A combination of soul spirits and Pokémon?

The two of them entered the Star Dou Forest while chatting.

Neither of them were ordinary people. It only took them a few breaths to travel from Spirit City to the Star Dou Forest.

In the blink of an eye, they saw the lush forest and ancient trees that blotted out the sun.

As Ye Lingtong's skirt brushed past the Blue Silver Grass at the edge of the Star Dou Forest, the plants suddenly emitted a pearly glow.

She stopped, her fingertips tracing the dewdrops on the grass blades. Upon touching the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass, she felt a genuine joy from this most common of plants.

"It seems even the plants are responding to your compassion," Solomon said with a smile. He saw countless fireflies surging from the depths of the forest, weaving a flowing halo around Ye Lingtong.

The sight reminded him of the account in Genesis, where lilies bloomed in the desert when the Virgin Mary walked through it.

It seemed he only needed to work a little harder to make Ye Lingtong a true Holy Mother. When that happened, miracles would occur wherever his cheap mother went, and his role-playing score would surely increase!

Just then, heavy footsteps echoed from the depths of the forest. A giant wolf, entirely silver-white, blocked the path. A spiral horn grew from its forehead, and its eyes flickered with a human-like wariness.

But when the giant wolf saw Ye Lingtong's face, it suddenly knelt on its forelegs, letting out a whimper like a puppy.

"It's a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, the Moonlight Celestial Wolf," Solomon explained softly. He noticed a wound on the giant wolf's hind leg that was deep enough to expose bone, with dark purple mist swirling around the rotting flesh.

"It seems to have been injured by an Evil Spirit Master. This dark energy is corroding its soul."

Ye Lingtong did not hesitate to unleash her Martial Soul. The moment the Holy Light erupted, all the trees in the forest swayed.

White healing rain fell upon the giant wolf's wound, and the dark mist let out a piercing shriek as it scattered.

The Moonlight Celestial Wolf immediately felt an unprecedented lightness and an unprecedentedly good condition. It obediently lay on the ground, nuzzling Ye Lingtong's foot.

Ye Lingtong smiled faintly and sat on the back of the giant wolf-like Soul Beast, beckoning Solomon to join her.

Solomon naturally didn't stand on ceremony. Why be polite with his own mother?

The two sat on the Soul Beast's back and continued deeper into the Star Dou Forest.

"Since you want to be the king of Soul Beasts, how will you change the fate of Spirit Masters hunting Soul Beasts? Will you bestow God-bestowed Spirit Rings upon everyone?" Ye Lingtong asked.

Solomon already had the answer in his heart regarding this question.

As mentioned before, it was Spirit Souls.

He stroked the Moonlight Celestial Wolf's soft fur and chuckled, "I think there are usually two ways to obtain Spirit Rings."

"One is for Spirit Masters to personally kill Soul Beasts and obtain Spirit Rings condensed from the Soul Beasts' corpses. The other is for Soul Beasts to self-sacrifice and bestow Spirit Souls upon Spirit Masters."

"Has the Holy Mother ever considered the connection between Spirit Rings, Spirit Masters, and Soul Beasts?"

"This?" Ye Lingtong naturally hadn't considered it. She had either been cultivating, eliminating Evil Spirit Masters, or helping build villages in remote areas all these years. She really hadn't properly thought about Martial Souls.

"Tell me, why do Spirit Masters gain corresponding skills after obtaining Spirit Rings?"

"Why do Soul Beasts produce Spirit Rings?"

"What is the essence of a Spirit Ring?"

Solomon fired off several questions at once, but without waiting for Ye Lingtong's answer, he began to provide the answers himself.

"Because the essence of a Spirit Ring is a part of the Soul Beast's soul. Spirit Rings contain the entire life experience of the Soul Beast. After absorbing a Spirit Ring, Spirit Masters can acquire the skills that the Soul Beast most frequently used during its life. That is the answer."

"Then is there a way for Spirit Masters to obtain Spirit Rings and skills without killing Soul Beasts?"

"Yes, of course, there is such a way." Solomon's tone was unhurried. The two on the Moonlight Celestial Wolf quickly entered the inner circle of the Star Dou Forest, and faintly, they even saw a small lake.

This was not the Lake of Life, but some unknown lake.

On the edge of the lake, several Holy-attribute Unicorns were drinking water, the youngest being at least 5,000 years old.

Solomon looked at the group of free-spirited pegasi and continued, "Since the essence of a Spirit Ring is a part of the Soul Beast's soul, and since the skills obtained by Spirit Masters from Spirit Rings are the experiences of skills used by Soul Beasts during their lives... why don't we try to create a formation that allows Spirit Masters and Soul Beasts to sign a contract and share souls?"

"This way, Spirit Masters can obtain the Spirit Skills they desire, even more than one."

As Solomon spoke, he jumped off the Moonlight Celestial Wolf's back and walked towards the group of Unicorns.

His target was the leader among the Unicorns, a Unicorn over ninety thousand years old, its age infinitely close to one hundred thousand years.

Ye Lingtong watched the boy's retreating figure, seriously contemplating his words.

There did seem to be a sliver of possibility.

How should that formation be made?

Perhaps she should pray to the Lord, her own child.

If it were Him, He would surely have a way.

But perhaps the current Holy Son could also be trusted.

Solomon successfully reached the ninety-thousand-year-old Soul Beast. Soul Beasts of this age already possessed wisdom not inferior to humans, and could be communicated with as equals.

"Hello, I am Solomon, the Son of Man. I am also the child chosen by the Lord. I have come to form a contract with you," Solomon said as he approached the Unicorn, his tone neither humble nor arrogant.

The ninety-thousand-year-old Unicorn had snow-white fur, and beneath the fur, the reflection of some scales could be faintly seen. This Unicorn also seemed to have dragon blood in it, possessing a sacred attribute along with a trace of the dominance exclusive to dragon-type Soul Beasts.

It lowered its head and observed the young man before it. This small Son of Man possessed an indescribable majesty that made it dare not resist, and a desire to submit arose in its heart.

However, "Son of Man, what kind of contract do you wish to form with me?"

Facing the Unicorn's question, Solomon naturally did not hide anything, revealing all his thoughts.

His idea was actually quite simple: to combine the Spirit Souls and Pokemon from the Douluo Dalu II era.

After a Spirit Master and a Soul Beast formed a contract, the Spirit Master could use the Soul Beast's skills, the Soul Beast could continue to live, and the Spirit Master could also use their own skills.

This gameplay was incredibly overpowered. It meant that after forming a contract, if the Spirit Master and Soul Beast had a high enough compatibility, the Spirit Master could even use all of the Soul Beast's skills. The Soul Beast wouldn't die either; it could continue to live, essentially becoming a second combatant. This second combatant could be in sync with the Spirit Master's thoughts and also fight in coordination with them.

Furthermore, the Soul Beast itself was not affected by the Spirit Master's lifespan. After the Spirit Master naturally died, the contract would dissipate, and it wouldn't prevent the Soul Beast from forming contracts with others.

There was no more overpowered gameplay than this!