After more than three months of continuous observation and private testing, none of the first three people to form Soul Spirit Contracts had shown any problems with their combat strength or growth in cultivation.
Lu Yi had also performed Soul Spirit Contracts for six people in total, and every one had succeeded. That proved the contracts were stable.
At last, news of Soul Spirits could be shared within a limited circle.
The Inner Court had few disciples, and only so many needed Soul Rings and had compatible attributes. Matching the six remaining Soul Beasts with suitable people, and assigning them to their care, began soon afterward.
The Core Disciples of the Outer Court were out of the question. None had reached level fifty, and even if they used every means at their disposal, they could not absorb a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring as their fifth.
A few candidates were therefore chosen from the Outer Court teachers and Shrek City's defense forces. After each had cared for a Soul Beast for one to three months, they too successfully formed Soul Spirit Contracts.
Once Soul Spirits appeared, they caused an uproar within a certain circle, just as expected.
Almost everyone who saw one asked how they could obtain a Soul Spirit, but all they got were tantalizingly vague answers.
After all, every dying Soul Beast willing to offer itself had already become a Soul Spirit. There was no way to replenish their numbers soon.
And for now, the only place they could find such Soul Beasts was the Far North.
Soul Spirits involved both humans and Soul Beasts. If the Soul Beasts were unwilling, no amount of preparation on the human side would help.
"Ah, what a shame. The Snow Empress in the Far North is the only one I know. The Star