In a relatively open stretch of the forest, blue-gold radiance enveloped Tang San as he walked, murmuring all the while. With every step, the vegetation beneath him grew lusher, gradually linking into a single whole. As he took his final step, a blue-gold ring of light slowly turned emerald, enclosing Zhu Zhuqing and the black spirit Nekomata at its center.
Tang San himself was also inside the circle.
"Well, little kitty, just follow the method I taught you and do your best to cooperate with that human. Once it's done, you'll get a hundred stalks of catnip that can help you grow, and I'll work with the surrounding plants to replenish all the power you lose."
He repeated his instructions to the cat. Once its initial Hajimi-induced stress reaction had passed, Tang San had communicated with it through his spiritual power, allowing it to understand what he meant.
Then the blue-gold vegetation pattern between Tang San's brows lit up, and he pressed one hand downward. An endless stream of vitality and soul power drawn from the plants flowed through two Blue Silver Emperors into Zhu Zhuqing and the Nekomata.
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhuqing summoned Martial Soul Possession and tried to resonate with the cat using the soul method Tang San had taught her. With Tang San acting as an intermediary and the cat actively mobilizing its soul power to cooperate, this step went smoothly.
As time passed, the human's and cat's auras gradually intertwined. Specks of black-purple light flew out of the Nekomata and merged into Zhu Zhuqing. A full half hour passed, sweat continuously rolling down her forehead, before Zhu Zhuqing finally let out a sharp breath.
A nearly transparent halo slowly appeared beneath her, and her aura gradually began to change as the warm-spring halo emerged.