**Chapter 60: Trying Out the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Yuhao, There Is a Reaction (2600 Words)**
Shrek Academy, the forest path beside the Sea God Lake.
Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and another pretty girl assigned to the same group as them during class walked slowly side by side.
"Wang Dong, you mean... the subconscious in your mind has not urged you to practice the hidden weapon techniques recently, but instead makes you learn about the knowledge of Martial Soul Fusion involuntarily?"
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were discussing something that the other girl couldn't understand, leaving her quiet face filled with question marks.
"It's strange, Xiao Xiao..." Wang Dong's pale blue eyes flickered with doubt as she fell into brief contemplation.
"The subconscious in my mind has been sending me vague messages recently, saying that someone will make me feel good and inspire a special power with me in martial arts."
In the past, consciousness urged her to learn the secrets of hidden weapons, but Wang Dong, who was unwilling to compromise, secretly resisted and only watched without practicing.
However, in the last few days, this consciousness seemed to have changed its approach, vaguely telling her that studying martial soul fusion with someone who makes her feel good would be immeasurably beneficial for a lifetime.
Wang Dong was somewhat confused as she looked at Xiao Xiao. "Since the beginning of school, I've had a very good impression of you, Xiao Xiao."
Is it to study martial soul fusion with Xiao Xiao?
Wang Dong was puzzled. The information from her subconscious didn't seem to carry malice, nor did it give her the splitting headache associated with being bewitched before.
But it still lingered in her mind, preventing her from fully enjoying herself.
Xiao Xiao, hearing Wang Dong say that she was the person making her feel good, felt a secret joy welling up inside her.
Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she asked in a voice as thin as a mosquito's, "Wang Dong, then do you... want to try it with me?"
Wang Dong looked at Xiao Xiao and said thoughtfully, "If it's with you, Xiao Xiao, could this special power be called the power of Dong Xiao?"
Xiao Xiao was filled with questions. What is the power of Dong Xiao? Why do we need the power of Dong Xiao? What is its purpose?
Wang Dong pondered for a few seconds, waved her hand, and said, "Forget it; anyways, that consciousness is just a bother and won't give me a headache."
"Yeah, that's fine. But Wang Dong, if you ever feel uncomfortable, please tell me, and we can find a way together." Xiao Xiao said with concern.
Wang Dong nodded, thought for a moment, and looked at the other girl who had been assigned to their group.
Although they were all classmates, Wang Dong had a shallow impression of the students in the class besides Xiao Xiao.
Seeing Wang Dong hesitate, Xiao Xiao immediately smiled at the other girl and said, "Hello, classmate. When we take the freshman assessment, we'll be teammates fighting side by side."
"With Wang Dong and me here, we will help you achieve good results." Xiao Xiao, whom Wang Dong liked, was very proactive.
Then the three of them introduced each other's martial souls and cultivation levels.
The pretty girl, with her delicate features, looked very attractive. Her eyes fell upon the handsome Wang Dong, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, but she quickly noticed Xiao Xiao next to her and looked away.
"My name is Bai Yunli, and my martial soul is the sharp-tailed swift. When Teacher Zhou asked everyone to choose their cultivation direction in class, I wrote down the agility attack system."
Wang Dong's eyes lit up with surprise. "You're the sharp-tailed swift martial soul? The one from the Min clan ten thousand years ago..."
She had read some texts from the Clear Sky Sect. The Min clan, one of the four major clans with single attributes from thousands of years ago, inherited the sharp-tailed swift martial soul.
They were once one of the four affiliated clans of the Clear Sky Sect. After Tang San's ancestors changed the continental structure and established the Tang Sect, they left the Clear Sky Sect and joined the Tang Sect.
Bai Yunli nodded slightly. "Yes, it's the Min clan you mentioned."
"So your clan is now with the Tang Sect..." Wang Dong inquired.
She had previously known Beibei and Tang Ya and was aware of the current situation of the Tang Sect, which now only had two members: the sect leader, Senior Sister Tang Ya, and the eldest disciple, Senior Brother Beibei.
"Is the Tang Sect still around? I haven't heard from my elders." Bai Yunli was taken aback.
Wang Dong asked curiously, "Have you reviewed any of the clan classics? Are there records of your relationship with the Tang Sect?"
"I have read some," Bai Yunli thought for a moment before replying. "When the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, the leaders of the four clans in the Tang Sect jointly proposed the transformation of hidden weapons."
"While developing hidden weapons, they introduced the development of soul guidance devices."
Bai Yunli recalled, "But the Tang Sect's leader at that time firmly believed that the upper limit of the hidden weapon path in the Douluo Continent was infinitely high, making it the best in the world, similar to the era of our ancestors."
"At that time, the four clan leaders used all kinds of rhetoric to persuade him. They even listed a dozen advantages of soul guidance devices over hidden weapons, hoping to make the Tang Sect Master change his development strategy."
Xiao Xiao, attracted by the story she shared, asked subconsciously, "What did that Tang Sect Master say?"
Bai Yunli sighed lightly. "Every time he was pressured, the Tang Sect Master would bring up the record of Ancestor Tang San severely injuring the Angel God using hidden weapons."
"The four clan leaders were not persuaded and were disappointed by the Tang Sect Master's inflexibility and self-satisfaction. After careful consideration, including the four single-attribute sects of our Min clan, they finally parted ways with the Tang Sect."
At that time, the four clan leaders felt helpless; they wanted the Tang Sect to transform and find a correct path.
But the Tang Sect Master waved away their arguments, recalling the grand record of "the ancestor Tang San fighting against Qian Renxue, who had become a god, even while she was at level 96, and using Guanyin Tears to pierce her heart and injure her severely."
The four clan leaders didn't know how to counter that.
They couldn't very well say that the hidden weapons they mastered felt inferior in comparison to soul-guidance devices simply because of the existence of these soul-guidance devices.
All four clan leaders suspected this, but the Tang Sect leader firmly believed that hidden weapons could hurt gods and were invincible.
In the confrontation with soul guidance devices, hidden weapons merely showed fatigue, which was a temporary setback.
This made it impossible for the four clan leaders to refute him, and they couldn't overtly claim that hidden weapons were less effective; after all, the record of Ancestor Tang San was there.
The result was an unhappy parting.
Bai Yunli pursed her lips and said, "Just as the four clan leaders expected, in the competition between hidden weapons and soul guidance devices, even though the Sun Moon Empire lost the war, their soul guidance devices prevailed."
"The Tang Sect has been declining since then, and the status of hidden weapons on the continent has plummeted, gradually fading into obscurity. It's now almost impossible to find soul masters using hidden weapons."
"And after our Min clan separated from the Tang Sect and the other single-attribute sects, our family classics no longer documented the affairs of the Tang Sect. In recent years, there has been little news regarding them."
Listening to Bai Yunli's story, Wang Dong fell silent.
"The Tang Sect is still there."
"It's just that there are fewer people, including the sect master and the disciples."
Bai Yunli shook her head slowly. "The limitations of our martial souls are relatively large, resulting in no substantial breakthroughs for our four single-attribute clans."
"As for how it will unfold with the Tang Sect in the future, it depends on the opinions of the elders."
While chatting, the three arrived at Shrek Square and saw the huge stone sculpture of the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.
Xiao Xiao noticed the statue of Ma Hongjun and looked at Bai Yunli happily. "Hey Yunli, I read the introduction of the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils in the college library."
"Ma Hongjun's lover is from your Min clan, and it appears to be a senior named Bai Chenxiang."
Bai Yunli nodded and replied softly, "Yes, the records in the classics show that they loved each other deeply."
"But Ma Hongjun ultimately ascended to the God Realm, leaving Senior Bai Chenxiang alone to grow old in the Douluo Continent."
Bai Yunli felt conflicted about this matter. After all, she was only a freshman, and she heard different opinions about it from her elders as a child.
Some elders said their love was full of regrets.
In contrast, others believed that Ma Hongjun didn't love Bai Chenxiang enough and chose to ascend to the God Realm instead, unwilling to give up the eternal life of the gods.
There was no mention in the classics that Ma Hongjun would refrain from going to the God Realm temporarily to accompany Bai Chenxiang throughout her life and then ascend to the God Realm.
However, at the current age of the three girls, they certainly couldn't grasp such deep nuances; they simply sighed at the unfortunate ending of Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang.
Then the three talked about their recent classes.
"Wang Dong, when Teacher Zhou Yi asked you to note down your development direction on paper, you chose the strong attack system. My Three-Life Soul Suppressing Cauldron can attack and defend. I feel like I can write about a strong attack system like you."
Xiao Xiao pouted. "I truly don't see why Teacher Zhou wants to coordinate me toward the auxiliary system."
This time, without the interference of Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong followed her instincts and opted for the strong attack system. Xiao Xiao followed her choice, which garnered her coordination from Zhou Yi.
Xiao Xiao felt that even if she didn't choose the strong attack, the ability of Three Life Soul Suppressing Cauldron to manipulate the battlefield was also impressive, and it was always superior to the auxiliary system when it came to control.
Wang Dong felt a bit unhappy recalling that teacher and comforted her. "It's okay, Xiao Xiao. I also believe the control system is better. When we have class next time, we can suggest discussing it with Teacher Zhou Yi."
Xiao Xiao agreed, thinking about Zhou Yi's conduct in class lately, and couldn't help but speak angrily.
"Wang Dong, Teacher Zhou Yi's teaching method with a 100% admission rate is too infuriating... She said she only cultivates monsters, not idiots while functioning as a class teacher."
"But how can Teacher Zhou judge a student's talent solely based on their running ability?"
Bai Yunli felt similarly: "The students in the class are the pride of heaven and the elite among their peers."
"But when they come before Teacher Zhou, if they don't run well, they're labeled as idiots in her eyes."
"What perplexes me even more is that in the previous class, Teacher Zhou Yi directly asked those who had fought to stand up, stating that those who did not dare to cause trouble are mediocre."
Wang Dong snorted lightly. "That teacher is out of her mind. We just need to attend class normally and not pay too much attention to her."
The theory at Shrek Academy is just outrageous.
If a soul master causes chaos everywhere without any understanding of right or wrong, then even if he has a pure and pollution-free plant-type martial soul and is immaculate, what's the difference between them and an evil soul master?
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Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Soul Guidance Equipment Trial Field.
"Oh my… Sister Meng, what are you doing?"
Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen were trying out the martial soul fusion technique. However, when their eyes locked, Meng Hongchen suddenly moved closer and closer to him.
Seeing that their friendship was showing signs of deterioration, Huo Yuhao reminded her, "Don't forget our mission; the hall master asked us to try the martial soul fusion technique, and Brother Xiao is still recording the process."
Meng Hongchen smiled and said, "Yuhao, when you released your spirit eye martial soul, that faint golden halo flowing in your eyes was so beautiful."
Not far away, Xiao Hongchen, holding the soul guidance recorder, wore a sad face, watching the cabbage he was protecting effectively fly further and further away from him.
He let out a deep sigh, speaking in a tone that was hesitant but strangely relieved. "Yuhao, Meng, you two should try it quickly."
"Remember to take your time; Grandpa primarily wants to know if you have martial soul fusion skills. Try a few more movements and postures. If the martial soul reacts, that would be fantastic."
Xiao Hongchen quickly found a spacious trial area for Yuhao and his sister; the larger the place, the easier it would be to perform.
Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao experimented for quite a while. Despite Huo Yuhao deliberately suppressing the strength of the Chilling Bone Flame, they still did not manage to produce a martial soul fusion skill.
Of course, the heavenly flame was absorbed by Huo Yuhao's body, and it had not yet fused with his second martial soul.
To use the Chilling Bone Flame to enhance Meng Hongchen's Vermilion Clear Ice Toad, they probably needed to find a special pathway. The traditional martial soul fusion method was proving difficult.
"Huh? This isn't how it should be. We both have ice and fire attributes; why isn't there a reaction, Yuhao?"
Meng Hongchen tried hard to activate her Vermilion Clear Ice Toad martial soul, her aqua blue eyes morphing into red agate-like orbs filled with flowing blood.
With her white hair framing her red-eyed form, she approached Huo Yuhao, puzzled.
Who could resist Meng Hongchen in that state?
Huo Yuhao quickly said, "Don't worry, Sister Meng, let's try focusing on the ice attribute first."
As he spoke, he released his true second martial soul, the original ice martial soul, which bore a striking resemblance to the Chilling Bone Flame.
Meng Hongchen's red eyes sparkled, the ice attribute ignited a surge of excitement in her soul power, drawing her closer.
"Well, Senior Sister Meng, can you release your soul power again?"
Huo Yuhao's original ice martial soul fundamentally held much greater strength than Vermilion Clear Ice Toad, but he could control the volume of the ice element.
This was similar to how Huo Yuhao used the Ice Emperor martial soul to enhance Ling Luochen's ice attribute martial soul.
As long as he managed the amount of original ice, he could enhance the ice attribute strength of Vermilion Clear Ice Toad within a certain limit.
Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao reactivated their martial souls simultaneously.
The ice attribute soul powers of the two intertwined like small particles forming a curved surface.
The ice element particles of Meng Hongchen and her Vermilion Clear Ice Toad martial soul trembled slightly, as though stimulated by something.
Meng Hongchen's cheeks flushed, and in a rare moment of shyness, she said, "Yuhao, do you feel that?"
(End of this chapter)