Chapter 93: Accepting the Other into One's Body [Seeking First Subscription!]

The stream trickled, the small pavilion was quiet and elegant.

"Theoretically, different people can perform Ring Fusion..."

Qin Jian changed to a new sheet of paper and continued drawing: "If several people have martial souls with the same attributes, for example, we at Tianshui Academy all have water attributes, then the possibility of Fusion exists..."

"Then couldn't we at Blazing Academy do it too?" Huo Wu pressed.

Qin Jian looked up at her and said: "Yes, if you can all grasp the technique of Ring Fusion, then theoretically it is possible. Or, if you alone were to fuse the Soul Rings of seven people, that would require an extremely high level of understanding of Ring Fusion."

"Qin Jian... aren't you afraid that by teaching me this, I'll learn it and eventually help Blazing Academy defeat Tianshui Team?" Huo Wu couldn't help but ask.

I could figure it out on my own even without you teaching me, you know...

Qin Jian smiled and said: "If you can truly achieve that, you would be a genuine genius; it wouldn't be a grievance to lose to you..."

With this small bit of flattery, the corners of Huo Wu's mouth indeed curled up secretly.

"Then what if the Spirit Masters have completely different attributes? Can the Soul Rings be fused?" Huo Wu asked again.

Qin Jian said: "That would require everyone to be a genius Spirit Master, each responsible for fusing their own Soul Rings, and finally fusing them all together; only then can the fusion of multiple people's Soul Rings be realized."

"Did you understand the basic knowledge of Ring Fusion?" he asked with a smile.

Huo Wu nodded and said: "I understand, please teach me how to conduct training for Ring Fusion."

"As for that, there are two ways to learn; you decide how you want to learn."

Qin Jian said: "One is that I tell you the theory and you figure it out yourself; the second is that I help you perform Ring Fusion, and you experience it very intuitively."

"The second one sounds easier..." Huo Wu said.

Qin Jian laughed: "It is easier, but that requires you to trust me absolutely. And because our attributes are different, we cannot perform the fusion from a distance, so I must inject soul power into your body. You understand what that means..."

Huo Wu's face turned slightly red.

Of course she knew what that meant. Soul power is a part of every person; letting someone else's soul power enter one's body is not just a matter of trust, it is a form of baring one's soul—the kind where you aren't wearing any clothes...

"You'd better just tell me the theory..." Huo Wu said.

Qin Jian nodded, showing no sign of regret.

He didn't want to provoke Huo Wu at the moment, unless it was destined...

"Ring Fusion is using your own soul power to reconcile the differences between different Soul Rings..."

Qin Jian continued drawing: "Every Soul Ring has its characteristics; what we must do is find the common ground between different Soul Rings and use that as a bridge to eliminate the repulsion between them."

He stopped talking after he finished.

Huo Wu waited for a while, and seeing that Qin Jian had no intention of continuing his explanation, she realized: "You're done?"

"Yes, I'm done."

Qin Jian spread his hands and said: "The principle is just that simple, but practicing this technique depends on your own constant exploration."

Huo Wu looked bewildered: "But I have no idea how to do it at all..."

"To be honest, I've flipped through many records of the sect..."

Qin Jian said: "But to sum it up, this is really all there is. Everything else depends on personal insight, or it requires me to guide you so you can feel how your own Soul Rings should be fused."

"This kind of subtle operation cannot be expressed in words; you have to feel it yourself."

Huo Wu shook her head and took the diagrams he had drawn: "Can I take these?"

"Of course you can," Qin Jian smiled.

After Huo Wu put them away, she said: "Then let me tell you about how the Position Swapping between a martial soul and oneself works..."

"Alright."

Qin Jian was also very interested in this.

This technique didn't seem comparable to the explosive power of Ring Fusion, but it was actually very practical; if used flexibly in battle, it would greatly enhance one's combat capability.

"Like soul power, the martial soul is a part of us Spirit Masters' bodies. Since we can use soul power in various ways to execute soul skills, we can interact with our martial souls in the same way..."

Huo Wu explained earnestly: "The martial soul is yourself, and you are the martial soul. To swap with your martial soul, you only need to grasp this point, because it is you. You are standing in two places at once; different parts of the body can naturally swap back and forth."

Then Huo Wu stopped talking as well.

"You're done too?"

This time it was Qin Jian's turn to have circular eyes.

"Yeah, I'm done too..."

Huo Wu couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth: "It seems we'll just have to see whose comprehension is stronger from here on out. This technique sounds so abstract..."

"How long did you ponder this technique?" Qin Jian asked suddenly.

Huo Wu thought for a moment and said: "It took me about half a year to turn the idea into reality. How about you? How long did it take from first encountering Ring Fusion to mastering it completely?"

"I read through basically all the sect's classics when I had nothing to do in my early years..."

That was when he was hesitant about whether to walk this path of becoming a god...

"So I knew the theory long ago; as soon as I had my Second Soul Ring, I went to try Ring Fusion..." Qin Jian said.

"How long did it take to succeed?" Huo Wu couldn't help but ask.

Qin Jian scratched his head and thought: "It didn't seem to take long; I tried in the morning and succeeded by the afternoon..."

Huo Wu was stunned: "You learned such a divine skill in a single day?"

"You could say that, but it's not entirely the case..."

Qin Jian, avoiding hitting her too hard, said: "My Soul Rings are a bit special, so the difficulty wasn't high. Actually, I studied the fusion of different Soul Rings, and that took me another ten days or half a month..."

"The fusion of different Soul Rings?"

Huo Wu asked: "Do you mean fusing other people's Soul Rings?"

Qin Jian nodded and said: "Otherwise I wouldn't have offered you the second option. I have fused Bing'er's Soul Rings before, but because helping others fuse rings takes a very long time, it cannot be used in actual combat."

"You guy..."

Huo Wu looked at him with an extremely strange expression: "Are you even human..."

He really wasn't human, after all...

Of course, he couldn't say that, so Qin Jian just smiled.

"Then let's each do our best and see who can comprehend the technique first..."

He stood up and said, "If you find it too abstract, I can help you perform a Fusion once so you can get a feel for it."

Huo Wu stood up as well. She thought for a moment, rolled her eyes, and said, "Actually, I can use your method too. If you really can't comprehend it, you can come to me as well; I'll help you try."

Qin Jian blinked, suddenly understanding how the other party felt.

This act of accepting another person's soul power into one's own body—without a sufficiently intimate relationship, it really does feel quite strange...

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