Chen Cong leisurely reached out, picked up the delicate teacup on the table, and slowly took a sip. "Later, we'll find a good soul ring for your Nethersea Seven Kill Sword."
Chen Xiaojun stared in surprise. "Huh? With twin martial souls, aren't you supposed to wait until one martial soul reaches the Titled Douluo level before adding soul rings to the other?"
Chen Cong paused, then instinctively asked, "Who told you that?"
Chen Xiaojun was momentarily tongue-tied. "Uh..."
He pondered inwardly. He couldn't very well say he had learned it from Tang San's example in the future, could he?
Chen Cong gave him a long look but did not press him. Instead, he explained, "You're afraid your body will explode and kill you, aren't you?"
"Isn't that what happens? Second Granduncle, how did you know?" Chen Xiaojun couldn't help asking.
Chen Cong smiled faintly. "The claim that your body will explode and kill you isn't entirely accurate. The secret of twin martial souls is actually quite simple."
"Simple?" Chen Xiaojun asked, puzzled.
"Of course," Chen Cong explained. "Fundamentally, your body explodes because your physique or soul power cannot withstand excessive pressure."
"But although twin martial souls are rare, there are always two or three cases every century. Over these ten thousand years or more, there have been two or three hundred cases, and some of them have succeeded."
"You don't think all of them exploded and died, do you?"
A glimmer of understanding flashed in Chen Xiaojun's eyes. "So people have succeeded?"
"Quite a few, actually." Chen Cong nodded firmly.
"Their method was simple, not complicated at all: wait until their physique reaches its peak before adding soul rings to their second martial soul. That's the safest approach."
"There are plenty of clever people in this world. Once one person