Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

On Sea God Island, Ma Xiaotao regained consciousness.

Standing before her was Yan Shaozhe.

"Teacher?"

"Your evil fire is spiraling out of control. If not for Le Xuan, you would have taken the lives of the outer court disciples."

Ma Xiaotao asked, "Are they alright?"

Yan Shaozhe replied, "They are fine. You must slow down your cultivation now. Until we find a solution, you are strictly forbidden from practicing. If only there were a male soul master with Ultimate Ice. We could marry you off to him."

Unfortunately, the one about to possess Ultimate Ice was a female soul master.

"I don't want to get married."

"Nonsense, affection can be cultivated. Your evil fire is the real problem."

At the mention of fire, Ma Xiaotao jumped up and told Yan Shaozhe, "Teacher, before I lost consciousness, I felt an incredibly scorching flame. It was even hotter than mine."

Yan Shaozhe knew exactly who Ma Xiaotao had encountered: "Ji Siyuan from the outer court, Ultimate Fire. It is a pity he does not possess Ultimate Ice."

Back in the dormitory, Ji Siyuan sneezed. "Who is thinking of me?"

Ji Siyuan stretched his limbs, ready to enjoy a good night's sleep.

Having gained four levels, Huo Yutong was now very excited. She was closer to her goal of reaching level 20.

"Siyuan, are you going to sell barbecue tomorrow?"

"Why would I? Haven't we already secured enough necessities?"

They had school uniforms for clothing, the cafeteria for food, a dormitory for shelter, and the campus was small enough to traverse on foot.

Their basic needs were fully covered.

"But if we stop our business without a word, won't there be students waiting for us outside?"

"Don't go tomorrow; there are other matters to handle. Return to the dormitory early."

Once Ji Siyuan made a decision, Huo Yutong would not argue.

She did not ask what business Ji Siyuan had, choosing instead to begin her meditation.

Having reached level 15 thanks to the Soul Ascension Pill and the Mystic Water Pill, she still needed to consolidate her foundation.

She could not afford to lie in bed and enjoy sleep like Ji Siyuan.

Entering her spiritual sea, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was quite satisfied with the current situation: "Two pills and you've jumped straight to level 15; the speed is not bad. This boy is truly good to you, giving you all the pills."

Huo Yutong replied, "Siyuan is a genuinely good person. I don't even know how to repay him."

"Why not just marry him?"

"Brother Sky Dream, what are you saying?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dropped his playful tone: "Do you think Brother is joking with you? Brother is speaking very seriously. Ji Siyuan possesses Ultimate Fire, and Brother intends to help you obtain an Ultimate Ice martial soul. With these two martial souls together, your cultivation will be incredibly fast. It is the perfect match."

Huo Yutong asked, "An Ultimate Ice martial soul? What kind of martial soul is that?"

"Don't worry about the details; just focus on reaching level 20."

Their days passed as usual; as foundation-building courses, the first-year curriculum was not particularly difficult.

However, for the fifth-year student Xu Sanshi, things were different.

His difficulties did not stem from academics, but from the hardships of romance and the fact that he was currently being bullied by an inner court disciple.

Ma Xiaotao, with her long, fiery red hair, had already blocked Xu Sanshi's escape route.

"Big Sister, Sister Xiaotao. Since you've come to me, naturally I would want to handle this. But I promised Bei Bei a few days ago that I wouldn't go looking for trouble with them. Besides, Nannan wants to eat their barbecue."

Bei Bei was merely an excuse; Jiang Nannan was the true reason.

Xu Sanshi refused Ma Xiaotao's demand to stir up trouble.

"You had better think carefully, or I will roast you into dried turtle meat."

"Friendship is precious, but life is worth more; if it is for love, both can be cast aside. My Nannan wants to eat the barbecue those two make, so how could I possibly wreck their stall? Sister Xiaotao, even if you roast me, I still won't do it."

After being scorched by a burst of flames, Xu Sanshi asked the question he had been wondering about: "Sister Xiaotao, why did you suddenly want to target two first-year freshmen? And you specifically named this Ji Siyuan."

"His talent is very high. I want to see just how high it really is!"

For hundreds of years, she had held the label of Shrek's top talent, but when someone with an Ultimate attribute suddenly appeared, she wanted to see it for herself.

As an inner court disciple, she could not simply go to the outer court and pick a fight.

She had thought of Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei.

Since Ji Siyuan was brought in by Bei Bei, it was certainly better to choose Xu Sanshi.

"That's simple. I'll go find them and arrange a soul duel, won't that work?"

"A soul duel? You are in the fifth year and they are in the first year; will they accept?"

Xu Sanshi replied, "Don't worry, Senior Sister. Bei Bei and I will arrange it. It will definitely work."

"Very well, then I leave this matter to you."

Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao returned to their dormitory, unaware that they were already being watched.

Ji Siyuan took out the items Yan Shaozhe had given him.

"Siyuan, what is this?"

"Millennium Whale Rubber."

Huo Yuhao did not recognize it; he had never been qualified to consume such things back at the Duke Mansion.

"It's for strengthening your meridians. Once I soften it, we'll split it."

"I..." Before Huo Yuhao could finish, Ji Siyuan cut him off: "With this attitude, do you have no intention of taking revenge at all? Others scramble forward when they see a benefit, so why are you backing away?"

A blazing fire ignited to soften the Whale Rubber. Ji Siyuan pinched off a piece, blew on it twice, and popped it directly into his mouth.

"Sigh!" Tang San was heartbroken: "You should have fed it to the Daughter of Luck just now. What a perfect opportunity."

"Uncle Tang, it's just a matter of order; how important can it be?"

"It's not the order that's important, it's you feeding it to her with your own hands!"

Ji Siyuan hadn't considered that angle. He simply handed the whole thing over and let Huo Yuhao pinch off a piece himself.

After being lectured by Ji Siyuan, Huo Yuhao stopped arguing and took whatever Ji Siyuan handed him.

The two of them ate bite by bite, quite happily.

"I won't split the Pine-Fir Ganoderma; I'll eat that myself later." Hearing no response from Huo Yuhao, he turned around and found that the other's eyes had become unfocused.

Huo Yuhao threw himself at Ji Siyuan: "Siyuan, Siyuan."

???

Can millennium-grade Whale Rubber have an effect like this?

Ji Siyuan held Huo Yuhao tightly, unable to let him pounce again.

But Huo Yuhao began to nuzzle against him, rubbing against him like a kitten.

???

Just as he was trying to figure out how to wake Huo Yuhao up, he suddenly sensed a peculiar power.

They actually possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

And it could increase their cultivation speed?

Ji Siyuan closed his eyes, carefully sensing the flow of soul power.

The speed was twice as fast as when he cultivated alone. For Huo Yuhao, such a speed would be nothing short of a fantasy.

As he felt the flow, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began to make its move.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm intended to manipulate the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between them so that it would be led by Huo Yuhao.

Cool, icy threads wrapped around them, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm flew out, humming: "So much for being a genius; in the end, you still have to let little Yutong take the lead."

It used its own power to wrap the two into a cocoon, beginning to alter the flow of this energy.

Suddenly, a burst of black, white, and gray light erupted, shattering all of its preparations and threatening to slice it in two.

In the moment of crisis, it had no choice but to detach a portion of its own origin to escape disaster.

The Nine Lotus Seeds flew out as well, the blazing fire burning the detached portion of origin, and the power was completely brought under Ji Siyuan's control.

And the pitiful Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lost the origin it least wanted to lose.

From now on, it could be renamed Sister Tian Meng.