It was as though he had plunged his hand into a basin of scalding water.
The first sensation was a coolness caused by the difference from his skin temperature. Then, less than a second later, the scalding sensation traveled from the nerves on his skin to his brain.
Except Su Ping's so-called hand was a special connection established through a Soul Contract.
Little Flame's Soul Contract was like a mass of fiercely burning fire.
The instant he established a Soul Connection with Little Flame, it seemed even the temperature of Su Ping's own soul rose.
However, the discomfort of establishing the connection soon vanished without a trace.
In its place came an indescribable warmth.
That warmth was like lying in a hot spring, leaving every cell in Su Ping's body utterly comfortable.
Clearly, this latter sensation was no illusion.
Because the instant the Soul Connection was established again, Su Ping's Mental Strength did indeed begin to fluctuate through that connection.
His cultivation level, which had only just broken through again the day before yesterday, actually began to waver slightly once more.
However, compared with his previous breakthroughs, the improvement this time was not particularly noticeable.
Su Ping had not meditated very frequently over the past two days. His increased Mental Strength and breakthrough were still stabilizing.
Of course, the most important point was that, although Little Flame had improved tremendously from the beginning after devouring things multiple times, his level was still rather low compared with Su Ping's.
The feedback in cultivation level between a pet beast and its Beast Tamer went both ways and depended on the gap between their levels.
Before the contract, Little Flame had only just broken through to Commander Rank, leaving a considerable gap between them. Raising Su Ping by an entire level at this