Douluo: Brains Over Bloodline

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"By the way, Teacher, I've always been curious—can Elder Long use a spirit fusion technique with her twin martial souls?"

Xu Yuan finally voiced a question he had pondered for a long time.

Yun Ming glanced at Xu Yuan.

"Do you know why Wu Siduo is considered uniquely gifted?"

With this counter-question from his teacher, Xu Yuan immediately understood the answer.

Clearly, even though her martial souls were the opposing yet complementary top-tier True Dragon martial souls of Light Holy Dragon and Dark Holy Dragon, she couldn't perform a self-fusion technique with them.

Wu Siduo truly was uniquely gifted.

"Elder Yue's martial souls weren't originally fully formed Light and Dark Holy Dragons. It was only after an opportunity—entering the Dragon Valley—that both underwent a transformation, becoming the Light and Dark Holy Dragons. Before that, she merely possessed the bloodlines of two True Dragons."

Xu Yuan nodded slightly.

So that was the case.

"In fact, Elder Yue once pursued a self-fusion technique, but in the end, she only managed to complete half of it."

"Half?"

"Yes. Similar to your great-grand-uncle, Elder Yue also fused the true forms of her two martial souls into one, achieving the Light and Dark Holy Dragon true form."

"No wonder it's Elder Long. This is the fusion of two martial souls. At least my great-grand-uncle relied on the inherent advantage of his original martial soul to achieve the fusion."

Yun Ming nodded slightly, not questioning Xu Yuan's statement.

In terms of technical skill, Long Yeyue's Light and Dark Holy Dragon true form was indeed superior to Hu Jie's true form.

However, in terms of fusion depth, Hu Jie's fusion was more thorough because he utilized the inherent unity of his original martial soul, allowing the two martial souls to complement each other more effectively and enriching their synergy.

It could be said that Hu Jie's true form was closer to a spirit fusion technique, as it built upon the original foundation, enriched it, and extended its effects to other parts of the body.

Long Yeyue's Light and Dark Holy Dragon true form, on the other hand, was more akin to a combination technique, simultaneously unleashing the true forms of the two martial souls and briefly fusing them.

They didn't truly merge into one, nor did they give rise to a new dragon species.

Of course, Hu Jie's true form wasn't overly exaggerated—it just showed a tendency to extend further.

If he truly succeeded in extending it, perhaps that would be the complete version of a self-fusion technique.

Two martial souls fusing into a single, unified original martial soul.

When leaving the Star Luo Continent, Mu Ye had given Hu Jie an opportunity, providing him with a feasible approach. It remains unknown how much progress he has made since then.

"I know you're very interested in this aspect," Yun Ming said meaningfully, glancing at Xu Yuan.

Recommending Long Yeyue to assist Xu Yuan in this operation naturally included the intention of creating opportunities for him.

"Thank you, Teacher." Xu Yuan understood and bowed gratefully.

"By the way, there's also Xie Xie from the outer court. He's been training according to what you initially suggested, and I see he's been confused for quite some time now. When you have time, go visit the outer court again," Yun Ming reminded Xu Yuan.

Liang Xiaoyu, the head of the Tang Sect's Agility Hall, had repeatedly reported to the Sea God Pavilion.

Liang Xiaoyu highly valued Xie Xie's talent in agility-based attacks and wanted to take him under his wing. However, Xie Xie was currently solely focused on developing his martial soul, neglecting agility training, which left Liang Xiaoyu scratching his head in frustration.

As a result, Liang Xiaoyu had repeatedly asked the Sea God Pavilion if there was any way to help Xie Xie complete his martial soul fusion sooner.

Upon hearing Yun Ming's reminder, Xu Yuan was momentarily stunned.

He had almost forgotten about Xie Xie.

"Alright, I'll talk to him when I have time."

If Xie Xie successfully completed his postnatal fusion, it would be a significant asset.

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Three days later.

Xu Yuan once again left Shrek City, heading straight for Tiandou City with Xu Shengqun.

Xu Shengqun carried Xu Yuan's "seal" rune, maintaining his soul power fluctuations at a constant Level 98. This level of strength was sufficient assurance, indicating that Xu Yuan had learned his lesson and brought along security for his travels.

"They're here."

Xu Yuan spoke softly, quickly halting his mech in mid-air.

Fusion of battle armor.

The mech rapidly contracted, forming an additional layer of battle armor over his existing battle armor, completely encasing Xu Yuan.

Xu Shengqun also fused his three-word battle armor—a set of armor with a silvery, ethereal texture enveloped his body, making him appear intangible.

His battle armor compensated for spatial attributes rather than focusing on breaking through voids.

Only by personally navigating through space could one better unravel its mysteries.

Both Xu Yuan and Xu Shengqun were fully prepared for the impending confrontation.

The sky ahead darkened, turning a deep crimson red. Around them, eerie wails echoed as if vengeful spirits were crying.

A figure appeared silently.

It was a tall middle-aged man, draped in a dark crimson cloak. His lean frame was accompanied by a floating, dark crimson phantom—or rather, a blood demon—behind him.

Dark Blood Demon, the leader of the Four Great Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Sect, a Level 99 Limit Douluo with quasi-god-level strength.

At the sight of the visitor, Xu Yuan immediately recognized his identity.

It wasn't the Ghost Emperor or the Underworld Emperor, which made Xu Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he was genuinely afraid those two might come. If they did, his uncle and teacher wouldn't be able to fully withstand them, and things could easily spiral out of control.

Fortunately, it wasn't the highest echelon of the Holy Spirit Sect, but rather the leader of the Four Great Heavenly Kings.

This Dark Blood Demon's martial soul was the Blood Demon—or more specifically, the Dark Blood Demon.

Unlike the Blood Demons Xu Yuan had previously encountered from the Huang family trio, whose Blood Demons were formed by extracting others' bloodline power and blending various bloodlines, leaning more toward physical prowess, this Dark Blood Demon was different.

This Dark Blood Demon leaned toward the soul side, devouring souls.

Because he devoured his grandfather's soul, the Dark Blood Demon, who was born without soul power, gained Level 1 soul power. After devouring countless souls from the mortuary, his soul power surged to Level 10.

He lacked the funds to acquire soul rings, so his martial soul spontaneously generated its own soul rings.

One could say that the Dark Blood Demon's growth was entirely accidental.

Had he not discovered the unique nature of his martial soul, he wouldn't have been able to grow.

If his personality had been even slightly more conservative, he wouldn't have pushed this ability to its limits, devouring thousands of souls to reach the pinnacle.

Unfortunately, the Dark Blood Demon did grow. He committed countless atrocities and was, aside from the Ghost Emperor and Underworld Emperor, the most notorious evildoer within the Holy Spirit Sect and the most active evil soul master.

"Dark Blood Demon, it's you!" Xu Shengqun exclaimed in surprise.

He hadn't expected it to be the Dark Blood Demon.

Like the Ghost Emperor and Underworld Emperor, the Dark Blood Demon had once committed numerous atrocities and was infamous for evading repeated manhunts by the War God Hall and Shrek Academy. The Spirit Pagoda had also participated in several attempts, but without exception, the guy always managed to escape.

"Xu Shengqun, I never expected you to quietly break through as well." The Dark Blood Demon's raspy voice emerged from beneath the dark crimson cloak.

Suddenly, the dark crimson phantom behind him moved.

Nine soul rings quickly arranged themselves around his body.

And all nine of these soul rings were black!

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