Wei Goat's Clone, Spirit Pagoda Master
Shrek City.
Safe house.
Chu Ye casually activated the warning device.
Then he closed his eyes, sank his consciousness into the system panel, and began using Fate Points to create a brand-new clone.
Soon, a black-robed figure wearing a white ram mask appeared in the safe house.
[Wei Goat] [Gender: male] [Level: level 98 Titled Douluo] [Martial Souls: Soul, Ultimate Ice] [Soul Martial Soul's Soul Rings: purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black, red] [Ultimate Ice: no Soul Rings yet] [Talisman: Sheep Talisman] [Basic abilities: leaving the body in spirit form, appearing in dreams, possession, and other abilities] [Upgraded abilities: soul control, soul creation, and other abilities] [Identity: master of the Spirit Pagoda]
Forming this level 98 Titled Douluo had cost him nearly 300,000 Fate Points.
And while upgrading the Sheep Talisman's abilities seemed simple, it had cost a full 500,000 Fate Points.
The Sheep Talisman's basic abilities were those of the version in Jackie Chan Adventures. They were very useful, but also had major limitations.
The upgraded abilities were different, however. In the field of soul control, they had already surpassed the gods, and creating mere Soul Spirits was no problem at all.
Looking at his remaining 400,000 Fate Points, Chu Ye couldn't help feeling the pinch.
They were hard to save up, but they vanished in a flash when he spent them.
If he wanted to raise a clone with this level of talent to level 99, he would need even more Fate Points-about 300,000.
As he saw it, there was no need. Level 98 was enough.
With Wei Goat's current setup, even if the level 99 Long Xiaoyao came, he might not gain the upper hand.
After all, the Sheep Talisman was no pushover.
Another reason he had chosen to upgrade the Sheep Talisman was that his original body could use its abilities too, so it wouldn't go to waste.
As soon as Chu Ye finished molding the clone, his Sea of Consciousness grew lively.
Wei Goat smiled and said, "It's my first mission. Please look after me."
Si Snake: "Oh, a newcomer! Looks like we're going to stir things up again?"
Wu Horse: "Sigh, born to toil. I might as well change my name to Beast of Burden."
You Rooster: "Say, Wei Goat, why does your mask look a bit like Weslie?"
Wei Goat said with a perfectly straight face, "I couldn't very well use Paddi, could I? Mao Rabbit is lazy enough already."
Mao Rabbit: "Pure slander! I just start and finish work on time."
Chu Ye: "All right, enough chatting. Si Snake, Wu Horse, you're going on this mission with Wei Goat."
Wei Goat, Si Snake, and Wu Horse nodded at the same time.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Wu Horse, Wei Goat, and Si Snake traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest without encountering a single obstacle.
Wu Horse couldn't help remarking:
"Wei Goat, your soul detection ability is really handy. At least we don't have to bother dealing with these small fry."
Wei Goat smiled and said:
"It's all right. Actually, Si Snake's intangibility and invisibility would have been enough. I'm only using this now so you can get familiar with my ability."
Si Snake nodded proudly. "That's right!"
The core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.
Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan, was waving her hands, scattering an emerald-green glow over several injured Soul Beasts.
Just then, however, three figures stepped out of the air.
Bi Ji couldn't help exclaiming in shock, "Who are you three?"
They had entered the core region without the slightest warning. Just who were these three? But he wasn't worried, because Di Tian was nearby.
Wei Goat, wearing his white ram mask, said, "I am Wei Goat, master of the Spirit Pagoda. I have taken the liberty of visiting the Star Dou Great Forest to discuss a matter with Beast God Di Tian."
No sooner had he spoken, before Bi Ji could announce them,
A terrifying pressure, tyrannical beyond compare and enough to make heaven and earth tremble, suddenly bore down on the three of them.
A mighty figure stepped out. It was Beast God Di Tian.
Di Tian was greatly surprised that the three of them were unaffected by his pressure.
But his expression remained cold as he said:
"You're from that so-called Zodiac Temple?"
"And what is this so-called Spirit Pagoda?"
Wu Horse and Si Snake appeared to have the strength of around level 95.
Wei Goat, meanwhile, had the strength of a level 98.
The threat posed by this level 98 was far greater than that of Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi from Shrek Academy, and could even compare with a Limit Douluo.
He could even compare with Mu En.
This surprised him somewhat.
But that wasn't the most important point.
The most important point was that these three had somehow infiltrated this place without him noticing at all!
Otherwise, with his fiery temper, he would have crushed them long ago.
After all, his lord's safety was at stake!
Wei Goat's smile showed through his mask.
"The Spirit Pagoda is an organization that hasn't been established yet, and I am its future master."
Bi Ji was also taken aback.
"A faction and organization that hasn't even been established yet dares to come negotiate with the Beast God?"
Beast God Di Tian couldn't help letting out a cold snort as he said:
"We of the Star Dou Great Forest have no interest in your human organizations. Get lost."
He was only being this civil because he feared information about his lord would leak out.
If these three didn't have the ability to appear and vanish like ghosts, he would have crushed them to death with a swipe of his claw long ago.
Wei Goat asked in return:
"Your Excellency Beast God Di Tian, how much longer do you think the Star Dou Great Forest can rest easy?"
"Soul Tools in the human world are already capable of threatening powerhouses at the Titled Douluo level and above."
"As Soul Tools develop, let alone Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts-even Ferocious Beasts, and you yourself, Di Tian, will be powerless against them in the future."
"And all your hopes rest on the being behind you, that when his injuries heal, he can lead the Soul Beast Clan to a resurgence."
"And I can tell you that by then, faced with human technology, the Soul Beasts will be unable to turn the tide."
As for the so-called Soul Guidance Technology, Di Tian thought it was somewhat dangerous, but not by much.
The problem was that Wei Goat actually knew of his lord's existence.
Hearing this, Di Tian's killing intent surged. "You actually know my lord exists. Then you must die."
Faced with Di Tian's threat, Wu Horse smiled. "If I die, I believe there'll be no one on the entire continent who can treat the Silver Dragon King."
The claw Di Tian had just formed came to an abrupt halt.
He fixed his gaze on Wu Horse and said in disbelief:
"You can treat my lord? Human, don't think you can play any tricks."
"How could a mere mortal possibly treat my lord's injuries?"
Wu Horse couldn't help speaking with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you questioning my professional ability?"
"Even injuries inflicted by gods can be healed by me."
"Otherwise, what confidence would I have had to come to the Star Dou Great Forest and negotiate terms with you?"
"Of course, I won't treat her for free. Your Soul Beast Clan must support the Spirit Pagoda's Soul Spirit Plan."
Di Tian's heart trembled when he heard this.
After all, he had endured humiliation and compromise for so long precisely to wait for his lord's injuries to heal.
He said in a deep voice:
"As long as you can truly treat my lord, let alone this Soul Spirit Plan, I can agree to any terms within my power."
As he saw it, this Soul Spirit Plan sounded costly.
But Wei Goat shook his head.
"Your Excellency Beast God, there's no need for that. The Spirit Pagoda's original purpose is mutual benefit and a win-win outcome."
"A Soul Spirit is created by extracting a Soul Beast's soul from its body through a special method and having it sign an equal contract with a Soul Master, allowing it to become the Soul Master's Soul Ring without being hunted and killed."
"In this form, the Soul Beast's soul can retain its consciousness and even help the Soul Master fight."
"I hope to obtain a group of Soul Beasts that are dying, dying of old age, or want to leave behind the innate talent of their bodies and grow stronger, to serve as the Spirit Pagoda's first Soul Spirits."
"These Soul Spirits will sign equal contracts with humans we select."
"These Soul Spirits will dwell within humans and can grow alongside them. If a Soul Master has the opportunity in the future, the Soul Spirit may even ascend to the Divine Realm together with the Soul Master."
"Even if the Soul Master lacks that aptitude, the Soul Master can still pass the Soul Spirit down to the next generation and the one after that, making it an Inherited Soul Spirit whose strength will continue to grow."
After hearing Wei Goat's explanation, Di Tian was even less inclined to believe him.
"Equal contracts? Retaining consciousness? Inherited Soul Spirits?"
"Would you humans really be so kind?"