Aili as a martial soul?

For Lang Lei, theoretical classes were simply a nightmare, a point he made no effort to conceal.

He would rather engage in a thrilling, life-and-death battle with the terrifying Great Extinction Lord than sit obediently in a classroom like this, enduring the torture of dizzying theoretical knowledge.

What weaknesses of spirit beasts? Lang Lei muttered inwardly; as long as his attack power was formidable enough, there would be weaknesses everywhere on the enemy's body!

As for the appropriate absorption age of spirit rings, Lang Lei disdained it even more. His First Spirit Ring had absorbed a thousand-year one directly, yet the teacher told him the best combination for the first four spirit rings should be yellow, yellow, purple, purple. To Lang Lei, this was simply a colossal joke!

In short, although the things the teacher taught in class indeed possessed a certain degree of logic, that only applied to ordinary geniuses. For someone like Lang Lei whose strength was somewhat greater, this so-called theoretical knowledge could basically be completely ignored.

However, when the teacher began explaining the application of martial souls, Lang Lei's interest was finally piqued slightly. After all, this was experience gained through hundreds or even thousands of years of practice and summarization by others, so there certainly had to be some aspects worth referencing.

The teacher on the podium had perhaps long since heard of Lang Lei's fierce and bold deeds, and when he noticed Lang Lei spacing out, some apprehension stirred in his heart, leaving him hesitant to remind Lang Lei directly. Thus, a flash of inspiration struck the teacher, and he decided to start with Ye Lingling sitting beside Lang Lei, calling upon her to answer a question.

"Classmate Lingling, could you tell the teacher what the basic composition of martial souls I just lectured on includes?" The teacher's voice was gentle and amiable, appearing not to harbor any anger over Lang Lei's distraction.

Hearing the teacher's question, Lang Lei snapped back to attention abruptly. In truth, he had not been distracted just now, but was instead having a passionate discussion about a problem with Elysia. However, Ye Lingling suddenly standing up to answer a question did indeed yank him forcefully out of his conscious space.

Ye Lingling stood up, wearing a smile, and answered with full confidence, "Reporting to the teacher, martial souls are special soul entities entrusted to our souls and influenced by bloodlines. They do not possess consciousness themselves, but are instead extensions of our own souls. At the same time, martial souls are also influenced by the body, thereby forming their own unique martial souls."

The teacher was extremely satisfied with Ye Lingling's answer, smiling as he nodded and said, "Very good, Classmate Lingling, please sit down." Following that, the teacher's gaze shifted to Lang Lei, and seeing that he had already returned to focus, a relieved smile appeared on the teacher's face before he continued explaining the subsequent material.

Lang Lei looked thoughtfully at this teacher, a sigh involuntarily escaping him inwardly: this teacher is actually quite responsible. By comparison, Teacher Zhao Qin would probably treat him as air during this timeframe, completely ignoring his existence.

Just as Lang Lei prepared to continue listening to the lecture, Elysia's voice rang out in Lang Lei's mind once again.

"Lang Lei, Lang Lei, I thought of a good thing!"

"Hm? What good thing?" Lang Lei decisively re-entered the conscious space. Actually, it wouldn't matter even if he didn't enter, as he could still hear clearly what Elysia was saying, but without doing this, Lang Lei always felt a sense of disrespect toward Elysia.

Seeing Lang Lei enter a state of distraction once again, the teacher on the stage could not help but feel a wave of helplessness. He sighed inwardly; although this student possessed innate extraordinary talent, his focus was truly hard to compliment.

However, the teacher did not continue trying to find ways to interfere with Lang Lei. After all, in the world of spirit masters, strength was the most important criterion for measurement. Moreover, Lang Lei's talent and the strength he displayed that day were both sufficient to prove that he was a rare talent. Even if a pig were to come over, it would probably become a Titled Douluo under his guidance.

"You say, is there any possibility for me to become your martial soul?"

Hearing these words, Lang Lei could not help but be stunned, a puzzled expression appearing on his face. He clearly did not quite understand Elysia's meaning.

Seeing this, Elysia hastily explained, "Aiya, dummy! Didn't Lang Lei's teacher just say it earlier, martial souls are unconscious special soul entities entrusted to a spirit master's soul, formed through the influence of bloodlines. Just think, isn't this very similar to my life form?"

Hearing Elysia's explanation, a stir arose in Lang Lei's heart as he thought it over carefully. Aili was indeed entrusted to his soul, and she was also an independent soul entity; apart from being unable to project outward and having consciousness, she seemed to have no major differences from the essence of a martial soul.

"Then what about having consciousness?" Lang Lei furrowed his brow, asking with a face full of worry. He knew very well in his heart that although having an extra martial soul could vastly enhance his strength, he absolutely did not want Elysia to turn into an entity without consciousness.

Elysia seemed to see right through Lang Lei's thoughts, speaking in a coyly aggrieved tone, "I know what Lang Lei is worried about, but didn't Lang Lei's teacher just say it earlier as well, the existing forms of martial souls are quite diverse, and among them there are also those kinds of entities that possess independent consciousness."

Hearing this, Lang Lei relaxed slightly, though he still hesitated somewhat: "Uh..."

Seeing this, Elysia blinked playfully, teasing, "Lang Lei couldn't have just been listening to me talk earlier and not listening to the lecture properly, right~?"

Lang Lei's face flushed instantly, and he hastened to defend himself, "No way, I just couldn't quite remember it all."

Seeing him like this, Elysia stopped teasing him as well, smiling as she said, "Alright, alright~?"

Seizing the opportunity, Lang Lei quickly spoke up, "Alright, let's get back to the point." He swiftly shifted the topic, wanting to cover up his awkwardness. It seemed he didn't want to become overly entangled in the previous matter. "Logically speaking, Aili, you can already be considered my martial soul now, but I'm unable to use you as freely as I use Genesis Radiance... um, summon you. What on earth is going on here?"

Elysia blinked, revealing a mischievous smile: "Hmm... perhaps it's because I'm a beautiful girl? Heh heh, just kidding~?"

"I think it should be the restriction of rules. Just like how the Cocoon of the End has its own rules, and Origin Power is able to rewrite those rules, the reason Lang Lei cannot summon me like other martial souls is probably because the rules do not allow it."

Elysia's analysis made Lang Lei nod thoughtfully: "Mhm, that makes sense. So, what should we do then?"

"That's right, Lang Lei, do you still remember that Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from before?"

Lang Lei's eyes lit up: "Oh, you mean that thing might be useful to me?"

Lang Lei's tone carried some excitement: "I'm only guessing like this, but I have a hunch that this might still not be enough."

"I understand, I'll keep an eye out for things carrying divinity."

"Then I'll have to trouble you~?"

"What are you saying, this is a tremendous help to me as well."