Chapter 104 It’s okay to lie to your buddies, but don’t lie to yourself too

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 dispersed 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 Cat 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 reading the manuscript, he raised his head and stared at Zhu Zhuqing, 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 agree to it, 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.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing stared at Su Cheng silently for a moment, and his expression gradually became colder.

She indeed never thought of treating Su Cheng as a friend.

How could I not have resentment in my heart for the past year of bullying?

If it weren't for her father's teachings and the family's burden, as well as the thoughts of her sisters that she learned from her father, she would have sustenance in her heart.

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

"That's right." Su Cheng watched her expression change and chuckled.

"Fourth Miss, it's okay to deceive others with your words. It doesn't matter even if you deceive me, but don't deceive yourself."

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

In fact, she now rarely generates too many unnecessary emotions due to other people's words.

It's just that it's different from the heart-wrenching indifference of the past. Now there's more of a calmness as clear as ice.

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

Mood fluctuations are inevitable.

Compared with her, Su Cheng's thoughts at this time were very simple. He simply wanted to wake her up and not accidentally hypnotize himself.

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

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

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

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

As he spoke, Su Cheng straightened up.

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

A slight bloodthirsty desire emerged in his heart, but he had long been accustomed to the feeling of the beast spirit affecting his emotions, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

At the same time, white hair mixed with black tiger stripes poured out from the body crazily.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing on the opposite side bit her lips gently. Her whole body was covered with a layer of faint black light. The Nether Civet Spirit was also summoned by her, and a spirit ring circled around it.

Immediately, she rushed in the direction of Su Cheng.

As the body moved erratically, it seemed as if it had become transparent.

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

Then, the two figures finally overlapped at the last moment, and the auras of the white tiger and the ghost civet spirits blended instantly.

"boom--"

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

The two figures were thrown away heavily at the same time.

The martial soul fusion skill failed.

Not only that.

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

Moreover, although the martial soul fusion skill just now was not successfully performed, it still consumed a large amount of their soul power. At this moment, they all looked exhausted and panting.

Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly into the void, looking a little confused.

Su Cheng looked thoughtful.

Failure to succeed the first time seemed to him a normal result.

The two of them had neither practiced together nor had a relationship foundation. Apart from a high degree of compatibility between their martial spirits, they did not meet any other conditions.

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

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

At the moment when the martial souls merged, the consciousness of the two people was blurred for a moment at the same time. What followed was more of an instinctive impulse, which was not under their own control at all.

Based on Su Cheng's understanding of Wuhun, he can clearly feel that the emergence of this Wuhun fusion skill requires not only the complementary nature of Wuhun, but also the matching of soul power fluctuations and mental fluctuations during fusion.

The key lies in the perfect node of initial fusion.

Just seize that moment and leave everything to your instincts.

The so-called emotional resonance can only improve the tacit understanding between two people and better control the rhythm. Often, the deeper the emotion, the higher the natural tacit understanding.

Of course, it is also possible that as the soul fusion skills are used more often, emotions naturally arise between the soul masters.

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

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

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

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

If there is even the slightest possibility that two people can perfectly integrate their emotions with each other, if it were three people, Su Cheng would never believe that this could be achieved.

Unless there is a closer special relationship between them, but this possibility is obviously slim.

"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 current perception in the martial spirit realm is astonishing.

The moment of fusion just now made him feel deeply.

He had a hunch that with the help of research on martial soul fusion techniques, he could greatly speed up his progress in further improving the Nirvana Sutra.

Glancing at Zhu Zhuqing who was still in a daze not far away, Su Cheng stood up and said calmly: "Don't look downcast. It's normal that you can't succeed the first time. Just try a few more times and find the pattern."