"What is that?" Youguo was stunned. He could not begin to understand what he was seeing.
But Ye Chuqi was focused on the Beast Soul, so Red Beard gave Youguo a brief explanation of what he knew: they had encountered people from the Kabu Continent in the Lost Forest, witnessed their strange methods of attack, and seen the Beast Souls they carried. They had also come across bizarre Demon Beasts in the forest whose strength did not match their bodies, along with Beast Souls extracted from them.
A chill ran down Youguo's spine, and cold sweat covered his forehead.
Red Beard thought his reaction seemed off. "Lord Youguo, do you know something?" Youguo appeared to know something about the Kabu Continent's strange cultivation method. His expression showed neither anger nor confusion. It was as though it had stirred an unpleasant memory.
Youguo steadied himself and looked at the Beast Soul Ye Chuqi was squeezing and kneading in her hands. His expression was complicated. "I did see something about this in my teacher's notes. Long ago, some people sought immense power from Beast Souls. By cultivating with one and achieving Spirit-Flesh Fusion with it, they could unleash terrifying combat strength. But the methods used to extract Beast Souls from Demon Beasts were extraordinarily cruel..."
They repeatedly tempered a living Demon Beast through special means until its soul became a condensed, misty-white Beast Soul. Only then could a human come into contact with it—
He had once thought it no more than a legend, impossible to verify. After seeing it for himself today, he understood that legends could sometimes be true.
While Red Beard and Youguo talked, Ye Chuqi had nearly finished examining the Beast Soul.
During her years on the Thirteen Misty Islands, she had also found time to study the