The Second Martial Soul's Marvelous Use, Sword Bone Douluo

The core area of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The three of them arrived at a magnificent courtyard. The pavilion at the rear stood three stories tall, with jade bricks paving the ground and pillars made of golden nanmu wood, exuding pure luxury.

Even as the son of a deacon, Han Yu's own living quarters were merely a small, detached villa, which could not compare to this courtyard in the slightest.

"Han Yu, do you like this courtyard?" Ning Fengzhi leaned on his cane with one hand, his expression elegant and amiable. "You shall live here from now on."

"I have heard that you enjoy researching those ancient array diagrams. I will instruct my men to collect them for you."

Had it been before, Ning Fengzhi would have dismissed this as one of Han Yu's personal eccentricities—an interest in ancient books regarding arrays. However, after witnessing that strange martial soul, he had changed his mind.

"Thank you for your grace, Sect Master. Han Yu likes it very much." Han Yu bowed in salute.

"Very well. Rest here for a while; tomorrow, Sword Douluo will take you to obtain your soul ring." Ning Fengzhi nodded with a smile in his eyes.

Ning Rongrong, standing to the side, was having none of it. She placed her small hands on her hips and pouted, saying, "I want to go too! What's so great about innate full soul power? It's nothing like my level nine—steady and solid. I'll definitely be able to obtain a ring with a higher age limit."

Ning Fengzhi caught the jealousy in her words and patted his daughter's head with a pained smile.

Han Yu, however, had fallen into deep thought. He actually had a secret he hadn't shared.

The theory that a higher soul ring age limit was paramount was, in reality, a non-issue for the future. There were many examples on the continent of increasing the age limit of rings after the fact.

For instance, the trials to become a god; completing each trial could significantly increase the age of one's soul rings, easily pushing the first few rings into the ten-thousand-year level.

There were also special cases like Tang San, who, with the help of the Sea God's Light and the healing abilities of the Blue Silver Emperor, stripped away his own soul rings to re-absorb them.

Even in later generations, there were instruments like the Spirit Ascension Platform, which all spirit masters could use to artificially increase the age of their rings by enhancing the foundation of their spirit souls.

These examples all pointed to one truth.

The age of a soul ring was not the most critical factor; the key was having a high degree of compatibility with one's martial soul to maximize its utility.

And his secret was that his second martial soul could assist his first.

The first benefit was that the Mystic Array Disk could allow the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword to split into sword shadows, each possessing thirty percent of the original's combat power.

The second was nourishment; the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword would slowly improve in quality, and in the future, it might even have the potential to break through to the god level.

However, the limitation was that the number of sword shadows could only increase, and the nourishment effect could only occur, when both martial souls were at the same cultivation realm. If he followed the path of other twin martial soul users—waiting until the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword had nine soul rings before attaching rings to the second martial soul—he would essentially be abandoning the synergistic effect of the two, resulting in a loss that outweighed the gains.

The question was... should he tell Ning Fengzhi?

Han Yu frowned slightly.

The ability to split sword shadows alone was not enough to be persuasive, but the ability to improve the quality of a martial soul was too heaven-defying. He could not guarantee that Ning Fengzhi, who had been stuck at the Soul Saint realm for many years, wouldn't harbor ulterior motives.

He had it...

"Sect Master." Han Yu wore a troubled expression, biting his lip.

"Hm? What is it, Han Yu?" Ning Fengzhi grabbed his wrist in a panic to examine him, mistakenly believing he had suffered some internal injury during his awakening.

"Sect Master, there is something I haven't told you. In truth, my twin martial souls have a defect: I can only continue to cultivate if both martial souls absorb soul rings simultaneously."

This excuse was seamless. Martial souls were myriad and ever-changing; no one dared claim to know the secrets of every single one.

Ning Fengzhi was startled upon hearing this.

When he noticed Han Yu's dejected mood, his eyes flickered and his heart was touched. He remembered when he first learned of the limitations of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul; he had felt the same way.

"It is of no consequence. Our sect has suffered under the limitations of our martial soul for years, yet have we not still become one of the Upper Three Sects? Nothing in this world is ever perfect. Do not be discouraged; just continue to cultivate diligently in the future," Ning Fengzhi comforted him softly, patting Han Yu on the shoulder.

He understood the implication of Han Yu's words. This defect meant the greatest advantage of having twin martial souls would vanish; he could not wait until he reached the Title Douluo realm to begin adding rings to his second martial soul to achieve the feat of having all ten-thousand-year rings.

As someone who had walked this path, he knew exactly how to comfort others.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had finally waited for a genius spirit master after all these years.

Even with defective twin martial souls, they were still two martial souls, and his potential far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

"Sect Master, will Sword Douluo still take me as his disciple?"

"Of course. You are a part of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Even if you were not a twin martial soul user, Sword Douluo would still take you as his disciple."

Ning Fengzhi said slowly, his tone filled with the care of an elder.

"Han Yu, do not underestimate your own talent."

"Thank you for your teachings, Sect Master. Han Yu will keep them in his heart."

Ning Fengzhi waved his hand and led the constantly looking-back Ning Rongrong toward the main hall.

He had just received a message that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had just returned to the sect, and he wanted to share this good news with them.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Main Hall.

It was located on the highest peak in the center of the sect.

It was a core building that only a very few deacons and the various elders could enter, and it was usually only used for meetings concerning the safety of the sect.

Under normal circumstances, only the two Title Douluos, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi discussed matters here.

Inside the grand hall, two tall figures stood before the doors.

One man wore strange armor, his black hair long, a faint, mocking smile playing at the corners of his lips.

The other wore a simple blue shirt; his temples were graying, his posture as upright as a pine, his features stern, and his gaze icy.

Seeing the two familiar figures, Ning Fengzhi's face lit up with a smile as he hurried forward.

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, you've returned."

"Fengzhi, where is Rongrong? How did the awakening go today?" Gu Rong's tone carried a hint of urgency.

Though Chen Xin said nothing, his gaze remained fixed directly upon him.

Ning Fengzhi spoke with visible excitement, "Rongrong has innate soul power at level nine and awakened the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin's icy gaze softened, and a rare smile touched his lips.

Beside him, Gu Rong clapped his hands happily, his eyes crinkling into slits.

Having worked together in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for many years, the two naturally knew that Ning Fengzhi had spent his entire life searching for a way to break through to the Soul Saint realm.

For Ning Fengzhi to be this moved, it was clear that Rongrong might truly be able to overcome the flaws of their martial soul in the future.

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, there is actually more good news."

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath and continued, "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, do you remember that child who is very close to Rongrong?"

"Han Yu?"

"Correct. Han Yu awakened with innate full soul power and twin martial souls—a powerful sword-type martial soul and a long-lost array disk martial soul. More importantly, the compatibility between his two souls is extremely high; he can use a martial soul fusion skill all on his own."

"What!?"

Chen Xin and Gu Rong exclaimed in shock.

The smile on Gu Rong's face vanished instantly, his eyes widening into perfect circles.

Twin martial souls, innate full soul power, and a martial soul fusion skill.

Any one of these alone would be enough to shock the continent; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had actually produced a peerless genius who possessed all three.