His sudden question caused both Hong Yin and Qiu Luliu to be rather stunned. Hong Yin looked at him in a strange way. “Yunfei, you don’t know about soul beasts?”
“No.” Bai Yunfei honestly shook his head.
Hong Yin stared at him intently for ten seconds, then suddenly shook his head helplessly. He sighed, “Yunfei, for you to go out adventuring like this is really…”
“Uh…well, no one ever told me in the past.” Bai Yunfei spread his hands in an innocent manner. “That’s why I’m asking you to educate me now, big brother Hong Yin.”
Hong yin chuckled, then nodded. “Fine. I’ll explain to you in detail, then.”
“Soul beasts are, as the name implies, beasts that can engage in soul cultivation. They can be described as the soul cultivators of beasts. Just like soul cultivators, they have tremendous power, and from a certain perspective, they even have some unique, special advantages…such as their lifespan. For soul cultivators, upon reaching the Soul Sprite level, living to be 150 is no problem at all. At the Soul Emperor level, one can live up to 300 years. But for a soul beast, upon reaching the fourth level, they can live at least three hundred years. At the sixth level, they can live at least five hundred years. The more powerful they are, they longer they live.”
“In terms of power, soul beasts are divided into nine ranks, with each rank divided into early, middle, and late stages. These are equivalent in power to a soul cultivator of the same rank. For example, this early-stage third level Thunderbeast I just accepted is actually comparable to an early-stage Soul Warrior.” At this point, Hong Yin then pointed to the little white beast on his shoulder. “But Xiao Tang, for example, is a middle-stage fifth level soul beast, comparable to a middle-stage Soul Ancestor.”
“What?!” Not just Bai Yunfei; even the two women next to him let out soft cries of surprise. Astonishment on their faces, they stared at Xiao Tang, on Hong Yin’s shoulder.
“It…it’s actually comparable to a middle-stage Soul Ancestor? Then doesn’t that mean it is as powerful as Master? How can that be…” Chu Yuhe said in disbelief as she stared wide-eyed at Xiao Tang, who was lazily stroking his whiskers.
Hong Yin smiled slightly. “Don’t underestimate him. If he were on water…he would be even more formidable than your average middle-stage Soul Ancestor.”
Hong Yin looked at Bai Yunfei, who seemed to have thought of something, then continued: “Soul beasts train in a way that is completely different from soul cultivators. They don’t have complicated arts or soul techniques, just their own souls. They attune to the elemental power of heaven and earth. Soul cultivators have to reach the Soul Sprite level in order to control elemental power, but soul beasts are innately born with this ability. Even early-stage first level soul beasts are capable of it! The power of their abilities will increase along with their level.”
“The vast majority of soul beasts are located within the endless forests of the northern parts of the Empire. That place is also known as Soulbeast Forest. Most soul cultivators who want to find a soul beast partner will go venture there, after they are strong enough.”
“Every single soul cultivator can be spiritually connected to a single soul beast. No one knows why, but it seems as though ever since soul cultivators and soul beasts have existed, this ‘law’ has existed as well. A soul cultivator and soul beast that have joined into a ‘pact’ will result in each leaving behind a soul imprint in the other’s soul. This soul imprint can never be erased; even if one dies, the other can never again form a soul pact.”