1073 Soul of the Highest Quality (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The process of improving his Summoning Element to the Advanced Level was an utter success, and so smooth that it totally took Mo Fan by surprise. Mo Fan was hesitant to improve his Elements to the Advanced Level, even though he had the money, because he was afraid of failing the attempts. He felt that the Nebula of his Summoning Element was not full enough, and even if it was ready, there was still a chance that he would fail to improve it. He could not imagine losing a hundred million if he failed the attempt!
Mo Fan had completed strengthening the bones and changing the bloodline of the Swift Star Wolf. The creature was feeling pain everywhere, like a patient who had just gone through surgery. Mo Fan could see him clenching his teeth...
Evolving was an utterly painful process. After all, the creature was basically forfeiting their original body! Just the first two steps were equivalent to having all their bones broken and their blood sucked dry, but the last step of forging the soul was even worse. It involved shattering the soul and reforging it again! The pain inflicted on the soul was unbearable. It required the Summoned Beast to have a strong will!
Mo Fan believed that the Swift Star Wolf had always had a strong will to improve. The fact that he was from the Summoned Beast Plane was a clear indication that he was no weakling waiting to be dominated by some other creature. Not long after he was born, he had to do his best to survive in the wilderness through endless fights. Compared to Little Flame Belle, who had her own Contracted Space, the Swift Star Wolf's life was a lot tougher.
But there was nothing Mo Fan could do. If Mo Fan had a way to raise the Swift Star Wolf in a space where the Swift Star Wolf could have his own home, there was no reason he would have the Swift Star Wolf continue to stay in the wilds in the Summoned Beast Plane. However, the Summoning Element had its own rules, strictly forbidding a Summoned Beast from Dimensional Summoning from entering the Contracted Space... unless the Mage was strong enough to provide energy for the Summoned Beast to stay forever in their current dimension. Otherwise, once the energy ran out, the Swift Star Wolf would be called back to the wilds of the Summoned Beast Plane.
The Ancient Desolate Continent! Mo Fan had heard the name from Pang Lai. It was said that the Summoned Beast Plane consisted of nine continents, each with different species of creatures residing on them. These creatures were basically no different than demon creatures, the only difference being that they were able to establish spiritual connections with humans, allowing Summoners to summon them, and to fight at their side!
The Swift Star Wolf was from the Ancient Desolate Continent, where beast-type creatures were from. It was a barbarous land that obeyed the law of the jungle, and apparently, battles between species and their hordes were fairly common there, as if the creatures were always at war.
Mo Fan remembered, back when he first cast the Dimensional Summoning, that the Swift Star Wolf was still a Spirit Wolf. As Mo Fan's spirit was traveling over the Ancient Desolate Continent of the Summoned Beast Plane, he recalled seeing the whole place covered in the remains of creatures. Now that he thought about it, the Swift Star Wolf was most likely an orphan of some tribe, and it might be one of the main reasons why he was so eager to become stronger amid the never-ending battles in the Ancient Desolated Continent.
”Hey wolf, are you ready for it?” Mo Fan patted the Swift Star Wolf's head.
”Awooo~” The Swift Star Wolf raised his head and uttered a typical howl of a wolf, displaying his firm and unyielding spirit!
”Hahhoo~Hahhoo~” Little Flame Belle was trying her best to mimic the howl too.
”What are you up to now?” Mo Fan asked Little Flame Belle.
Little Flame Belle no longer had short limbs like she used to. She now had a waist, a pair of slim legs, and the two sprouts of flames on her head were like two little pigtails of a young teenaged girl. Mo Fan had the urge to put some clothes on her and walk down the street while holding her hand. He strongly believed that she would catch everyone's attention easily!
”HAHHOO!” Little Flame Belle was already holding two fiery pom-poms in her hands, wiggling her little waist and dancing around sincerely, as if she wanted to lend a hand to her Uncle Wolf!
”Alright, I guess you can be the cheerleader,” Mo Fan placed Little Flame Belle to the side, allowing the little creature to enjoy herself.
Little Flame was doing her very best, as if her Uncle Wolf would surely going to succeed the harder she danced! The only thing she lacked was a banner displaying, I will be waiting for you at the Commander-level!
”Wolf, let's begin. Are you ready for the unbearable pain? If you really can't endure it, don't force yourself. We will have lots of chances still in the future. Once I become rich, I'll buy many Souls for you for your snacks!” Mo Fan said.
The Swift Star Wolf nodded. His energetic eyes began to focus, a stern look in them.
”Alright, here we go!” Mo Fan's thoughts were synchronized with the Swift Star Wolf's. He slowly directed the Soul he had bought toward the Swift Star Wolf.
A body could only hold one soul. When another soul entered a body, the original soul of the body would start to repel it, and the two souls would break out in a fight when the new soul was trying to take over the body!
In terms of the levels of the souls, the Swift Star Wolf's soul was only at the Warrior-level, but the soul being placed inside his body was Commander-level. It was obvious which Soul was stronger. If Mo Fan was unable to assert control over the Soul, the Swift Star Wolf's soul would be torn into pieces at any second!
The process of the soul forging was as follows: Think of the Swift Star Wolf as a little puppy, and the only way for it to grow is to beat a fierce hound. In a fair fight, the outcome is very obvious, the little puppy is going to be torn into pieces by the hound. Currently, the role that Mo Fan was playing is the person keeping the hound under control with a chain. He needed to know how tight he had to hold the chain. If he loosens it by too much, the hound would simply lunge forward, and the little puppy was dead for sure. However, if he grabbed the chain too tightly, the little puppy wouldn't learn as much from the fight!