Father and Son's Martial Soul Fusion Skill?!

"May I ask what you would like us to do, Young Master Xunling?" Chen Jianjun asked curiously. Qian Xunling answered directly, "Hunt for a Soul Ring."

"You've reached Level 80?"

Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin stared at Qian Xunling in astonishment.

Only then did they notice the lingering trace of Soul Power on Qian Xunling, but it was only at Level 79.

Qian Xunling said, "Not yet, but it'll happen in the next day or two."

"I see. That's no problem." Chen Jianjun smiled. "I will do everything in my power to help you hunt a Soul Beast, Young Master Xunling."

"Don't get happy so soon. I'm hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. I'm afraid you two won't be able to help me kill it without shedding a layer of skin." Qian Xunling looked at the pair impassively, with a hint of mockery.

Chen Jianjun had just been gravely injured.

Although Qian Xunling had saved him, the meridians in his body that had been shattered by Angel Soul Power could not be restored. His Soul Power had fallen from Level 97 to Level 96, and even that was on shaky ground.

Chen Xin was only Level 92. For the two of them to take on a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was rather beyond their strength.

Chen Jianjun looked at Qian Xunling awkwardly. "Young Master Xunling, which Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast are you planning to hunt?"

"The Death Spider Emperor in Death Canyon," Qian Xunling replied.

It was a Soul Beast with both offense and defense, as well as a formidable poison-one of the strongest among Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

"Ah?" Chen Xin was startled and wanted to dissuade Qian Xunling, but Chen Jianjun pushed him back. Chen Jianjun looked at Qian Xunling with a bitter expression. "Young Master Xunling, if I still had my Level 97 Soul Power, I could certainly help you hunt that Soul Beast."

"However, now that my Soul Power has fallen to Level 96, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with that Soul Beast."

Qian Xunling waved a hand. "Don't worry. I believe you can beat it, and you have me as well. You're still very useful to me, so I won't stand by and watch you die."

"Young Master Xunling, if I may be so bold, why don't you ask the Great Enshrined or one of the other enshrined in Spirit Hall to help you hunt it?" Chen Jianjun asked.

Qian Xunling's face darkened at once. "To tell you the truth, I escaped from Spirit City. If they find out where I am, they'll definitely drag me back to Spirit City and lock me up again."

"This... I never expected such a thing." Chen Jianjun looked at Chen Xin, as though they understood each other's thoughts. It seemed Qian Xunling held a very, very important place in Qian Daoliu's heart.

"Little Spider wants to see Grandmaster and Teacher, but Martial Uncle never lets me," Bibi Dong complained with a pout.

Qian Xunling said coldly, "Fine, I'll send you back right now."

"No, I want to stay with Martial Uncle." Bibi Dong immediately grabbed Qian Xunling's clothes, then added, "But Little Spider likes staying with Martial Uncle better. Wherever Martial Uncle goes, I'll go."

Seeing how well the two got along,

Chen Jianjun could hardly say anything more. Even with Chen Xin, the two of them were no match for the Death Spider Emperor. As things stood, they might not be able to beat any Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Qian Xunling used his Seventh Soul Skill and said, "Let's go. Everyone, follow me in."

With that, Qian Xunling walked into the wormhole.

Little Spider immediately followed.

It was the first time Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin had seen a spatial-attribute Soul Skill. The wormhole shocked them no less than the Angel's Breath Qian Daoliu had used earlier.

Even Qian Daoliu had worn much the same expression when he saw the wormhole.

Two days passed.

The five arrived at the entrance to Death Canyon.

Two towering cliffs faced each other like a giant beast's gaping jaws. From a distance, the whole of Death Canyon seemed shrouded in a dark gray world.

"It smells awful." Bibi Dong covered her nose, smelling the stench of decay mingled with blood in the air, and clutched Qian Xunling's pants tightly.

Qian Xunling said, "This is Spirit Hall's exclusive trial ground, used specifically to train the Soul Masters of Spirit Hall. Once your level is a little higher, Little Spider, you'll have to train in here too."

"Oh," Bibi Dong said reluctantly.

"We're going to the deepest part of Death Canyon. The Death Spider Emperor's nest is located there. Until we reach it, sorry for the trouble, but I'll need you two to clear the way." Qian Xunling looked at Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin.

The two nodded. Chen Jianjun replied, "It's what we should do."

Chen Xin went ahead to clear the way.

Chen Jianjun brought up the rear, guarding against Soul Beasts launching a sneak attack from the shadows.

"Relax. Your two Martial Souls are well suited to this place. You should feel comfortable here, even delighted." Qian Xunling glanced at Bibi Dong, but she said quietly, "Nobody would feel comfortable here. Little Spider's Martial Souls like it, but Little Spider doesn't."

Just as the two were chatting,

A black wolf hidden in the forest suddenly sprang out.

It saw that Bibi Dong was the weakest, so it bared its fangs and lunged to bite her. Before Bibi Dong could react, Chen Xin cut the black wolf, which was only three hundred years old, in half with a single stroke of his sword.

A Soul Ring drifted in the air.

Bibi Dong hadn't seen it, but she was still startled.

Qian Xunling chuckled. "Little Spider, if you're scared, you can just keep your Martial Souls out. Then they'll think you're one of them and won't choose to attack you."

"Martial Uncle's lying. Little Spider is human, so they'll definitely still attack me." Bibi Dong didn't believe him.

A little disappointed, Qian Xunling said, "Little Spider's growing up. You're getting harder and harder to fool."

Bibi Dong pouted and grumbled to herself that Martial Uncle was always treating her like an idiot, and it was really annoying. But she only dared grumble to herself, and she clutched Qian Xunling's pants tightly again.

With two Titled Douluo clearing the way,

They soon reached the depths of Death Canyon.

They saw enormous white cocoons clinging to the rock wall.

"What are those, Martial Uncle?" Little Spider asked curiously, pointing at the white cocoons. Qian Xunling explained, "You can think of them as ovaries. They're where little spiders are born."

"I see." Bibi Dong looked at the enormous white cocoons.

She wondered whether her spider Martial Soul could make white cocoons too, but she soon realized that Martial Uncle seemed to be teasing her again, and her little face showed some displeasure.

A tremendous noise came from a rock wall farther in, beyond the white cocoons.

The ground shook and the mountains trembled.

Bibi Dong could distinctly feel the vibrations that only something enormous could cause.

She hurried behind Qian Xunling.

Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin's expressions turned grim. He wanted them to deal with the Death Spider Emperor? Was he really not joking?

Even now, Chen Jianjun still wanted to dissuade Qian Xunling. "Young Master Xunling, I'm afraid Xin'er and I really can't do it."

"I told you, with me there, you can beat it. Go on. Wear it down first, then I'll step in," Qian Xunling said impatiently, looking at the two of them.

The two could only nod and charge toward the Death Spider Emperor.

The Death Spider Emperor had long since detected Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin.

Before the two could fly over, it spat a great venom-laden web into the air, attempting to ensnare them.

Unfortunately for it, father and son each swung a sword.

A huge gap split open in the web.

"Seventh Soul Skill."

"Martial Soul Avatar."

"Man and Sword as One."

Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin shouted in unison.

Qian Xunling chuckled. "Interesting. It's actually a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."