With a slight thought from Wang Donger, spirit rings rose one after another from beneath her feet.
One yellow, two purple, and three black—six spirit rings rhythmically pulsed around her body.
Then, her sixth black spirit ring flickered slightly, and a golden, palm-sized little fox instantly appeared, leaping through the air to land on her shoulder.
This little fellow was clearly a miniature version of the Crimson Sun Fox King on the ground, but unlike the giant, lifeless fox that had been lying there just now, its entire body brimmed with a vigorous vitality and spirituality.
Wang Donger tilted her head slightly, feeling the intimacy and reliance emanating from the Spirit Soul on her shoulder, and a satisfied smile involuntarily played upon her lips.
She raised her eyes to look at the representatives of the various forces waiting expectantly around her and said in a crisp voice, "Spirit Abilities can be chosen at will, and the Spirit Soul can also fight independently. I am very satisfied with this Spirit Soul."
This statement was actually something she and Huo Yuhao had agreed upon last night, so strictly speaking, Wang Donger was acting as a bit of a shill today.
Seeing that Wang Donger had successfully fused with her Spirit Soul, Yu Tianxing and Shao Min, who had been trembling with fear due to Di Tian's presence, finally suppressed their terror, their eyes now filled with eager anticipation.
However, the subsequent Spirit Soul Fusions were no longer personally hosted by Huo Yuhao; instead, Xi Xi took the stage.
Assisted by the Spirit Transmitting Formation, as long as one underwent a period of specialized training, it would be enough to master the method of fusing with a Spirit Soul independently.
Soon, Yu Tianxing and Shao Min also successfully completed their respective Spirit Soul Fusions. When the silver-white barrier of light dissipated, both of their faces were filled with joy they could not suppress.
Di Tian's golden dragon eyes slowly swept across the crowd in the hall, taking in the hard-to-conceal excitement and thrill on their faces.
He thought to himself that accepting Huo Yuhao's invitation to join the Spirit Pagoda might have been the right decision.
If the art of Spirit Souls could truly reduce humanity's senseless hunting of Spirit Beasts as Huo Yuhao had promised, then for the Star Dou Great Forest he had protected for hundreds of thousands of years, it would indeed be a blessing.
He withdrew his gaze and secretly transmitted his voice to Huo Yuhao, "Boy, this seat is leaving first. Come to Star Dou later; we still need to discuss and finalize the specific regulations regarding the supply of Spirit Souls."
Only at this moment did Di Tian truly accept Huo Yuhao's previous proposal.
Huo Yuhao remained outwardly calm, merely nodding with a smile.
At the same time, he was thinking that he needed to develop communication spirit tools as soon as possible; otherwise, communicating was simply too troublesome.
Di Tian's figure suddenly vanished from the spot without warning, as if he had never existed.
The long-suppressed excitement and thrill in the entire first-floor hall of the Spirit Pagoda instantly erupted, with discussions, exclamations, and sighs rising and falling one after another.
However, Huo Yuhao keenly noticed that beyond this excitement and thrill, an imperceptible trace of greed had appeared in the eyes of many.
Obviously, these shrewd figures from various forces across the continent had realized that Spirit Souls were indeed an epoch-making innovation capable of completely changing the existing Spirit Master system.
Whoever mastered Spirit Soul technology essentially held the lifeblood of the continent's future landscape.
Human ambition is boundless; sometimes, once a tiny spark appears, it can no longer be suppressed and will quickly grow into a wildfire.
"Buzz!!!"
An invisible wave of energy suddenly pressed down from the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda without warning, instantly penetrating every floor and wall of the pagoda, enveloping everyone in the first-floor hall.
The expressions on the faces of the crowd, who had all been harboring different thoughts, stiffened almost simultaneously.
The greed and calculation that had just welled up after Di Tian's departure were crushed to pieces by this sudden, majestic pressure before they could even warm up.
A look of terror reappeared in the eyes of many, as they subconsciously thought that the Beast God, Di Tian, had returned.
But soon, the keenly perceptive experts judged that something was wrong; this aura felt completely different from the one Di Tian had just exuded.
Di Tian's aura was overbearing and matchless, like a tyrant ruling over the world, forcing people to grovel and tremble before absolute power, unable to harbor even a shred of resistance.
Yet this aura was grand and majestic, like a vast galaxy spanning across the heavens—majestic but not violent, grand but not oppressive.
Though the feeling was different, it was equally powerful, letting everyone know that the owner of this aura was also an expert standing at the pinnacle of the continent, an existence they could not contend with.
"Which grand figure has arrived now?"
At this moment, the same question could not help but arise in everyone's minds. Many began searching around the hall with their eyes, but they could not pinpoint the source of this aura at all.
Just then, Huo Yuhao spoke up, breaking the suffocating silence, "Everyone, there is no need to be nervous. This is a Vice Tower Master of our Spirit Pagoda, Title Sky-Supporting."
Obviously, that grand and majestic pressure just now had been exuded by Yun Ming.
Although the current Yun Ming had been transformed into a Lich King, and many of his former methods and Spirit Abilities as a human Spirit Master could no longer be used.
However, in the battle before his fall where he shattered his God Position, his Atlas Spear Spirit had been transformed from illusory to physical, becoming the true Sky Piercer Divine Spear.
With this spear in hand, who would dare object if he was called the Sky-Supporting Douluo?
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, everyone's hearts instantly shuddered.
They had never heard of the domineering title of Sky-Supporting before. When did such a titled powerhouse emerge on the continent?
Just then, Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, who had been standing quietly at one side of the hall, gracefully took a step forward and said with a beaming smile, "Although the Spirit Pagoda was only recently founded, its foundation is not weak in the slightest."
"In addition to this Vice Tower Master Sky-Supporting, the Spirit Pagoda has another Vice Tower Master, Titled Heavenly Phoenix, who is also a Limit Douluo."
Princess Xu Jiujiu had personally met Leng Yaozhu. As the initial investor and most steadfast partner of the Spirit Pagoda, she naturally had to step forward to show her support for the Spirit Pagoda at this moment.
As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of people gasping in shock echoed almost simultaneously throughout the entire hall.
Some sharp-minded individuals had already caught a crucial detail in Princess Xu Jiujiu's words: what did she mean by "is also a Limit Douluo"?
This word "also" was used very deliberately. Could it be that the Sky-Supporting Douluo Huo Yuhao had just mentioned was actually a Limit Douluo as well?
Although that grand and majestic aura had only flashed and vanished, if one were to say it was released by a Limit Douluo, the experts present could find no fault in that claim.
The Spirit Pagoda, this newly established rising power, actually had two Limit Douluos guarding it at the same time. What kind of suffocatingly luxurious and powerful lineup was this?
Those experts who had just harbored greed due to the Spirit Soul technology and had been secretly plotting how to seize it by force instantly had much clearer eyes. All improper thoughts vanished into thin air before the reputation of two Limit Douluos.
Existences like Limit Douluos were not ones they dared to provoke.
The first-floor hall of the Spirit Pagoda fell into a brief silence once again, as everyone was still digesting the massive impact brought by those two Limit Douluos.
Just then, a loud and rough voice suddenly broke the silence, sounding exceptionally abrupt in the quiet hall, "I would like to ask, since the Spirit Pagoda has two Limit Douluos serving as Vice Tower Masters, who exactly is the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda?"
Everyone turned to look toward the source of the voice. The speaker was a robust old man with broad shoulders.
His attire was noticeably different from those around him; even those who did not know him could tell at a glance that he was from the Sun Moon Empire.
This person was none other than an elder of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, the Class 9 Soul Engineer Ma Zhong.
Everything that had just transpired brought him immense shock. He had traveled tens of thousands of miles to Star Luo City this time with the original purpose of investigating the Spirit Tools of the Spirit Transmission Hall, whose craftsmanship was so exquisite that it crushed Mingde Hall, and he had not paid much attention to the Spirit Pagoda and the art of Spirit Souls.
But now he realized they had vastly underestimated this rising power. The fact that a Spirit Soul could connect minds and fight cooperatively with a Spirit Master was of equal significance to Soul Engineers, and might even change their entire combat system.
Furthermore, the information that the Spirit Pagoda was suspected of having two Limit Douluos guarding it was like a heavy hammer smashing violently against his heart.
What did a Limit Douluo represent?
That was the ultimate martial force capable of single-handedly altering the outcome of a war!
Once this piece of information was sent back to the Sun Moon Empire, the Empire's national strategy would likely have to undergo major adjustments as well.
Therefore, he could not help but be interested in the Spirit Pagoda now, and even wanted to find out everything about this Spirit Pagoda as soon as possible!
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