Twin Civets

In midair, two miniature kittens only three inches tall traded tiny punches and swipes, engaging in a cat-paw brawl.

Seeing that this differed from what had happened when Zhu Zhuqing formed her contract, Zhu Zhuyun turned to Jiang Li, her eyes full of confusion and incomprehension, as though asking: Was this normal?

However, Jiang Li was just as dumbfounded by the situation and had no idea why this was happening.

After all, Zhu Zhuyun was only the fourth person he had contracted. Aside from Qian Renxue, who had inexplicably appeared when his Martial Soul first awakened, the only people he had contracted were Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

And Xiao Wu was a Soul Master transformed from a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so she did not offer much useful reference.

Still, he signaled Zhu Zhuyun with his eyes to relax.

He then lowered his head to glance at the Summoning Grimoire, thinking, Could it be that the Summoning Grimoire can only contract one Soul Master with the same Martial Soul?

Yet all he could do now was wait quietly and see what the final outcome would be.

Jiang Li turned his attention back to the two miniature kittens beating each other with cat paws.

He discovered that the battle had actually escalated. What had begun as a mutual cat-paw brawl had turned into the two kittens chasing each other's tails and biting them.

Gradually, their movements grew faster and faster, until they tangled around each other and formed a ring.

At that moment, a gentle radiance shone from the plain, unadorned Summoning Grimoire, enveloping the two kittens.

The next second, they were sucked directly into the Summoning Grimoire.

Jiang Li instinctively wanted to lower his head and inspect the information on the Summoning Grimoire, but his attention was drawn away by Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing speaking at the same time.

"What is going on?" Zhu Zhuyun discovered that her Netherworld Civet Martial Soul had appeared behind her without her control. "My Martial Soul?"

She then looked at Zhu Zhuqing and found that her situation was exactly the same. Her Netherworld Civet Martial Soul had likewise manifested behind her.

"Jiang Li?" Faced with this sudden development, Zhu Zhuqing was at a loss and instinctively looked toward Jiang Li.

Before Jiang Li could speak, however, the Netherworld Civet Martial Souls behind Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing let out sharp cries of "Meoww!"

Then, the blackish-purple fur covering their bodies began to fall away.

New fur soon grew in, but it was no longer the blackish-purple color of the Netherworld Civet.

"Is this Martial Soul evolution?" Jiang Li clicked his tongue as he watched the changes in the two women's Martial Souls.

On Douluo Continent, Martial Soul evolution was not particularly rare.

However, Martial Soul evolution generally occurred when someone first obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Alternatively, after obtaining several mutually compatible Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, a peculiar reaction could occur and potentially cause Martial Soul evolution.

But Martial Soul evolution basically only happened to low-grade or middle-grade Martial Souls. Even high-grade Martial Souls rarely underwent it.

The Zhu Clan, whose members possessed the Netherworld Civet Martial Soul in the Star Luo Empire, was naturally the greatest clan apart from the imperial Dai Clan. That was certainly not solely because their Martial Souls could form a Soul Bone Fusion Skill with the Dai Clan's White Tiger Martial Soul.

Their Martial Soul was itself extremely powerful. While it might not compare to the very strongest Martial Souls, it was undeniably a high-grade Martial Soul.

Moreover, after generations of Netherworld Civet Martial Soul inheritors forming Soul Bone Fusion Skills with White Tiger Martial Soul inheritors, it could be said that the possibility of the Netherworld Civet evolving had practically been cut off.

Yet merely contracting with him had caused the two women's Martial Souls to evolve. How could that not shock him?

The two Martial Souls were still evolving. Jiang Li lowered his head to look at the Summoning Grimoire in his hand. Surely it would record information about their evolved Martial Souls?

He soon discovered that, besides Zhu Zhuqing's information, the page that had originally recorded her details now contained information belonging to Zhu Zhuyun as well.

One on the left and one on the right, each occupied half a page of the Summoning Grimoire.

The information on the left page belonged to Zhu Zhuyun.

[Zhu Zhuyun!]

[Heavenly Origin Civet!]

[Twin Civet!]

[Level 39 Soul Venerable!]

The information on the right page belonged to Zhu Zhuqing.

[Zhu Zhuqing!]

[Earthly Origin Civet!]

[Twin Civet!]

[Level 24 Great Soul Master!]

Above their respective information were the images of a snow-white cat and an ink-black cat.

The two cats stared at each other as though they would pounce on one another and start fighting the next second.

Perhaps sensing Jiang Li's gaze, the hostility in both cats' eyes vanished at the same time, and they looked at him with lively eyes.

Their eyes seemed to be yearning for Jiang Li to reach out and stroke their fur.

Just as Jiang Li wanted to extend his hand, he discovered that Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Souls had completed their evolution as well. The Martial Soul phantoms behind them looked exactly like the images in the Summoning Grimoire.

Behind Zhu Zhuyun was the white Heavenly Origin Civet Martial Soul, while behind Zhu Zhuqing was the black Earthly Origin Civet Martial Soul.

"Jiang Li, my Martial Soul seems to have evolved. Did you do this?" Zhu Zhuqing did not even take the time to properly experience her evolved Martial Soul before impatiently walking up to Jiang Li and asking.

Although Jiang Li was also very surprised, he did not show it before Zhu Zhuqing. Instead, he said calmly, "Of course. This is also one of my Martial Soul's abilities."

"You're amazing."

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing looked at Jiang Li as though there were light in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuyun's gaze toward Jiang Li became somewhat complicated.

She had originally thought she had boarded Jiang Li's pirate ship, but in the blink of an eye, he had told her that this pirate ship had the potential to become an aircraft carrier?

She glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and thought, My silly little sister really is foolishly blessed!

Then her gaze at Jiang Li became firm, as though she had made some sort of decision. She walked toward him. "Jiang Li!"

"Hm?"

Before Jiang Li could react, a fragrant breeze suddenly swept over him, followed by a soft sensation on his lips.

Jiang Li's eyes widened as he looked at Zhu Zhuyun, who was right before him. He had not expected her to do something like this to him.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Achoo!

Xiao Wu rubbed her itchy nose, then pointed angrily at the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape before her, who had lowered their heads as though they were students being punished by a teacher. "Da Ming, Er Ming, were you secretly badmouthing me behind my back?"

"How could we, Sister Xiao Wu?"

Upon hearing that, the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape hurriedly shook their heads.

"Is that so?" Xiao Wu swept a suspicious gaze over the two beasts before snorting coldly. "I didn't think you'd dare."

The Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Xiao Wu muttered softly, "Then who could be speaking ill of me?"

She then thought of Jiang Li, who had left her outside and taken two wild women into the Summoning Space.

Damn it, why hadn't they come out yet?!

Thinking of this, Xiao Wu irritably scratched her head.

"Hm? What's this? A leaf?"

At some unknown time, a lush green leaf had fallen onto Xiao Wu's head.

She casually took the leaf into her hand and glanced at it before tossing it away without a second thought.