Chapter 4: Changes in the Fusion Skill, Parents Return Home Injured

The days spent cultivating with Qian Renxue were just that simple; aside from cultivating, the two of them would play.

Every day, Lingxu had to spend five two-hour periods, which is ten hours.

One of those hours was for lunch and rest, and another five hours were for cultivating soul power.

Of the remaining four hours, two were spent learning knowledge related to Spirit Masters; Qian Daoliu taught Qian Renxue and incidentally taught Lingxu as well, which allowed Lingxu to benefit greatly.

One might ask, are there many people in this world more formidable than Qian Daoliu?

Under his guidance, Lingxu could be considered to have truly opened the door to being a Spirit Master, and he gained much more insight.

These were things his parents could not provide; after all, the gap between an 81st-level Spirit Douluo and a 99th-level Limit Douluo is an insurmountable chasm.

The final two remaining hours were the moments for the two to frolic and play.

Qian Renxue cherished this time especially.

Qian Daoliu did not stop them, even though this was originally time for Qian Renxue to cultivate soul power, now used for play.

Although two hours of cultivation were lost, as long as the two cultivated soul power in coordination, the effect of Qian Renxue's five hours of cultivation was significantly better than her previous seven hours.

This was also one of the reasons Qian Daoliu let it be.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed since Lingxu and Qian Renxue's first Martial Soul Fusion.

The two arrived at the cultivation room once again; it was originally for Qian Renxue's exclusive use, but now it was used by Lingxu and Qian Renxue together.

Qian Daoliu looked at the two children and said softly, "Alright, you may now attempt your second Martial Soul Fusion."

Lingxu and Qian Renxue nodded, then the two looked at each other; after several days of spending time together, their bond had increased significantly, and they already possessed a bit of tacit understanding.

Almost at the same time, they activated their martial souls, and the fusion of the two proceeded rapidly.

But this time, it seemed somewhat different.

The moment the two fused, their bodies seemed to begin changing as well.

Roar...

The two were just like Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fusing into the Nether White Tiger; this time, they fused into a martial soul form.

Last time, it was Qian Renxue who was the primary, but this time, it was Lingxu who was the primary.

Lingxu's Holy Light Winged Tiger underwent a change; previously it only had one pair of wings, but now the number of wings had become six pairs, twelve wings.

This form could be called the Twelve-Winged Holy Light Winged Tiger.

Even someone as strong as Qian Daoliu did not understand the current state of Lingxu and Qian Renxue.

"Qian Yeye!"

"Grandfather!"

Lingxu and Qian Renxue spoke almost at the same time, the two voices nearly merging into one.

"Our Martial Soul Fusion has two forms; one is the previous one, with the Angel Spirit as the primary, and this one is with the Holy Light Winged Tiger as the primary."

Roar...

"Try attacking me!" Qian Daoliu said.

The two-meter-tall Twelve-Winged Holy Light Tiger leaped high and swiped at Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu merely raised his arm and easily blocked the attack from Lingxu and Qian Renxue.

"Not bad, the power is even stronger than last time; it seems Lingxu's increase in soul power is a great help to the power after the Martial Soul Fusion," Qian Daoliu said.

"Attack me with all your might; let me see the limit of your fusion and exactly how long you can sustain it."

Generally speaking, for a Martial Soul Fusion at this level of soul power, sustaining it for one minute is already not easy.

But this time limit did not have much restriction for Lingxu and Qian Renxue.

Attacking with all their might, from start to finish, Lingxu and Qian Renxue sustained it for three minutes.

"Very good, much more powerful than ordinary Martial Soul Fusions, but you also need to practice your attack methods and techniques; from now on, practice once every seven days, using the two forms interchangeably."

"Also, in the future when using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, you must leave some soul power for both parties; otherwise, if you lose the Martial Soul Fusion and have no soul power left, how will you deal with potential dangers?"

"Grandfather, I understand."

"Thank you for your teachings, Qian Yeye."

"Lingxu, let's recover our soul power together," Qian Renxue said, and then she sat down.

However, Qian Daoliu said, "Xiaoxue, your and Lingxu's cultivation for today ends here."

"Why?" Qian Renxue asked, somewhat puzzled.

Qian Daoliu said, "Lingxu's parents have returned from their mission; letting Lingxu go back should mean he is going to find his second Spirit Ring. When he returns in a few days, Lingxu will already be a Great Spirit Master, and it will be better for you to cultivate together then."

"Doesn't that mean I won't be able to see Brother Lingxu for a few days? Wuu wuu!" Qian Renxue actually cried when she thought of this.

However, Lingxu did not believe that Qian Renxue was truly crying because she couldn't see him.

Because he had already noticed just now that when Qian Daoliu said his parents had returned, Qian Renxue was clearly somewhat dejected.

After all, she was in the period where she lacked maternal love the most; there was some paternal love, but not much.

In these seven days, Qian Renxue had only met Qian Xunji once, and they hadn't even spent half an hour together.

"Alright Xiaoxue, when I come back, I'll bring you something delicious; this time I'll let you taste the pastries I make!" Lingxu comforted her.

Only then did Qian Renxue stop her tears, and Lingxu took out a handkerchief to wipe them dry for her.

"Thank you, Grandfather Qian. Xiaoxue, I'm heading back then."

Lingxu tidied up, and before long, he exited the Offering Hall.

In these few days, his strength had increased a bit more, and he had completed two small tasks in his daily life.

One allowed his Mental Power to increase a little, and the other task reward was a ten-thousand-year medicinal herb.

A ten-thousand-year medicinal herb is very precious, but unfortunately, it is not an Immortal Grade Herb.

Lingxu could not just consume an ordinary ten-thousand-year medicinal herb at will.

After all, his body was only just over eight years old and could not withstand such potent medicine, and he did not need medicinal herbs to supplement himself for the time being.

Jogging all the way back home, Lingxu saw that familiar figure the moment he entered the door.

His father, Ling Bufan, an eighty-first level Spirit Douluo.

His mother, Luo Xingyue, a seventy-third level Soul Saint.

His parents' missions were always dangerous, and every time, Lingxu would use the system to check their status.

His parents, who appeared perfectly fine, actually had varying degrees of injuries on them at this moment, especially Ling Bufan, who had a piercing wound in his right chest and a very weak body.

His mother, Luo Xingyue, had residual poison that had not been cleared after being poisoned, and she was currently only suppressing it with her soul power.

Yet in front of Lingxu, the two of them acted as if nothing had happened.

This time, the two of them had been gone for a long time; the mission duration had already exceeded half a year.

"Dad, Mom, you're finally back," Lingxu said, not exposing their injuries on the spot.

However, Ling Bufan still jogged over and scooped up eight-year-old Lingxu in his arms.

He only used his left hand, seemingly afraid to exert force on his right side.

"Good child, you've grown quite a bit in half a year!" Ling Bufan laughed happily.

"Dad, Mom, what kind of mission did you have this time that actually took half a year?" Lingxu asked curiously.

Then, he saw Luo Xingyue take out a beautiful box, and when she opened it, Lingxu seemed to understand.

Inside were all conchs and seashells, all of which were very beautiful.

Luo Xingyue said, "This time we went to the sea to carry out a mission; the distance was quite far, so it delayed us for a long time."

Regarding missions on the sea, Lingxu could only think of information mentioned in novels.

The Spirit Hall had attempted to attack Sea God Island, but the outcome was a crushing defeat.

Perhaps it was this very time; he hadn't expected his own parents to have participated!