Chapter 17: The Ability and Compatibility of the Nine-Tailed Charm Demon!
The Three-Eyed Demon Fox, after enduring the heavy blows from the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox's nine tails imbued with lightning power, was completely injured and fell into unconsciousness.
This was only because they wanted Hu Liena to absorb the soul ring later; otherwise, with their current strength, a single strike could have annihilated the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox!
Under normal circumstances, the Charm Demon formed by the fusion of Xie Yue and Hu Liena's current cultivation already possessed the combat power of a mid-level Soul Elder—this was with Hu Liena holding them back.
If Hu Liena's cultivation matched Xie Yue's, both being Soul Grandmasters, then the Charm Demon formed by their fusion would be comparable in strength to a Soul Ancestor. Of course, with the combined soul power of two Soul Grandmasters, unleashing the full power of a Soul Ancestor would likely cause them to disintegrate in less than a minute.
Now, with Hu Bai's addition—and considering that this was a highly compatible three-person Martial Soul Fusion skill—the fused Nine-Tailed Charm Demon already possessed the combat power of a Soul Ancestor!
After just one strike, the Nine-Tailed Charm Demon disintegrated. Within a minute, their combined soul power was nearly depleted.
Martial Soul Fusion Skills, for Soul Masters with low cultivation, soul power consumes far more than expected, especially for a three-person Fusion Skill.
Ten thousand years later, when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, both Soul Grandmasters, used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they also exhausted their soul power after just one attack and couldn't use the fusion again for a week. Later, as their strength increased, that interval shortened to once every three days.
This was also why Hu Bai wanted Bibi Dong to use her cultivation to quickly find a suitable Soul Beast for Hu Liena nearby. He knew that after this fusion, if they wanted to fuse again, it might take a week. The three of them were eager to test the specific abilities of the Nine-Tailed Charm Demon.
Although Hu Liena's face was a little pale, she still took out a short dagger from her Soul Guidance Device and cautiously stepped forward, piercing it into the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's neck.
A yellow soul ring floated out from the fox's body, emitting faint purple traces from its edges.
However, unfortunately, there was no Soul Bone drop this time—something others might have expected.
But that was normal. The first two Soul Bone drops—especially external Soul Bones—had already shocked them; it was too fantastical.
The probability of a thousand-year Soul Bone dropping is extremely low, let alone a hundred-year Soul Bone.
To be honest, even Spirit Hall currently doesn't possess a single hundred-year Soul Bone.
It can be said that for Soul Beasts below a thousand years, the chance of dropping a Soul Bone approaches nearly zero percent.
While Hu Liena absorbed the soul ring, Qian Renxue stepped forward to support the seemingly weak Hu Bai, her voice crisp: "Xiao Bai, compared to the Charm Demon, aside from the overall increased combat power after fusion, does your Nine-Tailed Charm Demon have any other special abilities?"
Everyone present was quite familiar with the Charm Demon. Its most distinctive features were the red mist and the close-combat ability of the Moon Blades.
In addition to these, the Nine-Tailed Charm Demon possessed other abilities, such as the Sky Fox Domain. Would there be any drastic changes after the Martial Soul Fusion?
Hu Bai and Xie Yue exchanged glances, then, after a brief moment of thought, Hu Bai said: "First is the Sky Fox Domain. If I use it alone, it can enhance my control over all elements, increasing the power of all elements by twenty percent. My attributes increase by twenty percent, and Soul Masters with fox-type Martial Souls I consider allies will gain a five percent boost to their attributes.
For enemies, it releases pressure and performs Bloodline suppression. The degree of suppression depends on the opponent's Bloodline and level. After Fusion, the effect of my Sky Fox Domain has increased by about fifty percent."
Regarding this, Hu Leyao also spoke: "Hmm, after your Martial Soul Fusion, the domain's strength has indeed improved significantly. It's said that a domain's abilities evolve with a Soul Master's cultivation. The earlier a Soul Master comprehends a domain, the greater the chance of developing new domain skills later."
"So, Xiao Bai, your Sky Fox Domain might even evolve further as your strength increases!"
A twenty percent increase in all attributes and elemental power—Bibi Dong thought—was already extremely Heaven-Defying. And he was just a six-year-old child.
Having a domain, she knew, meant that domains could indeed evolve!
How many times it would evolve depended entirely on a Soul Master's understanding and creativity regarding their Martial Soul and domain.
Hu Bai, familiar with the plot, naturally knew this. Tang San's Death God Domain had evolved three times, and his Blue Silver Domain had also evolved three times.
Hu Bai nodded in acknowledgment and continued: "Additionally, after the Martial Soul Fusion, even without using the domain, my control over elements is greatly enhanced.
I speculate that as my cultivation improves, I can apply elemental control at a more normal level even without relying on soul rings.
But with soul rings, the effect will be amplified. Soul rings can also enhance the power of my elements."
"And then there's what you saw—the Nine Tails can be materialized, and the nine tails can be imbued with elemental power and extended. The longer they extend, the more soul power they consume. We haven't tested the limit yet."
All these abilities are what the Nine-Tailed Charm Demon currently possesses. Whether there will be more in the future depends on their ongoing development and understanding.
"Wow, Xiao Bai, your abilities are incredible! By the way, Martial Soul Fusion Skills seem to have compatibility issues. Roughly how compatible do you feel your three-person fusion is?"
The higher the compatibility, the greater the power that can be unleashed after fusion.
Hu Bai shook his head: "Hmm, I estimate our three-person compatibility to be around eighty percent. Achieving one hundred percent is extremely difficult. Even with my own, Xie Yue's, and Hu Liena's close blood ties, we can't reach perfection."
Ten thousand years later, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong achieving one hundred percent compatibility was truly remarkable. Who knows if there was some behind-the-scenes manipulation involved?
Bibi Dong nodded thoughtfully. "Eighty percent compatibility is already high. I don't know the compatibility of the Golden Iron Triangle, but I can confirm it's very low. Their three-person Martial Soul Fusion is often not as effective as some two-person fusion skills."
"For example, Spirit Hall's Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo—despite their compatibility being only around fifty—they can still activate a Dark Eclipse (Static) Domain capable of sealing off Super Douluo at level 96 or even 97!"
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