Luo Yan's Theory on Soul Beasts

"Ah Yin, do you know? The day before yesterday, when I went out to see Little San, I unexpectedly ran into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had reincarnated into human form!"

"And she seems to have a very good relationship with Little San, just like we did back then..."

Tang Hao spoke to the Blue Silver Grass, pouring out his emotions to himself.

The Blue Silver Grass swayed continuously in response to Tang Hao's words.

"Ah Yin, if I encounter that girl again in the future, I will definitely save her. It's a pity that the Evil Soul Master used some secret technique that day and ran off with her!"

Tang Hao had not expected that Luo Yan would be able to summon a monster with strength not belonging to him, dragging him down by force.

Furthermore, it had worsened his injuries significantly, leaving him with no choice but to hide in this place to slowly recover.

"I wonder if this Yu Xiaogang can teach Little San well..."

Three days later, Luo Yan finally woke up from his coma.

Just as he regained consciousness, he felt as if he were being restrained by someone.

Lifting the blanket to look inside, he discovered Xiao Wu clinging to him like an octopus, drooling at the corner of her mouth.

"This girl, she really doesn't pay any attention!"

Luo Yan shook his head and smiled.

However, when he tried to break free from Xiao Wu's grasp, he found he couldn't escape at all, and Xiao Wu remained fast asleep.

"I give up..."

Seeing this, Luo Yan had no choice but to wait for Xiao Wu to wake up on her own.

While waiting, he circulated his spiritual power to continuously inspect his current condition.

Luo Yan discovered that although he was awake now, the essence blood consumed during the previous sacrifice had not fully replenished, with about one-third still missing.

He took another look at his panel.

The ten thousand plus resentment points he had obtained from raiding the Notting City Martial Soul Hall Branch had now turned into over eighteen million.

It was enough for him to evolve several times.

Suddenly, Luo Yan's peripheral vision caught sight of Xiao Wu in his arms, and he became curious about what her data panel looked like.

"System, pull up Xiao Wu's data panel!"

As soon as Luo Yan finished speaking, a virtual panel appeared beside Xiao Wu:

Name: Xiao Wu

Race: Soft Bone Rabbit (Evolvable)

Cultivation Realm: Early Tier 1 Lesser Demon (Early Tier 6 Demon Emperor)

Physical Cultivation: Mid Tier 1 Lesser Demon (Peak Tier 3 Demon Master)

"System, what do the parentheses after the cultivation levels mean?"

Seeing the parentheses after the cultivation levels, Luo Yan felt a bit strange.

"Host, these are Xiao Wu's former cultivation realms. She will not encounter any bottlenecks until she reaches these levels; she only needs to continuously absorb spiritual power."

Hearing this, Luo Yan felt relieved.

After all, Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast reincarnated, so she already had a certain foundation of cultivation.

Moreover, soul power was not actually that different from spiritual power; the only differences were the cultivation methods and the limitations imposed by the rules of this world.

After putting the panel away, Luo Yan finally turned his gaze to the environment inside the small house.

Although he had never been here before, he had a guess in his heart that this should be the small house where Xiao Wu once lived with her mother.

It was also Xiao Wu's home deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

It wasn't until noon that Xiao Wu slowly woke up.

"Carrot!"

In her daze, Xiao Wu grabbed onto something of Luo Yan's.

"Hiss..."

Feeling a chill in a certain part of his body, Luo Yan stood up in a panic, breaking free from Xiao Wu's restraint and getting off the bed.

Being disturbed by Luo Yan, Xiao Wu, who was still bleary-eyed, woke up as well.

Seeing Luo Yan standing by the bed, she exclaimed, "Brother Luo Yan, you're finally awake!"

After shouting, she jumped straight off the bed and threw herself into his arms.

"Mm-hmm, my injuries have recovered a bit, so I woke up without needing to sleep any longer!" Feeling Xiao Wu's concern, Luo Yan felt a warmth in his heart.

This made him feel that risking his life to take Xiao Wu away back then was not a loss.

Beside the Life Lake.

Luo Yan roasted the spirit beast meat at a leisurely pace, a pile of discarded bones scattered at his feet.

He hadn't eaten anything for many days, and coupled with the depletion of his blood and qi, he was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his ribs.

Sitting opposite Luo Yan, Er Ming was gnawing on a large piece of roasted meat.

As for Xiao Wu, she was lying on the ground in great comfort after having her fill, her little head resting against Luo Yan's thigh.

"Brother Luo Yan, are you saying that our spirit beast race is essentially demonic beasts, and it was only because of the world's rules that we became like this?"

"And after consuming your essence blood, I became a true demonic beast?"

Just moments ago, Luo Yan had explained to Xiao Wu why her spirit ring had disappeared while he was eating his roasted meat.

The term "demonic beast" was completely foreign to Xiao Wu, as well as to Da Ming and Er Ming nearby.

"That's right. You can try it yourself; as long as you focus your mind, you can transform between your true form and human form at will, just like me!"

Luo Yan swallowed the meat in his mouth and nodded slightly.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu became interested.

She stood up and, following Luo Yan's instructions, visualized the appearance of her true form in her mind.

Suddenly, the figure of Xiao Wu, who had been standing there, vanished, and a palm-sized rabbit with colorful fur appeared in her place.

Around its eyes, there were not only subtle eyelines but also beautiful patterns on the eyelids.

"Brother Luo Yan, it really works!"

Even in her true form, Xiao Wu was still able to speak in human language.

After saying this, she hopped around Luo Yan repeatedly before finally jumping into his arms.

"Furthermore, after becoming a demonic beast, your strength will improve much faster, and your combat power will be even stronger!" Luo Yan stroked the Soft Bone Rabbit in his arms and continued.

Er Ming looked at Xiao Wu, a hint of longing appearing in his eyes.

His personality was quite direct; he put down his roasted meat, looked at Luo Yan, and asked eagerly, "Luo Yan, if Da Ming and I can also become demonic beasts, will we be able to transform at will just like Sister Xiao Wu?!"

He was thinking that if he could transform, he would be able to follow Xiao Wu into the human world.

As soon as Er Ming spoke, Da Ming, whose lower body was still submerged in the lake, also looked toward Luo Yan.

"Naturally, you can!" Luo Yan nodded slightly.

He then continued while petting Xiao Wu, "However, Xiao Wu was able to transform into a demonic beast so easily because she utilized the heavenly tribulation to condense her bloodline when she underwent her one-hundred-thousand-year tribulation."

"As for you two, if you want to transform, you first need a demonic cultivation technique, and second, you must compress your bloodline power while practicing that technique."

"Only when your bloodlines are sufficiently refined will you be able to achieve this step."

"Of course, there is an even simpler method: when you undergo your two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation, you can choose to recultivate, and at that time, you will be able to do just like Xiao Wu!"

These were things Luo Yan had concluded after consulting the system and deliberating on them.

Simply put, what was known as a martial soul was actually a bloodline, only it was restricted by the rules of this world and could not be completely integrated into the physical body.

And Luo Yan's essence blood could serve as a medium to allow the two to merge completely.