It's not that the siblings' cultivation talents are inferior to those of Huo Ling, but rather due to their age.
The age limit for participants in the Soul Master Tournament is under 25 years old. In the original work, 19-year-old Huo Wu and 20-year-old Huo Wushuang could not compare to the current 23-year-old Huo Ling in terms of soul power, which is understandable.
Although Tang San and the others were younger participants, many of the contestants from various academies did not strictly adhere to the age limit when entering.
Besides Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Shui Bing'er, the so-called "Golden Generation" from the Spirit Hall team, consisting of Hu Liena and her two companions, were not particularly old either, all around 21 or 22 years of age.
In summary, the strength of participants in the Soul Master Tournament is not directly linked to their cultivation talent.
Those who are weak may simply have less time to cultivate, resulting in lower soul power levels.
Meanwhile, the strong ones may have been cultivating for longer, approaching the age limit, and their inherent cultivation talent may not be as outstanding.
On the road, three carriages sped along.
In the last carriage, sat Huo Lie, Mu Xiyue, and Mu Yang.
"Xiao Wu, are you really not going to participate? The academy's participant list hasn't been submitted to the organizing committee yet, so it's not too late to change your mind."
Huo Lie asked Huo Wu.
As the principal of the Blaze Fire Academy, Huo Lie undoubtedly hoped for Blaze Fire's team to achieve better results in the Soul Master Tournament.
If Huo Wu participated, the originally strong lineup of the Blaze Fire team with three Soul Ancestors and four Soul Elders could be upgraded to four Soul Ancestors and three Soul Elder, which would help them go further in the finals.
As for the issue of the 15-year-old Soul Ancestor with a soul ring exceeding the limit, Huo Lie wasn't concerned at all. With his own nine-ringed Title Douluo strength and the reputation of Blaze Fire Academy, he wouldn't care about such concerns.
Unless Huo Wu explicitly planned to join the Heavenly Dou Empire or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, neither the Star Luo Empire nor the Spirit Hall would risk offending the Blaze Fire Academy by suppressing a genius Soul Master.
"Dad, my sister already said that if she can't win the championship in the Soul Master Tournament, she won't participate."
Before Huo Wu could respond, Huo Wushuang spoke up.
"Haha~"
Hearing this, Huo Lie glanced at Huo Wu, who looked a bit embarrassed, and couldn't help but laugh. He then said, "Alright, alright, we'll listen to Xiao Wu, and she can join the next tournament."
It was uncertain what results the Blaze Fire team would achieve this time, but Huo Lie knew that in the next Soul Master Tournament, Blaze Fire's team would undoubtedly be the brightest among all the participants.
Three days later, around evening, the Blaze Fire Academy team arrived at Heaven Dou City.
Huo Lie wasn't short of money, and neither was Blaze Fire Academy. The team directly checked into the Tian Dou Grand Hotel, the highest-class hotel in the city, located near the great soul fighting arena in the city center.
'The opening ceremony of the tournament is in two days, so Bing'er and the others should have arrived in Heaven Dou City by now.'
In the hotel lobby, while waiting for the staff to complete the check-in procedures, Mu Yang couldn't help but think to himself.
Not long after, the Blaze Fire Academy team completed their check-in, and their rooms were on the hotel's top floor, the fifth floor.
As they went upstairs, suddenly, Mu Yang felt a tremor in his body, which made him frown and stop in his tracks.
"Xiao Yang, what's wrong?" Huo Wu, who had been following him, asked.
"It's nothing~"
Suspecting that it might be just his imagination, Mu Yang shook his head and continued upstairs.
But soon, Mu Yang realized that the tremor he had felt earlier was not a mistake. The further he went up, the more pronounced the sensation became.
And what was causing this tremor was none other than his Ice Flame Saint Shadow Martial Soul!
'Martial Soul Fusion Technique?'
Upon realizing the source of the tremor, Mu Yang immediately thought of this technique, which was a symbol of powerful strength in the Soul Master world.
This was because Martial Soul Fusion Technique wasn't as simple as adding one and one together.
For example, even if two Soul Kings with five rings possessed the Martial Soul Fusion Technique while two others did not, under otherwise similar conditions, the former would be able to easily defeat the latter.
Generally speaking, the Martial Soul Fusion Technique allows Soul Masters to challenge opponents at a much higher level.
For instance, two Soul Kings with five rings using a Fusion Technique would have a strength comparable to a Soul Emperor with six rings.
Moreover, the greater the number of participants in the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the stronger the resulting power.
For example, with Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong—one with a Grand Soul Master of rank 2 and two with Soul Saints at rank 7—they could unleash the "Golden Sacred Dragon" Fusion Technique, which would exceed the typical eight-ringed Soul Douluo and could even challenge a Title Douluo with nine rings.
It could be expected that if someone like Yu Xiaogang, a shortboard member of the team, could reach the strength of a Soul Saint with seven rings, the Golden Sacred Dragon Fusion Technique would likely be able to rival a Title Douluo with nine rings.
However, the preconditions for forming the Martial Soul Fusion Technique were quite strict. It required perfect compatibility and complementarity between the martial souls involved. Generally, it would only occur as a two-person Fusion Technique, with examples like the "Golden Sacred Dragon" being an exception with three participants.
Because of the immense power of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, there was a natural phenomenon for those who possessed it.
That was, if there were no blood ties, those who shared the same gender would inevitably become good sisters or brothers, and if one was male and the other female, they would inevitably become a couple.
Faced with this sudden possibility, Mu Yang couldn't help but feel conflicted.
The Martial Soul Fusion Technique was powerful, but after consuming the immortal-grade medicinal herbs, his soul power cultivation speed would be Faster than that of a typical innate full soul power. Once he achieved Title Douluo status, by adding high-quality soul rings to his Ice Flame Saint Shadow Martial Soul, he would be very close to achieving godhood.
In this case, if he didn't put resources into cultivating the other party, their strength would certainly not keep up with his pace.
And if one side of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique was much stronger than the other, it would diminish its effect. The greater the difference in strength, the less impact it would have.
For example, if he were a Title Douluo with nine rings and the other party were just a Soul Saint with seven rings or even a Soul Emperor with six rings, how much could the Fusion Technique enhance his power?
But if he were to invest heavily in cultivating the other person, someone with no familial connection to him, Mu Yang hesitated.
Moreover, Martial Soul Fusion Technique depended on the martial souls, not the individuals. Who knew what the other party's situation was like?
Men were somewhat better off. As long as the other wasn't doing anything wrong, he could accept them as a subordinate.
But if it were a woman who was not only older, unattractive, had poor personal habits, and had a venomous heart, he might as well forget the Martial Soul Fusion Technique altogether!
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