Ning Fengzhi spoke excitedly. "And it's a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with a Sword Martial Soul as its core."
The great hall fell completely silent.
Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
What did that mean?
How many people with Innate Full Soul Power had ever appeared across the entire continent? And how many with Twin Martial Souls?
Now, both had appeared in the same person. He was simply a darling of the heavens.
"Fengzhi, is what you said true?" Gu Rong's face was full of disbelief, and his voice wavered.
"Absolutely. His First Martial Soul is called the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords. It's a three-foot-long sword with golden lightning patterns circling the blade. His Second Martial Soul is called the Mystic Array Disk. It seems to be the core of an ancient formation lost to time, and it can condense a formation in an instant."
Gu Rong and Chen Xin exchanged a glance, both stunned.
Awakening with Innate Full Soul Power meant his Martial Souls were of exceptional quality. It was likely that both of Han Yu's Martial Souls ranked among the very best.
As Titled Douluo, they naturally knew that every level beyond Level 90 was incredibly difficult to attain. Only Soul Masters with exceptionally powerful Martial Souls or heaven-defying insight could keep advancing.
"Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords..." Chen Xin murmured, a strange gleam flashing in his eyes.
He had pursued the sword dao his entire life and had seen every kind of sword, yet this was the first time he had heard of a Sword Martial Soul wreathed in golden lightning.
Seeing that the moment was right, Ning Fengzhi seized the opportunity to say, "But Han Yu's Twin Martial Souls have a slight defect."
"Hmm? What defect?" Gu Rong furrowed his brow.
"Han Yu told me that he has to absorb Soul Rings for both Martial Souls at the same time before he can continue to advance."
"Absorb them at the same time?" Gu Rong's brows twisted into a knot, a trace of anger in his voice.
"Then what kind of Twin Martial Souls are those? He can't cultivate one Martial Soul to the Titled Douluo level first, then give the other Martial Soul higher-year Soul Rings. Aside from having an extra Martial Soul, what use are they?"
Gu Rong was blunt and straightforward. Without holding back, he poured out all the frustration in his heart.
Ning Fengzhi sighed softly. "Uncle Bone, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda has the defect of being unable to break through Level 80. Han Yu is still young, and he wouldn't lie about something this important."
"This... sigh..."
"Based on what you and that child have said, his two Martial Souls should complement each other, achieving an effect where one plus one is greater than two." Chen Xin spoke with confidence, his gaze bright.
From just a few words, he had actually deduced the secret behind Han Yu's two Martial Souls.
"Complement each other?"
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong looked at him in confusion. It was the first time they had heard of such a thing.
"Martial Souls have different strengths and weaknesses, and each excels in its own field. For example, my Seven Kill Sword is stronger than Old Bone's Bone Dragon when it comes to offense, but I can't match him in defense." Chen Xin explained patiently.
Chen Xin paused, his eyes shining, a faint note of delight in his voice.
"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill can only be achieved when two Martial Souls are highly compatible. One Martial Soul must take the lead, while the other supports it and draws out even greater power. Han Yu's Martial Souls are probably so compatible that neither can be separated from the other. Instead, that very bond holds them back, forcing them to advance in tandem."
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong nodded. The explanation made sense.
There really were varying degrees of compatibility between Martial Souls in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The higher the compatibility, the more powerful the fusion skill, the shorter the time it could be used, and the less Soul Power it took to activate.
"So you're saying this is a good thing?" A strange smile appeared on Gu Rong's face.
"Why don't we go take a look?" Chen Xin seemed intrigued, no longer his usual taciturn self.
The three left the main hall and hurried straight to the awakening hall.
Ning Fengzhi led them to the awakening platform, where several sword marks still remained.
When the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had built the awakening hall, they had used the same materials as the Soul Master Tournament arena. Not a corner had been cut.
It was hard to imagine that these marks had been made by a child who had only just awakened his Martial Soul.
Chen Xin crouched and touched one of the sword marks with his slender fingers. Suddenly, several tiny golden arcs of lightning shot out and crawled over his fingertips. With his formidable physique, he had nothing to fear, so he lowered his defenses and carefully felt the strength of the arcs.
"What remarkable golden lightning. It contains an incredibly domineering aura." Chen Xin could hardly believe it.
These sword marks were already comparable to the sword intent formed by someone who had just begun down the path of the sword. The Martial Soul called the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords might be even more powerful than he had imagined. Its innate lightning alone could do this. What would happen if it cultivated sword intent? If it reached the pinnacle of the sword dao?
As Chen Xin lost himself in thought,
Gu Rong also came over and crouched down. Highly attuned to the power of space, he keenly sensed the traces of a formation lingering in the air.
These energy clusters, seemingly scattered in several places, were each comparable to spatial anchors. They forcibly drew in the Soul Power in the air and set it circulating according to a certain pattern.
Gu Rong's mouth fell slightly open, his face full of shock. His voice trembled as he said, "Drawing on the Soul Power in the air is something only a Titled Douluo-level expert can do. How did this kid manage it?"
The most obvious sign of becoming a Titled Douluo was the ability to take steps through empty space. In truth, this was a form of precise control over the Soul Power outside one's body.
Some exceptionally gifted Soul Masters could grasp this technique early, upon reaching the Soul Saint level. With extraordinary insight, they could ingeniously apply it to their Martial Souls, producing an incredibly powerful ability that overwhelmed others of the same rank.
This was how domains came about.
The reason Gu Rong was so shocked was that Han Yu might already have the beginnings of a domain. With only a little refinement, he could possess a complete domain. Such a thing at his age was simply unimaginable.
Listening as the two Titled Douluo voiced one astonishment after another, Ning Fengzhi couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"I spoke too soon. No ordinary Twin Martial Souls could compare to Han Yu's two." Gu Rong laughed heartily, clapping his hands as he rose. His face was full of disbelief.
Ning Fengzhi nodded. A thought struck him, and he remembered the promise he had made to Han Yu. He was just about to speak to Chen Xin, who was completely engrossed,
"I want to take him as my disciple." Chen Xin suddenly stood up and looked straight at Ning Fengzhi.
"Good. I already asked Han Yu about this." Ning Fengzhi smiled knowingly, his tone touched with amusement.
This was the first time he had seen Uncle Sword ask for a disciple on his own.
Nearby, Gu Rong tilted his head and looked Chen Xin over as if he were a stranger. Then the corners of his mouth curled up as an amusing idea came to him.
"Ah, I'm getting old. I don't know what's come over me today, but I suddenly want to take on a disciple too."
Though his words held a hint of teasing and amusement, he truly had been moved to take Han Yu as his disciple. It was obvious that Han Yu's Second Martial Soul had something to do with the power of space, making him a perfect match for Gu Rong's own legacy of spatial arts.
At worst, he could have Han Yu become a disciple to both of them. Gu Rong wouldn't mind in the slightest.