[The Thousand-Year Radiant Flame Tiger's body turned faintly ethereal, becoming a stream of golden-red light that gently merged into the contract markings between the little girl's brows.
It had not vanished. This was no sacrifice of its life!
It was a transformation of form, an elevation of life, a symbiotic bond!
The tiger's consciousness remained fully intact. It could still materialize at any time, cultivate alongside Li Mushuang, weather tribulations with her, and attain eternal life together!
Li Mushuang's little face lit up, and she clapped in delight:
"It's so warm! Shuangshuang got stronger! Daddy is amazing!"
Qian Renxue gazed at her daughter, bathed in holy angelic radiance, her eyes brimming with tenderness and pride. She said softly:
"This is the true path of Soul Masters in the new era."
Gu Yuena smiled gently, her eyes filled with relief:
"The first truly perfect Symbiotic Contract in our clan's countless millennia, without a single sacrifice... was born in your hands, A Xun."
Li Xun gazed at his daughter, whose Radiant Flame Tiger Soul Spirit rested between her brows, whose talent defied the heavens and whose future knew no bounds. He spoke calmly, his voice sealing the matter:
"From this day onward."
"Soul Masters will no longer need to kill to prove their path."
"Soul Beasts will no longer need to shed blood to preserve their lives."
"Humans and beasts will coexist in symbiosis, all living beings equal."
"This is the brand-new future I bring to the Douluo Continent."]
The Heavenly Screen hovered above the entire continent. Densely packed comments surged across it like a rushing river of stars, scrolling so wildly that they nearly obscured the picture.
[It really worked!! No death, no slaughter, and the Soul Spirit is completely unharmed!]
[My heavens, a thousand-year first Soul Ring right out of