about the Spiritual Link Soul Guidance Device that Saundin possessed and asked, "You obtained this Soul Guidance Device on the Sixth Layer, right?"

"Yes."

Saundin II didn't hide anything, "If you're lucky, you can get a set too."

Zhou Qing really wanted to get a set.

It wasn't for his own use, but for Tang San to research, and incidentally to coordinate with Romantina's abilities, so that others in the future could enter the virtual Mental World constructed by Romantina through a similar spiritual Soul Guidance Device.

Then, Saundin II led them to the base outside the Black Pillar. Looking at the base wall that had been torn apart by the Extreme Ice, he said Youyou, "This can't be repaired... We can only patch it up with other materials later."

"There's nothing we can do about it. It's your predecessor who blocked the entrance door before."

Zhou Qing shrugged, not taking it seriously, but he also gained a real understanding of the power of his and Romantina's fusion Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Divine Land the ultimate control, but it is not limited to the concept of "power".

In that state, Zhou Qing felt as if he could do anything, even defeat Deity of Level 100+.

The only downside seems to be that it consumes a lot of energy; it disintegrates in less than thirty seconds.

However, there are also advantages.

That is, Zhou Qing realized that his Martial Soul: Blood Circulation System, had completed its second evolution, and it was at the Gold Grade. When the Martial Soul Possession, it would turn reddish-gold, and some capillaries that were not originally included were also integrated into the Martial Soul. Even his Soul Power was also increased by a certain amount.

Although he couldn't accurately sense his Soul Power level within the Abyss Ruins, Zhou Qing estimated that he had increased by about two or three levels. Once he returned to the outside world, under the unique rules of the Douluo Continent, he would likely be between level 53 and 54.

Romantina's Martial Soul has also completed its second Gold Grade evolution, from being limited to the brain to now having part of the Nervous System and even the Peripheral Nervous System.

Martial Soul Brain?

No.

It should now be called: Nervous System Martial Soul.

For Martial Soul Fusion, the quality of the two Martial Soul needs to be similar, or even the same. Romantina's original Martial Soul was just her brain, which was much worse than Zhou Qing's extremely perfect Blood Circulation System Martial Soul. In order to achieve fusion, she was passively affected by the combined effects of Zhou Qing's "Innate Internal Scripture Chart" and the Blood Circulation System Martial Soul, completing a more thorough evolution in order to achieve the purpose of fusion.

In fact, the Martial Soul Fusion can still be explained using the "Gear Theory".

The vast majority of Soul Master on the mainland cultivate Soul Power by using their Martial Soul, an innate "gear," to drive the "gears" of their human body. Similarly, Martial Soul Fusion Skill allow two people or four sets of "gears" to be perfectly combined together.

Of course, in most cases, it may only be the two sets of "gears" of the martial Martial Soul that are combined, but the "gears" of the two bodies cannot be matched together.

For example, Zhou Qing and Tang San's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Blue Silver Empress's Wing Chun Heart Song, is simply the fusion of their Martial Soul.

And what about Zhou Qing and Romantina's Divine Land?

Not only Martial Soul Fusion together, but their bodies also fused based on the principle that "when they gather, they take shape; when they disperse, they become energy."

Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Demonic Charm, in its form, is the fusion of two independent individuals into one.

In the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between Zhou Qing and Romantina, because Zhou Qing's two sets of "gears" were stronger, Romantina's Martial Soul could only unleash its potential and complete the corresponding adaptive evolution under the operation of Zhou Qing's Soul Power in order to fuse with them.

Thanks to Zhou Qing's opening of the Inner Scenery World, the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid Girl returned to their places, and the Golden Horned Child was transporting essence and kidney energy. After the Martial Soul Fusion, he was able to stabilize Romantina's Martial Soul Evolution posture, allowing her Martial Soul to truly evolve from a brain into Nervous System.

As for Romantina's Second Martial Soul: the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—

It can only be said that it was an impure thing; "Divine Land" only used it as a slightly more handy weapon.

Back to the present.

Saundin II opened the passageway door and led the five people to the Gate.

Riko, holding White Whistle, took a deep breath and stepped inside.

As Fallen One, the Rabbit Girl was unaffected by the Gate and was the second to step inside.

Dugu Bo and Romantina's personal Aura Field were harmonious, so they naturally entered into the group as well.

"Can we enter without the White Whistle?" Saundin II asked in surprise, looking at Zhou Qing who was left at the back. "It seems that the Soul Master outside also have unique methods... or rather, you have a unique method... How much do you know about the Abyss Ruins?"

"It's all just speculation, but it seems that what I've learned so far has really allowed me to stand on the shoulders of giants," Zhou Qing said with deep emotion.

The word "past" refers to a previous life.

Saundin didn't understand, but still sighed, "You might actually be able to go to the very bottom of the Abyss Ruins and find out the truth."

"I hope so."

After Zhou Qing finished speaking, he asked, "Do you know which level of the Abyss Ruins contains a Teleportation Array?"

"A device like space teleportation?"

Saundin II's tone was slightly heavy, "It's on the Seventh Layer, but the key is stored in some cubes. The cores are made of extremely pure Soul Crystal, mostly one-time use. The only one that can be used for travel seems to have been taken away by a Soul Master two hundred years ago. According to your realm classification, it should be at the Soul Saint stage..."

To be honest, we've never understood how you Soul Master categorize strength. It seems to be based on the number of Soul Ring, but it appears to be based on Soul Power level, according to the Abyss's rules—

It's quite different from the outside world.

However, it's reasonable to guess that the social relationships among you Soul Master are most likely characterized by the survival of the fittest and a clear hierarchy.

Zhou Qing was not surprised that the Saundin II could deduce these things.

Even in this area where Soul Power Level cannot be accurately determined, the sense of superiority brought by strength still exists, not to mention the outside world where Soul Power Level can be easily determined, which only makes the gap between people more obvious.

Why ask a question you already know the answer to?

Zhou Qing countered with a question.

"Perhaps it's because of the difference in physical bodies, but it suddenly made me think of a question that the 'me' who is already dead would never have considered: Why don't the Abyss People explore the outside world?"

Saundin II asked and answered himself, "Is it possible that the Abyss People could become Fallen One in the outside world and threaten the Life of others? But now this 'I' think there is another possibility, that is, the Abyss People have realized the cruelty of the outside world and therefore want to feel the warmth brought by the darkness in exploring the Abyss downwards."