Chapter 198 Persuasion Successful? An Unexpected Incident Occurs!
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, the spatial structure is extremely stable.
At this moment, three figures stopped in front of an ancient rock fissure, Liu Yuan's three purple-gold eyes fixed on the open space in front of him.
There were no living beings there, but the shadow beneath Liu Yuan's feet was twisting erratically.
"Come out," Liu Yuan said calmly.
As he finished speaking, the air in front of him rippled violently.
A semi-transparent, silver-gray figure slowly emerged from the void.
This hidden beast is about three meters long and its entire body is covered with short, silvery-gray fur, the ends of which have a semi-transparent texture.
Below each of its four limbs is a flowing shadow, making its movement silent. With each step, its body rapidly switches between real and shadowy states.
This is a 100,000-year-old hidden beast.
Sensing the powerful yet restrained fluctuations of soul power, Long Aotian took a half step back and said in a deep voice, "With 100,000 years of cultivation, its cultivation is far stronger than the one I had before. Soul beasts of this level have extremely strong soul will and have already acquired a very high level of intelligence. Junior brother, if you want to force it to abandon its physical body and become a soul spirit, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."
Liu Yuan frowned slightly as he looked at the broken, hidden beast.
If it were just an ordinary soul beast, even one that was twenty or thirty thousand years old, he was confident he could win.
But a 100,000-year-old soul beast not only possesses extremely high intelligence, but also has its own dignity.
In the Star Dou Great Forest's ecosystem, beings of this level, even if they die in battle, rarely bow down to humans.
"But I can now absorb soul beasts that have been around for 100,000 years. I can't go back and find those soul beasts with tens of thousands of years of cultivation to absorb, can I?" Liu Yuan sighed helplessly.
"However, senior brother, you are right. If it doesn't cooperate and you forcibly extract its soul, the success rate of the contract will plummet."
"This is indeed a bit troublesome."
But he didn't care at all about the poison on one side that didn't kill him.
He took a step forward, put his hands behind his back, and looked calmly at the broken hidden beast.
"Liu Yuan, Ao Tian, you're worrying too much," Du Bu Si said calmly.
"Whether it's 100,000 years or 1 million years, as long as one hasn't become a god, the principle of 'might makes right' applies on this land."
"Defeat it first, render it incapable of resisting. This so-called 'willingness' often arises from desperate situations. Take action."
Liu Yuan nodded, no longer hesitating.
"Understood, Master!"
"Let's go!"
Liu Yuan took direct action.
He naturally didn't go up and directly confront the Beast of Concealment, but instead activated his fifth soul skill in that instant.
Forbidden Zone!
In an instant, a huge space appeared and enveloped the phantom beast. Countless eyes appeared and stared intently at the phantom beast. Within that space, the phantom beast's abilities were reduced by a percentage.
"roar!"
After sensing the decline of its power, the Beast of Shadows let out an angry shriek and tried to escape into the void, but it was bounced back by the mysterious power of the Three Eyes the moment it touched the edge of the cage.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Poison Undying moved.
He didn't use any fancy soul skills, but entered the forbidden space and then simply threw a punch.
At that moment, the whole world seemed to freeze.
The emerald green soul power instantly pierced through all the spatial disguises set up by the Hidden Beast, and the immense pressure that could shatter space rushed straight to its back.
The Beast twisted its body frantically, trying to use spatial displacement to dodge the attack, but all its skills seemed pale in the face of the absolute strength of a level 98 Super Douluo.
"boom!"
With a dull thud, the massive body of the Hidden Beast was slammed heavily to the ground.
The hard rocky ground collapsed beneath it, creating a deep pit. The silvery-gray fur on its body instantly dimmed, and blood spilled from the corner of its mouth.
Poison Undying stopped and stood up, then turned to Liu Yuan and said, "It has no ability to resist now. The rest is up to you."
Liu Yuan walked to the edge of the pit and looked down at the soul beast that was on the verge of life and death.
Without wasting words, he directly condensed a ball of gray energy in his hand, and then drew out the small Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros spirit from Long Aotian's shoulder.
"Look closely." Liu Yuan pointed to the lively rhinoceros spirit. "This is my senior brother, Long Aotian. Two hours ago, it had the same experience as you. It was a rhinoceros with 20,000 years of cultivation."
The Beast of Deception looked at the rhinoceros spirit that was moving freely, and a hint of surprise finally flashed in its originally lifeless eyes.
"You are a 100,000-year-old soul beast, you should know the power of the lightning tribulation." Liu Yuan squatted down, his voice as calm as if stating a fact. "In a few years, or even decades, the lightning tribulation will descend. Even if you can withstand it once, twice, or three times, the final result will still be that you are reduced to ashes and your soul returns to heaven and earth."
You now only have two choices.
Liu Yuan pointed to the woods in the distance, "First, continue to maintain your pride, die here, and become a soul ring with only soul power."
"Your intelligence, your combat experience, and the essence you've cultivated over these 100,000 years have all vanished. As if they never existed."
"Second, become a spirit like this rhinoceros and follow me."
Looking into the eyes of the hidden beast, Liu Yuan continued, "I am fifteen years old and level sixty. On the continent, you will not find a Soul Master with higher talent than me."
"My future goal is to become a god. If I become a god, you, as my soul, will gain eternal life."
"When that time comes, I can give you freedom, give you the resources to evolve, and even let you witness the laws of power that you could never touch in your life."
"Now, it's time for you to make your own choice."
The Beast of Deception fell silent.
It sensed its own state, looked at Liu Yuan, and finally glanced at Long Aotian, who stood behind Liu Yuan and exuded power.
The violence in its grey-blue eyes gradually faded, replaced by a thoughtful consideration after weighing its options.
As a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it possesses extremely high judgment.
Liu Yuan is right. If they stay here, they will only face certain death.
And this young man in front of me certainly has a bright future.
It lowered its head and let out a low whimper.
That was a compromise.
Upon witnessing this scene, Liu Yuan was overjoyed.
"Very good." Liu Yuan stood up and gestured to Electrox within his sea of consciousness, "Elder Electrox, please make your move."
"good!"
However...
Just as Electrolux's gray light began to gather, preparing to guide the contract, a sudden sound rang out in the desolate forest clearing.
The voice was filled with violent soul power, and even the surrounding space was distorted at that moment because of the person's anger.
"Human! I've finally found you!"
(End of chapter)