The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant'swill to survive was incredibly strong.
That was good.
"Alright, I'll feed you something good first to boost your years."
Tang Lan pulled out a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Silkworm and fed it to the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant.
"Tasty!" The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant exclaimed in delight. "More! Give me more!"
Tang Lan kept feeding it until its age increased to 4,799 years.
—Jing Ling was an agility-type soul master, so his limit was naturally higher than a support-type soul master.
Tang Lan stopped.
But the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant wasn't satisfied and rubbed against him, wanting another bite.
"If you eat any more, I won't be able to save you." Tang Lan warned.
Only then did the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant reluctantly stop.
"Now, I will begin guiding your soul to form a brand imprint.
You need to relax your mind and cooperate with me.
I will integrate your innate abilities with the soul imprint.
Everything must be done with your full consent. Only then can I help you establish the contract.
Do you understand?"
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant struggled to nod.
Then it flopped onto the ground, lying flat like a dead fish.
It peeked at Tang Lan from the side.
"Is this relaxed enough?"
Tang Lan's lips curved up slightly.
This elephant… was kind of a jokester.
And Jing Ling, on the other hand, was stoic and reserved.
With this duo, things were bound to get interesting.
Meanwhile—
Jing Ling, under Ning Fengzhi's assistance, had finished absorbing the Whale Glue.
He stood firmly before Tang Lan.
"When I put it in, it might hurt a bit. Endure it." Tang Lan warned.
Jing Ling nodded firmly.
Tang Lan took a deep breath.
Then—
He activated the third evolution ability of the Soul Spirit Domain—
"Undying and Indestructible!"
His entire body disappeared, merging into the Soul Spirit Domain.
His spiritual power seeped into the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant's mental world.
With no resistance at all,
he easily located its soul imprint and spiritual essence.
Just like its physical form—
The soul imprint was lying flat, like a lazy couch potato.
When it sensed Tang Lan's presence,
it even grinned at him.
True relaxation.
Tang Lan guided its spiritual essence, soul imprint, and its most refined soul power—
Along with the mysterious energy contained in its innate bloodline.
He merged them all, condensing them into a Soul Spirit.
With Purple Demon Eye's godlike vision,
Tang Lan could control every detail.
Fifteen minutes later—
A brilliant golden light erupted from the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant,
spreading from its tail to its head,
leaving behind withered, darkened skin wherever it passed.
Meanwhile, the concentrated golden light at its head grew brighter and more radiant.
Finally—
It condensed into a golden sphere atop its forehead.
A deep, ancient chant echoed through the Soul Spirit Domain.
The chant was clear, yet incomprehensible to all listeners.
The rough, unrecognizable syllables seemed to shake the heavens and earth.
A golden six-pointed star appeared, encircling both Jing Ling and the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant.
"Now!"
Tang Lan mentally guided both the human and the beast—
"Follow my lead and recite the Soul Spirit Equality Contract!"
Jing Ling placed his hand on the golden sphere,
then began chanting strange syllables.
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant, too, made a sound like a low, echoing whimper.
The six-pointed star beneath them glowed brighter and brighter!
Mysterious symbols began floating into the air,
circling around them, radiating strong spiritual and soul power fluctuations.
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant's aura weakened.
Meanwhile, Jing Ling's presencegrew stronger.
And his expression…
Began twisting in pain.
Visible cracks spread across his body—as he teetered on the brink of bursting apart.
Tang Lan released "Undying and Indestructible", returning to his physical form.
His Life Soul Blue Silver Emperor wrapped around Jing Ling,
absorbing the overflowing energy.
Then—
He activated "Heart of the Life Soul",
but only released pure life energy, carefully healing the cracks on Jing Ling's skin.
Tang Lan maintained him right at the limit—
Ensuring he wouldn't die.
Now—
The Soul Spirit Equality Contract was complete.
All that remained—
Was to see if this human and beasttruly acknowledged each other.
If either one had even the slightest doubt—
The ritual would fail.
This was why—
Early communication was crucial!
But Tang Lan was thoroughly prepared—
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant showed no resistance whatsoever.
After all—
Its nature was lazy, yet it had to run for its life every day.
Now, it finally had the chance to rest in peace—
Why would it give that up?
And most importantly—
Jing Ling was its only chance to survive.
So—
It laid down and accepted its fate.
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant had zero resistance—it even actively cooperated!
As for Jing Ling—his approach was even simpler: blind faith in Tang Lan.
And with Gu Rong, a Title Douluo, personally standing guard, his life was in no danger.
Not to mention the temptation of having his own dedicated page in the family genealogy—he was fully committed!
This was a perfect combination of:
✅ The Right Timing
✅ The Right Environment
✅ The Right People
Ten minutes later—
The floating arcane symbols suddenly froze.
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant, lying flat on the ground, gave one last twitch before completely going limp inside the six-pointed star.
All of its life energy disappeared.
The symbols, like rivers merging into an ocean, poured into Jing Ling's body.
His Skeleton Martial Soul activated on its own, revealing two yellow soul rings.
After a brief pause—
A purple soul ring, slightly larger than usual, slowly condensed.
"Aooo——!"
A familiar elephant cry echoed from Jing Ling's mouth.
His feet glowed, and from his chest, a purple silhouette leaped out—
Transforming into the Meat Mountain Giant Elephant!
But unlike before, when it had been dying—
Now, it was brimming with vitality, its purple form glowing with faint golden light.
Apart from a slightly ethereal quality, making it seem less solid—
It was almost indistinguishable from a living soul beast.
The Meat Mountain Giant Elephant was excited, stomping its feet, swinging its trunk, and even hopping in place.
Despite its two-meter size, it still made quite a ruckus.
"This Soul Spirit has a physical form?!" Oscar exclaimed in shock. "Does that mean… it can actually fight?!"
Tang Lan grinned mischievously.
He jokingly pointed at Gu Rong—
"Meat Mountain Giant Elephant—use Charge!"
Unexpectedly—
This Meat Mountain Giant Elephant turned out to be a bit too gullible.
It really launched a charge attack at Gu Rong!
Even mid-charge, its body flashed with purple light—
And in an instant, its size expanded from two meters to nearly thirty meters,
transforming into a moving mountain, barreling toward Gu Rong!
Gu Rong, however, wanted to test its strength.
So he didn't use his Martial Soul—
Instead, he simply raised one hand to meet the attack.
"Boom—!"
A dull impact rang out.
The mountain-sized Meat Mountain Giant Elephant was slapped aside, tumbling across the ground with a bewildered expression.
It lay there, stunned—
Completely unable to comprehend how that tiny human had just sent it flying.
But since it couldn't figure it out—
It simply gave up thinking!
And just flopped onto the ground, fully embracing its lazy nature.
"Holy crap!" Jing Ling shouted. "It used up my soul power to activate a soul skill?!"
That one sentence contained too much shocking information.
🔥 Soul Spirits have actual combat power!
🔥 Soul Spirits can use the host's soul power!
🔥 Soul Spirits can activate soul skills!
🔥 Soul Spirits retain the intelligence of their original body!
"Hiss——"
"Hiss——"
"Hiss——"
Everyone who realized the implications sucked in a sharp breath!
This wasn't just a modification to soul rings—
This was a revolutionary, game-breaking enhancement!
"Wait!" Jing Ling suddenly called out again. "It just told me… it comes with an extra soul skill that I can use when I obtain my next soul ring?"
Hmm?!
Everyone instinctively turned to Tang Lan, awaiting an explanation.
"Don't look at me," Tang Lan shrugged. "This is my first time trying this too."
Then, after thinking for a moment, he summarized—
"So basically, a thousand-year Soul Spirit can act as two soul rings?"
"If we use a ten-thousand-year soul beast for a Soul Spirit, maybe it could grant three or four soul skills?"
Uh…
That was a very concise yet terrifying conclusion.
But—
Ning Fengzhi had a different opinion!
(End of Chapter)
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