Demon Eye Magic Tree, Soul Ring is Coming?

[Special variant soul beast Thunder-Flame Vajra Tiger has been placed into storage. The Poké Ball will automatically absorb soul power to restore its injuries and stamina!]

[The Thunder-Flame Vajra Tiger is currently in a special state. You may consume soul power to activate the Evolution Light and grant it a chance to evolve. Do you wish to proceed?]

Lin Fan's eyes lit up. He had previously assumed the Evolution Light only worked on martial souls and soul rings; he hadn't expected it to function while a soul beast was captured and stored.

Since there was only one evolution opportunity, the timing didn't matter. Lin Fan didn't hesitate and immediately chose to use it.

Hum—

In an instant, more than half of the soul power in Lin Fan's body plummeted, and he even felt a wave of mental exhaustion.

However, the system prompt made Lin Fan break into a smile.

[Special variant soul beast Thunder-Flame Vajra Tiger has successfully evolved into a Five Spirit Divine Tiger. It has comprehended new soul skills: Vortex and Wind-Stepping! Its cultivation limit has reached 150,000 years!]

The original Thunder-Flame Vajra Tiger possessed three attributes: lightning, fire, and metal. After the evolution, it gained water and wind elements. Clearly, the Evolution Light was not random; it stimulated potential based on the target's inherent characteristics to achieve improvement.

Unfortunately, aside from the traits, its soul power cultivation did not increase; only the upper limit had been raised.

Of course, this effect was already heaven-defying.

Once it absorbed a soul ring, the results might be even more terrifying.

"Fan'er?"

Lin Qingfeng was a top-tier Soul Saint, after all, and his sensitivity to soul power was quite keen. He immediately noticed the sudden drop in soul power within the forest and couldn't help but ask nervously, "What's wrong? Why did your soul power suddenly plummet?"

As his only son, combined with that peerless talent, Lin Qingfeng naturally held Lin Fan in the highest regard.

"It's nothing, Father. I was using my soul power to heal the Five Spirit Divine Tiger's injuries."

Lin Fan smiled. "Father, if you encounter any more soul beasts, just intimidate them until they can't move. If they're injured, I'll need to use my soul power to restore them."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Qingfeng nodded. He scrutinized Lin Fan carefully, and seeing that he truly didn't look injured, he continued forward.

Once he confirmed that the Poké Ball could truly capture soul beasts, Lin Qingfeng didn't hold back. Like a bandit sweeping through the land, he captured every soul beast they encountered into Poké Balls.

Unfortunately, they didn't encounter any more variant soul beasts afterward, and the progress was agonizingly slow.

For ordinary soul beasts, Lin Fan naturally wouldn't waste soul power to evolve them. After a brief scan to ensure there was nothing rare, he simply stored them away.

Since he didn't injure the soul beasts before capturing them with the Poké Ball, they remained in perfect condition. With a growing collection, Lin Fan began to consider using them for actual combat.

It was just like playing a game; having a high-level player carry you through dungeons was fun, but it became boring after a while. He wanted to try it himself.

Thus, whenever they encountered soul beasts that weren't too difficult to handle, Lin Qingfeng would hold the line while Lin Fan personally commanded the soul beasts in battle.

"Personally" was a bit of a stretch; in reality, Lin Fan simply issued commands for attacks, dodges, or skill usage.

Controlling them didn't consume soul power, but releasing the soul beasts from the Poké Balls required a one-time expenditure of soul power.

After several attempts, Lin Fan figured out that the soul power consumption was related to the strength of the soul beast.

There were no restrictions; as long as Lin Fan had the soul power, he could theoretically command an endless army of soul beasts to fight for him!

This made Lin Fan even more desperate and eager to raise his soul power level.

With his current soul power, he could support the consumption of at most two thousand-year soul beasts, and that was only if they had just reached the thousand-year mark.

If it were just one, he wouldn't need to split his focus, and the limit would be higher—up to around 2,500 years!

In other words, even though Lin Fan had just awakened his martial soul and hadn't yet absorbed a soul ring, he already possessed combat power comparable to an ordinary Soul Elder!

This left Lin Qingfeng filled with amazement, and he looked forward to seeing what kind of abilities and improvements Lin Fan would gain after absorbing his first soul ring.

Time flowed by slowly. Lin Fan spent his days frantically capturing soul beasts and his nights condensing Poké Balls and recovering soul power.

Until, a plant-type soul beast caught his eye.

It was a tree with a thick trunk, covered in purple-black eyes. It looked exceptionally eerie, causing one to feel an involuntary sense of horror and dread.

[Demon Eye Magic Tree?]

His pupils contracted sharply. Lin Fan immediately recognized what this soul beast was.

The Demon Eye Magic Tree wasn't inherently a powerful species, just a strange one, but its potential was incredibly high!

The Myriad Demon King, ranked fifth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, was a Demon Eye Magic Tree!

"A Demon Eye Magic Tree. You're lucky; this is a very rare soul beast."

Lin Qingfeng also recognized it and smiled. "It's a pity the age is a bit low, only about 400 years. Do you want to use a Poké Ball to catch it?"

Just like in a game, capturing soul beasts wasn't a 100% success rate. Even when catching hundred-year soul beasts, Lin Fan usually kept them around the thousand-year mark to avoid wasting Poké Balls.

That way, even if he didn't use them himself, he could sell them as martial souls or soul rings later.

The Demon Eye Magic Tree was too rare, which was why Lin Qingfeng made the suggestion.

"No, the age is just right."

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "This age is perfect for me to absorb!"

If he remembered correctly, the Demon Eye Magic Tree's abilities were related to spirit, illusions, and, most importantly, powerful vitality!

If he could absorb the Demon Eye Magic Tree as a soul ring, whether it improved his physical constitution or enhanced his mental and illusion-based capabilities, it would certainly not disappoint.

"Huh?"

"An instrument-type martial soul, absorbing a plant-type soul beast as a soul ring? Are you certain?"

Lin Qingfeng frowned, his face filled with confusion.

"Of course."

Lin Fan laughed, "In any case, the strength of my martial soul lies in controlling soul beasts; trying it out won't kill me."

"Very well!"

Lin Qingfeng said in a deep voice, "However, if your martial soul conflicts with the Demon Eye Magic Tree and you cannot absorb it... I will intervene and interrupt!"

Having said that, Lin Qingfeng summoned his Frost Sword with one hand, his soul power surging forth like a tidal wave, instantly striking at the Demon Eye Magic Tree.

It was a joke, really; how could a four-hundred-year-old Demon Eye Magic Tree possibly escape the assault of a Soul Saint?

In an instant, the Demon Eye Magic Tree was covered in frost, the cold air invading and freezing the very trunk within its body.

No matter how tenacious the vitality of the Demon Eye Magic Tree might be, it was useless under the absolute crushing force of soul power.

"Quickly, Fan'er, it cannot hold on for long; come and deliver the finishing blow."

Lin Fan did not hold back either; to ensure a one-hit kill, he directly summoned the Five Spirit Divine Tiger, which had not yet fully recovered.

"Roar!"

The tiger's roar echoed through the forest. The moment it appeared, the Five Spirit Divine Tiger raised its massive, sharp claws, crimson flames erupting as it instantly slammed them into the Demon Eye Magic Tree.

Fire naturally countered plant-type soul beasts, not to mention that the Demon Eye Magic Tree had already been suppressed by Lin Qingfeng and could not resist at all; it was immediately consumed by the flames, its life force completely extinguished.

Hum—

A deep yellow soul ring emerged, hovering in the air as if saying to Lin Fan, "Master, come quickly!"