Douluo: My Martial Soul Is My Own Fiancee

Sikong Hu relied on his second spirit skill to smash a path forward, intent on rescuing Zuo Xuefu, only to see Zheng Li charging toward him.

A fierce glint flashed in Sikong Hu's eyes. As his first spirit ring shone, five sharp blades extended from the fingertips of his green-scaled right hand. He ran, leaped, and swiped in one fluid motion.

Seeing this, Zheng Li discarded his long sword. Golden light shimmered as he condensed a large shield, which was not meant to be grabbed.

It was shredded into five pieces under the lion's claws!

Just as danger loomed, two long tails whipped out from Zheng Li's side, striking toward Sikong Hu's chest.

Sikong Hu's pupils constricted. He shifted from offense to defense, crossing his right arm in front of his chest!

At that very moment, a blazing golden light erupted from the center of Zheng Li's forehead. A Light Sword emerged from the radiance, thrusting straight toward Sikong Hu's abdomen!

Sikong Hu was sent flying backward, the Light Sword still piercing through his stomach.

The proctor was caught completely off guard by this turn of events.

It wasn't over yet. From the blazing golden light, a small, jade-like hand reached out. Simultaneously, another golden ring materialized in front of the small hand, and the spirit skill Light Sword was activated once more!

The moment Sikong Hu hit the ground, the Light Swords followed, attacking him from multiple angles.

At this point, the proctor intervened, shattering the Light Swords with a wave of his hand, signaling that Sikong Hu was eliminated.

The small hand retracted, and the blazing golden light slowly dissipated. Zheng Li swayed, his spirit power having been over-expended...

He had even nearly dropped his "Combat State," which meant he had almost been left naked in front of everyone.

Cui Yajie hurried forward to support him.

Who would have thought...

Chapter 29: What Does Martial Soul Mean?

Who would have thought that the blazing golden light, which should have faded, flared up once more, and the small hand reached out again.

It gave Cui Yajie's head a light tap before retracting, and the golden light finally dissipated.

It was normal that it could reach her; in three months, Zheng Li's height had reached 1.5 meters, a sudden growth spurt of about ten centimeters.

Cui Yajie was over 1.5 meters tall, slightly taller than Zheng Li...

Because Zheng Li, Ling Nan, and Su Yunqing were often together, they had earned a nickname in class.

"The Short Trio."

This had infuriated the little girl Su Yunqing, though Zheng Li and Ling Nan didn't mind.

Zheng Li: "..."

Cui Yajie: "..."

Proctor: "..."

On the observation platform.

Shen Lan: Can Co-Combat be used like that?

Wang Yan rubbed his eyes. What the hell was that just now?

A hand? Or was he hallucinating? Elder Xuan, however, chuckled from the side: "Yo~ can this martial soul get jealous?"

Before coming, he had specifically asked Shen Lan for information.

That Zheng Li's martial soul possessed its own intelligence was his deduction; such special martial souls all had a certain level of sentience, much like Luo Sanpao from the Great Master ten thousand years ago.

Of course, this humanoid Spirit of Light of Zheng Li's was even more unique.

Why call it a deduction?

Because Shen Lan didn't know much either.

In actual training, Zheng Li had only used the Co-Combat state during his first spar against Su Yunqing, and Class Five had never seen Zheng Li's Co-Combat state since.

"Martial soul? Jealous?" Wang Yan was bewildered. "Elder, was that hand just now a martial soul?! Is this Zheng Li a twin martial soul user?"

"Teacher Wang Yan, that hand just now is the martial soul Zheng Li is currently using..." Du Weilun, standing to the side, explained it to Wang Yan, including the three combat states, before adding, "However, this Zheng Li is indeed a twin martial soul user."

"..."

Twin? Was there much difference between that and triple?

"How peculiar!" Wang Yan exclaimed after a moment.

"Indeed."

Du Weilun looked at the Zone One arena, where Zuo Xuefu had been forced to concede after being cornered by Zheng Li and his team.

Zheng Li and his group had advanced to the final four.

In the Zone One arena.

The proctor looked at Zheng Li sternly, but in the end, he said nothing.

Sikong Hu would naturally survive; strictly speaking, it was his own negligence.

He didn't ask about the hand. He had seen plenty of strange martial soul abilities, and a single hand was nothing...

Was it really nothing?

The invigilator was also deeply curious in his heart.

"Director Du, what is this student's second Martial Soul? Could you tell me?"

Looking at Zheng Li, Wang Yan felt his focus on Huo Yuhao diminish even further.

Curiosity, a desire to study...

However, Wang Yan also knew that this was impossible.

"There's no issue with that; it's a heart. However, Zheng Li has never used it, so we don't know what abilities it has. Of course, this is normal; after all, a heart cannot manifest outside the human body."

This had naturally been confirmed. When that teacher named Jin caught up to give Zheng Li a ride, he had used his Spirit Power to verify it again and discovered that Zheng Li's "heart" was indeed a Martial Soul.

Only then was it reported.

Otherwise, would they just take a child's word for it?

Otherwise, someone might go around claiming they possessed a "stomach" Martial Soul.

"A heart..." Wang Yan was surprised again.

For no other reason than that he had never heard of it...

"Alright, I'm leaving. Little Wang, don't mention that Huo Yuhao again in the future. The heart is also a Body Martial Soul, and the more vital the part of a Body Martial Soul, the more powerful it is. Regardless of whether the heart or the eyes are more important, just in terms of talent and the accessibility of Spirit Rings..."

Elder Xuan left without finishing his sentence, but Wang Yan naturally understood what he meant by the end.

Du Weilun patted Wang Yan on the shoulder and also stepped down from the high platform. The round of eight to four was about to end, and he had to begin the cleanup work.

Wang Yan: "..."

He didn't know what to say.

If Huo Yuhao hadn't been highly regarded to begin with, he had even less of a chance now.

After the invigilator announced their victory, the four members of Zheng Li's team left the assessment area.

"Um, Zheng Li, can I ask what you meant by your Martial Soul?" Cui Yajie asked, blinking her large, pink eyes.

"Her..." A smile appeared on the corner of Zheng Li's mouth, "She must be jealous."

"Jealous?" Cui Yajie was stunned, "Of me?"

At the same time, she was surprised in her heart; this was the first time she had seen Zheng Li show such a gentle smile.

"That's right, didn't I mention that Meng Xiaonai has sentience?"

"Who is Meng Xiaonai? Martial Soul sentience? When did you ever say that?" Ling Nan asked in surprise.

"Meng Xiaonai is the Spirit of Light; I gave her that name," Zheng Li said.

Meng Xiaonai: When you say these things, where does that leave my parents?

"Oh, I see."

They weren't particularly surprised by the matter of sentience, as Shen Lan had spoken about peculiar Martial Souls, among which were examples of "Martial Soul sentience."

"Then, A Li, why is your Martial Soul jealous because of Yajie?" Ling Nan asked again.

"You have a lot of questions. Think about yesterday."

With Zheng Li's reminder, Ling Nan and Cui Yajie understood.

A faint blush appeared on Cui Yajie's face.

"Zheng Li, is your fiancée doing well?" After hesitating for a moment, Cui Yajie asked.

Zheng Li glanced at Cui Yajie. Is she still not giving up?

I should just make you give up hope.

"My fiancée is doing very well, and you have both met her."

Ling Nan: "??"

"How come I don't know? Could it be..." He looked at Su Yunqing, who was standing beside him with low spirits.

Zheng Li: "..."

Cui Yajie also followed Ling Nan's gaze.

Noticing their stares, Su Yunqing asked in confusion, "Why are you all looking at me?"

Ling Nan: "..."

No! It couldn't possibly be this little girl! Otherwise, he would have discovered it three months ago.

"Stop looking; my fiancée is Meng Xiaonai," Zheng Li said, speechless.

Ling Nan and Cui Yajie were stunned upon hearing this...

Meanwhile, Su Yunqing said in a daze, "Zheng Li, so you have a fiancée? How come I didn't know?"

"You know now."

"Oh, I suppose that's true."

The little girl didn't seem very interested.

A moment later.

Ling Nan shouted, "Holy crap! Are you kidding me, A Li? Isn't Xiao Nai your Martial Soul?"

Zheng Li covered his ears. "Keep your voice down. She is my Martial Soul, but can't she also be my fiancée?"

Ling Nan: "...Sure, of course she can!"

In reality, Ling Nan was speechless.

His own Martial Soul becoming his own fiancée?

He imagined himself with his own Martial Soul, the Black and White Winged Cat.

Damn! The mental image was just too much...

Ling Nan shook his head vigorously, trying to shake the terrible image out of his mind.

Beside them, after Cui Yajie processed the information, she let out a sigh of relief.

So she was just a Martial Soul... She had been worried for so long after asking that question.

She had been terrified of some childhood sweetheart or mutual affection scenario.

If it was just a Martial Soul, then it was easy to handle.

Even if Zheng Li married Xiao Nai, could a Martial Soul even give birth?

Cui Yajie decided that she didn't mind the Martial Soul at all!

As for the future, well, she would have to plan a little.

While she worked on winning over Zheng Li, she would also have to curry favor with Xiao Nai; after all, she was Zheng Li's Martial Soul and the source of his power.