An unknown amount of time passed before Huo Yuhao and Di Ruiqiu woke up one after another. The moment Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, he obtained 3 Spirit Bones, leaving him completely confused.
After the two of them recovered, the group continued on their way. This time, the Myriad Demon King led them, bringing everyone from Shrek to the territory of the 75,000-year Evergreen Tree.
Once they arrived, Su Yunlin immediately noticed the old tree that was about to wither. How could this tree still have any vitality left? It gave off an aura of deathly silence.
Su Yunlin walked up to the tree and raised his hand to touch its dried trunk. It felt as if the entire tree would crack apart with the slightest press.
Su Yunlin raised his head and looked at the crown of the tree. At this moment, there were no leaves on the crown, not even a single evergreen vine.
The Life Evergreen Tree was a very high-level plant-type Spirit Beast with extremely powerful vitality. It would also be accompanied by another type of plant Spirit Beast. Strictly speaking, it could not really be called a Spirit Beast. It was more of a heavenly treasure—the Life Evergreen Vine.
Su Yunlin looked at this tree and saw that even the evergreen vine was gone. It was likely not far from death.
"Haah~"
Su Yunlin sighed, then closed his eyes. His right hand began to glow.
After a few breaths, Su Yunlin opened his eyes and turned to look at Tang Ya. "Sect Master, come here for a moment."
"Ah?" Tang Ya walked over.
Su Yunlin looked at Tang Ya. "Next, I will perform a ritual. You must trust this Life Evergreen Tree with your whole heart. I will form a Spirit Soul contract between the two of you.
"A Spirit Soul is like the little girl that appears beside Huo Yuhao when he uses his Spirit Abilities. This is a secret method Huo Yuhao gave to Shrek Academy. It allows a Spirit Beast to willingly become a Spirit Ring while preserving its soul.
"I have already persuaded this Life Evergreen Tree. Next, it is up to you. You must relax completely and trust this tree. Only then can the ritual be completed."
Tang Ya nodded.
Crack—
The Life Evergreen Tree suddenly broke off a branch, which fell in front of Tang Ya and startled her.
Su Yunlin said speechlessly, "Stop moving. You are about to gain a new life."
Tang Ya looked at the Life Evergreen Tree with some confusion. "Yunlin, does it have something it wants to say?"
Su Yunlin nodded. "It is asking which part of Spirit Bone you want. Its age is quite high, so it can give you a Spirit Bone."
"Uh, I already have 3 Spirit Bones. Two leg bones and one left arm bone."
Su Yunlin nodded. "Then choose between a head Spirit Bone and a torso Spirit Bone. Which one do you want?"
"Uh…"
Tang Ya fell into hesitation. Then she turned to look at Bei Bei, wanting his opinion.
"Torso…" Bei Bei mouthed silently.
Tang Ya understood what Bei Bei meant. "I choose the torso bone."
"Mm. Begin."
Su Yunlin began chanting the incantation. The incantation started guiding Tang Ya and the Life Evergreen Tree. Beneath Tang Ya and the Life Evergreen Tree, a hexagram formation appeared.
A strand of golden light shone from between Tang Ya's brows, and the trunk of the Life Evergreen Tree also released a strand of golden light. The golden lights connected. In an instant, the body of the Life Evergreen Tree withered, its aura growing weaker and weaker, while Tang Ya's aura gradually strengthened.
As time passed, the Life Evergreen Tree instantly turned to dust.
In the next moment, a pitch-black Spirit Ring appeared beneath Tang Ya's feet. This Spirit Ring looked larger than an ordinary 10,000-year Spirit Ring, and its color was even deeper.
A small sapling appeared on Tang Ya's shoulder. The little sapling was currently flying around happily.
"Success. Sect Master, how do you feel?"
Tang Ya found it somewhat unbelievable. Then she looked at the little sapling on her shoulder. "This is too amazing. I can understand what it's saying now. It says its name is Qingqing, and it has already lived for 75,472 years."
Su Yunlin snapped his fingers. "That's right. This is the brand-new Spirit Soul method. It allows Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts to coexist. Qingqing only had a few years left to live, while you still have limitless possibilities.
"If you reach Titled Douluo, you can live for 200 years, and Qingqing will follow you and live another 200 years. If you break through level 100 and become a god, then Qingqing will also become a god with you. This is the Spirit Soul method."
Everyone from Shrek was deeply amazed. Cai Mei'er's mouth was also wide open. She had personally seen Huo Yuhao's Spirit Soul before, but she had not expected that only a few days after Huo Yuhao handed the Spirit Soul method to Shrek, Su Yunlin had already learned it.
Huo Yuhao was also shocked. Su Yunlin had actually learned the Spirit Soul method. Wasn't this way too fast?
Su Yunlin continued explaining the uses of Spirit Souls to everyone. A Spirit Soul could grant more than one Spirit Ring. It could grant multiple Spirit Rings. Taking Tang Ya as an example, she no longer lacked Spirit Rings later on.
Her eighth and ninth Spirit Rings could both be granted by the Life Evergreen Tree.
At this moment, both the Myriad Demon King and Di Ruiqiu were shocked. Perhaps this Spirit Soul method could truly ease the relationship between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts.
Bei Bei asked, "Then can this method ease the relationship between Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters?"
Su Yunlin shook his head. "No."
"Why?"
Su Yunlin continued, "The Spirit Soul method is not complete yet. Not everyone can become a god. When the Spirit Master dies, the Spirit Soul will die with them. Only if there is a way to preserve Spirit Souls and allow them to be used by a family can the relationship between Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters truly ease.
"That way, Spirit Masters obtain Spirit Rings, while Spirit Beasts obtain an alternative form of immortality. This is something both sides want. I believe the current Spirit Soul method is still incomplete. Only after it is perfected can it ease the relationship between humans and Spirit Beasts."
Electrolux, within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, looked at Su Yunlin and also began thinking.
"Perhaps the Spirit Soul method can still be improved further. The cultivation laws of this world are somewhat distorted. If I can change this plane, then this journey will not have been in vain.
"This child truly has ideas. Or is he saying these words for this old man to hear?"
As the Child of Nature, Su Yunlin already understood what the ecology of the Douluo Continent was. Humans and Spirit Beasts were both indispensable. If either side was missing, the balance of the plane would be broken, and the plane would face a crisis.
At present, Spirit Beasts were at a disadvantage. Humans continued to exploit the Douluo Continent's resources, causing the plane to begin drying up. If Spirit Beasts were also slaughtered recklessly until they went extinct, the Douluo Continent would completely walk down the path of decline.
As for how it would decline? Naturally, with a "boom," becoming cosmic dust.
Bei Bei looked at Su Yunlin again. "Then why didn't you use the Spirit Soul method earlier? That would have reduced the killing too."
Su Yunlin spread his hands. "Aside from plant-type Spirit Beasts, other Spirit Beasts don't listen to me. Besides, those Spirit Beasts are strong and healthy. Would they believe my nonsense?
"Qingqing only had no choice but to take this step because its life was nearing its end. Of course, more importantly, Qingqing trusted me.
"Sect Master, you have to treat Qingqing a little better. If it suffers any grievance, I'll beat you up."
"Hmph!" Tang Ya gave a soft snort and continued chatting with Qingqing.
Hiss—neigh—
The Holy Light Heavenly Horse ran up to Su Yunlin. "Big Brother, save me! Use this Spirit Soul thing on me too. I still want to live a few more hundred years."
The Holy Light Heavenly Horse directly knelt in front of Su Yunlin.
Su Yunlin's face darkened. Why did this horse have no dignity at all?
The Myriad Demon King slapped his forehead. He felt deeply embarrassed. Di Ruiqiu was the same. She almost could not bear to look.
The Holy Light Heavenly Horse immediately began pouring out its grievances, saying how its lifespan was almost at its end, how it could not survive the heavenly tribulation, how it had been threatened by Bear Lord, and how it could no longer get by in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The corner of Su Yunlin's mouth twitched. Why did this script feel so similar to Xuanjun's? Still, Xuanjun had more dignity.
Su Yunlin raised his hand and beckoned to Tang Wutong. Tang Wutong understood and came to Su Yunlin's side.
Su Yunlin briefly introduced the situation to the Holy Light Heavenly Horse. It could form a Spirit Soul contract with Tang Wutong.
The Holy Light Heavenly Horse immediately agreed. It was a mare, and the other party was a female human. They matched so well.
With a dark expression, Su Yunlin used the Spirit Soul method on Tang Wutong and the Holy Light Heavenly Horse.
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