"Little San, it's me, Gangzi!"

Wang Dong carefully felt it out and discovered that their connection was growing ever tighter.

Even her Martial Soul seemed to resonate, beginning to stir with excitement.

"Um... do you feel it too?"

Wang Dong's voice trembled slightly, whether from excitement or something else...

Back when she was in the Clear Sky Sect, she had heard that if two people's Martial Souls resonated, it meant they might possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Mm."

Yang Lin's reply was brief. His gaze remained fixed on the space between Wang Dong's brows.

Through the spiritual mark he had previously left on Tang San's Divine Sense, he could clearly observe the scene within Wang Dong's Sea of Consciousness.

At some point, that blue figure had risen to his feet, holding the Sea God Trident.

A stream of energy continued to flow from the tip of the trident.

With his Six Eyes, Yang Lin could clearly see this energy emerge from Wang Dong's Sea of Consciousness, then gather and blend where their arms touched.

"Hey... why do you keep staring at my forehead... and what's that 'mm' supposed to mean?"

Wang Dong looked up at the white-haired boy. Seeing his burning gaze, she felt her face grow scorching hot for some reason.

Yang Lin gently pulled away the fair hand gripping his wrist,

then said with a slight smile, "It should be a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but I'm not sure."

Yang Lin could see perfectly clearly that the moment they stopped touching, the gathered mass of energy abruptly vanished.

Within Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness, Tang San's Divine Sense also frowned almost imperceptibly.

Yang Lin was almost certain that once this Martial Soul Fusion Skill succeeded, God King Tang would brand him with a Divine Sense mark-in other words, fasten a physical dog leash around his neck.

After that, another trip to the Qiankun Asking Love Valley would put a spiritual dog leash on him too...

Then God King Tang's grand dog-training scheme would be more or less complete.

Wasn't that exactly what he had done to Huo Yuhao in the original story?

After all, no matter how absurd things got, the Light Goddess Butterfly couldn't possibly resonate with the Spirit Eyes, nor could the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion resonate with the Clear Sky Hammer,

and both were a hundred percent compatible, too. That was a little too fake.

So God King Tang must have had a hand in it, all to put a dog leash on Huo Yuhao.

"It... it really is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

Wang Dong'er stammered a little. Then, apparently thinking of something, her little face suddenly flushed red.

She had heard that two people who possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill were very likely to end up husband and wife.

"I'm not really sure. It might be an illusion. After all, eyes and the Light Goddess Butterfly don't seem like a match no matter how you look at them."

Yang Lin stroked his chin as he spoke.

Wang Dong'er bit her lip, but still said, "Then... let's try again. If we really do have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, both of us will become much stronger."

Yang Lin nodded and said, "Sure, but I have one condition. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill requires an embrace, so you have to change back into women's clothes. Otherwise, it just feels weird."

Wang Dong'er's face immediately fell. She had sworn before that she would never change into women's clothes in the boys' dormitory again.

But she only hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and agreeing.

For greater power, I'll put up with it. It's definitely not because I want to hug this bastard.

Ten minutes later, a fair hand pulled Yang Lin, who had been standing outside the dorm room bored out of his mind, inside.

Wang Dong'er quickly locked the door.

Yang Lin looked the lovely girl over. She was still wearing a pink-and-blue dress, almost exactly the same as the one he had seen two days earlier.

Feeling the white-haired boy's gaze, Wang Dong'er stood awkwardly in place, her hands tightly clutching the hem of her dress and her cheeks burning. "Wh-what are you looking at! Hurry up and start!"

She had already worn women's clothes in front of this guy last time, so logically, she shouldn't have felt this awkward.

But this time was different. She was going to hug the guy in front of her while wearing women's clothes. Just thinking about it made her feel embarrassed.

Yang Lin stepped forward as requested and gently raised his arms to encircle Wang Dong'er as her breathing quickened.

The instant their skin touched, God King Tang's power surged out again.

Sea-blue divine power gathered around them both.

Within Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness, Tang San's Divine Sense released energy while muttering:

"Hmph! I'll let you enjoy a little benefit first, brat. Once you've thoroughly become this God King's dog... son-in-law, you'll still have to pass this God King's trials before you can touch Xiao Qi."

At this moment, Tang San's Divine Sense was actually a little confused. He remembered that the child of destiny his original self had mentioned wasn't this fellow.

It should have been Dai Mubai's descendant.

Yet now Xiao Qi had been assigned to the same dorm room as this fellow, which was rather strange.

His original self was currently confined, and as a Divine Sense avatar, he couldn't contact him.

Thus, he could only make all the decisions himself.

After observing him over the past two days, Tang San's Divine Sense had discovered that this fellow's power of destiny was also outrageously strong,

so he decided his original self must have made a mistake. This fellow was the true child of destiny.

That was why he had decided to slip the dog leash over his head today first and worry about the rest later.

If he contacted his original self afterward and found he had made a mistake, he could simply switch to someone else.

As for this one... heh... a useless dog could only be chopped up for meat.

"Tsk, what are you muttering about? Get in here. Unlimited Void!"

The moment Yang Lin embraced Wang Dong'er, he extended his Spiritual Power and, using the spiritual mark he had left on Tang San's Divine Sense, appeared directly behind him.

He formed a seal with two fingers, and before Tang San could react, the domain enveloped him.

"Who's there!"

Tang San's Divine Sense heard only a voice before everything went dark.

Then he appeared in this unfamiliar, illusory world.

"Who is it! Come out now, or don't blame this God King for showing no mercy!"

Tang San's Divine Sense felt a little rattled. This unexpected turn of events left him slightly uneasy.

Tap, tap, tap.

Footsteps approached from afar.

Tang San's Divine Sense narrowed his eyes and looked over, tightening his grip on the Sea God Trident, ready to attack the moment anything seemed wrong.

But the person who appeared next made his pupils contract sharply.

It was as though he had seen someone utterly impossible.

"Little San... don't you recognize your teacher? It's me, Gangzi... no, it's me, Yu Xiaogang!"

The newcomer's face was utterly stiff, his posture erect, with a hint of arrogance between his brows.

The person who had arrived was none other than Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang from ten thousand years ago.

Of course, this was an illusion Yang Lin had conjured with Spiritual Power based on the memories in Tang San's mind, not the real Yu Xiaogang.

"T-Teacher! How is that possible! Didn't you already..."

"Yu Xiaogang" ignored Tang San and instead spoke in a voice filled with utter fury:

"I treated you so well when I was alive! Why! Why did you treat me like this!"

"No! This is an illusion! You're not my teacher! Shatter!"

Tang San's Divine Sense shouted, gripped the Sea God Trident, and thrust it at "Yu Xiaogang."