From Song Mu's exploration of his Martial Soul yesterday, he had learned that he could capture Soul Beasts of any age, as long as he had a suitable Gulu Ball.
However, if a Soul Beast was more than ten levels above him, it would not obey his commands or submit to his control.
With his current Soul Power of level twenty-five, he could control Soul Beasts up to level thirty-five—the equivalent of a Soul Beast with three thousand two hundred and fifty years of cultivation.
Song Mu planned to tell the two of them about this information, since he intended to capture a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast when he reached level thirty or forty, and this information would come in handy.
However, he had no intention of telling them outright.
Song Mu replied, "I'm still not sure about that. I'll have to try it and see."
Elder Gong understood what Song Mu meant. After all, it hadn't been long since Song Mu had awakened his Martial Soul.
"Very well. I'll take you to try it out on a Hundred-Year Soul Beast first."
"Thank you, Elder Gong," Song Mu said.
Elder Gong waved a hand. "All right, come with me. I'll take you to where they keep the Soul Beasts."
With that, Elder Gong turned and headed deeper into the Beast Fighting Zone.
Song Mu hurried after him, and Du Weilun followed behind.
The original story hadn't described where the Soul Beasts were kept in the Beast Fighting Zone, so Song Mu considered this visit a real eye-opener.
The Beast Fighting Zone was roughly divided into three parts: the Beast Fighting Arena, the Office Area, and the Soul Beast Garden.
The Beast Fighting Arena was at the outermost edge of the Beast Fighting Zone. It resembled an ancient Roman amphitheater, and it was where Huo Yuhao had taken his advancement exam in the original story.
The Office Area was where the staff handled their duties.
The Soul Beast Garden was the heart of the Beast Fighting Zone—and where most of the money was spent.
To Song Mu, the Soul Beast Garden was just like the zoo he had visited in his previous life.
The Soul Beasts lived in specially constructed habitats, each designed to suit the creatures that dwelled there.
Soul Beasts with ice attributes lived in cold environments, while those with fire attributes lived in hot ones.
Elder Gong kept walking until he reached one of the Soul Beast enclosures, where he stopped.
From the environment alone, Song Mu couldn't tell what attribute the Soul Beast inside had, but he could tell from its appearance that it was a wolf-type Soul Beast.
Elder Gong operated the Soul Tool nearby, opening the passage between the enclosure and the outside. Pointing at the wolf inside, he said, "Young Song, this is a Wind Spirit Wolf a little over a hundred years old. See if you can catch it."
Song Mu acknowledged him, then circulated his Soul Power. A transparent screen appeared before him.
In a view invisible to Elder Gong and Du Weilun, Song Mu focused on the Shop option at the bottom of the screen.
The screen changed, displaying four ball-shaped icons in different colors.
They were the Common, Intermediate, Advanced, and Super Gulu Balls.
Their prices were listed to the left, from top to bottom: one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and one hundred thousand Locke Berry.
From the descriptions Song Mu had read yesterday, he knew that Common Gulu Balls could capture Soul Beasts from level one to level twenty-nine, Intermediate ones were for level thirty to forty-nine, and so on.
The same limits applied not only to which Soul Beasts they could capture, but also to how powerful a Soul Beast they could contain.
For example, a level twenty-nine Soul Beast could stay inside a Common Gulu Ball, but once it reached level thirty, it would need to be transferred to an Intermediate Gulu Ball.
So, using only these kinds of Gulu Balls, the highest level Soul Beast he could currently capture was level eighty-nine, the equivalent of one with ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine years of cultivation.
As for how to capture Soul Beasts with over a hundred thousand years of cultivation, apart from the King Ball, Song Mu still didn't know.
Since this Soul Beast was a little over a hundred years old, a Common Gulu Ball would do.
Song Mu controlled the screen with his mind, bought a Common Gulu Ball, and took it out.
Elder Gong and Du Weilun, standing beside him, saw Song Mu close his eyes. Soul Power circulated through his body, and then a ball, half blue and half white, appeared in his hand.
Looking at the blue-and-white ball, Elder Gong asked, "Is that a King Gulu Ball?"
"No," Song Mu replied. "It's a byproduct of my Martial Soul, a Common Gulu Ball. It can capture Soul Beasts under a thousand years old."
"Your Martial Soul sure is fascinating, kid. Hurry up and catch that Soul Beast so I can see how you do it."
Song Mu nodded. Under Elder Gong's expectant gaze, he hurled the Common Gulu Ball at the Wind Spirit Wolf with all his might.
The Wind Spirit Wolf had been asleep. It only jolted awake when it sensed something flying toward it, but by then, it was too late.
The moment the Common Gulu Ball touched its body, a powerful pull came from the ball, and the Wind Spirit Wolf was sucked inside.
The Common Gulu Ball floated into the air and wobbled a few times before suddenly shattering. The Wind Spirit Wolf reappeared.
Elder Gong had thought the capture had succeeded. When it shattered, he couldn't help looking at Song Mu, waiting for an explanation.
Song Mu had expected this to happen.
Capturing a Soul Beast with a Gulu Ball wasn't guaranteed. Once inside, a Soul Beast could fight back and break through the ball.
The higher the Gulu Ball's grade and the more exhausted the Soul Beast, the less it could resist, and the greater the chance of capturing it.
What was more, this Wind Spirit Wolf hadn't spent a single bit of energy. It was in peak condition.
Song Mu explained the situation to Elder Gong, then added, "It'd be even better if you could seal the Soul Beast, Elder Gong. Then it wouldn't be able to resist, and the chance of capturing it would increase greatly."
After hearing Song Mu's explanation, Elder Gong put his mind at ease.
He very much hoped Song Mu's fascinating Martial Soul could capture Soul Beasts, so he was more than happy to help with Song Mu's request.
Elder Gong thumped his chest. "Leave this little matter to me."
Then, without even summoning his Martial Soul, Elder Gong simply drew on his Soul Power and sealed the Wind Spirit Wolf in place.
Song Mu bought another Common Gulu Ball and threw it at the Wind Spirit Wolf.
This time, the ball didn't shatter, and Song Mu successfully captured the Wind Spirit Wolf.
On the screen, Song Mu could see that one of the slots in the team section, below Wang Dong'er's slot, had changed and now looked different from the others.
He checked it. It was the Wind Spirit Wolf, and the area to the right showed that it had slightly inferior talent—that is, it wouldn't reach level thirty.
Elder Gong saw Song Mu close his eyes again and asked eagerly, "Well? Did it work? Hurry and let it out so I can have a look."
Du Weilun had watched the whole process. "How about it, Song Mu? Can you let the Soul Beast out?"
Song Mu opened his eyes and looked at the two of them. "Of course. What's more, I can also control it in battle."
His words left the two of them stunned.
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