The wolf pack must never be underestimated, because when two wolves attack together, the poppy flowers begin to lose their grapevines and roots. Unfortunately for the wolves, biting into the roots is filled with poison. Yet even so, they continue their relentless struggle, determined to take down the flowers.
When the two wolves finally succumb to the poison, only one poppy flower remains standing—a flower that hadn’t participated in the previous battle but took the opportunity to absorb the cores of the two fallen beasts.
Yan Xiaobao finally understood Lan Feng’s words: even flowers have a cultivation foundation and can acquire power like humans. These seeds are undoubtedly special, allowing cultivators with an affinity for wood elements to share their cultivation foundation with the flowers.
After some pondering, Yan Xiaobao turned to Wang Julong. "This flower..." He flashed a sly smile. "Will it last for a while, or live only until it breaks?"
Wang Julong mulled over the question. She often practiced cultivating her ornate fields, but this was the first time she had fought in a battle where she could use them. However, her previous experiences told her that the flower would persist until it was destroyed.
"Perfect!" Yan Xiaobao cheered as he patted the girl’s shoulder. "Keep the flower here. Use the wolf corpses. Feeding them to your flower seems to make it stronger. Having such a watchdog isn’t a bad idea."
Hearing Yan Xiaobao’s suggestion, Wang Julong didn’t waste time and closed her eyes, directing a sliver of will towards the plant to relay the order.
The plant, though highly intelligent, executed the order immediately. Two vines twisted around the dead wolves, while three more coiled around the remains of the fallen flowers, pulling all four corpses back to its creator and swiftly beginning to absorb the new energy.
Seeing how effortlessly Wang Julong handled the wolves and even managed to produce a plant that intrigued Yan Xiaobao, Sha Yun couldn’t help but feel envy churn in her gut. She surged forward, determined to face the wolf pack next and show Hui Yu what real power looked like.
Sha Yun grumbled, as not a single wolf came her way. Her tail gently dragged on the ground, a clear sign of her displeasure.
However, the wolves showed absolutely no signs of attacking. Instead, they settled down some five hundred meters from the entrance, patiently waiting for the cultivators to yield or to attack them all at once.
Wolves may not be as clever as young cultivators, but while less shrewd, they are far from stupid. It quickly became apparent to them that every wolf attempting to challenge humans inevitably perished. Given how frequently this occurred, it was clear that the wolves had little chance at their current positions.
Consequently, the protagonist packed up his burdens and summoned all the wolves he commanded back to his side, relocating them to a place with all the wolves gathered while ensuring Yan Xiaobao couldn’t slip past them unnoticed.
After merging with the earth, Hui Yue observed the retreat and reluctantly had to admit the wolves were smarter than expected.
Though weaker than Hui Yue and his companions, the wolves held a shocking advantage in numbers. Even if Yan Xiaobao went all out, it was likely he would sustain injuries in the process.
Getting injured on the route to the radiant Dragon Army was not on Yan Xiaobao’s agenda. Instead, he leaned against the cold tunnel wall, closed his eyes, and began pondering their options.
Unfortunately, as soon as his eyes closed, he felt the flicker of a figure’s shadow. When he opened them, he noticed Sha Yun rushing toward the wolves. Swearing under his breath, Yan Xiaobao darted forward and signaled for the others to chase after her.
Following Sha Yun, Yan Xiaobao eventually shouted some rapid orders, "Deng Wu, now’s your chance to get some Beastly Soul Shadows."
Calling for the black-haired youth, Yan Xiaobao focused on the path ahead, narrowing his eyes as he picked up pace, his lips sighing faintly in frustration, trying to catch up to Sha Yun.
Whether human, beast, or plant, soul shadows can be forged from any being. To improve soul shadows, one must be a Necromancer; however, cultivators with all types of metal affinities can refine and use energy within Soul Shadow Runes.
Several laws forbid Undead Wizards from crafting human soul shadows. Only the worst felons earn sentences of being turned into soul shadows, and they typically linger alive until a soul person capable of terminating them emerges.
Across the Sun Kingdom, when Deng Wu embarked on the path of the Necromancer, only three such criminals could be found.
The Royal Family employed a Necromancer whose primary task was creating Soul Shadow Runes; Deng Wu spent his life savings—alongside borrowed money from Xu Yue—to purchase centuries’ worth of accumulated soul shadows.
The rise of laws governing Necromancy stems largely from the cycle of reincarnation. When something dies, its soul can transcend the rift between sky and earth and reach the Void World. There, the soul wanders, waiting for its memories to dissipate before it is reborn anew.
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