Within the sac-like organ, the absorbed Life and Soul Energy was being continuously compressed.
Before long, the sac split open, and a seed streaked with gold and blue fell out.
This gold-and-blue seed was only half the size of a fingernail. Both its size and color were completely different from the seeds of the Soul-Controlling Flower itself.
He didn't even need to check. The moment the gold-and-blue seed was created, Zhong Yi knew its name.
Soul Taming Seed!
The Soul Taming Seed was a product of a higher tier than Flowing Soul Soil!
A typical Guardian Beast Master, after activating their Soul Base, had to consume Soul Power to form a Contract with a Guardian Beast.
Not all Guardian Beast Masters could awaken a Lifebound Guardian Beast; they accounted for only one-tenth of the total number.
Forming a Contract with any Guardian Beast other than a Lifebound one required consuming the Guardian Beast Master's Soul Power, which would reduce the area of their Soul Base.
But now, with this Soul Taming Seed, Zhong Yi could form a Contract with a Guardian Beast directly through the Soul-Controlling Flower.
In the process, it could even induce the Guardian Beast to mutate into an unknown form.
Even a Substitute Puppet like Hong Ji, bound to Zhong Yi by a blood Contract, could undergo a transformation after using the Soul Taming Seed.
What's more, if a Soul Taming Seed was implanted into the soul of another Guardian Beast Master's Lifebound Guardian Beast, he could control the master by controlling their beast.
This meant Zhong Yi could use the Soul Taming Seeds produced by the Soul-Controlling Flower not only to master beasts, but also to master humans.
For a moment, Zhong Yi couldn't help but marvel at the Soul-Controlling Flower's power!
Even though Zhong Yi was the one who had compiled this game world's data, the Soul-Controlling Flower's power level had clearly surpassed his comprehension.
As the Soul-Controlling Flower absorbed more and more Energy, Zhong Yi found his perception of the world improving at an incredible rate.
Previously, if he wanted to determine the state of the Insect-Catching Hibiscus, he would have had to physically inspect it.
Now, however, Zhong Yi could directly perceive the plant's condition.
Just then, a majestic murmur, at times high-pitched and at others deep, resounded in Zhong Yi's mind. The sound seemed to contain the rhythm of a million lives, as if the clash of its notes could give birth to any possibility.
In the past, the Soul-Controlling Flower had only ever conveyed emotions to Zhong Yi. This was the first time it had communicated with him through language.
Zhong Yi could easily understand this profound and complex language, as if he had known it since the day he was born.
The Soul-Controlling Flower was telling Zhong Yi that he could use the flower itself to cast a Skill called Perception of All Things.
Through the Skill, Perception of All Things, a target's status would be presented to him as data, allowing him to glimpse its condition and hidden secrets.
This Ability would be incredibly useful to Zhong Yi, allowing him to directly perceive the essence of things when encountering new objects or examining Guardian Beasts.
After absorbing all the Life and Soul Energy from over a ton of Guardian Beast Remains, the Soul-Controlling Flower was no longer hungry.
Coiled within Zhong Yi's soul, it began to secrete Flowing Soul Soil.
Zhong Yi stared at the Soul Taming Seed in his hand, lost in thought.
The Soul Taming Seed was a product created when the Soul-Controlling Flower condensed the Energy it absorbed. Though there was a certain cooldown period, it was clear that more could be created.
Zhong Yi had yet to form a Contract with any other Guardian Beast. After a moment's thought, he decided to give the Soul Taming Seed in his hand to Hong Ji to absorb.
The Soul Taming Seed didn't so much induce a creature to mutate in an unknown direction as it allowed a Guardian Beast to make a leap in its Life Level, all while taking on some of the Soul-Controlling Flower's traits.
Although Hong Ji was just an ordinary Substitute Puppet, a so-called Household Beast, she too had the potential for an evolutionary leap.
After using this Soul Taming Seed, Hong Ji would break free from the limitations of a Substitute Puppet and evolve into a completely new kind of creature.
When Zhong Yi had compiled the game world's data, he had never programmed anything related to the Evolution of a Substitute Puppet.
With the use of this Soul Taming Seed, the game world itself would shatter the limits Zhong Yi had designed.
In the entire Xin Xia Federation, there had never been a single recorded case of a Substitute Puppet evolving.
The reason Substitute Puppets were known as Household Beasts was not only because they offered absolute loyalty to their Contractor after forming a Contract, but also because they could sense their Contractor's emotions and thoughts.
At that moment, Hong Ji sensed Zhong Yi's unwavering faith in her!
Upon receiving Zhong Yi's command, Hong Ji gave a gentle smile, her eyes filled with fervor.
"Master, from this day forward, Hong Ji will clear any and all obstacles from your path and dedicate my life to you."
With that, Hong Ji took the Soul Taming Seed from Zhong Yi, parted her vermilion lips, and swallowed the magnificent seed.
Zhong Yi wasn't worried about Hong Ji's safety, because he knew that swallowing the Soul Taming Seed would not bring her any harm.
However, no matter the type of Guardian Beast, Evolution was always an ordeal.
The moment Hong Ji swallowed the Soul Taming Seed, her body began to shimmer with a blue-and-gold luster.
The ethereal light pulsed across her body, and a pained expression twisted her features.
But Hong Ji clenched her jaw and made no sound, merely curling up on the ground, wrapping her slender, pale arms around her knees as her long hair spilled out behind her.
A long time passed. Only when the surging gold-and-blue light on her body faded did Hong Ji get to her feet.
Zhong Yi observed Hong Ji carefully, but he couldn't see any obvious changes compared to before.
Deciding to take a closer look, Zhong Yi activated the Skill granted to him by the Soul-Controlling Flower: Perception of All Things.
[Guardian Beast Name]: Fusion Secret Puppet
[Guardian Beast Species]: Puppet Species/Puppet Species
[Guardian Beast Level]: Mortal Beast Level (1/10)
[Guardian Beast Type]: Demon Spirit Element
[Guardian Beast Quality]: Silver
Skills:
[Battle Skill Mastery]: By observing a target in combat, one can integrate their techniques and instincts into one's own fighting style.
Exclusive Traits:
[Material Absorption]: One's body becomes a vessel capable of integrating materials and metals from various life forms, making them a part of itself. By consuming Energy, the inherent traits of these absorbed materials can be activated.
[Body Deconstruction]: Able to rapidly reconstruct one's body in the midst of battle and flexibly utilize absorbed materials in combat.
He discovered that while Hong Ji appeared unchanged on the surface, her Bloodline had transformed from Substitute Puppet to Fusion Secret Puppet.
Her Quality had also skyrocketed from the original Unranked, skipping Bronze Quality entirely to reach Silver Quality.
This discovery left a stunned expression on Zhong Yi's face. It took him a long moment to recover.
A Silver Quality Mortal Beast! This completely shattered Zhong Yi's understanding of the world!
Although Zhong Yi was a Transmigrator, he had inherited the memories of this body's original owner. It was common knowledge in this world that the highest possible Quality for a Mortal Beast was Bronze.
Hong Ji had not only become the first Substitute Puppet to undergo a Bloodline transformation, but she was likely the first creature in the entire world to reach Silver Quality while still at the Mortal Beast Level.