Bibi Dong said, "However, since your second Martial Soul doesn't have any Soul Rings yet, even if the fusion succeeds, the Two-Level Stillness Domain's power will be ordinary."
"Once you've added a full set of Soul Rings over ten thousand years old to your second Martial Soul, and considering that yours is a self-Martial Soul Fusion, your compatibility will be higher than Yue Guan and Gui Mei's."
"The Two-Level Stillness Domain you use in the future will definitely be stronger than theirs."
With that, Bibi Dong took out a notebook and handed it to Gui Yuan.
"These are my insights on cultivating Twin Martial Souls. You can use them as a reference."
"Thank you, Teacher." Gui Yuan accepted it.
Although he knew how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls, his method basically amounted to weathering it through sheer physical toughness.
With some of Bibi Dong's experience to help him, he would be able to use his Twin Martial Souls more smoothly later on.
Hu Liena also came over then and smiled. "Congratulations, junior brother."
Bibi Dong then told Gui Yuan to go back and rest.
Hu Liena walked beside him, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei were asked to stay behind.
Bibi Dong looked at the two of them. "Since Xiao Yuan has chosen to follow the Food System path in the early stages, his strength will be somewhat lacking before he matures."
"As his first dad and second dad, do you have any suggestions?"
Gui Mei said, "Your Holiness, I've already been teaching Xiao Yuan some ways to use his second Martial Soul."
"In another six months to a year, he'll have a basic ability to protect himself."
"However, his second Martial Soul has no Soul Rings, after all, so its attack power may be a little weak."
Yue Guan said, "Your Holiness, the chrysanthemums Xiao Yuan creates can help him develop an indestructible diamond physique when he consumes them."
"So, if possible, once there's a little more free time later on, we could teach him some close-combat moves."
"If he achieves an indestructible diamond physique, then even as a Food System Soul Master, his constitution will keep him from falling into a disadvantage against some Power Attack System Soul Masters."
"A Food System Soul Master fighting in close combat?" Bibi Dong frowned. "Only you would come up with that."
"With a body that hasn't undergone Martial Soul Possession, he's supposed to fight Beast Martial Soul and Tool Martial Soul users bare-handed? No."
"Until he adds Soul Rings to his second Martial Soul, he should simply stick to being a support Soul Master."
"He'll be staying in Spirit City to cultivate over these next few years anyway. He won't be in any danger."
Although Bibi Dong said this aloud, she sighed inwardly.
Making a Food System Soul Master follow the power attack path was no easy task.
Unless he obtained some overpowered Soul Skill later on, or acquired a close-combat External Soul Bone.
Otherwise, it would be utterly impossible.
Elsewhere.
Gui Yuan and Hu Liena walked along a corridor.
Hu Liena occasionally turned to look at him, a faint smile on her lips.
Her looks made Gui Yuan a little uncomfortable. "Senior sister, why are you looking at me like that?"
Hu Liena blinked. "Nothing. I just think my little junior brother is quite handsome."
As she spoke, she moved closer to him.
Gui Yuan could smell a pleasant fragrance, like flowers with a hint of sweetness.
Without betraying anything, he shifted half a step to the side.
Hu Liena moved a little closer again, tilting her head as she studied him. "Little junior brother, why are you dodging me?"
Her figure was graceful, a natural allure flowing through her features, and her voice rose slightly at the end of her words.
Although she was only fourteen, her bewitching air had already begun to take shape.
An ordinary person would probably have been left red-faced and flustered by her manner long ago.
But with the Darkin Bow protecting him, Gui Yuan was completely immune to mental charm.
Unless he wanted to fall for it himself, there was no chance.
Seeing that he remained unmoved, Hu Liena leaned closer from another angle.
"Hey, why aren't you reacting at all?"
Gui Yuan said flatly, "Senior sister, keep your distance."
"I won't." Hu Liena grinned and took another step closer. "The more you dodge, the closer I'll get."
One advanced while the other retreated, and they continued down the corridor like that for a while.
Hu Liena suddenly stopped, looking puzzled.
"How strange. How can you suddenly resist my charm?"
"My Soul Power is so much higher than yours. Even ordinary Soul Masters at my level can't resist my charm, let alone you, little junior brother."
Hu Liena was seven years older than Gui Yuan. Now thirteen, she was already a rank-thirty-three Soul Elder.
At her current cultivation speed, she might break through to Soul Ancestor at fifteen.
Gui Yuan looked at her and said calmly, "That's because of the divine artifact."
"All mental charm, mental control, and mental attacks are useless against me."
Hu Liena froze for a moment, then looked envious. "It's that powerful?"
Gui Yuan nodded.
Remembering Bibi Dong's instructions, he added, "Oh, right, senior sister. Teacher said we're not to mention the divine artifact to outsiders."
"Don't let it slip to your brother or that fellow called Yan."
Hu Liena smiled. "Don't worry. I know where to draw the line."
Though she said that, her eyes were still studying Gui Yuan.
Her gaze held curiosity, along with a hint of something hard to put into words.
To be honest, she was growing increasingly curious about this little junior brother.
Gui Yuan had suddenly appeared and become Yue Guan and Gui Mei's son, and, coincidentally, the Martial Souls he awakened were theirs.
As for how Gui Yuan had come to be, she did not know.
It seemed to involve some secret. Apart from her teacher and the Great Enshrined who had appeared earlier, probably no one else in Spirit Hall knew.
Not long after awakening his Martial Souls, he had obtained a legendary deity's inheritance.
Twin Martial Souls, a thousand-year first Soul Ring, a divine artifact that had acknowledged him as its master...
Hu Liena was actually rather envious.
Her own talent was not poor either. Her Martial Soul was the Demon Fox, and her Innate Soul Power was rank nine, but compared with Gui Yuan, she seemed ordinary.
She sighed softly. "Little junior brother, do you think you'll become so powerful in the future that you'll leave even your senior sister behind?"
Gui Yuan thought for a moment, then answered calmly, "Probably."
Hu Liena choked on his utterly immodest answer, then burst out laughing. "You really don't hold back."
"It's the truth." Gui Yuan spread his hands. "So, senior sister, you need to feel a sense of urgency."
Hu Liena poked his forehead. "Fine, fine, you're amazing."
"But don't get smug too soon. Once you're a little older, your senior sister will have a proper spar with you."
Gui Yuan looked at her. "Sparring is fine, but your charm doesn't work on me. Although you mainly focus on mental control, I still suggest absorbing a few mental attack Soul Skills."
"Otherwise, if you run into someone like me who's immune to mental power, or resistant to it, you'll suffer a serious loss."
"Not necessarily." Hu Liena raised an eyebrow. "Even if you can guard against mental attacks, can you guard against my brother's and my Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"
"When the time comes, we'll beat you up with the Moon Blade!"
"Other than you, I don't believe anyone else has a way to counter mental power. This is the cultivation path Teacher specifically arranged for me. There can't be anything wrong with it."
Gui Yuan: "..."
P.S. Brothers, the trial run starts tomorrow. Please keep reading. Thank you~~