The image of the soul beast on the light gate was a white weasel with lively eyes, known as the Star Beast.
This was a peculiar soul beast that closely resembled a white weasel in form and appearance but was not actually one. It was said to be a spiritual species born from starlight, capable of roaming the starry skies, consuming starlight, and playing with stars, possessing immense power.
Of course, this was just a rumor and had not been proven. However, it was certain that the Star Beast was one of the few soul beasts on the Douluo Continent with stellar attributes, and it was extremely rare. Even during the golden age of soul beasts in ancient times, it was not commonly seen. Unexpectedly, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda actually had a Star Beast Soul Spirit.
The appearance of the ten thousand-year Star Beast was completely harmless, with a body less than half a meter long, covered in pinkish-white fur, and an endearing expression. It looked like a completely harmless and adorable creature, very appealing to girls.
Xu Xiaoyan took a liking to this soul spirit at first glance, which was not surprising. Firstly, it was very compatible with her Star Staff Martial Soul, and secondly, it hit her soft spot for cuteness, so it was no wonder she was drawn to it.
After confirming the soul spirit Xu Xiaoyan wanted, Mo Hentian revealed the last available soul spirit on the nineteenth floor.
The final soul spirit turned out to be a dark golden ant, over three meters long, with six robust and powerful legs, each joint clearly defined and covered in dense, sharp barbs at the ends. Its head had six small eyes, emitting a faint green light, which looked somewhat amusing, but the aura it exuded was exceptionally domineering.
Upon seeing this soul beast, Mo Hentian's face instantly showed a mix of surprise and delight, and he immediately chose this soul spirit without hesitation.
"Heavy Ant," Jing Shaoyu also recognized this soul beast, his eyes thoughtful. A ten thousand-year Heavy Ant was indeed very suitable for Mo Hentian's Sky-Hate Hammer Martial Soul.
"I've decided, I want this Heavy Ant as my second soul spirit," Mo Hentian turned around and said to Jing Shaoyu and the others.
"Good, then our Soul Spirit Tower journey ends perfectly here," Jing Shaoyu smiled and said, "Let's go out."
Leng Yaozhu, who was monitoring the situation inside the Soul Spirit Tower in real-time, naturally heard Jing Shaoyu's words. With a wave of her hand, the seven of them inside the Soul Spirit Tower were enveloped by a beam of light descending from the sky and disappeared from the plaza on the nineteenth floor. When they reappeared, they were already back in front of the golden light gate, with Leng Yaozhu's applause and praise ringing in their ears.
"You did very well, reaching the nineteenth floor on your first try," Leng Yaozhu said with a smile.
"Teacher!"
"Senior!"
Jing Shaoyu and the others immediately greeted Leng Yaozhu respectfully.
"No need to be so formal," Leng Yaozhu gently waved her hand and said, "I'm glad you all found soul spirits that you like. According to the rules of the Soul Spirit Tower, all soul spirits inside are sold at half price. The two soul spirits you selected are both Black-Level One-Star soul spirits."
"Black-Level One-Star soul spirits?" Xu Xiaoyan asked, puzzled, "What does that mean?"
"Black-Level One-Star refers to black soul spirits with a cultivation level between ten thousand and twenty thousand years. This is a unique term used by the Spirit Transfer Pagoda," Gu Yue explained, "The two soul spirits we just chose have cultivation levels of twelve thousand and eleven thousand years respectively, both belonging to Black-Level One-Star soul spirits."
"So that's what it means, I learned something new," Xu Xiaoyan said, and the others also showed expressions of understanding.
"Yue'er is correct," Leng Yaozhu nodded with a smile, "The price of black soul spirits is usually in the hundreds of millions. Since you chose your soul spirits by challenging the Soul Spirit Tower, and you are companions of Shaoyu and Yue'er, I'll give you a 25% discount. The ten thousand-year Heavy Ant is twenty-five million federal coins, and the ten thousand-year Star Beast is fifty million federal coins. Please proceed with the payment."
"25% discount and it's still so expensive!" Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but gasp at the price. She wasn't short on money, but she was simply shocked by the amount.
Hearing Xu Xiaoyan's exclamation, Leng Yaozhu smiled and said, "Is it expensive? Every black soul spirit is a non-renewable scarce resource. Since the establishment of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda nearly ten thousand years ago, each black soul spirit has been numbered. For every black soul spirit lost, we need to spend unimaginable resources, time, and manpower to replenish it. Giving you a 25% discount is already a significant loss for the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
If you're interested, you can often attend some high-end auctions. At those auctions, the final bid for every black soul spirit is never less than five hundred million federal coins. If you still think fifty million is expensive by then, I have nothing more to say."
"I was just surprised, I definitely don't think it's expensive!" Xu Xiaoyan stuck out her tongue and explained.
"Alright, go and pay," Leng Yaozhu chuckled, "If you're short on funds for now, don't worry, you have a month to make up the difference."
"Yes!" Xu Xiaoyan and Mo Hentian immediately nodded in agreement.
"Follow me first, I'll take you to contract your soul spirits."
Leng Yaozhu beckoned and led the seven of them away from the hall, winding through the building until they arrived at an unfamiliar room. Here, Leng Yaozhu took a dark golden soul spirit egg from a peculiar machine and handed it to Mo Hentian.
"Summon your Martial Soul, then place your hand on the egg, and finally, meditate. That's all," Leng Yaozhu instructed.
"Alright, thank you, Senior," Mo Hentian took the fifty-centimeter-tall dark golden egg, sat down cross-legged, placed the egg between her legs, and with a thought, summoned her Sky-Hate Hammer Martial Soul. Then, following Leng Yaozhu's guidance, she began to contract the soul spirit.
The others stood by, guarding Mo Hentian as she contracted the soul spirit.
"Little Xu," Leng Yaozhu called out to Xu Xiaoyan, "Come here, this soul spirit egg is the Star Beast soul spirit. Since you're not yet ready to contract a second soul spirit, you can store it here and come back to claim it when you reach level forty."
"Okay," Xu Xiaoyan's attention was completely focused on the pinkish-white egg adorned with golden patterns, and she barely noticed Leng Yaozhu's words.
Seeing this, Leng Yaozhu shook her head in amusement and glanced at Jing Shaoyu, who immediately understood her meaning and nodded in acknowledgment.
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The soul spirit egg in Mo Hentian's arms had already hatched into the Heavy Ant soul spirit. A black soul ring slowly appeared behind her, and at the same time, her first three soul rings also manifested, rhythmically pulsating in harmony with the formation of the ten thousand-year soul ring. The purple light was quite soft, appearing particularly bright under the illumination of the black soul ring.
Before long, the black soul ring behind Mo Hentian fully formed, and the three purple and one black soul rings simultaneously revolved around her body. The dark golden Sky-Hate Hammer also emitted a special aura, appearing even more solid and sturdy. A small dark golden ant perched on the Sky-Hate Hammer, its head turning nimbly.
Everyone couldn't help but smile, knowing that the soul spirit fusion was successful. Now, they just needed to wait for Mo Hentian to consolidate her cultivation, and their journey to the Soul Spirit Tower would be perfectly concluded.
However, just as everyone was relaxing, an unexpected change occurred. Among the four soul rings behind Mo Hentian, the third soul ring closest to the fourth suddenly began to tremble violently, and the dark purple light started to deepen, showing a faint tendency to turn black.
This sight made everyone widen their eyes, and Jing Shaoyu immediately looked at Leng Yaozhu, who also wore an expression of surprise but more of amazement. Noticing Jing Shaoyu's gaze, she explained, "This is a resonance phenomenon, which usually only occurs between soul rings from the same soul beast. After the soul spirit is born, it happens between the same type of soul spirit and soul ring. It seems that this child's third soul ring must have come from a thousand-year Heavy Ant."
"Resonance?" Jing Shaoyu's eyes showed a flash of understanding, and then he said, "So, Xiao Mo's current situation is that the ten thousand-year Heavy Ant soul spirit is trying to occupy the position of the third soul ring?"
"Exactly," Leng Yaozhu nodded, "This is a good thing. The probability of this happening is incredibly low. This child is very lucky."
Although Leng Yaozhu was talking about Mo Hentian, her gaze remained fixed on Jing Shaoyu. In her opinion, the reason Mo Hentian was so fortunate to experience the resonance phenomenon was largely due to Jing Shaoyu's influence, benefiting from the luck of her disciple.
As the master and disciple were speaking, Mo Hentian's Heavy Ant soul spirit had already leaped from the Sky-Hate Hammer Martial Soul and plunged into her third soul ring. The soul ring, which was between purple and black, was instantly dyed completely black, transforming from a thousand-year soul ring into a ten thousand-year soul ring. For Mo Hentian, this was undoubtedly a tremendous boost.
After the resonance phenomenon ended, Mo Hentian woke up, and seeing the two purple and two black soul rings behind her, even her usually expressionless face showed joy.
(End of chapter)