The surroundings were bright.
Looking around, everything was green.
Tall trees, dense shrubbery, vines entwined, moss everywhere.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled light and shadow on the ground.
Crisp birdsong could be heard in the distance, along with the chirping of unknown insects.
It was like arriving in a primeval forest.
Wang Zhi lowered his head and looked at himself.
His body was intact, exactly the same as in reality.
He moved his limbs again, feeling no discomfort.
This was brainwave access?
It was too real.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath, even smelling the scent of soil and vegetation in the air.
After a brief moment of excitement, Wang Zhi quickly regained his composure.
After all, his curiosity had been satisfied.
Next, it was naturally time for battle.
With a thought, the shadow beneath his feet rippled slightly.
A black figure emerged from the shadow, it was the Ghost Shadow Ninja.
The moment the Ghost Shadow Ninja appeared, it transformed into a shadow and silently melted into the thicket not far away.
Its movements were extremely fast, making no sound, not even rustling a single leaf.
Upon entering the thicket, the Ghost Shadow Ninja split into two, then into four...
In the blink of an eye, fifteen Ghost Shadow Ninjas scattered in all directions.
Their forms weaved through the shadows, perfectly avoiding all possible lines of sight...
Including Zhang Zhenpeng, who was watching from outside through the Soul Guide Screen, and the staff from the Spirit Transmitter Tower.
The corners of Wang Zhi's mouth turned up slightly.
He still needed to keep some trump cards.
The gazes of these fifteen Ghost Shadow Ninjas were all connected to him.
At this moment, his field of vision was divided into sixteen parts.
One part was his own, looking at the forest before him.
The other fifteen parts were the scenes seen by the Ghost Shadow Ninjas, with aerial views, peeking from the grass, and lurking on tree trunks...
Fifteen angles, fifteen fields of vision, simultaneously flooded into his mind.
For a Mortal, this massive amount of information would have already overwhelmed them.
But Wang Zhi's Spiritual Power had already reached Spirit Connection Realm Mid, more than enough to process this information.
Soon, one of the scenes caught his attention.
It was a Ghost Shadow Ninja, lurking in the canopy of a large tree. Its gaze passed through the gaps in the branches and leaves, landing on an open space not far away.
On the open space, there was a Soul Beast.
It was a monkey-like Soul Beast, not large, about half a person's height.
Its entire body was covered in crimson fur, and its tail was very long, with a ball of flame burning at the end.
It was squatting on a rock, fiddling with something with its claws, making squeaking sounds.
Flame Monkey, a hundred-year Soul Beast.
Wang Zhi withdrew the vision of the other ninjas, concentrating on this scene.
At this moment, the Ghost Shadow Ninja slid down from the canopy silently, like a true Shadow, blending into the shadows on the ground.
It moved along the shadows, slowly approaching the Flame Monkey.
The Flame Monkey was completely unaware.
It remained squatting on the rock, its back facing the direction of the Ghost Shadow Ninja.
The distance grew closer.
Ten meters...
Five meters...
Three meters...
Just as the Ghost Shadow Ninja was about to make a move, the Flame Monkey suddenly turned its head.
Its nose twitched, as if it had sensed something unusual.
But it was already too late.
The Ghost Shadow Ninja burst out from the shadows, a kunai appearing in its hand from who knows when. With a flash of cold light, it stabbed directly at the Flame Monkey's nape.
The Flame Monkey reacted with extreme speed, leaping off the rock instantly. At the same time, the flames on its tail suddenly expanded, transforming into a fireball that it flung behind itself.
However, the Ghost Shadow Ninja's speed was astonishingly fast.
It twisted its body eerily in mid-air, evading the fireball, and simultaneously released the kunai.
"Pfft!"
The kunai accurately pierced the Flame Monkey's throat.
The Flame Monkey let out a short, sharp cry, falling from mid-air. It twitched a few times on the ground before becoming still.
The Ghost Shadow Ninja walked over, pulled out the kunai, and disappeared into the shadows.
So, when Wang Zhi calmly walked to the clearing, only a faint yellow halo remained before him.
The halo floated in mid-air, about the size of a fist, emitting a warm glow.
Through the light, the phantom of the Flame Monkey could be vaguely seen swimming within.
Wang Zhi reached out his hand towards it.
And the moment his hand touched the halo, the Glow Grass on his shoulder materialized.
A few blades of grass swayed gently, as if breathing.
A soft suction force emanated from the Glow Grass.
The yellow halo transformed into a stream of light and merged into the Glow Grass.
The blades of the Glow Grass trembled slightly, emitting a brighter glow.
Wang Zhi closed his eyes, sensing the changes within his body.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, a hint of a smile appearing at the corners of his eyes.
According to the mechanism of the Spirit Ascension Platform, after a Soul Beast dies, it transforms into a halo that can increase the Soul Spirit Age.
That Flame Monkey just now had increased his Glow Grass's age by twenty years.
Twenty years.
This meant...
The Flame Monkey's cultivation was two hundred years.
Spirit Ascension Platform, it truly is a good place.
Meanwhile, outside.
The staff stared at the image on the Soul Guide Screen and couldn't help but exclaim.
"His summon is actually humanoid."
Another staff member beside him nodded.
"Indeed, it's rare."
"But it's also normal."
There are too many Mutated Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent.
Therefore, every time someone's martial soul mutates, it signifies a brand-new martial soul.
To them, seeing an unfamiliar martial soul would at most elicit a slight surprise.
They are staff members of the Spirit Transmitter Tower, having seen all sorts of strange martial souls. Although Humanoid Summons are rare, they aren't worth making a big fuss about.
However, the subsequent scene caused the staff to gradually widen their eyes.
Because the screen's perspective was locked onto Wang Zhi, they could only see his Main Body's actions.
They saw Wang Zhi walking unhurriedly through the forest, and as he walked, he would suddenly change direction.
Then, after walking a stretch, a halo formed from a dead Soul Beast would appear before him.
Once or twice could be considered a coincidence.
But what about ten times, twenty times?
In the past half hour, Wang Zhi had barely stopped walking.
It was as if he had foreknowledge, always able to accurately pinpoint the locations of slain Soul Beasts.
The staff exchanged glances.
"His summon..."
"Could there be more than one?"
Someone whispered a guess.
But they couldn't confirm as the screen didn't show the summon's perspective.
What shocked them even more was the Glow Grass on Wang Zhi's shoulder.
At this moment, the Glow Grass was completely enveloped by a dense halo. The halo was layered, making it almost impossible to see the appearance of the grass leaves.
This was a sign of absorbing too much Soul Beast energy.
"Only half an hour has passed, and his Soul Spirit has already absorbed to this extent?"
A staff member couldn't help but speak, turning to look at Zhang Zhenpeng beside him.
"Dean Zhang, should we have this student withdraw?"
"Otherwise, if his Soul Spirit continues to absorb, his Spiritual Power will easily become overwhelmed."
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