Wu Changkong quickly brought the topic back, walked to the podium, and rested his hands on the table.
"Let's stop the digressions here. Today, I will be lecturing you all, and the content we will be discussing is the Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
The moment the words "Martial Soul Fusion Skill" were spoken, the entire class turned their heads in unison, their gazes falling on the cold-looking young girl sitting in the back row—it was Wu Siduo.
Wu Siduo was quite famous in the class; after all, she possessed four thousand-year Spirit Rings and... she also possessed the self-contained Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger. Even though she had lost to Tang Wulin, Wu Siduo's strength was unquestionable. At the very least, there was no doubt that Wu Siduo's current combat power ranked second in the entire class.
For the vast majority of Spirit Masters, while one might be able to see a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, mastering one oneself is as difficult as ascending to heaven. After all, finding a partner whose Spirit compatibility reaches the level required for fusion is akin to looking for a needle in a haystack.
As for self-contained Martial Soul Fusion Skills, one shouldn't even think about it. That not only requires the Spirit Master to be born with twin spirits, but it also requires these two Spirits to achieve an almost rigorous level of complementarity or resonance in terms of attributes and origin.
Just like Wu Siduo; her Hell Civet in one hand and Evil Eyes White Tiger in the other were originally a top-tier combat combination passed down from ten thousand years ago. Appearing on the same person, it was truly a miracle that one would be lucky to see in ten thousand years.
Wu Changkong picked up a pen and sketched two intertwined circles on the blackboard.
"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill is a combined attack launched by two or even more Spirit Masters whose Spirits have an extremely high degree of compatibility, achieved through Spirit Power resonance and Mental Force fusion. Its power far exceeds any Spirit Ability of the same level; it is one of the top-tier skills for a Spirit Master."
Speaking to this point, Wu Changkong paused. "But this power comes with a price. First, it requires an extremely massive consumption; often, a single full-power execution of a fusion skill will consume most of a Spirit Master's Spirit Power and Mental Force. Second, there is a buffer period. After the initial use of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Spirit Master's Spirit will enter a state similar to 'fatigue,' making it impossible to perform fusion again for a period of time."
"There's actually a buffer period?" A student muttered softly.
Wu Changkong nodded slightly. "That's correct. This is something that many teachers at second-rate academies might not even know; they only know its strength but not the underlying principles. However, as your cultivation increases, this buffer period will gradually shorten, and the power unleashed after fusion will increase exponentially with the growth of your Spirit Ring quality and Spirit Power level."
Huo Yuhao listened extremely attentively, his pen moving rapidly across his notebook. He was wondering, if he could truly possess such a skill, combined with the control ability of his Spirit Eyes, what level would his combat power reach?
"There are several currently known methods of fusion." Wu Changkong continued his explanation. "The most conventional is the combined fusion of two or more Spirit Masters. Next is the 'Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill' like Wu Siduo's. Of course, there is also the 'Spirit Soul infusion skill' that you have already encountered, which is to fully integrate the power of a Spirit Soul into your own Spirit Ability. Although the power is not bad, compared to a true Martial Soul Fusion Skill, there is still a qualitative gap."
Wu Changkong's gaze suddenly shifted, landing on Tang Wulin."In addition, there is an extremely special form: the Blood Soul Fusion Skill."
The crowd's gazes shifted again. Tang Wulin was also stunned for a moment, pointing at himself.
"Me?"
"That's right." Wu Changkong nodded. "Although your Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, you still have that terrifying power hidden within you, similar to the bloodline of a giant dragon. The reorganization and fusion of bloodline and Spirit is the prototype of the Blood Soul Fusion Skill. Wulin, you are the person in the entire class with the most hope of attempting this extremely rare fusion method."
Tang Wulin nodded, feeling curious as well. His Spirit had already evolved from Blue Silver Grass to Blue Silver Emperor, and his strength had already improved significantly. He hadn't expected that he could even attempt this kind of Blood Soul Fusion Skill. Wouldn't that mean he could become even stronger?
Upon hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but feel envious. Wang Dong'er thought about how she also had twin spirits; if only she could also perform a self-contained Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but how could a hammer and a Light Goddess Butterfly ever work together?
Just at this moment, Wu Changkong took out a crystal-clear glass bottle from under the podium, filled with a light purple liquid that emitted a faint, ghostly glow.
"Since we've reached this point, let's enter today's practical session. This is a potion specially made by Dean Lin Feng, named — 'Spiritual Resonance Water'."
Wu Changkong gently shook the glass bottle, and the purple liquid left a fine curtain of droplets on the bottle walls.
"Drink it. This potion will briefly amplify the sensing radius of your Spirits. During the ten minutes the potion is effective, if you approach a classmate and a strong spiritual resonance occurs between you, it means that there is a possibility for you to activate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
The whole class was instantly in an uproar!
"Spiritual Resonance Water? To think such a magical thing exists!" Xie Xie was about to jump up. "Boss, Yuhao, let's try it later! Maybe the three of us can pull off a 'trinity'!"
Huo Yuhao also couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, his hands trembling slightly. He didn't know if he would be able to find a partner with whom he could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Although this potion could save him from trial and error, there were only thirty-two people in this class, so finding a suitable one was still quite difficult.
"Everyone line up, one cup each." Teacher Shen Yi helped distribute them on the side. As for whether there was any problem with this cup of water, naturally, no one doubted it; if there were any problems, they would have all been dead long ago.
As cup after cup of "Spiritual Resonance Water" went down, the originally calm Spirit Power fluctuations in the classroom began to become chaotic.
Lights of various colors flickered on the surface of the students' bodies, and the air was filled with the aura of collisions and resonance.
Huo Yuhao took the cup and downed it in one gulp. A cool yet scorching energy instantly slid from his throat into his limbs and bones. At that moment, his Spirit Eyes opened uncontrollably, and pale golden light swirled in the depths of his eyes.
Everything around him became different in his perception. He could clearly see a faint, flickering Spirit shadow rising behind every classmate. Those shadows, some violent, some gentle, were trying to find a frequency in this space that could resonate in sync with their own.Huo Yuhao could feel that the more in sync the frequencies were, the higher the compatibility for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
"Who exactly... will my Spirit resonate with?" Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and began to walk through the crowd, his Spirit Eyes flashing with curiosity.
Wu Changkong had just said that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was one of the top-tier moves for a Spirit Master, so mastering such an ability would naturally be of great benefit to him.
Huo Yuhao wanted this skill, and just at this moment, one, no, two frequencies achieved the same frequency as his own.
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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