Fire Thief-The Ancestor of the Elemental Fox

"Alright, that concludes the general introduction. We can now begin the experiment."

Zhou Qing clapped his hands, Bu Yi back to her senses.

What should I do?

Bu Yi became uneasy.

After all, Romantina's Martial Soul actually has such an ability, which might really help her find the reason why her Martial Soul cannot connect with her, and thus solve the problem of her cultivation speed dropping sharply after breaking through to Soul Elder.

How could she not be excited?

"Relax and enter a meditative state. Afterward, Romantina will link our Spiritual Consciousness and use her Spiritual Detection skills to explore your consciousness and Martial Soul, and present the relevant information in our minds. But you must be careful not to resist in any way, not even by thinking about it. After all, the human spirit is quite sensitive, and even the slightest thought of rejection may prevent me from sharing the specific situation between you and your Martial Soul with Romantina."

Zhou Qing gave instructions.

"I have to trust you absolutely, right?" Bu Yi frowned slightly, unsure if she could do that.

Despite being addressed as "Sister Yi" by Zhou Qing, she has been in the Soul Master World for many years and has seen some young Soul Master who are mature beyond their years.

Six-year-old Zhou Qing...

He is indeed much younger than those teenagers.

But precisely because of this, Bu Yi was actually more wary of Zhou Qing. This clever guy was precocious despite his young age, and it was hard to see his true thoughts through his innocent appearance.

"Yes, this is our only chance to determine the exact nature of your Martial Soul. Otherwise, you'll have to find a Titled Douluo to check it for you later, and it's highly likely that only Titled Douluo with Spirit System will have that capability."

This is not an exaggeration.

Although Titled Douluo can perceive and control Spiritual Power, if their Martial Soul is not Spirit System, they would probably find it difficult to detect the communication between a person's consciousness and their Martial Soul.

Romantina

Naturally, they don't have that ability either.

But who could blame her when the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was temporarily residing in her Upper Dantian?

"I'll try my best." Bu Yi crossed her legs, sat in the chair, and entered a meditative state.

Zhou Qing placed his hand on Bu Yi's forehead to confirm that her Soul Power was beginning to circulate and her breathing was becoming steady. Then he said to Romantina, "It's your turn, Brother Sky Dream."

"Hehe, I'll have to do it!" Tian Meng immediately got onto Romantina's body, put his hands on his hips, activated his Brain Martial Soul, and a white Soul Ring appeared.

Spiritual Detection!

Spiritual Sharing!

The simultaneous activation of the two skills caused Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu's consciousness to waver, and they saw Bu Yi's illusory Divine Body floating in a chaotic space. In front of her was an Elemental Fire Fox with orange-red fur, golden beard on its neck and head, and a tail that burned like flames.

Its body is covered by a layer of red flames, making the image of the Elemental Fire Fox slightly blurry and indistinct.

Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu did not enter Bu Yi's Mental World through the Yintang Acupoint between Bu Yi's eyebrows. Rather, under the effect of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Sharing skill, the information it detected within Bu Yi 'Sea of Spirit was presented to Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu's minds.

Even if Bu Yi resists during this process, it doesn't really matter, since Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Power level far surpasses hers.

"Can it be enlarged?" Xiao Wu asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who was now in its original form.

"A piece of cake!"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rubbed its short legs together, making a sound similar to snapping its fingers, and the image of the Elemental Fire Fox Martial Soul magnified in front of Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu.

However, the layer of flames enveloping the Martial Soul still prevented them from seeing Martial Soul true form.

"Brother Tian Meng, you're very knowledgeable, do you know what's going on?" Zhou Qing frowned, feeling that he needed to get some inspiration from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"I'm Soul Beast, not Martial Soul, so how could I possibly know what a human's Martial Soul is like?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blinked its small golden eyes.

"Regarding Elemental Fox Soul Beast, what kind of changes typically occur after they undergo a complete metamorphosis?"

The Elemental Fox, Martial Soul and Soul Beast, are related. Zhou Qing felt that it was possible to analyze from another angle why this Martial Soul would become estranged from the Soul Master after completing its transformation.

"The biggest changes are in appearance and attributes. But there's something funny, hahaha, that is, after the Elemental Fox completes its transformation in the millennium stage, it cannot immediately control the elemental abilities it possesses after the transformation, and may even hurt itself."

As Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke, she chuckled, "Moreover, after completing its transformation, the Elemental Fox's intelligence seems to have regressed to the level of Ten-Year Soul Beast. Generally speaking, a newly transformed Elemental Fox needs the care of Elemental Fox that has already undergone transformation and has grown for a hundred years in order to grow up relatively stably."

"Huh? Intelligence can regress?" Xiao Wu exclaimed in shock.

"What is the reason for this?" Zhou Qing was stunned. He felt that this was more similar to his first guess: After the Elemental Fox Martial Soul underwent transformation, it re-entered the "Gestation Phase". However, since the Martial Soul Martial Soul had already awakened, it could no longer return to the place of Martial Soul Gestation that he had guessed - the Soul Palace.

Therefore, once Bu Yi's Elemental Fox Martial Soul transformed into the Elemental Fire Fox, it became difficult for her to grow any further.

After all, it came out of the "Soul Palace" before it was fully developed. We should be grateful that it can be used. Why should it continue to grow?

Capitalists would never let a fetus still developing in the womb do any work!

"The reason? Who knows? Perhaps it's the price their ancestors paid for refining the Silver Dragon Blood."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm didn't know the specific reason, but continued, "However, although the Elemental Fox's intelligence regressed after completing its transformation, the time it took to regain its intelligence was much shorter than that of ordinary Soul Beast... Although I have never seen Elemental Fox that is more than 10,000 years old, the intelligence of a 5,000-year-old Elemental Fox is already comparable to that of an ordinary 50,000-year-old Soul Beast, similar to a 15 or 16-year-old human boy."

"I estimate that if an Elemental Fox could reach the cultivation level of ten thousand years, its intelligence might be comparable to that of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, except that it wouldn't be able to speak human language."

"This is what humans mean by 'every loss has its gain.'"

Zhou Qing is now more than 90% certain that when the Elemental Fox was a human's Martial Soul, it underwent a transformation during its Third Spirit Ring, which meant it re-entered the "Gestation Phase".

Beast Martial Soul absolutely share the same talents and connections as real-world Soul Beast!

The ancestor of the Elemental Fox secretly possessed and refined the Silver Dragon Blood, perhaps stealing one of its wisdom and authority!

The so-called transformation process, in which one acquires the corresponding elemental talent, is merely a facade. The real key lies in the fact that through this transformation, the Elemental Fox race has been reborn, giving them the potential to possess intelligence approaching that of normal humans earlier than other Soul Beast!

What kind of Soul Beast possesses intelligence comparable to an adult human at the ten-thousand-year level?

Such as Pureblood Dragon Clan and Phoenix Race!

Auspicious Beast like the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, favored by Fortune!

Are other super Soul Beast, even Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, capable of possessing intelligence indistinguishable from humans at the ten-thousand-year level?

At best, it's close.

However, the ancestors of the Elemental Fox, through their own efforts, made their race possess the potential for wisdom comparable to super Soul Beast, or even pure-blooded dragons and phoenixes, Auspicious Beast!

The reason why no Elemental Fox has reached the ten-thousand-year level is due to the slow growth process of Soul Beast and the various uncertainties in the natural environment.

At least, humans have not yet discovered Elemental Fox that is ten thousand years old.

However, the ancestor of the Elemental Fox was comparable to Prometheus, the Fire Thief in Greek mythology, whom Zhou Qing had learned about in his previous life!