"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Jiang Wuyue's forehead veins bulged as he refused to accept reality, still desperately squeezing every ounce of strength from his arm in an attempt to lift it from its subdued position.
However, no matter how hard he tried, Xu Yuan steadily pressed down.
Bang!
Jiang Wuyue's arm slammed onto the table, leaving an imprint of his arm on the surface.
At the moment his arm hit the table, Jiang Wuyue felt as though his spirit had died.
How could this be?
Jiang Wuyue wore an expression of disbelief. He stared at Xu Yuan, unable to comprehend why Xu Yuan's strength was so immense.
As for Jiang Wuyue's reaction, Xu Yuan didn't find anything unusual about it.
The Tyrant Dragon martial soul indeed held absolute authority in terms of raw power.
After all, the Tyrant Dragon belonged to the Golden Dragon King lineage. Even though it wasn't a direct blood descendant, it was undoubtedly an extension of the Golden Dragon King's power, passed down since the era of the Dragon God. Despite the decline in hierarchy due to inheritance, it was actually stronger than the direct bloodline descendants of the Golden Dragon King.
In the Dragon Valley, there existed an ancestral Tyrant Dragon with enormous wings—the original form of the Tyrant Dragon or one that could grow to god-level. However, as soul beasts lost the ability to ascend to godhood, generations of degeneration caused the Tyrant Dragon to lose its wings.
This was quite normal. It wasn't just the Tyrant Dragon—many soul beasts, even with pure bloodlines, differed from their legendary appearances.
Even if the bloodline remained unbroken and there were no mutations, differences would still arise.
Over hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, even pure bloodlines would see characteristics related to godhood gradually degenerate.
And not just traits exclusive to godhood—even abilities that only reached their full potential at godhood would also degrade over time.
This was the natural course of evolution.
"A deal's a deal. Since you've won, I'll naturally take you to the Abyssal passage next time. But let me make one thing clear: the Abyssal passage is extremely dangerous. If you're not mentally prepared to die, don't drag me into going too deep."
Xu Yuan gave an OK gesture and said, "Don't worry. I just need to personally encounter some Abyssal creatures and experience the Abyssal passage itself. Whether we go deep or not doesn't matter."
Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words, Jiang Wuyue breathed a sigh of relief.
That made things much better.
When he first heard that Xu Yuan wanted to enter the Abyssal passage, Jiang Wuyue instinctively thought Xu Yuan was some reckless rookie seeking thrills, risking his life to venture deep into the Abyssal passage.
Now it seemed he had overthought things.
"To enter the Abyssal passage isn't something you can do just by having me lead the way. You'll need to go through many procedures in our camp, starting with identifying various Abyssal creatures. Rain Snow will likely guide you through that. Once you're done, come find me."
"Alright, time to eat."
Long Yuxue had already brought two meals to the nearby table, pushing one across to signal Xu Yuan to start eating.
Xu Yuan walked over, picked up his chopsticks, and took a bite.
The taste was excellent, and the energy contained within was rich—it was no worse than what Mu Ye could cook!
The Blood God Legion clearly had top-tier nutritionists overseeing its dietary arrangements.
Jiang Wuyue reluctantly paid the fine under the watchful eyes of the cafeteria staff, compensating for the damaged table with merit points.
After settling the payment, Jiang Qiyue brought him his meal, and the two sat beside Xu Yuan and Long Yuxue.
"I've never met anyone stronger than my brother in terms of raw strength," Jiang Qiyue said while eating, her large eyes still brimming with curiosity as she studied Xu Yuan.
The investigative desire in her gaze grew more intense.
Xu Yuan didn't hide anything from Jiang Qiyue's curiosity.
Although he didn't plan to serve in the Blood God Legion for life, he would stay here for several years.
During these years, Long Yuxue and the Jiang siblings would undoubtedly be among those closest to him, so revealing his abilities to them posed no issue.
Besides, Xu Yuan had nothing to hide.
The Blood God Legion operated as an independent system. Even though powerful individuals from various factions served as Blood Gods within the legion, these Blood Gods had no conflicts with each other and instead got along well.
Now that Xu Yuan had joined the Blood God Legion, no one could interrupt his service here.
Similarly, even if Xu Yuan's identity were exposed, neither the Blood Gods nor the commander of the Blood God Legion would report his situation to any external parties.
"My martial soul is a body martial soul, and I hail from the Body Sect, so I naturally have some advantages in terms of strength."
"What? The Body Sect?" Jiang Qiyue exclaimed, suddenly enlightened. "No wonder! If you're a body martial soul master from the Body Sect, your strength is bound to be superior."
Ordinary body martial soul masters already far surpassed regular soul masters in physical capabilities. The Body Sect specialized in blood essence techniques, using secret methods to train their bodies to levels comparable to the peak output of other soul masters of the same rank.
Even the explosive power of blood essence alone could allow a Body Sect body martial soul master to hold their own against peers of the same level.
And when combined with the martial soul's numerous soul skills, their explosive power far exceeded that of ordinary soul masters at the same rank.
"A body martial soul?"
Long Yuxue's eyes flickered.
She recalled Xu Yuan's performance during the evaluation. The effects of his spear technique did seem somewhat like a body martial soul.
But how could a body martial soul be a spear?
Which part of the human body resembles a spear? And such a long one at that!
Long Yuxue couldn't imagine how a spear could become a body martial soul.
However, her mind worked quickly, and she soon considered another possibility: twin martial souls.
Perhaps Xu Yuan had another body martial soul in addition to the spear. The body martial soul provided him with immense physical strength and blood essence, while the spear was his primary combat martial soul. Together, the two martial souls unleashed that overwhelming, unreasonable power.
But another question arose: if his spear was a regular martial soul, why could he use it in the Abyssal passage?
It made sense for a body martial soul to function—it could be powered by blood essence. But how could a regular martial soul be so perfectly driven by blood essence? His soul skills were executed flawlessly.
Could it be a fusion skill?
Even though she couldn't fully understand, Long Yuxue could only guess at this explanation.
Her theories were getting increasingly far-fetched, so she decided to ask outright.
"Are you a twin martial soul user?"
Xu Yuan looked at Long Yuxue in surprise.
"You could say that, but I'm slightly different from ordinary twin martial soul users."
When my martial soul first awakened, I did have twin martial souls. Now, however, I've evolved into a triple martial soul user with twin martial soul properties.
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