Twin Martial Souls, Four Martial Souls Fuse

Within the Worship Hall of Martial Soul City, the Golden Crocodile Douluo received another message from Xiao Chen.

When he learned that Xiao Chen and Hu Liena had executed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the arena, he was taken aback.

For a moment, the Golden Crocodile Douluo even wondered if Xiao Chen might be a secret disciple cultivated by Bibi Dong.

But upon second thought, he knew it was impossible.

Xiao Chen's background had been thoroughly investigated, and since Bibi Dong became Pope, she rarely left Martial Soul City, having no time to train disciples.

Moreover, if Xiao Chen were truly Bibi Dong's secret protégé, he would never have attached a White Spirit Ring to his martial soul.

"Twin Martial Souls, White Spirit Rings, yet able to fight above his rank; and now he's executed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Hu Liena. This Xiao Chen is indeed something special!" the Golden Crocodile Douluo muttered to himself.

"If this person can grow, he could become a core asset for Martial Soul Hall. But those four White Spirit Rings have dragged down his upper limit; level ninety-five is probably his ceiling!" The Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head.

As a ninety-eighth-level peak Douluo, he had seen too many geniuses.

He knew well that every spirit ring attachment at each stage affects one's cultivation speed, foundation, and soul power ceiling.

After careful thought, he concluded that Xiao Chen's current ability to fight above his rank was most likely due to having two extra spirit rings compared to his peers.

In his view, this was an advantage early on, but as soul power levels increased, that advantage would become a burden—the stronger one grew, the more obvious the drag.

With that thought, the Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head and muttered, "What a waste of the Twin Martial Souls talent!"

The Golden Crocodile Douluo had always cared only for the Angel Lineage; even the Golden Generation, at the height of their fame in Martial Soul Hall, had never caught his eye.

Though Xiao Chen had briefly piqued his curiosity, it was merely a momentary ripple, soon fading back to calm.

On the other side, within the Pope's Hall.

Bibi Dong could sense that both Xiao Chen and Hu Liena were in excellent condition, but she still asked, "Nana, when you and Xiao Chen executed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, how did it differ from when you do it with Xie Yue?"

Hu Liena immediately replied, "Teacher, the process of executing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xiao Chen was incredibly smooth. The soul power flowed as one, without the slightest obstruction."

"The consumption of soul power and mental energy was greatly reduced, and there was no risk of backlash at all. It felt as if our martial souls were originally one!"

Hu Liena was very excited. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill was her and Xie Yue's ultimate trump card.

In the Enchantress state, Full Moon was their strongest killing move.

After executing it, all their soul power would be drained, the fusion would forcibly dissolve, and both would fall into a weakened state.

But with Xiao Chen, she could clearly sense that every arrow they conjured together was no less powerful than Full Moon.

And she felt they could fire at least seven or eight such arrows.

Hu Liena spoke her true feelings, and everyone immediately turned to Xiao Chen.

"Xiao Chen, how did it feel for you?" Bibi Dong asked.

Xiao Chen answered honestly, "About the same as Senior Sister's experience."

He paused briefly, then continued, "But I feel that the fusion between Senior Sister and me hasn't reached its peak yet. This prevents me from attaching my spirit abilities to our Martial Soul Fusion Skill. A perfect fusion should reach the state I achieve when I execute it alone!"

Xiao Chen's words left everyone stunned.

They all knew that when Xiao Chen fought while releasing both martial souls simultaneously, every arrow he fired was a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

For Xiao Chen, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was like a normal attack.

Moreover, Xiao Chen could even attach various spirit abilities to his Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

And now, Xiao Chen wanted to attach spirit abilities to his and Hu Liena's fusion skill—this idea was simply too far-fetched.

Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo found themselves completely unable to keep up with Xiao Chen's thinking. Every time they communicated with him, his novel ideas overturned their established understanding, bringing them great shock and impact.

"Xiao Chen, the state your and Nana's Martial Soul Fusion Skill has reached is already extremely rare. Don't rush to pursue perfection!" Bibi Dong said, afraid that Xiao Chen would become fixated on this matter.

After all, Hu Liena was not as uniquely gifted as Xiao Chen.

She understood that Xiao Chen could achieve one hundred percent compatibility when executing the fusion skill alone, but with others, it was impossible to reach a perfect state.

People's hearts differ, thoughts are hard to align. The mindsets, ideas, and battle strategies of two soul masters are fundamentally different. Though their tacit understanding could be honed, they could never achieve complete unity of intent, and their martial souls could never achieve flawless, seamless compatibility.

Xiao Chen knew what Bibi Dong was worried about. He nodded to show he understood.

Bibi Dong then asked, "Xiao Chen, did you feel anything special when you and Nana executed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"I just resonated with Senior Sister's martial soul based on my own experience of executing the fusion skill, and then it worked." Xiao Chen replied without a hint of embarrassment.

This matter involved the system, so he couldn't explain it to Bibi Dong.

"That simple?" Bibi Dong's eyes flickered with a trace of surprise.

"Mm." Xiao Chen nodded calmly.

"Can you resonate with Xie Yue's martial soul?" Bibi Dong continued.

She thought that since both Xie Yue and Xiao Chen could execute the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Hu Liena, there might be a possibility for Xiao Chen to do the same with Xie Yue.

"Not for now. My tacit understanding with Brother Xie Yue isn't high enough!" Xiao Chen answered truthfully.

With the system's help, he could execute the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with any soul master, but both parties needed a high degree of tacit understanding.

Xie Yue and Yan harbored some feelings toward Xiao Chen, one way or another, and Xiao Chen himself had little interest in two grown men, so their tacit understanding naturally grew more slowly.

Bibi Dong had only asked casually, never expecting that Xiao Chen could actually form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xie Yue.

And from Xiao Chen's tone, she keenly sensed that, to him, who his partner was didn't matter at all—what truly determined the success of a martial soul fusion was the level of rapport between them.

"What about Yan?" Bibi Dong asked tentatively.

"No good either—my rapport with Yan is even lower than with Brother Xie Yue!" Xiao Chen replied.

"Hiss..."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong and the others all drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

They took a moment to recover before Chrysanthemum Douluo couldn't help but ask, "So you're saying, as long as the rapport is sufficient, you can perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with any Soul Master, without any regard for what their martial soul is?"

"Yes!" Xiao Chen nodded seriously.

Though they had already guessed as much, hearing it confirmed directly from Xiao Chen's mouth still left them deeply shaken.

"As Xiao Chen's teacher, my rapport with him will surely improve over time. Once Xiao Chen advances to Titled Douluo, if we join forces to execute a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it will be a Twin Martial Soul Fusion never before seen in the history of the Douluo Continent!"

"The Golden Iron Triangle is merely a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion, but Xiao Chen and I would be a four-in-one... no, we both have Twin Martial Souls, so it's just two people—meaning it should be called a two-in-one, four-martial-soul fusion!"

"I can't even imagine what kind of spectacle our Martial Soul Fusion Skill would create!"

Bibi Dong's gaze grew deep, her thoughts churning, and in an instant, countless ideas surged through her mind.