"Annie, are you ready?"

David asked softly as he set Annie down from his arms.

Annie took a deep breath and nodded.

Seeing this, David dashed towards the Dark Giant Bear.

Roar, roar, roar——

The Dark Giant Bear saw David too.

It let out an angry roar at the enemy who dared to trespass into its territory!

Seeing this, David flashed forward and swung a punch!

The Dark Giant Bear waved its massive paw, its height of about five meters exuding a terrifying sense of oppression, making it seem like they were not of the same level.

Boom!

The two collided!

Yet that small figure managed to easily block the bear's paw!

David's terrifying Tier Six physical prowess exploded, and the Life Energy contained within the Life Seed surged into his body, enhancing his strength!

"Ha, rise for me!" David growled.

Then, under the incredulous gaze of the Dark Giant Bear, he directly tossed its body into the air, slamming it heavily onto the ground!

"Plant Heart!"

David controlled the surrounding Magic Plants.

In an instant, a vast number of black vines stretched out, continuously binding the Dark Giant Bear's body, wrapping it into a large cocoon!

Roar, roar, roar——

The Dark Giant Bear kept roaring angrily.

But with the support of David's Tier Six Spirit Power, the vines made from Magic Plants were incredibly tenacious, preventing the Dark Giant Bear from breaking free!

"Beast's Heart!"

David activated his Tier Seven Frost Giant Wolf Bloodline.

Accompanied by the Beast's Heart, an ancient aura suddenly descended, continuously surging towards the Dark Giant Bear, as the Power of Domination activated simultaneously!

Boom!

His Tier Six Spirit Power continuously assaulted the Dark Giant Bear's Spiritual World!

The Dark Giant Bear's spirit was like a lone boat on the ocean, utterly unable to withstand David's Tier Six Spirit Power, starting to suppress the Dark Giant Bear!

Unfortunately, the Beast's Heart seemed only to forcefully dominate a Tier Four Extraordinary Magical Beast, merely intimidating a Tier Five Extraordinary Magical Beast without the ability to fully dominate.

Yet with the threat of death, the Dark Giant Bear still chose to capitulate, allowing David's Beast's Heart to form a shackle over the Dark Giant Bear!

"Now's the time!" David called out.

Annie immediately closed her eyes, focusing on sensing the fluctuation of magic elements around, then began to concentrate her Spirit Power.

She slowly extended her hands, a silvery light flowing from her fingertips, these lights flew towards the Dark Giant Bear like threads, surrounding it.

The giant bear felt the Spirit Power entering its consciousness, letting out a low growl, but was immediately suppressed by David's Spirit Power!

"Stay calm, believe in yourself." David encouraged.

As time passed, the silvery threads gradually penetrated deep into the consciousness of the Dark Giant Bear.

"It's now!"

Finally, at a critical moment, she abruptly opened her eyes, fully summoning her Spirit Power and extracting the Spirit Power of the Dark Giant Bear!

This Spirit Power merged with Annie's Spirit Power, quickly forming a stable Spirit Contract, enveloped by Annie's Spirit Power!

"I did it!" Annie opened her eyes, her eyes full of excitement.

"Congratulations."

David said, Annie sure didn't disappoint him.

"Thank you." She said.

Just after speaking, she suddenly felt an intense gaze.

To the two of them, the word thank you seemed to become a special invitation.

"Let's leave here first." David spoke.

They had already been in the Mist Forest for a while; now that their goal was achieved, there was no need to linger any longer.

"Alright." Annie nodded.

Then, the two rode on the Dark Giant Bear, heading towards the edge of the Mist Forest.

The edges of the Mist Forest were still shrouded in endless mist, where normally, no matter how far one advanced, they would keep circling within the mist, unable to step out of the Mist Forest without finding the mist's exit.

David and Annie waited in the Mist Forest for half a day until David finally found a close exit through the mist and stepped inside.

The massive body of the Dark Giant Bear appeared in the Frost Wolf Forest, with David and Annie standing on its shoulders, both breathing a sigh of relief.

Outside the Mist Forest, Liya and others were anxiously waiting, as David had left no trace after entering the mist with Annie.

"I'm back." David jumped down from the giant bear.

His wives immediately surrounded him happily, whispering inquiries.

David recounted the events inside the Mist Forest, comparing it to the real world, where the magic was incredibly dense!

The real world was indeed in the End of the Dharma Era, while inside the Mist Forest was a world of Spiritual Qi Revival.

And the Demon Tide likely marked the beginning of the Spiritual Qi Revival in this End of the Dharma Era, with even those vanished wizards reappearing in the world!

"Then, can we now enter the Mist Forest anytime?" Cynthia asked happily.

"In normal circumstances, yes." David nodded with a smile.

Then he added, "But within the Mist Forest, whether it's the plants, animals, or demons, they have undergone various mutations."

"So every time you enter the Mist Forest, don't stay too long and don't venture too deep; if you move beyond my sensing range, I'm not confident I can find the exit in the Mist World."

David warned, casting a glance at Cynthia. Overall, this exploration of the Mist Forest was undoubtedly very successful, and he could slowly explore further.

"I understand." Cynthia nodded.

Then, David led his wives back to the castle, planning to rest.

...

Inside the castle room.

Annie's breakthrough began.

In her Spiritual World, numerous Spiritual Marks appeared, each containing a power of the soul.

Annie's Spirit Power enveloped all the Spiritual Marks, enhancing her Spirit Power, continuously impacting the spiritual shackle!

Roar, roar, roar——

The Spiritual Mark of the Dark Giant Bear roared.

Crack——

In a fleeting moment, a cracking sound echoed.

The next moment, Annie felt her Spiritual World suddenly expand several fold, as the previous sense of oppression vanished, becoming bright and clear!

"Tier Four Spirit Power, I made the breakthrough!"

Annie opened her eyes, her face full of excitement.

She had been stuck at the Tier Three Peak for a long time, not knowing how long she would have to wait, even possibly never breaking through in her lifetime.

But now, with the help of Lord Duke, she completed the breakthrough in such a short time, a speed she could hardly believe herself.

"Congratulations." David smiled.

"Thank you."

Annie said earnestly.

"Hmm? So how will you thank me?"

Annie looked at Lord Duke.

"To... today, everything is up to you." She declared with courage.

"Really?" David's eyes lit up.

The words from Annie's mouth were indeed surprising.

But since Annie had already spoken, he wouldn't hesitate, immediately pulling Annie to his side.

Just as he acted, Annie trembled, but she bit her lip without saying a word.

David showed no mercy this time, enjoying Annie's timid kitten-like demeanor.

[You've completed one cultivation session, Spirit Contract Talent +563]

With Annie's Spirit Power breaking through to Tier Four, her Spirit Contract Talent doubled, almost catching up to the experience points provided by Amy.

This time, he and Annie completed four cultivation sessions, providing over two thousand experience points, so in another two months, the Spirit Contract Talent could also break through!

David was now quite eager to see what powers the Spirit Contract Talent at the Extraordinary Level could bring him.

Either the Spirit Heart or Heart of Contract, judging by the name alone, one could guess that this would undoubtedly be a very powerful ability!

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