Douluo: My Martial Soul Is My Own Fiancee Chapter 44

Facing the milky-white light, she felt a thick sense of threat.

The atmosphere turned inexplicably awkward.

Silence reigned.

A moment later, the calm voice spoke again, this time tinged with surprise: "Your Martial Soul Lover is quite peculiar; there is a powerful force hidden within her body, and I am powerless to forge a physical form for her. This is the reason for The Valley; your rewards have reverted to what they should have been. Go."

Before Zheng Li or Xiao Nai could say anything, a flash of gold and silver light erupted, and the two vanished.

"How embarrassing... I shouldn't have agreed to it in the first place..."

In the empty Transparent Space, the calm voice murmured to itself, revealing a sense of shame.

"Though I didn't fulfill his request, I did lower the difficulty quite a bit out of consideration for them being children. Otherwise, hmph hmph!"

Of course, Zheng Li and the others were naturally unaware of this.

"System!! You bastard!!!"

At this moment, Zheng Li and the others appeared in a mountain valley. It was morning, and it was not the valley where the Valley of Love and Emotion was located.

Upon emerging, Zheng Li immediately roared in anger!

"Host, this system has no 'bastard'! What is your business?"

The system's mechanical voice rang out, flat and emotionless.

"System? What is that? By the way, Big Sister, you're finally out!" Wang Xin'er, who had arrived before them, had been waiting for a while.

The moment she saw the gold and silver light, her eyes had lit up and she was about to speak, but then she heard Zheng Li's roar.

Zheng Li glanced at Wang Xin'er and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, I was just angered by the system rules of the Valley of Love and Emotion."

(Calm voice: ?? This Valley refuses to take the blame!)

"Oh..."

Wang Xin'er nodded. Although she didn't quite understand what system rules meant, it was clear that he was saying something bad about the Valley of Love and Emotion.

She didn't know how that good valley had managed to anger Zheng Li.

Xiao Nai glanced at Zheng Li before walking over to chat with Wang Xin'er; she knew Zheng Li had something to discuss with the system.

Seeing Xiao Nai occupy Wang Xin'er, Zheng Li questioned the system with his thoughts: "Tell me, was the failure to forge Xiao Nai's physical form because of you!"

"...Host, this system refuses to take the blame! It is true that Miss Xiao Nai became a Martial Soul because of the system, but the failure to forge a physical form really has nothing to do with the system."

Zheng Li frowned: "Is that so? Then why did it fail? Aside from you, the system, I don't think anyone else present had that capability."

The milky-white light? Easily shattering the gold and silver egg? Unable to forge it? No matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like something Xiao Nai's own power could have shaped.

"Correction, this system is not a person."

Zheng Li: "...I know, just don't focus on those little details, answer the question."

"For the reason, Host, you can ask yourself. This is the Host's own fault!"

"Ha?! My fault?" Zheng Li was somewhat skeptical, "That's impossible!"

"Reminder: Do you not remember what you were thinking about when you fused with the [] Martial Soul?"

Zheng Li blinked: "What was I thinking about? Wasn't it just Xiao Nai?"

System: "That is not the case. The Host had multiple thoughts flash through your mind in that instant; otherwise, why would Miss Xiao Nai have changed from black hair to white hair?"

"Uh..." Zheng Li was speechless. That was true, wasn't it?

But what exactly had he been thinking about in that instant? And what did it have to do with Xiao Nai being unable to forge a physical form?

"Why don't you tell me, System?" After a moment, Zheng Li asked.

The system refused: "It is better if the Host cannot think of it; it is conducive to growth. The problem of Miss Xiao Nai being unable to forge a physical form is simple. I can only tell the Host that an ordinary physical form cannot withstand Miss Xiao Nai's origin, or perhaps your origin. Because the power of the Spirit of Light is an origin you both possess, it can be said that you are linked, though the Host holds the sovereign power."

Zheng Li: "...System, according to what you're saying, if an ordinary physical form can't withstand it, then my physical form shouldn't be able to either, right?"

"No, that is different. The Host possesses the Heart of Spirit, as well as this system, while Miss Xiao Nai does not," the system explained.

"So you're saying my physical form didn't collapse because of the Heart of Spirit and you..."

"You could say that."

Zheng Li sighed deeply and looked up at the sky, feeling powerless: "So my physical form has been in such danger all along... System, you should have told me about this kind of thing sooner!!"

"No, the Host has misunderstood. Currently, the Host's physical form has no hidden dangers, provided that nothing goes wrong with the Heart of Spirit."

"...Understood." Touching his heart, Zheng Li's mouth twitched.

It seemed he would have to be more careful in the future.

"Then... what conditions are needed to reshape Xiao Nai's physical form?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Nai, who was chatting with Wang Xin'er.

"You can tell me this much, right!"

Chapter 53, Surprise

"I can."

The system replied.

"What are the requirements? Let's hear them!" Zheng Li asked, rubbing his temples. "Please don't tell me I need items from a high-fantasy or cultivation world..."

For some reason, he recalled stories where protagonists needed this material or that material to reshape a physical body for themselves or others, and every single one of them was a rare treasure, if not a supreme artifact.

If that were really the case, he would have to wait until the end of time to fulfill this wish, and he might even kick the bucket before then...

"That is not required. When the host fused with the Martial Soul, that thought did not reach the level of a high-fantasy world."

Hearing this, Zheng Li breathed a sigh of relief, but why did he feel like he had just missed out on a fortune?

"It only requires the integration of a Super Divine Tool from the Douluo God Realm or an equivalent heavenly treasure when shaping the physical body for Miss Xiao Nai..." the system stated the condition.

"What? What did you say? Say that again, and I promise I won't kill you!"

In an instant, Zheng Li was dumbfounded.

A Super Divine Tool? How many of those even exist in the entire Douluo God Realm? System, you really dare to say anything!

"The condition is..."

"Forget it."

Zheng Li waved his hand to cut it off.

I told you to speak, and you really just went ahead and said it!

Sigh... Zheng Li sighed. Although he was shocked, he wouldn't give up; it was just going to be a long and arduous journey.

Xiao Nai had heard this exchange with the system clearly. Seeing his reaction, she ignored the chattering Wang Xin'er beside her, stepped forward, and used her hand to smooth out Zheng Li's furrowed brow.

"Xiao Li, this is fine. I can eat, I can bathe, and it's no different from when I had a body. Don't worry, we'll take it slow."

She understood Zheng Li's self-reproach and guilt.

But she didn't blame Xiao Li for the car accident.

"Okay."

Zheng Li smiled softly and nodded.

Watching this scene, Wang Xin'er felt very uncomfortable; she was jealous... Sister Xiao Nai had never been that close to her.

By the way, what did Sister Xiao Nai mean by "when I had a body"?

"Sister, that's enough! Consider my feelings." Wang Xin'er didn't dwell on it and spoke up to interrupt them.

Zheng Li glanced at Wang Xin'er and said, "You're ruining the mood!"

However, as he said this, he also stepped a pace away from Xiao Nai. Well, he couldn't let the little girl see anything inappropriate.

"Damn Zheng Li! Who are you talking about!" Wang Xin'er glared at him.

"Whoever is glaring the hardest, that's who I'm talking about!"

After tossing out a casual reply, Zheng Li pretended to be observing the environment of the Valley of Love and Emotion, but in reality, he was talking to the system again.

Wang Xin'er was furious at Zheng Li's attitude, but seeing that he was busy with serious business, she didn't disturb him and went back to pestering Xiao Nai.

"System, how many days have we been in the Valley of Love and Emotion?"

Although he asked it that way, Zheng Li felt that the time shouldn't have been very long.

"Nearly one day."

"One day... just as expected, not long. What about our location?" Zheng Li asked again.

"...Host, can you not be so stupid? Of course, we are still at West Mountain in Sun Moon City."

"Get lost! I know it's West Mountain, I want an accurate map! Otherwise, even if I don't get lost, at least let me know which way to go!" Zheng Li retorted irritably.

He had a map on him, but it only covered the three great empires. He had one for the Sun Moon Empire too, but it only showed one sector.

It was given to him by Ling Nan, not something he had bought; naturally, he wouldn't have bought an incomplete map.

He had thought the map of the three great empires would be enough, but who knew such a thing would happen.

The system was speechless and didn't answer, simply silently imprinting a map of the Douluo continent into Zheng Li's mind.

Of course, the sea areas weren't shown in much detail, much like the complete version of the continental map sold on the market.

Zheng Li studied it for a while, and he had a plan in mind.

"Xiao Nai, little girl, let's go!"

"Where to?" Wang Xin'er asked in confusion.

Zheng Li rolled his eyes at her and said, "What do you think? Back to the Star Luo Empire, of course! You can stay here if you want, Xiao Nai, let's go!"

As he spoke, Zheng Li took Xiao Nai's hand and headed toward the northeast.

They were currently in a valley in the eastern part of West Mountain. His planned route was to head north out of West Mountain, bypass Sun Moon City to enter the Heaven Dou Empire, and then return to the Star Luo Empire.

There was one issue: they had no food. But where were they? In the mountains, where there were plenty of things to eat, such as wild beasts.

"No, no, no, damn Zheng Li! Sister Xiao Nai, wait for me!"

Wang Xin'er hurriedly shouted and followed, fearing that Zheng Li would actually leave her behind.

Zheng Li's Spirit Power was at its maximum value. Originally, he hadn't had much left after hunting the Night Glow Beast, but after returning to the Transparent Space, the Valley of Love and Emotion—perhaps fearing that Zheng Li's clothes would truly vanish—restored his Spirit Power.

Therefore, he was no longer worried about his Spirit Power levels.

After walking forward for a while.

Wang Xin'er was following behind him, panting heavily. Zheng Li couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "Is traveling really that tiring? Are you out of Spirit Power?"

Upon hearing this, a giant question mark appeared on Wang Xin'er's face, and she asked in surprise, "I have Spirit Power, but the poison I was struck with before entering the valley is still there! It seemed to be suppressed while we were in the valley. So, I have Spirit Power, but I can't use it. Don't tell me... your poison was cured?"

Zheng Li was slightly stunned, only then realizing this issue.

His poison had been cured by the Heart of Spirit before entering the Valley of Love and Emotion, but it seemed Wang Xin'er's had not.

It was just curing a poison; for the Valley of Love and Emotion, it should have been a simple matter... Hmph, stingy!

Zheng Li despised it in his heart.

(Valley of Love and Emotion: Spit out the reward I gave you before you say that!)

Seeing Zheng Li's expression, Wang Xin'er was stunned.

It was obvious that his poison... was cured?

In an instant, the little girl bristled: "Ahhh! Why is it that only your poison was cured? Damn it! And here I thought it was a good valley! Good my foot! It's a biased valley!"

"...I think you might have misunderstood." Zheng Li looked at Wang Xin'er, who had gained five levels of Spirit Power, and felt the Valley of Love and Emotion was somewhat innocent, so he defended it with a sentence.

"Misunderstood my foot! Bias is bias!" Wang Xin'er remained furious.

Seeing this, Zheng Li slapped his forehead and said nothing more.

(Valley of Love and Emotion: It seems I was too good to you little girl. I hope you come in again; when that happens, I'll let you see what 'care' from this valley really means!)

After walking for a while longer, Zheng Li slowed his pace, but the little girl was still about to wilt.