Melee archer with maxed-out Douluo luck

Chapter 129 Entering the World of Martial Soul Fusion Techniques (Part 3) (Recommended)

"Very good, then there's one more thing, a very important one."

Han Li is in a great mood right now. He really enjoys the feeling of being a teacher and giving advice, which is a deep imprint left by his previous life of surfing the internet.

"According to records, many people who acquire the Spirit Fusion Skill later in life have very close relationships. They are either spouses or close friends and relatives. Have you ever wondered why this is? Moreover, the records deliberately mention that if one party rejects the other, the Spirit Fusion Skill will fail."

"That means that the aura of a martial soul and the fluctuations of one's own soul power can be changed after birth. For example, after my martial soul evolved, my aura changed drastically. As for the fluctuations, although I'm not sure, they should be the same."

This time, it was Dugu Yan who answered first; she had also vaguely guessed Han Li's thoughts.

"Very good, Sister Yan is absolutely right."

Han Li gave her an approving look and continued:

"Humans are inherently easily influenced by their surroundings, and this is especially true of those close to us. Over the years, we are bound to be influenced by them."

"The same applies to martial spirits. This is actually the function of the so-called martial spirit's simulated environment, which allows the martial spirit to adapt to the surrounding environment and accelerate the cultivation speed."

"Master, you and your senior uncle can try demonstrating your soul power fluctuations using the method Bing'er and I used before, and see if it matches my guess."

Guangling and Qingluan exchanged a glance, one using cold air and the other using air to demonstrate their soul power fluctuations to the group.

"This is mine, for reference only. I just synchronized with Bing'er, so there might be some changes, but it should be enough for reference only."

Han Li also released his own soul power fluctuations and stood beside the two.

As expected, although the soul power fluctuations of the three did not reach the 70-80% similarity of Han Li and Shui Bing'er, if we take the central Guang Ling as the standard, the soul power fluctuations of Qing Luan and Han Li were close to 50% overlapped with his.

"Sixty percent, I guess is the minimum standard for the formation of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After a successful attempt, the two will become more similar. This is why there is such a saying that even though they are Martial Soul Fusion Skills, they have different levels of proficiency."

"In our daily cultivation, we mostly use our mental energy to drive our soul power, which is what I mean by emotional issues."

"Mental and psychological states greatly influence soul power fluctuations. This is why Soul Fusion Techniques emphasize emotional issues, and failure can occur if one party rejects the other. Therefore, it is emphasized that both parties need to empty their minds as much as possible when completing a Soul Fusion Technique, in order to ensure that soul power fluctuations remain as normal as possible."

After Han Li finished speaking, Guang Ling tried to recall some things that angered him, and sure enough, the fluctuations of his soul power changed.

"That's really true."

Guangling began to manipulate different emotions, experimenting with how these emotions affected the fluctuations of soul power.

Seeing that his master seemed about to steer the conversation off-topic again, Han Li interrupted him, his expression turning serious.

"Here I must warn everyone about something: mental power is a very mysterious field, and I don't yet have a deep understanding of it. But never try to easily perform a progressively increasing Martial Soul Fusion Technique with others, especially if the subject of the evolution is not yourself."

"What is the reason for this?"

Seeing his serious expression, Guangling also gave up her playful intentions.

"Because I suspect that the main body of incremental evolution may affect the subordinate soul master of the spirit fusion skill on a spiritual level. Moreover, as the spirit fusion skill is used multiple times and the two sides become more and more compatible, the subordinate soul master will unconsciously take the other as the master."

"The source is speculated to be the 'Netherworld White Tiger.' You should know that over the years, the Zhu family has never been weaker than the Dai family, but they have always been willing to be vassals."

"Moreover, the records show that there was a Soul Douluo named Netherworld Cat who was completely obedient to a White Tiger Soul Master who was stuck at the Soul Saint level, without any intention of resisting. And she was the strongest person in the two families in that era."

"While I'm not sure if my guess is true, we can investigate that further. After all, nobody wants to be someone else's puppet."

Han Li's voice was ethereal, and he didn't elaborate, but he believed that the others were all intelligent and should understand what he meant.

The record is true; he did indeed see it in the Spirit Hall's records.

But his guess actually came from his memories of Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong, and Flander.

Zhu Zhuqing's change was the most obvious. Ever since she was persuaded by the master to perform a spirit fusion technique with Dai Mubai, the contrast between her before and after was too great.

As for Flander and Liu Erlong, in a fantasy continent where strength reigns supreme, their actions are truly hard to understand. They're already middle-aged; could Yu Xiaogang possibly follow Xiao Yan's example and say "Don't underestimate the poor middle-aged"? And turn his fortunes around overnight?

One person gives up on the one they've secretly loved for a lifetime, while the other continues to have a one-sided love for twenty years after learning of their blood relation. What kind of feelings could be so intense?

If it were someone else, Han Li would still think it's possible. For example, if the person involved were Tang Xiao, he might believe it.

But he didn't believe Flander and Liu Erlong.

The key difference lies in their personalities: one is cunning and greedy, while the other is fiercely opposed to evil and has a fiery temper.

Shouldn't one take advantage of the situation while the other vows to kill the scumbag?

The only possibility is that the impact of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was so great that it affected their original choices.

Of course, these were just Han Li's guesses, since he always assumed the worst about his enemies.

But this didn't stop him from warning the others, after all, what if?

Upon hearing Han Li's words, the group couldn't help but shrink back, cold sweat breaking out on their backs.

If true, this kind of subtle influence is far beyond what soul skill effects can achieve.

"I will investigate further. If it's true, then the Dai family definitely has something going on; they must know something."

Guangling and Qingluan had identical expressions, both looking very serious.

"Hmm, it's best to investigate. If it's true, the Zhu family's past leaders really are..."

Han Li shook his head, not finishing his sentence.

"What about Yu Xiaogang?"

Guangling suddenly mentioned someone who had been overlooked, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes.

"He probably hasn't realized it yet, otherwise, given his personality, he wouldn't have been hiding in a place like Nottingham for over a decade."

Han Li said with a bit of a laugh.

"That's true."

Guangling shook his head, his face full of disdain, thinking of Yu Xiaogang's past deeds.

Oh, right, I think I heard that bastard Qian Xunji mention back then that Liu Erlong was Yu Xiaogang's cousin.

Ugh, even more disgusting.

Guangling shook her head uncomfortably, putting this ridiculous situation out of her mind.

"But just in case, let's kill him."

Guangling suppressed her nausea and prepared to kill him.

"Let's wait and see. After all, given his intelligence—he can't even copy books correctly—plus his weak abilities, even if you tell him the theory, he'll probably add his own 'immature suggestions.' It'll be difficult for him to figure it out on his own, probably in his next life."

"Also, Bibi Dong has been silent since the competition a few days ago. Grand Master Uncle must have his own ideas. It's best not to add anything unnecessary for now. Besides, keeping him around might be useful in the future. After all, he might be a good candidate to deal with our Pope."

Han Li seemed to realize something, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Huh? Wait, how did you find out about this?"

Guangling was initially delighted when he thought of something, but then paused for a moment and looked at his apprentice.

"Oh, you mean this? He told me about it when I was chatting with my senior uncle last time."

Han Li, without changing his expression, shifted the blame onto Qian Daoliu.

"Your older brother would tell you this?"

Guangling stared at him with some suspicion.

"Of course, otherwise, how do you think I knew? My eldest uncle actually told me a lot more, but I can't possibly tell you everything one by one."

Han Li and his master exchanged glances, showing no guilt whatsoever, knowing that Guang Ling wouldn't question Qian Daoliu about this matter anyway.

"All right."

Sure enough, after staring at him for a while and not finding anything, Guangling gave up on investigating further, though she still felt a little uneasy.

Brother, what exactly did you and my apprentice talk about? The most important thing is that you even told me this kind of thing, and you kept it from me.

He always felt like he was the outsider.

Writing these three chapters went quite smoothly, and I finished them in one go!

The first is to perfect the setting; the second, although it has a conspiracy theory feel to it, it is also in line with the protagonist's character; and the third is related to the branching paths that follow.

I just don't know how well everyone will accept it, lol o(╯□╰)o, let's see how things go and choose the storyline.

(End of this chapter)