Raylin closed his eyes.
Within a dim, gray soul space, his half-moon level true spirit materialized, while the white little snake from before hovered opposite him.
"Hiss…"
This contest had already been fought many times over the past month, so the moment the Devil White Phosphorus Snake beast soul sensed the familiar soul aura of Raylin's true spirit, it immediately cowered in fear.
"Submit! Or die!"
Raylin wasted no time. He issued his warning immediately, and the overwhelming force of his half-moon level true spirit descended, crushing the white little snake firmly against the ground.
"Hiss…" The white little snake flickered its tongue and chose to submit. A sliver of cold moonlight began to seep in through its eyes, taking control of every part of it.
Gradually, its pupils grew increasingly hazy, and a crescent moon took shape within them…
「Ding! Host has successfully sealed a Tier 5 Devil White Phosphorus Snake beast soul, advancing to Tier 5 Beast Soul Master!」
The Chip's voice rang out, and everything seemed to have flowed as naturally as water finding its course.
Beast souls of Tier 4 and above usually carried fragments of their original host's resentment or even memories. They harbored intense resistance against being completely sealed and stripped of freedom, making them a tremendous headache for Beast Soul Masters.
Even when the beast soul could eventually be tamed, the struggle would often deplete a portion of its soul essence, reducing its overall strength.
However, Raylin had thoroughly tamed the creature well in advance, so the sealing process went incredibly smoothly.
The soul-binding array he used had even been optimized by the Chip, maximizing the resonance between Beast Soul Master and beast soul. As a result, Raylin had not only successfully advanced to Tier 5 Beast Soul Master, but he could also unleash the full power of the Devil White Phosphorus Snake beast soul!
"Still, the sealing process itself was simulated by the Chip beforehand, with a success rate of ninety-nine percent. The upcoming feedback process is what really matters…"
At this thought, Raylin's expression grew even more solemn. He immersed his consciousness into the nebulous singularity within his sea of consciousness.
「Ding! Tier 5 beast soul feedback initiated!」
With the Chip's voice, wondrous changes immediately began to unfold within his sea of consciousness.
On the back of Raylin's hand, a vivid tattoo of the white little snake appeared, writhing and slithering ceaselessly. A stream of pure soul force was gradually drawn into the vortex of the singularity within his sea of consciousness, devoured, refined once more, and then surged directly into the singularity itself.
The Brilliant Moon Wizard's singularity had now become even more condensed, the two talent runes upon it blazing with greater brilliance.
Within the singularity, Raylin's half-moon true spirit rejoiced with elation. On the singularity that resembled a full moon, the light that already occupied half of it began to surge powerfully, pressing its assault on the remaining half.
Upon reaching the realm of Tier 5 Brilliant Moon Wizard, a wizard's true spirit became like a full moon, representing completeness.
The strength of one's soul force would manifest as different degrees of luminosity on the moon — from the initial crescent, to the half-moon, and finally the most powerful full moon, each representing a different stage in a Tier 5 wizard's cultivation.
Raylin's true spirit had originally only reached the half-moon stage, but now, with the assistance of the Devil White Phosphorus Snake beast soul, it was charging toward the full moon stage!
【Ding! The Tier 5 Beast Soul feedback process has begun. The subject's soul force is being amplified. Various data parameters are shifting…】
The Chip's voice rang out at that very moment.
【Ding! Subject's soul force has reached the threshold. Amplification commencing. Current value: 210!】
【Ding! Subject has absorbed a large quantity of pure soul essence. Soul force increasing. Current value: 220!】
The Chip's notifications continued to refresh one after another, and alongside its mechanical voice, the half-moon true spirit within Raylin's spiritual particle grew increasingly complete, beginning its transformation toward a full-moon-grade true spirit.
230! 240! 250! Under the amplification of the Tier 5 Beast Soul, the progress of Raylin's true spirit was nothing short of terrifying.
The already-complete true spirit was now swelling even further in size, as the radiance of the full moon gradually spread to cover its entirety!
And just then — an abrupt change erupted!
"Hiss hiss!" On Raylin's forehead, a black serpent sigil bound by thorny iron chains materialized, surrounded by a dense ring of chaotic-force seals.
【Ding! Anomaly detected in the Ten Thousand Serpent Curse Seal! Cause identified as stimulation from the rapid surge of soul force. Activation in progress…】
Accompanying the Chip's voice, Raylin felt as though a horrifying black hole had manifested inside his body, one that was even beginning to drain his bloodline and soul force in vast quantities.