"The key is that you also awakened another Tool Martial Soul whose quality is no worse than your Body Martial Soul."
Du Busi continued, "Although you possess Innate Full Soul Power, it should be impossible for you to sustain two Martial Souls of such high quality at the same time."
It should be related to the Power of Time and Space, as well as the Light of Life bestowed by the Goddess of Life, Minghui thought.
"Could it be that the two Martial Souls achieved some kind of balance and neutralized each other?" Du Busi guessed.
That's right, exactly so. Minghui cleverly went along with it. "That should be it, right?"
"Also, the Light of Life bestowed by the Goddess of Life earlier may have further enhanced the potential of my Body Martial Soul."
"I actually forgot about that!" Du Busi slapped his forehead. "That explains it."
"The might of gods is not something mortals like us can fathom."
At this, he smiled and continued, "No matter what, Hui'er, you have created a new chapter in the Sect's history."
"As for the Third Awakening later on, it seems your master will have to make proper preparations for you. You can already absorb so many Beast Spirits with merely a Silver-Grade Awakening. What will happen when you reach a Gold-Grade Third Awakening?"
"Fortunately, there's still plenty of time. We have all the time we need to nurture them. You don't need to worry about this; leave it to your master!"
With that, Du Busi changed the subject and smiled. "Disciple, how was it? What did you gain from this awakening?"
"My Spiritual Power increased by more than double," Minghui replied.
"That's because you absorbed multiple remnants of Soul Beast souls." Du Busi nodded slightly, not at all surprised.
"I also gained a new Martial Soul ability." Minghui continued, "Teacher, I can now release my Spiritual Power to resonate with the spiritual fluctuations of nearby lifeforms, allowing me to obtain dynamic vision and construct real-time images in my mind."
"I tested it just now, and the range is quite broad."
"The reason is that different lifeforms release different spiritual fluctuations due to differences in their souls—or rather, their spiritual strength—as well as the intensity and frequency of their movements. These spiritual fluctuations of varying intensity and frequency constantly collide, creating chain reactions, like ripples spreading across a calm surface of water, crashing into one another and continuously expanding."
"The spiritual fluctuations I release can amplify those effects, greatly extending the distance of the resonance."
"Moreover, the stronger the spiritual fluctuations I release, the wider the range of resonance and the broader the vision I can obtain."
When he used this newly acquired ability, he felt as though the Pineal Gland Martial Soul in his brain acted like a radar, while the halo formed behind his head served as a signal amplifier.
The power of waveguides?
"I just don't know whether I can transmit this vision to my teammates through this Spiritual Resonance."
Minghui continued.
He thought of the Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing soul skills Tian Meng had provided Huo Gua after his Sacrifice. They seemed somewhat similar to this newly acquired ability.
"Once we're out, you can find Aotian and the others to test it properly," Du Busi said with a smile.
After pondering briefly, he added, "Hui'er, this new ability of your Martial Soul should be the result of your spiritual perception ability undergoing a further upgrade. From sensing spiritual fluctuations before to actively resonating with them to obtain vision now, it can be called a qualitative leap."
"Obtaining all-around vision is an extremely practical ability. It is well worth exploring in depth."
"That's what I think too, Teacher." Minghui smiled.
"Also..." He paused before continuing, "Teacher, aside from that, I feel that my Spiritual Power has become more condensed. This should also be the result of Martial Soul Evolution. I think that when I use spiritual-type soul skills in the future, the consumption should be lower as well."
"That's not all." Du Busi smiled and added.
"With your Martial Soul evolving and its quality increasing greatly, its efficiency in converting soul power will also rise, as will the strength of the Spiritual Power produced. This also means that you will be faster when releasing soul skills in the future, and their effects will be better. These are all foreseeable changes."
"Martial Soul Evolution does not merely improve one ability of that Martial Soul. It improves it across the board."
Minghui carefully recalled his previous sensations and nodded slightly. "It does seem that way."
"There's something else too," he added.
"There's more?" Du Busi was somewhat surprised. He had not expected that.
"Yes, Teacher!" Minghui nodded.
"When I was sensing the changes in my body just now, I discovered that I could sense my other Martial Soul within my Martial Soul space, the Radiant Plume Divine Bow. So I gave it a try and found that I could actually activate it."
"Could it be that you can use both Martial Souls at the same time?" Du Busi's eyes widened.
"That isn't possible." Minghui shook his head somewhat awkwardly. "I can only activate the Radiant Plume Divine Bow to help convert the attribute of the soul power within my body, and I can only convert one attribute at a time, including the Wind Attribute attached to the Azure Luan Beast Soul. If I want to use them simultaneously, I still need to summon the Martial Soul."
"If I'm not mistaken, even if I attach soul rings to it, I still won't be able to use its soul skills. I'll have to summon the Martial Soul first."
"Of course. Yours is a Tool Martial Soul—how are you supposed to shoot arrows without holding it in your hand?" Du Busi rarely made a sarcastic remark.
Then he sighed with emotion.
"A Martial Soul is ultimately a part of a soul master's body."
"The soul controls the brain, which in turn controls the physical body. Naturally, that includes the Martial Soul. And your Pineal Gland Martial Soul is an important hub connecting the soul. Now that it has evolved, your perception and control over your body have naturally been greatly enhanced as well."
"In that case, it is not strange that you can sense and activate the Radiant Plume Divine Bow."
"Also, the abilities of your Pineal Gland Martial Soul consume Spiritual Power, while the Radiant Plume Divine Bow Martial Soul consumes soul power. The two do not conflict. I believe this is the greatest reason why you can use the Radiant Plume Divine Bow to convert the attribute of your soul power. As for why you can only use one attribute, your master guesses that it is most likely because your body is not strong enough and your spiritual control is still insufficient."
"If several attributes run rampant through your meridians at the same time, one slip could cause your soul power to become chaotic and damage your meridians."
As he spoke, a trace of excitement and fervor appeared in his eyes.
"Hui'er, to be honest, your master is now looking forward to the new abilities you will gain after your Martial Soul's Third Awakening."
"Perhaps it will truly allow you to use all three attributes of the Radiant Plume Divine Bow at once, or even use two Martial Souls simultaneously."
"I'm looking forward to it too," Minghui said with a smile.
Using Twin Martial Souls simultaneously in the early stages was actually possible. Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao had done it in the original story.
However, both of their Martial Souls possessed only a single attribute, whereas one of his Martial Souls possessed three attributes. Two of them were even Ultimate Attributes, while the other existed in the special form of an attached Beast Soul. His situation was far more complicated.
If not for that, he felt that he could already do it now.
In his view, being able to convert one of the attributes of his Second Martial Soul already indicated that he met the requirements.
It could only be said that it was a pity.
Du Busi smiled as well, then reached out and patted his disciple on the shoulder. "Now that this matter is settled, let's go. It's time for us to head out."
There was no need for him to ask about the soul ring years. His disciple had surely allocated them according to his previous suggestion.
In other words, his disciple's first soul ring was now exactly one thousand years old, his third soul ring exactly ten thousand years old, and his second soul ring around eight thousand years old.
Unprecedented!
My disciple truly has the potential to become a god!
"Yes, Teacher!" Minghui nodded.
"Hui'er, how effective are your soul skills now?"
Master and disciple chatted as they walked outside.
PS: This plotline is finally over. They'll be heading to Shrek Academy soon, so I need to think things through carefully.
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