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Faced with Xu Yuan's congratulations, Mo Jue couldn't bring herself to feel happy.
She frowned as she carefully observed Xu Yuan, sensing the fluctuations of his soul power.
"What level is your soul power at now?"
Compared to the battle three months ago, how had his power grown so much stronger?
"Accidentally broke through to level forty-nine," Xu Yuan scratched his head humbly.
Mo Jue remained expressionless.
"What else do you want? If nothing, I'll be leaving."
"Senior, don't go yet. I came to seek your help this time."
"What kind of help do you need from me?"
"Well... I'd like to replicate your martial soul, preferably including your soul skills," Xu Yuan said directly, not mincing words when it came to this matter.
Mo Jue frowned.
"You have a replication soul skill?" she countered. "The same kind of replication soul skill as Wu Rui?"
Such a rare soul skill had already fallen into Xu Yuan's hands?
Moreover, was Xu Yuan's martial soul even compatible with such a skill?
Soul skills didn't just appear or get inherited randomly. It depended on whether the martial soul itself had the potential and if the spirit soul possessed the corresponding soul skill—only then could such a soul skill manifest.
And Xu Yuan actually had a replication soul skill?
Could his spear martial soul replicate things?
Mo Jue didn't know Xu Yuan very well, only vaguely aware that he had twin martial souls. But shouldn't twin martial souls only include the spear and one additional soul ring slot?
Could the spear martial soul really replicate?
Mo Jue felt her world being overturned.
From what she had heard, Xu Yuan's martial soul configuration was three purple soul rings and one black, along with the Tian Yuan Five Elements Spear showcased during the exchange match, which also had three purple soul rings. So she assumed Xu Yuan's martial soul only had one open slot left for the spear.
"I'll get something in return, right?"
Regardless of how absurd it sounded, since Xu Yuan had a replication soul skill and wanted to replicate one of her soul skills or even her entire martial soul, she wasn't opposed to helping. But replication still required some form of compensation—it couldn't be done for free.
"Your battle armor should be nearing completion, right? I remember the core piece missing is the chest armor. Although you might have already prepared the necessary metals, spirit alloys would definitely suit you better. With spirit alloys as a transitional material, using a spirit alloy chest armor to carry the essence of a one-word battle armor will make upgrading the other parts much easier," Xu Yuan explained with a smile.
"You're forging a custom spirit alloy for me?" Mo Jue furrowed her brow and asked.
Xu Yuan corrected her statement.
"Not just one. For your subsequent two-word battle armor creation, I can sponsor you with two spirit alloys tailored to the requirements of your respective body parts. Moreover, I guarantee that these three spirit alloys will have a fusion rate of over ninety percent and won't delay your battle armor production process."
Not delaying the process meant he wouldn't take three to five years to produce these three spirit alloys.
Mo Jue was clearly interested, her expression softening.
"Fine."
It was just replication—no big deal.
"How does the replication work?"
Seeing Mo Jue agree to the request, Xu Yuan let out a sigh of relief.
During the third-year exchange match, he had already taken an interest in Mo Jue's soul skills and wanted her to assist him in his training. However, after the match, he had been busy with splitting his martial soul, followed by the final-term assessment, so he hadn't approached her until now.
Initially, he had planned to observe Mo Jue up close, especially since he didn't have the replication soul skill back then. His idea was simple: to closely experience the devouring ability of Mo Jue's second soul skill.
But being misunderstood as having ulterior motives wouldn't be good.
Now, with the replication soul skill, expressing this need became much easier.
Still, replication soul skills were somewhat taboo among soul masters.
Fortunately, they were classmates without any conflicts of interest. On the contrary, both parties stood to gain significantly, which is why Mo Jue accepted the deal.
"My replication soul skill is relatively straightforward. We just need to find a quiet place to proceed."
"Alright."
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The two arrived at a small grove in the Outer Court.
"Senior, my soul replication process might cause some unusual sensations. When you feel my spirit soul entering your body, please try not to react impulsively," Xu Yuan warned beforehand.
Mo Jue frowned slightly but quickly relaxed her expression.
Good.
What exactly was Xu Yuan's spirit soul?
Xu Yuan summoned his Tian Yuan Brush martial soul.
Four purple soul rings rose around him one by one.
Huh?
Mo Jue was taken aback, staring at the Tian Yuan Brush in Xu Yuan's hand.
"Junior, your martial soul..."
Where was his spear?
"This is my martial soul, the Tian Yuan Brush," Xu Yuan said calmly.
Tian Yuan Brush?
Was this another martial soul besides his spear?
But wasn't it supposed to be spirit-attribute, with the fourth soul ring being black?
What was going on?
Mo Jue began to doubt whether her intelligence was faulty.
But there shouldn't have been any errors, right?
If the intelligence said four purple soul rings, but Xu Yuan now showed three purple and one black, she could accept that—perhaps his spirit soul had ascended. But turning three purple and one black into four purple soul rings was baffling.
"My third martial soul," Xu Yuan briefly explained.
Third martial soul?
Mo Jue's mind momentarily froze.
She immediately understood what Xu Yuan meant, but her brain was still in chaos.
Three martial souls?
"Forget about speculating for now, Senior. Release your martial soul first—I'm going in."
Xu Yuan's paper spirit soul had already appeared beside him.
Looking at the scroll-like spirit soul floating next to Xu Yuan, Mo Jue was curious but complied with his request, releasing her martial soul.
"Go ahead."
Xu Yuan allowed the paper spirit soul to merge into Mo Jue's body.
"Alright, Senior. You can try using your soul skills now."
"Okay."
Mo Jue followed the instructions, feeling the paper spirit soul moving within her body—a novel sensation.
This replication soul skill of Xu Yuan's junior seemed different from Wu Rui's.
Wu Rui's soul skill was purely a replication: a page released a beam of light to envelop her, copying her soul skills away.
Xu Yuan's replication soul skill...
Though Xu Yuan didn't explain it himself, based on his requests, Mo Jue had already guessed that it might be capable of replicating her entire martial soul and multiple soul skills comprehensively.
This level of replication was the pinnacle of replication soul skills.
Mo Jue didn't know what Xu Yuan planned to use her replicated martial soul and soul skills for, but this was a trade—each party got what they needed.
Xu Yuan needed her martial soul and soul skills, while she needed his three spirit alloys with a fusion rate of over ninety percent.
"Senior, I'm done," Xu Yuan announced after completing the replication. "Do you have any plans for your chest armor? Have you thought about what kind of spirit alloy you'll need in advance?"
Previously, Mo Jue had planned to use Blue Pregnant Copper as the main material for her chest armor, leveraging its excellent soul power conductivity to coordinate the soul power flow of the other eleven battle armor parts.
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