50,000-Year Void Butterfly King! Being Too Monstrous Is Also a Trouble!

The Contract Book shone with a brilliant light!

But this time, the light did not diffuse outward; instead, it surged entirely into the butterfly mark on the second page.

The butterfly mark began to glow.

It grew brighter and brighter.

Bai Lan could feel that within the Contract Space, the Void Phantom Butterfly was undergoing a violent transformation.

The sensation was truly marvelous.

It felt as if something was breaking out of its cocoon.

A moment later, the light receded.

The text on the Contract Book had been updated:

[Contract Beast: Void Phantom Butterfly]

[Age: 5,000 years]

[Status: Contracted]

[Abilities: Space Folding, Void Concealment, Spatial Perception, Hovering, Dimensional Slash]

[Space Folding: Can fold a large area of space to achieve mid-range teleportation or deflect attacks]

[Void Concealment: Merges into the surrounding space to completely hide one's aura; difficult for those of the same level to perceive]

[Spatial Perception: Extremely sensitive to surrounding spatial fluctuations; can predict attack trajectories]

[Hovering: Can remain in the air and fly; speed increased]

[Dimensional Slash: Flaps wings to release a Space Blade with strong cutting power]

[Evolution Count: 1/2 (Can evolve one more time)]

[Ability Sharing: Not enabled (Must be activated manually)]

Five thousand years.

The corners of Bai Lan's mouth curled up slightly.

The first evolution was complete.

He did not stop, focusing his mind once again.

Second evolution, confirm!

The light from the Contract Book was even more intense than before!

The butterfly mark on the second page seemed to come alive, dancing gracefully across the page as the surrounding space began to distort slightly.

This change was far more violent than the last.

Bai Lan could feel that within the Contract Space, the Void Phantom Butterfly was undergoing a metamorphosis.

That transformation was not merely an increase in age, but more like a leap in the level of its life.

The light lasted for a full quarter of an hour before slowly fading away.

Bai Lan looked down, his pupils constricting slightly.

[Contract Beast: Void Butterfly King]

[Age: 50,000 years]

[Status: Contracted]

[Abilities: Space Folding, Void Concealment, Spatial Perception, Dimensional Slash, Hovering, Space Imprisonment, Void Mark, Shatter Teleportation]

[Space Folding: Can fold a large area of space to achieve mid-range teleportation (within 100 meters) or deflect powerful attacks]

[Void Concealment: Merges into the spatial interlayer to completely hide aura and form; undetectable by those with lower Soul Power fluctuations]

[Spatial Perception: Extremely sensitive to spatial fluctuations within a thousand meters; can predict attack trajectories and sources of danger in advance]

[Dimensional Slash: Flaps wings to release a Space Blade with extreme cutting power; can sever ordinary defensive Soul Skills]

[Hovering: Can remain in the air and fly; speed is extremely fast]

[Space Imprisonment: Condenses spatial power to briefly imprison a target (can trap those of the same level for 1-3 seconds)]

[Void Mark: Leaves a spatial mark on the target for continuous tracking; ignores ordinary invisibility and disguises]

[Shatter Teleportation: Instantly shatters the current space to forcibly escape control or danger (high consumption, limited daily use)]

[Evolution Count: 2/2 (Reached limit; must reach level 30 to unlock next evolution)]

[Ability Sharing: Not enabled (Must be activated manually)]

Fifty thousand years.

Void Butterfly King.

Bai Lan stared at the lines of text, speechless for a long time.

Behind him, the voice of Yan Shaozhe arrived, carrying a hint of complex emotion:

"Twenty thousand years?"

Bai Lan turned his head to look at Yan Shaozhe.

He thought for a moment and decided not to hide it.

"Fifty thousand years," he said.

Yan Shaozhe fell silent.

A long, long silence.

Then, he laughed.

"Fifty thousand years..." He shook his head. "Bai Lan, do you know what a fifty-thousand-year space-type Soul Beast signifies?"

Bai Lan thought about it and said, "It signifies that I am strong?"

Yan Shaozhe was amused.

"Strong?" he said. "It's not just strong. A fifty-thousand-year Void Butterfly King, if revealed to the outside world, would be enough to make even Title Douluo level powerhouses green with envy."

He looked at Bai Lan, his gaze profound. "From now on, your second Soul Ring is also at the fifty-thousand-year level."

Bai Lan looked down at his own body.

Two Soul Rings pulsed slowly.

One was purple.

One was black.

The previous purple second Soul Ring had been replaced by a brand-new black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

The first one, the Arrow Bamboo's three thousand years.

The second one, the Void Butterfly King's fifty thousand years.

On the pages of the book.

The Arrow Bamboo had two purple three-thousand-year Soul Rings.

The Void Butterfly King had two black fifty-thousand-year Soul Rings.

At the same time, Bai Lan's Soul Power had also increased from level twenty-three to level twenty-six.

Why it had only increased by three levels, he didn't know either.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't absorbed a direct ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Instead, it was provided by the Contract Book...

"Dean," he asked, "my second Soul Ring is fifty thousand years, but my Soul Power only increased by three levels, and I'm now at level twenty-six. Is this... reasonable?"

Yan Shaozhe was silent for a few seconds, then slowly spoke.

"It is not reasonable."

"But your Martial Soul itself is not reasonable."

"So, whether it is reasonable or not is no longer important."

"The most important point is that you are not directly absorbing the Soul Ring of a dead ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, but rather manifesting it through your Martial Soul's Contract Book from a living Soul Beast."

"That is why the increase is small."

Hearing this explanation, Bai Lan was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

That was true.

Something like the Contract Book shouldn't be measured by common sense in the first place.

Being able to reach level twenty-six so quickly was already very good.

This saved him quite a bit of time in arduous cultivation.

Next, he only needed to focus on the cultivation for the remaining four levels.

At level thirty, he could contract another one.

By then, the Arrow Bamboo and the Void Butterfly King could evolve once more.

The third Contract Beast could evolve three times directly.

If the age was high enough, would he directly obtain two hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings?

Just thinking about it was exciting.

According to the tenfold increase, the Arrow Bamboo's third evolution would be at least thirty thousand years.

Would the Void Butterfly King be at least five hundred thousand years?

That would be too outrageous...

If that were really the case.

In the future, he could easily obtain at least nine million-year-level Soul Rings as a foundation.

His combat power would be terrifyingly high.

Most importantly, the Contract Beast can assist him in battle.

Enemies fighting him will feel unprecedented despair.

And a sense of powerlessness.

Furthermore, if people from outside factions find out, they will surely kill him at any cost.

But a certain feeling told him otherwise.

It seemed it wasn't quite as he had guessed.

Forget it, those are matters for the future.

He closed the Contract Book, stood up, and walked over to sit by the campfire.

The night wind blew, and the flames danced.

He gazed at the flickering firelight, but his mind was on the Void Butterfly King inside the Contract Space.

Fifty thousand years.

Space-type.

Eight major abilities.

After level thirty, there is a third evolution.

One hundred thousand years.

What would it be like to cross that threshold?

He did not know.

But he was looking forward to it.

Just then.

Yan Shaozhe said with an unprecedentedly grave and serious expression:

"Bai Lan, your Martial Soul Contract Book far exceeds my expectations."

"If things continue this way, as long as the future contracted Soul Beasts have high enough age, you will be able to obtain even more terrifying and higher-aged Soul Beasts through evolution. One hundred thousand years is certainly possible, and two hundred thousand or even a million years might not be out of the question."

"Under these circumstances, it is better for you to keep a low profile and avoid showing off."

"If possible, it is best not to reveal your Soul Rings, and if you can conceal your aura, that would be even better."

"Therefore, I think your third Contract Beast should ideally be one that can perfectly hide the aura of your Contract Beasts and your Soul Rings."

"At the very least, it can greatly help you preserve your life until you have fully matured."

"As for asking you never to take action, that is impossible; after all, young people are full of vigor and love to show off in front of others."

This was also what gave him a headache.

Bai Lan's Martial Soul was too heaven-defying.

Such a person could easily become an enemy of the world.

And perish prematurely.

He did not want such a thing to happen.

There was only one person he could think of who could better protect Bai Lan.

That was the Sea God Pavilion Master, the Peerless Douluo Mu En.

He had to fully explain the importance of Bai Lan.