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"Mhm."
Hu Liena asked with a hint of pleasant surprise, "Teacher, does this mean you've agreed?"
Nodding, Bibi Dong said, "Your Charming Fox Martial Soul inherently possesses the Mental attribute. Previously, I intended for you to follow the traditional Extreme Stream—becoming a Control System Soul Master."
"Developing your mental capabilities to evolve the Charming Fox into a Nine-Tailed Charming Fox. If you followed that path, your future would be relatively smooth. I am almost a hundred percent certain I could cultivate you into a powerful Mental System Soul Master."
"However," Bibi Dong continued thoughtfully, "After carefully considering what you said back then, I realized there is some truth to it. While focusing purely on the Mental System gives you a massive advantage against most Soul Masters."
"If you encounter an enemy whose spiritual power is no weaker than yours and who possesses means to counter you, you would lack other combat methods as a pure Mental System Soul Master. That would leave you severely restricted."
"More importantly, if you battle an equally powerful Mental System Soul Master, winning is one thing, but if you lose, it is extremely easy to suffer mental damage that is difficult to recover from. Going pure Mental System is a double-edged sword; while it grants strong innate suppression against most, it is also easy to hurt yourself."
Hearing Bibi Dong speak this way, Hu Liena's eyes grew increasingly bright.
It was almost a foregone conclusion that her teacher intended to agree to her proposal.
Bibi Dong's tone shifted. "However, the Fusion Stream is not easy to walk. It is currently the most complex cultivation school. Not only must you forge a dual-attribute Martial Soul through the absorption of soul rings, but you must also combine the powers of two different attributes."
"If the combination is poor, the true strength of the Martial Soul's origin won't manifest, and you'll actually end up inferior to other schools. This path has a high ceiling but also a very low floor. Even I cannot completely guarantee that you won't take a wrong turn on this road."
"Nana, have you truly decided to go through with this? In truth, as my disciple, following the traditional Extreme Stream and focusing primarily on the Mental System would still allow you to become a top-tier powerhouse."
"If you truly manage to cultivate the Charming Fox—which is currently only a mid-tier Martial Soul—to its limit and reach the realm of the Nine-Tailed Charming Fox, there would be few experts in the world who could compare to you."
"The Nine-Tailed Charming Fox is one of the highest-tier Soul Beasts, and its mental power is exceptionally formidable. As for facing opponents who are also skilled in spiritual power..."
Bibi Dong chuckled softly.
"What you worry about is exactly what they would worry about as well. It's not a disadvantage in the truest sense. Furthermore, whether it is Ling Xiao, your brother, or Yan, they are all your partners and possess outstanding talent."
"When the time comes, they will protect you. As a Mental System Soul Master with powerful mental control, you would be the core of the four of you."
Hu Liena pursed her lips, considering the matter deeply.
She sat up straight against the headboard and said slowly, "Teacher, Nana has decided. I want to walk the Fusion Stream. Although the Extreme Stream is safer, I think Ling Xiao said something very sensible: 'Only comprehensive strength is true strength.'"
"I want to possess a greater sense of versatility. Perhaps this road is difficult, but as your disciple, I am already luckier than ninety percent of the people in this world."
"If I still fail despite that, it only proves that Nana is too useless and unworthy of being your disciple. Besides, I don't want to always be under the protection of others. I want to protect my brother, protect you, Teacher, and everyone else. I want to protect our Spirit Hall."
Bibi Dong stared blankly at Hu Liena, momentarily dazed as her thoughts drifted to the past.
Hu Liena had always appeared well-behaved and cute, but at this moment, she displayed a streak of stubbornness and strength—a strength so headstrong it was exactly like her own back then.
Back then, the two top-tier Martial Souls she awakened, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor and the Death Spider Emperor, were both souls that possessed powerful devouring energy. One could say she was innately suited to take the path of an Evil Soul Master.
After Qian Xunji took her as his disciple, in order to prevent her from straying into the wrong path, he originally intended to use the holy power of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul to purify the innate devouring origin within her souls.
Doing so would have turned her two Spider Emperor souls into ordinary Martial Souls, stripping them of the power to devour blood and spirits. However, her talent as an Innate Full Soul Power user would not have changed.
She could have still become an expert through orthodox cultivation methods, whether via the Extreme Stream or the Fusion Stream.
But she had refused.
She believed that an Evil Soul Master is defined by their heart and their actions, not their form, and certainly not the type of their Martial Soul.
Even if a Soul Master possessed the power of light, if they mastered the ability to devour others to strengthen themselves and used that power to slaughter indiscriminately, they would still be an Evil Soul Master.
Conversely, for a Soul Master like her who was naturally suited for the path of an Evil Soul Master, as long as she cultivated diligently using orthodox methods and didn't use devouring to rapidly level up, what was there to worry about even if her soul possessed devouring capabilities?
It was her persistence back then that moved Qian Xunji and the elders of the Elder Hall.
Thus, she was allowed to cultivate her innate top-tier Martial Souls according to the traditional Extreme Stream until today. Although a painful event occurred in between that haunted her for life, she did not regret this choice, nor did her views on Evil Soul Masters change.
Currently, under her leadership, when Spirit Hall purged Evil Soul Masters from the continent, they did exactly that: judging by the heart and the actions, rather than making a blind judgment based solely on the Martial Soul.
"Very well, Nana. I promise you. I believe that through your efforts, you will surely carve out a path that belongs to you," Bibi Dong said, her eyes filled with hope. She then asked, "So, have you thought about how exactly you will walk the Fusion Stream?"
"This..." Hu Liena rubbed her head sheepishly.
"I haven't thought of the specifics yet. However, I want to take the Control System and the Agility Attack System—Control as the primary and Agility Attack as the secondary."
"But I still need to plan the single-attribute fusion first and then coordinate it with the dual-attribute fusion. Regarding the second attribute to be fused later, I haven't decided. Teacher, please help me plan it; I can't figure it out."
As she reached the end of her sentence, Hu Liena reverted to her usual self, speaking somewhat playfully. This caused the corners of Bibi Dong's mouth to curl slightly as she teased, "Fine, I will help you think about it."
"Your idea of focusing on the Control System with Agility Attack as secondary is very good. The Charming Fox clan excels in mental power and is very fast, but their beast-attribute strength is not high."
"Their physical power and durability are not prominent among all Soul Beasts, so the Defense System is out of the question. The Power Attack System is also not as suitable as the Agility Attack System."
"While you could use elemental power from a second attribute as a means of heavy attack, you would become too dependent on that second attribute, and your advantage in speed would be difficult to fully utilize. Therefore, choosing the Agility Attack System is the most appropriate."
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