Chapter 7

"Uh, would it be like Dahu, who always goes out to find female bears to vent his frustrations? If so, I can't stand these pattern beasts." Buli said with a smile.

"Pattern imprinting is the final step. The racial abilities of these pattern beasts can be absorbed by pattern masters to enhance their own strength. For example, if you imprint a rock beast on your body, when it comes to the soul imprinting stage, your whole body will be as hard as a rock beast king. In fact, the strong ones in the Soul澜 Continent basically don't summon pattern beasts, but rather use the abilities of the pattern beasts to strengthen themselves. You'll understand once you leave these mountains." Hu Wu glanced at Buli, his eyes under the black hood sharp as a knife. Without acknowledging Buli's words, he continued his explanation.

Buli was deeply moved. Soul imprinting, something Buli had thought about before, but the old man mentioned it being like a rock beast king... the strongest of each type of wild beast is called a king. Buli could hunt snow wolves, though it was dangerous, there was a good chance of success. But the legendary Blood Wolf King, Buli didn't dare to venture within a hundred miles of it. It was a creature that moved like the wind, far more powerful than ordinary snow wolves—perhaps its strength could only be described in exponential terms.

"Does the pattern beast imprinted on the body need to be a king-level one?" Buli asked, considering this possibility.

The thin old man suddenly raised his eyelids, his gaze like a dagger falling on Buli. Buli's eyes narrowed slightly, meeting the old man's gaze without backing down.

"Of course, others can choose non-king-level pattern beasts, but you can't. You will have to traverse countless mountains and rivers, face countless challenges, and challenge countless strong ones in this world. All the pattern beasts must be the strongest, and the abilities gained must also be the strongest!" The old man spoke with determination, leaving no room for negotiation.

Buli seemed to have anticipated such an answer, nodding without a word.

"You're very good. For so many years, you've suppressed your curiosity and haven't gone to the town to learn pattern imprinting. Those shoddy things lead people astray from the start. If you had learned them, your abilities would be mixed and impure, and your future achievements would be extremely limited, not worth my old man's effort." Hu Wu retracted his gaze, looking at the mirage in front of him, as if lost in thought.

"With you here, why would I learn from them? Besides, with this self-healing ability, even if I wanted to learn, I couldn't." Buli smiled.

"How do you know I'm stronger than them?" Hu Wu asked, looking at Buli askance.

"I don't know if you're stronger or weaker than them. Over the years, the only one who has cared about me is you. You don't seem like a rash young man who speaks without thinking. What you say must make sense. If I don't believe you, who else should I believe?" Buli said.

Hu Wu nodded slightly and said, "Look at Bai Liang, he leaped several levels and directly entered the soul imprinting stage. True soul imprinting is not as simple as what he did. A strong person who has two true pattern beasts at the age of fourteen is rare in the entire Soul澜 Continent. He's just a naive kid, thinking he has two pattern beasts, but he can't control either of them. Not to mention his weak soul power, he's just a self-important fool."

"Stop talking nonsense, let's talk about what we should do." Buli smiled. Bai Liang didn't weigh more than a speck of dust in Buli's heart. As for the Henshan Sect that Bai Liang talked about, at worst, he could take Cai Xiaoxian and hide in the deep mountains. Those pampered big shots wouldn't go to great lengths for a wild girl.

"The position of the pattern on the body is determined by the heart, and the level is distinguished only by the number and ability of the pattern beasts." Hu Wu didn't get angry at Buli's impoliteness, continuing his explanation calmly, "That is, you can imprint on any of the nine parts of your body."

"What about other places, like the ears?" Buli thought for a moment and asked.

"The nine parts of the body are the most suitable places for soul power to intertwine. Other places have been tested by countless people, and none of them work." Hu Wu said expressionlessly.

"Um." Buli remained noncommittal.

"Your first pattern beast, I will go with you to capture it and help you with the imprinting. I'll tell you what to pay attention to when the time comes. Now, you need to choose your own pattern beast." Hu Wu's right index finger flicked, and the mirage in front of him silently shattered, like a firework exploding in mid-air, dazzling for a moment before returning to silence.

Another mirage appeared, showing a huge leopard.

"Xishan is three hundred miles away, and there is a forest leopard king in the mountain forest. Other leopards can only show their speed on the grassland, but the forest leopard has enough agility in the forest to support its speed. The characteristic of this wild beast is agility and sharpness. Nothing is unbreakable, only speed can break it, making it a good choice."

Buli remained noncommittal, thinking seriously.

The mirage disappeared, and the next one showed a two-headed monster.

"This is a two-headed bee insect. The characteristic of this wild beast is strength. Don't look at its size, which is only as big as an ordinary person, but its biting force can reach over a hundred times yours. If you can use the two-headed bee insect king as a pattern beast, when it comes to soul imprinting, your strength enhancement will reach a level you can't even believe."

"This is the Blue Horn Turtle from the East Sea, characterized by its astonishing defensive power. If you use the Blue Horn Turtle King as a pattern beast, it won't be very useful in daily life, but when it comes to soul imprinting, you'll become a blood bull."

"..."

One after another, over a dozen wild beasts appeared and disappeared, and Buli didn't blink, as if petrified.

"How about it, which one do you like?" Hu Wu asked.

"If you were to choose for me, which one would you pick?" Buli asked.

"Me? If I choose for you, would you agree?"

"No."

"Exactly. You already have a decision in your heart, why ask me? Tell me what you think." A curve formed at the corner of Hu Wu's mouth, his smile not warm but rather eerie.

Buli said, "I saw an old vine in Xishan, it seems to wrap around the entire mountain. I wonder if this tree vine can be turned into a pattern."

"Of course it can, but just a tree vine? What use would it have?" The old man smiled slightly, as if encouraging Buli to continue.

"I am a hunter, and the key is to limit the opponent's speed. I think if the pattern vine can have a binding effect, it would be enough. If it can have other effects, that would be even better."

"Ha ha, I knew you had your own ideas and wouldn't be easily swayed. I've been looking at that old vine for a long time. Its soul power slightly exceeds the carrying capacity of the first-level pattern, so if you absorb its soul power, you might have to endure some hardship."

Buli felt a slight joy at Hu Wu's approval. But then he heard Hu Wu's words and felt strange. Could the soul power of an old vine actually exceed that of these wild beasts?

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