Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Golden Sacred Dragon

Gengxin City.

The city of metal, also known as the city of steel.

This was a paradise for blacksmiths, gathering many rare metals from across the continent, along with large quantities of common metals.

On Douluo Continent, Soul Masters held the highest status.

In certain countries, as long as a Soul Master obtained their first soul ring, they would be granted a noble title.

Blacksmiths did not hold high status. Ordinary people without Soul Power who worked as blacksmiths were looked down upon, and even Soul Masters with Soul Power who entered the blacksmithing trade were still discriminated against.

Of course, most of the discrimination against blacksmiths came from nobles and Soul Masters.

Ordinary people did not dare look down on blacksmiths. They even envied them and wanted to become blacksmiths themselves.

After all, blacksmiths earned money far faster than ordinary people.

It was a little hard, but as long as they could make money, what did hardship matter?

The discriminated blacksmiths eventually banded together and established an association belonging to blacksmiths in Gengxin City. They selected the most skilled blacksmith and called him a "Divine Craftsman," placing him in charge of the Blacksmith Association.

There was only one Divine Craftsman in Gengxin City now, but he was already advanced in age, and his health was worrying. No one knew when he might pass away.

However, his disciple, Lou Gao, was highly talented and had a chance of becoming the next Divine Craftsman before his master passed on.

He had originally been uninterested in the Sky Screen, but after seeing the Tang Sect hidden weapons used by Tang San, he became interested in those so-called Tang Sect hidden weapons as well. Whether it was the Sleeve Arrow or the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, he wanted to reproduce them.

The Sleeve Arrow was simple. Although he had not seen Tang San make one and had only watched how he used it, he had already recreated its design.

Though the reproduced Sleeve Arrow might not be as good as the original made by Tang San, it had still been successfully copied.

The Godly Zhuge Crossbow was more complicated, but not impossible to reproduce.

He truly hoped Tang San would display more of those hidden weapons in the future.

Tang San promised to give the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to his Shrek companions as a gift.

When he absorbed the soul ring dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider, his consciousness sank into an illusion. He not only saw memories from his infancy, but also returned to the Tang Sect of his previous life.

Unfortunately, the illusion was false. He would never be able to return to the Tang Sect in this life.

But he could rebuild the Tang Sect on Douluo Continent.

The students of Shrek, called little monsters, were all highly talented. He would win them over and bring them into the Tang Sect.

Once they grew stronger, the Tang Sect would grow as well.

Tang San approached his companions with this thought in mind.

The Shrek members who received Tang San's gifts also developed a great deal of goodwill toward him.

Especially Ning Rongrong.

This willful Little Demoness cared deeply about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

With the Godly Zhuge Crossbow Tang San had given her, she now had some means of protecting herself.

After returning, she planned to write to her father. She had to win Tang San over and bring him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Well, Tang San's identity had not been exposed, nor had his second martial soul.

Ning Rongrong did not know that Tang San was the son of Clear Sky Douluo.

Her desire to recruit Tang San into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was also an inheritance of her elders' talent.

There was no helping it. The martial soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had a flaw and could only cultivate to Soul Saint.

Once they reached Rank 79, they encountered a bottleneck. Just like Grandmaster could not break through Rank 29 for his entire life, they could not break through to Soul Saint.

To break through to Rank 80 Spirit Douluo, they could only make up for the flaw in their martial souls, evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into an Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, or even a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

It was precisely because of this martial soul flaw, combined with the fact that they were Support System Soul Masters, that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always recruited battle-type Soul Masters to better protect themselves.

The partners of Support System Soul Masters were always battle-type Soul Masters.

Ning Rongrong had taken a liking to Tang San.

Though his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, it was no useless martial soul in Tang San's hands.

Tang San would definitely grow stronger in the future.

Ning Rongrong thought Tang San was promising. She wanted to recruit him early and have him join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The others were also grateful for Tang San's efforts.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down. Since Xiao Wu has returned and Tang San has safely absorbed his soul ring, it is time for us to head back," Zhao Wuji said.

The Star Dou Great Forest was such a dangerous place that every extra minute they stayed meant another minute of danger, especially when he had yet to recover.

They had to leave the Star Dou Great Forest as quickly as possible.

"Teacher Zhao is right. Let's leave the Star Dou Great Forest first," Dai Mubai said. "Little Ao, make some Flying Mushroom Sausages."

"Got it!" Oscar nodded with a smile, then made eight Flying Mushroom Sausages.

As long as they ate his Flying Mushroom Sausages, they could fly.

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was no slow flier.

After eating the Flying Mushroom Sausages made by Oscar, illusory wings grew from the group's backs. Moving at the speed of a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, they flew through the sky toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Since they were in the air, they did not attract the attention of the soul beasts within the Star Dou Great Forest and left without incident.

They continued using the Flying Mushroom Sausages made by Oscar on the way back to Shrek Academy.

Oscar had a hard time along the way.

After all, he had to keep making Flying Mushroom Sausages nonstop.

The moment they returned to the gates of Shrek Academy, Oscar collapsed onto the ground.

He was exhausted. He did not want to get up now; he only wanted to lie there and rest.

Zhao Wuji arranged for everyone to rest, then went to report the situation to Flender, the academy's dean.

This trip had truly not gone smoothly.

When he reached the dean's office, Zhao Wuji saw Flender and a man with a short flat-top haircut.

It was Grandmaster.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

After Yu Xiaogang underwent Spirit Awakening, that smug little brat received a beating from his clan.

His martial soul was simply too useless. It was an external beast martial soul, and one that looked like a pig-like beast martial soul at that.

Compared to the martial souls awakened by the other children of the clan, his Three-Eyed Demon Fox martial soul was not only ugly, but utterly useless.

However, Yu Xiaogang was proud. He never believed himself to be trash.

With his clan leader father backing him, it was not as if he could not cultivate.

Once he began cultivating, he would show them what a true genius was!

Yet after Yu Xiaogang began cultivating, he discovered the drawback of a useless martial soul. His cultivation speed was simply too slow. Even after using quite a few heavenly treasures, his cultivation speed did not improve.

Half a year had passed since the day he awakened his martial soul, but he had only cultivated to Rank 1.

In half a year, he had only made a breakthrough of 0.5 ranks. It was far too difficult.

Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened.

More and more people in the clan mocked him, believing he was unworthy of being the clan leader's son.

Yu Xiaogang remembered every taunt, planning to settle the score with them one by one after he made it big.

"The me on the Sky Screen is way too pathetic, isn't he? After all these years, he still hadn't found a cultivation method for Three-Eyed Demon Fox, and his Soul Power... was only at Soul Grandmaster. He even hit a bottleneck and couldn't break through Rank 30."

When Yu Xiaogang saw the middle-aged version of himself on the Sky Screen, anger rose within him. Every time he saw Grandmaster, he became furious, feeling that the Grandmaster on the Sky Screen was useless.

Though they were the same person, he simply could not stand the Grandmaster on the Sky Screen.

Perhaps it was because Grandmaster was too useless. He could not even develop a reliable cultivation method, leaving Yu Xiaogang with nothing to learn from.

Yu Xiaogang could not be bothered to watch the rest of the Sky Screen. Rather than look at that old-man version of himself, he might as well cultivate.

"Dean, I suffered a huge loss on this trip," Zhao Wuji complained to Flender after glancing at Grandmaster a few more times.

"What happened?" Flender asked in confusion. "You merely went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul rings. Did something happen?"

"We almost didn't make it back," Zhao Wuji said with lingering fear.

Whether it was the Peerless Dragon Snake or the Titan Giant Ape, either could have left them permanently in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The fact that they had returned safely was entirely due to good luck.

"What did you encounter? Tell me," Flender said.

He had known Zhao Wuji for a long time.

Though Zhao Wuji made it sound serious, he actually just wanted to get some benefits.

Naturally, Flender would not give him any.

He was stingy, greedy for money, and thick-skinned too.

"Is it alright to say it now?" Zhao Wuji asked, glancing at Grandmaster.

"It's fine. Xiao Gang is my closest friend," Flender said. "He also has the title of 'Grandmaster.' You should have heard of him."

"Grandmaster?" Zhao Wuji scratched his head and thought hard before recalling Grandmaster's identity.

However, Zhao Wuji did not think much of the Grandmaster who had made a name for himself in the Soul Master world.

What Grandmaster? He had just been talked up.

His strength was lacking, and even after turning to research, he had not developed any important theories. Even his so-called Ten Core Competitiveness Theories contained quite a few contradictions.

Did the dean know his friend was a fraud?

Zhao Wuji had not considered speaking ill of Grandmaster in front of Flender.

He was a smart man.

Seeing how close Grandmaster and the dean were, he knew they were friends as close as could be.

They would not fall out over a single remark from him.

He would not make himself unwelcome.

"I remember now. So you are that Grandmaster," Zhao Wuji said, pretending to have suddenly realized it.

"That's right. Xiao Gang is that Grandmaster whose theories are unmatched," Flender said.

"Flender, you exaggerate too much. I'm just an ordinary person," Grandmaster said modestly.

Zhao Wuji could not listen any longer. He said directly, "Dean, I took the little monsters to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul rings. First, we encountered the Peerless Dragon Snake couple. We stole their soul ring—not once, but twice."

"Zhao Wuji, you were far too bold!" Flender said speechlessly. "I did say that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre, but this..."

"Alright, Dean, didn't we come back safely?" Zhao Wuji rolled his eyes and said frankly. "The first time we took their soul ring, it was because we didn't know. Tang San acted in Oscar's place, defeated the Peerless Dragon Snake couple's granddaughter, and took that soul ring."

"What about the second time you stole a soul ring?" Flender asked.

"Oscar absorbed his soul ring, and Tang San also broke through to Rank 30, so we had to find another soul ring. But Xiao Wu was captured by the Titan Giant Ape. Tang San encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider while trying to save Xiao Wu. It was a Man Faced Demon Spider that had been badly injured by the Peerless Dragon Snake couple. Tang San killed it and absorbed its soul ring," Zhao Wuji said.

"The Peerless Dragon Snake couple will not let this go. What did you say to them?" Flender asked curiously.

"I only told them about Tang San's background," Zhao Wuji said. "They spared Tang San out of respect for Clear Sky Douluo."

"At least they knew what was good for them," Grandmaster said.

"What about the Titan Giant Ape? Why did it capture Xiao Wu?" Flender asked.

"How would I know?" Zhao Wuji spread his hands helplessly. "She came back in the end, and I didn't ask. I just took the little monsters and left the Star Dou Great Forest."

"If you're curious, go ask her yourself and see whether she is willing to tell you."

Zhao Wuji left after saying that.

He had only come to inform Flender.

Now that he had finished, of course he would leave, lest he interrupt the old friends catching up.

After Zhao Wuji left, Flender spoke with Grandmaster about the past for a while, then entrusted the students of Shrek Academy to Grandmaster's guidance.

Flender trusted Grandmaster's teaching ability.

His inexplicable trust in Grandmaster was strange as well, as if he had been bewitched.

It might have been the influence of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Back then, the Golden Iron Triangle had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill formed by the three of them, joining forces to create the Golden Sacred Dragon.

Groups capable of using Martial Soul Fusion Skills would grow closer and closer.

Grandmaster and Liu Erlong getting together might also have been influenced by the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

No wonder Martial Soul Fusion Skills could only arise between relatives and lovers.

After all, Martial Soul Fusion Skills required their hearts and minds to be in harmony.

Once rejection arose in their hearts, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill would fail.

The best example was Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. Because they rejected each other, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill failed, and they were unable to form the Hell White Tiger.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

They had been watching everything the Sky Screen displayed.

When they saw that Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and a woman named Liu Erlong could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill together and display the power of the Golden Sacred Dragon, it immediately drew the attention of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul was already powerful enough, but it was still inferior to the Golden Sacred Dragon.

They had thought Yu Xiaogang's talent was extraordinary. Even if he could not awaken the Golden Sacred Dragon, he should at least have Innate Full Soul Power. Who would have expected him to first awaken a useless martial soul, then possess less than Rank 1 Soul Power, only 0.5? Yet now he could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with outsiders to form the Golden Sacred Dragon.

Well then, as long as they found the other two people, their clan could command the Golden Sacred Dragon!

The elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan became excited and urged Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader, to search the entire continent for Flender and Liu Erlong.

No one knew where Flender was.

As for Liu Erlong... someone stepped forward to claim her, saying she was his daughter.

That man was Yu Luomian, Yu Yuanzhen's younger brother.

"Where did you get a daughter?" Yu Yuanzhen asked directly.

"Big Brother, Erlong is my illegitimate daughter," Yu Luomian said awkwardly.

He had had an affair with a woman of the streets outside and even had a child with her.

Because the child's mother came from a poor background, he did not dare bring her back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and instead raised her outside.

Now that the Sky Screen said his illegitimate daughter could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his elder brother's useless son to form the Golden Sacred Dragon, he immediately realized this was a good opportunity to bring his illegitimate daughter back into the clan.

As long as she could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to form the Golden Sacred Dragon, no one would care about Liu Erlong's status as an illegitimate daughter.

So what if she was illegitimate?

As long as she could benefit the clan, an illegitimate daughter could be acknowledged.

And as the father of that illegitimate daughter, he would not be criticized by the clan. Instead, he would receive praise. After all, he had a daughter capable of using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to form the Golden Sacred Dragon.

If you were jealous, then go have a daughter who could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to form the Golden Sacred Dragon too!