Crash!
Splashing water surged within the vast lake.
Wu Ming transformed into a werewolf, activating his pact. Truly like lightning, he struck with thunderous force, landing a blow right on the weak spot of the Iron-winged Golden Eagle.
At this moment, the Iron-winged Golden Eagle was entangled, having lost its ability to fly. Its beak was locked in combat against the fangs of the Taipan Snake. It paid little attention to this mere little werewolf.
But precisely at this moment, Wu Ming seized the opportunity and initiated the pact.
“With thy blood, become my spirit…”
Using the blood of the Iron-winged Golden Eagle as a medium, Wu Ming’s powerful spiritual force immediately entered its simple consciousness.
“Chirp! Chirp!”
At this moment, the Iron-winged Golden Eagle violently struggled.
Its pride as the king of the skies and its beastly instinct told it that something terrible would happen if it submitted to the pact.
Therefore, in this instant, it even forgot about the Taipan Snake. The savage beast soul roared, wielding a mountainous and oceanic spiritual force. With the unique aura of a peak-class battle spirit, it counterattacked Wu Ming’s consciousness.
Then… it was utterly tragic!
At the moment their souls clashed, the Iron-winged Golden Eagle sensed an extremely terrifying soul. Even just a single breath of its presence felt like a mountain pressing down, instantly shattering its defenses and forcing it to submit.
Buzz!
A glowing rune appeared on the forehead of the Iron-winged Golden Eagle, quickly sinking in. This marked the establishment of the spirit pact.
From this moment onward, it was no longer an ordinary wild battle spirit, but had become Wu Ming’s summoned beast!
Although this all sounds complicated, it actually happened in an instant.
“Attack!”
Wu Ming burst into laughter, ending his werewolf transformation. The demonic wolf howled and reverted to its original form, pouncing toward the Taipan Snake.
“Chirp! Chirp!”
Following Wu Ming’s will, the Iron-winged Golden Eagle also used its sharp beak to engage the Taipan Snake, forming a two-against-one pincer attack.
“Hiss! Hiss…”
The Taipan Snake was already severely injured and on its last legs. After shedding its skin, its new scales provided far less protection. After a few more clashes, its eyes were gouged out by the Evil Wolf, and the Iron-winged Golden Eagle seized the moment to strike!
Piercing through!
A large bloodied hole appeared on the snake’s body. A purple gallbladder-like object was pecked out by the Iron-winged Golden Eagle and swallowed in one gulp.
“Hiss! Hiss…”
The Taipan Snake’s movements faltered. It was instantly shaken off by the Iron-winged Golden Eagle and sank into the lake water, spreading a large amount of purple blood.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
A large number of colorful little fish floated to the surface, belly-up, poisoned to death by the Taipan Snake’s blood.
“Awooooo!”
Meanwhile, the demon wolf swiftly leaped ashore, howling at the sky as a faint glow emanated from its body.
“This is… evolving?”
Wu Ming’s expression shifted slightly, a hint of joy appearing on his face.
…
“Chirp! Chirp!”
After a long while, on the lakeshore, the massive Iron-winged Golden Eagle obediently lay on the ground, allowing Wu Ming to treat its wounds and cleanse the poison.
The Taipan Snake was an extremely venomous serpent. Even though the Iron-winged Golden Eagle had defenses, avoiding a bone-piercing bite, its feathers still suffered from the poison. Even as a wild battle spirit, it found it very difficult to endure.
“All done!”
Wu Ming clapped his hands and applied the last detoxifying pill to the Iron-winged Golden Eagle: “Rest for another night, and tomorrow you should be fine…”
“Giggle! Giggle!”
The massive head of the Iron-winged Golden Eagle lowered, rubbing against Wu Ming’s palm, expressing affection through the pact.
“Success!”
Wu Ming wore a smile, though not overly ecstatic.
Since he had planned to subdue the Iron-winged Golden Eagle, he naturally had confidence. The tempered Earth Immortal soul was his greatest trump card!
Even though the world’s rules limited his ability to wield the Earth Immortal power, even confining his soul within his physical body, preventing him from displaying his full might as a great being.
But when it came to forming pacts with battle spirits, the key was the depth of one’s soul!
In this aspect, even Sovereign or King-ranked spirit tamers couldn’t compare with him.
“Actually, purely based on my soul alone, even other Soldier or General-ranked spirit tamers couldn’t possibly control a Soldier-ranked battle spirit… To suppress a Soldier-ranked battle spirit, one would at least need a Sovereign-ranked soul. This Iron-winged Golden Eagle is an exceptional variant, at the peak of the Soldier rank. It’s likely that even an ordinary Sovereign-ranked soul couldn’t subdue it…”
“Of course, against my soul, it had no choice but to submit!”
At this moment, with the Iron-winged Golden Eagle under his control, the powerful feedback force came pouring in, giving Wu Ming great confidence in quickly advancing to the peak of the Soldier-ranked spirit tamer.
He had a clear plan for his development path.
Because of his Earth Immortal soul, the bottlenecks of spirit tamer ranks were practically non-existent. Moreover, with his powerful soul depth, battle spirits of the same rank couldn’t resist him at all.
In other words, as soon as he broke through, he could immediately form pacts with peak-level battle spirits, which would further assist his cultivation progress, leading to another breakthrough and pact, creating an extremely positive and terrifying cycle!
“There’s also the Evil Wolf…”
Wu Ming glanced at the nearby Evil Wolf. At this moment, the Evil Wolf had already advanced to the mid-stage of the Battle Soldier rank. Clearly, killing the high-rank Taipan Snake was a great feat and a substantial boost for it.
The Taipan Snake had initially sustained severe injuries, its scaly defenses significantly weakened. Meanwhile, the Evil Wolf was fully equipped with formidable techniques, enabling it to contend with mid-stage adversaries even while at the early stage. With both of them launching a joint assault, the Taipan Snake’s demise was inevitable.
“Pity… the rank of this elite variant is still a bit low…”
Wu Ming sighed slightly, yet felt invigorated: “My strength is still insufficient. Chasing after higher-ranked battle spirits would be wishful thinking. Even if I obtained them, I wouldn’t be able to keep them. The current combination is just right… Besides, your opportunities for growth lie within Jia Kongming’s treasure…”
He looked at the eagle and the wolf, suddenly filled with confidence regarding this mission.
…
“Chirp! Chirp!”
The next day, at dawn.
Accompanied by a piercing eagle cry that pierced the clouds, the massive Iron-winged Golden Eagle soared into the sky, with a human figure standing on its back.
“Hahaha… Indeed, having a flying battle spirit is truly exhilarating!”
Watching the battle spirit fly at incredible speed, the trees and forests below, as well as cliffs and natural barriers, all swiftly passed beneath them. Wu Ming felt a sense of exhilaration surge within.
He looked at the Iron-winged Golden Eagle.
After a night of rest, the eagle’s feathers were now bright and lustrous, its claws sharp, its wings as hard as iron, and the golden feathers around its head resembled a crown, exuding an air of majesty.
[Iron-winged Golden Eagle (Growth Stage)]
[Racial Rank: Outstanding Variant (Yellow)]
[Racial Bonus: +2]
[Attributes: Flight, Steel]
[Rank: Battle Soldier Peak]
[Talents: Aerial Combat Heart]
[Techniques: Claw Technique, Minor Whirlwind, Iron Feather Defense, Gust Dive]
[Abilities: Technique Enhancement, Instant Technique, Silent Technique]
[Special Traits: Spirit Tamer Speed (+1)]
[Status: Healthy]
…
The technique of [Gust Dive], along with the other enhancements, was naturally something Wu Ming had painstakingly added for the Iron-winged Golden Eagle, thanks to his abundant resources.
Undoubtedly, with so many added techniques and abilities, the Iron-winged Golden Eagle’s strength had increased by more than a few notches!
The battle spirits raised by a spirit tamer were naturally more refined and powerful compared to wild battle spirits.
With a professional eye, guiding the evolution and selection of techniques for a battle spirit, the results were absolutely enough to make ordinary wild battle spirits envious.
Of course, if given the choice, even Wu Ming’s Iron-winged Golden Eagle would probably prefer not to lose its autonomy.
Unfortunately, the spirit pact was too powerful. Once signed, the eagle could not defy any of Wu Ming’s commands.
“Now that I’ve obtained the Iron-winged Golden Eagle, I probably don’t need to detour to Qingmu City anymore!”
Wu Ming patted the head of the Iron-winged Golden Eagle. The eagle immediately responded with a long, intelligent cry, slightly adjusting its direction.
“This… is the power of wind…”
He looked strangely at his own palm.
Ever since he tamed the Iron-winged Golden Eagle, Wu Ming had experienced a significantly greater enhancement in his attributes compared to the Shadow Wolf. Now, his movement speed had increased by several levels, and every action he took left behind afterimages.
[Special Traits: Spirit Tamer Speed (+1)]…
Wu Ming’s eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at this line: “The feedback and attribute boosts from battle spirits are indeed extremely powerful abilities…”
“Pity, only specialists among spirit tamers can enjoy this. If one is a group summoner, being too diverse and not focused, one cannot develop each battle spirit’s abilities to their peak, let alone receive feedback…”
The cumulative enhancement from multiple summoned beasts could become terrifyingly powerful.
At the very least, those specialist master spirit tamers, even without summoning their beasts, displayed power that had already reached a “non-human” level.
“After I fully absorb this power, I should start planning for the Iron-winged Golden Eagle’s evolution…”
A faint smile appeared on Wu Ming’s lips.
The Iron-winged Golden Eagle was an Outstanding Variant! Its maximum potential could ascend to the Sovereign Rank!
Breaking through the General Rank threshold might still be difficult for an Elite Variant, but for it, it would be a piece of cake. After all, even in its Growth Stage, it had already become nearly the emperor of the entire Xingying Mountain Range, at the peak of the Soldier Rank.
For ordinary Outstanding Variants, the evolution path usually went from Soldier Rank (Growth Stage), to General Rank (Mature Stage), and finally to Sovereign Rank as the fully evolved form!
In comparison, ordinary gray wolves, evolving into common gray wolves, had already reached their fully evolved form, a sign of their potential being exhausted!
As for the Direwolf, an Elite Variant, reaching the General Rank signified the attainment of its fully evolved form!
(Note: “邪狼” is translated as “Direwolf” here, which conveys a sense of menace and ferocity. If a different name is preferred, alternatives like “Shadow Wolf” or “Malevolent Wolf” could also be used.)
“Therefore… the potential of the Demonic Wolf still has certain limitations. However, the ‘Spirit Beast Compendium’ rumored to be among Jia Kongming’s treasures is said to encompass all knowledge, including various methods and paths for racial evolution. That is my final hope…”
If possible, Wu Ming naturally wouldn’t have chosen to contract with a gray wolf at the beginning. Unfortunately, this was already predetermined and could not be changed.
Precisely because of this, he had previously been held back by the gray wolf, forcing him to seek resources from all directions to help it evolve.
Otherwise, with the growth rate of an ordinary gray wolf, Wu Ming probably wouldn’t have even broken through to the Soldier Rank by now!
“Changing contracted spirits is simply too cumbersome and time-consuming…”
The year 9995 of the Creation God’s Calendar had already passed its majority. If he delayed for another year, once the Heaven’s Chosen ones emerged from their seclusion, there would hardly be any room left for Wu Ming to maneuver.
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