Chapter 47: Xu Yuan’s Second Spirit Soul

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"What? You're asking for leave again?" Shen Yi looked at Xu Yuan.

She felt that Xu Yuan was taking leave far too frequently.

The last time, it was understandable—he was just going to Tiantou City and returned quickly.

But this time, Xu Yuan was actually saying he might need to take a week or even two weeks off.

And the duration wasn't even fixed!

How could she tolerate this?

He had only been enrolled for less than half a year.

The academy did have holidays from time to time, but his frequency of taking leave was simply too high.

"Yes, I need to fuse with a new spirit soul," Xu Yuan vaguely revealed the reason.

By saying "fuse with a new spirit soul," there was still room for interpretation.

After all, even if he used his brain martial soul, it wouldn't manifest externally. Two purple soul rings would form outside his body while holding the Five-Element Spear Spirit—no one would be able to tell he was using the brain martial soul.

This also wouldn't expose the fact that he had dual martial souls.

"Fusing a new spirit soul? Don't tell me—"

Shen Yi's first reaction was that Xu Yuan had broken through to level twenty and needed a second soul ring.

Her next thought was why Xu Yuan wasn't using his previous spirit soul to grant him the second soul ring.

Then, her eyes widened as she stared at Xu Yuan.

"If I remember correctly, your first spirit soul was a thousand-year spirit soul, right?" Shen Yi's expression clearly showed she was looking at a monster.

Xu Yuan nodded.

"That's right, but my cultivation path has special planning, and I need to fuse with a second spirit soul."

"Your spiritual power has broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm?" Shen Yi wanted to confirm this answer.

Xu Yuan nodded again.

At this point, Shen Yi was at a loss for words to describe her feelings.

Goodness!

What kind of monster is this?

"Your martial soul… has a mental attribute?" Shen Yi spoke, then immediately realized how redundant her question sounded.

Of course, a martial soul capable of controlling elements couldn't lack a mental attribute.

It was just that few people had associated such an attribute with the Tianyuan Brush, a weapon-type martial soul, before.

Now it seemed that even many of the elder masters in the Sea God Pavilion had overlooked this rather crucial point.

A mental attribute—and an extremely exaggerated one at that.

"I understand. Return to the academy as soon as possible. In half a month, you'll have been enrolled for half a year, and there will be an assessment. Don't miss it."

Xu Yuan smiled. Sure enough, no matter where you went, teachers were always more lenient toward good students.

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Sea God Pavilion

Zhuo Shi listened to Shen Yi's report and immediately exclaimed in realization.

"The martial soul talents of Xu Zhi and his wife were extremely poor. For Xu Yuan to be this monstrous, there must have been a significant mutation. Previously, we all assumed his mutation was the combination of his parents' two martial souls. Now it seems that his greatest mutation lies in his spiritual power."

Zhuo Shi instructed Shen Yi, "If he can return in half a month, add a spiritual power assessment to the evaluation."

"Yes, Teacher."

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Tiandou City

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Zhen Hua and Mu Ye circled around Xu Yuan, observing him carefully multiple times, their mouths continuously making sounds of amazement.

In just a year and a half, his spiritual power had broken through to 500 points, reaching the Spirit Sea Realm.

There was no record of such an achievement on the entire continent.

In other words, Xu Yuan had broken the continent's record.

"When you first awakened, you already had 81 points of spiritual power. I should have known back then that your innate talent for spiritual power was extraordinary," Mu Ye marveled.

He understood that the characteristic of Xu Yuan's brain martial soul was to enhance learning and thinking abilities, while his spiritual power growth was relatively normal.

Such an exaggerated growth rate could only mean that Xu Yuan's innate talent in spiritual power was also exceptionally strong.

However, even the brain martial soul couldn't reach such an outrageous level on its own.

"Teacher, Uncle Zhen Hua, my spiritual power has indeed broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm. Hurry up and bring out my spirit soul," Xu Yuan said impatiently.

Zhen Hua chuckled and took out a spirit soul orb from his storage-type soul-guided device.

Xu Yuan accepted the orb and observed the spirit soul inside through the transparent sphere.

It was a ghost-like spirit soul, completely ethereal, with a deep blue body tinged with a faint purple glow. It was called the Dream Fiend, a spirit beast with a pure mental attribute and a purely spiritual form.

This Dream Fiend was crafted from an actual spirit beast, and even its species was extremely rare. The fact that it was made from a true spirit beast made it incredibly precious—it ranked among the top spirit souls in the Spirit Pagoda's collection.

"This Dream Fiend is only five hundred years old. You should be able to absorb it easily, and both soul rings can be directly attached. Any missing years can be compensated for later at the Ascension Platform," Zhen Hua explained.

Xu Yuan nodded, fully agreeing with his uncle's reasoning.

It was indeed prudent.

If the Dream Fiend were a thousand-year spirit soul, Xu Yuan's spiritual power might not have been an issue, but his body would struggle to handle three thousand-year soul rings simultaneously—the pressure would be immense.

If the spirit soul's years were even higher, say several thousand years of cultivation, Xu Yuan would have no choice but to give up.

Inside the spirit soul orb, the Dream Fiend glared with large eyes, its gaze filled with anger. Having been transformed into a spirit soul, it harbored no goodwill toward human soul masters.

Its eye sockets were yellow, its eyeballs red, and its pupils black. Despite its glare, it looked unexpectedly cute.

"This little guy doesn't seem like it'll let you fuse with it willingly," Zhen Hua noted.

Xu Yuan wasn't worried.

"Uncle Zhen Hua, don't worry. When a spirit soul is created, it means it has already acknowledged the contract," he reassured them. Regardless of the method used, the moment a spirit beast becomes a spirit soul, it accepts the contract.

At this point, all the soul master had to do was fuse with it.

Of course, the spirit soul could still resist during the fusion process, potentially causing the fusion to fail. However, there was no doubt that as long as the soul master was strong enough to suppress the spirit soul, the fusion could succeed.

Even so, Xu Yuan didn't want his spirit soul to harbor ill will toward him.

During the fusion, he planned to have a heart-to-heart talk with this Dream Fiend.

Opening the spirit soul orb, Xu Yuan's spiritual power immediately began fusing with the Dream Fiend.

He sat cross-legged, holding the now-empty spirit soul orb.

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Meditation Space

The Dream Fiend vented its anger everywhere, its purple, eerie flames—born from burning spiritual power—raging within Xu Yuan's meditation space.

Xu Yuan calmly circulated his spiritual power, soul power, and bloodline energy, completely unharmed.

"I know the process of being turned into a spirit soul was painful for you, but are you really willing to remain sealed forever, trapped in a tiny spirit soul orb, never to see the light of day?"

"Hmph~~~" A voice transmitted through spiritual power entered Xu Yuan's consciousness.

Xu Yuan was surprised.

This little thing has intelligence?

He had initially assumed the Dream Fiend merely possessed strong spirituality, capable of feeling anger and emotions. But that sound just now didn't seem to stem from mere spirituality.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph~~~"

The Dream Fiend's growls echoed again. From its tone, Xu Yuan could barely discern that it was still dissatisfied, its anger simmering beneath the surface.

Xu Yuan's spiritual power surged, grabbing the little Dream Fiend and restraining it within the meditation space.

"Do you feel it? The gap in our strength is far too great—you can't escape my control." Xu Yuan demonstrated his overwhelming force.

"Hmph, hmph!"

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