100,000-Year Void Shadow King Beast! Taking Human Form! The Second Peerless Beauty!

It paused, looking at Bai Lan: "You do it."

"Alright, let's begin."

Bai Lan smiled.

He was filled with anticipation.

He closed the Contract Book and looked up.

His gaze pierced through the Contract Space, landing on Youye.

"Are you ready?"

Youye looked at him.

For the first time in fifty thousand years, it felt a strange emotion.

It was not fear.

It was not awe.

It was—

Anticipation.

"I am ready," it said.

Bai Lan nodded.

He focused his intent.

Void Shadow Beast, first evolution, confirmed!

BOOM!

The Contract Book erupted with a brilliant purple light!

That radiance was richer and deeper than any time before, like shadows surging from the abyss, instantly illuminating the entire Sea God Pavilion!

No.

Not the Sea God Pavilion.

It was Shadow Valley.

At the moment, they had not left the perimeter of the valley.

Instead, they had arrived at the outermost region.

Bai Lan opened his eyes and realized he had returned to reality.

He stood at the bottom of the valley, surrounded by endless darkness.

But at this moment, that darkness was surging.

Centered on him, the shadow power within a hundred-mile radius was gathering frantically!

They surged in from all directions as if they had a life of their own, pouring into the Contract Book in his hands!

On the third page of the Contract Book, Youye's mark was trembling violently!

The purple light grew brighter and more intense!

"This is..."

Elder Mu's voice came from behind, carrying a hint of surprise:

"It is evolving?"

Bai Lan nodded.

Elder Mu fell silent.

He had lived for over a hundred years and had seen countless soul beasts evolve.

But he had never seen a scene like this.

The shadow power of a hundred-mile radius, completely drained?

What level of evolution was this?

The previous evolutions had not been this outrageous.

Yinxing hovered in mid-air, her eyes fixed intently on the Contract Book.

She was also a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and she had experienced evolution.

But her evolution had not been this exaggerated.

Moreover, she had a very strong intuition.

After this guy evolved, its strength would definitely far surpass hers.

She might not even be able to defeat it.

"Master..." she murmured.

Bai Lan did not answer.

He stared fixedly at the Contract Book.

He could feel that inside the Contract Space, Youye was undergoing a violent transformation.

That change was even more berserk and intense than when Yinxing had evolved.

It was as if she were breaking through some kind of shackle.

Or perhaps as if she were struggling against something.

Time ticked by, second by second.

I do not know how much time had passed—

BOOM!

The Contract Book erupted with a dense burst of purple light!

That purple light shot into the sky, piercing through the darkness above the Shadow Valley and heading straight for the heavens!

The entire Shadow Valley was trembling!

Countless Shadow Charm surged out from the darkness, prostrating themselves in this direction!

They felt it.

That was the aura of their king.

But it was stronger than before.

Much stronger.

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

Bai Lan looked down at the Contract Book.

On the third page, the text was updating:

[Contract Beast: Void Shadow King Beast]

[Age: 100,000 years]

[Status: Contracted]

[Abilities: Shadow Fusion, Spatial Perception, Shadow Step, Shadow Claw, Shadow Cannon, Shadow Space Erosion, Aura Devour, Shadow Clone, Shadow Domain]

[Shadow Fusion: Merge into shadows, completely hide aura, move without a sound]

[Spatial Perception: Extremely sensitive to surrounding spatial fluctuations, can predict danger in advance, range expanded to 1,000 meters]

[Shadow Step: Short-distance teleportation between shadows, minimal consumption, can be used continuously]

[Shadow Claw: Attacks carry Shadow Corrosion and Shadow Space Erosion, wounds are extremely difficult to heal, can tear open small spatial rifts]

[Shadow Cannon: Condense shadow energy for long-range attacks, immense power, carries area-of-effect corrosion]

[Shadow Space Erosion: When attacking, can pull a portion of the enemy's body into the Shadow Space for 1-2 seconds]

[Aura Devour: Devour enemy aura to recover one's own injuries, can devour multiple targets simultaneously]

[Shadow Clone: Create up to five Shadow Clones, each possessing 50% of the original's strength, capable of independent combat]

[Shadow Domain: Deploy Shadow Domain, enemies within the domain suffer from chaotic perception, shadow abilities are greatly enhanced, allies gain invisibility]

[Evolution Count: 1/3 (Can still evolve twice)]

100,000 years.

Shadow Domain.

Bai Lan looked at those words and let out a long breath.

On his body, three soul rings—black, red, and red—appeared.

They radiated an incomparably terrifying aura.

He raised his head.

The first evolution had directly reached 100,000 years.

Then what about the second and third evolutions?

Just thinking about it made him excited!

Ahead, in the spot where Youye had been lying, the massive ferocious beast had vanished.

Replacing her was a young girl.

She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slender and graceful figure. Her waist-length hair was a deep, dark purple, as if she had draped the entire night sky over herself.

She slowly raised her head.

That face.

Bai Lan was stunned for a second.

Exquisitely beautiful.

This was the only adjective he could think of.

Her skin was as fair as snow, her brows and eyes carried a hint of coldness, her nose was straight, and her lips were a pale violet.

The most striking feature was her eyes; deep violet slit pupils that looked like two profound gemstones, or perhaps a bottomless abyss.

She stood there quietly, dressed in a purple-black gown of unknown origin, with flowing shadow patterns faintly visible on the hem.

Her gaze fell upon Bai Lan.

Then, she spoke:

"Master."

Her voice was cold and clear, like the night wind in the mountains, or a whisper from the abyss.

Bai Lan took a deep breath.

"See, I didn't lie to you. Evolving to one hundred thousand years allows you to take human form without having to survive a heavenly tribulation, and you retain your full strength perfectly."

The young girl nodded.

"Mm, I didn't expect it to be so miraculous."

She looked down at her own hands and gently clenched her fists.

"This feeling... is very strange."

"Is this what it means to be human?"

Bai Lan was silent for a second, then asked:

"Are you alright?"

The girl looked up at him.

Those deep violet eyes still held the weariness from before, but there was also an indescribable emotion.

"I'm fine," she said. "Just... not used to it yet."

Bai Lan nodded.

"Then take your time getting used to it."

"Let's continue."

Youye was stunned: "Continue?"

Bai Lan nodded: "Yes, the second evolution."

Youye's beautiful pupils constricted slightly.

She had just crossed the threshold from fifty thousand years to one hundred thousand years.

And now, another evolution?

"Master..." she spoke, her voice trembling slightly: "How many times can I evolve?"

Bai Lan looked at her and said: "Currently, two more times."

After the evolution, she had been reborn, and the wounds on her body had vanished.

She felt exceptionally comfortable.

Youye nodded, feeling a bit excited:

"Alright, then let's continue."

Bai Lan raised his hand, and the Contract Book flipped open once more.

He focused his intent.

Void Shadow Beast, second evolution, confirm!

BOOM!

This time, the light was even more violent!

The entire Shadow Valley was shaking intensely!

Countless boulders rolled down from the cliffs, crashing into the valley floor with a thunderous roar!

The Shadow Charms that had been cowering on the ground began to flee in a frenzy.

Because they sensed a terrifying aura.

It was the evolution of their king.

But this evolution was even more fearsome than the last.

It was as if she were breaking some kind of taboo.

Or perhaps touching something that should never be touched.

Bai Lan stood his ground, staring fixedly at the Contract Book.

He could feel that within the Contract Space, Youye was undergoing a transformation.

That transformation was not merely an increase in years.

It was more like a leap in the level of her life essence.

Her aura was surging wildly!