Monsters Are Coming

They seem to be a small group, some are roasting meat by the fire, while others are gesturing towards the air. Although they appear somewhat clumsy, under the Perception View, the Spinal Star River faintly visible within them cannot be faked.

Seven!

Including the one I’m occupying, there are a total of eight chosen bodies.

A seemingly reasonable conjecture gradually became clear in the Soul Flame’s mind.

They might not be a naturally reproducing tribe.

It’s highly likely that, like the Primordial Monster, they’ve been recently reborn by the Source after dying in other regions.

And precisely because they are newly born, even though they possess intelligence, they are like blank slates, feeling unfamiliar and curious about everything in this world.

Moreover, they have yet to learn how to effectively use their own wisdom and Strength, hence appearing so foolish.

It originally thought it had found a unique chosen body, but now it seems it might have discovered an unrisen Divine Clan.

Perhaps... The revival of the Soul Clan may come faster than it imagined.

The consciousness of the Soul Flame simmered with greed.

Facing seven perfect containers of tribal consciousness.

It completely shed its Stealth Mode, emerging from the Darkness.

Noticing Soul Flame’s appearance, the seven players lifted their heads one after another, looking at it with puzzled expressions.

They showed no sign of sensing any danger.

Without any unnecessary words, the ethereal blue Soul Flame erupted violently from "Xia Sheng’s" body, turning into a stream of light pouncing on the nearest player.

The player’s face showed an appropriately timed expression of terror, attempting to turn and run.

But this player’s Speed was evidently slower; the Soul Flame’s consciousness, like a sharp awl, pierced through the physical barrier, boldly entering the player’s Spinal Star River, and began outlining a Sealing Barrier.

Subsequently, the Soul Flame’s consciousness split into multiple parts, with six more streams of light darting from its body, rushing towards the remaining six "panicked" players.

After breaching the physical barrier, the consciousness, divided into seven parts, worked in sync.

The process was as smooth as anticipated.

Before long, silence returned to the valley.

The gaze of the seven players dimmed, then the ethereal blue flame simultaneously ignited in their eyes.

But occupying the bodies was just the first step.

What’s more important is to let the core tribesmen truly inhabit and control these bodies.

At this moment, the external Soul Flame raised its hand, and the soul ball, bearing the last hope of the Soul Clan, floated into its palm.

Inside the soul ball, numerous small points of light flickered like a galaxy; these are the dormant Conscious Souls of the tribesmen.

It focused its Perception, its consciousness delving into the soul ball, and after a round of searching, it locked onto the Conscious Souls of seven core tribesmen.

With its summons, the soul ball’s light intensified, and seven faint ethereal blue Light Silk were slowly extracted, sent into the bodies of the seven players.

Meeting them was the split consciousness of the Soul Flame occupying the seven bodies.

Carefully guiding these seven strands of tribal consciousness, it integrated them into the just-constructed "Pseudo-Conscious Sea" prototype.

The seven strands of core consciousness, under the nurturing of the Pseudo-Conscious Sea, gradually awoke from slumber, and their light stabilized from being faint.

They began to instinctively absorb the soul power nourishment provided by the Pseudo-Conscious Sea, like parched land drinking in rain.

Noticing the rite of awakening nearing completion for the tribesmen, the seven split consciousness of the Soul Flame began constructing a soul power pedestal to house the consciousness of the tribesmen.

Lines of Spiritual Patterns of soul power were sketched out, forming a network of external connections similar to when it controlled Xia Sheng’s body, ensuring that the core consciousness of the tribesmen could quickly mobilize and drive the Strength of this body through this operating core.

Yet it wouldn’t touch the body’s fundamental Spinal Star River, avoiding triggering uncontrollable backlash.

This is a meticulous operation.

But the Soul Flame has had experience.

As time passed, the seven bodies stood motionless in the valley.

Only the ethereal blue flame in their eyes burned steadily, emitting fluctuations of soul power.

It was uncertain how much time had passed when the last line of the Spiritual Patterns stabilized in the Pseudo-Conscious Sea, and the seven bodies trembled almost simultaneously.

From the eyes that burned with blue Soul Flame, the flames surged, but the eyes were filled with confusion.

Success!

The Soul Flame clenched its fist excitedly.

Seven core members of the Soul Clan, asleep for a hundred years, were awakened within these seven "chosen bodies" at this moment.

Under the gaze of the Soul Flame, the seven tribesmen slowly raised their hands, feeling this body brimming with infinite potential, then looked up towards the hovering Soul Flame.

The confusion in their eyes gradually gave way to excitement.

On a level imperceptible to the Soul Flame, the eight players leisurely watched through live-streaming as the "new replacement" adapted to their bodies, the team channel filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"All done, handing over completed, the replacement is online."

"AFK mode initiated, starting to record sacrificial power earnings."

"The reunion of eight old friends after a hundred years brought tears to my eyes, I hope you can cooperate to hunt more Monsters, prosperity depends on your efforts."

An undercover handover ritual, under the Soul Flame’s mistaken belief of successful possession, was quietly completed.

To grow AFK like Xia Sheng, the other seven came from different maps.

Gathering here was to create an opportunity for the Soul Flame to make its move.

Before the plan began, they even strategized the "fire seed plan."

The core of this plan came from an issue mentioned by the Sports System: how to make the replacement mode operate systemically and evolve it into one of the core revenue channels of the Player System.

Compared to other player revenue channels, the Soul Fire Clan has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the unique life structure of the Soul Fire Clan allows them to exist within players by means of parasitic control.