Chapter 104: Talent and Diligence, Bibi Dong's Arrangements!
The Goddess of Light nodded lazily. "Yes, that's a three-person martial soul Fusion skill. Can you imagine the power of the divine skill resulting from that Fusion? If it's a three-person martial soul fusion skill of three first-rank Gods, can the fused strength rival a God King?"
"What's more, Hu Bai's current God Position is developing toward that of a God King."
Regarding what the Goddess of Light said, the other Elemental Gods had indeed considered it. Since Xie Yue and Hu Liena were Hu Bai's elder brother and younger sister, respectively, they naturally had some understanding.
They had never seen a three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill with eighty or even ninety percent compatibility before; this was achieved without any external forces!
Hu Liena's development path was quite suitable for inheriting the God Position of Lust (Desire), while Xie Yue was more suitable for the God of Space. However, the God of Space had chosen Hu Bai.
So they also considered a second candidate—the God of Slaughter!
After all, Xie Yue's offensive capabilities were indeed quite formidable.
Of course, these were just fleeting thoughts for them at the moment; what would happen later was up to fate.
After all, the Legacy of the Lust God Position and the Slaughter God Position were not something they could decide; they were merely fantasizing during their casual chat.
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Spirit Hall Academy's Soul Fighting Stage
Hu Bai and his two companions had all won their respective challenges, so the so-called whale rubber reward was naturally gone. However, everyone in the Special Class was not discouraged—in fact, they became more resilient with each setback.
They had originally thought their talents were already very strong and that they usually worked hard enough, but they didn't expect to encounter people even more formidable than them—and considerably younger too!
Zhou Tai looked at everyone and said calmly, "This Soul Fighting competition ends here. This time, it was also to let you see that there are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens. Don't think that just because you are students of the Special Class, you can be arrogant."
"In this world, there are people with better talent than you, who also work harder! Look at Hu Bai—he has been a Soul Elder for less than a year since his Martial Soul Awakening, and he possesses many abilities."
"I presume you've noticed that Hu Bai has more than three soul skills, meaning that at such a young age, he has independently learned several self-created soul skills."
"They have better talent than you and are so diligent—what right do you have to be proud?" Zhou Tai sighed earnestly. "Actually, I encourage you to create your own soul skills, but only if it doesn't affect your Cultivation progress."
"The lower your cultivation, the easier it is to create your own soul skills. But I don't want you to delay your Cultivation for the sake of so-called self-created soul skills. Do you understand?"
Zhou Tai's last sentence was spoken very loudly.
The reason he pointed this out was to prevent anyone in the Special Class from playing smart and using their normal cultivation time solely to create soul skills.
After all, not everyone in the class was foolish.
"Alright, that's all I have to say. You are free to do as you please for the rest of the time." Zhou Tai finished speaking and then left.
After Hu Bai and his two companions exchanged glances, Xie Yue said, "Xiao Bai, Na Na, why don't we go to the Supreme Pontiff Palace?"
Hu Bai and Hu Liena naturally had no objections. After bidding farewell to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the three left the academy.
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Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace
Bibi Dong already knew the results of Hu Bai and his companions' matches. After all, as their teacher, did she truly leave after sending them to the academy?
As a teacher, she was naturally curious about their current strength.
And the results exceeded her expectations. The three of them, facing opponents whose soul power was about ten ranks higher than theirs, still held back—a fact that made her very satisfied.
What surprised her the most was not Hu Bai nor Xie Yue, but Hu Liena.
She had thought that with Hu Liena's current mental power, it would be somewhat difficult to control an opponent ten ranks higher, especially when the opponent was on guard.
But clearly, she, as their teacher, had underestimated Hu Liena's strength.
Hu Liena might be the weakest among the three, but that was only because Hu Bai and Xie Yue were too exceptional, overshadowing her a little. To others, Hu Liena was terrifyingly strong.
And don't forget, Xie Yue had the advantage of age; Hu Liena also had the benefit of an External Soul Bone.
Xie Yue's strength was also boosted by the spatial force he gained after absorbing the Immortal Herb.
However, when she thought of the Soul Bones she had promised to give once the three obtained the purple record badge, Bibi Dong felt a headache coming on.
Hu Bai had the best talent, and she hoped to equip him with a full set of Soul Bones, each over a hundred thousand years old—a Hell-level challenge.
As for Hu Liena and Xie Yue, their talents were not as exceptional as Hu Bai's, but since they operated as a unit, the quality of their Soul Bones could not be poor. Otherwise, it would seem like she was playing favorites.
So their Soul Bones needed to be at least fifty thousand years old. For Na Na, she already had an advantage; there was a skull bone in the treasury over fifty thousand years old.
But Xie Yue's skull bone was a problem.
It wasn't that Spirit Hall didn't have a fifty-thousand-year-old Soul Bone suitable for him, but they didn't have the most suitable one.
The best option would be a spatial-attribute Soul Bone. Absorbing such a Soul Bone would not only increase Xie Yue's affinity for spatial elements but also give his Martial Soul a chance to undergo a transformation.
Xie Yue's Martial Soul had already evolved somewhat after absorbing the Immortal Herb, but a complete transformation still required further cultivation.
This process was similar to Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul evolving toward a dragon form.
"Yue Guan, Gui Mei," Bibi Dong said coldly.
"Supreme Pontiff, Your Holiness."
As soon as Bibi Dong called, the two appeared in the palace.
"Unless something unexpected happens, when Hu Bai and the others go out for training, you two, along with Ling Yuan, will shadow and protect them."
"These four are the most talented individuals of this generation in Spirit Hall, and the tasks I assign to them will carry risks. Your role is to intervene only if their lives are in danger. Understand?"
Yue Guan nodded and said, "Rest assured, Supreme Pontiff, when Old Gui and I are protecting them in the shadows, we will intervene promptly if Hu Bai and the others face enemies far stronger than themselves."
Gui Mei was expressionless: "Your Holiness, because Yue Guan and I have consumed Immortal Herbs, the compatibility of our Martial Souls has increased, and our Fusion time has been greatly reduced. If we fully fuse, the Fusion time will be less than one second."
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