Kong Deming's Regret, Sun and Moon Cannot Be Cultivated Together

Xu Tianyao raised his head, staring blankly at Kong Deming's face, which was etched with the weariness of ages.

Divine favor? Heh, what a joke.

Your Third Brother sits firmly on the throne, and Douluo Planet has already become his backyard; do you still expect to receive divine favor?

Unless you are willing to be his dog, that is.

"Elder Kong, has our Sun Moon Empire ever produced a god?" Xu Tianyao suddenly asked.

"We haven't even seen a god appear here, so how could I possibly obtain divine favor?"

"Because of my Martial Soul? The twin Sun Moon? But if I recall correctly, the empire's history hasn't been without ancestors who possessed the twin Sun Moon Martial Soul."

Xu Tianyao shook his head with a bitter smile.

Seeing that his expression didn't seem feigned, Kong Deming believed him a little.

In truth, he had only asked on a whim; after all, innate soul power of level fifteen was unprecedented, and anyone would be curious.

If it were true, it would be the Sun Moon Empire's fortune; if not, it didn't matter.

With a single wave of his hand, Xu Tianyao felt the world spin before his eyes.

When he regained his senses, he found himself inside a laboratory filled with precision instruments.

On the far side of the lab was a lounge, where Kong Deming sat, sipping tea and reading a book.

Seeing Xu Tianyao wake up, Kong Deming smiled slightly and gestured to the stool beside the lounge, signaling him to sit.

Xu Tianyao complied, though he still couldn't fathom what Kong Deming intended to do.

Taking him as a disciple seemed the most likely; after all, he seemed to have a strong connection with the man, who also appeared to possess the twin Sun Moon Martial Soul, though for some reason, he had never cultivated the Sun Martial Soul.

Just as he suspected, Kong Deming's emergency emergence from seclusion had been triggered by the fluctuations caused by Xu Tianyao's Martial Soul awakening.

That was why he had immediately sought out the Emperor to learn everything about Xu Tianyao before deciding to take him as a disciple.

After all, Xu Tianyao was still young, his talent was exceptional, and they shared such a connection—wasn't this the perfect time to build a bond and lay a solid foundation?

Kong Deming set down his teacup, spread his hands, and for the first time, fully released his Martial Souls in front of Xu Tianyao.

The Sun and the Silver Moon.

To Xu Tianyao, Kong Deming's Sun seemed somewhat different; its luster and quality appeared inferior to that of his sister, Xu Tianzhen.

Seeing the shock on Xu Tianyao's face, Kong Deming finally spoke.

"I imagine you are surprised. That's right, old man, I am just like you—a twin Martial Soul possessor, and a twin Sun Moon at that."

"The only difference is..."

"My twin Martial Soul is nowhere near the quality of yours. In fact, this Sun Martial Soul of mine has a fatal flaw that prevents me from cultivating it."

"A fatal flaw? Elder Kong, what do you mean by that?" Xu Tianyao's heart tightened, and he hurriedly pressed for an answer.

Kong Deming smiled and retracted his Martial Souls.

"What do I mean? I mean that you and I likely face the same problem."

"The problem that the Sun and Moon are difficult to cultivate simultaneously."

At this, Kong Deming sighed. "Back then, I was just like you, awakening the Sun and Silver Moon twin Martial Souls. At the very beginning of my cultivation, I sensed where the issue lay."

"The Sun and the Silver Moon—one Yang, one Yin. They appear complementary, but in reality, they repel each other and refuse to merge. Therefore, it is impossible to cultivate them both at the same time in the early stages."

"I discovered this problem back then, but no matter how many records I searched or how many seniors I consulted, there was no way to resolve it."

A flicker of reminiscence crossed Kong Deming's eyes. "I thought to myself, if these two cannot be cultivated together, why not choose one as the primary focus? Once my strength grew, perhaps I could use my own power to balance the two?"

"Yet, while the imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel!"

A trace of bitterness flashed in Kong Deming's eyes. "I chose the Silver Moon Martial Soul as my primary focus because it is relatively gentle, and its ice and space attributes were of great benefit to the soul guidance devices I was researching."

"I cultivated along this path, and relying on the characteristics of this soul, I achieved great success in the field of soul guidance devices. Facts proved that my method was correct: only by sealing one soul and focusing on the other is it possible to cultivate normally."

"But when I had mastered sufficiently powerful strength and reached a bottleneck, I tried to use the Sun Martial Soul to advance further, only to discover that a massive trap lay within."

"What trap?" Xu Tianyao asked urgently. A suspicion had begun to form in his mind, though he dared not confirm it.

If that suspicion were true, wouldn't he face the same dilemma as Kong Deming?

Kong Deming glanced at Xu Tianyao and summoned his Sun and Silver Moon Martial Souls once more.

Under Xu Tianyao's gaze, he attempted to merge the soul power of the two, but things did not proceed smoothly.

Once these two souls merged, they became uncontrollable and eventually exploded outright.

And that was merely a collision of soul power outside the body.

If this were to happen inside the body—that is, if one were to cultivate both normally—the body would be filled with two diametrically opposed types of soul power. Wouldn't the human body simply detonate?

In fact, Xu Tianyao's guess was correct; this was exactly the problem Kong Deming wanted to warn him about.

It was a problem he had encountered in his youth, and even after becoming the empire's strongest, he remained unable to solve it.

Furthermore, because he had cultivated the other soul to near-perfection, the problem had only become more severe and intractable.

Now, whenever he attempted to use the soul power of his Sun Martial Soul, the Silver Moon Martial Soul within him would grow violent, and his internal soul power would fall into chaos.

He had tried for many years, but in the end, he remained trapped at this first step, forever unable to advance any further.

Although he had conceived several hypotheses in his heart, these theories required implementation from the very beginning of cultivation; as he was now, he clearly no longer had that opportunity.

The appearance of Xu Tianyao, however, granted him this chance.

Because Xu Tianyao himself could not overcome this predicament, there was a high probability that he would eventually walk the same path as him.

But as long as Xu Tianyao could proceed smoothly according to his hypothesis, combined with the neutralization of soul guidance devices and medicinal herb soul ring attributes, it was possible to resolve this difficulty.

Once he solved this problem, not to mention how bright his own future prospects would be, he could even use his neutralized soul power to resolve the issue within his own body once he became a powerhouse.

In fact, perhaps his research into soul guidance devices could advance even further, reaching a new height, or even the god-level tier, making him the first person in the history of the continent to become a god by relying on soul guidance devices.

This was why Kong Deming had come here the moment he heard, why he had said so much to him, and why he wanted to take him as his disciple.

"That is, your Sunlight Martial Soul and Bright Moon Martial Soul are fundamentally incompatible for dual cultivation. Once you cultivate them simultaneously, the two diametrically opposed soul powers will collide within your body, and you will surely explode and die."

"Yet, if you choose to cultivate only one and seal the other, not only will your potential be greatly diminished, but when you have sufficient strength in the future and wish to pick up that martial soul again, you will still have to face this same problem."

"In other words, you must abandon the advantage of your twin martial souls and completely discard one of them."