Indomitable Soul Spirit

As Li Chen swiped, other soul spirits began appearing on the screen.

For example, Dark Eagle, Dark Phoenix, Dark Lion, Dark Demon Tiger, and a series of dark-attributed soul spirits.

They were all dark-attributed soul spirits, each one close to ultimate darkness, but their six-dimensional fundamentals were far too unbalanced. For instance, the lion tiger had high attack and defense but weak control, while the phoenix had high defense and control but low attack. Under equal conditions, they were even inferior to the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon.

Li Chen took a deep breath and resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

Although dark-attributed soul spirits could enhance a martial soul to a certain extent, his martial soul was not dark-attributed. Strictly speaking, Yin Son of Heaven had no distinct attribute. It was even connected to the undead and somewhat related to death. Therefore, Li Chen did not dare explain it to Leng Qiu, afraid of being mistaken for an Evil Soul Master.

No, next one.

Leng Qiu noticed the change in his expression and slightly raised an eyebrow. "Still not satisfied?"

"Uncle Leng..." Li Chen carefully considered his words before speaking.

"These dark-type soul spirits are indeed powerful, but they don't seem to suit my martial soul... I feel that my martial soul leans more toward enhancing my own strength and does not have many requirements when it comes to attributes. My martial soul already possesses its own attributes, and they can grow stronger along with it."

Leng Qiu glanced at him without saying much, then said evenly, "In that case, you can choose a functional soul spirit. Focus on enhancing the martial soul itself and give up damage. Have you thought this through?"

Li Chen nodded and followed the prompt with his finger, swiping toward functional soul spirits.

A new batch of soul spirits appeared on the screen, with four words written in the category bar: Functional Soul Beasts.

He focused his gaze on them and saw that this time, they really were different.

Every one of these soul spirits was packed with functions—support, control, illusion techniques. They looked dazzling and varied; any one of them would make ordinary soul masters fight tooth and nail for it.

But the problem was that they still did not seem especially compatible. The thought of Pluto choosing illusion techniques to control others made the corner of his mouth twitch. It was simply too absurd.

Leng Qiu noticed that he had stared at the screen for a long time without moving. He stepped forward and said, "Display the Indomitable Soul Spirits transferred from inside the tower."

Hearing this at the side, Li Chen could not help feeling delighted.

Indomitable Soul Spirits!!!

I've finally waited for you! Good thing I didn't give up. One of the meta answers of this era!

Soon, a new page popped up on the screen.

Leng Qiu gestured for the staff to step back, then walked up to the screen himself. With a light tap of his finger, he displayed the information for Bai Yuan to see.

"Indomitable Soul Spirits," he said slowly, "are the most special type of soul spirits in the Spirit Pagoda's inventory."

Li Chen moved closer to the screen, his gaze swiftly sweeping over the introduction. Although Uncle Leng had already explained them to him before, he was still startled when he saw their attribute panel.

Indomitable Soul Spirits:

This type of soul spirit was exceedingly rare because they shared one trait: they were wild and unyielding.

Without exception, the soul beasts that became Indomitable Soul Spirits had been noble-blooded and powerful beings while alive.

They were born proud, with unyielding blood flowing through their bones. They would not easily bow their heads to anyone.

It was precisely because of this pride that Indomitable Soul Spirits were extremely difficult to absorb.

For ordinary soul spirits, as long as a soul master's spiritual power met the requirements, fusion could be completed smoothly.

But Indomitable Soul Spirits were different—they would resist, struggle, and could even backlash.

In history, many soul masters had attempted to forcibly absorb Indomitable Soul Spirits. At best, they were severely injured; at worst, their Soul Power collapsed, and they even died on the spot.

Thus, although the Spirit Pagoda stored quite a few Indomitable Soul Spirits, few people dared set their sights on them. Unless you possessed enough strength to make them submit willingly. Moreover, every soul master in history who had successfully subdued one had been among the strongest of their era.

"The Spirit Pagoda still has quite a few Indomitable Soul Spirits, such as Tyrant Dragon, Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, Shadow Soul-Devouring Bat, Heaven-Burning Flame Qilin Beast, Black Armor Mountain-Suppressing Turtle, and Starlight Spirit Yao Deer." Leng Qiu looked at Li Chen and said, "Based on what you said, among these soul spirits, the ones that can greatly enhance the martial soul's origin should only be Tyrant Dragon and Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff. Do you want to try?"

Li Chen fell silent for several seconds.

"Tyrant Dragon, with Golden Dragon King bloodline... wouldn't it surrender the moment it saw Tang Wulin?"

Isn't that basically a traitor? Li Chen clearly remembered that in the original work, Tyrant Dragon had been Tang Wulin's second soul spirit.

As for the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, it was also extremely powerful. In the original work, even Tang Wulin, who had unlocked over half of his Golden Dragon King bloodline at level ninety, had nearly suffered a setback against a ten-thousand-year Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff. Tang Wulin had rated it as comparable to the four-hundred-thousand-year Bear Lord—after it activated Domination Domain, of course.

Still, Li Chen was somewhat dissatisfied. The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was strong, but its flaw was obvious: once Domination Domain ended, it became a little Samoyed.

Seeing that he remained silent, Leng Qiu simply handed the tablet to him and said, "Look through them yourself. There are still quite a lot of Indomitable Soul Spirits."

Li Chen inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, though his face still wore that obedient expression.

"Thank you, Uncle Leng."

He lowered his head and looked at the soul guide screen again, lightly swiping with his finger.

As his finger moved, several soul spirits slowly appeared.

Each one emitted a unique aura, and the category bar bore the same four words: Indomitable Soul Spirit.

One, Shadow Soul-Devouring Bat (Darkness-type · Ancient Indomitable Soul Spirit)

Naturally aloof and cold-blooded, it held weak soul masters in extreme contempt. It carried the pride of royalty in its bones, believed in the survival of the strong, and ruled within the shadows. It would not submit willingly, only recognizing soul masters who were ruthless in temperament, firm in will, and unafraid of darkness. If forcibly contracted, it would destroy its own origin and permanently seal its soul skills.

Two, Heaven-Burning Flame Qilin Beast (Fire-type · Fire Qilin Indomitable Soul Spirit)

Fierce, hot-tempered, and born with an unyielding pride, it possessed the Qilin clan's unique obsession with dying rather than yielding. The pride of the Qilin clan flowed through its bloodline. It looked down on ordinary soul masters and would only submit to someone with Qilin bloodline, a will capable of crushing all things, and a spirit that never admitted defeat. Even in defeat, it would never beg for mercy.

Three, Black Armor Mountain-Suppressing Turtle (Earth-type · Earth Indomitable Soul Spirit)

Steady and weighty, stubborn and resolute, it possessed an ancient obsession with protecting all things. It was not violent by nature, but it had tremendous backbone. It could not be coerced by power or tempted by profit. Once it recognized a master, it would follow them through life and death. Before granting recognition, it could never be forcibly contracted.

Four, Star Dream Spirit Jade Deer (Spiritual-type · Ancient Auspicious Indomitable Soul Spirit)

Gentle yet proud, pure and sacred, preferring to break rather than bend. Though it appeared soft and delicate, its spiritual will was extraordinarily powerful. It would never bow to evil or brutal soul masters. It only recognized righteous soul masters with kindness in their hearts, pure minds, and clear spiritual wills.

Five, Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff (Strong Attack-type, Indomitable Soul Spirit)

The ancestor of canine soul beasts, and perhaps also the origin of lion-type soul beasts. A soul beast that resembled both lion and dog, with golden fur covering its entire body and black ghost-face markings on its head.

Six, Fate Underworld Qilin (Life and Death, Fate??? Indomitable Soul Spirit)

It possessed complete self-awareness, pride that soared to the heavens, and a will that would rather die than surrender. It had two extremely rare attributes, an ancient surviving supreme bloodline, and formidable fate attributes.

Li Chen stared at it, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved upward.

This is the one. It possesses life, death, and fate attributes, making it a perfect match for my martial soul.

He turned to Leng Qiu and said,

"Uncle Leng, I've chosen. This one."

Leng Qiu slightly raised an eyebrow. "Fate Underworld Qilin? An Indomitable Soul Spirit with a hundred years of cultivation... Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Li Chen nodded, his eyes resolute. "This one."

Leng Qiu looked at him for several seconds before suddenly teasing, "I thought you would choose Tyrant Dragon or Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, considering you said you wanted to strengthen your martial soul's origin."

Li Chen shook his head.

"With life, death, and fate attributes, strengthening my martial soul's origin becomes almost irrelevant. Just imagine manipulating other people's threads of fate—that is what suits the grandeur of Yin Son of Heaven."

Leng Qiu did not ask further. Turning to the staff, he said,

"You heard him. Go prepare it."

Li Chen's gaze returned to the Fate Underworld Qilin. It possessed complete self-awareness, pride that soared to the heavens, and would rather die than submit, was that it?

I'll show you what it means to be the Ruler of the Underworld.