What Do You Mean This Thing Is a Twin Civet?

As the legitimate daughter of the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing had successfully awakened her Netherworld Civet Martial Soul at the age of six. Because she possessed innate Soul Power at level seven, she was qualified to form the Netherworld White Tiger Soul Bone Fusion Skill with the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Star Luo Imperial Family.

Thus, she had naturally received instruction from her clan regarding Soul Bone Fusion Skills.

Looking at Zhu Zhuyun's teasing expression, which seemed to be smiling yet not smiling as she watched her, Zhu Zhuqing knew very well what Zhu Zhuyun was thinking.

When performing a Soul Bone Fusion Skill, the minimum requirement was that neither party could harbor any resentment or barrier toward the other. Otherwise, the Soul Bone Fusion Skill simply could not be performed successfully.

If the two parties could truly understand each other's hearts, they could bring the power of the Soul Bone Fusion Skill to its fullest potential.

But after being hunted by Zhu Zhuyun across nearly half of Douluo Continent, could she really let it all go?

She did not know!

However!

Zhu Zhuqing looked up at Jiang Li and took in the expectant expression on his face.

In order not to disappoint Jiang Li, she was willing to give it a try with Zhu Zhuyun.

Thus, Zhu Zhuqing placed a hand over her chest. As if declaring her resolve, she nodded heavily and said, "I can do it!"

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Zhu Zhuyun immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

No matter what reason Zhu Zhuqing had for being willing to try performing a Soul Bone Fusion Skill with her.

Perhaps Zhu Zhuqing still had not let go in her heart, but at least she was willing to try accepting her, wasn't she?

Seeing this, Jiang Li revealed a satisfied smile.

Those who had never suffered another's pain had no right to urge them to be kind. Even if Zhu Zhuqing had refused to perform the Soul Bone Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuyun, he would not have said anything.

Since Zhu Zhuqing had agreed now, that could not have been better.

Jiang Li then said to the two women before him, "In that case, try and see whether you can fuse together and perform the Soul Bone Fusion Skill."

Hearing this, the two nodded, exchanged a glance, and summoned their newly evolved Martial Souls one after another.

"Heavenly Origin Civet..."

"Earthly Origin Civet..."

The two clasped hands, their fingers interlocked, and spoke in unison. "Martial Soul Fusion!"

As their voices fell, the pure white Heavenly Origin Civet and the pitch-black Earthly Origin Civet pounced toward them together.

A dazzling flash of light swept through the area. The two women vanished from where they stood, replaced by an enormous ferocious beast.

It was a beast whose black and white fur was sharply divided. It stood over three meters tall, and its limbs, covered in black fur, were thick and powerful.

At the ends of its limbs were incomparably sharp black claws that gleamed with a keen, chilling light.

Roar!!

The beast opened its bloody maw and let out a soaring roar that seemed capable of tearing the sky apart.

Anyone who saw it would be unable to stop themselves from marveling at the beast's ferocity and power.

Yet the longer Jiang Li looked, the more something felt wrong. The appearance of this fused Twin Civet seemed strangely familiar.

He calmly analyzed it, thought for a moment, and reached a conclusion.

Wasn't this Chiyou's mount from the legends of his past life, the Iron-Eating Beast?

What the hell was a Twin Civet?

Did it think he would not recognize it just because it had changed its name to Twin Civet?

A Giant Panda?!!

Jiang Li's eyelid twitched wildly. Why could two feline Martial Souls fuse into something like this?

Black and white did make black and white, sure, but a panda was not a cat!!

Even turning into a cow cat would have made more sense than becoming a panda!

"Great, it worked!"

The Twin Civet spoke in a voice that sounded both like Zhu Zhuqing's and somewhat like Zhu Zhuyun's.

Seeing this, Jiang Li temporarily put aside the complaints in his heart and said to the "ferocious beast" before him, "How do you feel..."

Before he could finish, the Twin Civet before him suddenly dissolved into specks of radiance, revealing the two women in its place.

Zhu Zhuqing was drenched in fragrant sweat and gasped heavily. Her eyes were filled with exhaustion, and she looked utterly spent. Her legs went weak, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Li did not even have time to ask about the Soul Bone Fusion Skill. He hurried forward to support Zhu Zhuqing and asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and replied weakly.

Jiang Li could tell at a glance that Zhu Zhuqing was forcing herself to endure it. He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from her face while looking toward Zhu Zhuyun beside them.

Although they had both just ended the Soul Bone Fusion Skill, Zhu Zhuyun appeared to be in much better condition than Zhu Zhuqing. Aside from slightly labored breathing, she seemed to have no other problems.

Sensing Jiang Li's gaze, Zhu Zhuyun explained, "Although Soul Bone Fusion Skills are very powerful, they consume a great deal of a Soul Master's strength as well."

"Zhuqing's Soul Power level is too low. Her Soul Power is fifteen levels below mine. The gap between our Soul Power levels is too great, and our compatibility is not high enough either, so she currently cannot keep up with my power to maintain the Soul Bone Fusion Skill."

"That is why, after only such a short time, her Soul Power and physical strength have already been depleted."

Jiang Li immediately relaxed upon hearing this, then lowered his head to look at Zhu Zhuqing.

So it was merely excessive physical exertion. It was not a serious problem; she only needed some rest.

As for how to solve this issue later, once Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power level rose, she should no longer have this problem when performing the Soul Bone Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuyun.

Thinking this, he took out a cup of water, held it to Zhu Zhuqing's lips, and slowly fed her. "Drink some water and rest first."

Zhu Zhuqing did not resist. Instead, she obediently stayed in Jiang Li's arms like a little cat and drank the water he fed her himself.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuyun's eyelid twitched, and she felt a faint trace of envy in her heart.

However, Jiang Li quickly asked Zhu Zhuyun a rather important question. "What about the power of the Soul Bone Fusion Skill?"

Zhu Zhuyun withdrew her envious gaze and answered, "It should not have any problem dealing with Soul Masters below level fifty. As for Soul Masters above level fifty..."

She did not continue.

After hearing that, Jiang Li found it somewhat strange. Was a Soul Bone Fusion Skill really this weak?

A level thirty-nine Soul Venerable and a level twenty-four Great Soul Master performing a Soul Bone Fusion Skill together could, at most, only deal with Soul Ancestors in their forties?

One had to know that Zhu Zhuyun only needed one more level to become a level forty Soul Ancestor.

But he quickly understood. It was not that the Soul Bone Fusion Skill was too weak; Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power level was dragging them down.

Moreover, a level fifty Soul King was not weak either, because that was the first major threshold in a Soul Master's career.

The fifth Soul Ring was also the first Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring an ordinary Soul Master could absorb. Even a trash Martial Soul could very possibly complete a Martial Soul evolution with the power of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring once it reached that level.

And for a top-tier Martial Soul, possessing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was an overwhelming advantage against Soul Masters below level fifty.

Even in the original story, why had Spirit Hall been so generous as to offer three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bones as the championship reward in the Soul Master tournament it jointly organized?

Was it not because Spirit Hall's competing team had three level fifty Soul Kings? They had practically been guaranteed the championship.

Even the other competing teams, upon seeing Spirit Hall's lineup, had basically concluded that their own teams had no chance of winning.

Who could have known that they would encounter Tang San, that cheating bastard? Spirit Hall's team ultimately lost the match and even handed three exceptionally fine Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bones to the Shrek Seven Monsters for free.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li said nothing more and merely told the two women to rest for a while.

He then went to deal with the Golden Dreadclaw Bear, the Soul Beast for his third Soul Ring, which he had set aside after contracting the two women.

Jiang Li had not expected the Golden Dreadclaw Bear to produce a Soul Bone. Not long ago, when the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had helped him capture Soul Beasts,

he had also dealt with the Soul Beasts killed by the Titan Giant Ape.

There had even been Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts among them, yet unfortunately, not a single one had produced a Soul Bone.

This showed just how precious the Soul Bone that Xiao Wu had obtained from the thousand-year Shadow Wolf she killed after they entered the Star Dou Great Forest truly was.

Unexpectedly, as Jiang Li brought his blade down, the Golden Dreadclaw Bear's corpse began to emit a faint golden glow.

A Soul Bone dropped?!

Jiang Li stared at the golden light before him in astonishment.