Capturing the Wind Spirit Wolf

Through Song Mu's exploration of his martial soul yesterday, he learned that he could capture soul beasts of any age, provided he had the appropriate Gulu Ball.

However, if the soul beast's level exceeded his own by ten, it would not obey him and would remain beyond his control.

With his current soul power at level twenty-five, he could control a soul beast up to level thirty-five, which translated to a soul beast of three thousand two hundred and fifty years.

Song Mu intended to let the two men know this information, as he planned to capture a ten-thousand-year soul beast once he reached level thirty or forty, and he would need this information then.

However, he did not intend to state it directly.

Song Mu replied, "I'm not entirely sure yet; I'll have to try it out to know for certain."

Upon hearing Song Mu's words, Elder Gong expressed his understanding; after all, it hadn't been long since Song Mu awakened his martial soul.

"Very well, then I shall have you start by testing it on a hundred-year soul beast."

Song Mu said, "Many thanks, Elder Gong."

Elder Gong waved his hand and said, "Enough, follow me. I will take you to the place where the soul beasts are kept."

With that, Elder Gong turned and walked toward the depths of the Beast Fighting Zone.

Song Mu followed quickly, with Du Weilun trailing behind.

In the original work, there was no description of the place where soul beasts were kept in the Beast Fighting Zone, so Song Mu's entry this time could be considered an 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 the outermost perimeter of the zone, styled like an ancient Roman colosseum; it was also the place where Huo Yuhao participated in his advancement assessment in the original work.

The Office Area was where the staff handled their administrative duties.

The Soul Beast Garden, however, was the core of the Beast Fighting Zone and the primary source of its expenses.

In Song Mu's view, the Soul Beast Garden was just like the zoos he had visited in his past life.

The habitats for these soul beasts were specially constructed, each tailored to the environment the beasts required to live.

Ice-attribute soul beasts resided in cold spaces, while fire-attribute soul beasts were kept in sweltering environments.

Elder Gong did not stop until they reached a specific soul beast enclosure.

Judging solely by the environment, Song Mu could not distinguish the attribute of the soul beast inside, but from its appearance, he could tell it was a wolf-type soul beast.

Elder Gong operated a soul guidance device nearby to open the connection between the enclosure and the outside, pointing at the wolf-type soul beast inside as he said, "Little Song, this is a Wind Spirit Wolf that has just passed the hundred-year mark. Try to see if you can capture it."

Song Mu responded, then channeled his soul power, and a transparent screen appeared before him.

Within a field of vision invisible to Elder Gong and Du Weilun, Song Mu's consciousness locked onto the shop option at the bottom of the screen.

The screen changed accordingly, displaying patterns of spheres in different colors; there were four types in total.

They were the Common, Intermediate, Advanced, and Super Gulu Balls.

The prices were marked to the left of the spheres, ranging from top to bottom as one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and one hundred thousand Locke Berries.

From the descriptions Song Mu had read yesterday, he knew that the Common Gulu Ball could capture soul beasts from level one to twenty-nine, the Intermediate from level thirty to forty-nine, and so on.

It wasn't just the age of capture; the capacity of the sphere to withstand the soul beast's age followed the same logic.

For instance, a level twenty-nine soul beast could stay inside a Common Gulu Ball, but once the soul beast reached level thirty, it would need to be transferred to an Intermediate Gulu Ball.

Therefore, relying solely on these types of Gulu Balls, the maximum age he could currently capture was a level eighty-nine soul beast, which translated to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years.

As for how to capture soul beasts over one hundred thousand years old, aside from the King Ball, Song Mu did not yet know how to catch them.

Since this was a soul beast just over a hundred years old, a Common Gulu Ball would suffice.

Song Mu controlled the screen with his consciousness, purchased a Common Gulu Ball, and withdrew it.

Standing to the side, Elder Gong and Du Weilun only saw Song Mu close his eyes as soul power flowed through his body, and then a sphere, half-blue and half-white, appeared in his hand.

Elder Gong looked at the blue-and-white ball and asked, "Is this the King Gulu Ball?"

Song Mu replied, "No, this is a derivative of my martial soul, a Common Gulu Ball, capable of capturing soul beasts under a thousand years."

Elder Gong said, "Your martial soul is quite miraculous. Hurry up and capture that soul beast; let me see how you do it."

Song Mu nodded in agreement and, under Elder Gong's expectant gaze, threw the Common Gulu Ball forcefully toward the Wind Spirit Wolf.

The Wind Spirit Wolf had been sleeping, and it only woke up abruptly when it sensed something flying toward it, but it was too late.

The moment the Common Gulu Ball touched its body, a powerful suction force emanated from the sphere, and the Wind Spirit Wolf was sucked inside in its entirety.

The Common Gulu Ball flew into the air, shook a few times, and then shattered violently, with the Wind Spirit Wolf reappearing once more.

Elder Gong had initially thought the capture was a success, but this turn of events made him look at Song Mu, waiting for an explanation.

Song Mu had long anticipated that this would happen.

Capturing soul beasts with a Gulu Ball had a success rate; once a soul beast entered the sphere, it could resist and break out.

The higher the grade of the Gulu Ball and the weaker the state of the soul beast, the less it could resist, and the higher the success rate of the capture.

Furthermore, this Wind Spirit Wolf had not been exhausted at all and was in its prime state.

Song Mu explained this to Elder Gong and then added, "It would be even better if Elder Gong could seal that soul beast; that way, it would have no ability to resist, and the chance of a successful capture would increase significantly."

Hearing Song Mu's explanation, Elder Gong finally set his mind at ease.

Regarding Song Mu's miraculous martial soul, he truly hoped it possessed the ability to capture soul beasts, and he was more than happy to assist with Song Mu's request.

Elder Gong patted his chest and said, "Leave such a trivial matter to this old man."

Following this, without even manifesting his martial soul, Elder Gong merely channeled his soul power to seal and restrain the Wind Spirit Wolf.

Song Mu purchased another Common Gulu Ball and tossed it toward the Wind Spirit Wolf.

This time, the sphere did not shatter, and the Wind Spirit Wolf was successfully captured by Song Mu.

On the screen, Song Mu could see that in the party options, the slot beneath Wang Dong'er had changed to look different from the others.

Upon inspection, it was indeed that Wind Spirit Wolf, and the area to the right indicated that this soul beast possessed inferior talent, meaning it would not reach level thirty.

Seeing Song Mu close his eyes again, Elder Gong asked eagerly, "How is it? Did you succeed? Hurry and release it for this old man to see."

Du Weilun, who had watched the entire process from the side, asked, "How about it, student Song Mu? Are you able to release this soul beast?"

Song Mu opened his eyes, looked at the two of them, and said, "Of course I can. Furthermore, I can even command this soul beast to fight."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two were instantly stunned.