Chapter 496 - 355: True Spirit Showdown

Chapter 496: Chapter 355: True Spirit Showdown

Yu Changsheng could feel an indescribable connection forming between himself and these Beast Souls through the True Spirit. He felt as though he could command them to fight the remaining unsubdued souls, but he wasn’t yet capable of it.

’Oh well, this is good enough. As long as everything goes smoothly, that’s all that matters.’

Not one to be greedy, Yu Changsheng let out a slow breath and smiled faintly.

Most of these Beast Souls had been Tier Four Spirit Beasts in life. If he could truly form a Contract with them, it would be an incredible boon for Yu Changsheng, but it was ultimately just a passing thought.

As the trial wore on, the continuous contact with the True Spirit placed a massive burden on Yu Changsheng, especially on his Divine Soul.

He had lost count of how many Elixirs he’d taken to restore his Divine Soul. Eventually, he even started to develop a resistance, and their effects became less and less potent.

’It’s almost over...’

Yu Changsheng sighed softly. He forcibly suppressed his mental exhaustion, shook his head hard, and bit the tip of his tongue. The sharp pain jolted his spirits, forcing him to rally.

According to the requirements, Yu Changsheng had already passed the second level of the trial. Now, of the ninety-nine Beast Souls, only the final one remained to be subdued.

This last one was also the most difficult and had already consumed a great deal of Yu Changsheng’s time.

This Beast Soul was a Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon, a type of mutated Spirit Beast. Its overall shape was similar to that of a typical dragon-type Spirit Beast, but it differed in the details.

’The Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon... Its nature is Bloodthirsty and cruel. Its body is as black as ink, and it loves to dwell in the lightless Abyss. It is born with three vertical pupils, has eight claws on its abdomen, and a tail that stretches for a hundred zhang. This creature is no simple matter. Back then, Master went through a great deal of trouble just to slay it.’

’I just wonder if you, Yu Changsheng, can subdue it smoothly. This is the last one, the hardest one, and the one with the most complete True Spirit. If you succeed, the advancement of your Ten Thousand Spirits Technique to a Saint-level Technique will be a certainty...’

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit floated to the side, a strange light flickering in its eyes. As these thoughts ran through its mind, its anticipation grew.

With a grave expression, Yu Changsheng took a deep breath and nodded gently to the Red Purgatory Dragon beside him.

"ROAR!"

The Red Purgatory Dragon understood. As it soared, it unleashed an endless torrent of Evil Fire, flying around the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon and engaging it in battle.

As for the Colorful Star Deer, it stamped its hoof lightly. Towering trees shot up towards the heavens, and atop them, a seven-colored lotus quietly and slowly bloomed, enveloping the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

"SCREECH!"

The Golden-Winged Eagle let out a clear cry. With a single flap of its great wings, lightning flashed and thunder roared as a misty storm swept towards the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

The Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon roared. Its long body, several hundred zhang in length, fully unfurled, giving the impression it could blot out the sky and sun.

Facing the pincer attack from the three Spirit Beasts, it lashed out with its draconic might. It opened its mouth, and pillar after pillar of blood-red light shot out, covering the entire sky.

In an instant, the world seemed to lose its color. The draconic might was vast and unrelenting, and faint rings of Black Qi began to constantly seep out from all over the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon’s body.

’To have such power as a mere remnant soul... I’m afraid this Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon had already reached Tier Five when it was alive.’

Yu Changsheng swallowed nervously, his heart pounding with shock. He continuously leaped and used Shadow Flash, looking for an opportunity to close the distance to the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

A Fifth-rank Spirit Beast was equivalent to a human Divinity Transformation Great Power. The might unleashed by such a being, even as a mere remnant soul, was naturally something the other Beast Souls could not hope to match.

Even with the Ten Thousand Spirits Technique and the Beast Taming Technique, his influence on the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon was limited.

"Soul Stepping!"

The Colorful Star Deer let out a long, clear cry. It stamped its forehoof lightly, and layer after layer of invisible ripples spread out, turning into waves that surged toward the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

Against a Soul Body like the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon, the Colorful Star Deer’s attacks were naturally the most effective.

"AARGH!"

The Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon struggled violently. In the wake of the attack, its body wavered for an instant, frozen in the air. Seizing this gap, Yu Changsheng’s eyes flashed with brilliant light. After a few consecutive Shadow Flashes, he suddenly appeared above the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon’s enormous head and brought his finger down!

The Power of Divine Soul frantically surged from his finger, breaking through the Beast Soul’s membrane and searching madly within.

"AARGH!"

The Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon recovered in an instant. Its massive head thrashed violently as it let out a long howl to the sky, and streams of Black Qi surged violently toward Yu Changsheng.

"Red Purgatory Dragon, Golden-Winged Eagle, Colorful Star Deer, restrain it!"

Yu Changsheng let out a low roar, ignoring everything else. With his hair standing on end and his eyes bloodshot, his Sea of Consciousness trembled as he frantically poured his power into the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

The Colorful Star Deer’s winding antlers emanated a seven-colored radiance. Wherever the light shone, enormous wooden vines sprang from thin air, dense and numerous, wrapping around the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon layer by layer.

The Red Purgatory Dragon roared. Streams of Evil Fire floated up and, following the rise and fall of its draconic body, transformed into a boundless Sea of Fire that entangled and clung to the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

"Wind-Rolling Thunder!"

The Golden-Winged Eagle circled overhead. Blade-like feathers rained down, carrying with them the Power of Thunder. The roiling Wind and Thunder obstructed the rise of the Black Qi.

In an instant, the three Spirit Beasts used every trick they had, erupting with their greatest might to control the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon.

’The True Spirit... I’m almost there...’

At this moment, Yu Changsheng could no longer pay attention to the storm raging outside. Deep within the Bloodthirsty Ink Abyss Dragon’s Beast Soul, its True Spirit was unlike the others. Its size was on a completely different order of magnitude—far more substantial, and not much smaller than Yu Changsheng’s own.