Fusing with the Thunderclap Infernal Vine was anything but pleasant. Violent lightning energy ran rampant through Lu Yi's meridians, yet he still had to steady his mind and recite the incantation correctly throughout the process.
Intense arcs of electricity formed around Lu Yi. He looked as though he sat at the center of a vast blue-violet web.
With his body feeling as if it were being electrocuted, yet unable to afford a single mistake, Lu Yi took twice as long as usual to complete the Soul Spirit Contract.
Once it successfully became a Soul Spirit, the Thunderclap Infernal Vine shed its luxuriant form and reverted to an initial form roughly a hundred years old. It immediately began speaking to Lu Yi in his mind.
"Are you human or a Soul Beast Transformation? Why did that black dragon in the sky help you disperse the Thundercloud?"
"I'm human, of course. The one in the sky is Di Tian, the last Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King in this world."
Lu Yi explained, "As for why he dispersed the Thundercloud for me, he insists I carry the Golden Tree's aura. I suspect he thinks I have a Seed of Nature inside me and wanted to verify it this way."
After hearing Lu Yi's explanation, the Thunderclap Infernal Vine seemed to examine him carefully, then swayed its body in a humanlike shake of the head.
"Before merging with you, I also sensed an aura that made me feel close to you. But now I can say for certain that you don't have a Seed of Nature."
"The knowledge of the Seed of Nature is etched into every plant's instincts," the Thunderclap Infernal Vine said firmly. "I couldn't mistake it. The Golden Tree definitely gave you something else, though I don't know what it is."
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