Wang Dong insisted on his wishes to sit on Huo Yuhao's bed, so they sat down there. Right after, Wang Dong was annoyed. Compared to his own soft, fur covered bed, this purely wooden bed didn't even have a hint of comfort! However, he had to endure it. They had slept together by accident on his bed last night so he won't let Huo Yuhao on his bed again.
Huo Yuhao was pretty lenient and calmed down after a short pause. He thought to himself: Oh well, everyone has their own lifestyles and I should respect it. With this thought, his hints of anger disappeared.
Wang Dong glanced at Huo Yuhao and found him looking over. He felt some distress but also apologetic and hurriedly raised his hands, "Let's start. Just like you said, we will cultivate until dinner and see how it goes."
Huo Yuhao raised his hands and matched against Wang Dong's. Just as they came in contact, Spirit Power immediately started fusing. These two Spirit Powers circulating within their bodies and quickly completed fusion. Afterwards, it flowed smoothly within them as a mixture.
When they had discovered this magical phenomenon, they couldn't examine it because time was short. Now that they were calmly cultivating, they slowly began to experience it.
Just as before, when their hands connected in cultivation, their Spirit Power rose quickly. Simply put, their rate of increase was around the sum of their usual rates.
That means, if Huo Yuhao cultivated an hour along and his Spirit Power rose by 1 while Wang Dong cultivated an hour and his Spirit Power rose by 1.2; then right now, not only was their Spirit Power circulating faster, but after an hour, their Spirit Powers would increase by 2.2.
This way, Huo Yuhao's cultivating speed had more than doubled while Wang Dong's speed also nearly doubled. Undoubtedly, the one who gained the most benefits was Huo Yuhao because Wang Dong's cultivation was higher than his. If they cultivate like this from now on, then their cultivations will become closer.
It is shocking for a Spirit Master to double his cultivation speed! Huo Yuhao had originally planned to breakthrough level 20 within three months. But with this speed, he would be able to go above level twenty within half to two months at most. For Wang Dong, cultivating at such a speed might even allow him to breakthrough level 30.
After almost three hours of cultivation, the sky outside darkened and they rose from meditation. They retracted their Spirit Powers and their mixed Spirit Powers separated. They really did feel that their cultivation was much faster.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong opened their eyes and looked toward the other at the same time. They immediately saw the pleasant surprise in the other's eyes. No matter how they were able to achieve this type of spirit fusion, it was still a great thing for them! Especially true for Huo Yuhao since he was able to gain a greater advantage.
They couldn't wait to experience how their Spirit Abilities may be improved and this time, they discovered a profound mystery.
Every single one of their abilities could improve through spirit fusion and the improved power was extremely powerful, not only like adding one to one to get two. When they activate a spirit ability together, not only will its force double but the spirit power expenditure is halved. That means, when they were in spirit fusion, their spirit power exhaustion will be lessened. This is equal to gaining a new, high leveled spirit power when they fused.
So, their current situation couldn't be called Battle Spirit Fusion but should more accurately be called Spirit Power Fusion. What made Wang Dong speechless was that after fusion, he as the stronger one was not in control.
When their bodies came in contact and their spirit powers mixed, Huo Yuhao became the primary controller. The moment he desires to release a spirit ability, Wang Dong would have to react, whether he wanted to or not. But when Wang Dong wanted to use a spirit ability after fusion, he required Huo Yuhao's cooperation to do it. The power dynamic was very clear.
"Why would it be like this? So not fair." Wang Dong said in frustration.
Huo Yuhao helplessly responded, "I don't know either! Don't worry. I will fully cooperate with you whenever you need me.
Even though he didn't say it, he knew that this kind of situation must be involved with Daydream Iceworm. Or else, how would his weak spirit power be able to gain main control?
"Wang Dong, don't be depressed. Our new spirit power from the spirit fusion needs a name. Lets use your name."
Wang Dong laughed, "No need. Wang Dong Power? That sounds horrible. It would be better to take a character from each of our names. Lets called it HaoDong Power."
Huo Yuhao shook his head, "It does sound a little better."
Wang Dong stood up and felt his butt. "Your bed is too hard. Lets switch to my bed tonight. Since you gain so many benefits from HaoDong Power, you're treating me to dinner today." As he said this, he slightly lifted his head and walked out.
Seeing his carefree attitude, Huo Yuhao laughed. This guy. So stubborn, so arrogant. But actually has a good heart.
"Fine, no problem. My money was all earned from selling roast fish. If we finish it all then we can eat yours." He quickly followed.
With HaoDong Power, no matter if it were Huo Yuhao or Wang Dong, they obviously experienced a change in their relationship. For Huo Yuhao, he and Wang Dong was not only friends and classmates but also brother. He believed that Wang Dong thought the same way. As for whether or not he was right, only Wang Dong knew….
As they ate dinner, Huo Yuhao had some doubts. This doubt came from his understanding of Daydream Iceworm. Daydream Iceworm had said that as long as his body's endurance reaches a certain level, he will receive even more source power to improve the quality of his spirit ring while increasing his spirit abilities' powers.
After Huo Yuhao created Hao Dong Power with Wang Dong, he could feel every ability becoming stronger. Although he could also feel getting closer to his physical limits, he was still able bear this amount. Since this was the case, why didn't the Daydream Iceworm upgrade his spirit abilities to normally be at that level?
"Fool." Just as doubts began to build in Huo Yuhao's heart, Daydream Iceworm's voice sounded in his mind.
"Daydream Bro, you're not asleep?" Huo Yuhao suddenly said with surprise into his mind.
Daydream Iceworm snorted and said, "Of course I'm not asleep. Do I love sleeping that much?"
Huo Yuhao inwardly criticised. If you didn't love sleeping, how could you have managed to sleep for over a million years?
The Daydream Iceworm said, "The answer to your question is simple. Indeed, I did not bring your soul ring to the utmost limits of your body. It is because I cannot let you swell like a balloon. There is a fish, called the tiger puffer fish, that has thorns all over its body. Once it meets danger, it will instantly inflate; allowing the body to swell up and preventing the enemy from swallowing it. The fish only allows its body to swell to the limits in that moment of danger."
"In this case, it's own attack power has indeed been elevated to its highest extent. But what if there is a needle coming over? What will happen then? Your case is the same. If I elevate your soul ring to the point where you are at peak strength, once you suffer an unexpected attack or an accident during practice, you will be like a balloon and burst apart. So what I mean by your tolerance limit is the point where you can afford to have it with no side effects. When you fuse your Spirit Power with Wang Dong, this fusion will help improve both of your bodies. That's why I helped to completely fuse the Spirit Power from the two of you. The advantage is the greatest when the compatibility reaches 100%.
"In other words, under your Spirit Power fusion, the capacity of your body improves along with the strength of your Spirit Power. This allows you to carry the greater Spirit Power, and also improves your spirit abilities when used. This is the secret of your Battle Spirit Fusion. Ordinary Spirit Masters' Battle Spirit Fusion is different in that aspect. For Battle Spirit Fusion, as long as you continue to practice together, your physique will improve over time. Your practice speed will also become the fastest.
"Of course, the process of improving physical fitness is relatively long. If, in the future, you guys can genuinely fuse, then the effect will be even better."
Huo Yuhao asked in puzzlement, "What's genuine fusing?"
Daydream Iceworm seemed lifeless for a bit as he said, "I don't know. I haven't tried it before as well. The two of you should just continue to try. Regardless of whether it's Spirit Power fusion or Battle Spirit Fusion, the benefits given to you two is still immensely great. In the future, you'll slowly learn through experience."
Upon finishing his sentences, Daydream Iceworm uncaringly stopped speaking and disappeared.
"Hey, you're almost about to eat your rice through your nostrils." Wang Dong saw that Huo Yuhao had been lost in thought for quite a while and waved his hand in front of Yuhao's face.
"Eh..." Huo Yuhao hurriedly touched his nose, but saw Wang Dong chuckled at him.
"What were you thinking about? You were completely lost in thought," Wang Dong laughingly said. He found Huo Yuhao's foolish appearance to be very amusing.
Huo Yuhao said, "Of course I'm thinking of our Hao Dong Power. I'm thinking of the reasons why we're capable of Spirit Power fusion. After considering the causes and effects, there's only one possibility. Our compatibility must have been extremely high, and therefore, when we fused out Battle Spirits yesterday evening, we were capable of Spirit Power fusion.
Wang Dong's eyes lit up, "Right! What you're saying makes sense. If not because of this, then why else would we end up in a situation that no one else has? Hurry up and eat. After finishing eating, we'll go outside to test whether we can use a Battle Spirit Fusion Skill. However, do you know how to use it?"
Huo Yuhao was somewhat dumfounded as he said, "How would I know? I thought it would just occur naturally once the conditions are right…"
The two stared at each other and couldn't help letting out a hint of a helpless, bitter smile. Indeed, although Battle Spirit Fusion Skills were talked about during class, it was a skill used by an extremely small group. The teacher only briefly mentioned it, never mind talking about how to use it. After all, the number of people who could genuinely utilize a Battle Spirit Fusion Skill was really too small.
Wang Dong said, "Forget it. We'll just try it out in the evening. If it's no good, tomorrow we'll look for Teacher Zhou Yi again and ask. See if there's any method to utilize it."
"Okay." Huo Yuhao agreed while unceasingly calling out to Daydream Iceworm in his mind. He believed that, with the life experience of a million years, the Daydream Iceworm should know what to do.
"Fool! Why would you wake me up with such an insignificant matter? Just do what you did last night, stupid." Daydream Iceworm was very upset when Huo Yuhao woke him up. He was just about to go to sleep and therefore, was quietly speaking that one line.
Do what I did last night? Huo Yuhao blanked out for a bit but soon realized the meaning. Hug?
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong quickly finished their dinner. With curiosity and excitement, they ran out of the school campus. Today, Huo Yuhao did not prepare to sell his roasted fish. Just as he walked outside of the school gates, he had to apologize to all of his usual customers that were complaining; using the examination as an excuse.
"Let's race." Wang Dong said under his breath. He tapped his toe onto the ground and sped forward like a rocket.
If this was three months ago, Huo Yuhao would never have caught up. However, these three months obviously did not go to waste. Huo Yuhao's legs were full of energy. Although it did not seem as easy to him as to Wang Dong, he was not slow. Every step he took left a clear footprint on to the soil as he catches up to Wang Dong.
Energy filled his muscles as the Spirit Power within him constantly replenished the consumed energy.
The night air was cool and pleasantly relaxing. At this moment, they felt like they were traveling with the wind. Without the restrictions of the metal suits, they felt fresh and cool, and were enabled to travel at their top speed.
In the end, Wang Dong's foundation was far better than Huo Yuhao's and quickly increased the distance. Only after the distance surpassed over three hundred meters did he slowed his steps and waited for Huo Yuhao to catch up.
"Hey, your speed is pretty good for a control system Battle Spirit Master, especially one that's not specialized in direct combat." Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao who had caught up and stated smugly.
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "We weren't that far apart. We should head into the woods."
"Okay." Wang Dong nodded his head. The two people looked around and saw that there was no one. They simultaneously launched and ran into the woods beside the path. After entering about several hundred meters inside, they finally stopped.
"Let's just stay here. How do we test?" Wang Dong turned toward Huo Yuhao and asked.
Huo Yuhao said, "We'll first test out Hao Dong Power's recovering ability." While saying so, he lifted up both hands towards Wang Dong.
Wang Dong lifted his hands and placed them against Huo Yuhao's. They are now fairly familiar with the procedure after the afternoon's practice. Just as they had predicted, after the Spirit Power fusion, Hao Dong Power has provided both of them with significant physical and spiritual growth. However, the rate of growth was not as good as during their cultivation practice.
"The effect is not that great, but at least there are some benefits." Wang Dong stated to Huo Yu hao as his physical strength recovered.
Huo Yuhao nodded his head, opened his arms, and said, "Come."
Wang Dong blankly stared at Huo Yuhao and was on guard, "What do you plan on doing?"
Huo Yuhao very naturally said, "Hug!"
"You..." Wang Dong's complexion immediately underwent great change. One moment it was green, the next it was white. "Huo Yuhao, I didn't think you were this kind of person. Do you believe that I won't beat you until you won't be able to provide for yourself for the rest of your life?"
Huo Yuhao was dumbfounded, "What are you thinking about? So stupid. Have you forgotten how our Battle Spirit Fusion has occurred? Right now, our Spirit Powers are already compatible. Therefore, the simplist way to reenact the Battle Spirit Fusion is to repeat what has happened yesterday!"
Wang Dong finally realized what he meant and his face turned completely red. Although the sky had already darkened, Huo Yuhao was able to see it clearly with his Spirit Eyes.
"You should have explained before demanding a hug. Are you purposely embarrassing me?" Wang Dong used anger to try to cover up his embarrassment.
Huo Yuhao helplessly said, "Who would have imagined that you were thinking so unhealthily. We're both men, what can we do? Hurry up. It's better if we finish this sooner so we can go back earlier and continue cultivating."
Wang Dong hesitantly said, "We wouldn't possibly fall asleep again like last night in such a desolate place like this, right?"
Huo Yuhao speechlessly said, "We won't. Today's circumstances are different. You're over-carefulness is like a woman's. I'm coming." While saying so, he rapidly took a step forward and hugged Wang Dong.
Wang Dong's body went rigid in the split second that he was hugged by Huo Yuhao. His mind turned blank.. Since they were running before, Huo Yuhao was slightly sweating and the faint smell assaulted his senses.
Wang Dong's body was very soft and hugging him was as comfortable as it was last night. However, Huo Yuhao wasn't thinking about enjoyment right now. At the same time that he hugged Wang Dong, he immediately started to circulate his own Spirit Power and opened his Spirit Eyes Battle Spirit. While Wang Dong soon took the hint as well and soon realized what was happening.
Their bodies were completely touching, causing the Spirit Power inside their bodies to rapidly transform into Hao Dong Power. Huo Yuhao's pair of eyes seemed especially bright and the mild golden rays of light in his eyes flickered in the night. .
In a brief moment, Wang Dong pushed his Battle Spirit to circulate as well.
In an instant, both people had a bizarre feeling. Releasing their Battle Spirits while hugging was completely different than releasing their Battle Spirit by assisting each other to produce Hao Dong Power.
In the split second that the pair of ice-blue wings unfolded from Wang Dong's back, their minds fell into a brief trance.