In the secret chamber, the gentle light of a soul guidance lamp fell over Tang Wulin as he sat cross-legged. Three strange auras swirled around him—emerald-green life energy, crimson blazing fire, and deep-blue flowing water. The three attributes intertwined and fused, slowly seeping into his body through his pores and setting off tremors deep within him, subtle yet intense.
Gu Yue stood outside the curtain of light, watching Tang Wulin's slightly youthful but utterly earnest face. Some of her worry eased, and she turned to Leng Yaozhu beside her, lowering her voice. "Teacher, you said this soul spirit has no name, but what exactly is it? You only said its attributes were rare. What is its original form?"
At her question, Leng Yaozhu coughed softly, seemingly trying to conceal a guilty conscience. Yet she could not hide the pride and satisfaction in her eyes. "Well... strictly speaking, its original form isn't purely a soul beast."
"Oh?" Gu Yue raised an eyebrow. "Then what is it?"
"It's a mutated phoenix soul spirit." Leng Yaozhu lowered her voice further, as though revealing an earth-shattering secret. "To be precise, it's a descendant of an exceptionally rare ancient species called the 'Three Lives Phoenix.' These phoenixes were born with control over three attributes—fire, water, and grass. Though its current form is closer to a highly integrated spiritual entity, those three ultimate powers are precisely what its core bloodline contains."
Leng Yaozhu paused, then looked intently at Gu Yue and continued her analysis. "Yue'er, think about it. Wulin's first soul skill is 'Life Domain,' and his second is 'Healing.' Both lean toward the pinnacle of support and survival. I suspect that after this Three Lives Phoenix soul spirit merges with him, his eighth and ninth soul skills may very well pursue the ultimate form of