Tie Grass Knot

"Xiao Huang." Xiao Shan found him on the slope of the Back Mountain.

Chen Huang was practicing a slow set of punches. It was the rudimentary form of Zhang Sanfeng's Taiji, as well as the moving exercise of the Pure Yang Limitless Skill. After mastering the methods of exerting force, he felt that this moving exercise of his contained tremendous power within its incomparably slow movements.

"Xiao Shan? You obtained your First Soul Ring?"

Chen Huang also noticed the crystallized salt left on Xiao Shan's forehead from her sweat during the day.

After withdrawing his strength, he pulled Xiao Shan down to sit on the grass.

"Ow~" Xiao Shan suddenly cried out.

"What's wrong? Did I touch somewhere I shouldn't have?" Chen Huang asked.

"Mm, you touched my wound."

"A wound?"

Chen Huang immediately understood. It seemed these were injuries she had sustained while hunting the soul ring today.

"Let me see. Where are you hurt?"

Blushing, Xiao Shan rolled up her sleeve, revealing a bruise and an abrasion. Then she lifted her shirt, exposing a large bruise on her stomach. The skin on her foot had been scraped as well.

"How did you get all these injuries?" Chen Huang asked.

Xiao Shan then told him everything that had happened that day.

"Wait a moment." After saying that, Chen Huang closed his eyes and spent 2,000 Points in the Chat Group's Mall to purchase the Mystical Palm Technique. It made Chen Huang curse at their greed—this cost as much as Haki. Still, he knew the Chat Group was fair. If it was expensive, that only meant the Mystical Palm Technique truly had great value.

Just as when he had previously purchased various techniques, the Mystical Palm Technique's myriad secrets instantly surfaced in Chen Huang's mind.

He reached out and pressed his hand against Xiao Shan's arm.

A faint green glow shone from his palm. Before long, the abrasion and bruise disappeared. Then he treated her stomach, followed by her leg. Everything was restored to perfect condition, without a single scar left behind. Xiao Shan only felt warm and itchy, yet very comfortable, and then all her injuries were healed.

However, using the Mystical Palm Technique had drained Chen Huang badly. Not a drop of Soul Power could be squeezed out of him. His face turned pale, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

"All healed? Are there any other injuries?"

Xiao Shan shook her head. "No."

"Alright, let me lean on you. I need to sleep for a while. Wake me when it's almost time to eat." With that, he rested his head on Xiao Shan's thighs and fell asleep.

He had indeed instantly mastered how to use the Mystical Palm Technique, but it demanded an extremely high level of control over Chakra. The same was true when using Soul Power instead. It had consumed a great deal of his mental energy. His Soul Power could be restored through cultivation, but after exhausting his mind, all he could do was sleep.

Xiao Shan looked at Chen Huang and frowned, feeling that something was strange.

He still had black hair and a slightly dark complexion. There was nothing else unusual about him. Finally, she leaned closer and sniffed him.

It seemed it was not her imagination. Xiao Huang seemed to have a peculiar scent that drew her in.

Though Chen Huang had only just fallen asleep, he immediately entered a dream. In it, he saw two blades of grass. One was Xiao Shan's Blue Silver Grass, and the other was his own Weed Martial Soul. The two blades of grass were tangled together. He tried to pull them apart with his hands, but he could not move them at all. In the end, they became more and more tightly entwined, multiplying as they twisted together until they formed a ring of grass. It looked somewhat like a flower wreath.

It was not until the sun had set that Xiao Shan patted his shoulder and shook him awake.

"Xiao Huang, get up. If you keep sleeping, it'll be dark soon."

Chen Huang rubbed his eyes and slapped his forehead. It seemed he had just had a dream.

Blue Silver Grass? Weed Martial Soul? Could these two things form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

"Xiao Shan!" Chen Huang looked at Xiao Shan.

"Why are you so close?" Xiao Shan asked, blushing.

"Let's try a Martial Soul Fusion Skill," Chen Huang said.

"Huh?"

"I just had a dream. I dreamed that your Blue Silver Grass and my weed were entwined together. I think they might be able to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

"But do you know how to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" Xiao Shan asked as she pushed away Chen Huang's face, which had moved far too close.

Chen Huang grabbed Xiao Shan's hand, pressing both of his hands against hers. "Mm. Send your Soul Power into my body, and I'll send mine into yours. Let's try it first."

"Alright."

The two sat cross-legged facing each other, closed their eyes, and slowly transmitted their Soul Power into each other's bodies.

As their Soul Power gradually fused, resonance began to arise between their Martial Souls. As though enlightenment had suddenly struck them, they understood the effect of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill used the Weed Martial Soul as its vessel, with Blue Silver Grass taking the lead. Perhaps it was because Chen Huang's weed had more flaws. Just like the Golden Iron Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which used Master's Three Beat Cannon as its core.

The two stood up from the ground. Chen Huang's right hand tightly held Xiao Shan's left hand.

With one hand pointed toward a large rock nearby, they unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. A grass ring formed from two types of grass intertwined together wrapped around the boulder.

With a thought from Xiao Shan, who was in control, the grass ring began to contract. It was exceptionally tough and filled with strength.

Bang~

The enormous boulder was forcibly crushed to pieces by the grass ring.

Chen Huang and Xiao Shan exchanged smiles. It really worked.

"Why don't we give our Martial Soul Fusion Skill a name?" Xiao Shan asked.

"Sure. What do you think of Tie Grass Knot?" Chen Huang said.

"Tie Grass Knot? It doesn't sound very powerful."

"Isn't that perfect? It sounds soft and harmless, but it has an excellent effect. At a critical moment, it can deliver a fatal blow to the enemy," Chen Huang said with a smile.

He had already sensed it. This Martial Soul Fusion Skill seemed to have formed this way because of him. He had drunk quite a bit of water from the Fountain of Immortality today, and when his Soul Power merged with Xiao Shan's just now, he discovered that it seemed to be brimming with vitality. This was probably the change brought about by the Fountain of Immortality.

His Soul Power had originally been extremely rigid and yang due to cultivating the Pure Yang Limitless Skill. But now, although its yang energy was still incredibly vigorous, after being infused with vitality, it had become unusually gentle.

"Then let's call it Tie Grass Knot. Names don't really mean much anyway. Giving it an imposing name won't make it any stronger," Xiao Shan said with a smile.

"By the way, Xiao Huang, how did you heal my injuries before?" Xiao Shan asked again. She had wanted to ask earlier, but Xiao Huang had fallen asleep.

"This? It's a Self-Created Soul Skill." Chen Huang thought for a moment before explaining, "I went to the Fasino Mountain Range today and met a very beautiful older sister. She was a very powerful female Soul Master."

"She was a healing-type Soul Master who had developed several Soul Skills herself. Since we hit it off at first sight, she taught them all to me. Who would've thought I was a genius? I learned them as soon as she taught me. The Soul Skill I used to heal you is called Mystical Palm Technique. She also taught me another Soul Skill called Monster Strength."