Spirit City was far quieter and more solemn at night than Heaven Dou City. There was less of the marketplace's clamor and more of the grandeur and desolation belonging to a sacred religious site. In her room at the inn, Xiao Xiaoxiao tossed and turned. Tang San's faintly furrowed brow while regulating his breath during the day, along with the occasional uncontrollable tremor in his right arm, were branded into her mind.
Soul Power fusion...
Once that bold thought arose, she could no longer suppress it. She remembered Master vaguely mentioning that under conditions of extreme trust and mutual understanding, certain special Martial Souls could produce a deeper resonance, even... a fusion of Soul Power. Such fusion was said to bring tremendous benefits to both sides. Not only could it temporarily increase their strength, but under certain circumstances, it might even nourish and heal them.
Her Martial Soul and Tang San's—one was the top-tier Control System Blue Silver Grass, while the other was the rare Spirit System Phantom Moon Fox—seemed completely unrelated. Yet for some reason, she had always felt there was an indescribable, subtle connection between them on a spiritual level. Especially when she had helped him sense the injuries in his meridians, that smooth, seamless feeling was far beyond ordinary Soul Power cooperation.
Perhaps... they really could try?
The thought made her heart race, filling her with anticipation as well as indescribable nervousness and shyness. Soul Power fusion meant opening one's most fundamental power to the other without reservation. It was a contact deeper than physical intimacy. Would he... agree? Would he think she was being too rash?
But the moment she thought of the shocking cracks in his arm and the lingering lightning poison within it, all hesitation was crushed beneath a stronger resolve. No matter what,