Fusion Soul Blood

Because his Soul Power had perfectly fused with Ah Yin's Soul Power, with you in me and me in you, and with Ah Yin's Soul Power serving as a guide, that drop of blood did not reject Tian Hao's Soul Power infiltrating it, or even eroding and refining it.

After nearly a full day, he finally used his own Soul Power to cleanse Ah Yin's drop of blood once, making it completely stop rejecting his Soul Power.

He could even use that drop of blood and Ah Yin's Soul Power to convert his own Soul Power into Ah Yin's life-infused Soul Power.

However, the converted Soul Power differed from Ah Yin's own. Since it had been converted from Tian Hao's own Soul Power, it still belonged to Tian Hao; it had merely been granted the characteristic of Life Force.

Although the concentration of Life Force in this converted Soul Power was far lower than that in Ah Yin's own Soul Power, it belonged entirely to Tian Hao and could fuse with him perfectly, without even the slightest aftereffects.

"It worked!"

After merging the newly converted Soul Power into himself and finding not the slightest sense of rejection, Tian Hao's smile widened.

What he had feared most was rejection. That would mean it could not fuse perfectly.

If it could not fuse perfectly, then it would hold little meaning for him.

Fortunately, his hypothesis had been correct. The converted Soul Power still belonged to him; it simply contained some additional Life Force.

He called that drop of blood Soul Blood, a special product formed from the fusion of Soul Power and blood. It was also the foundation of his entire set of theoretical conjectures.

"The next step!"

Drawing a deep breath, Tian Hao pricked his fingertip with a small knife and squeezed out a drop of blood. He fused it with Soul Power, turning it into Soul Blood rich in Soul Power as well, then controlled the two drops of Soul Blood as they drew close and merged.

Using his own Soul Power as a bridge, he guided the two drops of Soul Blood into fusion.

The fusion was very slow, far slower even than when he had refined Ah Yin's drop of blood, but Tian Hao was patient.

After three days and four nights without sleep or rest, the two drops of Soul Blood finally fused under his guidance.

Many rejection reactions occurred along the way, but Tian Hao used the fused Soul Power to guide and dissolve them all, ultimately achieving perfect unity.

"Only the final step remains!"

Looking at the bright red Soul Blood before him, which seemed almost capable of glowing, Tian Hao rested briefly. Then, using a sharp little knife forged from Iron Mother, he cut open a small section of skin over the right side of his chest, exposing the uppermost rib.

He then twisted the nearly awl-like tip of the knife against the rib, drilling a small hole that revealed the dark red marrow within.

Without hesitation, he guided that perfectly fused drop of Soul Blood through the drilled hole and into the marrow of the rib, once again using Soul Power to guide it into fusion with his own bone marrow.

Because it had undergone multiple fusions, especially the final fusion with his own blood, which had eliminated and dissolved every rejection reaction that arose, the Soul Blood fused very smoothly with the bone marrow.

Moreover, with the fused Soul Power serving as a guiding bridge, no rejection reaction appeared. It smoothly merged into the marrow of that rib.

Using his precise control over Soul Power, he guided the drop of Soul Blood into the marrow, using it as a converter to transform his Soul Power into a special Soul Power similar to Ah Yin's, one containing Life Force.

The special Soul Power containing Life Force flowed through his entire body along his blood vessels, nourishing and stimulating his cells while gradually integrating the Life Force within the Soul Power into every cell of his body.

"It's done."

Sensing that his muscles and bones were indeed slowly absorbing the Life Force, Tian Hao grinned. He knew he had been right again.

Life Force was a higher-level power, one that existed universally within every living being.

It was simply too faint and weak within each creature, lying dormant in the deepest parts of the body, making it difficult to sense.

But if there were external Life Force compatible with one's body, the body would instinctively absorb it. This was an instinct of living beings to seek benefit and avoid harm.

If the body's cells were supplied with a large amount of Life Force, then using it as a foundation to stimulate a power similar to Vital Energy should become much easier.

After all, in the Douluo series' setting, Bloodline Power itself was related to Life Force. It could even be said to be a subordinate power of Life Force.

Only beings with sufficiently high bloodlines or powerful enough physiques could possess it. For instance, the experts of the Body Sect had only gained this power after cultivating their bodies to a certain level.

In his hypothesis, Vital Energy was the embryonic form of Bloodline Power, so it naturally had to be connected to Life Force. It could even be called a weakened, inferior version of Life Force.

If he wanted to imitate Vital Energy, he naturally had to begin with Life Force.

As for the inspiration behind using Soul Blood fusion to obtain corresponding Soul Power attributes, it had actually come from how Soul Masters refined soul rings. In the original work, after Tang San refined the Datura Snake's soul ring, he gained the Datura Snake's tough binding ability and poison attribute. The poison attribute in particular was something Blue Silver Grass did not possess.

This proved that Soul Masters could gain attributes beyond those of their martial souls. His inspiration for Soul Blood refinement came from soul ring refinement. The difference was that soul ring refinement empowered the martial soul, while his Soul Blood refinement acted upon the body. Their essence was the same, but their directions differed.

"What did you do? Why do I feel a sense of closeness toward you?"

At some point, Ah Yin had appeared beside Tian Hao again and could not help asking. She vaguely sensed a feeling of familiarity from Tian Hao, and it was strange.

Over the past few days, she had watched Tian Hao busy himself, but she had not disturbed him. She had merely applied as much of her Blue Silver Domain to the youth as possible, helping him recover his mental and physical strength.

Now, it seemed that what he had been doing had succeeded, but why did she feel this sense of closeness?

It was as though she had encountered one of her own kind.

"Just a little experiment."

Tian Hao smiled mysteriously and said no more.

This theoretical conjecture had only just begun. It was not yet time to speak of it, and it was inherently quite dangerous.

Though he had successfully fused Ah Yin's Soul Blood into the marrow of one rib and used it to convert his own Soul Power into Ah Yin's life-infused Soul Power, that had been built upon the foundation of the Soul Power Fusion Skill.

Without that foundation serving as a bridge to balance the two, the level of Blue Silver Emperor Soul Blood would inevitably corrode his entire body. Blue Silver Grass might even grow inside him.

Just imagine what it would feel like to have Blue Silver Grass growing in one's internal organs, blood vessels, or even bone marrow.

It was best not to let this dangerous theoretical conjecture leak out before it had been perfected. Otherwise, it could easily cost lives.

If Ah Yin and Tang Hao tried it out of curiosity and something happened—even if they died—then his own little life would likely be difficult to preserve.

If something happened to Ah Yin, Tang Hao would definitely smash him into a scallion pancake with one hammer blow. If something happened to Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect would not let him off either.

He had even prepared himself to dig out that rib at any time and boil it into soup. With Ah Yin beside him, even if he dug out a rib, it would regenerate quickly. That was the true source of his confidence in daring to attempt this.

It had to be said that Ah Yin was truly useful. Not only could she serve as a lab rat for research, she could also assist as a researcher. He really envied Tang Hao for finding such a capable woman.

"Fine, don't tell me!"

This time, Ah Yin did not press him. In truth, she had already formed a guess.

The sense of familiarity she felt from the youth must have come from that drop of her blood. She simply could not understand how the boy had accomplished it.

But the boy had far too many secrets. Many of the things displayed in the Hundred Great Conjectures alone were extraordinary.

Compared to those secrets, this matter was not particularly important.

Watching Ah Yin leave, Tian Hao continued using the Blue Silver Domain she had released as assistance, converting more Soul Power containing Life Force.

Furthermore, the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Power Meditation Method was perfectly compatible with that drop of Blue Silver Emperor Soul Blood, making the conversion of Soul Power quite smooth and rapid.

At the same time, he diligently practiced the Ten Beast Fist to help speed up his muscles and bones' absorption of the Life Force within his Soul Power. He also continued improving the Bright Force condensed in his legs, striving to be able to unleash it instantly at will.

Tian Someone: Brothers, do you think this Soul Blood idea is imaginative enough? It was developed based on the Fusion Skill from the original Douluo work and Soul Masters refining soul rings, not made up out of thin air—it has a basis. If you think it works, please recommend and support it. Your support is my greatest motivation.