Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 40 Martial Soul Fusion

Slammed back to the ground from the air, Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er tumbled and embraced each other. They inadvertently discovered that their auras had merged together. Ji Lin looked at Wang Qiu'er with surprise. He knew what this meant. The fact that their soul power auras could merge meant that the two of them possessed a martial soul fusion skill.

The two looked at each other and embraced without hesitation, their soul power surging into each other's bodies, merging seamlessly.

Ji Lin emitted a red light, and a huge Heavenly Fire Greatsword appeared above his head. Wang Qiu'er emitted a golden light, and a huge golden dragon appeared behind her.

The strange light twisted and turned, radiating a golden and red glow within a radius of a hundred meters.

Wang Qiu'er's figure seemed to disintegrate, transforming into countless golden streams that surged into Ji Lin's body. Each stream of golden stream left a dazzling light on Ji Lin's body, and wherever the stream passed, pieces of armor began to appear on Ji Lin's body.

First came the breastplate, adorned with magnificent dragon patterns. The golden armor with dragon patterns quickly covered Ji Lin's entire body, and his aura began to rise exponentially. Loud dragon roars rang out continuously, and a phantom golden dragon-shaped light began to swirl around his body. On the armor on his back was a pattern of a golden dragon.

As the light faded, a figure with white hair and golden eyes appeared in the spot. The eyes were vertical, resembling those of a dragon.

Clad in golden armor and wielding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, he bears an 80% resemblance to Ji Lin, only more mature and handsome.

Clearly, the fusion of their martial souls was primarily Ji Lin's, with Wang Qiu'er playing a supporting role.

A phantom golden dragon coiled around him, looking incredibly magnificent.

The Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand and wisps of golden flames wrapped around his body radiated extreme heat, making him look like a sun god.

With a flap of her fiery wings, Ma Xiaotao transformed into a fire phoenix, her body wreathed in flames, and charged straight at Ji Lin.

With white hair and golden eyes, Ji Lin raised the Heavenly Fire Greatsword. The illusory dragon shadows swirling around him rushed into the Heavenly Fire Greatsword. Ji Lin swung the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand, and a golden dragon composed of golden flames roared out to meet the fire phoenix that Ma Xiaotao had transformed into.

"Boom! Bang!" After a deafening roar, the golden dragon and the fire phoenix collided. The golden dragon crushed the fire phoenix with overwhelming force, and with Ma Xiaotao in its mouth, it plunged straight into the Sea God Lake.

"Hiss—" A series of strange sounds rang out as a large amount of water in the Sea God Lake evaporated, turning into a cloud of mist that drifted away.

In the distance, deep within Poseidon Lake, a dozen figures arrived at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, they reached the shore.

"What's this? Martial Soul Fusion? Where did Xiao Tao go?"

The white-clad man at the head of the group looked at Ji Lin, who had white hair and golden eyes and was holding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword by the lake, and his pupils contracted.

"Xiao Tao is here." Just then, a splash was heard, and a man in white pulled Ma Xiao Tao, who had fallen into the Sea God Lake, out of the water.

The man in white came to her side, placed his right hand on her shoulder, and a dense white soul force could be seen surging into Ma Xiaotao's body at an astonishing speed.

"This is... His soul power is completely exhausted, and he's collapsed from exhaustion?" The man in white frowned, as if there was something he couldn't understand.

With Ma Xiaotao's Soul Emperor level cultivation, how could she possibly exhaust all her soul power in such a short time?

The man in white was unaware that this was the effect of Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, capable of evaporating the soul power within the target's body. That ball of golden flame would rapidly evaporate soul power upon contact. It was commonly known as the Blue Bar Vanishing Technique.

At this moment, Ji Lin also released his martial soul fusion. With a flash of golden light, Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er appeared on the spot, supporting each other.

The use of the Soul Fusion Technique consumed a large amount of their soul power, leaving them both very weak.

"It was actually the two of them! They can actually fuse their martial souls! The ultimate martial soul fusion technique! No wonder they were able to defeat the berserk Xiao Tao."

The man in white recognized Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er immediately upon seeing them.

The man in white was Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy and Ma Xiaotao's teacher.

As the dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe was naturally well aware of the two's identities, and he had been paying close attention to them.

Ji Lin is the owner of the Ultimate Fire Martial Soul, and Shrek Academy still owes him a favor. Wang Qiu'er's Martial Soul is the legendary Golden Dragon, which possesses the attribute of ultimate power.

Both of them are key figures of interest at Shrek Academy.

Seeing that the two had only exhausted their soul power and were not seriously injured, Yan Shaozhe breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, nothing serious happened. If something had happened to these two, Shrek Academy would have been in big trouble."

He immediately called over another middle-aged man in white to treat the two men's injuries. "Teacher Li, please treat them."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, another young man in white hurriedly stepped forward. Ji Lin and the other person immediately recognized that this Teacher Li was the Soul Saint-level expert who had used the Tree of Life Martial Soul to restore their entire class yesterday.

As their spirit rings bloomed, rings of green light quietly enveloped Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's bodies. A miraculous scene unfolded: the withered plants around them began to recover at an astonishing speed. One could vaguely see that the vegetation along the shores of Sea God Lake was emitting a faint green light that surged toward Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er's bodies, slowly seeping into them.

Seeing that Ji Lin and the other person's expressions had improved, Yan Shaozhe approached them and said, "I am Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department. You were frightened by what happened earlier. I apologize on behalf of Xiao Tao. I will compensate you on behalf of the academy later. I hope you will not tell anyone about what happened today. Of course, this is not a threat, but a request."

Yan Shaozhe's tone was very sincere and his attitude was gentle. If outsiders saw the Dean of the Martial Soul Department speaking to two outer disciples like this, it would definitely shock the entire Shrek Academy.

Wang Qiu'er, who was initially very angry and had a bad expression, softened her expression because of Yan Shaozhe's attitude.

Ji Lin knew that he and Wang Qiu'er were given this treatment because of their special status. He told two ordinary outer court disciples to come and see if they dared to tell anyone about what happened today, and he would expel them.

However, Ji Lin hadn't planned to pursue the matter further. Firstly, he knew Ma Xiaotao and knew it wasn't her intention; secondly, he and Wang Qiu'er hadn't suffered any losses—in fact, they had given Ma Xiaotao a good beating—plus Yan Shaozhe's sincere attitude. He wasn't particularly angry.

He turned to look at Wang Qiu'er. Although he didn't intend to pursue the matter, he still wanted to see Wang Qiu'er's opinion and respected her choice.

Wang Qiu'er then looked at Ji Lin. The two exchanged a glance, understanding each other implicitly, and both received the other's answer.

"Thank you, Dean Yan. We won't tell anyone about what happened today. If there's nothing else, we'll head back now; we have class later."

Ji Lin and his companion bowed to Yan Shaozhe to show their respect, and then prepared to leave. Yan Shaozhe also breathed a sigh of relief and watched the two figures disappear into the distance.

Given their status and talent, if things really got out of hand, he wasn't afraid, but he also felt it would be very troublesome.

Wang Qiu'er's identity and background are unknown, but she possesses the legendary Golden Dragon Martial Soul and is an ultimate attribute Soul Master, so her backing must be quite powerful.

Ji Lin has close ties with the Star Luo Empire's royal family and also has a teacher whom even Elder Xuan fears, making him no less formidable.

(End of this chapter)