Another month passed, and the Soul Power of Zhao Su's Emperor Seven Kill Sword reached level fifty. He immediately exchanged for a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring in the shop.
Zhao Su's overall attributes were now as follows.
Host: Zhao Su. Martial Souls: Twelve-Winged Holy Angel, Emperor Seven Kill Sword. Soul Skills: Twelve-Winged Holy Angel: first Soul Skill, Heaven and Earth Manifestation; second Soul Skill, Heaven-Destroying Palm; third Soul Skill, Ninefold Sword Art; fourth Soul Skill, Holy Angel True Body; Fifth Soul Skill: Immortal Tyrant Body. Emperor Seven Kill Sword: first Soul Skill, Supreme Sword Intent; second Soul Skill, sword name: Destruction; third Soul Skill, sword name: Slaughter; fourth Soul Skill, sword name: One Sword Across Worlds. Fifth Soul Skill: Emperor Seven Kill Sword True Body. Level: level fifty-one Battle Soul Master, power attack system. Spiritual Power: 25,200 points, spirit domain realm. Energy: 23,000 points. Fortune: 23 points. World-Guarding Divine Dragon: Nine-Winged Yinglong Remnant Bone ×1.
After looking over his attributes, Zhao Su opened the shop again. Besides the rows of Soul Rings and the six-piece Holy Angel Soul Bone set,
many more Martial Souls had appeared.
"Could I awaken another Martial Soul?"
Zhao Su browsed casually, though he had little interest in awakening another Martial Soul.
After all, he thought his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel and Emperor Seven Kill Sword were already enough.
He had no need for any other Martial Souls.
[Ding! Martial Soul capable of triggering a fusion skill detected: Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat!]
Just as Zhao Su was about to close the shop page, a window popped up.
A detailed description of the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat appeared before his eyes.
[The Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat can trigger the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Seven Transversal Absolutes, with the Yin-Yang Spirit Cat, increasing all attributes by seventy percent.]
"It can trigger a fusion skill with Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Soul?"
After some thought, Zhao Su finally chose to awaken the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat. This was another opportunity to get closer to Zhu Zhuqing.
In the two months since they had returned from the Star Dou Great Forest,
Zhu Zhuqing had been avoiding him, training herself every day until she could no longer get up.
Originally, Zhao Su had only intended to play hard to get and let Zhu Zhuqing come to him. He had not expected his calculations to go awry-or rather, he had underestimated her resolve.
After awakening the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat, Zhao Su did not immediately exchange for Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
Instead, he followed the normal soul ring configuration and selected three Soul Rings-two yellow and one purple-to match Zhu Zhuqing.
When Zhao Su arrived at the dining hall early that morning, Tang San and the other six were already there, eating the breakfast Grandmaster had specially prepared for them.
Zhao Su received no such treatment. His breakfast was still plain rice porridge and pickled vegetables.
Upon seeing him arrive, the others greeted him.
Ning Rongrong even carried her bowl over and sat beside Zhao Su.
Zhu Zhuqing merely kept her head down and ate the food in her bowl, seemingly treating Zhao Su as thin air.
"Zhuqing might seem cold on the surface, but she often calls your name at night."
As the spy Zhao Su had planted beside Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong naturally had to report to him every day.
"Really?"
"Of course. I sleep right beside her, so there's no way I misheard." Then Ning Rongrong changed tack. "But from what I've managed to draw out of her, she seems ready to sacrifice herself for her family and go through with the marriage alliance with Dai Mubai."
"Why would she do that? Did someone say something to her?"
"I don't know about that, but she secretly went to Suotuo City on her own yesterday!"
"I see. Good work."
Zhao Su drained the porridge in his bowl, said those words to Ning Rongrong, then rose and left.
By that day, the first stage of Grandmaster's special training was nearly complete.
With Shrek Academy's funds also running dangerously low, Grandmaster decided to have the Shrek Seven Devils begin their practical combat training ahead of schedule.
That meant going to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City to take part in soul fighting.
Not only would this help them adapt to the pace of actual combat as quickly as possible, but they could also earn Gold Soul Coins to help cover Shrek Academy's expenses.
To ensure they would be in better condition for their bouts,
Grandmaster gave them three days off. Three days later, they would gather at the Training Ground in the evening and head to the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City to compete.
Although Grandmaster was only a theorist, he certainly had a knack for teaching students.
After two months of special training, the Shrek Seven Devils had not only become increasingly seamless in their teamwork, but their physiques had also grown much stronger.
Even the support-type Ning Rongrong and Oscar looked much sturdier.
The three days soon passed.
That evening, just as the sun was about to set, the Shrek Seven Devils gathered at the Training Ground.
This time, Grandmaster was not alone. Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Zhao Su were all there too.
They would all accompany the group to Suotuo City.
Zhao Su would also take part in soul fighting.
"Brother Zhao, as a level fifty Soul King, you'll probably have trouble finding an opponent in Suotuo City's Soul Fighting Arena!"
"I can be level fifty, or I can be level thirty!"
Zhao Su smiled at Zhao Wuji and answered casually.
"Isn't your other Martial Soul an even higher level?"
Puzzled by Zhao Su's words, Zhao Wuji leaned closer and asked in a lowered voice.
Back when Zhao Su had released his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel in the Star Dou Great Forest to help them evolve their Martial Souls, he had instructed them to keep that Martial Soul a secret.
Thus, apart from Flender, the others did not know about it.
"Brother Zhao, who says a Soul Master can only have twin martial souls?"
Zhao Su asked Zhao Wuji with a faintly teasing smile.
"Don't tell me you have another Martial Soul?"
Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted as something occurred to him. His startled cry drew the attention of Flender, Grandmaster, and the Shrek Seven Devils walking ahead.
Grandmaster, in particular, immediately became interested upon hearing Zhao Wuji's exclamation. "Who did you say has another Martial Soul?"
Zhao Wuji did not answer Grandmaster. He merely glanced at Zhao Su.
"You have twin martial souls too?"
Grandmaster had used the word "too," but no one paid it any mind.
Flender and the Shrek Seven Devils already knew that Zhao Su possessed two Martial Souls.
Thus, they did not seem particularly surprised.
"That's right!"
Without saying anything more, Zhao Su directly released his Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat Martial Soul.
A dragon cat the size of a kitten, pure white without a trace of any other color, stood majestically on Zhao Su's shoulder.
Its eyes, in particular, were as vast and mysterious as the starry sky.
Merely staring into those eyes caused a trace of fear to rise involuntarily in one's heart.
Yet there was one exception.
That was Zhu Zhuqing. When she looked at the dragon cat on Zhao Su's shoulder, she felt no fear at all. Instead, a strange sense of familiarity arose within her.
The feeling was peculiar. Its aura seemed much like that of her Yin-Yang Spirit Cat.
"A dragon cat Martial Soul?"
"Triple martial souls?"
Looking at the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat, Flender involuntarily blurted those words out.
"Besides the dragon cat and the Seven Kill Sword, you have another Martial Soul?"
Hearing Flender's words, Grandmaster also cried out in surprise, staring at Zhao Su in disbelief.
Since everyone already knew, Zhao Su had no reason to hide it anymore. He directly revealed his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel Martial Soul.
Along with it appeared his five Soul Rings-two black and three red-a soul ring configuration that should have been impossible.
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