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Chapter 53: Join the glorious evolution!
The integration ceremony has officially begun!
Paimon and Yuki-onna faced each other, their eyes meeting, yet both seemed somewhat bewildered.

Zhongli closed his eyes and chanted some incantation. In a short while, an amber-colored magic circle appeared in front of Paimon and Snow Maiden.

"Snow Woman, this is an equal contract. A drop of blood is all it takes to sign the contract."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Maiden did not hesitate at all. She touched the contract array with her fingertip, and a drop of blood was forced out from her fingertip, falling into the center of the array.

"Paimon, you..."

Before Zhongli could finish speaking, Paimon's head bobbed up like a rattle.

"Ah... I have to bleed too? Paimon is terrified of pain!"

"Little Paimon, for the peace between soul beasts and humans, offer a drop of blood!"

Gu Yuena stood to the side, speaking somewhat anxiously.

"Ah~"

Paimon's face showed a hint of struggle. Although she didn't quite understand the conflict between humans and soul beasts, she couldn't bear to see others encounter trouble.

If a single drop of her blood could bring peace between humans and spirit beasts, then she would be willing to give it.

Paimon doesn't understand what moral blackmail is, but she's too kind and doesn't understand what it means to refuse.

This is why travelers always have endless tasks to complete.

"Then... that's fine."

"But I won't bleed like Miss Yuki-onna..."

Paimon pointed to the snow woman in front of him and shrugged.

How could Paimon possibly know such advanced techniques?
Zhongli glanced at Paimon, stroked his chin, and seemed to be deep in thought.

Logically speaking, a martial spirit should not have flesh and blood, but Paimon is different. She was originally a separate "creature", but due to some kind of contract power, she became a martial spirit.

Although she possesses martial soul characteristics, her essence remains unchanged.

After Paimon becomes a martial soul, its abilities will be shared with Zhongli. In other words, Zhongli can release the abilities that Paimon gains even if he doesn't use Paimon.

However, Zhongli's abilities will not be transferred to Paimon.

"Paimon, close your eyes."

"Oh!"

When Paimon closed her eyes, she felt a slight pain in her fingertips, but before she could scream, the pain vanished without a trace.

As a drop of Paimon's blood fell onto the amber-colored magic circle, the circle burst into golden light, and the Snow Maiden's figure gradually became illusory, merging with Paimon.

I thought Paimon would suffer a lot during the fusion process, but I never expected it to be like this...

"Wow, this feels so refreshing!"

Zhongli: "..."

Little guy, something's definitely not right with you!
No wonder you never grow taller no matter how much you eat!
A strange light flashed in Zhongli's amber eyes.

The amber-colored energy that had gathered in the palm of his right hand quietly dissipated.

If Paimon shows even a hint of pain, he will use his divine power to protect Paimon.

But she didn't feel any pain at all; on the contrary, she looked like she was enjoying it.

A little bit of power has returned, not much, but it's useful, right?

Having Paimon fuse with the Snow Woman was not only to prove the feasibility of the Soul Spirit, but also to test his conjecture.

Just as he thought, Paimon is more than just Paimon.

Of course, if Paimon were just Paimon, he could protect Paimon completely; it's just the energy generated by a mere Ice Fairy...

What kind of ferocious beast is the Snow Woman?
She has nearly 700,000 years of cultivation!
The integration process with Paimon went very smoothly without any problems whatsoever!

When a soul beast that is over 100,000 years old dies, it will definitely drop a soul bone.

When Paimon was fusing his soul rings, his soul bones were also fusing, but there was not a trace of pain on his face. It was as if he was enjoying the return of his power. Even Gu Yuena was wide-eyed when she saw this.

The more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong!

"Wait a minute, this little guy is Zhongli's martial soul."

"And then... the Snow Maiden became her martial soul?"

"Can a martial soul still possess a martial soul?"

Having lived for so many years, although I haven't had much contact with humans, I haven't seen many outrageous things.

But what Gu Yuena saw before her eyes was truly outrageous!

She, as the Silver Dragon King, had never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it!

Time passed, and after about fifteen minutes, the fusion was complete.

Paimon looked down at his hands and then felt his own strength.

"Great! Paimon will have fighting power now!"

"Hmph, Paimon, let's see who dares to say that Paimon only has one-fifth the fighting strength of a boar!"

Paimon has gained an extra spirit ring—an orange-colored ferocious beast spirit ring!
This spirit ring has a total of seven patterns.

During the fusion with Paimon, Yuki-onna also broke through the limit, reaching 700,000 years, which is why this soul ring has seven patterns.

However, upon closer inspection, a problem can be discovered: although both the platinum and orange spirit rings are on Paimon, there seems to be a barrier between them.

That's right, the Snow Maiden became Paimon's "Martial Soul," but Paimon is Zhongli's Martial Soul!

She appears to have two spirit rings, but it's only one ring.

If Paimon is referred to by the title of Soul Master, then Paimon is currently a Soul Master, but not a Great Soul Master.

"Yuki-onna, Yuki-onna, how are you now?"

Gu Yuena was more concerned about the Snow Maiden's condition. If this method worked, it could be implemented.

If this method doesn't work, then it certainly cannot be implemented.

Just then, the Snow Maiden with a strange expression appeared beside Paimon. She looked at Zhongli, then at Paimon, and felt that something was amiss.

She failed to become Zhongli's martial soul; instead, she became the martial soul of Zhongli's martial soul.

She is a martial spirit with intelligence; she can appear in the outside world as long as the host agrees.

So, does she actually merge with Zhongli?

"I am fine. If I don't become a Martial Soul, I should become the Soul Spirit form that the Martial God spoke of."

The Snow Woman said without changing her expression.

She was indeed in very good condition. The moment she became the Paimon Martial Soul, she always felt a special power nurturing her ideology, that is, her soul.

Hearing this, Gu Yuena finally felt relieved.

If the method of using the soul works, then that's a good thing.

I'm afraid the method of using the soul won't work.

As for the safety of the Snow Woman... the necessary sacrifice is worthwhile!
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, the Snow Maiden's eyes lit up, and she said, "Lord Martial God, there is another rather special existence in the far north. Her lifespan is coming to an end, and she will most likely be unable to break through the next tribulation."

"Why not invite her to join the experiments on the Soul Technique?"

Xue Di said this with ulterior motives.

She had a very good relationship with Hyotei, so she naturally knew about Hyotei's situation.

Without a stroke of luck, Hyotei's lifespan would be at most ten thousand years.

If Hyotei were to join this "glorious evolution," she might very well gain immortality as well!
How could she possibly forget Hyotei after such a wonderful opportunity?
(End of this chapter)