MTLNOVEL Chapter 18: Self Body Martial Soul Fusion
After pondering for a while but unable to reach a conclusion, Huo Yuhao decided to pause for the time being, planning to find an opportunity to test his thoughts in the future.
They were all members of the Spirit Pagoda, and sooner or later, they would have to meet.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao had retracted his thoughts and begun to practice, Tianmeng spoke up:
"Yuhao, can we discuss this again? I really can't provide you with a soul ring. My soul skills have been squeezed dry by you. The second soul ring was already a stretch with you for ten thousand years, and for the third soul ring, there really isn't a suitable soul skill! I can't give you the Spiritual Impact soul skill again, can I?"
Tianmeng had no idea what Huo Yuhao was thinking.
How could it possibly provide multiple soul rings? He was just a weakling; he didn't have those kinds of soul skills or the ability to do so.
You should ask the Evil Emperor!
That guy is the boss of spiritual soul beasts, he could definitely do it!
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought and did not respond immediately.
A hundred-year soul could provide two soul rings, a thousand-year soul could provide three, and a fierce beast soul could provide six soul rings.
In his opinion, most of the souls within him were extremely ancient.
Instead of absorbing other ten-thousand-year souls, why not fully develop the potential of the existing ones?
A million-year soul like Tianmeng only provided one soul ring, and even though that soul ring had four soul skills, it still felt like a waste.
It would be better to push harder and have it provide a few more soul rings.
Even if each soul ring only had one million-year soul skill, it would still be worth it.
Well, Huo Yuhao wasn't being too demanding.
According to the standards of a fierce beast soul, which could provide six soul skills, he only asked Tianmeng to provide two more soul rings.
This was also why he had joined the Spirit Pagoda directly.
With the research materials and data accumulated by the Spirit Pagoda over ten thousand years, combined with his and Elder Yi's research on souls, it wouldn't be difficult to have the existing souls provide a few more soul rings.
However, regarding Tianmeng's soul skills, he had a bold idea.
"Yuhao, just tell me straight, what kind of soul skill do you want?" Ice Empress glanced at Tianmeng floating in the Sea of Spirits, looking utterly drained, and shook her head.
"He's unreliable."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and took out a book. "This is a record of the self-body martial soul fusion technique. Over the past ten thousand years, there have been several twin martial soul soul masters who have successfully performed the martial soul fusion technique on their own."
"What?" Ice Empress was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "The Martial Soul Fusion Technique can be performed on one's own? What kind of enhancement does that bring?"
"If I had to explain, it's like using two martial souls to synthesize a stronger martial soul. The power of the soul skills used afterward naturally increases."
This was Huo Yuhao's own understanding of the self-body martial soul fusion technique.
After all, when most people used the martial soul fusion technique, aside from the fusion of martial souls, they also received the boost of another person's soul power and spiritual power.
The self-body martial soul fusion technique, however, relied solely on personal strength, with only the martial souls themselves being truly integrated and strengthened.
Except for a certain bucket of four salted fish—that guy also had the blessing of the gods...
"This is unbelievable..."
Ice Empress was speechless for a long time.
After a while, she muttered, "Twin martial souls can perform martial soul fusion skills on their own? The evolution speed of soul masters is too fast. Will humans one day be able to produce their own soul rings?"
Fortunately, she had chosen to invest in Yuhao early.
Without the soul contract, eighty percent of the soul beasts would likely be extinct by now.
After a moment of silence, Ice Empress frowned and asked, "So, you want to complete the self-body martial soul fusion technique?"
"I think it's possible."
Huo Yuhao stopped practicing and began to explain softly, causing Tianmeng to stop lounging and listen carefully.
He just felt that he couldn't be of much help, but since Huo Yuhao seemed to have a clear idea, he was willing to trust him, a trust that had been built over thousands of years.
"Ice Empress, Brother Tianmeng, do you remember where my second martial soul came from?"
"It was Tianmeng who added a martial soul position for you, and then absorbed me to fully form it..."
At this point, Ice Empress paused and glanced at Tianmeng, who also reacted, his heart filled with shock.
Why hadn't they thought of this before?
"It seems you've realized it. The Martial Soul Fusion Technique requires compatibility between martial souls, and the Ice Jade Scorpion and the Spirit Eye Martial Soul are naturally far apart and not compatible. But the former was originally acquired because of Brother Tianmeng, and Brother Tianmeng is the provider of the Spirit Eye Martial Soul's soul ring. The two martial souls are naturally connected!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Therefore, I believe the two martial souls have the potential to perform the Martial Soul Fusion Technique."
Ice Empress: "So, you want to achieve the Martial Soul Fusion Technique through the soul ring provided by Tianmeng?"
"I need a medium. After all, the second martial soul position was provided by Brother Tianmeng. Only his soul ring can connect the two martial souls. Then, I still need to grasp the intricacies of martial soul fusion."
Huo Yuhao nodded.
Now that they had the opportunity to rebuild and refine everything, it wasn't impossible to try something that had never been done before. The more they experimented, the better.
Ice Empress muttered, "No wonder you've been temporarily stuck at level thirty..."
With two soul bones, the soul ring, and the resources provided by the Spirit Pagoda, Huo Yuhao could have progressed faster and increased his soul power more rapidly.
But he stayed at level 30 for a while.
She hadn't understood it before, but now it finally made sense.
Tianmeng stood up from his lounging position and declared firmly:
"Alright, I can do it. What do we need to do?"
"Are you really sure about this?" Ice Empress looked at Tianmeng skeptically, her lips pursed.
"This isn't going to be easy. Yuhao didn't say this had to be completed with the third soul ring. You could wait and provide the soul ring later."
Tianmeng's eyes widened, and he let out a chuckle. "Bingbing, are you worried about me? Don't worry, I'll be fine. Even if it kills me, I'll help Yuhao complete the self-body martial soul fusion technique!"
Huo Yuhao: 'You don't have to go that far.'
And it's been ten thousand years—Brother Tianmeng, stop licking...
As he watched the interaction between the two, Huo Yuhao's expression grew increasingly strange.
Ten thousand years had passed, and he still couldn't quite understand the dynamic between Tianmeng and Ice Empress.
Ice Empress seemed to have passively mastered a way to control Brother Tianmeng, but Tianmeng appeared to be enjoying it, a mix of pain and pleasure...
Your dynamic is too chaotic for me to comprehend. I just can't understand it.
Meanwhile, the little ice silkworm, who had been quietly staying in a corner of the spiritual sea, watched the performance of its elder, Tianmeng, with a heavy heart.
'Ancestor, why have you become like this? You're the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, a million-year soul beast! You need to stand tall and proud!'
...
After the chaos in the Spirit Sea had settled down, the group finally calmed and began to discuss the design and implementation of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
"Brother Tianmeng, can you solidify the ability that granted me the second martial soul into the third soul skill of the Spirit Eye?"
"Huh?!"
Huo Yuhao's first question left Tianmeng stumped.
"Yuhao, that was a one-time ability I gained after becoming a million-year soul beast. I've never really understood its principles, and I've already used it. I'm afraid I can't solidify it into a soul skill."
"Soul beasts initially don't know much about their innate soul skills."
Huo Yuhao spoke softly: "You don't need to understand its principles. Even if it's a one-time ability, it's still an ability that truly belongs to you, something no one can take away! That ability must be engraved in your soul. If you can recall it, I can transform it into a soul skill through our contract!"
Hearing this, Tianmeng fell into deep thought.
How had he given Huo Yuhao the second martial soul? He needed to recall how he felt at that moment, the sensations, and the nature of his own ability...
A faint golden brilliance began to surround Huo Yuhao's body, slowly condensing into the shape of a soul ring.
Huo Yuhao didn't let Tianmeng struggle alone.
He directly activated Spirit Sharing, connecting their spirits and recalling the sensation of the Ice Empress fusing into his body in the past.
For Huo Yuhao, what truly changed his destiny was Tianmeng's ability to grant him a second martial soul!
He would never forget the pain of absorbing the Ice Empress's shattered body that day, nor the joy of feeling a new martial soul growing within him...
The constructed soul contract finally caused their memories to converge, and a translucent white-gold soul ring began to form around Huo Yuhao's body.
Tianmeng: "Yuhao, no... I don't have the original foundation, and there's not enough energy to construct the soul ring for this soul skill…"