Not Twins, Yet Better Than Twins: Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd and Sword Maniac Ji Juechen, Half Son of the Plane

"Haha, Old Mu, don't be disappointed. Spirit Hall disappeared twenty thousand years ago, after all. Let's look at something else."

Zhen Hua laughed heartily, consoling Mu Ye after his daydream had failed. Pointing at Feng Zaixing's various statistics displayed on the nearby liquid-crystal screen, he said,

"Spiritual Power: 336. Physical strength is close to the average for an early-stage assault-type Soul Elder. He can directly fuse with a thousand-year Soul Spirit without any problem."

"You don't need to tell me. I saw that long ago."

Mu Ye waved a hand, indicating that he was not blind. As the Primal Body Sect Master, a close observation was enough for him to judge things with near accuracy.

Feng Zaixing descended from the air and tried to recall his wings and Martial Soul before asking,

"Teacher, I feel that Angel Light and Shadow is completely integrated with me, as though it is two forms of one Martial Soul. What is going on?"

"After recalling Angel Sacred Light, the domain changed as well. It feels as though I have split off countless streams of divine consciousness, allowing me to perceive everything within the domain in minute detail. My physical strength increases greatly, but the intensity of the sacred energy decreases accordingly."

"That is naturally because... I need to study this too."

Mu Ye had been about to answer casually, but his mind went blank when the words reached his lips. With an Awkward Smile, he said to Feng Zaixing,

"Your situation is too unusual. There has never been a precedent for it in our sect's history. Let me give you a full-body examination first. Don't worry. The emergence of an Innate Domain signifies unparalleled talent. You have the potential to become a Four-word Battle Armor Master."

"I think there should be a qualifier added: a Four-word Battle Armor Master with Limit Douluo Cultivation," Feng Zaixing said solemnly.

"You brat..."

The celebratory expression on Mu Ye's face instantly darkened. The Four-word Battle Armor Masters of the current age were either Limit Douluos or Level 98 Super Douluos. He alone was the exception, not even a Super Douluo.

"Haha, let's hurry up and conduct the examination."

Zhen Hua spoke up to defuse Mu Ye's embarrassment. The two of them got to work together, teaching Feng Zaixing techniques for controlling his Martial Soul abilities.

Two hours later, Mu Ye gave his conclusion.

"This is an unprecedented miracle. Zaixing, your Martial Soul is first and foremost your entire body, which possesses Divine Origin. Your physical strength, recovery ability, and coordination far surpass those of ordinary people. You have excellent control over every inch of your flesh, bones, and energy. This is both the effect of your Martial Soul and the result of cultivating an Acquired Secret Method.

"Your Angel Martial Soul, meanwhile, is a manifestation of the sacred energy within your body, condensed into an energy-form existence. Its form is close to pure light and energy. Thus, you do not possess normal Twin Martial Souls. The Angel Martial Soul is more like an extension and sublimation of your Body Martial Soul."

Rubbing his chin, Mu Ye said, "If I am not mistaken, you only need to fuse with one Soul Spirit to cultivate both Martial Souls. Their forms differ, and so will their soul skills—just like your Innate Domain has two forms."

"A single-Martial-Soul cultivation state and a twin-Martial-Soul combat state?" Feng Zaixing summarized.

"Exactly. One emphasizes physical substance, while the other emphasizes energy form. Not twins, yet better than twins—they can develop the human body's potential to the fullest."

Mu Ye nodded heavily and said excitedly, "The origins of your two great Martial Souls are identical. This means that your total Soul Power will far exceed that of a single-Martial-Soul Soul Master, and may even surpass ordinary Twin Martial Soul Soul Masters. Ordinary Twin Martial Soul Soul Masters must divide their Martial Soul origin into two portions, but you do not."

"I can say with certainty that as long as you possess a powerful offensive soul skill, you will be able to contend against some Soul Elders!"

"So Zaixing's situation is much stronger than that of ordinary Twin Martial Soul Soul Masters. After all, this is no longer the ancient era, and Twin Martial Souls have quite a few drawbacks now," Zhen Hua said thoughtfully.

As Soul Guidance Technology continued to develop, most Soul Beast gathering grounds that had once flourished were razed. Only the Star Dou Great Forest had not been completely conquered, while even the Sea Soul Beasts near the coast had nearly been slaughtered to extinction.

Therefore, all Soul Masters needed to fuse with Soul Spirits from the Spirit Pagoda to cultivate. Only certain long-inherited Soul Master families and top-tier forces could hunt a small number of Soul Beasts for their core descendants.

The greatest late-stage advantage of Twin Martial Soul Soul Masters no longer existed. If their Spiritual Power was not strong enough, they could not even fuse both Martial Souls with enough Soul Spirits.

In Addition, Twin Martial Soul Soul Masters needed to coordinate both aspects when forging Battle Armor, and their Battle Armor was generally less powerful than that of single-Martial-Soul Soul Masters.

Feng Zaixing did not have the trouble of fusing with multiple Soul Spirits. Forging Battle Armor was certainly Not Easy, but since both Martial Souls shared one origin, it would be much easier.

"Teacher, since everything has gone smoothly, Senior Brother and I will go cultivate first. Tomorrow, we'll go to the Spirit Pagoda. Don't let anyone fool you."

After picking up and reading the examination report, Feng Zaixing no longer wished to serve as research material and took the initiative to leave.

"Go on, go on. I'll call your grand-junior martial uncle later and have him take out all the top-tier Soul Spirits he has stored away. Then you can experience the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform."

Mu Ye readily agreed, unable to stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

After the two disciples left, Sect Master Mu Ye's booming laughter immediately Rang Out through the awakening room, carrying the force of mountains collapsing and earth splitting.

Zhen Hua's eyelids twitched as he interrupted, "Stop laughing. The building is about to collapse."

"Hahahaha, so what if I laugh the building down? I'll build you an even sturdier one! Hahahaha..."

Mu Ye ignored him and continued laughing toward the sky. His Body Martial Soul and Titled Douluo Cultivation had granted him astonishing lung capacity.

Fearing that his ears would not be able to take it, Zhen Hua's eyes shifted, and a plan came to mind.

"Laugh, yes, you should laugh! It is rare for your Primal Body Sect to produce such a top-tier genius. Once he enters the world, he will become famous across the continent, and entering Shrek Academy will be effortless."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can such a genius be handed over to Shrek? That would be like throwing buns to a dog—gone for good!"

Zhen Hua's words made Mu Ye's smile vanish instantly. He understood Shrek far too well. Once they saw Feng Zaixing, they would definitely keep him at the academy.

A successor of the Primal Body Sect? Shrek would absolutely dare to snatch him!

Zhen Hua quietly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. "Then Ming Capital is the only option? That fellow Luan Hongchen would certainly be delighted."

"Those things are too far off. Focus on what is in front of us first."

Mu Ye waved a hand indifferently and said, "Zaixing's talent is the greatest I have ever seen. His two great Martial Souls can excavate all his potential; even Sky-Supporting Douluo could not compare. Tomorrow, I must make thorough preparations. His Soul Spirit absolutely cannot be inferior to mine."

Hearing this, Zhen Hua cast Mu Ye a slightly teasing glance. This old friend's Soul Rings were five black and four red, a combination few in the current age could rival. Had he not delayed his cultivation by obsessing over Mechas, he would have become a Limit Douluo long ago.

In the current age, Shrek Academy, Tang Sect, Spirit Pagoda, and War God Hall stood as the four top-tier powers. The Spirit Pagoda, which controlled Artificial Spirit Soul technology, held an extraordinary position. It had established branches in the Federation's eighteen most important cities and was known as the Eighteen Sky Pillars.

Heaven Dou City ranked among the Federation's top three cities, alongside Star Luo City. The acting branch master currently stationed in Heaven Dou City had deep ties with Mu Ye. He was a Level 98 Super Douluo with a Brain Martial Soul, and his Spiritual Power was unmatched across the continent.

Thinking of that person's experiences, Zhen Hua could not help recalling some things. He said, "Once Zaixing reveals his cultivation on the continent, Shrek will not be the only force interested in him. Besides the four great powers, there is also a powerful family."

"Because of his Martial Soul, that family will be determined to claim him."

"The southern Lezheng Family?" Mu Ye's pupils shifted.

"Yes. You have met Angel Douluo Yue Zhengen. He Was Most fond of talent. If he sees a Six-Winged Angel reappear in the world, he may personally make a move. Moreover, Zaixing's mother truly has ties to them, although she is already beyond the Five Degrees of Mourning."

Zhen Hua spoke softly, revealing a name that sounded extraordinary—and truly was extraordinary.

"By seniority, Zaixing should be his distant grandnephew. In a few years, they will probably come to acknowledge the kinship."

As the Jade Toad exchanged places with the Golden Crow, Feng Zaixing returned to his room after completing the day's lessons in the dead of night.

The room's furnishings were simple, even somewhat old-fashioned. Feng Zaixing passed several rows of bookshelves packed with dazzling volumes, then sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion and entered meditation.

As he breathed and circulated his cultivation method, it looked no different from the Primal Body Sect's Meditation Method.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, luminous mist stretched endlessly. Feng Zaixing advanced step by step until he arrived before a hundred-meter-tall halberd, where he cupped his hands in salute and said clearly,

"Thank you, Senior, for passing on a cultivation method to nourish my body. Senior once said that after I awakened my Martial Soul, I could come here and learn more about Senior. This junior has come to keep that appointment."

The halberd before him was blue-purple throughout, covered in strange patterns. Each pattern seemed to contain an exceptionally peculiar luster. They were fine and dense, like the scales of the long halberd, Emitting an indescribably dangerous aura.

The Super Divine Artifact of the Abyss Plane, the Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd.

It had appeared in Feng Zaixing's Sea of Consciousness half a year ago. It claimed that a transmigrator senior had thrown it into this parallel world in hopes of finding someone strong enough to fight him in the future. It had also given Feng Zaixing a cultivation method to comfort him over the death of his parents.

Feng Zaixing had once suspected that this senior's main criterion for observation was whether someone had parents, but he had no proof...

The cultivation method was none other than the Mysterious Heaven Skill improved by that senior. Its original version came from the true body of Tang God King in a parallel world. After that senior improved it several times, it was spread across the continent. It was said that, in that parallel world, even people without Innate Soul Power could cultivate to become Soul Emperors.

Because of this, Feng Zaixing greatly admired that senior. The modified cultivation method left no traces when cultivated. It could not only increase Soul Power, but also nourish one's blood vitality and Spiritual Power, excavate one's deeper potential, and inexplicably harmonize with the Primal Body Sect's cultivation.

At that moment, the Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd trembled slightly, transmitting an indifferent voice that seemed utterly devoid of emotion.

"Your senior said that what he sought was an opponent, not trash that grew through some so-called system. One must possess the conviction and fighting spirit to struggle through one's own will. If you wish to gain something, you must pay a price."

Hearing this, Feng Zaixing nodded gently and asked, "But in this era, without something to rely on, how can one fight the Tang Family? Even the Lord of the Plane and the Life Core are going to be killed."

The rigidification of social classes was basically complete. Whether one was talented no longer mattered. No matter how great one's talent, without backing, one would be nothing more than a second Ha Luosa or Yun Ming.

"Your Martial Soul is the Lord of the Plane's final resistance. He gave you the Angel God's last divinity, making you a Half Son of the Plane. Since he learned from me that your parents died in the Abyss, he knew that you would be irreconcilably opposed to Shrek and the Tang Sect."

"A Half Son of the Plane? Does the Lord of the Plane want me to be like Ha Luosa and fight Shrek and the Tang Sect to the death?" Feng Zaixing asked thoughtfully.

"If you gain my recognition, when they act against you, I will help you. In the future, you may use the lives of Evil Soul Masters and Abyssal Creatures to obtain certain things here," said the Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd.

"Thank you. May I ask, how do I gain your recognition?" Feng Zaixing asked.

The Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd transmitted its voice. "Do as you please. I am a divine consciousness avatar of a friend of your senior, observing all things from within this halberd."

"My Innate Soul Power was Level 3. At eight years old, I entered a Soul Beast forest alone and killed a hundred-year Soul Beast for my first Soul Ring. Your talent is far greater than mine, so you cannot do worse than I did."

"Otherwise, I will not care whether you live or die."

Hearing this, Feng Zaixing's eyes focused, and a genuine trace of respect rose in his gaze as he said,

"So it is Sword Maniac Ji Juechen himself. Senior naturally has the qualifications to test me. Tomorrow, when I enter the Spirit Ascension Platform, I will certainly let Senior see this junior's will."

If someone else tested him, he would probably submit outwardly while refusing inwardly. But the one before him was too extraordinary; there was only one word for it—respect.

He only hoped that this Sword Maniac, who had Become a God in a parallel spacetime, could truly block those hidden blades.