Martial Soul Fusion Skill

Qian Daoliu was a Level 99 Limit Douluo, with senses so sharp that his spiritual power soon covered half of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After locating the Spirit Beasts Qian Renxue needed for her First Soul Ring and Second Soul Ring, he scooped up Jin Guang and had Qian Renxue carry Qian Yu as they sped toward their targets.

Neither Qian Yu nor Qian Renxue had recalled their Martial Souls. When they touched again, that strange, subtle connection between them grew even stronger.

"Could it be...?" Qian Renxue and Qian Yu both looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.

Qian Daoliu also noticed that something was off.

"Xiao Xue, Xiao Yu, what's wrong?" Qian Daoliu asked curiously.

"Grandpa, I feel like my Martial Soul is resonating with Xiao Xue's." Qian Yu was more familiar with Douluo and quickly figured it out. He answered Qian Daoliu.

"What?" Qian Daoliu was shocked too.

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" he asked urgently.

"Mm!" Under Qian Daoliu's gaze, Qian Renxue blushed and shyly nodded.

"Hahaha, excellent!" Qian Daoliu was overjoyed, and his grip slackened without him realizing.

"Up ahead is the territory of an eight-hundred-year-old Bright Sacred Horn Deer. I was worried you wouldn't be able to deal with an eight-hundred-year-old Spirit Beast quickly, but now that you have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, I'm looking forward to seeing you in action." As he spoke, Jin Guang hit the ground with a clatter, startling a Bright Sacred Horn Deer into bleating wildly.

The Bright Sacred Horn Deer was covered in glossy white fur, with a pair of spiral-shaped golden horns atop its head. A soft holy light shimmered around them, and delicate patterns of light rippled beneath its hooves.

"The Bright Sacred Horn Deer is aggressive and lives in places rich in light elements. A faint golden glow usually surrounds it, allowing it to purify evil. It's a hundred-year-old light-type Spirit Beast, and the one best suited to the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul." Qian Daoliu forgot all about Jin Guang and explained to Qian Yu and Qian Renxue.

Then Qian Daoliu cleared the battlefield, scooped up Jin Guang, and quickly retreated to the side.

"Baa." The Bright Sacred Horn Deer spotted Qian Yu and Qian Renxue too.

But the Bright Sacred Horn Deer couldn't fly. All it could do was rage helplessly at them.

Bang! Qian Yu fired a single shot, but the Bright Sacred Horn Deer was nimble. It dodged before the bullet could even reach it.

"This is troublesome." Qian Yu furrowed his brows.

"Brother Qian Yu, let's try that," Qian Renxue suggested softly.

"Okay." With no other options, this was all they could do.

Qian Renxue grabbed Qian Yu. Their eyes met, and their fingers interlocked.

"Focus." Qian Yu barked at Qian Renxue to concentrate. "First Soul Skill—Golden Armor Reinforcement!" he shouted, and his First Soul Ring lit up. The Desert Eagle's power increased by 30%, and his physical defense by 40%.

At the same time, they focused all their attention on each other, and a miraculous scene unfolded.

Golden radiance and silver brilliance collided and fused in midair! The Desert Eagle Martial Soul took shape in Qian Yu's palm, its barrel wreathed in icy silver flames and its muzzle's cold gleam piercing the gale. Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul unfurled its golden wings, sacred light flooding the heavens as angelic flames blazed across the sky.

The resonance between their two Martial Souls stirred an astonishing change in the world around them. Silver flames coiled around golden radiance, holy light wrapped around the gun's barrel, and the phantoms of their Martial Souls overlapped. Angel-wing patterns appeared on the gun, while the golden wings condensed into the sharp edge of a blade. A fearsome power that combined holy purification with the force to break through any formation erupted—Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Sacred Radiance Hunter Blade! A wide-area attack.

Bang, bang, bang, bang! Qian Yu and Qian Renxue pulled the trigger together. Four bullets sealed off the Bright Sacred Horn Deer, exploding all around it. The last two struck its legs and burst apart with terrifying force.

A tremendous explosion rang out.

Qian Yu and Qian Renxue both went limp, and Qian Renxue's hand slipped.

Qian Renxue was doing a little better, since she had the strength of a Level 20 Soul Grandmaster.

Qian Yu, on the other hand, was completely drained and fell to the ground. A third eye faintly appeared on his forehead, but vanished again almost at once. His mind was in chaos, and pain wracked both his head and body.

"Xiao Xue, finish it off!" Qian Yu shouted through the pain.

"Brother Qian Yu!" Qian Renxue called out in anguish, but reason won out over emotion. She drew a small sword and delivered the final blow to the Bright Sacred Horn Deer, which could no longer move.

An ochre-colored eight-hundred-year Spirit Ring floated up from the Bright Sacred Horn Deer's body.

Qian Renxue drew on her Soul Power and began absorbing the Spirit Ring.

Qian Yu also sat down to recover his Soul Power.

After all, that last attack had consumed far too much.

Seven bullets was his limit. Six had already used up six-sevenths of his Soul Power.

"Phew." Half an hour later, Qian Renxue opened her beautiful eyes, delight written all over her face.

Qian Daoliu appeared just then, carrying the unconscious Jin Guang.

He had watched Qian Yu and Qian Renxue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill from beginning to end.

The flexibility of Qian Renxue's Martial Soul, combined with the sheer force of Qian Yu's—together, they were a perfect match.

"Grandpa, my Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Brother Qian Yu, Sacred Radiance Hunter Blade, is amazing, right?" As soon as she saw Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue sprang up obediently and threw herself at him.

"We only had to swish, swish, swish a few times, and we took down an eight-hundred-year-old Spirit Beast!" Qian Renxue gestured excitedly, hoping Qian Daoliu would praise her.

"Hehe. Get down first. Your Brother Qian Yu is watching." Qian Daoliu's beard hurt from being grabbed.

"Ah, Brother Qian Yu..." At the mention of Qian Yu, Qian Renxue finally reined herself in a little.

"Xiao Xue, shouldn't you tell Grandpa about your First Soul Skill first?" Qian Daoliu asked.

"Ah, I almost forgot."

"Grandpa, there's nothing especially unusual about my First Soul Skill. It's called Angel Assault: it combines a charge, armor-breaking, and holy suppression, and it's especially effective against dark-type Martial Souls."

"As for my Soul Power, I think it increased by one or two levels. I'll know for sure after I get my Second Soul Ring." Qian Renxue answered Qian Daoliu sweetly.

"Mm, that's about what the Angel Clan's records describe. As for your Martial Soul Fusion Skill, don't reveal it unless you absolutely have to." Qian Daoliu had a discerning eye. He knew that a tree standing tallest in the forest would be struck down by the wind, so he patiently reminded them both.

"Understood." Qian Renxue and Qian Yu both tensed and answered seriously.

"Grandpa, what about my Second Soul Ring?" The Martial Soul Fusion Skill had taken so much out of them that Qian Renxue and Qian Yu wouldn't be able to use it again anytime soon.

Even an eight-hundred-year-old Spirit Beast was that terrifying. If it was a thousand-year-old Spirit Beast, Qian Renxue didn't think the two of them could hunt it without their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"All right. Things came up unexpectedly, but you awakened a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so this trial has still gone perfectly. Grandpa will take care of your Second Martial Soul."

"Yay!" Qian Renxue jumped up and cheered.

Qian Yu also smiled.

Then Qian Daoliu carried Jin Guang, while Qian Renxue flew alongside Qian Yu, and they headed toward the marked thousand-year Spirit Beast, the Radiant Moon Holy Deer.

The moment Qian Daoliu, a Level 99 Limit Douluo, made his move, the Radiant Moon Holy Deer's legs gave way and it crumpled to the ground. The pressure of a Limit Douluo had crushed a huge pit into the earth.

Qian Renxue easily obtained her Second Soul Ring, a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

"Grandpa, Brother Qian Yu, guess what my Second Spirit Skill is!" Qian Renxue teased. "And guess what my Soul Power Level is now, too."