A New Way to Enhance the Soul

The children in the midst of their summons saw it too, and their faces turned pale.

Their parents were fighting the pack of black wolves at the very front. Without the gates to hold them back, the losses would only grow worse.

But...

The children were helpless. They could only grit their teeth and continue summoning with all their might, hoping to form their contracts as soon as possible.

Awooo!!!

A wolf howl rang across the area. With that howl, the black wolves flooded into Willow Tree Village like a tidal wave and began slaughtering at will.

"Hold them back!!"

The adults defending every direction of the village hurried back to reinforce the others, doing their best to block the black wolves.

But against thousands upon thousands of black wolves, against a vicious pack led by a Bronze-rank Black Wolf King, the village's defensive strength was simply unable to hold.

"Aah!!"

Screams rang out amid the wolves' howls. Every so often, someone was bitten by a black wolf and dragged into the pack.

The adults' summoned beasts fought desperately, but the village was simply too weak. Its strongest summoned beasts were only Black Iron rank.

Faced with the vast pack of black wolves, they could not stop them at all.

The shadow of death blanketed the entire village. One adult after another fell into pools of blood and died.

All the children in the center of the square wore expressions of despair as they summoned in agony, making their final struggle.

Buzz!

A white summoning array suddenly shone, and a gray bull appeared within it, radiating a violent aura.

"It's a Grayhorn Bull. It's well suited for charging—hurry and support them!" the old village chief shouted urgently.

The situation had reached a critical point. Everyone in the village had gathered in the square, desperately fighting the black wolves and buying time.

Though it was only an ordinary Grayhorn Bull, it was still hope for the village. The old village chief hurriedly urged them on.

"Grayhorn Bull, come with me!"

A chubby little boy shouted, clutched a short blade, and charged out, fighting the black wolves through his fear.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Three more arrays lit up. Three ordinary summoned beasts emerged from them and were led by the children to provide support.

Soon, arrays lit up one after another. In the center of the square, only one resolute little boy remained—a dark-skinned boy with thick brows and large eyes.

"Lu Tian, keep going! Your talent is the highest. You must summon a Black Iron-rank summoned beast and buy us time.

"As long as we have a Black Iron-rank summoned beast, we can hold back the black wolves and last until the reinforcements arrive," the old village chief said, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

His summoned beast had just died in battle, and he had suffered backlash. Yet he paid no heed to it, only continuing to encourage the dark-skinned boy.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I'll work hard. I definitely will!"

Lu Tian shouted, then viciously slashed his wrist with a small knife. Blood immediately spilled across the summoning array, causing it to expand rapidly.

The sight filled the old village chief with hope. He watched the array expectantly, hoping a Black Iron-rank summoned beast would appear within it.

"Chubby, Chubby, don't die! Don't die! Wuwuwu... Who can help us? Who can help us?!"

Crying suddenly rang out. The old village chief and Lu Tian jolted at the sound and hurriedly looked toward its source.

The moment they saw it, their eyes blazed with fury.

Beside the millstone ahead, the chubby boy who had taken the Grayhorn Bull into battle had already fallen into a pool of blood. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

His Grayhorn Bull was covered in wounds, yet it still struggled to protect the chubby boy as it battled more than a dozen black wolves.

The scene left everyone in pain and anguish, but they could do nothing. Everyone was caught in danger themselves and had no strength to rescue him.

Lu Tian, standing in the center of the square, let out a hoarse cry.

"Heavens, I'm begging you! Let me contract a powerful Black Iron-rank summoned beast! As long as I can save the village, I'm willing to protect the weak for all eternity!"

Buzz!

The white summoning array shook violently, its light suddenly surging and becoming dazzlingly brilliant.

Within that light, a tiny figure appeared at the center of the array and gradually became clear.

When the array's glow finally faded, Lu Tian hurriedly looked closely—and was struck as if by lightning.

"Just an Ice Cat? Grandpa Village Chief, I'm sorry. I failed. I only contracted an ordinary Ice Cat."

Lu Tian turned his head, his gaze filled with lifeless despair—a deathly stillness woven from pain, hopelessness, guilt, and regret.

Because Lu Tian knew that the village was finished. Even if his Ice Cat joined the battle, it would be impossible to save the village.

Against thousands upon thousands of black wolves, one more ordinary summoned beast was useless. Willow Tree Village was truly doomed. No one could save it.

Meow!

A cat's cry suddenly rang out. It was not loud, yet it plunged the scene into a strange silence.

The black wolves that had been attacking so frantically all froze. Their bodies trembled as they looked toward the source of the sound.

The bizarre scene startled everyone slightly. They did not understand what had happened.

"My summoned beast is trembling. What's going on?"

"Mine too. Look at those black wolves—so many of them are trembling on the ground."

"Why is this happening? I think I heard a cat just now?"

The surviving villagers hurriedly gathered together, taking the chance to pull their endangered companions to safety and form a new defensive formation.

Yet no one could make sense of the situation. Even those who felt it might have something to do with the Ice Cat still found it hard to believe.

The Ice Cat looked like an entirely ordinary Ice Cat. There was nothing unusual about it at all, leaving everyone bewildered.

Awooo!!!

Another wolf howl rang out. With that majestic howl, the trembling black wolves slowly rose to their feet, no longer as terrified as before.

At the same time, all the black wolves fixed their gazes on the Ice Cat, staring at it with murderous intent.

"I didn't expect to run into this the moment I arrived. But through this summoning, I discovered a new way to enhance my soul."

Li Xuan muttered inwardly. He had now formed a contract with Lu Tian, but the soul feedback he received was very little—barely one-tenth of what Qin Yue had provided.

More importantly, he had a feeling that this was the normal amount of soul feedback. It only highlighted Qin Yue's extraordinary and special nature.

At the instant his contract with Lu Tian formed and he was summoned into this world—

At the instant the summoning array went dark—Li Xuan discovered that the soul feedback he received during that stage was substantial, roughly equal to the feedback Qin Yue had given him.

In other words, as long as he kept contracting new masters, was summoned, and then used Self-Destruction to cancel the summon, he could barely reach the level of feedback Qin Yue provided.

That brought a smile to Li Xuan's face, and he decided to give it a try.

"I need to use Self-Destruction anyway. I might as well fight first and test my various abilities to see whether I can defeat the Bronze-rank Black Wolf King."

Li Xuan was eager to try. Without hesitation, he flapped Wind Wings and flew into the air, shooting toward the pack of black wolves.

"Danger! Don't go over there!"

When Lu Tian saw this, he hurriedly shouted. He had seen what happened earlier and vaguely felt that his summoned beast was not ordinary.

But against thousands upon thousands of black wolves, against a Bronze-rank wolf king, even if his summoned beast was extraordinary, it could not possibly defeat the wolf king.

The safest approach was to gather with his companions, work together to repel the black wolves' assault, stall for time, and wait for reinforcements.

Yet now the little cat had flown out and was charging straight toward the black wolf pack. It was no different from courting death, so Lu Tian hurriedly shouted.

But at that moment.

Just after Lu Tian finished shouting those words.

A sudden change occurred.

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