Mutated Soul Ban

Near noon, the Silver Moon Wolf King yawned. It was already thinking about what to eat for lunch. As for any sense of danger—sorry, such things were no longer necessary in its current mind.

At first, it had merely been an ordinary Silver Wolf. Its only dream back then had been to grow to the ten-thousand-year level as quickly as possible and awaken another element, so during that period, it ate all sorts of things.

Animals, plants, rocks, or dirt—even grass. As long as it possessed Soul Power, as long as it could help it grow, it would swallow it no matter how awful it tasted.

Until one day, it ate a strange blade of grass. That grass was extremely ordinary; if not for the complete lack of plants around it, it would never have noticed it.

Faced with that bizarre sight, as a Beast, it did not think much of it at all. It merely sensed a kind of energy within the grass that held a powerful attraction for it, and then it could not help but eat it.

And that was when the changes began.

In just a few days, its Soul Power had increased by several hundred years. Its entire being smoothly rose from the thousand-year level to the ten-thousand-year level. Yet after reaching ten thousand years, it did not awaken a new element. Instead, it awakened a kind of energy.

Relying on that new energy, it easily defeated several cats and vines that had once stood on equal footing with it.

Afterward, three Golden Wolf Kings sensed its existence and successively attached themselves to its side.

With the Golden Wolf Kings' help, it no longer had any worries and effortlessly killed the Earth Rock Turtle, which was also at the ten-thousand-year level.

After eating the Earth Rock Turtle and the flesh of those multi-element Spirit Beasts, its own level rapidly soared. In just over a year, it gained nearly three thousand years of cultivation and became the undisputed king of this region.

Thus, this entire area had become its backyard. Whenever it wanted to eat something, it could simply go get it. This kind of slacker life was truly too corrupting for a wolf.

And today, it had just sensed several weak-Soul-Power intruders entering its territory. Since it could not decide what to eat anyway, it embraced the idea of eating whatever came its way and lazily rose to its feet.

Amid the rustling of grass, four people completely clad in black skintight outfits appeared before it.

It had eaten humans before, but it was somewhat surprised that people dressed like this, with such little Soul Power, could appear here.

Once Spirit Beasts reached ten thousand years, their intelligence was naturally not low due to the maturity of their souls. The Silver Moon Wolf King was an exceptional Spirit Beast with outstanding mental power, and coupled with its own uniqueness, its intelligence was already roughly comparable to that of an eight- or nine-year-old child.

Thus, relying on its exceptionally clever mind, it realized that these people definitely had someone stronger behind them.

But so what? Its long period of "invincibility" had already forged its "invincible" heart!

"Awoo! (Feel honored. Becoming food for the future king of Spirit Beasts is the greatest glory of your lives!)"

Just as the Silver Moon Wolf King was about to rush over and eat the four people before they could flee, they foolishly charged toward it instead.

"Awoo~ (What is going on? Have they been conquered by this Wolf King's charisma and come to offer themselves?)"

Because the Soul Power on those four people was exceptionally weak, even though they were not slow, neither the Silver Moon Wolf King nor the three Golden Wolf Kings took them seriously. The instincts they relied upon for survival did not issue any warning of danger.

Thus, the four people each ran toward one of the four wolves, while the four wolves waited like hungry children for their food to deliver itself.

As the four drew closer, a strange scent caught the wolves' attention.

"Awoo! Awoo! (This scent... Though it is somewhat different, it really is similar to that miraculous grass! You three, get lost! They're mine!)"

The other three Golden Wolf Kings also caught that scent. Though they did not know what it was, feeling the Soul Power within their bodies stir, they understood that it was definitely something good.

As for the Silver Moon Wolf King's order, please. They had merely attached themselves to it in hopes that it could help them sense special minerals. It was not as though they could not live without it. And since these humans before them could replace those minerals, why should they listen to its orders?

Seeing that those three did not obey its command, the Silver Moon Wolf King immediately wanted to unleash its ultimate move in fury. But upon realizing that it could not guarantee killing all three at once, and that they would gang up on it afterward, it could only endure and sprint toward those people with all its strength.

Under Wu Ling's control, the four Clones charging toward the wolves were each swallowed whole by one wolf.

After seeing them successfully eat the Clones, Wu Ling smiled happily.

"What was that? Victory only required thorough preparation and a smooth takedown.

"But since they are Spirit Beasts destined to become my Spirit Rings, it would be better to let them die knowing why."

Though he said that, Wu Ling was not in a hurry. After waiting for roughly a minute, he watched the three Golden Wolf Kings begin to sway and foam at the mouth before calmly stepping out.

"By having a clone that could already produce poison study Elder Snake Spear's and Grandpa Chrysanthemum's knowledge of poisons, then using poisonous herbs from both of them and adding Elder Pufferfish's own venom, I finally synthesized this poison, which I named One-Minute Down.

"This poison is extremely potent and naturally carries an unusual fragrance. It smells similar to tea and is very difficult to detect. Any ordinary Spirit Beast below fifty thousand years, or any Soul Master below the Soul Douluo level, will die within one minute after consuming it.

"Even Soul Douluo and Spirit Beasts beyond fifty thousand years will suffer varying effects from it due to various factors."

As Wu Ling's words fell, the three Golden Wolf Kings collapsed one after another. They raised a cloud of dust, and with it, their lives were swept away.

Using the dust as cover, the Silver Moon Wolf King actually shook its head and began charging toward Wu Ling.

Seeing the Silver Moon Wolf King, whose strength had been severely weakened yet who still ran toward him, Wu Ling drew his longsword and prepared to end its life himself. Yet during this process, he had a question.

"Although I deliberately controlled the dosage, it should only have at most three minutes left. Half that time has already passed. How is it still lively enough to run over here?"

But the Silver Moon Wolf King soon answered Wu Ling with facts.

When it was less than five meters away from Wu Ling, he had already assumed the stance for Swallow Reversal. But at that moment, a ball of white light suddenly gathered on the Silver Moon Wolf King's forehead.

Wu Ling's eyes widened instantly, because he could not sense any Soul Power element within that white light at all.

A sense of impending danger surged into Wu Ling's heart, but it was already too late to say anything.

The white light violently expanded, forming a ten-meter-wide hemisphere centered on the Silver Moon Wolf King. Wu Ling happened to be within its range.

In an instant, Wu Ling lost control over all the Soul Power in his body. Even the one-and-a-half-meter longsword was forcibly pressed back into his body.

Feeling the condition inside his body, Wu Ling's pupils constricted sharply. His current state was practically no different from being completely naked, and even more dangerously, the Silver Moon Wolf King had already come within three meters of him!