Sacrifice? Level Forty and Martial Soul Evolution
After a slight sigh, Xiang Yang picked up the Blue Silver Emperor gloves woven by Tang San, which were entirely blue and exuded vitality. This was because the harvesting of Nine Yang Ginseng had to follow the principle of "wood generating fire" and the plant had to be a living plant, not a wooden product that had been made for a long time.
So why not just have Tang San directly cultivate the Blue Silver Grass and turn its tip into a glove? That should be enough vitality, right? It's still alive!
As he moved, the Nine Yang Ginseng seemed to sense unease and began to sway. It hesitated, wondering whether to attack the creature that was feeding it.
Sizzle!
At this moment, Xiang Yang had already placed his hand on the rootstock. After adjusting the angle, he simply pulled hard, and the ginseng rootlets were uprooted. Even if the Nine Yang Ginseng started to resist, it was too late, but its strength to break free was getting stronger and stronger.
"Sorry, little guy, I need your Soul Ring." Xiang Yang said with a slightly complicated expression. He looked at the gradually solidifying purple Soul Ring, which had gone so smoothly just now, completely beyond his expectations.
But regardless, what's done is done. With the Immortal Herb Soul Ring and the Immortal Herb Power, this approach clearly maximizes the benefits.
As if it understood, the Nine Yang Ginseng quieted down and stopped moving. Xiang Yang was about to put it away in the same Blue Silver Emperor Box when he saw a red light emanate from the Nine Yang Ginseng.
"What is this...?" Xiang Yang felt the scene was somewhat familiar, but Xiao Wu beside him and Tang Hao above immediately realized what it was and exclaimed in unison in shock:
"It's Sacrifice!?" ×2
"Wasn't that what Mom did to Dad?" Tang San immediately remembered what Tang Hao had told him about the past.
"Sacrifice?" Xiang Yang suddenly realized, but...
Before he could finish speaking, the red light enveloped him. Being inside, it felt as if a force was influencing him, and Xiang Yang unconsciously closed his eyes. Then, a voice rang in his mind.
"Give... Soul Ring..."
Is this... this Immortal Herb speaking to me? Xiang Yang, realizing this, was unusually at a loss for words.
He truly couldn't fathom how something as mundane as watering flowers, in his eyes, could have developed into such a profound emotion in the creature as to warrant Sacrifice? And wasn't Sacrifice supposed to require a cultivation level of 100,000 years?
But the process wouldn't slow down because of his hesitation. The Nine Yang Ginseng transformed into a ball of golden-red light, slowly but firmly merging into his body.
The process, which was supposed to be extremely painful as described in the records, did not occur. Xiang Yang only felt his body and Martial Soul being enveloped, permeated, transformed, and strengthened by a warm and gentle power...
Outside, Xiao Wu was also explaining to Tang San the knowledge about Soul Beast Sacrifice, "As far as I know, the prerequisite for Sacrifice is the same intelligence as humans, which is at the 100,000-year level, and a powerful bloodline also requires at least 10,000 years; then there's cultivation, which should also be at least 100,000 years to be able to invoke the laws of heaven and earth and unconditionally dedicate everything of oneself to others..."
Xiao Wu's words were filled with confusion and doubt. These were things that were innate to her, but now she even began to doubt whether they were true or not.
"But the intelligence of the Nine Yang Ginseng is at most slightly better than that of an infant, and cultivation is not simply the accumulation of energy. Even so, it hasn't even reached ten thousand years, so how could it possibly Sacrifice?"
She was completely baffled, while Tang San remained indifferent. After all, he and Xiang Yang had both time-traveled, so it wasn't a big deal, was it?
So he said, "Anyway, isn't this a good thing?"
Since Sacrifice involves giving everything one has to others, the benefits must be greater than those from obtaining Soul Rings and medicinal power, right? It's just turning a two-for-one deal into more.
"That's true." Xiao Wu was just surprised, but since it had already happened, there was no point in dwelling on it. She could only wait until it was over before asking.
An hour later, the red light dissipated, and Xiang Yang's appearance changed significantly. First, his hair was golden-red, just like Tang San's Martial Soul Second Awakening. He was also over 1.9 meters tall, and his figure was even more well-proportioned than before.
As for Soul Power, level 40!
The medicinal power of the Nine Yang Ginseng is something that takes nine thousand years to accumulate under normal circumstances. If it can be completely converted into Soul Power, it can at least rival a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is equivalent to Soul King level among Soul Masters. Theoretically speaking, Xiang Yang's current Soul Power should be level 50.
But just like Tang San in the original novel, most of his power was used elsewhere, such as his physical body and his Martial Soul...
Yes, Xiang Yang's Martial Soul has also evolved. He stretched out his palm, and a "small Sun" rose slowly.
At first glance, it looks exactly like the Sun we see every day, but both Tang San and Xiao Wu present can clearly see the difference between this Martial Soul and the previous one.
The former possessed the Mustard Seed Realm Purple Demon Eye, while the latter had recently enhanced Spiritual Power. This allowed them to see densely packed roots flowing across the surface of the Xiang Yang Martial Soul, which together condensed into wings, toes, and even a head!
The overall shape resembles a Three-Legged Golden Crow soaring high, and it is even "moving," as if its eyes are looking at them, and it even blinks.
This scene was truly terrifying; after all, what Martial Soul has markings like that? Could this Martial Soul be alive?
"A Yang, how are you feeling?" Tang San asked anxiously. He had initially thought the Sacrifice was a good thing, but now he was a little unsure.
"Hahaha."
Xiang Yang laughed and said, "Very good, very good! I've never felt this good before."
He stretched out his arms to feel the primordial energy between heaven and earth. As if seeing an unparalleled beauty, it surged towards him, especially the elements of light and fire. Xiang Yang even felt that he could control them at will and do anything!
"Is this the world of geniuses?! I'm in love!"
Xiang Yang remained silent for a while before Xiao Wu interrupted him, "What exactly happened? Tell me quickly."
Xiao Wu is extremely curious. She's not usually one to pry into things, but putting aside the influence she's had over the years around Tang San and Xiang Yang, what just happened has completely shattered her worldview.
If Soul Beast with such low cultivation level can perform Sacrifice... she couldn't say whether it was good or bad, but she imagined it would have a huge impact.
"Well..." Xiang Yang thought carefully after hearing her question and said, "Actually, I'm not too sure either. I only heard it say that it would give me the Soul Ring, and then I didn't feel anything."
"However, the benefits I received were indeed significant, even greater than I had originally anticipated."
Originally, the intention was simply to further promote the evolution of the Martial Soul through Soul Rings of the same attribute, and with the medicinal power of the Immortal Herb of the same origin, it seemed like a win-win situation.
Unexpectedly, such an unbelievable thing happened. First of all, the degree of Martial Soul Evolution was higher than he had expected. Originally, Xiang Yang's goal was only a top-level Martial Soul, which was based on the results of other people who had eaten immortal Immortal Herbs.
Immortal Herbs usually don't cause much change to a top-tier Martial Soul, unless they are extremely compatible. However, Xiang Yang's Martial Soul was originally Common Martial Soul, and the first two Soul Rings only increased its Martial Soul by one level.
So by this calculation, a top-tier Martial Soul is already quite good, but the result...
Based on the current strength ranking of Martial Souls, Xiang Yang's evolved Martial Soul is clearly not even top-tier. Although we don't know exactly how strong the Six-Winged Angel, a God-Level Martial Soul, is, his evolved Martial Soul shouldn't be too much weaker; it could be considered a Super Martial Soul to some extent.
Because he could sense that his Martial Soul was much stronger than Tang San's current Blue Silver Emperor. Moreover, judging from Xiang Yang's affinity for the elements of fire and light, it was completely at the emperor level. Although he didn't know how strong the Ultimate Martial Souls of later generations would be, they shouldn't be much stronger than his in this respect, and might even be weaker.
If it weren't for the fact that this era doesn't have the concept of "Ultimate Attributes," Xiang Yang would be showing off his high and low profile.