Zhu Zhuyun Struck It Rich

"Big kitty!"

Jiang Li first glanced at Zhao Wuji, then turned and called out to Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuyun shuddered and instinctively walked toward Jiang Li.

Although she had just told herself that she did not want to join Zhu Zhuqing in courting death against Zhao Wuji, the moment she heard Jiang Li call for her, her body moved on its own.

Zhao Wuji did not step forward to stop the two from joining up. Instead, he watched with considerable interest.

Judging from Jiang Li's attire and bearing, he clearly was not the disciple of some great clan.

After all, Zhao Wuji had lived for decades. He could still recognize such things.

Disciples of great clans carried a certain indescribable air about them.

That was also why, the moment he first saw Jiang Li, he had decided to recruit him into Shrek Academy.

And Zhu Zhuyun, who had now walked over to Jiang Li's side, was a textbook example of a disciple from a great clan.

She possessed an indescribable nobility, somewhat like the feeling Dai Mubai had given him when he first arrived at Shrek Academy years ago.

But Zhao Wuji did not care. In his youth, he had even dared to offend Spirit Hall. What could a mere disciple from a great clan do to him?

Zhao Wuji was definitely taking this student!

"Heavenly Origin Civet!"

As Zhu Zhuyun approached Jiang Li, she summoned her Martial Soul, the Heavenly Origin Civet.

She knew exactly why Jiang Li had called her over.

Zhu Zhuyun stopped before Jiang Li and extended her smooth, fair hand.

Jiang Li did not hesitate. He stepped forward and took her bonelessly soft hand.

Their fingers intertwined as they smiled at each other and spoke in unison, "Martial Soul Fusion!"

First came the Heavenly Origin Civet behind Zhu Zhuyun, then the Earthly Origin Civet behind Jiang Li.

One after the other, they transformed into black and white streams of light and merged into their bodies.

Then the six Soul Rings beneath their feet—four yellow and two purple—followed suit, surging into their bodies as well.

For a moment, dazzling colors swirled as brilliant light burst forth!

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji could not help but exclaim, "A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

As the vice principal of Shrek Academy, he was no stranger to Martial Soul Fusion Skills.

After all, when Flender was young, he had been able to perform a three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill alongside two close friends.

With power nearly comparable to that of a Soul Douluo, they had earned the illustrious reputation of the Golden Triangle.

"Damn, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill! And I got two students for the price of one. I've hit the jackpot."

After his initial shock, Zhao Wuji was overcome with delight. The way he looked at Jiang Li became even more fervent.

Then, Jiang Li and Zhu Zhuyun vanished. In their place appeared a huge cat with black-and-white fur...

Uh, a Giant Panda...

Roar!

The Twin Civet opened its blood-filled maw at Zhao Wuji and let out a savage roar.

A majestic aura surged forth, as though it intended to crush the Soul Sage before it.

Nearly four meters tall, it stood before Zhao Wuji and made the originally brawny man look like a feeble little monkey.

The Martial Soul Fusion Skill Jiang Li and Zhu Zhuyun had unleashed together was far more powerful than the one Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing had used before.

"Little man, it seems you really can't do without me!"

Inside the Twin Civet, Zhu Zhuyun intertwined her fingers with Jiang Li's, leaned close to his ear, and breathed softly.

Jiang Li once again smelled the waves of fragrant sweetness coming from Zhu Zhuyun.

It would be impossible to say he was not tempted, but a Martial Soul Fusion Skill consumed a great deal of power. They had to act quickly, or once their Soul Power ran out, they could only hide in the Summoning Space.

Jiang Li urged, "Enough talking. Hurry up and attack!"

"Wait."

Before Jiang Li could react, Zhu Zhuyun leaned in and gently kissed the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Li raised a brow. Even at a time like this, Zhu Zhuyun still had the mood to tease him?

Only after seeing the expression on this little man's face did Zhu Zhuyun say with satisfaction, "All right."

"When we attack, I'll take the lead. Just cooperate with me," Jiang Li said.

Zhu Zhuyun nodded, her smile blooming like a flower.

My foolish little sister, while you had no idea, your sister slipped ahead of you again.

Not far away, Zhu Zhuqing had no idea what had happened between Zhu Zhuyun and Jiang Li inside the Twin Civet. She merely watched the Twin Civet before her, lightly biting her pearly teeth as unwillingness rose in her heart.

She felt she was still too weak. Otherwise, the one using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Jiang Li right now would be her, not Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuqing secretly resolved to cultivate even harder in the future and strive to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Jiang Li.

"Good boy! No wonder I took such a liking to you. I thought your Martial Soul had made a cat, but it turns out it's a bear!"

Zhao Wuji laughed heartily as he looked at the Twin Civet before him.

He clearly did not take the Martial Soul Fusion Skill the two had unleashed seriously.

In Douluo Continent, there were three types of Martial Soul Fusion Skills.

The first was an ability like Jiang Li and Zhu Zhuyun's, where Martial Souls and Soul Skills fully merged together.

This was the strongest of the three types of Martial Soul Fusion Skills. Once unleashed, it could produce power where one plus one was greater than two.

For example, Meng Yiran's grandfather and grandmother, the Dragon Duke and Serpent Grandmother known as the Peerless Dragon and Snake. One was a Soul Douluo, while the other was a Soul Sage. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill they unleashed together could even barely contend with a Title Douluo.

However, Martial Soul Fusion Skills like this could basically not be deliberately formed through acquired effort. They could only depend on the mysterious workings of fate.

For instance, Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, as well as Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender of the Golden Triangle.

They were practically unrelated, yet they could somehow join forces to unleash a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The second type, strictly speaking, should be called Martial Soul Technique Fusion, and its power was equally not to be underestimated.

As long as the Martial Souls were similar, and they obtained Soul Rings from the same kind of Soul Beast before undergoing training and cultivation together, it was possible to perform it.

For example, a pair of twin Title Douluo brothers in Spirit Hall possessed Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Souls and could perform such a Martial Soul Technique Fusion.

Another example was Azure Radiance Academy, which had been deliberately provoked by Shrek Academy in the original story and had produced the famous saying, "Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocrities."

The seven members they sent to the Soul Master tournament possessed different types of gemstone Martial Souls. Under Azure Radiance Academy's deliberate training—

—they successfully unleashed a seven-person Martial Soul Technique Fusion when they faced Shrek Academy during the Soul Master tournament.

If this Martial Soul Technique Fusion had not happened to be countered by Tang San, Shrek Academy could have announced its withdrawal from the Soul Master tournament ahead of time.

As for the final type, it was the utterly useless Soul Power Fusion Skill developed by Yu Xiaogang.

Put simply, it temporarily poured other people's Soul Power into one person's body, forcibly raising that person's Soul Power level.

The method was simple. It only required the participants to have decent mutual understanding.

But why was this skill considered so useless?

Because it was essentially a temporary cheat specifically created for the original protagonist, Tang San.

If Tang San in the original story had not consumed two immortal herbs and endured a trial at the Icefire Yin Yang Well, giving him physical strength comparable to a Soul Sage—

—then forcibly pouring such a massive amount of Soul Power into him would not merely fail to temporarily raise his level. It would already be fortunate if he did not explode like a cheap knockoff phone.

"Come on, let me test the power of this legendary Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

Zhao Wuji crooked a finger at the Twin Civet before him and grinned.