"Pft."
Hanrui started laughing seeing her fall to her butt.
'First it's the big one, then it's the small one?
It's like the universe decided Zhuqing has to fall.' He mused as walked over to her side.
Zhuqing pouted seeing him laugh at her expense and refused to look at him, she folded her hands over her still developing chest and turned her head away.
Hanrui, finding her adorable, started pinching her cheeks again then lifted her up in a princess carry and sat her down on the sofa.
"Apologies Qing'er, I couldn't help myself just now." He said, trying to placate her.
Zhuqing turned her head away, refusing to respond, while trying to keep her smile hidden, feeling pleased by his care.
Duke Zhu smiled seeing the interaction between the two.
After a while Zhuqing, who couldn't hold her curiosity, asked Hanrui while still pouting. "So? What happened? Why did the fusion dispel?"
"Hmm, how should I put it? You don't love me enough?" He said while making a thinking pose.
Zhuqing glared at him hearing that but he continued.
"Martial Soul fusion works on the basis that the two participants Love and Trust each other, to the point they hold nothing behind for the person involved.
Unlike your older self, who spent significant time with my future-self and had a strong bond with me.
We spent at most a few weeks together in the last 6 months since the day we met. Our bond, comparatively speaking, isn't strong enough."
Zhuqing cooled down hearing that, feeling his words to be right.
'Hmph, I'll just spend more time with you, if you were here, but you are so busy to even come see me in the last 6 months.
I don't know which vixen you ran after in those 6 months.' She thought and glared at him resentfully.
Hanrui avoided eye contact, noticing her resentful glare.
'I admit it's my fault I wasn't able to come see you but it's because I came across the Botanic Academy group, and got distracted in my research.
It's fascinating to teach them and make them grow, especially with my Xiao Long taking a liking to them.
Sigh, once that coward Dai Mubai runs away, I can take you away, so we have more time for each other.' He thought.
"Not to mention my Void Weaver is a God-tier Martial Soul while your Martial Soul is one step below it. So the imbalance can also shorten the time limit.
Especially if you go on the offense. Because my Void Weaver even without Soul Ring can give additional attributes to Martial soul fusion state.
Like the swirling mass that kept your father's wound from healing. It can even add Elemental effects like lightning, but you just awakened your Martial Soul and don't even have a Soul Ring yet.
So yeah, the current you, can't handle the power." He continued, hiding his embracement.
Zhuqing nodded listening to his explanation like a student and forgot her anger.
'Speaking of God-tier Martial Soul. Even Gu Yuena is a lower tier compared to my Void Weaver. Even if she absorbed the Golden Dragon King and became the new Dragon God.
She wouldn't reach my Martial Soul's level.
Qing'er, me saying your martial soul is one step below mine, is just putting it nicely.' He thought and sighed.
"By the way, that armor isn't a fixed manifestation of our Martial Soul fusion. It can change according to my, or rather 'our' thoughts.
Since you are not particularly knowledgeable on that subject. I'll show you some new concepts later." He continued.
'I mean, I don't recall her or the Shrek team for that matter wearing armour in the original that's actually good.
Hmm, no Wait, wasn't there an armour that Blacksmith Lou Gao from Gengxin City made? Was it called "Wishful Eight Treasure Soft Armour"?
That one was not bad but it looks too thin and not stylish enough. Although it's weak and doesn't grow like my Martial Soul fusion armour, at least it's functional I guess.' He thought as he shrugged.
Hanrui then started thinking about armours and even the mechanical ones like Iron Man armour, T'Challa's Panther suit and so on.
'Wait, now that I think about it, I recall a certain red head with a collection of armours she can requip.
So I'm basically making my own version of her? Where I'm the wardrobe and Qing'er is the mage?' He thought, feeling amused.
Zhuqing's eyes lit up as she heard the armour could change.
'Although it looked pretty, it feels great to have more options.' She thought.
Duke Zhu sighed at the side listening to their conversation and did not mind the fact he was forgotten by his own daughter after being injured by her.
'If qing'er had a soul ring, that dagger wouldn't merely scratch my hand and destroy my robe. It will definitely pierce the defence I put up, which barely reached the level of a Soul King.
Compared to that, let alone Dai family Martial Soul fusion, I doubt any Martial Soul fusion can compare to it.' He thought.
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