The Contrasting Zen Spirit Soul
Huo Yuhao nodded upon hearing this, his gaze falling on the crystal-clear little spider.
He knew, of course, that he couldn't underestimate this seemingly delicate and cute "little guy" in front of him; it wasn't as harmless as it appeared.
A month after learning that the Spirit Soul he was about to fuse with was the Phantom Heart Demon Spider, Huo Yuhao spent a lot of time researching relevant information and thoroughly understanding the details of this Soul Beast.
The number of Phantom Heart Demon Spider on the continent is extremely small, and those that still exist are few and far between.
This does not mean they are weak; on the contrary, it is precisely because they are so powerful that they have maintained extremely low population densities throughout the long course of evolution.
The Phantom Heart Demon Spider is a top-tier Soul Beast of the Spirit Type. It feeds on thoughts, and any prey it targets will have its spirit silently devoured until it is reduced to an empty shell.
Spider-type Soul Beast are mostly Grandmaster of traps; weaving webs is their specialty.
However, the web woven by the Phantom Heart Demon Spider is not physical spider silk, but rather a pure spiritual force that is formless and shapeless.
Once such a net is laid out, it is like an invisible swamp. Those who step into it are completely unaware that they are trapped until their consciousness is drained and their thoughts are swallowed up, at which point they collapse completely in a daze.
It's no exaggeration to say that if this crystal spider, no longer than a forearm, were placed in a city with a population of hundreds of thousands, it would have the ability to turn the entire city into a ghost town without anyone noticing.
Huo Yuhao cautiously probed the Phantom Heart Demon Spider with his Divine Power, then paused slightly, turned his head in surprise to look at Leng Yaozhu, and asked, "Aunt Leng, why does it seem to be asleep?"
In his perception just now, the spiritual fluctuations of this 300,000-year -Spirit Soul were extremely stable, almost still, without the natural flow of aura that ordinary powerful Spirit Soul possessed.
Like a cat curled up in the warm winter sun, completely unaware of or paying attention to the outside world.
Leng Yaozhu stood beside the control panel and smiled when she heard this, clearly having anticipated Huo Yuhao's question.
She explained, "This Spirit Soul is different from other Spirit Soul because its Divine Power is extremely strong, and it can already create a complete virtual world for its consciousness to roam within."
"For it, real time in the outside world has almost no meaning; in its own world, it may have already lived for hundreds or thousands of years."
After listening, Huo Yuhao gained a deeper understanding of this seemingly delicate little spider.
Being able to construct one's own complete world in one's consciousness is beyond the simple description of Divine Power strength; it signifies a profound mastery of the essence of the mind.
Leng Yaozhu spoke, she pressed another button on the control panel.
Huo Yuhao noticed that the Soul Guidance Array engraved on the inner wall of the metal shell surrounding the Phantom Heart Demon Spider flickered slightly, and the direction of the flow of the patterns seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao clearly sensed a slight fluctuation in the originally steady Divine Power on the Phantom Heart Demon Spider.
Not long after, the little spider, which had been lying quietly, suddenly moved slightly.
Its forelimbs slightly raised and then slowly lowered, as if a person who has been asleep for a long time has just awakened from a long Dreamscape, and whose body is still adapting to the perception of the real world.
Huo Yuhao instantly became alert, his muscles tensed slightly, and his gaze was fixed on the Phantom Heart Demon Spider.
Even if a 300,000-year-old Spirit Soul looks beautiful and harmless, its strength should not be underestimated, and he had to remain vigilant.
But he noticed that Leng Yaozhu and composed, and even smiled at him when she saw his nervous expression.
Then, her voice steadily reached Huo Yuhao's ears. "Don't be nervous. Although the Phantom Heart Demon Spider ranks first among the Indomitable Soul Spirit, it is not aggressive."
Just as Huo Yuhao was still pondering what Leng Yaozhu meant by "not aggressive," a childish, boyish voice suddenly rang out in the Fusion Chamber.
"Ugh! How annoying! Why did you wake me up again?"
There were only Huo Yuhao and Leng Yaozhu in the Fusion Chamber at the moment, so the voice was clearly not coming from either of them.
Huo Yuhao's gaze instantly locked onto the Spirit Soul of the Phantom Heart Demon Spider in front of him.
It had already stood up, its eight crystal-clear spider legs stretched out, reflecting a delicate halo of light under the lamp. Two of its front legs were raised high and then lowered, like a person who had just woken up stretching.
Clearly, that childlike, boyish voice just now came from the Phantom Heart Demon Spider, which had cultivated for 300,000 years.
Huo Yuhao looked at it with some surprise. He really didn't expect that this Spirit Soul not only looked so different from Ferocious Beast with 300,000 years of cultivation, but also had no fierce aura at all. Even its voice was such a contrast.
However, Huo Yuhao also noticed that the Phantom Heart Demon Spider was indeed in the same state as Leng Yaozhu had said, and it did not show any aggression.
You can't sense any hostility or wariness from it. It even completely suppresses the oppressive aura that a 300,000-year- Spirit Soul should have. It's like a pet that has just been woken up and is groggily looking around at its surroundings.
Leng Yaozhu stood aside, observing the Phantom Heart Demon Spider's appearance, and introduced, "This is my disciple, Huo Yuhao. In terms of talent, no Soul Master in ten thousand years has been able to surpass him. Becoming his Spirit Soul is definitely not a waste of your potential."
This Phantom Heart Demon Spider Spirit Soul has been stored in the Spirit Pagoda for thousands of years, and has survived the changes of several generations of the Spirit Pagoda. It can be called a true "veteran". Therefore, Leng Yaozhu is quite polite to it.
The Phantom Heart Demon Spider slightly turned its head, its crystal-clear eyes turning towards Huo Yuhao.
At the same time, an invisible Divine Power silently enveloped the area.
Immediately, its movements paused; the outstretched Divine Power had clearly sensed something unexpected when it touched Huo Yuhao's Spirit Sea.
Its forelimbs hovered in mid-air for a brief moment, and a very faint hint of surprise flashed across the lazy look in its eyes, but that was all.
A moment later, that childlike, boyish voice rang out again. "Indeed a genius."
It paused, as if carefully choosing its words, and then continued, "However, as I said before, I will not become someone else's Spirit Soul."
The technology of the Spirit Pagoda is now very advanced. In the process of Fusion Soul Spirit, the Soul Master takes the lead and does not necessarily need the Spirit Soul's consent.
However, this rule does not apply to all Spirit Soul. If Spirit Soul with extremely high cultivation and a very strong will resolutely resists and refuses to cooperate, the fusion process will be almost impossible to succeed.
This is what is meant by Indomitable Soul Spirit!
And the one before us is the number one ranked among the Indomitable Soul Spirit.
The most difficult to deal with are also the ones who have the most right to say "no".
Leng Yaozhu didn't respond to his words. She simply stood quietly to the side, shifting her gaze from the Phantom Heart Demon Spider to Huo Yuhao's face, and gave him a subtle look.
Huo Yuhao understood immediately and released his Divine Power at the Spirit Domain Realm without reservation.
An invisible ripple seemed to spread through the air, and even the faint light of the soul-guiding patterns trembled slightly at this moment.
The Phantom Heart Demon Spider's eyes flickered slightly; it clearly hadn't anticipated that Huo Yuhao's true Divine Power was far stronger than it had sensed earlier.
But it still didn't move; its forelimbs swayed slightly in the air, as if lazily waving.
"Principles are principles, and they won't change."
"In my own world, I can do whatever I want, so why bother experiencing the short span of human life of a hundred or two hundred years?"