Chapter 291: Spiritual Battle Spirit Form

Luo De smiled and patted her head.

"First, raise your strength."

The spider-elf Yuna's strength is at low fifth-rank; it's still somewhat inadequate.

The current situation isn't stable enough.

Coral Bay is a ticking bomb—it summoned two great dragons and has made no further moves.

Even the two cat-women from the Hero Alliance, Chloe and the mage Doris, who came to investigate, have sent back no news.

A few days ago, when I went to the city hall, I also heard the tooth fairy Rosalia say there were problems in the southern Claw Valley mountains.

The western Dusk Hills and Stormwind City have stabilized somewhat.

The Ruin Brotherhood has gone dormant; their appearances have dropped sharply.

But this could also be due to Coral Bay's blockade, which has cut down the number of carts on trade routes—after all, these scum live by robbery.

Stormwind City's internal unrest has calmed, but cases of gastric perforation caused by unknown pathogens are increasing.

It is currently under large-scale disinfection and control.

Sigh.

You could say that, aside from Shi Ying Town, everything around is falling apart.

Worse still, this situation is appearing across all of Aetheron.

"What a mess."

Yuna still needs rest.

Luo De didn't stay in the hospital treehouse any longer.

He had already obtained the key spiritual energy item and planned to continue constructing a new battle spirit.

The book 【Discussions and Speculations on the Land Naga Spiritual Art "Battle Spirit"】 theorizes that to construct a battle spirit with spiritual energy power, its form must possess a unique quality.

Only then will the continent's spiritual essence mistake it for a new creation, and when combined with a spiritual energy item, a complete spiritual battle spirit can emerge.

This matter must be taken seriously.

Luo De intends to use this spiritual battle spirit to ascend to seventh-rank.

It's just that these past few days haven't gone smoothly.

As he walked through the woods, he immediately sensed a thin layer of yellow sandy mist covering the forest.

The winter sandstorm had arrived as scheduled.

This year, due to the 【Dark Vortex Rift】 sand tornado, it was especially severe.

This also weakened the forest's barrier effect.

The sky was hazy.

Luo De had lived here for years and was already accustomed to it.

Vivian and Xiao Ke were even more so—likely having stayed for over a decade.

But our new tenant Kalist was less fond of it, so she'd recently been busy modifying the forest ascension ritual, claiming she wanted to add air-purifying effects.

"I like this weather—hazy."

Tally said beside him.

She had transformed into a desert wanderer, her head and face wrapped in cloth, her mature eyes framed with black eyeshadow, radiating exotic charm.

Luo De suddenly froze.

He thought of a difficulty regarding the spiritual battle spirit.

Constructing a battle spirit always requires a concrete visual reference; imagining one from scratch usually fails.

This was already known during the Bronze Dragon battle spirit's creation.

But where could one find a visual reference for a "unique" form?

Shapeshifting.

"Tally, how far can your shapeshifting go? Can you become non-humanoid?"

The succubus blinked.

Then her black-shadowed eyes curved into crescents:

"Master~~ You want to play with a non-humanoid form? Tally can do anything, as long as you want~"

As she spoke, she pressed herself tightly against Luo De's chest.

"I'm serious. Don't fool around."

"Then that's a shame."

She shrugged, wriggling her body against his chest:

"Succubi feed on humanoid intelligent beings, so our shapeshifting is designed for that. I'm not skilled with non-humanoid forms. But if I'd ascended to seventh-rank by making shapeshifting my core, I could manage it."

It wasn't that he found this funny—it was just Tally's laughter that infected him.

Walking and chatting with the succubus, they finally returned to the clean, fog-free forest ranger cabin.

Cleansing rituals had been set up here, so dust was minimal.

"Unique, huh?"

After explanation, Tally now understood what he meant.

She frowned in thought.

Then she stripped down to just her tiny shorts and crop top, instinctively curling into Luo De's side.

Luo De was sprawled on the leather sofa; having a soft body suddenly appear in his arms was now routine.

He gently patted her smooth thighs while inhaling her faint, sweet scent.

After ascending to seventh-rank, Tally's scent had changed.

Compared to her previous sweetness, it was now rich and layered.

He couldn't resist, burying his face in her hair and taking a deep breath.

Tally giggled.

"It doesn't have to be non-humanoid, does it?"

"Not necessarily—but I think non-humanoid might work better."

"What about a hybrid of humanoid and non-humanoid?" Tally gasped, biting his finger into her mouth.

Luo De had considered this too.

The continent's races are too numerous, and most beastfolk are already hybrids—it might be hard to find a suitable form.

"Try it."

"Okay~~"

Tally leapt out of his arms, grinning, sticking her rear up in a cute pose.

Then she activated her shapeshifting.

Five fluffy white tails grew from her tailbone; white feathers sprouted on her face, quickly covering it except for her eyes.

Her skin transformed into a layer of black-edged white scales, wrapping her entire body like a tight-fitting suit.

Luo De found it interesting, but after sensing it slightly with his Bronze Dragon battle spirit, he shook his head.

"Try again."

Tally immediately shifted again—still no good.

Again—still no good.

After ten or so transformations, the Bronze Dragon battle spirit still perceived none of them as new creations.

The succubus was lazy; she quickly lost interest.

She pouted, claiming exhaustion, then transformed into a plump girl with short, choppy hair and flung herself into his arms, kissing his neck.

Her hips kept grinding against him.

She was aroused again.

"Punish me like last night, okay?"

Luo De ignored her.

It was still early; public lewdness was inappropriate.

The spiritual battle spirit couldn't be rushed; this "unique form" sounded frivolous, but if the Bronze Dragon battle spirit could perceive it, time would eventually solve it.

"Hm?"

Just as he felt discouraged, a prompt appeared before him, giving him a small thrill.

【Partial authority of "Enthralling Domain" has strengthened】

【Acquired domain skill: Deceive Truth】

(End of Chapter)