Chapter 69: Wrath of the God of Life

"Xiao Quan, you're something else. To think you could actually trigger a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Lingling—isn't heaven itself giving you an opportunity? You'd better seize it." Dugu Yan looked at Shi Quan with a playful smile.

"Sister Yanzi, stop teasing me." Shi Quan lowered his head to look at Ye Lingling in his arms, unable to hide a trace of heartache in his eyes.

In the process of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill just now, he had also realized why Ye Lingling had been unable to achieve any results despite following his cultivation method.

"I'm being serious. You should know how low the probability of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill appearing is. If the two of you manifesting one isn't a fate bestowed by heaven, then what is it?"

Shi Quan ignored Dugu Yan and changed the subject: "Sister Yanzi, do you know about Lingling's family situation?"

"We don't know about Lingling's family situation either. She has never told us anything about her family." Dugu Yan shook her head. "Why are you asking about this?"

"Just asking, that's all."

"And you say you aren't interested in Lingling? You've even started prying into her family situation." Dugu Yan wore an expression that said she saw through everything.

"..." Shi Quan was speechless for a moment, then said helplessly: "It's for other reasons. Forget it, I can't explain it to you clearly right now. Let's just head back first; I just want to get a good sleep. I'm truly too tired."

Returning to the dormitory, after Shi Quan and Dugu Yan placed Ye Lingling on the bed, Shi Quan returned to his own room and fell into a deep sleep.

It wasn't until late at night that Shi Quan finally woke up, the stinging pain and exhaustion in his head finally gone.

Everyone except Ye Lingling was resting in the lobby on the first floor. Hearing the movement upstairs, everyone's gaze immediately converged.

"Xiao Quan, you're awake. Come on down, we saved you some food." Dugu Yan greeted Shi Quan upstairs enthusiastically.

"Coming."

Shi Quan went downstairs, simply reheated the food, and began to eat heartily.

"Xiao Quan, you don't know this, but the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between you and Lingling lasted for over two hours, and those remnants only slowly disappeared."

"It lasted that long?"

Yu Feng hurriedly said: "That's right. Before the remnants disappeared, Teacher Qin even went in to test it. He said that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of you two seems to be able to absorb the life force and soul power of all targets within the attack range. Those flowers, plants, and trees died directly because of the special ability of your soul skill."

"Indiscriminate attack within a thirty-meter radius, and it can also absorb life force and soul power—tsk, tsk, tsk, two words: overbearing."

Listening to the lively discussion among the group, Shi Quan shook his head and said: "Actually, this Martial Soul Fusion Skill just looks astonishing; it's not as exaggerated as you all say."

Qin Ming spoke up at this moment: "Xiao Quan, what did you mean earlier when you said this soul skill of yours doesn't belong to an attack-type soul skill?"

"From my sensing, the effect of this soul skill is to devour and absorb the soul power and life force within a thirty-meter radius to nourish oneself. It can help us recover soul power and heal injuries. As for whether it can help others recover, that still needs to be tested."

"So that's how it is." Qin Ming immediately revealed a look of sudden realization. "No wonder when I first came into contact with it, I felt the life force and soul power in my body being drawn in by your soul skill."

"According to what you're saying, the focus of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill of yours should be on recovery, right?"

"It should be." Shi Quan nodded.

Qin Ming reminded him with a serious expression: "Although the focus is on recovery, from what I perceived, the devouring and absorbing effect of your Martial Soul Fusion Skill is not weak either. I'm afraid even a Soul Ancestor wouldn't be able to resist it. If it were someone of the same rank, being sucked by you like that would cause them to lose their combat capability instantly. Soul power is fine, it's not hard to recover, but life force is a bit scary. It's not easy to recover if it's lost, and if you're not careful, it's very easy to cause a fatality. You must practice this Martial Soul Fusion Skill well."

"Don't worry, Teacher Qin."

"What about the name of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"I plan to wait until Lingling wakes up to discuss it."

"That's fine, after all, it's a matter between the two of you." Qin Ming nodded and smiled: "You two are quite lucky to have accidentally discovered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. This can be considered a trump card for our Heaven Dou Team. Remember, you must never let it leak out. Relying on this Martial Soul Fusion Skill, our Heaven Dou Team has a chance to win the championship in this year's All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament."

Mentioning the championship of the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament, everyone's expressions became somewhat excited.

The greatest cost of the first Martial Soul Fusion Skill was Mental Power. Even Shi Quan, who possessed a Spirit Soul martial soul, felt exhausted, let alone Ye Lingling.

The night passed without incident.

Ye Lingling did not wake up from her coma until the next morning. She clearly did not know what had happened yesterday; her impression was still stuck on a strong sense of weakness suddenly striking her, and then she lost consciousness.

The group eating breakfast in the first-floor lobby saw Ye Lingling wake up, and one by one they began to chatter about what happened yesterday, especially Dugu Yan, who was exceptionally active.

Only then did Ye Lingling understand that all the events of yesterday were actually a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between the two of them.

When Ye Lingling saw the desolate scene on the training ground, she couldn't help but blankly ask: "Did Xiao Quan and I really cause this?"

"That's right." Dugu Yan linked her arm with Ye Lingling's and said: "Isn't it exaggerated? Didn't you feel anything at all yesterday?"

"No." Ye Lingling shook her head.

The reason Ye Lingling didn't feel anything was because this Martial Soul Fusion Skill was being led by Shi Quan, and combined with the fact that it was the first time it was performed, it caused her to lose consciousness directly, so she had no sensation at all.

Shi Quan said: "Lingling, you know the ability of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill now. This Martial Soul Fusion Skill needs a name. Yesterday, it accidentally caused you to faint, so let you decide the name of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

"Yesterday's incident was just an accident, and you were also trying to help me. Since this Martial Soul Fusion Skill was achieved by both of us, let's decide together." Ye Lingling looked at Shi Quan with hollow eyes, not knowing what she was specifically thinking.

"That works too." Shi Quan didn't drag things out and said directly: "This is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between the two of us. I originally thought about incorporating the characteristics of our two martial souls, but I found that the characteristics of the Blue Silver King and the Nine Heart Begonia don't fit very well when combined."

Ye Lingling said: "A Martial Soul Fusion Skill doesn't necessarily have to include both our martial souls. We can decide based on the ability, function, and other aspects of the soul skill."

Shi Quan rubbed his nose and said: "I thought about that too. I thought that since this Martial Soul Fusion Skill is dominated by the Life Attribute, I came up with a few names based on life, like Life Punishment and Life Deprivation, but they didn't feel quite right. I then associated it further, and I think 'Wrath of the Goddess of Life' and 'Punishment of the Goddess of Life' are quite fitting."

"Goddess of Life?" Ye Lingling murmured, thinking Shi Quan was hinting at her, and said with a slightly flushed face: "Let's call it 'Wrath of the God of Life' instead; 'Goddess' is too deliberate."

"Wrath of the God of Life?" Shi Quan nodded. "That name is also good. Let's decide on that then."

"Goddess?" Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow and said loudly: "Xiao Quan, are you complimenting our Lingling for being beautiful?"

Shi Quan's face darkened, and he said speechlessly: "That's not what I meant..."

Dugu Yan added: "Then do you mean Lingling isn't beautiful?"

"No, no, no." Shi Quan hurriedly waved his hands.

The people present looked at each other and smiled; even the dullest among them realized that Dugu Yan seemed to be playing matchmaker for the two.

Yu Tianheng also chimed in: "Xiao Quan, now that you and Lingling have discovered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, you should get to know each other and communicate more. Didn't Teacher Qin also say to practice more? Don't end up fainting every time you use it, and accidentally hurting us."

"Exactly, exactly."

Everyone echoed, only Ning Rongrong was biting her lip on the side, her fists clenched tightly, not knowing what she was thinking.

Shi Quan helplessly exchanged a glance with Ye Lingling. Originally there was nothing, but now, because of the group's teasing, this glance suddenly became a bit more ambiguous.

After a light cough, Shi Quan said: "The Martial Soul Fusion Skill only has the highest consumption the first time it is performed. It won't be that high afterwards. If the Martial Soul Fusion Skill caused a coma every time it was used, wouldn't it become a suicide skill? In the future, at most, the consumption will just be a bit high; it's not as exaggerated as you all say."

"Even if you don't faint, Xiao Quan, you still have to protect Lingling well, after all, your current strength is stronger than Lingling's." Dugu Yan said with a look of "I wish you would live up to expectations."

"Sister Yanzi, you should go busy yourself with your own affairs. I know how to handle these things myself." Shi Quan hurriedly pushed Dugu Yan toward Yu Tianheng. If he let her keep talking, his toes would have curled enough to dig a hole in the floor from embarrassment.

"You all go busy yourselves with your own affairs too."

Yu Tianheng then said, "Yes, yes, yes, we're leaving, we won't disturb your time alone."

"..." Shi Quan was speechless for a moment, and seeing the others leave, he finally looked at Ye Lingling.

"Lingling, don't listen to their nonsense," Shi Quan hurriedly explained.

"It's fine," Ye Lingling shook her head gently, her eyes returning to their previous hollowness.

"I didn't mean it like that, no, that's not right, what I meant was..."

Shi Quan's face flushed red; he had also realized that in this current situation, it seemed whatever he said was wrong.

Seeing Shi Quan's embarrassed appearance, the corners of Ye Lingling's mouth beneath her veil could not help but reveal a faint, imperceptible smile, and she said, "I understand, you don't need to explain."

"Good," Shi Quan awkwardly rubbed his head and chose to skip the topic, saying, "Right, Lingling, regarding the problem with your cultivation, I already know the reason; if you want to solve this problem, you might have to rely on yourself."

"What problem? Tell me..."