Indomitable Soul Spirit

"Good heavens..."

An Lan felt a slight jolt in his heart.

Having been personally mentored by two beautiful masters for six years, he recognized the origin of the first spirit at a single glance.

Teacher has... emptied out the entire Phoenix family's treasury.

It was a dragon-type spirit beast, its body as exquisite as if carved from glass. Its wings were as thin as a cicada's, shimmering with the fragmented light of stars, while a pale golden mist of life swirled around it. Its dragon horns were as clear as crystal, and its pair of beastly eyes held a brilliant galaxy, hiding a hint of vigilance within their agility.

Nine hundred years, Sprite Dragon!

A darling of the wind, possessing dragon bloodline, elemental affinity, and mastery over life, space, spirit, and wind—the four attributes—it was the epitome of elegance.

An absolute top-tier spirit beast, so perfect it had no weaknesses.

An Lan shook his head gently, passing a "death sentence" on the Sprite Dragon, though a flicker of undisguised regret crossed his eyes.

In the S3 season, the dragon race had two ancestors—one gold and one silver—weighing down on everyone. The version environment was extremely unfavorable; even if he were out of his mind, he wouldn't absorb a dragon-type spirit.

He looked at another spirit beast nearby.

It was a wolf-type spirit beast with fur half-blue and half-red. Its left side was covered in millennial frost, while its right side burned with inextinguishable demonic flames. Its body was as robust as if forged by gods, and an aura of ferocity rushed toward him.

Ice-Flame Demon Wolf, Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire, one thousand two hundred years of cultivation.

Millennial Ice-Flame, Demonic Flame Heavenly Wolf!

Integrating offense and defense with peerless speed, it was a rare dual-attribute spirit beast in the spirit beast world, possessing immense ferocity.

Ice and fire from the same source... if the continent's ice and fire attribute Spirit Masters knew of this, it would drive them mad, An Lan thought.

One must know that these two attributes were mutually generating and restraining. Before the God of Emotions Rong Nianbing became a god, he had relied on the unity of ice and fire in his early stages.

Shifting his gaze, the third spirit was the most bizarre and the easiest to identify.

A large eyeball floated in mid-air, silver-white all over, with tentacles dangling from its body and spiritual power condensed into a tangible form.

Evil Eye, a pure spirit-type spirit beast, one thousand five hundred years of cultivation.

The Evil Eye clan, also known as the Evil Eye Tyrant clan, was the top spirit-type spirit beast on the continent—bar none.

Ten thousand years ago, the Evil Eye Tyrant ruler—Evil Emperor—possessed a cultivation of seven hundred and ninety thousand years. He ranked second among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, second only to the Beast God Di Tian, and even mastered a fraction of the laws of time and space. His ultimate move, the Light of Time and Space, had once severely wounded Di Tian.

"Ordinary Evil Eyes wouldn't be specially brought out by Teacher; this one is most likely a descendant of the Evil Emperor," An Lan marveled, looking at the other spirit beasts.

Titan Giant Ape, Out!

Blue Silver King, Out!

Thunder Saint Eagle, Out!

Thorn Dragon, Out!

One by one, the continent's top-tier, precious spirits that would make countless Spirit Masters fight to the death were eliminated in An Lan's eyes.

He looked around and fell into silence.

It had to be said that his teacher had spared no expense. Every spirit before him was a rare treasure, and several were top-tier specimens that she would rather destroy than allow to fall into the hands of outsiders.

They covered almost every path of cultivation: elemental, spiritual, assault, defense, agility, support... everything was there.

Without knowing what his Martial Soul was, Leng Qingning had been incredibly meticulous. It could be said that no matter what Martial Soul he awakened, he could find a compatible spirit with high stats here.

Yet, An Lan always felt something was missing.

With so many top-tier spirits laid out before him, not one could stir a true tremor in his heart.

The one he was most satisfied with was the Sprite Dragon, but unfortunately, the Sprite Dragon was also a dragon, restricted by the version.

Noticing the disappointment between An Lan's brows, Leng Qingning asked in confusion, "What is it? None of these spirits caught your eye?"

"It feels like something is still missing," An Lan nodded candidly, stating his requirements. "Teacher, my Martial Soul, Red Edge Spear, focuses on slaughter. I want a buff-type spirit skill that also has a spiritual attribute; I can't waste my innate 250.5 spiritual power."

After speaking, he added, "It would be best if it could also ignore bloodline suppression."

Hearing this string of demands, Leng Qingning shot him an annoyed glare. "Why don't you add an innate domain while you're at it?"

"Is that possible?" An Lan's eyes lit up as he looked at her expectantly.

Leng Qingning frowned, lost in thought. "Let me think."

If he couldn't even be satisfied with these spirits, she would have to use the Indomitable Soul Spirit she had kept in reserve.

The so-called Indomitable Soul Spirit, as the name implied, was naturally rebellious and would rather die than fuse with a Spirit Master.

It could be said that every Indomitable Soul Spirit had a track record of bursting a Spirit Master's spiritual sea; their danger level was a hundred times that of an ordinary spirit.

She hadn't brought it out initially because she didn't want An Lan to take such a risk for no reason.

That Sprite Dragon was the best choice she had painstakingly selected for An Lan; it was the Leng family's bottom-of-the-barrel reserve.

In her view, no matter what Martial Soul An Lan awakened, the Sprite Dragon would be a perfect fit, yet she hadn't expected An Lan to reject even that.

And more coincidentally, the Indomitable Soul Spirit she had kept in reserve perfectly matched An Lan's requirements.

The look of anticipation in her little apprentice's eyes struck a chord with Le Lingzhao, who was standing to the side.

She looked at the furrow-browed Leng Qingning and spoke immediately, "Isn't little An Lan just looking for a Spirit that provides buffing soul skills, possesses mental attributes, is immune to bloodline suppression, and comes with its own domain? What's the big deal? Just give it to him."

Seeing Le Lingzhao adding to the chaos, Leng Qingning rubbed her temples in exasperation, "Do you even hear what you're saying?"

An Lan felt a bit sheepish as well. He hadn't thought much of it when he made the request, but hearing it put this way, it really was quite outrageous.

Did such a Spirit even exist on the continent?

Leng Qingning sighed wistfully, attempting to make An Lan change his mind, "Disciple, won't you reconsider? Your master thinks the Sprite Dragon is excellent. Its bloodline and potential are already at the pinnacle, and it aligns with your requirements in every aspect."

"No." Seeing a glimmer of a chance, An Lan shook his head like a rattle, his attitude firm.

Le Lingzhao instantly sensed that something was wrong.

Judging by Leng Qingning's reaction, it was clear she actually possessed such a Spirit.

She invested no less affection into An Lan than she did herself; if she had such a treasure, she would never hide it away instead of giving it to An Lan to use.

There was only one reason for her hesitation—it was extremely dangerous!

"Indomitable Soul Spirit!"

The four words exploded in Le Lingzhao's mind.

With that thought, she could no longer sit still and immediately stood on the same side as Leng Qingning, gently persuading, "Good disciple, your second master also thinks the Sprite Dragon is excellent. It has potential, it has looks—why don't we just choose that one?"

Her gaze met Leng Qingning's, and they reached an agreement in an instant.

Given the strength of An Lan's martial soul, coupled with the two of them as his backing, he could reach the pinnacle of the continent even if he chose any random Spirit here.

The risk of the Indomitable Soul Spirit was too great; there was absolutely no need to take such a gamble.