Chapter 51: Undead Mage and the Natural Son

Huo Yutong felt as if she were drifting in a vast sea, rising and falling, unable to concentrate.

Faintly, she heard two voices conversing.

"Old man, look at what you've done! Why did you hand over the authority to that kid!"

"Big bug, why are you in such a hurry? If you're truly dissatisfied, why don't you seize the authority from the power of the Golden Dragon King?"

"I... I... I'm not scared! The Golden Dragon King is not something a soul beast can contend with!"

Tianmeng sister? This childish voice was very familiar to Huo Yutong, clearly coming from the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm that resides in her Sea of Spirit.

Who was the hoary old voice that was speaking with her? Huo Yutong mustered all her strength and finally opened her eyes.

In an instant, she was stunned by the scene before her.

She was inside a milky-white space, an endless expanse stretching out as far as the eye could see; not far in front of her lay a turquoise small lake, where the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was conversing on it with a gray elder.

"What is this..."

The moment she spoke, the elder and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm instantly turned their gazes toward her.

Tianmeng lunged toward her.

"Wuwu, Yutong, this old man is bullying me, you have to stand up for me!"

Huo Yutong caught her and curiously looked at the gray elder.

"May I ask who you are?"

In her mind, she already had some conjecture about the elder's identity.

After all, previously in her Sea of Spirit, aside from the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, there was only that little gray sphere; now the gray sphere had vanished, replaced by an elder, making the elder's identity self-evident.

Sure enough, the elder said kindly:

"My name is Ilex. I was the gray little sphere that previously resided in your Sea of Spirit, and now, with the momentum of your and that kid outside's martial soul fusion, I have awakened."

"Ah!"

When Ilex said that, Huo Yutong suddenly recalled what had happened before she fell unconscious.

She asked anxiously, "What exactly happened? How is Tang Wulin?"

"First, aren't you more concerned with that kid outside than with your own issue?" Ilex murmured with interest, then laughed: "Don't worry, that kid is doing great now. The life force hidden within his body has been fully harnessed by me, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul should have completed its evolution, and I even went ahead and forged a third martial soul for him."

"A third martial soul?!"

Huo Yutong and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm both shouted in surprise.

For them, Twin Soul was already the limit of common knowledge; a threefold martial soul was something they had never even imagined.

Ilex tilted his head in puzzlement.

"What are you surprised about, little girl? You also have a threefold martial soul, don't you?"

"Me?"

"Yes, your third martial soul inherits my ability, that is, the Undead Mage."

Ilex stroked his beard and gave a faint smile.

"Having three streams of power within you is already rare, and the fact that you happen to meet a peer who also has three streams of power in his body is nothing short of destiny's guidance; no wonder you could achieve martial soul fusion."

Huo Yutong opened her mouth, unable to recover her composure for a long time.

Ilex's words were too fantastical for her, and she couldn't quite accept them at once.

In the end, she could only ask dryly, "So that means I and Tang Wulin will have a Soul Fusion Technique in the future, right?"

"Yes."

Ilex nodded affirmatively.

"While you were unconscious, I roughly studied the principle of the Soul Fusion Technique you mentioned, and it appears to be divided into two general categories."

"The first type is the same kind, a strong-strong alliance. This type usually involves highly similar types and abilities, possibly even the same martial soul, and through fusion the two people's abilities can be elevated together."

"The second type is the opposite kind, extreme complementarity. You and that kid outside are this type; the abilities you excel in and the martial soul traits are exactly opposite, and my nature and his internal life divine power are at opposite extremes, which instead facilitates a high degree of fusion between you."

"I see..."

Huo Yutong nodded as if half-understanding, and asked concernedly:

"Then what is Tang Wulin's third martial soul?"

She already knew his first two martial souls, clearly Blue Silver Grass and Golden Dragon King, but she truly had no clue about his third martial soul. Ilex chuckled:

"His third martial soul is Natural Son, a martial soul that is the exact opposite of your Undead Mage, almost symbolizing the ultimate of life-type martial souls. As long as he cultivates properly without dying prematurely, his future is almost certainly to become a deity."

"So powerful?!"

The biggest reaction to his words came from the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

She had worked hard to help Yutong precisely to create a god, and now Ilex says Tang Wulin's deification is almost inevitable—how jealous that makes her.

Unlike her, Huo Yutong showed a happy smile.

"That's great."

Tang Wulin's such great progress made her genuinely happy for him.

Ilex gave Tianmeng a slightly contemptuous glance.

"Big bug, don't make a fuss; as long as I guide Yutong, becoming a deity won't be a problem for her."

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm instantly felt a bit indignant.

"On what basis do you say that?"

"Just because I once could become a deity at any moment if I wished."

Ilex replied proudly, looked at Huo Yutong, and said gently: "In short, during the coming period you should spend more time cultivating together with that child named Tang Wulin. The life divine power within his body and the death divine consciousness within yours, when fused, can subtly alter both of your existences, gradually steering your natures toward the direction of divinity, which will greatly benefit your future path to becoming a god."

"Understood."

Huo Yutong nodded earnestly.

Ilex smiled: "Very well, then you may go out for now. I still need some time to remodel your Sea of Spirit, turning it into the form most suitable for your cultivation. During this period, do not re-enter it."

After saying that, he lightly waved his hand, and Huo Yutong instantly felt the scenery before her eyes blur.

When her vision cleared again, she was already back in reality.

Now she lay beside Tang Wulin, tightly embraced with him.

"Huh?"

She blinked in surprise, taking a moment to regain her senses.

Right, they had been holding each other before they passed out; if no one had separated them, it was perfectly normal to wake up still entwined.

She tried to break free from Tang Wulin's embrace, but he held her fast, and she couldn't get away.

"Mm—"

After struggling a few times without success, Huo Yutong grew a bit dissatisfied.

She gave him a resentful look, poked his face with a finger, hoping to wake him.

But as she poked, her gaze was irresistibly drawn to his face.

Needless to say, his sleeping face was truly handsome; most girls would find it hard to resist.

This reminded her of three months ago, the morning after the assassination attempt, when she had also observed his sleeping face from this close distance.

What had happened back then…?

Huo Yutong's face flushed slightly.

If she were to finish what was left undone back then now, surely no one would know? She swallowed, shook her head hard, and drove the licentious thought from her mind.

No, no, what was she thinking?

Such a thing must never be done while the other is unconscious.

That said, being nestled in Tang Wulin's arms really felt comfortable.

It felt different from before when they simply held each other; after completing their martial soul fusion, Huo Yutong sensed that the aura emanating from Tang Wulin resonated with her in an inexplicable way, and merely lying there entwined made her whole body involuntarily relax.

After all, why did she need to break free? Wouldn't it be fine to stay like this?

Huo Yutong stared dazedly at Tang Wulin's face, her mind gradually growing foggy.

Gradually, her eyelids began to flutter, finally closing, and her breathing returned to calm.

She fell asleep.

(End of chapter)