3 Chapter 3 Mutated Beast Spirit: Undying Nightmare Ghost Demon!

The sun had just risen over Green Mulberry City and the sound of people chattering and carts rolling echoed throughout the City streets.

The long shadows of mountains and hills and valleys stretched out, causing images of rising dragons and hidden tigers to be seen from the walls of the city.

On one of of these mountains, many beasts carcasses could be seen lying around. On top of them, a strange white and yellow ring hovered above these dead beast bodies, as if tiny halos trying to reach the heavens.

The sight was a strange mixture of bloody beasts bodies scattered everywhere and beautiful Spirit Rings, contrasting the gory sight. Their limbs torn in strange ways and their innards pulled out and yet a lone figure stood in the center of this hellish field.

His body was shrouded in a purplish black mist which caused the surrounding flora to wilt slightly, as if the mist took away all the light in the world.

The figure also had a strange white and purple mask on as well. It had a purple, crescent shaped smile, and eight purple "lines" starting at the side of the mask and finishing near the center.

It was ghoulish, deadly, fear-inducing and-.

"So fucking cool!", the small figure jumped up in the air and shouted as loud as he possibly could.

The mask and mist dissipated and a small boy with dark blue hair and dark blue eyes stood tall as he gazed over the numerous Spirit Rings in front of him.

His mouth subconsciously smiled at the plethora of Spirit Rings he could integrate with his spirits, but head shook slightly and he turned around and completely ignored all the Spirit Rings he could've integrated with.

Spirit Essences need a Spirit Ring from a Spirit Beast that has a high level of compatibility in order to give the greatest boost to the Spirit Master.

Giving a Cat-type Spirit a Spirit Ring from a Cat-type Spirit Beast would give a greater advantage and compatibility than giving a Cat-type Spirit a Spirit Ring from a Plant-type Spirit Beast.

For any of this three Spirit Essences, these low level Boar-type Spirit Beasts and Wolf-type Spirit Beasts were not suitable for being any of his Spirit Rings.

"My Purple Spirit Mark is a mutated version of Ghost Douluo [Ghost Demon] Spirit Essence.... I have a greater boost in physical abilities as well as this strange purple-black mist that surrounds me....".

Bing Xian sat on a rock that was unaffected by the blood and gore and he rested his chin on his hand and looked down at the single Purple Spirit Essence Mark with a bemused expression.

'.... Mutated [Ghost Demon].... Aha! I'll call my Spirit Essence the [Undying Nightmare Ghost Demon]! I want to become a God, so becoming an undying existence first would be essential!'. Bing Xian nodded and walked deeper into the mountains surrounding Green Mulberry City.

The lush forests and thick canopy covered the sky above the Bing Xian, as he traveled further and further away from the light of the city.

He kept his [Undying Nightmare Ghost Demon] Spirit activated most of the time, but stopped every 30 mins as the drain on his Spiritual Power grew more and more demanding.

The [Undying Nightmare Ghost Demon] Spirit, was a Beast Spirit which provided both active and passive boosts to Bing Xian's constitution. Passively, his perception and awareness were boosted from the spiritual nature of the [Undying Nightmare Ghost Demon], while actively, all his physical abilities were enhanced, speed being the greatest.

In addition, the purple-black mist was also an active ability, and could be controlled and directed within ten meters of Bing Xian. The mist had a debilitating affect, and caused illusions and nightmares to plague the target, often leaving them open for a fatal blow.

It was a perfect Agility Control System Spirit Essence.

Being able to control the flow of battle with his purple-black mist and travel through the battlefield at lightning speed, Bing Xian could imagine himself destroying Sects and toppling Kingdoms with it.

*Crunch*.

"Hmm? What's this?".

The six year olds thoughts were cut short as he gazed down at the dirty ivory bone beneath him.

He blinked several times, before raising his head and looking in front of him.

The Rank 10 Spirit Master unconsciously took a step back as the pressure from the sight in front of him forced him to retreat.

'What the hell! Why is there a literal sea of bones here! Such a thing couldn't escape the Pulse Condensation cultivators in Green Mulberry City! Even the-!'.

His thoughts were cut short as a massive shadow flew over him and landed in the skeleton sea in front of him.

All three of his Spirits activated at once, his hair and irises turned white and a large tree the size of a house appeared behind him.

Bing Xian gulped silently as the giant figure stood tall on its clawed webbed feet. It raised its head domineeringly and opened its massive pitch black wings as if trying to fly off into the 33 Heavens.

"Human! What are you doing in my abode! Answer me!".

It's massive spear shaped beak opened and out came a booming voice whose gender couldn't be discerned.

Bing Xian blinked before taking a deep breath and looking at a spot just below the massive birds eyes.

"S-senior Crane, I was wondering these mountains in source of food and drink. I meant no disrespect-".

"Do you take me for a fool mortal! I saw you kill those low level mortal beasts and I saw those Rings come out of their bodies! Tell me, what were they!".

Bing Xian gulped once more.

'What the fuck! What are the fucking chances that this Crane was watching me as I was trying to find my Spirit Ring! Shit!'.

A formless pressure slowly built up on Bing Xian's body which forced him to bow his head and made him unable to meet the giant Cranes eyes.

"S-senior Crane, I was practicing my cultivation technique. Those Rings you saw are created when I defeat a Spirit Beast with a low intelligence".

The pressure slowly dissipated and Bing Xian took a large gulp of air before looking at the Crane's puzzled expression.

"I am not familiar with such a technique. If Beasts with a low intelligence create those White and Yellow Rings", it paused before continuing, "What about Beasts with a high level intelligence?".

The tone of the giant black crane turned more interested than offended. It seemed the personality of this Spirit Beast wasn't an aggressive one, thought Bing Xian.

'Maybe I can work with this...', he thought.

The Crane obviously wasn't like most Spirit Beasts and didn't try and devour humans at the first chance.

If he could somehow persuade this giant black Crane to the advantages of being a conscious Spirit Ring then....

The six year old cleared his throat and his eyes began to water.

"Senior Crane! The reason why I am out here by myself, a mortal of only six years is precisely because of my cultivation technique. If I tell you it's contents, then you'll be in danger!".

His immature voice cracked several times, and his eyes began to drop water uncontrollably.

The giant black Crane was befuddled by the sudden changes to the human child's demeanour.

"Tell me child. If your technique is that powerful that even other Life Destruction cultivators have come after you, then your secret will be safe with me".

The giant black Crane sneered inwardly at the thought of obtaining a cultivation technique that powerful. Maybe it could help him reach his 4th Life Destruction!

"Senior Crane, if you want my families secret cultivation method then you have to enter my Spirit Sea and retrieve it! My father told me once I reach Xiantian I could start cultivating it. For someone with your power you should be able to practice it easily!".

Bing Xian's childish smile raised some flags in the giant black cranes mind but the massive Spirit Beast shook his head and threw those thoughts to the back of him mind.

'Its a mortal child and a human nonetheless! Even if he's lying my Spirit is much stronger than his. I'll destroy his soul and and throw it back into the Samsara!'.

The giant black Crane nodded before lowering it's beak to touch Bing Xian's forehead. The latter was showing an innocent childlike expression while grinning like a madman on the inside.

'Hehehe.... checkmate'.