The 50,000-year-old Silvermoon Spirit Cat had clearly understood Su Zui. She nodded at him.
Then she shook the kitten off her back, picked her up by the scruff of her neck, and set her down in front of Su Zui.
"Meow~"
The kitten gave a soft meow, then staggered toward the big cat.
But the big cat reached out a paw and pushed the kitten back in front of Su Zui.
Su Zui understood what the big cat meant and asked in surprise, "You... want me to look after your child?"
Hearing Su Zui's words, the big cat nodded at once.
Su Zui gently bent down and picked up the kitten.
At first, the kitten struggled, but she calmed down after hearing the big cat's cry. Even so, her eyes remained fixed on her mother, reluctant to part with her.
Then, as Su Zui watched, the big cat walked step by step over to the Xuanming Ghost Tiger.
Su Zui had thought she was going to claw and bite the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's corpse to vent her anger.
Instead, she stopped beside the Xuanming Ghost Tiger and pointed a paw at the black Soul Ring on its body. Then she tugged Su Zui's trouser leg, drawing him in front of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
"You want me to absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
Su Zui stared at the big cat in disbelief.
Hearing his question, she nodded at once.
The corner of Su Zui's mouth twitched.
Wait, why won't this Xuanming Ghost Tiger leave me alone?
First, he had felt a desire for the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's Soul Ring, then the Great Luo Sword Embryo had, and now even the big cat wanted him to absorb it.
"But with my current strength, I can't possibly absorb the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's Soul Ring. I'll die."
The big cat immediately shook her head, then raised a forepaw and pointed at herself.
Next, she directed a mass of green energy toward Su Zui. He immediately felt himself enveloped by a rich force of life, and even his earlier fatigue vanished completely.
Su Zui seemed to understand what she meant and asked tentatively, "You mean you can help me absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
"Meow!"
The big cat gave a cry and nodded at Su Zui.
At that very moment, the Great Luo Sword Embryo also let out a clear sword hum.
"Both of you can help me?"
As the Great Luo Sword Embryo's host, Su Zui naturally understood what it meant.
The Great Luo Sword Embryo suddenly slipped free of Su Zui's control and floated in front of the big cat.
The sword and the cat began to communicate.
Holding the kitten, Su Zui sat on the ground and quietly watched the spectacle before him.
His Great Luo Sword Embryo was actually communicating with the big cat in front of him! It seemed his Martial Soul was even more mysterious than he had imagined.
Could the Great Luo Sword Embryo be connected to a deity too, just like Sister's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul? Otherwise, how could its mystery be explained?
After all, Su Zui knew that Grandpa Qian could communicate with a deity through the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
Within a few minutes, the Great Luo Sword Embryo returned to Su Zui's body and told him the entire plan.
As Su Zui heard the sword and the cat's plan, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Having received firm answers from the Great Luo Sword Embryo and the big cat, Su Zui turned his gaze toward the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring before him. At this moment, his eyes were filled with determination.
Since they had already worked out a foolproof plan, it seemed he should take a gamble too.
If he really succeeded this time, he would become the greatest genius in the history of Douluo Continent.
Su Zui took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on the ground, then immediately released his Second Martial Soul, the Chaos Wine Gourd.
In a distant tree, Ghost Douluo watched Su Zui sitting cross-legged on the ground, his face full of confusion.
But since Su Zui wasn't absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and the big cat showed no intention of hurting him, Ghost Douluo didn't intervene.
Beside Su Zui, the big cat turned around and gave the kitten a lingering look, reluctant to part with her.
She couldn't bear to leave her daughter either, but she didn't have long to live.
She might as well entrust her to the trustworthy human before her, then become a Soul Ring herself and increase his strength, continuing to protect her daughter in another way.
The big cat's gaze gradually grew resolute. The next moment, a dazzling black halo burst from the center of her forehead.
A massive force field instantly formed within ten meters of Su Zui.
This force field was formed from all the Soul Power of the big cat, a 50,000-year Soul Beast. Even an expert at the Titled Douluo level couldn't easily break it.
In the distant tree, Ghost Leopard Douluo's eyes widened at once.
He stared at the Soul Power force field before him in disbelief and murmured, "This is... a sacrifice. This 50,000-year-old Silvermoon Spirit Cat is actually going to sacrifice herself to the young master. For her child, she can really go this far..."
It had to be said that emotion truly was the most marvelous thing in the world. Even Ghost Leopard Douluo, a Titled Douluo, was moved by the Silvermoon Spirit Cat at this moment, and tears streamed down his face.
He missed his mother too...
Inside the force field, the Silvermoon Spirit Cat's body was already gradually turning translucent, and her vast life force began to pour into Su Zui's body in an endless stream.
At that same moment, the Great Luo Sword Embryo moved. It went straight above the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's Soul Ring and drew the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring toward Su Zui.
The terrifying energy contained within the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring instantly ran rampant inside Su Zui, charging through his meridians. The intense pain made cold sweat pour down his face.
But nourished by the Silvermoon Spirit Cat's life force, Su Zui's torn meridians and flesh immediately began to heal.
Whenever one part was torn apart, a steady stream of life force repaired Su Zui's body. The pain, however, was real. Even so, it was all within the range he could endure and could instead further strengthen his spiritual power.
This was precisely the plan of the Great Luo Sword Embryo and the Silvermoon Spirit Cat: to use the life force released when a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrificed itself to counter the violent Soul Power of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
This would not only cleanse Su Zui's essence and marrow, but also allow his spiritual power to grow continually stronger.
It was a transformation enough to let Su Zui shed his mortal body and exchange his bones.
But the Xuanming Ghost Tiger clearly wasn't going to let the matter rest.
He hated this so much! He was the mighty king of the night, and he could have devoured the Silvermoon Spirit Cat in one stroke, gaining tens of thousands of years of cultivation.
Yet he had been killed by a brat like this!
Fortunately, the heavens had eyes!
This brat actually dared to absorb his Soul Ring beyond his level. This was a chance for revenge sent by the heavens!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's remnant soul plunged straight into Su Zui's sea of spirit.
He swore he would tear the brat's soul to pieces and prevent him from ever being reborn!
But the moment the Xuanming Ghost Tiger burst into Su Zui's sea of spirit, he was utterly dumbfounded. All he felt was an unspeakable pressure slam into him.
The pressure came from all directions with irresistible force, as though the entire sky had collapsed and was bearing down on him.
Under such terrifying pressure, the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's form dispersed almost instantly.
And just as his soul completely dispersed, the Xuanming Ghost Tiger seemed to see a towering figure from behind.
The figure seemed real, yet it also seemed to be nothing more than the Xuanming Ghost Tiger's imagination.
He stood in the void, showing the world only his back.
Before him lay nothingness. It seemed he had never existed in the ancient history of this universe, yet he also seemed to be everywhere.
Merely standing there, he seemed to be the laws themselves. He became the myriad laws, the ages eternal, the unfettered great Dao.
He held an unparalleled sword, which bore some resemblance to the young man's Great Luo Sword Embryo.
Then the figure vanished, leaving no trace of his presence.
In the outside world, Su Zui's presence gradually stabilized.
Rays of sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches and fell warmly on Su Zui's face.
The sun was rising over the horizon!