Spiritual Detection Sharing and the Ceasefire Domain

Huo Yuhao's story had truly stunned Xu Jiujiu. At last, she understood why the one prophecy she had been able to make in her life had pointed to him.

She had never imagined that the gifted boy she had taken in half a year ago would become a peerless genius.

"Yuhao! I really found a treasure. Come here and give me a hug."

Xu Jiujiu opened her arms and pulled Huo Yuhao into her embrace.

The young boy's face flushed scarlet from the sudden attention.

"Jiu... Sister Jiujiu, could you let go of me first?"

Only then did Xu Jiujiu realize how intimate her posture was. She released Huo Yuhao as though nothing had happened, but her ears kept turning red. She was nowhere near as calm as she pretended to be.

"Ahem. So... Yuhao, could you tell me about your first soul skill and your Second Martial Soul?"

To break the awkward silence, Xu Jiujiu steered the conversation back to what Huo Yuhao had gained from the Soul Hunt.

"Sure. Just don't resist my spiritual power in a moment, Sister Jiujiu."

"What's with all the mystery?"

No sooner had Xu Jiujiu spoken than she felt a powerful surge of spiritual power enter her mind. Its cool touch made her instinctively want to use her own spiritual power to repel it. Remembering Huo Yuhao's warning, she forced herself not to resist.

In an instant, she found she could see what was behind her.

No, that wasn't right. She could observe everything around her in every direction, down to the ants crawling over the bushes by the courtyard gate.

Seeing her astonishment, Huo Yuhao asked with a hint of pride, "Well, Sister Jiujiu? Impressive, isn't it?"

"It's incredible! This is practically a divine support skill!"

As soon as Huo Yuhao withdrew his Spiritual Detection Sharing, Xu Jiujiu forgot her embarrassment and grabbed his wrist.

Her violet eyes shone as she stared into his. "Yuhao, what's the maximum range of this soul skill?"

"Range?" Huo Yuhao frowned in thought.

"Right now, it reaches fifty meters in every direction."

"Right now? You mean its range will keep growing?" Xu Jiujiu had caught the important part of his answer at once.

"Yeah. Why, Sister Jiujiu?"

Xu Jiujiu's mouth twitched at his almost boastful reply. Was this little rascal showing off?

Looking at Huo Yuhao's smug little face, Xu Jiujiu reached out with both hands. She pinched his cheek with one and seized the chance to stroke the horns on his head with the other. She had wanted to touch them ever since she first saw them. Finally, she had her chance.

"Sister Jiujiu! Don't... don't touch there! It tickles."

As Xu Jiujiu stroked his horns, a strange tingling sensation spread from the top of Huo Yuhao's head. Even his ears turned red.

Only after she had thoroughly squeezed his cheeks did Xu Jiujiu stop.

"Hmph. Let's see if you dare show off like that again."

Huo Yuhao could only beg for mercy. "I was wrong! I was wrong, Sister Jiujiu!"

Xu Jiujiu gave a little huff. "Good. Now, what's your Second Martial Soul?"

"Well, my Second Martial Soul is the Soul Beast I absorbed. He doesn't quite look like a qilin or a dragon, but he doesn't look like a deer or a xiezhi either. So I named him Four-Not-Like."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao activated Martial Soul Possession to show Xu Jiujiu.

Xu Jiujiu studied him with her pale violet eyes. Golden scales covered his hands, turning them into dragon claws. A pair of horns rose from his head, while more golden scales adorned the corners of his eyes, making him look even more handsome.

"Mm, you look handsome. And it seems to be an assault-type Martial Soul!"

Seeing Huo Yuhao still grinning foolishly, Xu Jiujiu clicked her tongue in amazement.

"Yuhao, do your wishes always come true? Before you went on the Soul Hunt, you wanted more attacking power. Then you went to get a Spirit Ring and came back with an assault-type Second Martial Soul."

"It's probably just a coincidence."

Xu Jiujiu waved a hand. "All right, I've seen everything I wanted to see. I won't disturb you and Aunt Huo any longer. I'll be going."

Just as Xu Jiujiu turned to leave, Man Yi, who had been silent until now, called out to her.

"Your Highness, the boy's Second Martial Soul seems to have a domain as well."

"A domain?"

Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu both froze.

"How come I didn't know I had a domain? Senior Man Yi, could you have sensed it wrong?"

"I sensed it correctly. Neither you nor Her Highness noticed because it's a passive domain, and Her Highness hadn't summoned her Martial Soul."

At that, Xu Jiujiu immediately summoned her Martial Soul. A blue-and-gold crown studded with gems slowly appeared before her forehead, and three Spirit Rings—two yellow and one purple—rose from beneath her feet.

"Hm?"

The moment she activated Martial Soul Possession, Xu Jiujiu felt the suppression of Huo Yuhao's domain. She had a hunch that any offensive soul skill she used within it would be weakened.

She turned to Man Yi with that suspicion in mind. Man Yi gave a slight nod, confirming it.

Xu Jiujiu drew a sharp breath. An innate domain that suppressed attacks—what an extraordinary gift.

The intensity of Man Yi's and Xu Jiujiu's gazes made Huo Yuhao uneasy.

"Senior Man Yi, Sister Jiujiu, what does my domain do?"

Xu Jiujiu bit her lip, filled with envy. Still, she explained what she had felt.

"Yuhao, this domain of yours is remarkable. When I activated Martial Soul Possession just now, I felt your Martial Soul suppress my offensive soul skills."

Seeing his puzzled expression, she added, "It weakened them by a full forty percent!"

"It's that powerful?"

Huo Yuhao could hardly believe it at first. Then he remembered that Teacher had created his Second Martial Soul using a tenth of Brother Sky Dream's Origin. An effect like this probably made sense.

When Huo Yuhao fell silent, Xu Jiujiu asked gently, "Yuhao, what are you going to call this domain?"

Huo Yuhao thought over what Teacher had told him about Four-Not-Like and considered the effect Xu Jiujiu had described. At last, he said just one word.

"Ceasefire."

"Ceasefire?"

"Yes, Ceasefire. Since this domain suppresses offensive soul skills, it can put an end to fighting. That's why I'm calling it Ceasefire."

"Good name!"