First Evolution, Handing Over Soul Beasts!

Chapter 9: First Evolution, Handing Over the Soul Beast!

Chu Youwei's face turned pale in that instant.

It was clearly the look of a martial soul unable to withstand the massive soul power impact of the soul ring, on the verge of shattering.

What do I do, what do I do... if the Pioneer meets with an accident.

Not only will the Dragon Kingdom lose this channel for acquiring supernatural power from the Douluo World, but we will also be trapped here forever.

Swish!

Long Weiguo immediately dropped his assault rifle and rushed over.

"The Pioneer must not be harmed!"

Long Weiguo decisively took out a first-aid kit, applied special healing ointment directly onto the White Snake, and then tightly wrapped it in bandages, hoping to stop the cracks on the White Snake's body from spreading further.

Long Weiguo was fast; in just a blink, the nearly one-meter-long White Snake had been turned into a mummy.

Huo Si, who was in the middle of absorbing the soul ring, suddenly felt a wave of pressure, as if a force were forcibly restraining him.

The impact of the soul power and the stagnation of the soul ring made him suffer immensely.

Damn it, is it really not going to work?

Huo Si's mind involuntarily recalled the look of pity in Su Yuntao's eyes when he first awakened his martial soul, along with the faint mockery toward his little white snake waste martial soul.

He had tried to rely on the Grandmaster's theories, only to be met with ridicule and verbal abuse.

The expectations of the nation's top scientists at the Academy of Sciences.

The hopes of the think tank for his future.

I cannot stop here...

They don't believe in me, but I will prove them wrong!

I have the Dragon Kingdom behind me, the most brilliant scientists in the entire Dragon Kingdom! I have the smartest think tank among billions of people!! I have no reason to lose, no reason to fail!!!

Huo Si jerked his head up. His entire body was drenched in sweat from the powerful soul power impact within the soul ring, and the deep yellow soul ring rotated incessantly above his head.

"Give it to me... fuse!!!"

Hum!

The soul ring vibrated wildly, and the next moment, a powerful surge of soul power from within the deep yellow ring crashed down.

Hum—Bang!!!

The level ten soul power barrier was instantly shattered.

[Level eleven!]

[Level twelve!!]

[Level thirteen!!!]

His soul power skyrocketed in an instant, and the deep yellow soul ring above his head slowly descended.

Hum!

Striking cracks appeared all over Huo Si's body, identical to those on his White Snake martial soul.

The bandaged White Snake trembled violently, and beams of dazzling white light pierced through the bandages.

Bang!!!

As the bandages shattered, the White Snake's body size surged once more within the cocoon of white light.

Inside the light, the White Snake's iridescent scales took on the cold glint of refined iron. Its length officially broke the one-meter mark, and its thickness grew from that of a thumb to that of an adult's arm.

The fangs in its mouth lengthened, and its maw expanded rapidly; when opened fully, it was several times larger than its own head. Its flesh was reinforced, its bones were tempered by soul power, and a potent gastric acid instantly appeared in its stomach, digesting the food inside. An intense desire to devour engulfed the White Snake.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the clear, foolish look in the White Snake's eyes.

Watching the White Snake undergo such a massive transformation, Long Weiguo and Chu Youwei were left completely stunned.

"It... it evolved!"

"The Pioneer's martial soul has completed its evolution!!"

"Youwei, look at the Pioneer!!!"

After the deep yellow soul ring descended onto Huo Si, the white cracks on his body instantly fused. His physique grew significantly, and his previously thin frame and closed bone joints grew, lengthened, and were tempered in that moment... becoming tall and sturdy.

On the surface of Huo Si's skin, faint scales resembling white refined iron were visible...

"After the Pioneer's martial soul evolved, his physical body was reinforced and seems to have evolved along with it!"

Chu Youwei widened her eyes, covering her mouth in utter disbelief.

"But why hasn't the Pioneer woken up yet?"

Hiss, hiss, hiss!!!

The White Snake hissed twice, then lowered its head to look at the Giant-Mouthed Snake's body, which had been broken into several pieces. Without the slightest hesitation, it began to devour it.

Huo Si remained seated cross-legged, the deep yellow soul ring above his head spinning continuously.

Whenever the White Snake devoured the body of the Giant-Mouthed Snake, the potent stomach acid in its belly dissolved the carcass, and a massive surge of soul power would strike Huo Si's body once again.

Bang~!

[Level Fourteen!]

Bang~!!

[Level Fifteen!!]

Bang~!!!

[Level Sixteen Peak!!!]

When the White Snake had completely devoured the Giant-Mouthed Snake's body, which had been broken into several sections, it looked toward Chu Youwei and Long Weiguo with a pitiful, unsatisfied expression.

"Brother Weiguo, what should we do? It seems the Pioneer's Martial Soul hasn't had enough to eat yet."

Long Weiguo gripped his assault rifle tightly, swallowing hard. Although the creature's eyes appeared clear yet somewhat foolish, it seemed to recognize them and did not launch a direct attack.

If it truly attacked, Long Weiguo wouldn't know what to do.

This was the Pioneer's Martial Soul, after all; he certainly couldn't kill it like a soul beast in the Soul Hunting Forest.

"There is still some wolf meat..."

Long Weiguo spoke with difficulty, then slowly walked over to the pack of wolves they had killed earlier and tossed the wolf corpses one by one in front of the White Snake.

The White Snake was not picky; it swallowed them one by one, eating everything clean under the gaze of Chu Youwei and Long Weiguo, who were swallowing their own saliva in a frenzy.

After finishing, it looked back at Long Weiguo and Chu Youwei.

Bang~!!!

[Level Seventeen~!!!]

Hoo~!!!

Huo Si let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes as the soul ring above his head descended and merged into his body.

"Success!"

The moment he successfully absorbed his first soul ring, Huo Si turned his head and looked in the direction of the White Snake, guided by his connection to the Martial Soul.

The White Snake's body had successfully exceeded one meter, and its belly had become round. Huo Si could still feel a desire to feed through his Martial Soul's perception, though the White Snake's mouth and throat were still filled with undigested food.

"Did it inherit the gluttony and the potent stomach acid of the Giant-Mouthed Snake?"

Huo Si did not indulge the White Snake and immediately recalled it into his body.

The instant the White Snake returned to his body, a strong sense of fullness spread throughout his entire being.

Huo Si hurriedly circulated the Martial Soul Devouring Evolution Method to rapidly digest the food inside the White Snake's body.

A massive surge of soul power appeared instantly, once again launching a fierce assault on his level seventeen soul power.

It helped Huo Si stabilize his level seventeen soul power and pushed him all the way to the peak.

"Good, good, it really works!"

Huo Si's eyes sparkled; he truly hadn't expected his White Snake Martial Soul to be so effective.

Who said his Martial Soul was trash?

It was just a little small when it first appeared; after being empowered by a strong soul ring, it could still grow quite large.

One meter was definitely not the limit, but the beginning!

As Huo Si refined the food within his Martial Soul to convert it into soul power, Long Weiguo and Chu Youwei immediately gathered around him.

"It's done, you succeeded!"

Golden light flickered in Long Weiguo's eyes.

Chu Youwei's eyes also revealed a sense of disbelief.

"That was truly too thrilling!"

It wasn't until the east slowly brightened with a hint of white that Huo Si slowly opened his eyes.

"Pioneer, how does the first evolution feel?"

"Do you have any discomfort?"

Chu Youwei hurriedly asked about Huo Si's condition.

"I feel great, it's just that the Martial Soul Devouring Evolution Method is indeed effective... but..."

After experiencing the power of the Martial Soul Devouring Method for the first time, Huo Si felt the faint soul power contained in the air of the Soul Hunting Forest and frowned deeply.

If he hadn't tried the Martial Soul Devouring Evolution Method—letting Little White devour soul beasts and refining the meat himself to gain massive soul power—the soul power in the Soul Hunting Forest would have been quite good.

But after experiencing the direct consumption of high-level meat containing soul power, Huo Si could no longer look down upon that meager amount of ambient energy.

"The drawback of this cultivation method is that one must always have soul beasts to satisfy the Martial Soul, otherwise the progress is too slow."

But he couldn't stay in the Soul Hunting Forest or the Star Dou Great Forest every single day, could he?

Got it!!!

Although he couldn't spend every day soaking in the Soul Hunting Forest or the Star Dou Great Forest to find soul beasts for his martial soul to devour, he had the Plane Star Gate.

Couldn't he just capture a large number of soul beasts, transfer them to the Dragon Kingdom, have the Dragon Kingdom farm them for him, and then take them out from the Plane Star Gate whenever he needed them?

"Capture soul beasts!"

"Transfer them back to the Dragon Kingdom!!"

"I need a large quantity, a lot of century-level soul beasts!!!"

As his martial soul finished devouring the Giant-Mouthed Snake's body, gained a massive amount of soul power, broke through his soul power level, and then began eating the corpses of the ten-year Gale Wolves, Huo Si sensed something.

The higher the level of a soul beast's body, the more soul power it contained. A single century-level soul beast corpse provided dozens of times more soul power than a ten-year soul beast corpse.

The White Snake's capacity for eating soul beasts was also limited; its stomach space was finite, so it could only consume soul beasts with higher soul power density.

Although his martial soul constantly transmitted a desire to eat, Huo Si knew it couldn't take any more.

The food was stuck in its throat; how could it eat when the food in its belly hadn't even been digested yet?

The desire to eat was merely an inherited trait of the gluttonous Giant-Mouthed Snake.

Following Huo Si's order, Long Weiguo began to prepare with excitement.

Chu Youwei looked at Huo Si with confusion.

"Pioneer, how do you intend to prepare for transferring soul beasts back to the Dragon Kingdom? I recall that the number of people you can bring each time you open the Plane Star Gate is limited, right?"

Huo Si nodded.

"It is indeed limited, and that is a problem."

"It requires testing."

The next instant, Huo Si decisively summoned the Plane Star Gate.

After a moment of thought, Huo Si did not walk through it directly; he simply opened the Plane Star Gate.

At this moment, inside the Douluo World Planar Research Institute in the Dragon Kingdom.

Seeing the Plane Star Gate appear once again, the entire institute erupted into a frenzy, and everyone gathered around.

Even Elder Long was called out of a meeting and appeared at the institute immediately.

"What's the situation?"

"Where is he?"

"Why hasn't the Pioneer returned? Could it be..."

Elder Long's expression shifted slightly.

"Elder Long, it should be fine. The Plane Star Gate is the Pioneer's martial soul. If the Pioneer had met with an accident, the martial soul certainly wouldn't appear on its own."

"Since it has appeared here and the Pioneer hasn't, there can only be one explanation."

"The Pioneer hasn't entered the Plane Star Gate on the other side; perhaps he is delayed by something."

Elder Ke, the head of the institute, adjusted his glasses.

Elder Gong of the think tank pondered for a moment.

"It is likely that the Pioneer has something to tell us."

Elder Gong stepped forward and shouted toward the gate.

"Pioneer, Pioneer, can you hear us?"

Inside the Soul Hunting Forest, hearing the voice coming from the gate, Long Weiguo and Chu Youwei's faces immediately lit up with joy.

"Pioneer, that's the voice of Elder Gong, the head of the think tank."

Huo Si nodded. Since people couldn't cross over but sound could be transmitted, and all it took was opening the Plane Star Gate, the room for operation was vast.

Huo Si hadn't forgotten that the Plane Star Gate could be stored within his mind. As long as communication was stable and he could receive signals from the other side by opening the gate, could walkie-talkies also...

He decided to act immediately and put it to the test.

"Take a military-grade walkie-talkie from the research institute and throw it over!"

Upon hearing Huo Si's words, Elder Long did not hesitate in the slightest.

"Quick, bring the most advanced walkie-talkie!"

Two and a half minutes later, a black object was instantly tossed through the Plane Star Gate.

Huo Si picked it up and fiddled with it for a moment.

"I know how to use this."

Long Weiguo stepped forward quickly, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and pressed the button.

"Xianglong Army, Xiaolong Squad, Captain Long Weiguo, calling Dragon Kingdom Command, please respond if you hear me."

Command Center.

Elder Long listened to the message coming through the walkie-talkie, a slow smile curling the corners of his mouth.

"Good lad."

"Command Center receiving. Speaker, Long Army, are there any anomalies?"

Upon hearing the identity of the person on the other end, Long Weiguo's body stiffened, his pupils reflecting deep fear.

"Sir, sir, please speak."

He hurriedly handed the walkie-talkie to Huo Si.

A flash of surprise crossed Huo Si's eyes; he did not understand why Long Weiguo was so afraid.

"Douluo Plane Pioneer, Huo Si... I am about to hand over Soul Beasts. Please have headquarters prepare specialized iron cages for containment!"

The single sentence sent the entire research institute into an uproar.

"Soul Beasts, Soul Beasts! They have already reached the Soul Hunting Forest. It is highly likely the Pioneer has already completed the absorption of a Soul Ring!"

"Perhaps the first evolution of his Martial Soul is already complete. Quick, hurry and have the Pioneer return for testing to fill in the physical data of the institute's Spirit Masters!!"

"Soul Beasts, the Pioneer and his team are truly fast. To think they could fill the void of Soul Beast data for the Dragon Kingdom so quickly!!!"

Elder Long was also slightly shocked; he had not expected that in just one day, Huo Si and his team would have progressed to this point.

Once he regained his composure, he hurriedly issued orders.

"Go and prepare. Prepare iron cages forged from special-grade steel to contain the Soul Beasts!"

"Command Center has received the order and is preparing the special-grade steel. May I ask what method the Pioneer intends to use to capture the Soul Beasts?"

Half an hour later, the Command Center had prepared the massive iron cages, and they finally learned how Huo Si intended to transport the Soul Beasts back to the Dragon Kingdom.

Center of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Century-level Soul Beasts trembled, fleeing in a frenzy...

A massive White Snake, roughly three meters long, was frantically driving a large number of century-level Soul Beasts.

Standing atop the White Snake were Huo Si, holding an assault rifle, and Long Weiguo, holding a sniper rifle and scanning the surroundings.

"Move, move... Chu Youwei, hurry and move, hide behind the gate!"

Standing before the Plane Star Gate, Chu Youwei felt her scalp tingle as she watched over twenty century-level Soul Beasts being driven toward her.

She hurriedly hid behind the Plane Star Gate.

Hiss, hiss, hiss~!!!

The White Snake was exceptionally excited. Before, when it was small, it certainly couldn't beat those massive Soul Beasts, but now it possessed a gargantuan body.

Other Soul Beasts would flee upon seeing it; if they didn't, they would be struck by the metal lumps that appeared out of thin air, leaving holes in their bodies.

The Soul Beasts were aggrieved, too. With so many of them, they certainly weren't afraid of the White Snake.

However, there were two humans standing on the snake's back. If they dared not to run or dared to resist, they would feel intense pain, their flesh would vanish into thin air, and massive holes would appear in their bodies.

After two five-hundred-year-old Soul Beasts had their heads blown off by the sniper rifle's ten-centimeter caliber rounds, leaving their bodies and heads separated, the rest abandoned all resistance, leaving only the instinct to flee.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~!!!

As one century-level Soul Beast after another entered the Plane Star Gate to be transported back to the Dragon Kingdom, Huo Si's face suddenly turned pale.

The deep yellow Soul Ring floating around his body retracted abruptly into his core, and the three-meter-long White Snake instantly shrank back to one meter.

When all seventeen century-level Soul Beasts had entered the Plane Star Gate, the gate closed rapidly...

"Damn, my Spirit Power has been drained."

"Kill the rest of them!"