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--- Chapter 284 ---
Misty Mountain Range, Purple Spirit Peak.
"Ah, look! Big Brother is finally here!" In an open field, a group of people had gathered, and Qing Lin pointed excitedly at Han Yuan as he arrived with Queen Medusa.
Han Yuan reached down, ruffled Qing Lin's hair, and said, "Yes, yes, I am here. You're saying that as if I would take back my words, Qing Lin."
"Hehe, Qing Lin is just saying that, you know?" she giggled, shaking her body left and right as she enjoyed the affection.
Han Yuan chuckled at her response and turned to Hai Bodong and Ling Ying. "Senior Hai, Senior Ling, you're here."
"Haha, of course, I wouldn't miss such an interesting event!" Hai Bodong laughed, placing his hand on his hip.
Ling Ying gently shook his head. "As the bodyguard of the young miss, it is only natural for me to be here. Han Yuan, please take care of the young miss."
Han Yuan gave Ling Ying a helpless look. "Don't worry, Xun'er is in good hands."
"..." Everyone looked on, speechless.
"Why does that sound wrong for some reason?"
"It feels like something a father-in-law would say to his son-in-law!"
"Ling Ying!" Gu Xun'er reddened at Ling Ying's ambiguous words. Anyone could see that the young princess of the Ancient Gu Clan had turned into a ripe tomato.
"Hmph, how lucky," Xiao Yixian muttered, crossing her arms.
Yafei giggled. "Fufu, it seems having someone to support you is necessary after all."
Queen Medusa observed Gu Xun'er and Ling Ying understandingly and thought to herself, 'As expected, my choice to befriend Qing Lin was correct. If it were just me alone, I would find it difficult to capture Han Yuan's heart.'
Then, the girls glared cautiously at each other. 'But in the end, only I will win!'
Han Yuan pretended not to notice the intense competition between the girls and said solemnly, "Xun'er, I need your full cooperation with this contract. After all, you're the first person to contract an Artificial Spirit Soul."
"While I've experimented with an Artificial Dou Ring (Spirit Ring), I can't say the same for Spirit Soul," he added slowly. "There might be some complications, but they should be negligible."
"I understand, I trust you, Han Yuan." Gu Xun'er said, her blush fading as she nodded calmly.
"Good! Now, for your Spirit Soul, this is it." Han Yuan nodded and brought out a jade orb, infusing it with his Soul Force to open the seal.
Everyone gazed at the jade orb, curious about what kind of Spirit Soul he had made for Gu Xun'er. Then, they heard an adorable bark.
"Woof!"
A husky puppy manifested on Han Yuan's palm. It was smaller than his hand, with criss-cross black and white fur, two small, cute ears, naive silver eyes, a small nose, and a short wagging tail. Most importantly, it had the character 'divine' etched on its furry forehead.
"This is... a puppy?" Qing Lin tilted her head, her green eyes blinking curiously
"Uh, it doesn't look strong. In fact, it looks silly," Hai Bodong remarked instinctively.
"No one would think you're smart if you kept your mouth shut," Queen Medusa retorted. "You're only judging by appearance, but you fail to see how extraordinary this little puppy truly is."
"At such a small size, it possesses the aura of a pure-blooded Ancient Magical Beast."
"Unless you've lost your mind, you should also recognize that this puppy has developed intelligence despite being a newborn."
"Ugh." Hai Bodong looked defeated.
"What kind of Magical Beast is this?" Gu Xun'er asked in confusion, as she didn't remember any ancient Magical Beast that looked like this.
Despite its adorable appearance, she sensed that there was more to it.
Han Yuan handed the puppy to Gu Xun'er, who cradled it, and replied, "This Spirit Soul is 'actually' based on the 'Divine Dogs,' a Magical Beast known for their protective nature. I also added a bloodline that allows Yin and Yang elements to coexist."
"So, if I had to name this little fellow, it would be the Yin-Yang Divine Dog!"
"Why dogs?" Xiao Yixian frowned slightly. "Isn't there only one puppy?"
Han Yuan smiled. "What you are holding is a perfect mix of Yin-Yang Divine Dogs. Obviously, if the Yin and Yang split, the dog will too, mimicking the convergence and divergence of those elements."
"This process, while not fitting perfectly into the Chaos attribute, has a high degree of compatibility."
He gazed at Gu Xun'er, "Yin-Yang Divine Dogs should provide your 'Blood' martial soul with the origin essence it needs to grow, while also receiving feedback from your Chaos Attribute, eventually evolving into Chaos Divine Dogs in the future. What do you think?"
Gu Xun'er held up the puppy in her hands and stared into its intelligent yet adorable silver eyes, which reminded her of Han Yuan. Then she beamed and replied, "I love it~!"
Han Yuan found this sight amusing, "It's good that you like it, but now it's time for you to contract the Yin-Yang Divine Dogs as your first Spirit Soul."
"Sit down, and summon your martial soul. I will perform the Soul Contract ritual."
"Okay!" Gu Xun'er immediately meditated under everyone's gaze.
As Gu Xun'er summoned her 'Blood' martial soul, Han Yuan recited the mantra for the Soul Contract and then linked the Yin-Yang Divine Dogs with her.
Slowly, but surely, the Yin-Yang Divine Dogs vanished and merged with the 'Blood' martial soul, and a vibrant purple Dou Ring hovered above Gu Xun'er.
However, the process isn't over yet.
Han Yuan secretly summoned his second martial soul, Purple Dawn Mist. At first, he didn't plan to do this, but to eliminate any errors, he could only bestow this girl with more luck.
While the effect of Fortune Bestowment is random, as one of the heroines of this world, Gu Xun'er already possessed an immense luck, and to boost that even further should make the process of Soul Contract smoother, leaving no error behind.
Suddenly, the surrounding energy of heaven and earth rushed toward Gu Xun'er and blessed the Soul Contract, raising the age of Yin-Yang Divine Dogs by a few thousand years. Still far from 10,000 years old, but the Artificial Spirit Soul is now truly accepted by the world.
'The power of luck is truly mysterious.' Han Yuan thought to himself.
Gu Xun'er opened her eyes, which now possessed a chaotic golden hue, and then breathed out, "That was something..."
"Is this the feeling of having a Spirit Soul? Quite magical."
Gu Xun'er stared at the dark purple Dou Ring and mumbled, "Purple, I will turn into black soon..."
Han Yuan stared at Gu Xun'er and asked, "How is it? Do you feel it weird in any place?"
Gu Xun'er shook her head gently, "No, I felt better than ever. My body is full of energy, and my mind is clear."
"Even the Golden Emperor Burning Sky Flame seems to calm down after contracting Yuanyuan."
"Yuanyuan?" Han Yuan's mouth twitched.
Gu Xun'er laughed softly, "That's the name I gave to Yin-Yang Divine Dogs, very cute, right?"
"Uh, yeah..." Han Yuan was speechless.
"The name aside, how has your 'Blood' martial soul improved? Also, what kind of Dou Skills did your Spirit Soul give?"
Gu Xun'er nodded, feeling the change in her mental soul, and then replied oddly, "Hmm, I can feel my blood becoming more active, and there is also a trace of improvement and condensation."
"My enhanced Dou Qi seems to become more dense, or should I say, compressed?"
"As for how much, I felt my enhanced Dou Qi compressed seven times."
Ling Ying's eyes widened, shocked, "Compress... To think, young miss, could experience something that only Dou Venerate and Half-Saints experience!"
"Compressing Dou Qi is difficult because one has to constantly suppress and compress Dou Qi by adding Natural Qi in the atmosphere, yet she has compressed it seven times. It means her current Dou Qi is seven times stronger than that of the same realm."
"Seven times stronger? Damn, that was terrifying..." Hai Bodong sucked a cold breath.
"But that also means this girl's future breakthrough will be more difficult," Queen Medusa interjected. "She has to put in seven times, or more efforts, to break through."
"That is correct..." Ling Ying sighed. "At least with the young miss's talent, it shouldn't be a problem."
"What about the Dou Skill? I am more curious about the Dou Skill!" Xiao Yixian asked, dying for an answer.
"Mm, Qing Lin wants to know, too!" Qing Lin raised her hand excitedly.
Yafei also gazed at Gu Xun'er curiously, wondering how strong the Dou Skill Gu Xun'er gets from the Yin-Yang Divine Dogs.
Gu Xun'er raised her hands, "Well, then, let me demonstrate my Dou Skill then."
"1st Dou Skill: Twin Divine Fang Swords."
White and black short swords manifested, firmly grasped by Gu Xun'er in both of her hands. These swords got condensed by her 'Blood' martial souls and possess the Yin-Yang attributes.
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(Reference: The swords look like Kanshou and Byakuya from Fate)
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Xiao Yixian summoned her Black Lily Sword and then said, "Give it a few swings."
"Those swords can't be ordinary, right?"
Gu Xun'er chuckled, "Hehe, watch this."
Under everyone's observant gazes, Gu Xun'er swung her twin swords at Xiao Yixian's Black Lily Sword.
They fully expected her twin swords would snap because they knew the Ultimate Sharpness of Xiao Yixian's martial soul was very strong.
Yet, the result exceeded their expectation.
The black sword seemingly phased through Xiao Yixian's sword and was about to slice her clothes off, and then the white sword seemed to emit a white wave that froze Xiao Yixian.
"This is..." Xiao Yixian struggled before breaking off the stun effect.
"Your swords, the black can be ghost-like, and the white can actually solidify space?"
Gu Xun'er nodded, "Mm, on top of that, I can also do this."
She crossed her swords before chanting, "With these divine swords, I summoned the 'Guardian Dogs' of Chaos, come He Yuan, Bai Yuan!"
The Yin-Yang Divine Dogs instantly responded to Gu Xun'er and came from her spiritual sea, merging with the black and white swords and becoming two tangible entities. Two tall black and white wolves stood beside Gu Xun'er, acting as her guardians.
Gu Xun'er scratched the two wolves gently, "This is the second state of my first Dou Skill: Twin Guardian Divine Dogs, which gave Yin-Yang Divine Dogs a vessel to use, and they can fight alongside me until my blood in them runs out of energy."
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(Reference: Divine Dogs from Ten Shadows -JJK)
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"Physical Summoning, using your 'Blood' martial soul to give your Spirit Soul tangible form!" Han Yuan clapped his hands in amazement. "Great, you're great, Xun'er!"
"Mm, I naturally can't do this without you, Han Yuan," Gu Xun'er uttered gratefully and emotionally. "So, thank you."
Han Yuan waved his hand, "It's nothing."
Even though he said so, there are piles of broken jade orbs in his Sky Poison Pearl, indicating how many failures he had experienced when making the Yin-Yang Divine Dogs.
"Brother, brother, Qing Lin wants a pet, too!" Qing Lin stared at the Guardian Dogs Gu Xun'er summoned with an excited look.
Han Yuan patted Qing Lin, "Alright, I am going to make a Spirit Soul for Qing Lin, too, but give brother some time, okay?"
"What, that's unfair, Xiao Yuan!" Yafei slowly leaned against Han Yuan's back. "I also want a Spirit Soul made by you~!"
"Me too! Don't forget about me!" Hai Bodong added, following his grandniece.
"Scram, Hai Bodong. This queen first!" Queen Medusa pushed Hai Bodong away.
Xiao Yixian crossed her arms and said, "Hmph, Stinky Brother, you still owe me three artifacts. Three is too much, so I want to exchange one with an Artificial Spirit Soul."
"Alright, everyone is going to get their fair share of Artificial Souls, just let me rest for now." Han Yuan raised his arms in defeat.
'Is this how suffering from success feels?' He thought.
Meanwhile, Ling Ying quietly came to Gu Xun'er and asked, "How is it, miss?"
Gu Xun'er played with her Divine Dogs and replied, "Mm, Han Yuan has potential to become a Dou God. With Martial Soul and Artificial Spirit Soul, he can definitely change the world!"
"Then, should I report this back to the Clan Head?" Ling Ying hesitated before asking.
Gu Xun'er froze briefly and bit her lips, "No, let's hold it for now."
'I am sorry, father, but Xun'er wants to be selfish for once...'
She gazed at Han Yuan tenderly, 'I want to be with him as long as possible...'