Eight Soul Skills!

A dazzling golden light flared from Xie Xie's dantian. Like a giant vortex, it tore wildly at the light-attribute energy inside the Silver Wing Light Scale Dragon and sucked it in.

As the light-attribute Soul Power poured in, it caused not the slightest rejection. Instead, it was like water soaking into a dried-out sponge, instantly filling it to the brim.

The Light Dragon Blade's somewhat immature draconic might now carried a faint hint of domineering, radiant brilliance.

Shadow Cub was not to be outdone. A deep-purple shadow vortex followed close behind, enveloping the area behind Xie Xie's heart.

Unlike Light Cub's domineering approach, Shadow Cub's Devouring was more restrained and delicate. Countless tendrils seemed to peel away the shadow-attribute energy, strand by strand, and draw it into its own shadowy veins.

The Shadow Dragon Blade's aura grew deeper, nearly blending into nothingness, yet under Light Cub's guidance, it maintained a subtle balance.

Wu Zhangkong stood by the bed, her eyes fixed on the changes in Xie Xie.

She could clearly see the Martial Soul forms of the Light Dragon Blade and Shadow Dragon Blade around him being violently reshaped.

The forces of light and shadow were no longer simply coexisting.

Under the Soul Spirit's catalysis, they began to weave together, revolve, and condense.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Xie Xie's body rose and fell slightly. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, not from pain, but from the rapid depletion of his Soul Power and the transformation of his body.

His muscles tensed ever so slightly, and each breath carried the faint sound of Soul Power coursing through him.

At last, as the final trace of energy was completely devoured and refined, Xie Xie's yellow Hundred-Year Second Soul Ring suddenly took shape!

This Soul Ring was no ordinary yellow. It was a dazzling blend of gilded gold and warm yellow.

Its base was a gentle, jade-like amber, while three bands of flowing, pure-gold ridged light wound around its outer edge, as if it had been painstakingly tempered from millions upon millions of golden dragon scales.

The Soul Ring's surface did not bear a still glow. Instead, the sharp slashing patterns of the Light Dragon Blade faintly emerged.

Countless fine golden blade patterns revolved slowly along the ring, as if they might turn into solid flashes of blade light and tear through the air at any moment.

Most remarkably, whenever the Light Dragon Blade trembled, the Soul Ring would flare with a dazzling golden light. Their auras were perfectly in sync, as if they were one.

At that very moment, Xie Xie's aura surged!

His cultivation level rose sharply in an instant, then settled firmly at level twenty-one.

And that was not the end.

The Silver Wing Light Scale Dragon's unique symbiotic attribute had not granted Xie Xie just one Soul Ring.

As Light Cub and Shadow Cub delved into the Soul Spirit's essence, a second energy pattern began to form along the edge of the Soul Ring, growing more intricate.

Dark-red shadow energy surged up from behind Xie Xie's heart, facing the newly formed light Soul Ring from afar. Another Hundred-Year Soul Ring slowly took shape!

This Soul Ring was no ordinary sight, either.

Its base was likewise amber, but three bands of flowing black-and-red flames wound around its outer edge, their striking hue a cold blend of dark red and deep black.

The glow on this Soul Ring's surface was no more still than the first.

Instead, the Shadow Dragon Blade's icy slashing patterns faintly emerged, as countless fine black-and-red blade patterns slowly circled its surface.

The two Soul Rings hovered behind Xie Xie, one on each side.

The light Soul Ring on the left shimmered with gilded radiance, sacred and domineering.

The shadow Soul Ring on the right was deep black and red, cold and bewitching.

One bright, one dark; one gold, one black and red. They answered and restrained each other as they slowly revolved in midair, forming a scene of strange and breathtaking beauty.

Drawn together by the two Soul Rings, the forces of light and shadow no longer fought on their own. Instead, they were like two enormous dragons joined head to tail.

At that moment, even Wu Zhangkong, cold and impassive by nature, was shaken by the rare sight of light and shadow coexisting in two Soul Rings on Xie Xie.

For a Hundred-Year Soul Ring to achieve such pure harmony between its attributes—and for two opposing attributes to form a perfect balance—was extraordinarily rare in the entire Soul Master World.

Xie Xie's tightly shut eyes trembled.

Un-dried beads of sweat clung to his long lashes, and his aura grew steadier and more substantial.

The illusory forms of the Light Dragon Blade and Shadow Dragon Blade behind him grew clearer and clearer.

The golden blade gleamed like the rising sun, while the black-and-red blade shadow was as deep as the night. The two Martial Soul blades trembled lightly, giving off clear, low dragon roars that resonated with the light of the two Soul Rings.

Hum—!

A low Soul Ring hum suddenly rang through the entire room.

The two Hundred-Year Soul Rings flared at once. Golden and black-and-red energy converged above Xie Xie's head, becoming a silvery-white blade of light that flashed and vanished.

Xie Xie's aura surged again!

He was still a level-twenty-one Soul Grandmaster, but the refinement of his power, the pressure of his Martial Souls, and the purity of his Soul Power had long surpassed those of Soul Masters at the same level. They were even enough to rival some level-twenty-three or twenty-four Soul Masters.

The next moment, Xie Xie's eyes snapped open!

He slowly raised both hands—

Golden light surged in his left hand as the Light Dragon Blade silently took shape, its edge shimmering with gilded radiance and its draconic might imposing.

Black and red wound around his right hand as the Shadow Dragon Blade quietly appeared, its edge icy and its killing intent concealed.

His Twin Martial Souls, bolstered by two Soul Rings, were perfectly displayed in that moment.

"Teacher Wu..."

"I did it! And it turned out even better than I expected!"

Xie Xie clenched his fists, feeling the unceasing surge of light-and-shadow Soul Power within him. His voice could not hide his excitement and joy.

The two Soul Rings still revolved slowly behind him, their golden and black-and-red radiance intertwined, making the boy's figure shine brilliantly.

Before Wu Zhangkong could ask, Xie Xie explained on his own.

He possessed the Twin Martial Souls Light Dragon Blade and Shadow Blade. As long as one of them gained a new Soul Skill, the other, as its symbiotic counterpart, would gain a corresponding version of that skill as well.

On top of that, the two could fuse through their symbiosis, allowing the Soul Skills of the Light Dragon Blade and Shadow Dragon Blade to combine into Fusion Skills.

That meant that although he was now a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, he already had a full eight Soul Skills.

Yes, a full eight!

Light Dragon Blade—

First Soul Skill: Light Dragon Slash

Second Soul Skill: Light Dragon Storm (Shadow Dragon Storm)

Shadow Dragon Blade—

First Soul Skill: Shadow Dragon Strike

Second Soul Skill: Shadow Binding Chain (Glazed Light Imprisonment)

Fusion Skills—

First Soul Skill: Nirvana Dragon Blade

Second Soul Skill: Twin Dragon Soul-Locking Storm

Wu Zhangkong's expression remained as cold as ice, but a tempest had already risen in the depths of her eyes.

She had seen gifted Soul Masters, Twin Martial Souls, and Self Martial Soul Fusion—but never Twin Martial Souls with an inborn symbiotic synchronization!

One gained a Soul Skill, and the other automatically developed a corresponding skill.

They could even fuse into an even more powerful Fusion Skill!

Two rings, a level-twenty-one Soul Grandmaster.

At this stage, a normal Soul Master could have six Soul Skills at most.

But Xie Xie had four basic Soul Skills, two corresponding derived skills, and another two Fusion Skills!

A full eight Soul Skills!

Forget Soul Masters of the same rank—even those with three or four rings might not be able to surpass Xie Xie in the number and variety of their Soul Skills.