15: A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

"Grandfather, I want to try."

Shen Guyan ultimately chose to fuse! When he spoke those words, a faint cyan light flickered in his originally clear eyes, which happened to be captured by Leng Yaozhu, who was standing close by.

This is... Leng Yaozhu's Spirit is the Heavenly Phoenix, making her extremely sensitive to dragon-type Spirits. At the moment cyan light flickered in Shen Guyan's pupils, she felt as if her own Spirit had produced some kind of resonance.

This kid... isn't his registered Spirit a sword? Could it be a sword that possesses a draconic aura?

A thought quickly flashed through Leng Yaozhu's mind, but she maintained a calm expression and forced a smile: "Young Master Shen, do you really intend to fuse with this violent spirit soul?"

Shen Guyan didn't say much, responding to her with action instead.

Clang—

The canglang sword was unsheathed, its blade glowing with an azure light.

Seeing his grandson's insistence on the fusion, Old Master Shen naturally wouldn't belittle his junior in front of an outsider. He immediately nodded toward Leng Yaozhu: "Regardless of success or failure, I will have to trouble the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo to watch over him."

"Alright..." Leng Yaozhu sighed. Regardless, the item had been brought out in front of everyone and the other party had made his choice; she couldn't well disrespect Old Master Shen's face.

The Emerald Demon Bird Spirit was exceptionally precious. Unless absolutely necessary, the Spirit Pagoda was certainly unwilling to let it fall into outside hands.

"Young Master Shen, follow me." After Leng Yaozhu finished speaking, she took the lead and walked toward the door at the end of the corridor.

She had plenty of ways to make him retreat in the face of difficulties.

Shen Guyan took a deep breath to calm his emotions. After exchanging a look with Old Master Shen, he finally followed her.

As soon as the two entered the room, Leng Yaozhu released the Emerald Demon Bird Spirit from the spirit soul ball.

A large crystal container could be seen floating in the air at the center. Inside the container, a small emerald-green bird floated quietly, emitting a faint light; it was indeed the Emerald Demon Bird Spirit. The Emerald Demon Bird's feathers were as crystal clear as jade, each feather seemingly containing powerful energy. Its eyes were tightly closed, yet it gave off the feeling that it could erupt at any moment.

Shen Guyan walked up to the crystal container and reached out to gently touch it. Instantly, a cold sensation was transmitted, and at the same time, he felt the powerful and unique aura of the Emerald Demon Bird Spirit.

"Young Master Shen, let us begin. Hold your breath and concentrate; I will assist you as much as possible." Leng Yaozhu sat behind Shen Guyan, her supple hands slowly resting on his back, conveying the method of fusing a spirit soul to Shen Guyan through her Mental Energy.

Following the steps of spirit soul fusion, Shen Guyan first needed to establish a mental connection with the Emerald Demon Bird Spirit. He slowly closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and cautiously released his Mental Energy, attempting to communicate with the Emerald Demon Bird's soul.

At the start, everything was calm. Shen Guyan's Mental Energy was like an invisible thread, slowly approaching the Emerald Demon Bird's soul. However, at the instant of contact, the Emerald Demon Bird's soul suddenly fluctuated violently, and a powerful repulsive force surged out, instantly snapping Shen Guyan's Mental Energy away.

Shen Guyan snapped his eyes open, his face slightly pale, with fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He hadn't expected the Emerald Demon Bird Spirit's rejection to be so intense.

But Shen Guyan did not give up. He knew well that fusing a spirit soul was never an easy task; the more powerful the spirit soul, the higher the difficulty of fusion.

He closed his eyes again. This time, he mobilized all of his Mental Energy, compressing it into a more condensed power, and probed toward the Emerald Demon Bird's soul once more.

This time, Shen Guyan increased the output of his Mental Energy, attempting to forcibly break through the Emerald Demon Bird's defenses. Sensing this powerful pressure, the Emerald Demon Bird's soul became even more frenzied. Its body struggled violently within the crystal container, and its originally emerald feathers now flashed with a piercing light, as if venting its dissatisfaction.

Shen Guyan gritted his teeth and persevered. His Mental Energy and the Emerald Demon Bird's soul collided fiercely within the invisible mental space, each collision causing Shen Guyan a splitting headache. His consciousness felt as if it were tossing and turning in a stormy sea, liable to be submerged at any moment. But relying on his tenacious will, he never gave up. Finally, after a period of intense struggle, Shen Guyan's Mental Energy successfully broke through the Emerald Demon Bird's defenses and established a preliminary connection with its soul.

The moment the mental connection was established, Shen Guyan felt as if he had entered a brand new World. He saw the past memories of the Emerald Demon Bird—a vast forest where the Emerald Demon Bird soared freely in the sky, hunting prey. Its speed was extremely fast, like a bolt of green lightning, and wherever it went, other Spirit Beasts fled in terror. Shen Guyan also felt the Emerald Demon Bird's longing for freedom, as well as its anger and resentment when it was captured to become a spirit soul.

Shen Guyan repeated Leng Yaozhu's words: "I know you are unwilling to become a spirit soul, but I promise you, as long as you fuse with me, I will take you to see a wider World and allow you to exert even greater power."

Seemingly sensing Shen Guyan's sincerity, the Emerald Demon Bird's soul fluctuations gradually calmed down. However, this was only the first step of the fusion; the real test was yet to come.

As the fusion deepened, the Emerald Demon Bird's power began to gradually pour into Shen Guyan's body. This power was extremely formidable, filled with vitality and vigor, but it also carried a violent aura.

Shen Guyan's body began to tremble slightly; he could feel his meridians seemingly about to be torn apart under the impact of this power. His skin turned bright red, his veins bulging out like earthworms, and sweat driaced continuously from his forehead.

Great Acupoint Shifting Method!

Shen Guyan endured the intense physical pain, using the Great Acupoint Shifting Method to adjust his meridian pathways and circulate the Soul Power within his body, attempting to guide the Emerald Demon Bird's power to fuse with his own Soul Power. His Soul Power was like a slowly flowing river, while the Emerald Demon Bird's power was like a surging flood; when the two met, they instantly stirred up a thousand waves.

During the fusion process, Shen Guyan constantly adjusted his Soul Power's execution path to make it adapt to the Emerald Demon Bird's power. Every adjustment was accompanied by immense pain, but he kept his teeth clenched and persevered.

Gradually, Shen Guyan discovered that the Emerald Demon Bird's power also contained a unique attribute—Wind. This wind-attribute power was extremely violent, as if it could tear everything apart.

Shen Guyan realized that to completely fuse the Emerald Demon Bird's power, he had to learn to control this wind element. Thus, he focused more of his attention on comprehending the wind element. He closed his eyes and used his heart to feel the flow of the wind, the power of the wind. In his perception, the wind seemed to have life; it whistled and swirled, filled with endless destructive power.

Shen Guyan began to try using his Soul Power to envelop the wind elements, guiding them to flow according to his will. At the start, this was not easy.

The wind elements were extremely unruly, always trying to break free from Shen Guyan's control. But Shen Guyan did not get discouraged; he constantly adjusted the form of his Soul Power, trying again and again. Finally, after countless failures, Shen Guyan successfully enveloped a small wisp of wind element with his Soul Power and guided it to flow slowly through his meridians.

At that moment, Shen Guyan felt an unprecedented joy; he knew he had taken a successful step forward.

As his control over the power of wind became more and more proficient, the speed at which Shen Guyan fused the Emerald Demon Bird's power also became faster and faster. His body gradually adapted to the impact of the Emerald Demon Bird's power, and the pain gradually lessened.

At this time, Shen Guyan's body was surrounded by a layer of emerald-green light, a manifestation of the Emerald Demon Bird's power. His hair flew wildly under the blowing of the wind power, and his entire being emitted a powerful and mysterious aura.

However, just when Shen Guyan thought the fusion was about to be completed, an unexpected change occurred.

The Emerald Demon Bird's soul suddenly became violent again, and an even more powerful force erupted from its soul, instantly shattering the balance Shen Guyan had just established. This force was filled with resentment and unwillingness, as if the Emerald Demon Bird wanted to break free from Shen Guyan's fusion at the final moment.

Shen Guyan was greatly alarmed; he hadn't expected the Emerald Demon Bird to suddenly strike at this time.

"Not good!" Leng Yaozhu hurriedly pulled Shen Guyan into her arms and injected Soul Power into his Dantian, attempting to interrupt the spirit soul fusion.

She was all too familiar with the Emerald Demon Bird's nature; how could such a Spirit Beast be communicated with through a normal spirit soul fusion method? Next, she only needed to preserve the life of this little young master of the Shen Family.