Chapter Fifteen: What Exactly Is a Quasi-God?

“After hearing you say that, I have to thank Ye Xinglan,” Xu Zhao said. Then, seeing Xue Liushuang’s eager expression, she added, “The ascension of a martial soul is different from simply controlling it; it requires time to gradually awaken the faint moonlight sword essence hidden within the Splitting Light Sword. So, there’s no rush.”

“Therefore, we should wait until both your families clearly express their stance to our Xu family before proceeding.”

“Time is needed? That’s fine—I can wait,” Xue Liushuang said, her excitement fading into calm. At that moment, she realized a troubling thought: if her martial soul ascended into the Moonlight Sword, how could she then perform the martial soul fusion technique with Dai Min?

Inner conflict swirled within her—should she choose martial soul ascension, or the fusion technique?

Xu Zhao perceived Xue Liushuang’s dilemma and reassured her, “Don’t worry, I can handle the fusion technique as well.”

“When you two performed the fusion technique just now, I sensed your martial souls’ energies and found your compatibility reached as high as ninety-one percent.”

“With such a high compatibility, I can use my martial soul’s power to establish a resonance between your souls.”

“Once resonating, your martial souls will influence and enhance each other, not only gradually increasing compatibility but also absorbing each other’s power to evolve.”

“Thus, during the Splitting Light Sword’s ascension to the Moonlight Sword, this resonance will allow the Snow Shadow to draw power from the Splitting Light Sword and evolve alongside it.”

“In the end, Snow Shadow should evolve into a dual-attribute martial soul, combining ice and moonlight.”

Martial soul resonance? Snow Shadow’s evolution?

Xue Liushuang’s inner turmoil eased, while Dai Min’s eyes sparkled with joy and excitement.

The fusion technique was powerful, but who wouldn’t want to make their martial soul stronger?

Of course, having both was even better.

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Everything went smoothly.

That very afternoon after the banquet, the Xue family and the Weng family each reached and signed an alliance with the two branches of the Xu family.

It wasn’t supposed to happen so quickly.

But Xue Liushuang was eager to begin the martial soul ascension, so she and Dai Min individually urged their elders to expedite the alliance signing with the Xu family.

On an isolated hill within the Xu family estate, inside a cultivation room—

“Such a wondrous power,” Xue Liushuang said as she opened her eyes, looking at Xu Zhao.

“Boss, is your martial soul really an eye?”

It was understandable for her to ask.

Just now, Xu Zhao said she would help awaken the Moonlight Sword’s essence within the Splitting Light Sword.

Suddenly, a mysterious power appeared inside her body.

Her consciousness immersed itself into her martial soul, the Splitting Light Sword, roaming with the mysterious force through the soul’s origin.

Such an unfathomable power shouldn’t belong to an eye-type martial soul, even if mutated.

“Of course,” Xu Zhao didn’t answer directly but replied with a smile, “The martial soul’s form is an eye—how could it not be an eye martial soul?”

“Just a form?” Xue Liushuang caught the subtlety, “So, Boss, your martial soul isn’t really an eye.”

She didn’t press further.

Friendship needed time to cultivate; today was only their first day meeting. In time, the truth would come out naturally.

“Ahem,” Xu Zhao cleared her throat, casting a glance at Xu Yucheng, Xue Liushuang, and Dai Min in turn. Then she announced loudly, “Now, I’ll set the minimum goals for the three of you.”

“Four-character Battle Armor Master, plus Quasi-God level—any questions?”

“Yes, Boss,” Dai Min was the first to timidly raise her hand and ask, “I understand the Four-character Battle Armor Master, but what exactly is Quasi-God? How much stronger is it compared to a Level Ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo?”

The other two also looked at Xu Zhao with puzzled expressions, clearly unaware of what Quasi-God meant.

“These terms are all recorded in our family’s library. Make sure to study them in your spare time, so no one can accuse us of being ignorant,” Xu Zhao chided them lightly before beginning a brief lecture on soul master lore:

Soul Masters reach godhood at Level One Hundred; Level Ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo is the peak below godhood.

Within Level Ninety-nine, there are three key stages:

Quasi-Demigod, Demigod, and Quasi-God.

Quasi-Demigod refers to those newly entering Level Ninety-nine who have yet to form a second soul core—this is the stage most Ultimate Douluo pass through.

Once a Quasi-Demigod stabilizes their realm and forms a second soul core, whether through yin-yang complementarity or homologous resonance, they can shed the “Quasi” prefix and become a Demigod.

The Demigod stage is the realm most stable Level Ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo achieve and represents the highest level attainable by most.

Beyond Demigod lies Quasi-God, which requires forming a third soul core based on the foundation of yin-yang complementary dual cores.

Throughout history, few Ultimate Douluo have reached this stage.

“After reaching Quasi-God, one gains the initial qualification to form the embryonic shape of a divine seat.”

“While I dislike boasting about others, the current Sea God Pavilion Lord of Shrek Academy, Qingtian Douluo Yun Ming, is a supreme expert who has formed this embryonic divine seat.”

Indeed, he is the number one in the world.

Because in the heavens, there is also Tang Hao—the usurper who rules the dimension.

However, this number one has suffered a fate akin to Lu Bu after death.

While alive, no one could match Yun Ming, but after his death, no one compares to his former valor.

Upon learning about the stages of Quasi-Demigod, Demigod, and Quasi-God, the three displayed different expressions.

Xu Yucheng’s eyes ignited with a flame called ambition, clearly determined to become a Quasi-God.

Xue Liushuang and Dai Min showed a mixture of longing and reverence.

The difference lay in Xue Liushuang’s longing outweighing her reverence, while Dai Min’s reverence was stronger than her longing.

“Um, Boss,” Dai Min finally asked weakly, “Are you sure this is the minimum goal, not the maximum?”

“Of course. Otherwise, why would I bother training you?” Xu Zhao responded earnestly.

“No more talk—the Quasi-God stage is far beyond us, but the Four-character Battle Armor Master is what we must prepare for starting now.”

“The four main secondary professions: Forging, Mecha Design, Mecha Manufacturing, and Mecha Repair.”

“I’ll take Forging, Mecha Repair is off-limits, and you three can each choose one of the remaining two as your secondary profession.”

“Uh…” The three whimpered simultaneously, then said in unison, “We’ll choose Mecha Manufacturing.”

After a moment’s surprise at their unanimous choice, they realized it made sense.

Mecha Design suits soul masters with outstanding spiritual aptitude.

While their spiritual talents were decent, they were only ordinary geniuses.

Conversely, Mecha Manufacturing perfectly complemented Xu Yucheng and Xue Liushuang due to their martial souls.

As for Dai Min, knowing Xue Liushuang would choose Mecha Manufacturing, she also opted for it.

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