Divine Sword Ghost Moon Appears, Origin Fusion?

"You brat, here—this is your Divine Sword Ghost Moon!"

Kong Deming did not pay much attention to Xia Yu's sudden change in attitude.

On the contrary, he was rather pleased by it.

In his view, as long as Xia Yu did not neglect soul tools after breaking through to become a Titled Douluo, everything was fine.

Thus, seeing Xia Yu's anticipation and urgency, Kong Deming did not keep him in suspense and immediately brought out the completed Divine Sword Ghost Moon.

With a casual wave of Kong Deming's hand, one wall of the soul tool manufacturing room instantly came apart, revealing a laboratory behind it.

At the center of the laboratory stood a metal platform covered in engraved soul tool formations.

The Divine Sword Ghost Moon that Xia Yu had been longing for floated above the platform, being nourished by the formations.

"So this is Divine Sword Ghost Moon? Not bad. It looks extraordinary."

Xia Yu looked at the dark purple longsword and nodded in satisfaction.

Divine Sword Ghost Moon had a generally unadorned appearance. Aside from several silver moon patterns, it bore no unnecessary decorations.

Perhaps because of its material, the radiance emitted by Ghost Moon possessed an innate ability to dazzle and captivate.

Staring at it for too long felt as though one's soul might be drawn inside. It was truly unfathomable and eerie.

However, that was nothing to Xia Yu.

Instead, this Divine Sword Ghost Moon gave him a sense of familiarity.

It was as though he could activate this top-tier Ninth-Level Soul Tool with a mere gesture.

Without hesitation, Xia Yu followed that feeling and raised his hand, drawing Divine Sword Ghost Moon through the air into his grasp.

Bzzzz!

The instant Ghost Moon touched Xia Yu's hand, it suddenly trembled and burst forth with even more dazzling light.

Then, a siphoning sensation surged from Ghost Moon, voraciously devouring Xia Yu's soul power.

In just a single breath, one-tenth of Xia Yu's soul power was gone.

Xia Yu showed no panic at all. He even deliberately circulated his soul power, accelerating the rate at which he fed it into the sword.

Only after two-thirds of the soul power in his body had been drained did Ghost Moon finally stop.

Yet thanks to that, Xia Yu could clearly feel that his connection with Divine Sword Ghost Moon had grown far closer.

They were already showing signs of becoming inseparable.

"This is an unexpected gain!"

Xia Yu had not expected that before he even fused Ghost's Martial Soul Origin with Ghost Moon, the connection between them would already become so close.

It had to be said, a Natal Soul Tool tailored specifically for him truly had unmatched compatibility.

"You brat, your luck is incredible!"

As the person currently closest to becoming a Tenth-Level Soul Engineer, Kong Deming naturally knew what had just happened.

It was a resonance between a soul tool and Martial Soul Origin, an opportunity that could only be encountered by chance.

Whenever such resonance occurred, the soul tool's power would rise dramatically, allowing it to unleash strength beyond the limits of its rank.

This was also the prerequisite for fusing Martial Soul Origin with a soul tool.

To achieve this—to allow his own Martial Soul Origin to resonate stably with a soul tool—Kong Deming did not know how much time he had spent.

Yet Xia Yu had not only resonated with the tailor-made Divine Sword Ghost Moon the moment he picked it up, but had also stabilized that resonance during the subsequent transfer of soul power.

Though it had not yet reached the most perfect resonance, it was enough to make Kong Deming unbearably envious.

Of course, beneath that envy, he also felt some gratification and hope.

Kong Deming seemed to see the day, not far in the future, when his theories would be realized through his disciple Xia Yu.

His path was correct, and he was about to see it through.

The man hailed as the father of soul tools had not failed that title after all. He had opened up a new summit for the path of soul engineers.

That summit was the Tenth-Level Soul Engineer.

Kong Deming believed that a Tenth-Level Soul Engineer equipped with a Tenth-Level Natal Soul Tool would certainly be able to defeat a traditional Ultimate Douluo.

When that time came, who would dare claim that soul engineers lacked high-level combat power...

Before he realized it, Kong Deming's eyes had grown moist.

However, he did not allow that moisture to spread, forcefully suppressing it with tremendous willpower.

He was the teacher. How could he reveal such an undignified state before his disciple?

"Eh, Teacher, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly turn around? Did Ghost Moon's light get in your eyes?"

At that moment, Xia Yu also snapped out of the strange changes brought by Ghost Moon.

Then he realized that, at some unknown point, his teacher Kong Deming had turned around and was facing away from him.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Xia Yu felt that Kong Deming's back looked somewhat tense and restrained.

It was as if he were suppressing some extreme emotion.

Mm, it had to be an illusion. His teacher had always been open and composed before him. How could he possibly fail to control his emotions?

Without thinking much of it, Xia Yu immediately wanted to strike while the iron was hot and see whether he could fuse Ghost's Martial Soul Origin with Ghost Moon in one go.

But before he could act, Kong Deming stopped him.

"You brat, I don't even know what to say about you. Why are you being so impatient?"

"Xia Yu, listen to me. I know you're anxious right now and want to obtain a Tenth-Level Natal Soul Tool, but this isn't the best time."

"You should settle yourself first. Wait until you have completely stabilized the resonance between your Martial Soul Origin and Ghost Moon before attempting it..."

Kong Deming truly fulfilled his responsibilities as a teacher to the utmost when it came to Xia Yu.

See? He had considered every aspect for Xia Yu.

Fortunately, Xia Yu was someone who accepted advice.

After Kong Deming's warning, Xia Yu also realized that he had been too hasty and immediately gave up on trying it right away.

After calming down, Xia Yu truly discovered that the resonance between himself and Ghost Moon still had quite a few areas that needed improvement.

However, this was no challenge for him. After experiencing resonance guidance with the two martial souls, Ghost and the Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum, he was already thoroughly familiar with this process.

Half a day. If he were given just another half day, he would definitely be able to make the resonance between himself and Ghost Moon flawless and incomparably stable.

But Kong Deming did not know Xia Yu possessed such ability.

To keep Xia Yu from dwelling on the fusion of Martial Soul Origin and Ghost Moon, he directly took Xia Yu along to stand guard for him.

He intended to absorb the Gold of Life to improve himself, and he happened to need someone to guard him.

Xia Yu naturally had no objection. It was only right for him to stand guard for his teacher.

Very soon, they left the soul tool manufacturing room and arrived at a cultivation chamber.

Bzzzz!

As that small tear-drop-sized piece of Gold of Life was activated by soul power, an immense life force burst forth.

Kong Deming, who bore the brunt of it, immediately revealed a shocked expression.

Although he had mentally prepared himself before beginning, he was still stunned by the life force contained within the Gold of Life.

That was because this life force was simply too terrifying.

Even without absorbing it, Kong Deming felt his body and mind grow clear and unburdened, as though he had become several years younger.

"It seems I still underestimated this Gold of Life!"

After a brief sigh, Kong Deming gathered his thoughts and began absorbing that immense life force with complete focus.