Sun-Moon Rotation, Martial Soul Fusion

The next instant, two utterly different lights surged up behind Xu Tiance—a blazing sun and a cool Full Moon. A deep-yellow Soul Ring slowly rose beneath his feet.

As Xu Tiance's Martial Soul appeared and his Soul Ring rose, Ye Guyi's eyes widened slightly. A tremor stirred in her heart.

She could clearly feel a powerful attraction to Xu Tiance's Martial Soul, as though it had struck a chord with her Holy Angel Martial Soul.

The feeling left Ye Guyi bewildered. Without any formal training, she knew nothing about attraction between Martial Souls or how they could join together, much less that this feeling could herald a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

She simply wanted to move closer to Xu Tiance.

Ye Guyi pressed her lips together and forced down the stirring in her heart. Her still-reddened, swollen eyes studied Xu Tiance's Martial Soul with curiosity, then the Soul Ring rising beneath his feet.

Kong Deming finally relaxed, a faint smile appearing on his face. "Tiance, what does your first Soul Skill do?"

Xu Tiance did not answer at once. Instead, he quietly felt for it.

A moment later, the deep-yellow Soul Ring beneath his feet began to flicker.

As it flickered, the golden sun and Silver Moon behind Xu Tiance began turning together. They turned at a brisk pace, casting interwoven gold and silver light over him like a shimmering film.

Xu Tiance spoke. "My first Soul Skill is called Sun-Moon Rotation. When I activate it, my Martial Soul produces the Light of Rotation and starts accumulating Sun-Moon Marks. Each full rotation adds one mark. With one mark, my Soul Skill activation speed increases by thirty percent; with three, the Soul Power cost of all my Soul Skills drops by fifty percent; and with five, all my attributes increase by eighty percent. I can accumulate up to nine marks. Once I reach nine, this film of light around me can wield the Power of the Sun and Moon to harm enemies."

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Kong Deming had lived for a hundred and fifty years. He thought he had seen just about everything worth seeing—and plenty that was not. But a Soul Skill like this... he truly had never seen one.

What did Xu Tiance mean, his first Soul Skill could reduce the Soul Power cost of his skills and make them activate faster? That it could boost all his attributes, then condense the Power of the Sun and Moon to harm enemies?

Could an Eight-Hundred-Year Soul Beast really grant a Soul Skill like that?

Kong Deming could not help drawing a sharp breath.

The Soul Skill Ye Guyi had just obtained was already excellent, but the one Tiance had gained... its effects simply defied heaven!

After his brief shock, Kong Deming calmed down. As a Level 94 Titled Douluo whose combat strength nearly rivaled that of a Level 98 Super Douluo, he could see at a glance that while Xu Tiance's first Soul Skill was impressive, it was a skill whose effects built over time.

To achieve such heaven-defying effects, Xu Tiance had to accumulate at least five Sun-Moon Marks.

Although Sun-Moon Rotation moved quickly once activated, an enemy often would not give him the chance to keep accumulating marks.

Before he had accumulated enough marks—at least five—the skill was not actually so formidable.

Of course, if Tiance could someday accumulate marks in an instant, the skill would unquestionably defy heaven. In particular, once he reached nine marks and could wield the Power of the Sun and Moon, any enemy who mistook his first Soul Skill for a mere enhancement would pay dearly.

All things considered, Kong Deming was already very satisfied.

"This Soul Skill has excellent effects, though it does have a drawback. Tiance, you'll need to work toward accumulating at least three marks in an instant. Only then can you bring out as much of its power as possible."

Xu Tiance listened carefully and nodded, committing Kong Deming's advice to memory.

After obtaining two Soul Rings, the group soon returned to the Soul-Guided Carriage. Kong Deming rode inside with Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi as before, while Ye Yulin sat outside, driving the carriage and keeping watch.

At last, Ye Guyi voiced the question she had kept buried in her heart.

"Just now... when your Martial Soul appeared, Tiance, I felt a stirring inside me. It was as if your Martial Soul was drawing me toward it, and my Holy Angel Martial Soul almost appeared on its own. It felt strange..."

As Ye Guyi spoke, Kong Deming's eyes gradually brightened. Xu Tiance frowned too, as though something had occurred to him.

Kong Deming drew a deep breath and suppressed his excitement. "What you described sounds very much like Martial Soul Fusion. Only when two people's Martial Souls are perfectly compatible do they have the theoretical basis to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

"Tiance's Martial Soul possesses Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Light, space, spirit, and other attributes. In theory, very few Martial Souls could be perfectly compatible with his Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul. But your Holy Angel Martial Soul also possesses multiple attributes, including light, Ultimate Holiness, and Purification. In that respect, Ultimate Light and Ultimate Holiness might indeed be perfectly compatible."

"As for whether the two of you can perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill... we'll have to try. Tiance, Guyi, place your palms together and see what you feel."

Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi exchanged a glance.

Xu Tiance had no reason to hesitate. He had already held Ye Guyi's hand; touching palms was hardly anything. Ye Guyi's cheeks reddened slightly, but she raised her hands too.

The next instant, their palms met.

Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi gathered their Soul Power almost simultaneously and focused on sensing each other's aura.

Before long, Xu Tiance sensed the aura flowing from Ye Guyi. It was rich with light, warm enough that the Soul Power within him began circulating slowly without any effort on his part. Beneath that light, he also sensed something solemn and holy. That holiness was just as warm, and it stirred his Soul Power into flowing much faster!

We really can achieve Martial Soul Fusion!