Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 94 Gu Yue's Gratitude; Meng Xiao's Martial Soul Evolution

Hearing Ye Chenxing's slightly regretful sigh, Gu Yue and Gu Yuena both breathed a sigh of relief.

I managed to fool them all.

Their gazes met briefly in mid-air before quickly shifting away.

But even in that secret glance, the atmosphere was already thick with tension.

Ye Chenxing, unaware that they had already begun their secret rivalry, looked at Gu Yue and asked seriously, "Miss Gu Yue, may I ask what brings you to the human world in human form this time?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's expression turned solemn. She took a half step back and bowed deeply to Ye Chenxing.

"Speaking of this, I must first express my heartfelt gratitude to you on behalf of the entire Soul Beast race." Gu Yue's voice was clear and cold, yet sincere.

"It was your intervention that greatly weakened humanity's greatest threat to us—Shrek Academy."

She paused, then turned to the obedient Gu Yeqiu beside her, a hint of lingering fear in her eyes: "More importantly, you also helped my clan's imperial auspicious beast to eliminate the insidious schemes secretly left behind by that god-king of the divine realm."

"Without your help, I'm afraid the last bit of fortune of my soul beast race would have been completely stolen by that god-king without us even realizing it."

"Moreover, the reason I can now appear in human society and come before you without any scruples is thanks to your special means of shielding me from the prying eyes of the divine realm."

Seeing the Silver Dragon King, who was usually so high and mighty, adopt such a solemn posture, Ye Chenxing felt somewhat uncomfortable.

He waved his hand, interrupting Gu Yue's thanks: "It was just a small favor. You went out of your way to come all this way, surely it wasn't just to say a few words of thanks?"

Gu Yue straightened up, met Ye Chenxing's gaze without flinching, and nodded earnestly.

"Yes. I hope—you will form an alliance with our race."

"reason."

"Your actions in the lower realm, and the methods and abilities you have displayed, are undoubtedly a disguised declaration of war against the divine realm," Gu Yue said in a deep voice. "Since we share the same enemy and common interests, I hope you can assist us in fighting against the divine realm."

Ye Chenxing did not answer immediately, but fell silent.

Seeing that Ye Chenxing remained silent, Gu Yue's heart began to pound.

What's going on? Did I act too hastily?

Or should I lower my stance a bit when facing a powerhouse of this level?

Just as Gu Yue was feeling nervous and speculating, Ye Chenxing suddenly spoke up: "You're too late about the alliance."

"what?"

Gu Yue was stunned, her face full of astonishment.

Ye Chenxing calmly rolled up the sleeves on both sides of his clothes.

As he moved, two intricate and ancient dragon patterns, one red and one blue, gradually appeared on his arms.

The next moment, two pure dragon mights belonging to the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings instantly filled the entire room.

Sensing this familiar aura, Gu Yue's pupils suddenly contracted, and he was greatly alarmed.

This was actually a mark of primordial blessing bestowed by the two Dragon Kings with their heartfelt approval! Even as a half-dragon god and the current ruler of all soul beasts, she could not afford to be the slightest bit disrespectful in the face of the Dragon Kings' highest-level blessing.

Ye Chenxing lowered his sleeves, the dragon pattern disappeared, and his aura also subsided. He calmly explained, "I met the remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings in Sunset Forest before. We have already formed an alliance."

"They have generously given me a great opportunity, and in exchange, I will do my best to help the soul beast race overcome the current difficulties."

Gu Yue snapped out of her daze and eagerly asked, "Then what about them now—"

Ye Chenxing shook his head silently.

Seeing Ye Chenxing's reaction, a hint of sadness flashed in Gu Yue's eyes.

The remnant soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King finally dissipated completely.

However, after a brief period of disappointment, her spirits lifted even more. Even while she was asleep, she had already prepared for the worst-case scenario that none of the dragons would survive.

The unexpected acquisition of a top-tier ally like Ye Chenxing is a welcome surprise for the great cause of the soul beast revival.

But this is far from enough.

Gu Yue's eyes darted around as she secretly made her plans.

Although he has repeatedly helped our soul beast race and his stance is clearly hostile to the current God Realm, all of this alliance is only based on the fragile foundation of "having a common enemy".

He possesses the power of a god-king from another world. His identity, origin, abilities, and even his ultimate goal are all shrouded in mystery to me, as if they were covered by a thick fog.

Thinking of this, Gu Yue's gaze fell on Ye Chenxing without making a sound.

Fortunately, he is not opposed to me at the moment.

All I need to do now is stay by his side under the guise of an alliance and gradually figure him out.

"That's really impolite. It turns out you've already been a distinguished guest of my dragon clan."

Ye Chenxing nodded, about to reply, when he suddenly sensed a subtle fluctuation in the hall. A smile appeared on his lips as he said, "It seems they've finished absorbing. Let's go take a look."

The group moved into the hall.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jing Hongchen looking at his grandson and granddaughter who had completed the absorption with a radiant smile. The wrinkles on his old face were almost bursting with laughter.

Upon seeing Ye Chenxing and the others return, this dignified Mingde Hall Master rushed forward, his plump hands trembling violently as he tightly gripped Ye Chenxing's hand.

"Morning Star—Your Highness! I...I truly don't know how to thank you enough!"

Jing Hongchen was so excited he was almost incoherent: "The Shrek Academy people's praise for this immortal herb is truly no exaggeration! Who could have imagined that such a treasure, so powerful and miraculous, existed in this world? After consuming it, not only can one cleanse their marrow and bones, but one can also gain such an astonishing boost to their soul power!"

"These two siblings are only thirteen years old, yet their soul power is already approaching level fifty! Truly—with such a divine item, one can glimpse the realm of gods!"

Seeing Jing Hongchen so excited he lost his composure, Ye Chenxing smiled and withdrew his hand, saying, "Hall Master, there's no need to be so formal. Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen are both my friends, and in my opinion, this immortal item isn't as miraculous as Shrek Academy claims."

As he spoke, he turned the light to the brother and sister beside him, whose demeanor had drastically changed, and raised an eyebrow: "So, are you satisfied with my gift?"

"Satisfied! Extremely satisfied!"

Meng Hongchen nodded excitedly, took two steps forward, grabbed Ye Chenxing's arm, and her eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Morning Star, thank you so much! My martial spirit—has evolved!"

"The current Zhu Qing Ice Toad has perfectly integrated the characteristics of those two immortal herbs."

"My Ice and Fire Poison has undergone a transformation. It is now completely equivalent to the toxicity of those two immortal ingredients. It not only contains the extreme cold of ice, but also the intense heat of fire!"

"Moreover, my soul power has jumped by a full eight levels! I even feel that my daily meditation practice is much faster than before!"

Indeed, at this moment, Meng Hongchen's soul power had reached the peak of level 49, and he was only a thin layer away from the threshold of level 50 Soul King.

More importantly, the mixed immortal medicine that Ye Chenxing specially prepared for her completely eliminated the hidden dangers left by her previous reliance on drugs to forcibly enhance her soul power.

It should be noted that the average talent of the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire in cultivating Martial Souls is generally weaker than that of those from the original three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent.

In addition, the mainstream here follows the Soul Master route, and most people only focus on the total amount and level of Soul Power, without caring about the purity of Soul Power or whether they will suffer backlash in the future. Therefore, taking drugs to level up has naturally become a major feature of the Sun Moon Empire.

Even for core geniuses like Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, who have been taking Mingdetang's top-grade foundation-strengthening and vitality-nourishing medicines since childhood, there is no visible damage to their talents in a short period of time.

However, that soul power was not accumulated through one's own down-to-earth meditation; deep down, it still carried a trace of superficiality.

Besides its inherent properties, the greatest effect of this celestial herb is to strengthen the body's foundation and promote rejuvenation.

At this moment, the feeling of emptiness had been completely tempered and cleansed by the power of the immortal medicine, and the soul power within Meng Hongchen's body had become more solid and profound than ever before.

Ye Chenxing looked at the transformed Meng Hongchen and nodded in satisfaction.

"How are things going, Xiao? How's it going on your end?" Ye Chenxing turned his gaze to Xiao Hongchen.

But Xiao Hongchen's brows were furrowed, his eyes closed, as if he was carefully sensing some subtle changes within his body.

Hearing Ye Chenxing's call, he was startled and quickly came back to his senses.

"Of course I absorbed it successfully too!" Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"My martial spirit has been greatly enhanced, as has my soul power, but—I have a strange feeling that I can't quite put my finger on."

"A strange feeling?" Ye Chenxing raised an eyebrow slightly.

Xiao Hongchen nodded, and with a thought, released his martial spirit.

As dark golden light surged, the phantom of the three-legged toad appeared behind him, and an aura sharper and heavier than ever before spread out.

The group stared intently at the scene. Jing Hongchen carefully sensed it for a moment, then nodded slightly and commented, "The aura is indeed much stronger than before, but—it doesn't seem to have undergone the kind of fundamental transformation that Meng experienced."

Ye Chenxing wasn't surprised. He shook his head and said, "After all, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum isn't a perfect match for his martial soul. It's already quite remarkable that he's achieved this level of improvement."

"That's more than enough!" Xiao Hongchen excitedly patted Ye Chenxing on the shoulder. "Chenxing, I, Xiao Hongchen, will remember this great kindness and will definitely repay you in the future!"

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Ye Chenxing smiled and casually asked, "What's that strange feeling you're having? Has your martial soul's attribute evolved? Have you reached the threshold of ultimate gold?"

Xiao Hongchen was taken aback upon hearing this. After sensing it carefully again, he said hesitantly, "The attributes have indeed changed. They are purer and the sharpness is stronger."

"But—it seems like something is still missing; it hasn't fully reached the level of ultimate gold."

Ye Chenxing was also puzzled. What did this mean? If the attribute hadn't reached its peak, where did that strange feeling come from?

Xiao Hongchen's three-legged golden toad possesses the bloodline of a divine beast, and its mastery of the metal element is unparalleled in the world, bringing it close to achieving the ultimate metal.

If there is truly a breakthrough, then it should directly become the ultimate attribute.

As the group was deep in thought, Ye Chenxing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and abruptly looked up.

"Xiao, Meng, you two try it now. Can you still sense each other's Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

The brother and sister were both taken aback upon hearing this, and immediately closed their eyes, releasing their soul power to try to sense each other's aura.

A moment later, the two opened their eyes at the same time, their eyes met, and they nodded in tacit agreement.

The resonance between martial spirits still exists, and it's even smoother than before.

In other words, [Love in the Mortal World] can still be activated normally.

Ye Chenxing stroked his chin, his eyes becoming somewhat profound: "Amazing—"

The reason he suddenly asked the two of them to try this was because, in the Douluo Continent system, Martial Soul Fusion Skills are extremely rare.

Aside from Tang Buddha forcibly pairing his daughter with the chosen one of destiny by creating all sorts of absurd fusion techniques by arranging and combining martial souls for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, normal martial soul fusion has extremely strict requirements on the quality and compatibility of both parties' martial souls.

When a martial spirit evolves, it disrupts the balance and causes fusion techniques to become ineffective; this is the norm.

Ye Chenxing clearly remembered that during the Douluo Continent III era, Tang Wulin's classmates Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi possessed a martial soul fusion skill called "Dark Eagle Dragon".

Zhang Yangzi's martial soul is the Dark Illusionary Demon Eagle, while Wang Jinxi's martial soul is the Bone Dragon.

As a result of spending a long time with Tang Wulin, who possessed the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon Martial Soul was influenced by the aura of the superior dragon race, and underwent a subtle and positive evolution.

This directly led to his inability to use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhang Yangzi again. Because he did not want to see the Martial Soul mutation cause a rift between the brothers, the two of them left the scene in disappointment and transferred schools together.

Of course, there have been exceptions in history.

For example, the "Golden Trio" from the original Shrek era—Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flander.

Their fusion skill wasn't affected by Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao's evolution after eating the immortal herb. This was mainly because their martial soul fusion skill was extremely special. Its core principle was to use the power of the other two to fill and strengthen Luo Sanpao's defects, so that quantitative change would lead to qualitative change, thereby summoning the Golden Sacred Dragon.

Therefore, Luo Sanpao's own bloodline enhancement will not only not destroy the fusion, but will only enhance the power of the martial soul fusion skill.

But thinking about it this way—

It seems there are quite a few cases where dragon-type and eagle-type martial souls can produce martial soul fusion skills.

Given the bloodline level of the dragon race, they shouldn't be able to merge with birds so easily—could it be that in the origin of species in Douluo Continent, eagles are actually some kind of distant, poor relatives of true dragons after their degeneration?