Martial Soul Evolution, Dragon Clan Squad Assembled

"Isn't that Shu? She—she didn't fall in the Dragon-Human War long ago, along with our original body?"

"No, I can clearly sense that Shu's current state is abnormal. She probably only has a fragment of divine consciousness left." Gu Yue's spiritual power was stronger than Na'er's, and her control over the elements was also more refined, allowing her to clearly perceive the difference.

After all, Shu's authority over time manipulation had only been further strengthened to the God King level after the Dragon God bestowed upon her a portion of his own origin.

In this respect, the two of them even shared part of the same origin.

"Sigh, back when the Nine Great Dragon Kings and our original body were still around, the dragon clan was so prosperous. How did it just vanish like that? Were those human God Kings really that powerful?"

Na'er sighed and silently lamented to herself.

Recently, Gu Yue had often cultivated together with Na'er. Combined with what Qian Jue had said during their Martial Soul Fusion half a year ago, Gu Yue no longer rejected the current Na'er.

Thus, the two had recently unlocked the ability to share their thoughts. No matter how far apart they were, they could share their spiritual senses and hear each other's thoughts.

"You know that we don't have the complete memories of that tragedy. But judging from the fact that soul beasts were forbidden from becoming gods, the cause of those events was probably related to the human deities."

"In any case, since those deities slaughtered the dragon clan, once they discover that Xiao Qian is the reincarnation of the Dragon Venerable and is still with us, they will certainly treat Xiao Qian as an enemy."

"For now, we need to seize the period when something has gone wrong in the God Realm and they can no longer monitor this plane, and raise our strength as quickly as possible."

"Only then can we prevent future tragedies."

As Na'er and Gu Yue settled on working twice as hard in their cultivation from now on, Shu temporarily cast aside the fear in her heart and focused primarily on Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi before her.

"Come, hold my hand."

At the sound of her gentle voice, Zhang Yangzi and Xu Xiaoyan took Shu's hands, both of them blushing unconsciously.

Mainly because Shu was simply too beautiful. Coupled with that warm, spring-breeze-like affinity, it was hard not to be moved.

Rewind

Silver-white light spilled from Shu's body in specks of shattered radiance. Every strand was a fragment of time, slowly merging into Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi under Shu's control.

The next second, the auras of darkness, frost, and stars suddenly emerged from the two of them.

Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi discovered in shock that their Martial Souls had been summoned against their will.

At the same time, Shu exerted another burst of power, her jade-like fingers lightly touching their foreheads. Before long, Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi's gazes became vacant, and even their breathing and pulses vanished in an instant.

Xie Xie was startled by this and hurriedly asked, "Why can't I feel Xiaoyan and the others' pulse or heartbeat anymore?!"

"Shu has temporarily frozen the time within their bodies. Otherwise, the excess memories produced while rewinding the origins of their Martial Souls would cause irreversible damage to their brains." Having understood Shu's operation, Qian Jue slowly explained.

After a while, Shu's figure gradually became blurry, while Qian Jue could feel the Soul Power in his body draining away like a tide.

Most of the expenditure at this level was borne by Shu; he was only shouldering a small part of it.

Even so, the rate at which his Soul Power was draining was extremely rapid.

To preserve his strength, Qian Jue had no choice but to consume some of the heavenly treasures Cai Yue'er had compensated him with last time.

A hundred-year Dragon Blazing Fruit and a hundred-year Vajra Bodhi—no special preparation was needed. He simply bit into them raw, their sweet juices sliding down his throat before transforming into pure Soul Power that spread through all four limbs and every bone in his body.

Gradually, Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi's Martial Souls began to mutate as well.

The feathers on the Dark Illusion Hawk gradually fell away, replaced by fine black dragon scales growing from the skin beneath.

Xu Xiaoyan's Starwheel Ice Staff even vanished outright. Her figure unknowingly grew taller, dragon scales emerging across her fair skin. Two pairs of horns sprouted from her head, her blue hair falling to her waist and gleaming with starlight.

If Xu Xiaoyan had once been delicate and sweet, she now resembled a cold, austere beauty of an iceberg.

Her figure was no less stunning than that of the Hell Spirit Cat lineage.

Tang Wulin and the other two beside them were completely dumbfounded. A tool Martial Soul mutating into a beast Martial Soul?

Did such a thing really exist?

But on second thought, this was a miracle created by Qian Jue, so it no longer seemed all that strange.

The three of them now trusted Qian Jue completely. They had already adapted successfully.

Even if Qian Jue told them later that his first Soul Spirit was actually a deity, they would not be shocked.

The process continued for several more minutes. Then Shu's body swayed, and she said weakly, "That should be done... I've used up quite a lot. I'll go back and rest for a while first."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Qian Jue wiped the sweat from his face. His own consumption had been considerable too; seven or eight tenths of his Soul Power had been drained away.

But everything had been worth it!

Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi, whose time had been frozen, suddenly opened their eyes.

Unparalleled power surged from their hearts, filling their entire bodies.

Their grateful gazes fell upon Qian Jue, and then it felt as though a heavy hammer had violently struck their hearts.

It was the feeling of falling in love.

Xu Xiaoyan's face instantly flushed red, her heart racing wildly as she found herself unable to calmly meet Qian Jue's gaze.

Zhang Yangzi was the same. He turned his face away, desperately suppressing the throbbing feeling in his heart.

He finally understood why the 'friendship' he had shared with Wang Jinxi for years seemed so utterly fragile before Qian Jue.

This was an impulse from the depths of his entire being—his Martial Soul, bound to his very life, yearning for and adoring Qian Jue.

"Just as expected, the captain is a dragon-clan succubus." Zhang Yangzi gave a bitter laugh. Only after dismissing his martial soul did he feel slightly better.

"How are you two?"

Xu Xiaoyan raised a hand, and specks of starlight swirled in her palm like a miniature planetary system.

"My new martial soul is the Myriad Abyss Star Dragon."

Qian Jue was slightly stunned upon hearing that familiar name. Then he happily patted Xu Xiaoyan on the shoulder. "The Myriad Abyss Star Dragon is a god-tier martial soul. They were dragons that originally soared among the stars."

Before he unified the dragon clan, one of the largest hostile factions had been the Star Dragon Clan.

After subduing them, three first-rank gods had remained within their clan.

Qian Jue looked at Zhang Yangzi and asked about the changes to his martial soul.

"Dark Demon Dragon. It's still a little inferior to Xiaoyan's." Zhang Yangzi shrugged. Though he said so, the expression on his face completely betrayed how he felt.

Having changed from an ordinary beast martial soul into a true dragon martial soul, he was already more than satisfied.

"Good. Our Dragon Clan Squad will enter at full strength. Let this Skysea Alliance Grand Competition become the first battle that announces our name to the world!"