Chapter 41 — Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Huo Yuhao and Wang Donger, the Strange Ability That Can Twist the Mind
[Dad Douluo]: But honestly speaking, I've always felt this was unbelievable.
After sending that message, he couldn't help but smack his lips and shake his head.
[A Rogue Rabbit]: Ah Qing, what's so unbelievable?
[Dad Douluo]: Someone like Dai Mubai—lecherous by nature and mediocre in strength—yet Zhu Zhuqing actually ends up forgiving him, even staying with him in the end. This seriously overturned my understanding of things!
Thinking back to that awkward emotional subplot in the original story, his urge to complain instantly exploded.
If this were posted on a modern forum, he thought, Zhu Zhuqing would definitely get roasted as a terminal-stage love-brain.
[Little Witch]: Oh ho ho, I smell gossip again! Getting ready to eat melon.jpg
On the side of the street, Ning Rongrong's eyes widened, her face glowing with gossip-fueled excitement.
She didn't know much about the affairs of the Star Luo Empire, but emotional gossip like this was always the juiciest!
[Dad Douluo]: It's old news, really. They're both from the Star Luo Empire and were betrothed since childhood—political marriage, family binding, that sort of thing. Mm, a very classic setup.
[Dad Douluo]: Zhu Zhuqing ran all the way to Shrek Academy, enduring countless hardships—both to escape her family and to prove herself to Dai Mubai.
Typing to this point, Lin Qingmo even felt it wasn't worth it for Zhu Zhuqing.
Traveling so far, only to see her fiancé hugging left and right?
What kind of hellish joke was that?
Inside the inn.
Zhu Zhuqing stared at Lin Qingmo's words in shock.
Was he talking about her?
How did he know her purpose for coming to Shrek Academy? And how could he know her past so clearly?
[Tyrant Dragon Mom]: Then Zhu Zhuqing is really a devoted lover.
At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong put down the documents and raised an eyebrow.
[Tyrant Dragon Mom]: But didn't she know what kind of person Dai Mubai is? If she knew he was this promiscuous, she definitely wouldn't forgive him, right?
With her fierce and straightforward personality, she despised this kind of self-sacrificing love the most.
She said all this without looking in a mirror first.
[Dad Douluo]: Oh, she knows all too well!
Lin Qingmo replied decisively.
[Dad Douluo]: Zhu Zhuqing knows every bit of Dai Mubai's womanizing at Shrek Academy! They even had several conflicts because of it.
He remembered those arguments from the original plot—each one loud and dramatic, yet always ending weakly.
They always concluded with empty promises of "I'll change"—and then Dai Mubai continued fooling around.
Even after reaching the God Realm, Dai Mubai was still fooling around.
[Dad Douluo]: But Zhu Zhuqing's problem is that she doesn't value herself enough.
Lin Qingmo began analyzing the situation, feeling like an emotional blogger.
[Dad Douluo]: She can't break through the psychological restraints of traditional engagement and family expectations. And she also has a bit of admiration for strength toward the future, gradually shifting from "proving herself" to "depending on Dai Mubai."
The more he spoke, the more regretful he felt.
A soul master with decent talent, yet ending up living as someone else's accessory.
Xiao Wu was somewhat similar—eventually becoming nothing more than the Asura Sword's sheath for God King Tang.
[Dad Douluo]: In the end, Zhu Zhuqing really did end up with him. She basically became Dai Mubai's portable accessory, with no sense of self at all.
Lin Qingmo delivered his conclusion mercilessly.
If she'd awakened an independent-woman mindset, this story would've turned straight into a domineering female-lead power fantasy.
Suo Tuo City, inside the inn.
In the dimly lit room, Zhu Zhuqing stared at every single sentence on the light screen, her breathing growing increasingly rapid.
Having her personality flaws laid bare by Lin Qingmo, her mind buzzed loudly.
Those words were like knives, precisely cutting open the inner thoughts she had always avoided.
"Am I really… going to forgive Dai Mubai?"
She murmured, her voice barely audible.
She had come to Suo Tuo City to find Dai Mubai to prove herself—to prove that she was no worse than him, perhaps even stronger.
Yet the moment she saw him with women in his arms, disgust had completely overwhelmed her.
And now Lin Qingmo was saying—she would eventually forgive him, even depend on him, becoming his accessory?
"Impossible…"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head violently, her black hair swaying.
But deep down, a faint voice was questioning her.
If she were pushed into a desperate situation, if her family forced her, if… There were no other choices?
Amid confusion and fear, her fingers trembled as she typed a line onto the light screen.
[Big-Chested Kitty]: @Dad Douluo, Ah Qing…
She paused, deleted it, and rewrote.
[Big-Chested Kitty]: Ah Qing, do you think Zhu Zhuqing still has a chance to change?
When the message was sent, Zhu Zhuqing's heart pounded like a drum.
She stared at the screen, waiting for that answer.
Both expectant and afraid.
At the entrance of the hotel,
Lin Qingmo saw Zhu Zhuqing's message and froze for a moment.
[Dad Douluo]: Emmm, Kitty, you often say in the group that you hope Zhu Zhuqing can change. Asking this now… could it be that you want me to help her?
[Big-Chested Kitty]: I…
Zhu Zhuqing herself didn't know. She just wanted to know how Lin Qingmo—someone who understood her experiences—viewed a person like her.
Did she still have a chance to pursue the freedom she truly wanted?
[Dad Douluo]: If she could be a bit more confident, stop being bound by engagements and tradition, then with her talent—even if she can't become a top-tier powerhouse, becoming an outstanding soul master would be no problem at all. There's absolutely no need to depend on anyone.
Lin Qingmo genuinely believed this.
Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Spirit Cat martial soul still had decent potential, and agility-type soul masters were always in demand.
[Dad Douluo]: What's more, her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun, doesn't actually harbor killing intent toward her.
This was his analysis based on the original plot—that sisterly relationship was actually quite complicated.
[Dad Douluo]: But in the original story, the existence of the martial soul fusion skill between her and Dai Mubai instead caused her to become even more dependent on him.
At this point, Lin Qingmo's expression turned serious.
After all, some effects of martial soul fusion skills were simply too damn rigged.
[Tyrant Dragon Mom]: What's wrong with martial soul fusion skills?
He organized his thoughts for a moment.
[Dad Douluo]: Martial soul fusion skills are actually pretty strange when you think about it—there's a kind of… mind-twisting power involved.
Lin Qingmo tried to explain it in simple terms.
[Dad Douluo]: If the two people genuinely love each other, the martial soul fusion skill will deepen their feelings and enhance their tacit understanding. But if they don't truly love each other, the martial soul fusion skill can still make them fall in love.
But that's only when both sides genuinely like each other—then the effect is just icing on the cake.
If it's two people who actually dislike each other, yet can still use a fusion skill—
Then the more times they use it, the more the weaker party will unconsciously "fall in love" with the dominant one.
They'll slowly be influenced by the other, even having their emotions and will altered.
The more you think about this setting, the more terrifying it becomes—it's basically subtle, spiritual-level reprogramming.
This isn't limited to just Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
An even clearer example appears in Douluo Continent: Unrivaled Tang Sect—Huo Yuhao and Wang Donger.
A Spirit Eyes martial soul and the Ice Jade Scorpion Empress, yet they could perform martial soul fusion skills with the completely unrelated Light Goddess Butterfly and Clear Sky Hammer martial souls.
What's more, after using the martial soul fusion skill, their hearts would start pounding—and at the very beginning, Wang Donger was a guy in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Two people, both in male identities, having their hearts race… it was downright perverse.
When Lin Qingmo read that part, he couldn't help but suspect whether the so-called pure and upright God King Tang had a hand in it.
[Dad Douluo]: For Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's "Hell White Tiger," Dai Mubai is the dominant party.
[Dad Douluo]: So in the original plot, Zhu Zhuqing slowly forgives him and becomes dependent on him. To a large extent, it's because she was influenced by the power of the martial soul fusion skill.
When Lin Qingmo sent this message, his tone carried obvious regret.
A perfectly good independent girl, ruined by a mechanism like this—who wouldn't shake their head at that?
[Little Witch]: Hiss! That's way too creepy!
After hearing Lin Qingmo's explanation, Ning Rongrong hugged her own arms on the street—she genuinely got goosebumps!
[Little Witch]: That's not a martial soul fusion skill, that's straight-up brainwashing!
[Bingbing]: There are such good things?
[Ice and Snow Maiden]:?
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End of Chapter