Chapter 18: Dual Soul Body
“The Saintess has entered the Sea Abyss Secret Realm!!!”
After Gong Lianyue entered, it wasn’t just the two guards who were shocked. The freckled girl leading the newcomers also recognized the Saintess.
It was impossible not to. Those iconic teardrop eyes and makeup were far too memorable. Once seen, never forgotten.
Had something happened? The Sorrowful Saintess, who almost never appeared in public, had actually entered the Sea Abyss Secret Realm…
Could it be… she had broken through to the Illumination Stage?!
The freckled girl was startled by her own thought. If the Saintess had become a Spirit Master, wouldn’t that mean the Variant Water Emperor could learn battle techniques?
So, was its spirit beast talent the world-destroying Overturning the Seas, or the all-consuming Horn of Assimilation?
Elemental Saint-rank spirit beasts possessed the power to alter the very weather with ease.
Not only her, but the two female guards also realized this, their expressions turning complex.
This news would surely cause a huge uproar in the Sea Concubine Palace in the coming days.
Three hours passed, and the cultivation session ended.
The giant eye-like vortex opened again, and the blue-haired girl emerged from the Sea Abyss Secret Realm.
Her indifferent expression betrayed no emotion. The moment she landed, she hurried away, her hasty departure puzzling the two guards.
She didn’t seem very happy. Could it be that the cultivation results were unsatisfactory?
At this moment, Gong Lianyue had no time to care about the cultivation results. With a look of shock, she hurried towards the library.
The Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower and the Water Element could manifest simultaneously. She vaguely remembered seeing this phenomenon before, in a book she had stumbled upon a few years ago while researching the Variant Water Emperor.
Sea Concubine Palace, Library.
An elegant, deep blue wooden pavilion, rows of bookshelves lined up neatly, filled with countless books, an ancient aura lingering in the air.
Rustle
Rustle, rustle—
The entire second floor of the library was empty, only the rustling sound of pages turning as the blue-haired girl searched for something among the bookshelves.
Only high-ranking members of the Sea Concubine Palace, such as the Saintess, were allowed on the second floor. She had simply given a casual greeting and ascended.
Having visited infrequently, Gong Lianyue quickly located the book based on her previous position.
She breathed a sigh of relief, excitedly patted the dusty black book, and opened the first page.
[Compendium of Special Spirit Master Constitutions]
[Table of Contents]
[Holy Water Body] Main Characteristic: Can only form contracts with water-type spirit beasts.
[Ethereal Body] Main Characteristic: Spirit beast’s level is one higher than the master’s.
[Spectral Star Body] Main Characteristic: Abnormal number of spirit beast battle technique slots.
[Heavenly Lotus Body] Main Characteristic: Spirit beast revives immediately after death.
…
[Dual Soul Body] Main Characteristic: Can simultaneously summon two spirit beasts before the Samsara Stage.
“Found it!!”
Gong Lianyue had only glanced at the table of contents before, intrigued by the strange constitutions, and couldn’t help but flip through a few pages. She hadn’t expected it to be relevant today.
The Samsara Stage referred to Level 4 Spirit Masters. Before Level 4, everyone could only summon one spirit beast at a time, but she was an exception.
Following the page number, Gong Lianyue quickly found the information on the Dual Soul Body.
[Dual Soul Body]
[Characteristic 1: Can simultaneously summon two spirit beasts before the Samsara Stage.]
[Characteristic 2: Possesses two soul cores.]
[Characteristic 3: Has two companion spirit beasts.]
[Note: Cultivation speed for Dual Soul Bodies is extremely slow, as both soul cores need to be filled with spirit energy for a breakthrough.]
“Wait, this…?”
Gong Lianyue had been certain she had a Dual Soul Body, but after reading all the characteristics, she became confused.
Characteristics one and two matched, but what was with characteristic three?
Two companion spirit beasts? What?
[Water Element] [Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower]
Swish! Swish!
Two flashes of light, and the Water Element and the little fox appeared simultaneously, standing obediently beside the blue-haired girl.
“That’s not right. I’m definitely a Dual Soul Body. Where did the other companion spirit beast go?”
This was a strange situation that even Gong Lianyue couldn’t understand.
“Ah…!”
Suddenly realizing something, she abruptly turned towards the Water Element, which was floating innocently.
Wait, could it be… that the Water Element absorbed the other ice-type spirit beast?
Was that why it had become ice-attribute?!
Damn, that scared me!
Understanding the reason, Gong Lianyue calmed down.
It was probably an Ice Spirit or an Ice Eye Butterfly. Elemental types were known for their strange occurrences; fusion and absorption were commonplace.
If it could be absorbed by the Water Element, it meant that companion spirit beast was even weaker than the Water Element. Good riddance!
Even without one of the free companion spirit beasts, the Dual Soul Body was still a terrifying constitution.
Others summoned one spirit beast for battle; she could summon two.
Others reached the Samsara Stage and summoned two spirit beasts; she would reach the Samsara Stage and summon three, always having one more than her opponent.
This was… invincibility in same-rank duels!
One spirit beast to fight the opponent’s spirit beast, and the other to take care of the Spirit Master themselves. How could anyone compete? It was practically cheating!
This also made the drawback of requiring double the spirit energy for breakthroughs insignificant.
“Slow and steady wins the race, and my talent isn’t bad~~”
Gong Lianyue was delighted. Not only had she learned about the power of the Dual Soul Body, but she had also regained her lost confidence.
So that was why she had been unable to break through to the Illumination Stage! It was because of the two soul cores!
When she became a little stronger, she wouldn’t pretend anymore. She would reveal her true power to everyone in the Sea Concubine Palace. So what if she didn’t have a Variant Water Emperor? She had a Dual Soul Body!!!
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