The Spirit Behind

"An orange soul ring?"

Mu En and Xue Di were both astonished; this exceeded the known limits of any soul master.

At that moment, they both shared a thought: "Is the soul ring of a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul beast orange?"

No one could confirm this, as Xue Di was simply too unique.

"The contract allows your first martial soul to gain an extra soul ring directly. This innate martial soul is quite good."

Mu Xuanheng: "See? I didn't lie to you. Can you sense your power now? Though, you'll have to consider my body when using it."

Xue Di snorted coldly. In the end, her use of power was still restricted: "Is there a limit to the number of soul beasts you can contract?"

Mu Xuanheng immediately understood her line of thought: "It's similar to the mechanism of soul rings; for now, I can contract three soul beasts. You are one of them."

"That works out. Bing'er is heading in this direction. Wait a moment, and we can contract her too." If there was a good opportunity, Xue Di would still think of her dear friend. After all, she was the soul beast who had spent the longest time with her in the entire Extreme North.

"Wait a second, didn't you read the Spirit Contract carefully? You can only sign one equal contract. If Bing Di comes, she can only sign a master-servant contract. I don't think she'll agree to that."

Between living a life of freedom and recognizing someone else as a master, the former was clearly better. Naturally, Bing Di could not become his contracted soul beast.

But that was only for now.

"Xue'er!" The massive Ice Jade Empress Scorpion arrived, carrying the fury of ice and snow. She had sensed Xue Di's aura dissipating again and had come to help.

Mu En's immense strength caught her attention: "Human! How dare you come to our Extreme North to cause trouble."

"Bing'er!" Xue Di released her aura, causing the enraged Bing Di to calm down.

Mu Xuanheng no longer needed to retreat; the soul bone from Xue Di allowed him to easily adapt to the cold of the Extreme North.

Xue Di informed Bing Di of everything that had happened.

"Xue'er, you could have let me protect you."

"You would have died a miserable death. You are no match for those two humans." Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui were both Limit Douluo; only Xue Di could fight them by leveraging the environment of the Extreme North.

Bing Di felt it was unfair for Xue Di: "So you're just going to follow this human?"

Xue Di was also helpless: "Things have reached this point; there is no other way. I originally wanted him to take you with us, too. But he has already used his equal contract slot on me, and I don't think you would sign a master-servant contract. When I am stronger in the future, I will come back to take you."

Just in case, Xue Di still had Mu Xuanheng leave a master-servant contract for Bing Di: "Don't tear it up. Consider it my martial soul."

Bing Di threw it right back: "I don't need it."

The two rulers of the Extreme North looked at each other, and Xue Di sighed: "Let's do this another time."

Mu Xuanheng pushed Mu En's wheelchair and left the Extreme North.

Xue Di had originally been floating beside Mu Xuanheng, but in the end, she decided to reside in his sea of consciousness.

"Mu Xuanheng!" Inside the sea of consciousness, Xue Di was furious. Her own private sea of consciousness now had another inhabitant.

Mu Xuanheng was pulled into the sea of consciousness: "What is this thing?" She pointed at the mass of gray energy.

"Ah? I don't know." He was also confused. He had never seen it before, and he hadn't thought of Electrolux. After all, according to the original story, Electrolux should still be in the Star Dou Great Forest waiting for Huo Yuhao.

The gray energy displayed an extremely high level of existence, and Xue Di had no way to clear it out.

"Oh, a contract signed by someone who is not a knight?" Electrolux: "This world is quite wondrous indeed."

Hearing words related to the Divine Seal World, Mu Xuanheng looked at the gray energy and asked cautiously: "Senior Electrolux?"

"You know me?"

"I failed in my pursuit of the Tower of Eternity in the Divine Seal World, so I know a little." He didn't say everything, leaving some things unsaid.

Electrolux: "I saved you three years ago. Although there was a cost, my divine consciousness has recovered quite a bit. It is a pity that I am helpless regarding your current predicament."

"Who is he? Who exactly are you?" Xue Di felt she had been deceived.

Mu Xuanheng: "Xue Di, calm down, calm down." He began to tell the story of how he came from the Divine Seal World to the Douluo Continent.

"This is the Necromancer Scourge, Electrolux, a great senior who has reached the half-step to godhood. I don't know why he came to this world either."

Electrolux's condition was not good; he had made his fragmented divine consciousness even more fragile by saving Mu Xuanheng earlier, and only now had he barely recovered to his initial state.

"I need to continue resting. I have wronged you, child."

The gray energy occupied a corner of the sea of consciousness, making Xue Di very unhappy.

Mu Xuanheng spent a long time mediating in the sea of consciousness, and only then did things finally settle down.

He brought Mu En back to the Sea God Pavilion and let the old man rest in peace.

"Xuanheng, do not spread the word about my battle with those two old friends." Mu En's expression relaxed significantly after arriving at the Sea God Pavilion, but he looked even older.

Although Mu En said it wasn't his fault, he still felt a sense of self-reproach.

"How much time do you have left?"

"If I don't fight, living a few more years is not a problem. Even if Xuan Zi reaches the limit, he is no match for them. In the future, I may have to rely on you."

With the power of Chaofeng, there might be a possibility of defeating a Limit Douluo without being one himself.

"That will be my responsibility. Please rest assured, I will never let them act recklessly."

He had the confidence; Chaofeng could suppress Long Xiaoyao, and the Necromancy Holy Mage could suppress Ye Xishui. Even if he wasn't a Limit Douluo, he was confident he could suppress and kill them both.

Mu En looked at Mu Xuanheng with guilt: "Your teacher may not be able to teach you much more from here on out; your future will have to rely more on yourself."

He needed to spend his remaining time cultivating Xuan Zi, to leave behind a Limit Douluo for Shrek.

It was not just to deter Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, but also to keep Di Tian in check.

Shrek could not be without a Limit Douluo, and humanity could not afford to lose one either.

"I understand, I will take on this responsibility as soon as possible."

Mu En: "Child, this is not your responsibility. We old folks will hold up this sky for you; just grow at your own pace."

The kind-hearted old man urged Mu Xuanheng to leave quickly, as he could no longer hold back the blood he was coughing up.

Outside the door, Mu Xuanheng asked: "Old Yi, can the Life Gold sustain his life?"

"It can. With me here, he might even be able to return to a near-peak state."

"Thank you."

A heavy stone in his heart finally dropped; everything was moving in a positive direction. Although there were some deviations, the problems were not significant.

Time flew by, and Mu En's body was like a candle in the wind, though he was still struggling to maintain it.

He told Mu En to take care of his health and mentioned that he had a way to put his body in a better state. He had to use Xue Di's name to make the old man believe him.

After all, being able to take human form after seven hundred thousand years of cultivation, it was not hard to understand that there might be some special methods.

Of course, not everything was good news; Xuan Zi had finally broken through his seclusion.

He hadn't become a Limit Douluo, but he was indeed stronger than before.

Having Xuan Zi take charge of the Sea God Pavilion truly made people worry about the future.

"Good lad, you actually managed to sign a Contract with Xue Di. And an orange soul ring at that; you're even more monstrous than I thought."

"Old man, why do you have to torment me the moment you come out?"

"I was just testing the level of your third soul skill. What level is your soul power at now?"

Mu Xuanheng's expression was grim: "Level 35. I haven't enjoyed the benefits of an Ultimate Martial Soul, but I've suffered every single one of its drawbacks."

After contracting with Xue Di, his control over ice through Chaofeng Yuyuan had reached an ultimate level, which in a sense made him an Ultimate Martial Soul user.

After exchanging blows with Xuan Zi, he realized that only his control over ice could be considered powerful, while the rest was merely at the level of an ordinary martial soul.

"That's not bad. It's not a martial soul specialized in elemental control, so having this level of ability is enough."

Xue Di stood to the side: "With me here, Ultimate Ice is your best choice."

No matter how many times he saw her, Xuan Zi was still amazed by Xue Di.

"Alright kid, this year's enrollment has begun. Go report in. Bei Bei is back too, so you'll have a playmate and stop coming here to cause trouble."