webnovel Chapter 499: Chance For More Natural Treasure
Chapter 499: Chance For More Natural Treasure
Chapter 499: Chance For More Natural Treasure
Leo suddenly had a thought.
"Wait, Naelith has fire affinity granted by the talent [Verdant Blaze], but to cast her fire-related abilities, she needs to consciously focus every time she uses fire magic. This distracts her in battle and puts her at risk.
If I were to bestow [Scorch Burst] on her, she could literally spam the skill without a second thought, as her body would release it instinctively as second nature, just like mine," Leo thought, rubbing his chin as he watched Zelut bite into a Kobolt’s corpse and feast on it.
"This would drastically increase her efficiency in battle. But for that, I would need to somehow find a way to connect her soul with mine..."
Leo knew there was a slave soul imprint that was the proper way to enslave any being, but either humans hadn’t discovered it yet, or he simply hadn’t come across it.
Other than that, he knew of two other soul bonds.
One was the soulmate bond—which was entirely out of the question, since it was reserved for only one person in this world for him.
The second was the master-servant soul bond Lily had with Miho. Not a slave bond, but a bond of servitude formed willingly from the heart.
It had been created when Leo told Miho to stay by Lily’s side and protect her to the utmost of her ability.
Miho, being very meek at the time, had taken Leo’s words to heart and unconsciously made the sacred vow of the servants with him and Lily. However, she was more emotionally inclined toward Lily then, so the bond with Lily succeeded, allowing them to become connected at the soul level.
Currently, Leo was waiting for his soul bond with Lily to deepen further so he could access Miho’s status plate. He was also quite confident that he would eventually be able to bestow talents upon her as well if the soul bond with Lily continued to strengthen.
Coming back to the present, he was highly doubtful that anyone would make such a vow with him. And he couldn’t force someone to say it either, because unless it came from the heart like Miho’s, such bonds simply wouldn’t form.
Even though the elves had become highly loyal, they were still forced into slavery and might harbour resentment deep within themselves. Even if they didn’t consciously realise it, that tiny spark was enough for the sacred vow to fail in forming a master-servant soul bond.
In other words...
I need to somehow figure out the true slave soul imprint. That’s the only option I can pursue when I’m unaware of any other soul bonds, he thought.
Leo also recalled one of the system prompts back in the day.
">This slave bond has been created using the assistance of equipment; it’s weak, and the master cannot gain all the benefits he would have normally received with a proper slave bond made through a direct soul imprint on the slave’s soul."
Benefits from true slave soul imprints... this should be interesting.
After that, Leo swiped his hand and stored the Kobolt corpses.
Zelut, who had been about to bite into one of the corpses, instead bit into empty air.
He initially looked confused about where his food had gone before realising it was Leo’s doing. Then he squeaked happily and circled him, as if thinking Leo was playing with him.
Leo looked at Zelut curiously.
"What if I bestow the 2-star [Ashfire Shaman] talent on him? Will Zelut become a fire-and-ice mouse?" Leo muttered.
The system immediately gave him an answer.
>Talents can only be bestowed upon intelligent individuals.
"Oh... then what if I directly assimilate the beast cor—no, wait. That can only be done with a similar type of beast. I need to find a fiery mouse for that," Leo recalled, remembering the limitation of his talent.
The only circumstance in which he could use another species’ beastcore on a beast was when both possessed identical elements. In that case, there would be no bloodline boost, but the beast could gain a small amount of realm advancement along with new skills.
Afterward, he used [Beastiary Of Souls] on the Earth Shaman’s beastcore and the Tunnel Captain.
To his pleasant surprise—
Ding!
>Talent—[Earthshaper] - 2 star, has been successfully extracted!
[Earthshaper]
- Grants affinity with the earth element, allowing manipulation of soil, stone, and mineral-rich terrain.
The user can reinforce tunnels, raise stone barriers, create earthen projectiles, and stabilize underground structures.
Effectiveness increases in caves, mountains, and subterranean environments rich in Earth elements.
Next was the Tunnel Captain’s.
Ding!
>Talent—[Tunnel Tyrant] - 2 star, has been successfully extracted!
[Tunnel Tyrant]
- A combat-oriented earth talent that allows the user to dominate underground battlefields.
The user can rapidly reshape tunnel walls, collapse passages, create stone spikes, and reinforce nearby terrain.
While underground, physical strength, endurance, and recovery are significantly enhanced.
"This Tunnel Tyrant could be a very good talent in Howl’s Back."
Leo was delighted to have this talent in hand.
---
With that, he simply jumped out of the hole where the elves, Shyra and Nyxa, were standing guard.
Leo dumped all the Kobolt corpses onto the ground, and the beasts immediately began their feast.
Watching them, he recalled one of his neglected beasts, always busy tending natural treasures and magical plants.
"I need to figure out a way for Niri to advance too. Tsk, if only wood-type beasts were more common."
Leo clicked his tongue and looked toward the crimson sky, considering his next destination.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t sensed additional chambers containing natural treasures within the Kobolts’ tunnels. It was simply that the energy signatures were similar, indicating they contained the same Blazebloom Flowers, and Leo didn’t feel right robbing the same group repeatedly.
That would be tyranny on his part.
He should always be equally tyrannical to every inhabitant inside the secret realm.
Though the real reason was that if weak species like Kobolts were capable of obtaining Blazebloom Flowers, then they must not be particularly rare, and he would surely come across more as he explored the secret realm.
While Leo was deciding where to proceed, Howl’s [Geo Resonance Sense] detected activity roughly 3 kilometres to the left.
And it wasn’t underground. Rather, it was occurring on the surface.
Judging by the intensity of the footsteps and disturbances, a fight had most likely broken out.
Naelith and Lyswenna climbed on Shyra as they went into stealth, and Leo hopped onto Nyxa. After unsummoning Zelut and placing the remaining corpses in his spiritual space, Leo departed for the scene.