Volume 1: Heavenly Machine Pavilion Turbulence Chapter 26: Refining the Soul (Part 2)

  Under the leadership of Ming Changlao, Ling Feng arrived at a stone room on the right side of the hall. Except for a simple stone bed inside the room, there were no other decorations, looking very simple and crude.

  Ling Feng sat cross-legged on the stone bed under Min Changlao's guidance, and then Min Changlao took out a jade bottle and a bead the size of a pigeon egg, which was entirely yellowish-brown in color.

  This bead is none other than the beast core that Ling Feng wants to refine, and the jade bottle must be filled with the beast's soul.

  "This is the inner elixir of a Great Earth Bear, a top-notch existence among first-class demon beasts. The Alien Alliance has spent a lot of effort to get it!" Old Man Min smiled slightly and handed over the jade bottle along with the demon beast's inner elixir to Ling Feng.

  "Is the earth going to explode?"

  Ling Feng was shocked after hearing, and then a puzzled expression appeared on his small face. As far as he knew, the Earth Violent Bear was the king of the earth attribute demon beasts, with extremely strong strength, comparable to the three-soul warriors of the Savage Tribe, and some could even reach the height of four-soul warriors, those absolute world-class powerhouses... Why did this Earth Violent Bear in front of him only have the strength of a first-level demon beast?

  Seeing Ling Feng's confusion, Min Lao smiled slightly and said: "This is a young bear that was born not long ago. In order to hunt it down, our Alliance of Clans dispatched five elders, just to trap its mother, and we succeeded with one blow!" After a pause, his face revealed a hint of mystery as he continued: "The inner elixir and spiritual soul of this young bear were specially prepared for you by the Alliance's elders. Once you refine it, you will have an unexpected surprise!"

  After hearing this, Ling Feng became even more curious and his heart was already somewhat impatient, wanting to start the ritual immediately.

  "The savage beast soul warrior, when refining the demonic beast's inner dan and essence, if they receive the secret technique of our soul clan, can achieve twice the result with half the effort. However, with your current soul power being so strong, there is no need for this old man to lend a hand!" Min Elder looked at Ling Feng, nodded slightly, and indicated: "Let's begin now!"

  As soon as the old man's words fell, Ling Feng immediately took action. He saw him take a deep breath, close his eyes slightly, concentrate his mind, and silently recite the first layer of the 'Beast Transformation' secret technique, starting to stir up his own beast soul bloodline.

  A low hum, and Ling Feng's entire skeletal system crackled in response. Seated cross-legged on the stone bed, his body suddenly expanded by a third, instantly bursting open his upper garments. Nine bloodlines resembling meridians appeared on his bare chest, these bloodlines seeming to be alive as they extended towards his forehead, slowly coalescing into a blood-colored vertical line over an inch in length.

  "Indeed, there are nine ancestral bloodstains! What a pity!"

  The old man Min looked at Ling Feng with a gaze, his face revealing a regretful expression. Such a powerful beast soul bloodline, logically speaking, the child in front of him should be able to become an unparalleled strongman like Lord Lei, but unfortunately he only condensed one beast mark, limited by the special bloodline of the Sheng Man tribe's beast soul warriors. For his entire life, this child would only be a solitary soul warrior, and no one could change his fate.

  "If this child has the Four Beast Marks, even if he's a Wind Spirit Root, let alone a Heaven Spirit Root or an Earth Spirit Root, I'm afraid the Alliance Elders wouldn't dare to send him to the Submerged Dragon Valley!" Elder Min sighed quietly and continued to gaze at Ling Feng, closely observing his current state.

  After the beast pattern appeared on his brow, Ling Feng took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and twisted open the lid of the jade bottle in front of him. A small bear with a body length of over an inch, its body emitting a faint halo, flew out of the bottle. Its eyes were filled with terror as it looked at Ling Feng, then turned around in mid-air before attempting to flee.

  At this moment, Ling Feng's lips moved slightly, and the beast pattern between his eyebrows suddenly revealed a thread of blood. It was as if a living thing had wrapped itself tightly around the small bear, which struggled desperately but could not escape the binding of the blood lines.

  "Received!"

  A soft shout, and the blood line along with the small bear was drawn into Lingfeng's brow, disappearing instantly.

  A vast expanse of misty space, with a gigantic blood-red vertical stripe appearing in the sky above, giving off an ancient and mysterious aura that seems extraordinary from afar.

  In the center of the blood pattern, a small bear half as tall as a person was trapped inside, as if wrapped in spider webs, unable to move an inch. Although it struggled desperately, it was all in vain, and the blood pattern emitted strands of bloody gas that tightly entwined it. Before long, the small bear's shadow had disappeared, and a huge blood cocoon appeared in mid-air. Inside the cocoon, bursts of mournful cries could be heard from time to time.

  Ling Feng's primordial spirit sat cross-legged to one side, his hands forming a series of profound and ancient seals that transformed into colorful rays of light that pierced through the Blood Cocoon.

  It wasn't until more than half a watch later that the little bear's miserable cries gradually subsided, until there was no sound at all. At this moment, the surface of the blood cocoon flowed with light and flashed, constantly shrinking inward, and the little bear's body shape slowly appeared before his eyes.

  "We're almost there!"

  Upon seeing this, Ling Feng's face revealed a joyful smile. As long as the beast souls were all merged into this Violent Bear's soul, his first step in refining his soul would be greatly accomplished. Next, he only needed to swallow the Violent Bear's inner dan into his belly and stimulate the beast soul blood vessels within his body to refine it, then he could cast the 'Beast Transformation' secret technique and become a true Beast Soul Warrior.

  The surface of the blood cocoon flashed continuously, gradually shrinking to half a person's height, and the body of the violent bear slowly appeared, starting from the lower half, and slowly... the upper half was about to appear.

  At this moment, Lingfeng's ears, which were fully focused, suddenly heard a strange and eerie sound. He turned his head to look, and the scene that appeared before his eyes scared him out of his wits.

  That strange little beast appeared beside him at some point, shaking its large tail, staring intently at the violent bear that was merging with the beast pattern, opening its big mouth, and constantly licking out with its scarlet tongue, looking like it was drooling!

  "Big brother, my little ancestor..." Ling Feng's emotions at this moment cannot be expressed in words. He hated to kneel down and beg the detestable little guy beside him for a way out, "Little brother only has this one beast mark left, you can show great mercy and spare me... no matter what your requirements are, just mention them, as long as Little An can do it, he will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

  Perhaps it was the sincerity in Ling Feng's urgent words that made the little beast feel a sense of truth, and its originally open mouth, ready to swallow him whole, came to a stop. It tilted its head, looked at Ling Feng with its gaze, and made a thoughtful expression on its face.

  "Boss, as long as you don't swallow up my younger brother's beast pattern, what conditions do you have? Let's discuss it together!" Seeing the situation turn around, Ling Feng took advantage of the heat to strike while the iron was hot. He made a vow to the little beast, hoping that the other party would show mercy.

  For a good while, that strange little beast seemed to have made up its mind and let out a low growl towards Ling Feng, as if it was stating its own conditions.

  "This... boss, your language is too profound for me!" Ling Feng rubbed his head, smiling awkwardly.

  The little beast's eyes rolled around after hearing this, and it let out a low growl. At the same time, a slightly childish voice entered Ling Feng's mind.

  "Let this little bear go and you'll have to exchange it for three demon souls!"

  "My goodness, what an appetite!"

  Ling Feng listened and couldn't help but feel discontent in his heart, yet a bright smile appeared on his face as he replied: "Alright, I'll do it just as you said, boss!"

  Having obtained Ling Feng's guarantee, the little beast held its head high and puffed out its chest, looking at him with disdain before turning around and flying down towards the stone statue.

  "Give you a month's time, if it's overdue and still can't do it, hehe, bear the consequences yourself!" As he was about to leave, that strange little beast didn't forget to knock Ling Feng around.

  "Damn it, I've had enough of you!"

  Ling Feng gazed at the small beast's back, snorted in anger, and then shifted his gaze to the violent bear that was merging with the beast pattern.

  At this moment, the violent bear's body has fully appeared, with only a hint of blood on its head. After another half incense stick of time, under Lingfeng's gaze, the violent bear's spirit and beast pattern have completely merged. With a movement of his mind, he discovers that there seems to be a mysterious connection between him and the violent bear, as if they are one entity, he is the violent bear, and the violent bear is also him!

  Finally accomplished, Ling Feng let out a cheer, and immediately, his body transformed into a stream of light that pierced through the violent bear's body, disappearing in an instant.