Shared Heavens from Douluo Continent

After all, developing an APTX4869 with no side effects was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Naturally, the more test subjects, the better.

Dai Changsheng was also very interested in Professor Agasa's black-tech inventions. Having Ai Haibara move into his home would make it easier for her to serve as his inside agent and steal those black-tech research materials.

If Dai Changsheng mastered the knowledge behind that black tech, he might even be able to share it with his counterparts in other worlds, allowing them to replicate similar black-tech gadgets in their own worlds.

For example, Professor Agasa's Solar-Powered Skateboard contained an incredible amount of black tech.

Charging with solar power was nothing unusual. The key was its absurdly high energy conversion efficiency, which allowed the Solar-Powered Skateboard to reach a top speed of 80 km/h.

If the black tech on it were installed in cars or cruise ships, it could directly replace petroleum.

Not to mention black-tech items like Power-Enhancing Shoes and Bulletproof Glasses. If Dai Changsheng thoroughly understood that knowledge, he might even be able to make a budget version of Kamen Rider armor.

Douluo Continent

Spirit City, Pope's Palace.

At the center of the plaza before the Pope's Palace, two figures stood facing each other from afar.

One of them had an ordinary face and a burly build, with fiery red long hair. Flame patterns covered his entire body, and even his pupils were dark red. He was Hu Liena's number one suitor—Yan!

Yan's Martial Soul was called the Flame Lord, an exceptional Martial Soul combining both fire and earth attributes.

In the original story, Yan was one of Spirit Hall's youngest recipients of the Purple Record Medal. Together with Xie Yue and Hu Liena, he had been hailed by Pope Bibi Dong as "Spirit Hall's Golden Generation."

Standing opposite Yan was Dai Changsheng, dressed in a fitted black outfit. He had short golden hair and an adorable face.

Hu Liena, standing at the entrance of the Pope's Palace, looked Dai Changsheng and Yan over before asking Xie Yue beside her, "Brother, who do you think will win between Changsheng and Yan?"

"Hard to say!"

Xie Yue, who bore some resemblance to Hu Liena, frowned as he analyzed, "Changsheng's Soul Power is only at Rank 18 right now, while Yan absorbed his third Soul Ring not long ago and has already reached Rank 31.

Under normal circumstances, Yan should have this match in the bag. But Changsheng was born with immense strength, and his first Soul Ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. The gap between him and Yan isn't as large as it seems."

As Xie Yue and the others whispered among themselves, Bibi Dong, who was presiding over the spar, raised the Pope's scepter in her hand and lightly tapped it against the floor. "Begin!"

Second Soul Skill: Granite Rock!

The moment Bibi Dong finished speaking, Yan's second Soul Ring blazed with light, covering him in a sturdy suit of granite armor.

First Soul Skill: White Tiger Adamant Transformation!

Dai Changsheng also unleashed his First Soul Skill immediately. As a flash of dazzling purple light passed over him, his appearance underwent a dramatic transformation.

Dai Changsheng's height shot up to around 1.7 meters. His muscles swelled, stretching his clothes to the point of nearly tearing them apart and revealing terrifying muscular contours.

Most bizarre of all, black stripes emerged across his skin, resembling tiger hide without fur.

Dai Changsheng's hands also transformed into tiger claws, the extended talons gleaming bright silver. His eyes turned blood-red, while dazzling golden light enveloped his body, radiating the domineering presence of the king of beasts.

Under Yan's wary gaze, Dai Changsheng suddenly clenched his right hand in the air, and a massive black-and-gold saber appeared in his grasp.

Dai Changsheng's second Martial Soul was the Tiger Head Saber, and he had been born with immense strength. Therefore, he had specifically asked Spirit Hall's craftsmen to forge this black-and-gold saber from meteorite iron.

The saber was named the Soul Severing Saber. It was four feet long, weighed 208 jin, was incomparably sturdy, and could cut through iron as though it were mud!

"Yan, watch out!"

As soon as Dai Changsheng spoke, he explosively pushed off the ground, leaving a shallow crater behind as he lunged at Yan like a starving tiger pouncing on prey.

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Martial Soul Fusion Skill

Third Soul Skill: Hellfire!

Sensing a deadly threat, Yan's pupils contracted sharply. He hurriedly unleashed his Third Soul Skill, summoning a pillar of fire several meters wide and blasting it toward Dai Changsheng.

"Sweep the Army!!!"

Facing the oncoming pillar of fire, Dai Changsheng neither dodged nor retreated. Instead, he let out an embarrassingly dramatic roar and swung the Soul Severing Saber with all his strength, forcibly splitting it in two before charging at Yan without slowing down.

"Damn it!"

Watching his Third Soul Skill get cleaved apart by such a brute-force method, Yan's expression changed drastically. He instinctively tried to use his First Soul Skill to force Dai Changsheng back.

First Soul Skill: Hellish Lava...

"Bang!!!"

Before Yan could unleash his First Soul Skill, the Soul Severing Saber in Dai Changsheng's hand had already slammed viciously into his chest.

Yan felt an irresistible force crash into him. He flew backward like a cannonball from its barrel before smashing heavily into the floor over ten meters away.

"Hiss—"

Seeing this, Hu Liena and the others could not help sucking in a breath through clenched teeth.

Too brutal!

After carefully examining the unconscious Yan, the support-system Soul Master responsible for treating the injured reported to Bibi Dong, "His Holiness the Pope, Yan's life is not in danger. He has only broken five ribs. He will be fine after resting for two days."

Given the Soul Severing Saber's ability to cut through iron like mud, coupled with Dai Changsheng's terrifying brute strength, even the granite-like armor covering Yan's body should have been split in half with a single blow.

However, Yan was not his enemy, and this was only a sparring match. Dai Changsheng had no intention of killing him.

Therefore, when the Soul Severing Saber struck Yan, Dai Changsheng had deliberately turned the blade into its broad, thick spine and held back most of his strength.

"Brother Xie Yue, Senior Sister, which one of you is up next?"

Seeing that Yan was not seriously injured, Dai Changsheng spun the Soul Severing Saber in a flourish and gave Hu Liena and the others a kindly smile.

"..."

Hu Liena and Xie Yue's mouths twitched slightly. Although they were somewhat stronger than Yan, the difference was limited.

If even Yan could not withstand a single strike from Dai Changsheng, their results would likely not be much better if they faced him alone.

Watching Dai Changsheng grow a little too pleased with himself, Bibi Dong's lips curved into an amused smile. Her red lips parted as she said, "Nana, Xie Yue, the two of you go together. Let Changsheng get a proper look at your Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

???

Dai Changsheng's smile froze instantly.

"Wait! Teacher, this isn't fai—"

"Understood!"

Before Dai Changsheng could finish, Hu Liena and Xie Yue spoke in unison, cutting him off. They immediately revealed ill-intentioned smiles and shouted, "Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Bewitching Charm!"

The Soul Rings circling their bodies erupted with light and shot into the air above their heads, melting together into six massive Soul Rings that enveloped them within.

Their bodies fused together, transforming into a long-haired figure whose gender was impossible to distinguish, wielding two crescent-shaped blades.

"Zzzzt..."

A cloud of eerie red mist spread outward from Bewitching Charm, engulfing everything within a radius of thirty meters.

We're screwed!

Caught within the red mist, Dai Changsheng felt as if the entire world had turned blood-red. Even the Soul Severing Saber in his hand felt much heavier.

Although Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill appeared to be led by the stronger Xie Yue, it was actually Hu Liena who took the lead.

Therefore, Bewitching Charm excelled at control. It could release a cloud of red mist centered on itself.

Anyone enveloped by the red mist would have their senses reduced by fifty percent, their Soul Power suppressed by fifty percent, and all their movements slowed by fifty percent.

Beyond those three negative effects, only Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who had unleashed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, could see within the red mist. Others could neither observe what was happening inside nor discern its mysteries.

"Changsheng, watch out!"

A voice of indeterminate gender suddenly rang out, followed by the sound of something slicing through the air. Startled, Dai Changsheng instinctively swung his saber to block.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

As dozens of eerie red flashes streaked past, Dai Changsheng felt the Soul Severing Saber in his hand shudder violently before it was knocked out of his grasp.

"Bang!"

Before Dai Changsheng could react, Bewitching Charm circled behind him and kicked him in the butt, sending him sprawling face-first onto the ground.

"I'm done playing! I surrender, I surrender!"

Just as Bewitching Charm, enjoying the feel beneath its foot, was about to kick Dai Changsheng's perky backside a few more times, Dai Changsheng suddenly shouted from the ground.

Seeing that Dai Changsheng had surrendered, Bewitching Charm could not keep bullying him. It immediately withdrew the eerie red mist and canceled the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Dai Changsheng climbed to his feet and also released his Martial Soul Possession, turning back into an adorable little child. He deliberately put on a pitiful expression and leaped into Bibi Dong's arms.

Squeezing out a few tears, Dai Changsheng rubbed his head against Bibi Dong's Baby's Canteen and complained aggrievedly, "Master~ Senior Sister bullied me, boohoohoo..."

Since Dai Changsheng was still not even seven years old and looked so adorable, Bibi Dong did not think he was taking advantage of her.

Bibi Dong pinched Dai Changsheng's little cheek. "Be good, Changsheng~ Nana wasn't bullying you. She was only fulfilling her duty as your senior sister.

You need to endure more hardship during training. That way, when you encounter danger outside in the future, you'll be able to protect yourself!"

"I'm not scared of danger at all~"

Breathing in Bibi Dong's faint fragrance, Dai Changsheng snuggled against her in her arms and said in a soft, adorable, spoiled tone, "Even if I really do run into danger, Master will definitely come protect me."

"You..."

Bibi Dong shook her head helplessly, her beautiful eyes filled with affection.

After more than half a year together, coupled with Dai Changsheng occasionally acting pitiful and spoiled, his status in Bibi Dong's heart had reached a very high level—surpassing even Hu Liena's.

Especially on rainy nights with thunder, Dai Changsheng would use the excuse that he was afraid of thunder at night to run into Bibi Dong's bedroom, insisting that he could only fall asleep if she held him.

According to the intelligence Bibi Dong had gathered, Dai Changsheng's birth mother had died in childbirth on a rainy night. Therefore, Dai Changsheng had likely developed his fear of nighttime thunder back then.

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A Newcomer Has Arrived

Before Dai Changsheng awakened his Twin Martial Souls, he had only been an unloved prince. The palace maids and eunuchs tasked with caring for him certainly would not have put much effort into it.

Whenever Bibi Dong imagined Dai Changsheng as a child, trembling helplessly beneath his blanket on stormy nights with no one to rely on, her heart ached.

Thus, Bibi Dong's overflowing maternal instincts made her especially indulgent toward Dai Changsheng whenever rainy nights brought thunder.

At such times, Bibi Dong would not only allow Dai Changsheng to share her bed, but would also sing him lullabies in a gentle voice to soothe him to sleep.

What Bibi Dong did not know was that Dai Changsheng was not afraid of thunder at all. He was merely deliberately presenting himself to Bibi Dong as someone starved of maternal love, so he could draw closer to her!

As the saying went, the child who cried got candy, while the sensible child got no affection.

Compared to a strong and sensible young disciple, a disciple desperately lacking maternal love and utterly dependent on her would clearly be more likely to stir Bibi Dong's motherly instincts.

Looking at Dai Changsheng's aggrieved expression, Hu Liena could not help wondering if she had gone too far.

Yan: ???

After all, Dai Changsheng was not even seven years old, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue were several years older than him and had Soul Power above Rank 30. The two of them had even used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill against him. It did seem a little unreasonable.

"Alright~ Alright~ Changsheng, don't cry anymore. Senior Sister shouldn't have hit you so hard."

Feeling increasingly guilty, Hu Liena hurried over to Dai Changsheng's side with a somewhat ingratiating smile. "How about I take you out for Spicy Rabbit Head as an apology?"

"Gulp!"

Dai Changsheng swallowed instinctively, then deliberately put on a greedy expression as he asked Hu Liena for confirmation, "Really?"

"Of course. I'll take you right now."

"Thank you, Senior Sister. Senior Sister is the best."

"Obviously! You're my only junior brother. If I'm not good to you, who else would I be good to?"

Seeing how easily this little glutton had forgiven her, Hu Liena took the opportunity to pin the blame on Xie Yue. "Changsheng, let me tell you a secret! My brother was actually the one controlling Bewitching Charm just now. Otherwise, if I had been controlling it, I definitely wouldn't have kicked your butt so hard. I couldn't bear to~"

"So that's how it was! I knew Brother Xie Yue must have been up to no good. He's so close to Yan, he must have wanted to take the chance to avenge him."

Of course, Dai Changsheng did not believe Hu Liena's fox-like nonsense, but he still nodded along obediently.

"That's right! Exactly."