[Light flickered as a beam separated from the giant dragon's body, transforming back into Yu Xiaogang's form.]
[Opening his eyes, Yu Xiaogang glanced at his expectant father and the Grand Elder, then first beckoned to the Little Dragon.]
[The Little Dragon shrank to the size of a kitten and flew back to Yu Xiaogang's shoulder.]
["Father, Grand Elder, I completely understand the situation with my Martial Soul Possession now. I can only say it's beyond expectations."]
["Beyond expectations?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen and the Grand Elder looked at each other and immediately pressed for details.]
["My Martial Soul Possession, though called possession, has an effect equivalent to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"]
["A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?!!"]
[The Grand Elder's eyes widened, and he cried out in a daze.]
["A one-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Are you joking?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen, on the other hand, began processing the information in his mind after hearing his son's claim, comparing Yu Xiaogang and the Little Dragon's situation to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]
[He then realized that, damn, it really was almost the same!]
["Grand Elder, please don't doubt it yet."]
["A Martial Soul Fusion Skill does indeed require two or more people to perform, but with me and the Little Dragon, aren't we exactly two?"]
[Yu Xiaogang stroked the Little Dragon perched on his shoulder.]
["The Little Dragon is your Spirit. Even if it has its own consciousness, ultimately, the two of you are a single complete entity."]
["How can a single entity do something that requires two people?"]
[The Grand Elder followed up immediately upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words.]
[It wasn't that he was unhappy to see Yu Xiaogang possess a trump card like a Martial Soul Fusion Skill on his own, but rather that if Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul Possession was truly a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the implications would be entirely different.]
[For instance, the Dai Family and Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire can consistently produce members capable of performing Martial Soul Fusion Skills.]
[To maintain this Martial Soul Fusion Skill, members of the imperial Dai Family and the Zhu Family have intermarried for generations.]
[The Empress of the Star Luo Empire has always come from the Zhu Family.]
[However, this creates many problems.]
[For example, if one party of the pair capable of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill is exceptionally talented while the other is dull...]
[Then the dull one is destined to hold the other back.]
[Furthermore, one party must constantly cater to the other's mood.]
[If both personalities are easy-going, it's fine.]
[But if both are extremely strong-willed, things can go south.]
[For instance, there was once a case where a member of the Dai Family suppressed his true nature and acted lovingly toward his partner until he inherited the throne.]
[Once the struggle for the throne was won, the Dai Family member's true nature was exposed, and he wanted to expand his harem.]
[But that Empress was also of an extremely stubborn type; she would not allow such a thing to happen.]
[The two argued fiercely over this issue until a battle broke out.]
[In the end, that Dai Family Emperor still forcibly expanded his harem.]
[But because of this, the Emperor and Empress became completely estranged.]
[Later, when a powerful enemy attacked, the Empire waited for the Emperor and Empress to perform their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and sweep the field.]
[But it turned out the Emperor and Empress had long since lost the ability to perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]
[This story gave the people of the Douluo Continent a realization: don't think that just because you can successfully use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill once, everything is settled forever.]
[If the subsequent relationship isn't maintained, there might come a day when the Martial Soul Fusion Skill can no longer be used.]
[Ultimately, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill involves two, or even several, people's shared commitment.]
[Although people on the Douluo Continent say that those who share a Martial Soul Fusion Skill will never betray their teammates...]
[Who can say for sure when it comes to the human heart?]
[Even husbands and wives can become enemies, let alone ordinary friends.]
[It would be even more awkward if the two parties capable of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill were in opposing camps.]
[The point of all this is that a Martial Soul Fusion Skill is not a one-person affair.]
[For a Spirit Master with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, that skill is their power, yet also not entirely their own.]
[When fighting alone, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill might as well not exist.]
[And in group battles, those with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill are the first targets to be attacked.]
[Once a teammate has a problem, everything one relies on from the Martial Soul Fusion Skill will vanish into thin air.]
[There was once an example on the Douluo Continent of three Spirit Emperors whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill could contend with a Titled Douluo.]
[Because all three were talented and the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was powerful, many concluded they would surely dominate the Douluo Continent in the future.]
[Amidst the constant praise, the three also came to believe it and gradually became arrogant.]
[Then, they offended a Titled Douluo.]
[That Titled Douluo was also an interesting person; he didn't directly kill the three.]
[Instead, he chose to quietly cripple one of them.]
[Consequently, the trio's Martial Soul Fusion Skill could never be performed again.]
[Despite their wailing, anger, and sorrow, everything was set in stone.]
[Their past glory left them, and the people they had once offended came knocking one after another.]
[In the end, not one of the three met a good end.]
[This is the limitation and the greatest weakness of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]
[But now, if what Yu Xiaogang said was true, he had broken the established rules of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]
[He could complete a Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone, never needing to worry about the human heart or fearing being picked off one by one.]
[The significance of this was extraordinary.]
[If it were all true, the Grand Elder felt that their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect should switch to Yu Xiaogang's Spirit for its Legacy.]
[Unaware of the Grand Elder's thoughts, Yu Xiaogang inexplicably felt a shiver run down his spine.]
[Scratching his head and feeling as if some malice were directed at him, Yu Xiaogang focused back on the topic at hand.]
["Grand Elder, in fact, the situation between me and the Little Dragon perfectly fits the criteria for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."]
["Connected hearts, complete trust, and besides that, the Little Dragon and I complement each other."]
["After all, without the Little Dragon, I have no Spirit; without me, the Little Dragon has no spirit power. Although we are separate, we are inseparable."]
[As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang glanced at the Little Dragon, who happily nuzzled against his cheek.]
["Furthermore, if it's not a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, how else can you explain the inexplicable and massive boost I get after Martial Soul Possession?"]
[Hearing this, the Grand Elder had no words left to refute him.]
[Of course, while he couldn't refute it, wild joy filled the Grand Elder's heart.]
[Good, it's good as long as it's confirmed.]
[It really is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If they could pass down their Young Sect Master's Spirit, wouldn't every member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the future?]
[At that time, who else on the Douluo Continent could compete with their Sect for the title of the world's number one Sect?]
[At this moment, the Grand Elder had already begun thinking about how many wives he should arrange for Yu Xiaogang to marry.]
[Ye Hengchuan's daughter, the Second Elder's distant relative's granddaughter, the sister of the teammate of the brother of the wife of the Third Elder's uncle...]
[The more the merrier, it can never be too many, hahahaha!]