String Fox Phantom Bow, Celestial Fox Moon-Chasing Arrow

On the Fighting Soul Arena, Xiao Chen used Shadow Step Dash to swiftly close in on Hu Liena.

Hu Liena had been ready to let Xiao Chen admit defeat, but the instant their eyes met, an inexplicable yet incredibly familiar feeling suddenly surged through her.

The feeling was ethereal yet real, like the pull of a destined bond. It spread through her from their meeting gazes, making the Demon Fox Martial Soul within her tremble faintly and giving rise to a deeply harmonious resonance between their souls and Martial Souls.

Hu Liena knew this feeling all too well. It was the same one she experienced when using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her brother, Xie Yue.

And now, she could clearly feel that the soul connection and Martial Soul resonance between her and Xiao Chen were even more harmonious than those between her and Xie Yue, as if they were a perfect match by nature.

"Senior Sister!"

Hu Liena was still in a daze when she suddenly heard Xiao Chen's voice.

She focused her gaze and saw that Xiao Chen had already reached her.

Without the slightest hesitation, she naturally placed her right hand on the lower half of the bow stave of Xiao Chen's Wooden Bow Martial Soul.

Standing side by side, they drew the bowstring together;

With a low, hollow twang, the bow and string vibrated. Hu Liena's Demon Fox Martial Soul instantly transformed into a streak of pink light and converged on Xiao Chen's Wooden Bow Martial Soul.

The plain, unadorned wooden longbow transformed in an instant. Soft light shimmered over the wood grain, while the essence of fox spirits entwined around it. A hazy, phantom-like aura slowly spread, accompanied by the faint silhouette of a Demon Fox.

The Wooden Bow now gleamed with a clear, gentle luster. Its elegant shape was graceful and refined, brimming with spiritual vitality and an otherworldly air.

The instant Xiao Chen and Hu Liena drew the bowstring, layers of hazy pink radiance rippled between the bow and string. Soft, bewitching pink light spilled in every direction, carrying a faint aura of Fox Charm that was dreamy and captivating.

The Illusory Vines, which had already spread across half the arena, sprouted faint red flowers the moment they touched the pink light.

The opposing Control System Soul Master realized with a start that she could no longer control the spreading Illusory Vines.

Even more alarming, the vines that had bloomed with red flowers turned around and crept back along their path, coiling toward her.

She immediately leaped away to dodge while urging her Illusory Vines to their limit, trying to stop the vines that had turned against her.

But the moment the two forces met, she was horrified to find that control of the Illusory Vines had been taken from her once again.

In just a few moments, the rebelling vines had wrapped around her in layer upon layer, pinning her firmly in place so that she couldn't move at all.

As for the Agility Attack System Soul Master, he had been chasing Xiao Chen the whole time and had no chance to retreat. He was engulfed by the pink light, and in an instant, his gaze became dazed.

At the edge of the Fighting Soul Arena, Xiao Chen and Hu Liena stood quietly, their figures steady and imposing.

They remained poised with the bow fully drawn. A Soul Power arrow hovered above the bow, its tip glimmering with pink light and its shaft radiating a chilling wave of Soul Power.

Though the condensed arrow had yet to leave the string, it made many Soul King experts in the audience feel threatened.

"It's a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" someone cried out in shock, instantly setting off the entire arena.

In the past few days, Xiao Chen and Hu Liena had won match after match at the Great Soul Arena. Every fight had been clean and decisive, earning them a huge following.

Now, their sudden use of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill sent the atmosphere soaring. Their popularity surged to its peak, and the crowd erupted in excited cheers.

They didn't even need to fire the arrow. The mental field formed by their Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone had knocked two forty-eighth-level Soul Ancestors unconscious, making the outcome obvious.

Xie Yue and Yan, who had been watching the match, were both stunned. Xie Yue in particular had never imagined that Hu Liena and Xiao Chen could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

At that moment, Xie Yue felt an emptiness in his heart once more, as though something important was finally about to leave him.

News of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill that had appeared at the Great Soul Arena spread quickly. Fortunately, this was Spirit City, and Spirit Hall suppressed the matter at once, preventing it from spreading further.

Inside the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Xie Yue, and Yan all stared at Xiao Chen and Hu Liena.

Under normal circumstances, those who could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill either had naturally compatible Martial Souls or had grown up together, spending every day in each other's company and cultivating side by side for years. Only after long years of attuning their minds and synchronizing their Soul Power could they find the right moment to resonate with each other's Martial Souls.

But Xiao Chen and Hu Liena had known each other for only half a month and had spent little time together. They had neither grown up side by side nor spent years cultivating together.

And yet these two, who had only recently met, had formed such a powerful resonance between their Martial Souls.

The compatibility of their fused Martial Souls was even greater than that between Hu Liena and Xie Yue, the brother who had grown up with her.

The whole thing was so unbelievable and extraordinary that even Bibi Dong and the two Titled Douluo, who had seen countless strange things across the continent, couldn't help but feel astonished.

If Xiao Chen and Hu Liena had sensed the resonance between their Martial Souls when they first met, Bibi Dong wouldn't have been so surprised.

After all, there were countless Martial Souls in the world, and some were naturally compatible, sharing an unseen origin.

But Xiao Chen and Hu Liena had been together for half a month without showing the slightest sign of it, only to suddenly use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It was no wonder everyone was astonished.

"Xiao Chen, Nana, use the Martial Soul Fusion again and let your teacher see it!" Bibi Dong said.

"Yes."

They answered, then used their Martial Soul Fusion once more inside Spirit Hall.

This time, however, Xiao Chen deliberately released both of his Martial Souls, demonstrating a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion for Bibi Dong and the others.

Hu Liena was a little flustered at first when she saw Xiao Chen release two Martial Souls. But then she realized that her Martial Soul resonated with both of Xiao Chen's Martial Souls, and she immediately relaxed and completed the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion with him.

"String Fox Phantom Bow, Celestial Fox Moon-Chasing Arrow!"

Xiao Chen called out softly. The names of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill came straight from the system.

"Incredible. With Soul Power fluctuations like that, it could probably threaten even a sixty-first-level Soul Emperor!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo exclaimed, then pointed at Ghost Douluo. "Try firing an arrow at Ghost Elder to test its strength!"

"Sure!" Ghost Douluo nodded, but quickly realized what he'd agreed to. "Wait, why not fire one at you, Old Chrysanthemum?"

"Don't test it. End the Martial Soul Fusion," Bibi Dong said.

She knew better than anyone how taxing it was to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Ordinary two-person Martial Soul Fusion Skills could easily leave their users drained of Soul Power and strength, and the slightest mishap could even cause a backlash.

What's more, Xiao Chen and Hu Liena had used the even rarer Triple Martial Soul Fusion. She didn't want to see her two precious disciples get hurt.

Xiao Chen and Hu Liena nodded, then ended the Martial Soul Fusion.

Bibi Dong kept a close eye on their condition.

She then noticed that Xiao Chen and Hu Liena's auras were steady and their expressions calm. Their Soul Power flowed smoothly around them, showing no sign of the weakness or exhaustion that usually followed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.