As for why he had appeared here, become the Mutant Wolf King's child, and even called him father—that was another matter entirely.
The process and outcome of fusing with spirituality were not what he had imagined. By chance, he had killed the Mutant Wolf King's son and plundered his spirituality, only to discover something unexpected during the fusion.
He had thought fusing spirituality would be incredibly easy, just like absorbing Spirit Energy. But the process was completely different from what he had imagined.
Spirituality was the soul.
Fusing spirituality meant fusing souls.
During the fusion, the soul of the Mutant Wild Wolf and his own soul had battled within his mind. Though he had ultimately succeeded, he had also been deeply influenced by the Mutant Wild Wolf's soul.
Although he still thought like a human, he increasingly saw himself as a member of the Wolf Clan rather than a human.
Because of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, he could communicate with all beasts. He could also imitate the aura of beasts he had killed, and after fusing with the Mutant Wild Wolf's spirituality, he possessed its memories as well.
The Mutant Wolf King had actually regarded him as his own offspring.
And under the influence of the Mutant Wild Wolf's soul, he had accepted it. He had even begun, involuntarily and from the depths of his heart, to see the other as his real father.
But was it really all because of the Mutant Wild Wolf's soul?
Could that kind of self-consolation truly excuse what he was doing now?
A human soul carried so much information accumulated throughout a human life. How could it be so easily influenced by a beast?
Rather than saying it was the Mutant Wild Wolf's influence, it would be more accurate to say that he