Chapter 104 You Can Fool Your Buddies, but Don’t Fool Yourself

Three months later, Su Cheng lost in the duel with Zhu Zhuqing.

But this was what he expected.

Su Cheng did put some water in.

The method of breaking pulses and resuming qi was not used, and his cultivation level which was higher than that of Zhu Zhuqing was not revealed, but in other aspects, he did not hold back much.

Zhu Zhuqing has made rapid progress in these days, and Su Cheng, who secretly meets her every month, knows it all too well.

She's not stupid, she's just too naive.

She worked hard enough in the past, but the method was wrong.

Over the past year or so, after Su Cheng worked hard to reshape her correct outlook on life, she finally learned how to tap her potential.

As for the forces in the academy, they also dissipated with his defeat.

But that didn't matter to him at all.

Those so-called forces were originally drawn together just to temper Zhu Zhuqing.

Now that these people are leaving, it is a good thing for him.

Su Cheng doesn't have time to deal with these people now.

His research on martial arts has entered a very critical period.

Next, he and Zhu Zhuqing will also enter a period of rapid development. They must strive to further improve the Nirvana Sutra before then, at least to further improve the effect of purifying blood.

Moreover, there are still martial arts fusion skills to study later. For Su Cheng, there is simply not enough time.

As for those noble children, it would not be a bad thing to follow Zhu Zhuqing in the future.

When it comes to family status, the Zhu family is much stronger than the Su family.

Not to mention that Zhu Zhuqing has now proven his potential and strength.

These noble children more or less represent some family forces behind them. Although they do not account for much weight in the Star Luo Empire, they can still gather a lot of power for her when they are spread out as tentacles in the future.

"Tell me what you think."

Not long after the battle ended, Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing came to the mountains behind the college alone.

The two stood opposite each other, with no one around them.

Only the breeze rustled through the bamboo forest.

"I want to cooperate with you in performing martial arts fusion skills." Zhu Zhuqing didn't mince words, he looked at Su Cheng and said directly.

Su Cheng nodded without any surprise on his face.

In the last conversation outside the restaurant, the other party had already hinted at this meaning.

"What about other than that?" Su Cheng did not reply immediately, but asked instead, "Even if we can really use the martial soul fusion skill, how useful it will be. In the Star Luo Empire, you and I are not the only ones who have the Nether Civet. and the White Tiger Martial Spirit."

"I understand." Zhu Zhuqing nodded, "But the martial soul fusion skill is a skill that must be possessed. Our innate conditions are already weak. If we can't even use the martial soul fusion skill, then there will be no hope for the future. There is no hope."

"Understand it, you have no hope. My situation is different from yours." Su Cheng chuckled.

"That's right." Zhu Zhuqing continued without any excuse, "Su Cheng, I won't tell you those empty promises. To tell you the truth, I have a way to help you improve your strength and make your cultivation speed much faster than the orthodox ones. Royal Disciple."

As she spoke, she took out a manuscript and handed it over.

"First see if you can practice this technique."

In the past few months, Zhu Zhuqing had already begun to use this technique to improve his cultivation and purify his bloodline.

During the course of her practice, she discovered that this technique was actually very universal. It was by no means only applicable to the Nether Cat Spirit. It was probably applicable to many beast spirits. Perhaps it was not the so-called Zhu family’s secret technique. So simple.

Su Cheng reached out and took the manuscript, feeling a little shocked.

This is the Nirvana Sutra he developed himself!

Although this was originally something he had researched, he never expected that Zhu Zhuqing could have such a pattern.

After these days of practice, she must have discovered the preciousness of it. She was willing to use it as a bargaining chip, which was beyond Su Cheng's expectation.

Indeed, this is the best choice for Zhu Zhuqing.

The upper limit of the Netherworld White Tiger's martial soul fusion skill needs to be improved by the joint progress of the two people who perform the fusion skill, and Su Cheng's strength is an extremely critical part of it.

But how old is Zhu Zhuqing now that he can make such a choice.

What's more, Su Cheng hasn't made any promises yet.

After briefly looking through the manuscript, he raised his head and stared at Zhu Zhuqing with his eyes, and said solemnly: "Zhu Zhuqing, it seems that I really underestimated you before. Do you know what this thing means?"

"Of course I know." Zhu Zhuqing said calmly, "This is my sincerity."

"Miss Fourth is so generous." Su Cheng gently ran his fingers across the pages of the book in his hand and said slowly, "Aren't you afraid that I won't agree to your request if I take this thing?"

"This is just an appetizer. You are a smart man and you should understand what I mean. I just want you to know that I am not making empty promises, and I truly regard you as my future friend and partner."

"..." Su Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and he found that Zhu Zhuqing's growth rate once again exceeded his expectations.

But... friends?

"Zhu Zhuqing, you don't need to be pretentious with me here. I know what you think, and I can promise you, but we are just a cooperative relationship. Your hypocritical methods will not work here. If you are a friend, you should say less. That's great."

After hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing stared at Su Cheng silently for a moment, and her expression gradually turned cold.

She really had never thought of treating Su Cheng as a friend.

How could she not have resentment in her heart after the bullying in the past year.

If it weren't for her father's teachings and the burden of the family, as well as the feelings of her sisters that she learned from her father, she would have found a place to rely on.

Under the shadow at that time, she didn't know how long she could hold on.

"That's right." Su Cheng looked at her changing expression and chuckled.

"Fourth Miss, you can lie to others with those words, even if you lie to me, it doesn't matter, but don't lie to yourself."

"..." Zhu Zhuqing frowned and said nothing more.

She actually rarely has too many unnecessary emotions because of other people's words now.

It's just that unlike the indifference of the past, she is now more calm.

But some words spoken by Su Cheng still make her feel disgusted.

It's inevitable to have emotional fluctuations.

Compared to her, Su Cheng's idea at this time was very simple. He just wanted to wake her up and not to hypnotize herself accidentally.

Su Cheng didn't want her to have other ideas, or even think of him as a partner in the future.

If things really develop like that, how can he let her attack him in the future?

"What do you say about the martial soul fusion skill?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Su Cheng.

"You are so sincere, let's try it first."

As he spoke, Su Cheng stood up.

With a low roar, the white tiger martial soul emerged from Su Cheng's body.

A slight bloodthirsty desire emerged in his heart, but he had long been accustomed to the feeling of this beast martial soul affecting his emotions, and didn't care too much.

At the same time, white hair mixed with black tiger stripes gushed out of his body.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing on the opposite side bit her lips lightly with her pearly teeth, and her whole body was covered with a faint black light. The Nether Spirit Cat martial soul was also summoned by her, and a soul ring was circling around.

Then, she rushed towards Su Cheng.

As his body moved erratically, it seemed to become transparent.

Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes met in the air, and he opened his arms to greet Zhu Zhuqing's illusory figure.

Then, the two figures finally overlapped at the last moment, and the auras of the White Tiger and Nether Spirit Cat martial spirits merged instantly.

"Bang——"

However, at the next moment, violent energy fluctuations broke out in an instant.

The two figures were thrown out at the same time.

The martial spirit fusion technique failed.

Not only that.

Under the huge energy backlash, Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing were both seriously injured.

Moreover, although the martial spirit fusion technique just now did not succeed, it also consumed a lot of their soul power. At this moment, they all looked exhausted and breathless.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the void with dull eyes, looking a little confused.

Su Cheng looked thoughtful.

It was normal for him to fail the first time.

The two of them had neither cooperation nor emotional foundation, and except for the high degree of martial soul compatibility, other conditions were not met.

But the moment of fusion just now gave him a great understanding.

"Sure enough, there is no need for so-called emotional resonance."

At the moment of martial soul fusion just now, the consciousness of the two people was blurred for a moment, and then it was more of an instinctive impulse, which was not controlled by them at all.

With Su Cheng's understanding of martial souls, he could clearly feel that the emergence of this martial soul fusion skill, in addition to the complementary nature of martial souls, requires the matching of soul power fluctuations and mental fluctuations during fusion.

The key lies in the perfect node of the initial fusion.

As long as you grasp that moment, all the rest will be left to instinct.

The so-called emotional resonance can only enhance the tacit understanding between the two and better control the rhythm. Often, the deeper the emotion, the higher the degree of tacit understanding of cooperation.

Of course, it is also possible that as the martial soul fusion skill is used more, the soul masters naturally develop emotions.

After all, the martial soul and the soul master's blood and soul are deeply bound.

But using special techniques to cultivate the tacit understanding between the soul master and the martial soul can also meet this requirement.

The so-called emotion can play a role in icing on the cake, but it is by no means a necessary condition.

Another example is the martial soul fusion skill of the golden iron triangle of Yu Xiaogang, Flanders and Liu Erlong, the Golden Holy Dragon.

If there is a slight possibility that two people can have a perfect emotional fusion with each other, Su Cheng absolutely does not believe that it can be done if it is changed to three people.

Unless there is a more intimate special relationship between them, but this possibility is obviously very small.

"Try a few more times to study it. The martial soul fusion skill is indeed quite magical." Su Cheng thought secretly in his heart.

His perception ability in the martial soul field is amazing now.

The fusion just now made him feel deeply.

He has a hunch that with the help of the research on the martial soul fusion skill, he can greatly speed up the progress of further improving his Nirvana Sutra.

Glancing at Zhu Zhuqing who was still in a daze not far away, Su Cheng stood up and said calmly, "Don't be so dejected. It's normal not to succeed the first time. Try a few more times and find the pattern."