Luo Sanpao, Who Can Devour and Evolve!

Night fell.

Yu Tianlong pushed open the wooden gate of the small courtyard; the creaking sound was exceptionally clear in the silence.

This was the only inheritance left by his parents: a small courtyard located on the edge of the family compound, with blue tiles, white walls, three side rooms, and a yard less than ten zhang square.

He was three years old the year his parents died in battle. The family provided a pension: permanent residency in this courtyard and a monthly subsidy of five hundred gold soul coins until he came of age.

Arriving in the yard, his thoughts stirred slightly.

Golden light and silver light surged from his body simultaneously, condensing into shape before him. Two Luo San Pao, one gold and one silver, landed on the ground and affectionately rubbed against his pant legs.

"Luo luo!"

"Luo~"

The sounds were soft and sweet, carrying the unique dependence of young beasts.

Yu Tianlong squatted down to examine the two little fellows carefully. During the day, there were too many eyes and ears to look closely, but now, under the moonlight, their peculiarities were even more apparent.

The Golden Luo San Pao was slightly larger and looked physically stronger.

The Silver Luo San Pao looked magnificent, its eyes exceptionally bright and intelligent.

"So... what exactly are you?" Yu Tianlong reached out, one hand for each, and gently stroked their furry heads.

The touch was warm; they were living, breathing flesh and blood, by no means illusory projections of a martial soul.

He could clearly feel a connection between himself and them that transcended the link of soul power—a bond that bordered on bloodline resonance.

"Luo luo luo!"

"Luo! Luo!"

The two little fellows suddenly began to cry out in unison, their voices filled with obvious agitation. Little Gold nudged his hand with its head, while Little Silver stood up by grabbing his knee, its large, glass-like eyes filled with the word "hungry."

Yu Tianlong was stunned.

"Hungry? Can a martial soul... also get hungry?"

This completely overturned his understanding of martial souls. According to the common knowledge of the Douluo Continent, a martial soul was the external manifestation of a soul master's power—an energy construct, a bloodline projection. That it could eat and feel hunger was simply unheard of.

But the urgency of the two little fellows did not seem fake. Yu Tianlong hesitated for a moment, then stood up and walked toward the kitchen.

Although his parents were gone, the family still supplied daily necessities, including food, according to the standard for direct descendants. He activated his storage soul tool—a lowest-tier, one-cubic-meter space belt that was a relic of his parents—and took out a piece of meat wrapped in oil paper.

The meat was dark red with distinct textures, faintly shimmering with a subtle light, and exuding a faint, fishy smell along with a sense of oppression.

This was the meat of a century-old Earth Armor Dragon, a type of earth-attribute soul beast with extremely strong defensive capabilities. The family dining hall provided a limited supply daily, which was quite beneficial for the physical tempering of children.

Yu Tianlong's cultivation was still shallow; he could digest at most a palm-sized piece in a day.

He had just placed the meat on the stone table when a sudden change occurred!

"Luo!"

With a flash of gold, the Golden Luo San Pao darted up like lightning. Its chubby, short body erupted with astonishing jumping power, landing steadily on the edge of the stone table. Without waiting for Yu Tianlong to act, it opened its mouth and bit into the Earth Armor Dragon meat!

The Golden Luo San Pao's pig-like nose twitched as it took a large bite. The meat was tough, difficult to cut even with ordinary blades, yet it was torn apart like soft tofu in its mouth.

The sound of crunching echoed as the shredded meat, mixed with a faint glow, was swallowed whole. In just three or four bites, the palm-sized piece of meat vanished without a trace.

"This..." Yu Tianlong was dumbfounded.

The even more astonishing part was yet to come. After swallowing the meat, the Golden Luo San Pao let out a satisfied burp, and a layer of earthy-yellow light shimmered around its body!

The light flowed over its skin, gradually solidifying into faint, angular scale patterns—they were unmistakably the signature defensive scales of an Earth Armor Dragon!

Although it was only a condensation of light and shadow, it faintly emitted a thick, solid ripple of energy.

Yu Tianlong instinctively reached out to touch it. As his fingertips brushed the scale projection, there was a metallic texture; its defensive power was by no means comparable to mere fur!

"Devouring soul beast meat... to gain its characteristics?!"

However, this scale shadow lasted for less than ten breaths before slowly dissipating.

The golden light on the Golden Luo San Pao seemed to brighten a fraction, and its size grew imperceptibly larger. It licked its lips, still unsatisfied, and looked at Yu Tianlong with eager eyes, clearly wanting more.

"Luo luo!"

Just then, a sudden change on the other side caught Yu Tianlong's attention.

The Silver Luo San Pao had somehow run to the corner of the yard, where there was a simple stone stove used for cooking. It was piled with wood ash; he had tried to start a fire to roast something earlier that day, and a small, unextinguished flame still flickered there.

At this moment, the Silver Luo San Pao was tilting its head, curiously staring at the dancing orange-red flame.

Then, before Yu Tianlong could react, it performed an action that nearly made its master's jaw drop.

It extended its small, pink tongue and tentatively licked the flame.

"Careful, it's hot..." Yu Tianlong's exclamation burst out, but it stopped abruptly.

There was no expected scream or smell of burning. The moment Little Silver's tongue touched the flame, the fire seemed to be drawn by a force, turning into a thin thread of fire that actively dove into its mouth!

The Silver Luo San Pao swallowed with a "gulp," its glass-like eyes squinting in satisfaction as it smacked its lips, seemingly savoring the taste.

Immediately after, silver light flowed around its body, and a layer of faint, illusory crimson flames ignited with a "whoosh," enveloping it!

The temperature of the flames was not high; they did not singe its silver fur, but instead, like a docile pet, they leaped and flowed across its body.

Silver Luo San Pao squealed excitedly, bouncing around the courtyard, the air slightly distorting wherever it passed.

Caught up in the fun, it suddenly stood still and opened its small mouth.

"Whoosh."

A solid, crimson pillar of fire, as thick as an arm, erupted from its mouth, striking the trunk of a locust tree three meters away!

"Boom!"

The pillar of fire exploded, sending wood chips flying. A charred patch, an inch deep and still flickering with embers at the edges, appeared on the sturdy trunk of the old locust tree.

Yu Tianlong gasped. This power was already on par with the first soul skill of some low-level fire-attribute soul masters! And Little Silver had only consumed a wisp of ordinary fire.

Eating fire... controlling fire? His heart raced as a bold conjecture took shape in his mind.

He began searching for various items for the two to consume for his experiments.

An hour later, he sat on a stone bench, his breathing slightly rapid, but his eyes burning with excitement.

The conclusion was becoming clear.

"Golden Luo San Pao can absorb the most essential traits of soul beasts by devouring their flesh and blood, temporarily gaining their abilities and permanently enhancing its own base strength. The stronger the soul beast devoured, the more powerful the ability gained and the greater the boost."

"Silver Luo San Pao can absorb, convert, and control various elemental energies. Fire, ice, earth, metal, even light and liquids... as long as it contains elemental properties, it seems able to absorb and utilize them. The more it absorbs, the stronger its control and the more elemental power it can command."

"And the most crucial part is..." Yu Tianlong clenched his fists, feeling the soul power surging within him.

"As they grow stronger, they directly feed back into me! Although it's very faint, in just the hour of testing, my soul power has increased by at least the equivalent of three days of normal cultivation!"

These were no longer simple martial souls.

These were two monster embryos capable of infinite growth and evolution through "feeding"!

Devour soul beasts to gain power and traits.

Devour elements to control energy and laws.

Twin synergy, feeding back into the self.

"If... if I let them keep devouring,"

Yu Tianlong's voice trembled—it was excitement, ecstasy, and the shiver of seeing infinite possibilities.