Chapter 50

"Ah?" Tang Wulin was dazed, "But you just said this was impossible, didn't you?"

She changes her mind too quickly.

Huo Yutong slightly pursed her lips.

"Didn't you also say people should have a bit of a dream? Trying a little won't hurt."

"That... is also true."

What Huo Yutong said also made sense; if they succeeded, everyone would be happy, and even if they didn't, they wouldn't lose anything.

"Then what should we do?"

"Hmm..." Huo Yutong thought, "I remember when those twins released their Soul Fusion Technique during the day, they were holding each other; let's imitate that."

"... Are you sure?"

"Mm."

Huo Yutong nodded firmly.

Looking at her like that, Tang Wulin's face felt a bit flushed.

It's not that he had never been in close contact with Huo Yutong; when she fainted in class at the start of the school year, he was the one who carried her to the infirmary.

The problem is, the atmosphere these two times is completely different.

That time at the start of school, Tang Wulin felt extremely anxious because Huo Yutong had fainted; aside from rushing her to see a doctor, he couldn't think of anything else.

But this time is different—late at night, everything quiet, in Huo Yutong's room, the two alone, the setting is entirely different, enough to spark endless imagination.

Yet Huo Yutong, this girl, has no objections; for him, this boy, to be so hesitant is really out of line.

So Tang Wulin took a deep breath and embraced Huo Yutong.

Soft—this was Tang Wulin's first impression of Huo Yutong's body.

Unlike him, whose whole body is muscle, Huo Yutong's body feels like it's made of water, with little substance.

The petite her leaned against his chest like a precious porcelain doll—beautiful yet fragile—causing him to unconsciously feel a sense of possession and protectiveness, unwilling to let go.

At this moment, Huo Yutong also had a similar thought.

Resting against Tang Wulin's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat and feeling his sturdy build, she rarely felt such a strong sense of security, as if any danger could be resolved while in this embrace.

This feeling utterly captivated her; the anxiety that had long lurked deep in her heart suddenly vanished.

Huo Yutong drew a deep breath, feeling Tang Wulin's masculine aura, she nuzzled into his embrace, her usually calm and rational eyes growing misty, veiled with a thin layer of moisture.

They just held each other silently for a full half minute before Tang Wulin was the first to snap back to reality, recalling their purpose.

His face flushed for a moment, but he felt embarrassed to point out their dazed state, so he silently circulated his soul power toward Huo Yutong's body.

"!"

This action of his instantly sobered Huo Yutong; she immediately realized what she had just done, and her cheeks flushed crimson.

Overwhelming shyness made her dare not meet Tang Wulin's eyes, so she buried her face in his chest, playing ostrich.

Nevertheless, while playing ostrich, she didn't forget to cooperate with Tang Wulin, circulating her soul power to make contact with his.

"——"

At the instant their soul powers made contact, their expressions changed simultaneously.

Their soul powers merged without the slightest hindrance, forming a new kind of energy. Moreover, after the soul power fusion completed, their blood and spirit, as well as both of their martial souls, broke free from their own control and began to surge.

Tang Wulin no longer cared about the recent ambiguous atmosphere; he tried to let go of Huo Yutong, but it was too late—he could no longer control his own body.

Huo Yutong was naturally the same; the two could only maintain their embrace, feeling every strand of power throughout their bodies intertwine.

First, the Spirit Eyes martial soul and the Golden Dragon King bloodline—the former's spirit power and the latter's blood energy quickly intertwined, gradually merging and sublimating.

Next came Huo Yutong's unawakened Ice-attribute martial soul, which, upon contact with the likewise not fully awakened Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, achieved a wondrous balance.

Finally, after the two forces they most often used finished fusing, the deepest power hidden within their bodies was finally drawn out.

"Ugh..."

Huo Yutong suddenly let out a sound almost like a sob; as a sharp pain shot through her head, she lost consciousness, replaced by gray pupils.

A ring of gray soul rings rose from her feet, exuding a rich deathly aura.

Drawn by this deathly aura, as if some opposing consciousness had arisen, Tang Wulin's body suddenly burst with strong vitality; a green-gold stream flowed from within him, intertwining with the deathly aura.

"Huo Yutong's" eyes instantly became brilliant.

"I knew I wasn't mistaken; this child actually possesses residual divine life force in his body, a shame it's suppressed by this powerful bloodline; otherwise his martial soul wouldn't be so weak."

Looking at the likewise unconscious Tang Wulin, after a moment's thought, she revealed a mysterious smile.

"Also good, considering you've steadied Yutong's spirit these past days, I'll grant you a fortune."

"Huo Yutong" controlled the gray flow, which suddenly ceased opposing Tang Wulin's outgoing green flow; instead, it actively merged with it.

The residual divine consciousness of the death attribute and the remnants of divine life force intertwined, giving birth to a terrifying yet profound fluctuation.

For a god, divine consciousness and divine power are the two core components of its power; theoretically, if a person possesses both divine consciousness and divine power, they are hardly different from a true god.

This fusion, whether for Huo Yutong or Tang Wulin, brings benefits that are immensely huge; their auras began to soar continuously.

At the same time, the Golden Ancient Tree beside Haishen Pavilion began to tremble; sensing its presence, "Huo Yutong" raised an eyebrow, directing Tang Wulin's life-force divine power to make contact with it.

Instantly, a terrifying life force was drawn from the Golden Ancient Tree, beginning to flow endlessly toward the two.

This is serious—the Golden Ancient Tree is the core of Haishen Dao; its energy is being rapidly depleted, naturally drawing the attention of all the Shrek Senior Elders.

Suddenly, a dozen powerful auras appeared on Haishen Dao; in an instant they all arrived at Huo Yutong's room, but it was already too late—"Huo Yutong" used the Golden Ancient Tree's life force to form a huge cocoon, wrapping Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong inside.

Seeing this cocoon, the disheveled old man leading them snorted angrily, preparing to strike and break it.

At that moment, a withered pine-like hand pressed down on him.

"Stop, Xuanzi."

Xuanzi's movement froze; he quickly bowed respectfully to the hand's owner and said, "Elder Mu, do you know what's going on?"

Mu En slowly shook his head and said lightly:

"I don't know, but you must not act rashly; now is not the time to draw conclusions—we need to wait and see how things develop."

Speaking, his deep gaze fell upon the strange cocoon before him.

If one were to say that the previous matters were still within his control, then this matter has completely exceeded his expectations.

The future direction suddenly became bewilderingly unpredictable.

(End of chapter)