59: Companion soul, soul invasion

Lin Chuan's premonition came true.

After Qin Yan completely killed the Twisted Golem, he personally saw a gray aura emerge from the Golem's remains.

Subsequently, the gray Qi, like a silk ribbon, wrapped around Qin Yan, seemingly intending to invade his body, but it was blocked.

Lin Chuan didn't know if Qin Yan could see this, but he guessed that even if Qin Yan couldn't see it, he could sense it.

However, just as Qin Yan was leaving, that gray Qi, for some unknown reason, directly shot towards Lin Chuan.

Before he could react, it directly entered his sea of consciousness space.

"Don't come over here, damn it!"

Lin Chuan was speechless.

If you have grievances, seek revenge; if you have enmity, seek retribution. Why are you coming for me?

At this moment, inside Lin Chuan's sea of consciousness space.

The Black-backed Turtle was staring blankly at the thing wrapped around it, its eyes filled with terror.

It was grayish, sometimes tangible, sometimes intangible, constantly wriggling on the Black-backed Turtle like a venomous snake.

"Damn it, this thing really came for you, Black-backed Turtle!"

Lin Chuan's words proved prophetic; it truly was a case of seeking revenge for grievances and retribution for enmity.

He investigated, but there was no information; this thing was not a Yao Beast.

Lin Chuan was only Black Iron Rank, and it was impossible for him to contract two pet beasts.

The Black-backed Turtle suddenly sent a thought, saying that this thing was trying to burrow into its head!

This wouldn't do; the Black-backed Turtle couldn't have any problems... Just as Lin Chuan was trying to figure out a solution, the golden tree suddenly lowered a twig and touched the gray Qi.

Immediately, the tip of that twig turned gray and gradually spread upwards.

Lin Chuan was greatly alarmed; such a situation had never occurred before. The golden tree was his greatest reliance; if anything happened to it, he would also be finished.

Fortunately, after the gray spread over the entire twig, it stopped.

At the same time, the gray Qi also stabilized, and its body solidified. It was no longer purely gray, with small black patterns interspersed within it.

It looked exactly like a striped monstrous snake coiled around the Black-backed Turtle.

"Companion Soul Body successfully bound."

"Black-backed Turtle, what's going on?"

Lin Chuan saw that the Black-backed Turtle still looked utterly bewildered, so he knew asking would be pointless.

He investigated, but the strange snake still had no information.

However, the Black-backed Turtle's situation had changed a bit.

In addition to the normal attribute panel, a new string of information appeared below:

Pet Beast: Black-backed Turtle (Transcendent Rank eight-star)

Skills: ... (500 words omitted)

Potential: Unknown

Strength Assessment: Monstrous!

Companion: Soul Distortion Body (Rank: Elite Rank)

Skills:

Soul Invasion (Active, occupies the body of a Yao Beast up to Commander Rank that has lost its Soul.)

Soul Devour (Active, devours the Soul of a dead Yao Beast up to Commander Rank)

Soul Spike (Active, emits a mental attack that stings the Soul, cooldown 1 minute)

Spiritual Distortion (Active, possesses the target, gradually distorting its cognition. The higher the target's rank above its own, the smaller the effect.)

Vision Share (Active, after occupying or possessing a Yao Beast's body, its vision can be shared with the host and master.)

Physical Immunity (Passive, immune to physical attack damage)

Mental Immunity (Passive, immune to mental control and illusion skills up to Commander Rank. Shared by host and master.)

Soul Pollution (Passive, constantly pollutes the host's and master's Soul until completely assimilated and distorted. Immune.)

"..."

Lin Chuan was speechless for a long time.

Seeing the last one, [Soul Pollution], Lin Chuan broke out in a cold sweat. If it weren't for the golden tree's intervention at the end, he would have suffered a major setback today.

Those who toy with Souls shall suffer backlash!

Lin Chuan recalled this saying, and he increasingly felt that he still needed to act cautiously in the future, especially when it came to the secrets of the Soul.

His greatest trump card was within his Soul Sea of Consciousness!

...All in all, it was a blessing in disguise.

This Companion Soul Body was temporarily no threat, and instead compensated for many of Lin Chuan's shortcomings and provided him with new trump cards.

The Black-backed Turtle seemed to realize that it could once again control this 'Gray Snake,' just as it had controlled that 'toy' before.

It continuously controlled the Gray Snake to move through its body, appearing and disappearing.

Finally, the Gray Snake transformed into a tattoo, imprinted on the Black-backed Turtle's shell, appearing very mysterious... After finishing all this, Lin Chuan exited his sea of consciousness space.

He came to the center of the courtyard, where there was still a fresh Commander-level Demon Beast corpse!

He had originally intended to absorb it directly, but then he suddenly remembered the Gray Snake's skill, [Soul Invasion]. Wasn't this a ready-made test Material?

With the Black-backed Turtle as a relay, Lin Chuan could indirectly control the Gray Snake without summoning the Black-backed Turtle.

He watched as the Gray Snake tattoo on the Black-backed Turtle's shell transformed into a wisp of smoke and instantly shot into the interior of the Yao Beast's corpse.

"Crack, crack..."

It was as if the bones inside were constantly shifting positions.

Subsequently, this Commander-level Demon Beast corpse actually slowly stood up and came to stand before Lin Chuan.

This was a bird-type Yao Beast. Even though the large hole torn by the Eagle King was still bleeding, and it was as dead as could be, this Yao Beast corpse seemed to revive, regaining its ability to move.

Lin Chuan stood before it, feeling a wave of pressure.

This was a genuine Commander Rank, and it could even move, which was incomparable to a mere corpse. Lin Chuan could feel that this guy still possessed a certain level of combat power.

Even with a shattered body, it could easily crush some Elite Rank Yao Beasts.

However, unfortunately, Lin Chuan couldn't take it out and flaunt it.

A free-moving Commander-level Demon Beast, if discovered, would be no joke and would be investigated thoroughly.

Lin Chuan then had it activate Vision Share, and a new perspective window projected into Lin Chuan's mind. Through this, Lin Chuan could see himself face-to-face, a very magical experience.

After experimenting for a while, Lin Chuan decided to absorb it.

The Gray Snake was powerful and dangerous. At least in battles within the school, Lin Chuan temporarily did not plan to expose this trump card.

Battles between high school students, in Lin Chuan's opinion, were like playing house, without much challenge.

The school primarily focused on Early Stage training and would not allow casualties.

Lin Chuan touched the Yao Beast's corpse, about to absorb it, when he suddenly realized that he could actually see the panel of this Commander-level Demon Beast!

Yao Beast: Three-eyed Night Owl (Commander Rank seven-star)

Skills:

Brainwave Detection lv5 (Active...)

Wind Blade lv9 (Active...)

...Dark Invasion lv9 (Active...)

Claw Strike lv3 (Active...)

Wind Speed lv2 (Passive...)

Potential: Commander Rank nine-star

Unable to imprint skills, Lin Chuan didn't look closely, just a quick glance. He was more concerned about why he could see it.

Could it be?

Subsequently, Lin Chuan had the Gray Snake exit the body, and the Yao Beast immediately fell down.

Lin Chuan touched it again, but there was no reaction.

Indeed, after the Gray Snake occupied this corpse, it was judged that this corpse had life! He could investigate its attributes.

"Awesome..."

This function, in turn, gave Lin Chuan many more opportunities to pick up overlooked treasures. Now, relying on pet beast eggs and the Transcendent Rank pet beasts in the school could no longer provide powerful skills; they were all basic ones that the Black-backed Turtle had almost finished imprinting.

Unable to 'shear the wool,' Lin Chuan felt uncomfortable all over and had even begun to set his sights on Commander Rank and even Monarch Rank Yao Beasts.

After absorbing the Three-eyed Night Owl, a Commander Rank seven-star Yao Beast corpse, the enhancement fruit, which had been in single digits, increased to over 20 again.

Without hesitation, he maxed out [Lightning Element Resistance]. This was definitely not because Lin Chuan was afraid of Lei Dian; it was just his obsessive-compulsive disorder acting up.

As a result, lightning resistance became the Black-backed Turtle's strongest resistance.

He wondered what Lei Dian would think if he knew, but the teachers of Second Middle School would definitely wake up laughing in their dreams.