Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 176 The Theory of the Common Origin of Light and Darkness, Magical Contract
What is necromancy?

Huo Yuhao categorized it as a magical system capable of manipulating death energy.

Its core lies in communicating with the realm of the dead, manipulating the spirits of the dead, and harnessing negative energy; all necromancy possesses distinct characteristics of darkness and death.

In other words, necromancy is a collection of dark powers based on death energy, encompassing curses, soul manipulation, corpse transformation, and other dark forces.

If we further subdivide, then there are also differences between necromancy and death magic.

Necromancy focuses on summoning and controlling undead creatures, such as skeletons and ghosts in the undead demiplane, and can be considered a branch of elemental magic.

Necromancy, which includes forbidden arts such as manipulating the dead and enslaving souls, can be classified as a forbidden art of black magic.

These two are essentially the same; both can be referred to as necromancy.

Training room.

Huo Yuhao was currently communicating with Electrolux.

"So, in order to truly learn your magic, Elder Yi, I first need to learn light magic, right?"

Electrolux looked at Huo Yuhao, who understood immediately, and explained earnestly.

"My necromancy is essentially derived from a theory of the common origin of light and darkness in the Bible of the Dead."

"Light and darkness, or light and death, must be kept in balance to prevent the spellcaster from suffering energy backlash."

"The ultimate light is darkness, and the ultimate darkness can also give rise to brilliant light. The constant harmony between light and darkness is the true path of cultivation."

This principle is similar to the complementary Yin-Yang soul core, and also has a similar concept to the twin life of ice and fire.

If we continue to explore this further, it could even be linked to elemental fusion and martial soul fusion.

Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "But Elder Yi, I don't inherently possess the attribute of light, and my talent for cultivating light magic might be limited."

Before he could finish speaking, Electrolux interrupted him.

"Who says that to cultivate light magic one must possess light talent? These things are not obstacles to your cultivation. Yuhao, you just need to follow my instructions and cultivate step by step."

Is the Douluo Continent the same as the Holy Demon Continent? Of course not, even the most basic cultivation rules are different, but he is different now and can cast necromancy here.

Moreover, he planned to start from the basics and gradually pass on all the magic he had learned.

As for other things, such as the Great Tortoise Shell Technique, let's talk about them later. Those forbidden magics and secret arts are still too much for Yuhao at his current level.

Previously, although Huo Yuhao held Yi Lao's necromancy in awe, he didn't really know much about it, except for the two instances of 'purification' and 'summoning' he had performed.

Now, I've truly had my eyes opened.

It must be said that Elder Yi's knowledge was indeed extensive, but for Huo Yuhao at the moment, he was not yet ready to take the first step and begin to learn those profound forbidden magics.

All he needs to do now is to gain an understanding and lay the foundation for higher-level magical learning.

Therefore, in addition to cultivating and conducting soul guidance research, Huo Yuhao now needs to set aside some time each day to learn necromancy.

The seed that was planted is now gradually taking root and sprouting, waiting for the day it grows into a towering tree.

In the original storyline, Electrolux sacrificed himself to protect Hogwarts due to the machinations of some petty scoundrel, leaving behind only some legacy for Hogwarts before hastily exiting the story.

Now that these things are no longer a constraint, it's hard to imagine how many gold coins Electrolux, who carries the entire Holy Demon Continent system on his shoulders, would drop for Huo Yuhao.

"By the way, Yuhao, I've been studying the spirit ring and spirit skill system of this world recently, and I think there might be room for improvement."

Oh?
Huo Yuhao felt a little surprised. Xue Di was still sleeping in his Star Ring. Could it be that Elder Yi had actually developed the Soul Spirit system without Xue Di as a template?

Or perhaps the remnant soul of that evil eye played a significant role, providing Elder Yi with some kind of inspiration.

Well, that's not surprising. It seems that Elder Yi has been interested in things like spirit rings and spirit skills for a long time.

Even in the original story, this person didn't immediately think of the concept of souls when he was with Huo Gua. It was more like he conducted in-depth research and then took advantage of the opportunity presented by Xue Di to definitively conclude the matter.

He probably didn't expect that the little scoundrel would be so cunning, not even sparing his last remaining wisp of soul.

Electrolux looked into Huo Yuhao's shining eyes and knew that the kid already knew what he was going to say.

After all, during this time, when Yuhao was researching that soul tool called the Soul Orb, he had asked me for a lot of opinions, as well as whether necromancy could be inscribed on it.

Now is the time to begin the experiment.

"I have discovered a special form of soul contract, which is to extract the soul of a soul beast from its body in a special way, and then use some special magic to make the soul beast sign an equal contract with the soul master."

"In this way, Soul Masters can transform Soul Beasts into Soul Rings without hunting them. Essentially, it allows Soul Beasts to continue their lives in another form, preserving their intelligence and emotions."

This inspiration came from Tianmeng and Bingdi. Electrolux felt that the system of killing soul beasts to improve a soul master was too morbid.

The Holy Demon Continent also has Beast Tamers, but they do not cause the extinction of the Beast race. On the contrary, Beasts and Summoners are equal beings, and Summoners even depend on Beasts to some extent.

The advantage of the Soul Spirit Enforcement method compared to the current Soul Beast Soul Master system is that although the Soul Beast still abandons its physical body, it does not truly die.

On the contrary, once the contract is signed, the soul beast can retain its own consciousness and fight alongside the soul master in a physical form. It can even avoid the problem that the lifespan of the soul beast cannot continue to grow after it becomes a soul ring, allowing the lifespan of the soul spirit to evolve with the strength of the host.

"Elder Yi, you mean to establish a contract between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts, so that Soul Beasts can retain their consciousness while achieving a win-win situation for both Soul Beasts and Soul Masters, right?"

Before Electrolux could speak, Huo Yuhao continued.

"But Elder Yi, if a soul beast and a soul master sign a symbiotic contract, let's set aside whether the soul beast is willing or not. Just consider the soul beast that retains its intelligence and emotions and becomes a symbiotic soul spirit in soul form. If the soul master dies, how should we deal with the soul beast if it dies as well?"

"Soul beasts have a lifespan far longer than humans, and only ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts can barely possess a trace of intelligence, while one-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts can match humans in wisdom."

"If the Soul Master is not satisfied with his Soul Spirit, then the Soul Beast will have no way out and will only increase the killing."

The idea that soul beasts can provide soul rings without dying sounds good at first glance, but it is clearly unlikely to achieve a true win-win situation of soul beast immortality and soul master enhancement by relying solely on soul spirits.

After all, in the original system, this system not only failed to protect the soul beasts, but also made the conflict between the soul beasts and the soul masters more acute. Why would a soul beast abandon its physical body and follow a soul master to gamble on a future with little chance of success?

While the continuous development of the times certainly plays a role, the main reason for this is human greed.

He never underestimates human ambition.

Of course, back then, Electrolux was tricked by that little punk, and Huo Qubing didn't stay on Douluo Star for long before going to the God Realm. Otherwise, the Soul Spirit system shouldn't be like this.

Electrolux fell into deep thought, and upon closer examination, he realized there were indeed many flaws in the argument.

However, it is ultimately just a prototype, and it can be further improved later.

Now, he wanted to hear Yuhao's opinion.

"And you, Yuhao, what are your thoughts?"

"When you developed that soul tool called the Soul Orb, I wondered if you only intended to use it to collect soul beasts?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao smiled and slowly exhaled. He was eager to know what would happen next.

"Elder Yi, if we have the Soul Spirit Method you suggested as a foundation, and add the Soul Orb that I have researched, do you think it would be feasible to build a coexistence contract between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts later?"

Electrolux frowned. "Yuhao, you might as well make your point clearer."

"It's very simple." Huo Yuhao's eyes were filled with excitement. "Establish a dual enhancement system for soul beasts and soul masters, and completely bind the future of soul masters and soul beasts together."

"Soul beasts do not need to abandon their physical bodies, and soul masters can only choose a soul beast that suits them under a one-way and irreversible magical contract, and grow stronger over time."

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The soul spirits of soul masters, or rather, soul beasts whose nature has been altered, can be raised and grown by soul masters using soul orbs. With necromancy and a soul spirit system, soul masters can share the soul skills and power of soul beasts and continuously strengthen themselves.

In this way, the soul beast in the soul master's hands is completely bound to him and cannot be separated. Even if the soul master dies, the soul beast can make more diverse choices.

Soul beasts can choose to leave their soul masters or continue to follow the next generation of soul masters, just like the legendary soul spirits that will be passed down ten thousand years later. Soul beasts themselves can also be passed down through generations.

In this way, once a Soul Master carefully nurtures their initial Soul Beast, the subsequent Soul Beasts will become stronger and stronger, and the stronger the Soul Beasts become, the stronger the Soul Master will become.

Once the bond between a Soul Master and a Soul Beast is strong enough, the Soul Beast can be passed on to their descendants even if the Soul Master dies.

A Soul Master's Martial Soul has a one-way inheritance capability. Unless the Martial Soul mutates, the offspring of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul will always be Blue Silver Grass, and the offspring of the Earth Chicken Martial Soul will always be Earth Chicken.

At that time, the soul beasts passed down from generation to generation by fathers and grandfathers can continue to grow with a family and witness the changes of human soul masters from generation to generation. A thousand-year soul beast can become a ten-thousand-year soul beast, and a ten-thousand-year soul beast can become a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

In order to ensure their own development, humans will certainly protect the number of soul beasts. Moreover, it will only take a few hundred or a few thousand years for the first generation of legendary soul beasts contracted by humans to grow up. Those families that have legendary soul beasts will definitely have a great fondness for soul beasts.

Soul beasts will also help talented offspring in human families grow and form contracts with their own offspring.

In this way, the relationship between humans and spirit beasts will enter a beneficial cycle of mutual progress.

Of course.

This requires the construction of numerous magical contracts, such as the prohibition that a Soul Master's Soul Beast cannot be forcibly taken away by other Soul Masters, and the prohibition that a Soul Beast cannot betray a Soul Master once a contract is established with the Soul Master.

But the bright path is already laid out before us; all that's needed is further experimentation and continuous improvement.

(End of this chapter)