An Inexplicable Attraction, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

Standing to one side, Qian Renxue silently listened to Xue Qinghe's words.

If not for her special identity at the moment.

And the mission she was still carrying out.

Qian Renxue would have loved to give Xue Qinghe an eye roll and an internationally recognized friendly gesture.

Recruit him?

My heavens!

Xue Qinghe was dreaming in broad daylight!

What could he possibly offer to recruit someone who had already reached Soul Elder at such a young age?

And a genius with a heaven-defying soul ring configuration at that!

What advantages did Xue Qinghe have?

Nothing but the title of eldest imperial prince.

His cultivation talent fell short of his younger brothers'.

As for his birth, he wasn't the empress's legitimate son.

The forces backing him were pitifully weak.

Moreover, Xue Qinghe had neither grand ambitions nor long-term vision.

His only redeeming quality was probably his gentle manner toward others.

But as a prince caught in the brutal struggle for the throne...

What use was gentleness alone?

In the ministers' eyes, wasn't that simply weakness?

With such unremarkable, even disadvantageous circumstances, what genius would willingly pledge allegiance to him?

Still, it was precisely because Xue Qinghe was a mediocre man who posed no threat.

That she had chosen him as the target she would replace.

With any other prince, it would have been difficult to infiltrate his inner circle and take his place.

Meanwhile.

Inside one of the Great Soul Arena's most prestigious private rooms.

A middle-aged man in a white robe embroidered with gold thread lounged lazily on a sofa.

He looked down at the Soul Fighting Platform below.

This man was the highest authority in the Spirit Saint Hall of Heaven Dou City.

One of the four Platinum Bishops—Salas.

As for why Salas had come here.

That, of course, went back to the orders Bibi Dong had issued that day.

Bibi Dong had ordered everyone under Spirit Hall to conduct a thorough investigation into a suspected Titled Douluo.

The person in question was a breathtakingly beautiful woman with red hair.

She had also taken away a genius who had awakened twin martial souls.

That genius's two martial souls were a fire-attribute bird and a blood-red longsword.

Now, a genius matching some of those traits had appeared in Heaven Dou City's Great Soul Arena.

Naturally, Salas had to come personally to investigate.

If everything matched, he would report the information to his superiors.

After the Great Soul Arena's frenzied promotional buildup.

The main Soul Fighting Arena was already packed, its seats filled and its air alive with voices.

The feverish shouting nearly lifted the roof.

A spotlight suddenly shone down.

A beautiful woman in a tight white formal gown that perfectly outlined her curves walked gracefully onto the Soul Fighting Platform.

"Good afternoon, everyone! I'm Xiao Mei, the host of the main Soul Fighting Arena!"

"Next up is a one-on-one soul fight in our main arena. Two Battle Soul Elders will be taking the stage!"

"I'm sure you're all familiar with the two Battle Soul Elders appearing next!"

"They are Golden Crow, a Battle Soul Elder with the Golden Crow beast martial soul, boasting sixteen wins in sixteen fights!"

"And! Ge Ming, a Battle Soul Elder with the top-tier Yazi beast martial soul, who previously achieved thirteen wins in thirteen fights and now holds a record of fifteen wins in eighteen fights!"

"Will Soul Elder Golden Crow defeat Soul Elder Ge Ming, breaking his record to achieve an astonishing fourteen consecutive victories?"

"Or will Soul Elder Ge Ming defeat Soul Elder Golden Crow and shatter his undefeated legend? Let's wait and see!"

As the host warmed up the crowd.

Cheers erupted from the stands like mountains toppling and seas surging.

Inside another luxurious, top-tier private room.

Hearing the host's introduction, Xue Qinghe paused slightly with his wineglass in hand, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.

"Ge Ming? Why would Marshal Ge's youngest son come to the Great Soul Arena?"

The Marshal Ge whom Xue Qinghe mentioned was Marshal Ge Long of the Heaven Dou Empire.

He was the supreme commander of the Heaven Dou Empire's armed forces.

His presence anchored the Heaven Dou Empire like a divine needle calming the seas.

A formidable level eighty-nine Soul Douluo!

"That makes sense..." Xue Qinghe murmured thoughtfully.

"Marshal Ge Long's children are all exceptionally bloodthirsty and warlike. Ge Ming must have heard of this Golden Crow and, like a hunter thrilled at the sight of prey, come specifically to challenge him."

Beside him, Qian Renxue stood with her eyes lowered in obedience.

She played the role of a well-behaved maid perfectly.

Amid deafening shouts.

Two figures slowly emerged from the dark passageways and stepped onto the enormous Soul Fighting Platform.

Before Lu Xuan stood a young man who looked to be in his early twenties.

He was tall, with sharply defined, powerful muscles, and a faint scent of blood clung to him.

His features were not handsome, but the ruthless air of someone who had experienced real slaughter made him intensely imposing.

Lu Xuan had just heard the host's introduction of the man before him.

Yazi, and the surname Ge—this man's identity was already quite clear.

While Lu Xuan studied Ge Ming, Ge Ming was also studying Lu Xuan.

He showed not the slightest contempt for his young opponent, who stood only around a meter and a half tall.

He knew very well that everyone who had underestimated Lu Xuan had already become another cold entry in his battle record.

"You're strong." Ge Ming spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and his eyes blazing with a fanatical thirst for battle as he looked at Lu Xuan.

"But I'm not weak either. I hope you can give me a fight that sets my blood boiling!"

"Sure, no problem!" Lu Xuan replied with a nod.

"Let the soul fight begin!"

At the referee's command.

Lu Xuan's gaze sharpened, and the soul power within him erupted like a volcano.

"Screee!"

With a clear bird cry that pierced the clouds.

A dazzling Three-Legged Golden Crow Phantom spread its wings fiercely behind him.

Blinding golden light instantly illuminated the entire Soul Fighting Platform.

In an instant, the temperature throughout the Soul Fighting Arena soared!

"Hm?"

Inside the private room, Qian Renxue's previously indifferent expression changed drastically the moment Lu Xuan released his martial soul.

As Lu Xuan released his martial soul, her six-winged angel martial soul unexpectedly resonated with it intensely.

It even tried to burst out of her body.

She noticed in time and suppressed it.

In the Soul Master World, this feeling of mutual attraction and resonance had a common name.

A Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

"How is that possible..." Qian Renxue stared fixedly at the boy below, enveloped in golden flames.

She was shaken beyond measure. Could he and I... possess a martial soul fusion skill?!

Qian Renxue forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart.

She understood very well how important it was to possess a martial soul fusion skill.

And what possessing one signified.

Throughout history, when a man and a woman possessed a martial soul fusion skill.

They would usually become husband and wife.

If they were two women, they would become the closest of girlfriends.

At this point, a clever child would surely ask.

What if two men possessed a martial soul fusion skill?

If they were two men, it might develop into a special kind of relationship.

Just like Yue Guan and Gui Mei of Spirit Hall.

(Holding back laughter.)

More importantly, his martial soul could fuse with her six-winged angel.

The quality of her six-winged angel martial soul hardly needed explaining, did it?

And judging by how her martial soul had been drawn to his and resonated so intensely.

Lu Xuan's Golden Crow Martial Soul was of a higher quality than the six-winged angel.

A higher-quality martial soul would actively attract and fuse with a lower-quality one.

And during a martial soul fusion skill, the owner of the higher-quality martial soul would take the leading role.

Just as with the Hell White Tiger in the original story, where Dai Mubai, whose martial soul was of higher quality, took the lead.

Or Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu in the original story, where Shui Bing'er's martial soul was the higher-quality ice phoenix.

Thus, she took the leading role.