The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 126 Haotian Sect

"Just how close does physical contact need to be to unleash a Soul Fusion Technique?" Qian Renxue asked.

Xia Liang thought for a moment before saying, "At least we need to hold hands."

"When you and Poison Douluo used the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, were you holding hands?" Qian Renxue stared at Xia Liang in astonishment.

Xia Liang shook his head. "How could that be? I already said that my Martial Soul Fusion Technique with others is mandatory; it can be done however you want. But you and I have Martial Soul Resonance. We definitely need to hold hands to connect our Martial Souls. If we don't hold hands, we can only hug each other, and that kind of physical contact is more intimate. It's your choice."

"Never mind then. I didn't expect using the Martial Soul Fusion Technique to be so troublesome," Qian Renxue said helplessly. "After all, you have a relationship with Dugu Yan. Although we are brothers, we are of the opposite sex, so it's best not to have such excessive physical contact."

"Brother Xue, think about it. If I and you use our divine-level martial souls to perform a martial soul fusion technique, how powerful would that be? Just holding hands would grant us that power. Are you really going to give it up?"

After listening to Xia Liang's story, Qian Renxue hesitated.

There is a way to gain great power without having to cultivate hard, and the price is just holding hands. Even a fool would know which one to choose.

However, this virtuous brother already has a partner. What if doing this damages their relationship?

Seeing Qian Renxue's hesitant expression, Xia Liang directly took her hand.

The sudden physical contact made Qian Renxue instinctively pull her hand back, but it was held tightly and she couldn't move.

"Let go!" Qian Renxue glared at Xia Liang.

Xia Liang smiled confidently, "Since we're already holding hands, why don't we try out the Martial Soul Fusion Technique?"

Looking at her hand being held, Qian Renxue remained silent for a moment, then could only nod in resignation. "So what should we do?"

"It's very simple," Xia Liang said. "We just need to close our eyes and feel the resonance of our inner martial spirit."

"Closing your eyes is fine," Qian Renxue said to Xia Liang seriously, "but when you close your eyes, don't do anything reckless like you did just now. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"What constitutes recklessness?" Xia Liang asked.

Qian Renxue deliberately pulled her hand away from the tight grip, and said seriously, "Forcing me to do something I don't want to do. That's just being unreasonable!"

"You're overthinking it. All our physical contact is just to refine our Martial Soul Fusion Technique. What else could I do to you besides holding your hand? You're my older brother, after all."

As he spoke, Xia Liang took Qian Renxue's other hand.

Having decided to work on the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Qian Renxue no longer showed any resistance, allowing her hands to be held.

"Let's get started, or it'll be dawn by the time we start talking." With that, Qian Renxue closed her eyes.

Xia Liang didn't close his eyes; it was the first time he had ever stared at a girl other than Dugu Yan at such close range.

With her well-defined facial features, straight nose, and slightly slender phoenix eyes, Qian Renxue exudes a noble and mature aura in both appearance and temperament.

But at this moment, her face looked very shy, even a little embarrassed. Perhaps it was because this was the first time she had such intimate physical contact with a stranger of the opposite sex.

Because the entire room was sealed off, Qian Renxue's unique hair and body fragrance was very strong, but not pungent. It smelled extremely comfortable and even a little tempting.

Perhaps due to the resonance of their martial souls, Xia Liang found that holding Qian Renxue's hand gave him a more exhilarating feeling than holding Dugu Yan's hand.

Just three seconds after the two sat on the stone bed holding hands, without Xia Liang even needing to close his eyes, blackish-purple and golden auras flowed from their bodies respectively.

Immediately afterwards, the two auras began to merge, like two hands clasped together.

The resonance of the martial spirit within his body became increasingly intense.

Xia Liang closed his eyes and carefully sensed it. In that instant, it was as if his brainwaves were in sync with Qian Renxue's. The two opened their eyes in tacit agreement and stared at each other in surprise.

"What just happened?" Qian Renxue's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"I think it's because the resonance of our martial souls guided our spiritual power to merge. That's why our thoughts are synchronized," Xia Liang said thoughtfully. "Brother Xue, you're right. Unity of will—that's the essence of martial soul fusion. Let's continue to feel the resonance between our martial souls."

"Hmm." Qian Renxue responded with a soft "hmm," closing her eyes and concentrating on sensing the dark aura emanating from the Skeleton Martial Soul.

Xia Liang was also feeling the light emanating from the six-winged angel.

As mentioned before, the fusion skill with Dugu Bo's martial soul is mandatory.

It was only when their minds were in perfect harmony that Xia Liang truly experienced the wonder of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique. It was a feeling of perfect harmony and telepathy.

Having her hands held by a man made Qian Renxue feel a little uncomfortable, but this discomfort completely disappeared after that tacit eye contact.

Qian Renxue didn't know why, but even though she hadn't known Xia Liang for very long, she felt an extraordinary closeness to him. She quickly realized that it must be the resonance between their martial souls that connected them.

Gradually, Qian Renxue discovered that the dark aura she sensed from Xia Liang was becoming increasingly intense.

The dark aura emanating from the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul is clashing with the light aura of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

A few minutes later, the aura of light seemed to give in and began to merge with the aura of darkness.

Following the resonance of the martial soul, Xia Liang also felt the aura of the six-winged angel martial soul on Qian Renxue's body. It was warm and comforting, stimulating the soul power in his body to slowly circulate, making him feel indescribably comfortable.

What puzzled Xia Liang was that within Qian Renxue's body, what seemed to resonate with the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul was not only the light attribute of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, but also an existence of darkness?

Could it be that Qian Renxue's six-winged angel martial soul also hides dark attributes?

Suddenly, a layer of pale golden energy appeared on Qian Renxue's body, and then this pale golden energy gradually turned into a dark purple.

What appeared on Xia Liang's body was a layer of dark purple energy, which then slowly turned golden.

Their auras, tinged with each other's colors, intertwined and lingered, as if they couldn't wait to merge into one.

Much later.

in the secret room.

Xia Liang and Qian Renxue, who were sitting cross-legged on the stone bed, had their hands interlocked at some point. When the auras of the six-winged angel and the undead skeleton martial souls disappeared at the same time, the martial soul fusion ended.

Although they did not achieve a true fusion, the resonance between their martial souls had become exceptionally strong.

Xia Liang and Qian Renxue opened their eyes and looked at each other, then both smiled.

"It seems that the process of spirit fusion is not as troublesome as I imagined. The fusion of energy during spirit fusion is actually quite comfortable for spirit masters."

As they spoke, Qian Renxue realized that their hands were intertwined. She quickly withdrew her hands and changed the subject, saying, "However, the process of refining the Martial Soul Fusion Technique seems to require more concentration than meditation. I wonder how much time has passed. Let's go out and take a look."

"Brother, it's time for you to go. Come back after you find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and I will keep my promise to help you hunt soul beasts."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue stood up from the stone bed. Using the disguise ability of the soul bone, she transformed back into Xue Qinghe's appearance. With her hands behind her back, she calmly walked out of the secret chamber.

Xia Liang did not rush to leave.

During the fusion of martial souls, he discovered that the six-winged angel and the undead skeleton had clearly reached a 100% fusion rate, but the fusion was not successful.

This is because the six-winged angel martial soul within Qian Renxue is both an embodiment of light and harbors dark energy.

Therefore, during the spirit fusion process, the Necromancer Skeleton spirit is equivalent to simultaneously fusing with a six-winged angel spirit of light attribute and a six-winged angel spirit of darkness attribute.

To withstand the fusion of these two divine-level martial soul auras simultaneously, the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul must be at least a divine-level martial soul.

If the fusion is successful, it will be a divine-level martial soul fusion skill that combines three elements into one.

Even Qian Renxue herself probably doesn't know that the six-winged angel martial soul within her body harbors a dark side.

Without thinking further, Xia Liang got up and left the secret room. What he needed to do now was to find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The original story states that the 100,000-year-old soul beast Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python worked together to drive the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger out of the Star Dou Great Forest. Only after their deaths did the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger return to live in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The fact that they could keep track of the movements of the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python at any time proves that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger must still be lingering near the Star Dou Great Forest after being driven away, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Therefore, once you arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest, you can have the Gastlys search the area around the forest.

A month later.

Within the territory of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Three hundred miles east of Tiandou City.

This is not the far north, but the terrain surrounded by mountains looks completely white.

A cold wind blew, causing the chains connecting two of the mountains to sway.

After crossing another mountain using chains as bridges, continue forward and you will see a village nestled among the mountains.

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Wisps of smoke rose from all over the village, signaling that it was almost lunchtime. At the village entrance, several children were playing, while in the nearby fields, many people were tidying up their farm tools, preparing to return to the village for lunch.

Right at the entrance of the village stands a stone tablet with several large golden characters written on it: Haotian Sect.

Looking at the stone tablet and recalling Flander and Ning Fengzhi's account of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San felt a surge of emotions.

The once number one sect in the world has actually fallen to the point where it looks like a small village that is similar to the Holy Soul Village of the past.

Haotian Sect

Tang San never imagined that he would have the bloodline inheritance of the number one sect in the world within him.

And his father turned out to be the son of the former sect leader of the Haotian Sect.

"dad."

The thought of his father dying tragically before his eyes suddenly brought a cold glint to Tang San's moist eyes. He vowed to avenge his father.

Regardless of whether the whole incident was caused by him, the hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable, and Xia Liang will be the sinner he killed with his own hands.

"Go in, Xiao San. Now that you're here, regardless of whether the elders allow you to be recognized as a member of their clan, you should still meet them."

The person speaking was a woman standing next to Tang San.

The silver palace dress fits the woman perfectly, and her every word and action exudes elegance and nobility.

"Aunt, why was my father expelled from the sect? Didn't you say he was originally the future sect leader of the Haotian Sect?" Tang San asked the woman.

This woman was Tang Hao's younger sister and Tang San's aunt, Tang Yuehua.

As the head of the Yuexuan Pavilion of the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Etiquette Academy, Tang Yuehua usually resides in Heaven Dou City and maintains close ties with the Heaven Dou royal family.

After learning from Flander that his father, Tang Hao, was originally a genius of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to ask Ning Fengzhi many questions in order to better understand the Clear Sky Sect.

Finally, Ning Fengzhi brought Tang San to Yuexuan to find Tang Yuehua.

Because of the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, Tang Yuehua recognized that Tang San was the son of her elder brother Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin.

Upon learning of her brother Tang Hao's death from Tang San, Tang Yuehua remained unconscious for three whole days.

After she regained her composure, she decided to take Tang San back to the Clear Sky Sect, firstly to allow Tang San to be recognized as a member of the sect, and secondly to report Tang Hao's death to the sect leader.

Seeing Tang Yuehua's melancholy expression and her refusal to answer his question, Tang San understood and asked, "Aunt, are you unwilling to reveal it because my father betrayed the sect?"

"Little San, there are some things your aunt can't say. When you meet your uncle, he will tell you everything, including your mother's secret."

With tears in her eyes, Tang Yuehua gently patted Tang San's head. After calming herself down, she said, "Let's go. The village ahead is just an outer village. The direct descendants of the Haotian Sect all live behind the village."

As she spoke, she led the way.

Tang San followed closely behind.

In the entire Haotian Sect, apart from the sect leader and the various elders, Tang Yuehua held the highest status. The villagers living in the outer villages naturally knew her identity, so they did not stop her and even greeted her politely.

Led by Tang Yuehua, Tang San walked through the houses of every villager, and couldn't help but recall every night he had spent with his father in Holy Soul Village.

The image of his father teaching him blacksmithing flashed through Tang San's mind. He gritted his teeth, suppressing his grief and refusing to let his tears fall again.

Now, besides wanting to know why his father was expelled from the Haotian Sect, he also wants to know who his mother is.

From her aunt Tang Yuehua's words, it seemed that her mother also harbored some secret. Could it be related to her mother and father being expelled from the Haotian Sect?

Much later.

Tang Yuehua had already led Tang San out of the village.

The fifth mountain peak that appeared before them was the final obstacle to entering the Haotian Sect. The Haotian Sect was hidden atop this mountain.

Upon reaching the three hundredth step, Tang San was greeted by a massive castle, entirely gray in color.

At the main gate of the castle, two young men dressed in gray saw Tang Yuehua and Tang San approaching and hurriedly bowed. However, one of them blocked Tang San's way, saying, "Please show us the token of our sect."

"A token?" Tang San was taken aback. Of course, he didn't know what this so-called token was, and he looked at Tang Yuehua with some confusion.

Tang Yuehua said, "The token of the Clear Sky Sect is naturally the sect's inherited martial spirit. Xiao San, show us the Clear Sky Hammer; that's the rule."

"Okay." Tang San replied, and with a flick of his left hand, black light surged, and the foot-long Haotian Hammer appeared in his palm.

After receiving permission from the two gray-clad youths, Tang San continued to follow Tang Yuehua, and the two entered the Haotian Sect castle together.

As Tang San walked through the spacious hall, he saw many disciples of the Clear Sky Sect, all of whom were dressed in gray.

When Tang Yuehua arrived at the innermost archway on the second floor, she suddenly stopped.

Tang San also stopped and stared curiously at the door in front of him.

"Big brother, I'm back." Tang Yuehua raised her hand and patted the door.

"Come in." A deep, resonant voice came from inside the room.

Tang San discovered that the voice sounded seven-tenths like his father's.

The person living inside should be the sect leader of Haotian Sect, who is also my father's elder brother.

When I meet this uncle later, perhaps someone will avenge my father.

(End of this chapter)