Chapter 128: Stepping into the World of Martial Soul Fusion
Seeing that no one objected, Han Li nodded in satisfaction and continued:
"In terms of quality, the White Tiger and the Nether Spirit Cat are close. Even if one is stronger than the other, it's not an absolute suppression it's just that their development focuses differ based on their martial soul traits."
"But from the perspective of martial soul fusion, they are different from other fusions because they have been highly refined."
At this point, Han Li couldn't help but admire it.
"First, their martial souls are similar a cat and a tiger. Second, their characteristics complement each other one focuses on power, the other on agility. And lastly, progressive evolution their fusion technique is White Tiger dominant, integrating the strengths of the Nether Spirit Cat, effectively allowing the White Tiger to undergo a unique martial soul evolution."
"Think about how the 'Nether White Tiger' behaves when it appears that will help you understand what progressive evolution means."
Guang Ling and Qing Luan nodded in agreement. They had witnessed it firsthand and fully acknowledged Han Li's analysis.
"Indeed. If we follow Xiao Li's theory, then the Star Luo Empire is quite clever. The only question is whether they've unknowingly passed down this tradition or if they have actually discovered the true secrets of martial soul fusion. Looks like we'll have to pay them a visit soon."
A cold glint flashed in Guang Ling's eyes as he spoke with murderous intent.
"Yes, this is necessary."
Qing Luan nodded in agreement. Regardless of whether Star Luo was aware of this pattern, preventive measures were a must.
Han Li smirked slightly. This was exactly his goal planting doubt about Star Luo Empire in their minds.
After all, Guang Ling had previously mentioned that even without Bibi Dong, Spirit Hall was still planning to unify the continent. And since Han Li was destined to become a high ranking member of Spirit Hall, it was in his best interest to pave the way for that goal.
The three girls exchanged glances, realizing that trouble was coming for Star Luo Empire.
"Alright, we'll deal with this later. Xiao Li, since you called the 'Nether White Tiger' a special case, that must mean there's an even clearer example of progressive evolution."
"I'm guessing your next topic is the Golden Iron Triangle, isn't it?"
Guang Ling reined in his killing intent and brought the discussion back on track. A faint smirk played on his lips as he spoke.
"That's right. The most obvious case of progressive evolution is the famous Golden Iron Triangle."
Han Li couldn't help but chuckle as well, but he continued.
"Skyfaring Horn Flender, Martial Soul: Owl. Slaughter Horn Liu Erlong, Martial Soul: Fire Dragon. Wisdom Horn Yu Xiaogang, Martial Soul: Pig… no, Luo Sanpao."
Despite knowing it was unprofessional, Han Li couldn't hold back his laughter.
"Yu Xiaogang? That name sounds familiar. The so called 'Grandmaster'? The author of Martial Soul's Ten Core Competencies?"
Both Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er were academically inclined. It only took them a moment to recall where they had heard the name before. But after realizing who he was, both of them shook their heads.
Xiu'er, on the other hand, remained calm. She had met that man with Han Li before, and she had also heard him mock Yu Xiaogang countless times to the point where she had developed an immunity to it.
"Bing'er, remember yesterday when I mentioned cases where a person's own body couldn't sustain their martial soul's evolution, leading to degradation? This guy is the most famous example of that."
Han Li looked at Shui Bing'er and hinted for her to explain. Since she had also contributed to these discoveries, she should be credited as a co author if they ever documented them.
"So it's him… Yu Xiaogang, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon… I see. So his martial soul was supposed to mutate into a higher tier dragon species, but his own foundation was too weak to support it, leading to its degradation. No wonder."
Shui Bing'er, sharp as always, immediately understood the core issue.
"Progressive evolution if we compare the true martial soul qualities, his was actually the highest among the three. His martial soul attachment method is also quite unique his martial soul even has a degree of intelligence. If he had successfully mutated, his true martial soul should have been the golden dragon that was rumored."
"Owl is the weakest in quality but provides flight. Fire Dragon is in the middle, providing dragon bloodline compatibility. Finally, Luo Sanpao provides a physical vessel and expansion potential, integrating the soul power, abilities, and bloodlines of the other two into itself. From a functional standpoint, it's complementary. But if we compare it to the 'Nether White Tiger,' the essence is the same it's all about enhancing Luo Sanpao and assisting in its evolution."
"And if we apply your theory, the Fire Dragon plays the role of a balancer, bridging the gap in martial soul quality. Progressive evolution this might really be just as you say."
The more Shui Bing'er thought about it, the more sense it made. She now looked at Han Li differently.
It was hard to believe that someone younger than her had, in such a short time, proposed a complete and systematic explanation of martial soul fusion.
"Of course, this is just a theory for now. It still requires extensive testing to be fully proven."
"Additionally, there are still many unresolved mysteries for example, how martial soul fusion occurs when there's a vast gap in martial soul quality, or how two completely different martial souls, in terms of type, attribute, and quality, manage to fuse together."
"While we haven't seen such a case yet, it's not impossible. Or perhaps those fusions follow a completely different principle which I still don't understand."
Han Li feigned humility, prompting a round of eye rolls from the others.
"Now that we've covered natural martial soul fusions, let's move on to artificially developed ones such as the fusion between Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that Master and Uncle mentioned earlier."
"Actually, after my experiment with Bing'er, I have a new idea. I'll test it with Yan Jie in a moment."
"But first, let me explain my hypothesis."
Han Li dodged Dugu Yan, who was trying to latch onto him, and gave her a light flick on the forehead, ignoring her mock indignant expression before turning back to the topic.
Using fire element energy, he created a floating whiteboard and demonstrated:
First, he drew a wavy line with fire. Then, below it, he drew a straight line.
"Let's say this first line represents my soul power fluctuations and martial soul energy."
"And this second, straight line represents Yan Jie's."
"You all know that soul masters often identify each other by their soul power fluctuations and martial soul aura, especially those who are familiar with one another."
The others nodded in agreement this was common knowledge.
"Good. Now, watch this."
Under Han Li's control, the two fire lines began to approach each other until they intertwined.
"This represents what happens when two soul masters frequently interact over time, their energies mix slightly."
Guang Ling and Qing Luan exchanged glances and nodded in understanding.
(To be continued…)
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