Chapter 355

355. Chapter 355: Reaching the Realm of Transformation

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

Beast souls roared, divine abilities flew in that instant; within this ancient relic ground, it was as if the sky dome collapsed and the earth sank, starlight seemingly losing its brilliance at this moment and falling one after another. That endless beast soul power surged ceaselessly, forming a chaotic frenzy that rushed straight into the clouds.

Yu Zhangsheng stood alone, like an immortal descending to the mortal world; facing this sky-covering, earth-enveloping beast soul offensive, he was steady as Mount Tai, his expression revealing composure and calm. His divine sense was vast like the boundless sea, encompassing all things, enveloping those fierce, violent beast souls entirely within it.

Streaks of thunder rolled and intertwined; each beast soul let out deafening howls. They each erupted with heart-chilling might, sound waves rolling, soaring straight to the nine heavens. In the beast souls' crimson eyes flashed a violent, bloodthirsty light; although suppressed by powerful force at this moment, their ferocious might remained not to be underestimated.

Yu Zhangsheng's complexion flushed red, the corners of his mouth also slightly pale, yet he still gritted his teeth and persisted; his body swayed slightly, but his feet were like boulders, not moving a thread. He knew this checkpoint tested beast taming arts; wanting to rely on a head-on hard clash to contend with these beast souls was an almost impossible Quest.

The true Trial requirement lay in: as a Beast Tamer, one must, before these beast souls completely fall into violent frenzy, use soothing and controlling power to drive them, thereby passing this Trial.

Yu Zhangsheng took a deep breath, sharp light flashing in his eyes, and spat out a white Chi Lian:

"Even for me, if I merely wanted to pass the Trial, it might not be difficult; however, if I wanted to search out the remaining Wan Ling Jue cultivation method within these beast soul true spirits that retain only savage instincts, the difficulty is far more than simply doubled."

He deeply knew, for any living being, the true spirit is the most fragile part of the divine soul; once touched by someone, a single thought can destroy it, hence almost no living being is willing to expose their true spirit before others.

Even though these beast souls before him were already damaged and ruined, their spiritual intelligence dim, out of instinct they also would not easily lower their guard and let him touch their true spirits. Once they resist during the contact process, the backlash inflicted on Yu Zhangsheng would be an irreversible disaster.

Thinking to here, Yu Zhangsheng's brows tightly knitted, his heart growing heavier.

Passing the Trial only requires making beast souls not attack oneself; he has many means to achieve that, but to obtain the latter parts of Wan Ling Jue, he must thoroughly tame these beast souls — the gap between the two is like the difference between heaven and earth.

"Enough. Since it is so, I can only go all out." Yu Zhangsheng shook his head helplessly, his chest heaving, complexion becoming more solemn, eyebrows like two giant dragons rising and falling; Wan Ling Jue within his body operated wildly, Dao rhyme permeating and overflowing.

In a moment, heaven and earth spiritual Qi, as if finding a home, surged toward Yu Zhangsheng; strands of strange fluctuations erupted from his body. Strangely, wherever this fluctuation passed, those beast souls seemed to show a momentary blankness, their movements collectively stagnating for a beat.

At this moment, Yu Zhangsheng's Tongling Dao Body and Spirit Beast Affinity characteristic were brought into full play.

However, merely this was still far from enough to satisfy him. A ruthless color flashed in his eyes; he clenched his teeth and made a decision.

【Wan Ling Jue: Small Success (350000/500000)】

"Add points!"

【Consumed 150000 Essence Points! Successfully upgraded Wan Ling Jue to Great Success!】

【Wan Ling Jue: Great Success (Cultivation method incomplete, cannot continue upgrading???)】

With the rise of Wan Ling Jue's realm, all kinds of insights regarding this cultivation method surged into Yu Zhangsheng's mind like a torrent. At this moment, driven by him, Wan Ling Jue operated even more smoothly, reaching an unprecedented extreme state.

Waves of strange fluctuations spread at a grander frequency, stirring the spiritual Qi of the four directions; this time, those ninety-nine beast souls, as the fluctuation brushed past, visibly paused a beat, their movements stagnating for a moment.

Even though Wan Ling Jue is now merely an incomplete cultivation method, the might it displays still exceeds the ordinary; few cultivation methods in the world can compare.

Its myriad-things affinity characteristic plus Yu Zhangsheng's own Spirit Beast Affinity Constitution, whether in Hui Shui Shan or within Zizhu Mountain, have brought him tremendous aid. And now, the perfectly Great Success Wan Ling Jue releases even more terrifying fluctuations.

"Great Success is already the limit, is it..." Yu Zhangsheng's brows and eyes drooped, he muttered in his heart, "However, for the time being it is also enough to cope with the current situation."

After deeply exhaling a breath of turbid Qi, Yu Zhangsheng raised his head, his gaze becoming even sharper.

"Touch Spirit!"

Hum hum hum...

Divine sense turns to water, true spirit like light; Yu Zhangsheng controlled it, bit by bit sweeping toward the beast soul; in an instant, this beast soul blanked again, then reacted, erupting with even more intense resistance.

"Roar roar roar!"

The howls shook heaven and earth; Yu Zhangsheng coughed continuously, divine sense as if shocked by electricity rapidly withdrawing; he opened his mouth and a mouthful of fresh blood surged from his throat, spraying out.

"Spiritual intelligence almost none, only violent instinct remains; these guys, somewhat troublesome."

Yu Zhangsheng gritted his teeth, gaze slightly cold; he reached out and wiped away the blood traces at the corner of his mouth, then slowly closed his eyes.

"Since it is so, then forcefully tame beasts, add points to the extreme!"

【Beast Taming Art: Great Success (400000/500000)】

"Add points!"

【Consumed 100000 Essence Points, successfully upgraded Beast Taming Art to Realm of Transformation!】

【Beast Taming Art: Reached Realm of Transformation (Reached cultivation method limit, cannot upgrade further)】

Beast Taming Art is merely a foundational cultivation method; even with attribute points maxed, it is only five hundred thousand points, and Yu Zhangsheng along the way, constantly taming beasts, his proficiency had already reached very high.

Therefore not much thought was expended before he had already cultivated this cultivation method to the limit.

"Reached Realm of Transformation..."

Yu Zhangsheng with brows and eyes closed, in his mind sea, all matters regarding Beast Taming Art surfaced in his mind sea, from details back to the very beginning, everything exposed clearly in Yu Zhangsheng's mind sea.

【47】 Reaching Realm of Transformation is a theoretical realm; even a cultivation method's founder would find it hard to cultivate to this step.

Reaching the Realm of Transformation, this is a theoretical Realm; even the founder of a Cultivation method would find it difficult to Cultivate to such a level.

And Beast Taming Art, even though not profound, cultivating to such a realm, the most fundamental is often also the most important.

"This cultivation method, some places, perhaps can be improved a bit..."

Yu Zhangsheng had realization in his heart; however he shook his head, pressed these thoughts down, then abruptly opened his eyes, raised his head and stared straight at these ninety-nine beast souls, gaze like lightning.

"Tame Beast!"

Yu Zhangsheng low-roared; Golden-Winged Great Eagle, Cai Xing Deer, Chi Lian Purgatory Dragon simultaneously appeared around him, confronting these beast souls while Wan Ling Jue and Beast Taming Art wildly operated, covering toward these beast souls.

"Touch Spirit!"

Divine sense fuses spirit, Dao rhyme covers; Yu Zhangsheng's mind also completely immersed within; Chi Lian Purgatory Dragon and other spirit beasts guarded at the side.

Wan Ling Jue and Beast Taming Art activated simultaneously; in an instant, a crimson-flame male lion was swept within.

"Roar roar roar!"

This crimson-flame male lion howled, its body trembling violently, struggling free; however at the instant Yu Zhangsheng's spirit touched it, in its crimson beast eyes, in a turn a trace of blankness emerged.

Beast Taming Art took effect on its body, Wan Ling Jue made it relax resistance; unknown how, at this moment, this crimson-flame male lion actually slowly recovered quietness, even in its gaze looking at Yu Zhangsheng flickered a friendly color. "This guy... able to cultivate a cultivation method to this degree, turning decay into wonder... not simple."

Sui Xian Sword sword spirit secretly nodded, praising in his heart.

"Boom—!"

Seeing that the Crimson Flame Male Lion offered no resistance, Yu Zhangsheng's expression grew even more grave; his Divine Sense carefully entered the beast soul and began to probe meticulously.

"The next step is to search for its True Spirit……"

The more critical the moment, the more cautious Yu Zhangsheng became; his Divine Sense grew even more careful, the Myriad Spirits Art and Beast Taming Art simultaneously controlling the Crimson Flame Male Lion, soothing its emotions to prevent resistance.

Fortunately, this beast soul was ultimately only a remnant soul; finding the True Spirit was not complex. Before long, Yu Zhangsheng found what he needed at the center of the Crimson Flame Male Lion's brow.

"Found it……"

Yu Zhangsheng's brow and eyes lit with joy; he suppressed the excitement in his heart and carefully probed over. Deep in the Crimson Flame Male Lion beast soul's brow center, a tiny Crimson Flame Male Lion shadow, shrunk countless times, quietly floated with eyes closed.

This was the Crimson Flame Male Lion's True Spirit.

And Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit, compared to the Crimson Flame Male Lion's, was thick and heavy by an unknown degree; in an instant, he converged his own radiance as much as possible and lightly touched toward the Crimson Flame Male Lion's True Spirit.

In the Outside World, the Crimson Flame Male Lion suddenly trembled all over, opened its mouth to roar, wanting to struggle, but was pinned down by the Chi Lian Purgatory Dragon watching tiger-like from the side, its bloody maw aimed at the Crimson Flame Male Lion.

The flames jumping on the Crimson Flame Male Lion's body instantly stagnated; it lowered its head and ultimately whimpered twice, not daring to resist.

True Spirits touched; at the moment of this contact, Yu Zhangsheng's body suddenly trembled, his gaze turned dull, a bewildered look appearing on his cheeks.

From within the Crimson Flame Male Lion's True Spirit, a speck of firefly-white light emerged, finally lightly touching Yu Zhangsheng and fusing into him.

"Got it……"

The Sui Xian Sword's sword spirit's eyes flashed; a faint smile revealed itself on its face.

And with the fusion of this speck of firefly-white light, the Crimson Flame Male Lion lowering its head and whimpering also completely gave up struggling; when it raised its head again, looking at Yu Zhangsheng, intimacy was obvious in its beast eyes.

Yu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, lowered his head and glanced at this Crimson Flame Male Lion, thoughtful; he could sense that between himself and the Crimson Flame Male Lion beast soul, there seemed to be a faint connection.

However, the Myriad Spirits Art showed not a trace of change.

"Is it because it's too little? Continue."

Yu Zhangsheng shook his head, glanced at the remaining ninety-eight beast souls, a bit of a headache.

But fortunately, the first time is unfamiliar, the second time familiar; plus with the Sui Xian Sword spirit's secret help, before long, the second beast soul's True Spirit was also successfully captured by Yu Zhangsheng, and another speck of vermilion-white light fused into Yu Zhangsheng from within.

So it went, until twenty-three beast soul True Spirits were all touched by Yu Zhangsheng; the continuously fusing firefly-white light gradually showed traces.

"Dao Seed? ……"

Sensing the white light dot at the center of his Sea of Consciousness, Yu Zhangsheng was thoughtful; the introduction regarding Saint Level cultivation methods surfaced in his mind.

This white light dot, existing between reality and illusion, is the convergence of the white dots gushing from these beast soul True Spirits; its shape resembles a rhombus, emitting a faint white halo, and slowly rotating.

Strand after strand of invisible Qi mechanisms, thereby connecting with the Myriad Spirits Art; under its effect, the Myriad Spirits Art's operation also seemed to produce some strange changes.

"Saint Level cultivation methods differ from other ordinary methods; not only are there many restrictions on cultivation, only those who match can cultivate, but they also require a method's Dao Seed to begin cultivation."

"The Dao Seed is the core of a Saint Level method; because Saint Level methods are too powerful and overbearing, they are rejected by Heaven and Earth, restricted by rules; therefore, without a Dao Seed, forced cultivation not only yields half the result for twice the effort, but also easily causes backlash."

"The Dao Seed is the concrete manifestation of the method's origin gathered together, driving the method's operation; with the Dao Seed as medium, a Saint Level method can smoothly communicate with Heaven and Earth and continue cultivation."

This information, Yu Zhangsheng did not know previously; it was told in advance by the Sui Xian Sword spirit.

"It is also therefore that Saint Level methods are this tyrannical; cultivators are rare, one in ten thousand……"

……

Yu Zhangsheng thought, slowly withdrew his mind, sensed for a bit, then continued contacting the remaining beast souls one after another; the Dao Seed embryo in his Sea of Consciousness also continuously enriched and condensed.

"Soon; when all ninety-nine beast souls are absorbed and the Dao Seed forms, what changes will my Myriad Spirits Art undergo then,"

Yu Zhangsheng looked somewhat expectantly toward it, once again swallowed two Pills, then continued without stopping.

Fortunately, before the ultimate Myriad Spirits Art and the Perfection-level Beast Taming Art, the remaining beast souls, though they also had resistance, were not intense; more so, they were comparatively cooperating with Yu Zhangsheng; everything was still fairly smooth.

"This guy's beast taming techniques are not inferior to Master's,"

The Sui Xian Sword spirit muttered softly, the smile in its brow and eyes growing richer.

Half a two-hour period later, of the ninety-nine beast souls, half had already been commanded by Yu Zhangsheng, obediently cooperating with Yu Zhangsheng's actions; bit by bit white light emerged from the True Spirits, fusing into the Dao Seed in Yu Zhangsheng's Sea of Consciousness.

This Dao Seed, in an instant, was also half-filled; flowing specks of radiance permeated Yu Zhangsheng's whole body; moreover, invisible opportunities pulled, the Myriad Spirits Art method's operation route seemed faintly to have undergone some changes.

More white light also fused into Yu Zhangsheng's four limbs and hundred bones, continuously entering and exiting, forming a cycle.

"This is remodeling my aptitude, making it more suitable for cultivating the Myriad Spirits Art……"

Yu Zhangsheng realized in his heart; under the Dao Seed's effect, it is remodeling the cultivator's body, making it more suitable for cultivating this Saint Level method.

It also counts as, in advance creating a good environment for cultivating this method, letting the body adapt.

And the current process is very slow; however, as Yu Zhangsheng obtained white dots from one beast soul True Spirit after another, it slowly accelerated.

And the beast souls after the white dots were taken out, also all without exception, lay docile on the ground, not a trace of resistance.

"A pity these beast souls ultimately have no substance, are only remnant souls; if not so, with my current state, wanting to contract them should be quite easy……"

In the Yi Zhou, of the ninety-nine Dao beast souls, fifty had already been recovered by Yu Zhangsheng, obediently lying prone according to Yu Zhangsheng's thoughts, without a thought of resistance. (Chapter End)