The Spirit Pagoda evolved again

An immense radiance burst from the Spirit Pagoda, enveloping the two of them before spreading farther, until it filled the entire room.

Only after a long while did the light slowly fade.

Xiao Wu blinked and looked at Su Bai. She sensed that some mysterious connection had formed between them, making them feel almost like family.

The connection was complicated and difficult to explain. To Xiao Wu, it felt like the bond between a wolf cub and the alpha wolf in a pack, or perhaps, among humans, the relationship between a pet and its owner.

At that thought, Xiao Wu blushed. So that was what the contract meant. She had never known.

Back at Nuoding Academy, a precocious child had once said he wanted to keep her as his pet rabbit. That was when Xiao Wu had gained a rough understanding of what a pet was.

Now, suddenly realizing that this was the relationship she had with Su Bai, she could not help blushing.

But what was done was done. She said nothing more, merely leaned forward and rested against Su Bai's chest.

"Su Bai... I want to sleep."

Su Bai opened his eyes. He had been about to test his new abilities, but the moment he opened his eyes and heard those words, he jolted.

"Mm... huh?!"

His eyes widened as he looked at Xiao Wu, scarcely able to imagine such dangerously suggestive words coming from her mouth.

Damn it, if this keeps up, my body martial soul is going to get out of control!

What if I really get struck by lightning then?

Just as Su Bai was preparing to put up a lightning rod, he noticed little gusts of air brushing against his chest. Looking down, he realized Xiao Wu had already fallen fast asleep.

Su Bai sighed in relief. So that was what she meant. He had thought she meant the other thing. What a misunderstanding.

Xiao Wu slept soundly. Su Bai laid her on the bed, his eyes softening with sympathy.

During their month at Nuoding Academy, he and Xiao Wu had indeed gotten along very well.

On first meeting her, one might find Xiao Wu willful, overbearing, and utterly unreasonable.

After getting to know her better... she was still exactly the same.

But Xiao Wu's virtues were equally striking. She was kindhearted and sincere in her feelings. She did not readily give someone her loyalty, but once she did, she would never have a change of heart.

Such innocence was rare enough already, especially to a transmigrator like Su Bai.

He stroked Xiao Wu's cheek and whispered, "Good night."

Perhaps she had heard Su Bai's voice, for Xiao Wu mumbled a few words in her sleep, which served as her reply.

As a soul beast who had taken human form, Xiao Wu could not possibly be completely unguarded, however carefree she was. Otherwise, she would never have survived long enough to transform.

Through countless days and nights before this, Xiao Wu had never dared relax completely in her sleep. On the surface, she seemed unconcerned about everything, but in her heart, she still felt tension and fear.

Tonight was probably the most peaceful, reassuring sleep Xiao Wu had enjoyed since taking human form.

Withdrawing his gaze, Su Bai looked down at his Spirit Pagoda, a smile appearing on his face.

This was another of his major gains tonight.

On the nine-story Spirit Pagoda, the second floor from the bottom had also become shrouded in light. Its pink glow was dreamlike and ethereal.

Within it, a cute little rabbit flickered in and out of view.

The Soft Bone Rabbit!

The second soul beast contracted to the Spirit Pagoda!

After slipping quietly off the bed, Su Bai willed it, and three soul rings immediately appeared beside him.

All three soul rings had now turned purple!

"So this is how it adds soul skills..."

After closing his eyes and sensing the changes for a moment, Su Bai's face lit up with wild delight.

First soul spirit, first soul skill: Soft Bone Growth.

Effect: increased the Blue Silver Emperor's growth speed by two hundred percent and its toughness by one hundred percent.

Second soul skill: Vitality.

Effect: the Blue Silver Emperor's seeds could sprout anywhere, with growth speed increased by one hundred percent.

Since the Blue Silver Emperor had been Su Bai's first contract, the soul skills added by Xiao Wu's soul spirit had been applied as enhancements to his original soul skills.

At the same time, he could sense that he could freely switch between martial souls.

With a thought, a pair of rabbit ears immediately appeared on Su Bai's head, and his body felt considerably lighter.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Su Bai rubbed his chin and fell silent.

"..."

"I'd better stick with the Blue Silver Emperor."

Muttering those words, Su Bai switched back to the Blue Silver Emperor. It was not simply because he found his appearance a little hard to get used to.

When he used the Soft Bone Rabbit, his soul skills changed along with it.

But perhaps because the two martial souls were incompatible, the enhancement the Blue Silver Emperor gave the Soft Bone Rabbit was far weaker than what the Soft Bone Rabbit gave the Blue Silver Emperor.

That was easy enough to explain. One was a beast martial soul, while the other was a tool martial soul. Their incompatibility was perfectly normal.

At the same time, although the Blue Silver Emperor was the awakened version of Blue Silver Grass, its Blue Silver Grass foundation remained, giving it greater compatibility with other martial souls.

By comparison, the Soft Bone Rabbit's compatibility was much poorer. It did little more than simply strengthen its soul skills.

"In that case, I'll have to give my future soul spirit choices more careful thought."

As Su Bai pondered this, a preliminary idea for his future path began to take shape.

Since he could use every soul spirit as a martial soul and switch between them freely...

Then he could have each soul spirit specialize in a single direction, without needing to worry about its shortcomings.

Just imagine how terrifying a soul master would be if they possessed both ultimate life and ultimate destruction, both ultimate fire and ultimate ice.

And Su Bai could possess far more than just two ultimate martial souls!

At that thought, excitement began stirring within him.

At the same time, what excited Su Bai most was...

With a thought, countless Blue Silver Emperors immediately grew, covering every corner of the room.

Once the Blue Silver Emperors had grown, Su Bai suddenly vanished from in front of the mirror and appeared in a corner. Only a still-swaying Blue Silver Emperor remained before the mirror.

Teleportation!

After contracting the Soft Bone Rabbit, Su Bai had gained the ability to teleport.

He could teleport freely to any location where a Blue Silver Emperor appeared. As long as it was a Blue Silver Emperor under his control and within fifty meters, he could move there at will!

This was stronger than Xiao Wu's Teleportation by who knew how much!

Originally, Xiao Wu's Teleportation could only take her within five meters, but even that was powerful enough.

Now, Su Bai's Teleportation had directly increased that distance to fifty meters-a full tenfold improvement!

With this soul skill, few people across the entire Douluo Continent could truly threaten Su Bai. He could fight whenever he wanted and flee whenever he pleased.

Having obtained the soul skill he wanted most, Su Bai was utterly thrilled, but after a while, he began to feel tired.

He had spent the whole day running around with Xiao Wu, then encountered those two fools, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang. He had long since been exhausted. Now, his drowsiness receded, and he lay down on the bed.

The moment he lay down, Su Bai felt an arm drape over him. Xiao Wu snuggled up like an octopus, paying no heed to appearances as she slept blissfully.

Su Bai could only close his eyes and do his best to ignore everything.

At the same time, he prayed that he would not be struck dead by lightning.