Successfully Talked into It

Seeing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm trying to talk Snow Empress into it, Ji Lin said nothing and obediently played the role of a listener. Chi Yuan also silently lowered her presence.

Ignoring the two carefree fellows beside him, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm continued his grand campaign of persuasion. For Ice Empress's sake, he had to convince Snow Empress.

"Most importantly, humanity's greatest heights are beyond our reach. Do you remember what happened ten thousand years ago?"

Snow Empress said, "The heavens and earth changed color, and someone became a god in an instant."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, "Exactly. That time, I sensed the appearance of at least five gods. Before that, two great beast kings in the Star Dou Great Forest where I lived had fallen. Both had been powerful beings in the Core Area. Although their years of cultivation were still inferior to those fellows sleeping while absorbing my energy, their bloodlines were exceptionally formidable. One possessed Titan bloodline like the Titan Snow Demon King, while the other possessed dragon bloodline. Yet they still fell. They had not been killed by enemies, but had instead fulfilled the strongest human of ten thousand years ago—and that human later became the most powerful god."

After saying that, he paused before speaking in an even deeper voice. "Snow Empress, you must understand that only the life of a god is truly endless!"

Snow Empress fell silent. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pressed on while the iron was hot. "When our soul beasts reach one hundred thousand years of cultivation, we all have one chance to choose to rebuild ourselves as humans. Yet very few truly have the courage to do so. Because we simply cannot be sure that we can cultivate and break through within a mere hundred years. Even if we do break through, our lifespans can hardly exceed five hundred years. Becoming gods is nothing more than a fantasy to us. The continent has existed for over a hundred million years. Soul beasts existed before humans did, yet even now, how many soul beasts have become gods with endless life through rebuilding themselves?"

"This is also an important reason why soul beasts with noble bloodlines like yours would rather challenge the great limit than rebuild yourselves as humans. Am I wrong?"

"I was unwilling to try that illusory method as well. I did not want to die prematurely during the process of rebuilding. So I settled for the next best thing and chose another path: God Creation. Creating a god. Though I am not a god myself, I can follow that god and possess endless life alongside him, becoming part of a god. That is why I chose to become a soul ring—a Wisdom Soul Ring. I will use my power to help him become a god step by step."

"I have a million years of cultivation. When I became his Wisdom Soul Ring, I gave him a second martial soul, making him the owner of Twin Martial Souls. On top of that, his first martial soul is an Ultimate Fire ultimate martial soul. At twelve years old this year, he is already a rank-forty Soul Ancestor. In terms of talent, he is even stronger than that human from ten thousand years ago. His teacher is also one of the strongest humans alive today. Even at your peak, you might not have been a match for his teacher. With our support, why can't he become a new god just like that being from ten thousand years ago?"

Tian Meng's tone was impassioned, and the more he spoke, the more confident he became. Ji Lin had simply brought him far too many surprises.

He had talent when talent was needed, backing when backing was needed, and now, when luck was needed, a seven-hundred-thousand-year Snow Empress had appeared. The day of becoming a god was practically within sight.

Seeing Tian Meng so agitated, Snow Empress was somewhat moved as well. "How confident are you?"

"If I were the only one helping him, I would only have a thirty percent chance. But—"

At that point, Tian Meng suddenly stopped.

"But what?" Snow Empress asked doubtfully.

Tian Meng was silent for a moment before continuing. "But with your help, I would have at least a fifty percent chance of helping him become a god. With my powerful Mental Power, you can fuse with him and become his second martial soul. I can help you preserve your complete consciousness and spiritual origin. With myself as a successful example of fusion, I am one hundred percent confident that I can help you fuse successfully. That's right, if I alone create a god, the chance of success does not exceed thirty percent. But if it is you and me together, our chance of success will exceed fifty percent! A chance at immortality greater than half—isn't that worth taking a gamble on?"

Snow Empress fell silent. She was a little tempted, but the pride she had been born with would not allow her to simply become someone else's martial soul.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pressed on. "Well? You had better think carefully. Opportunity does not come twice. Besides, I am no longer the person I once was. If you refuse, then for the sake of my own immortality and my master's strength, I will still have no choice but to turn you into a soul ring. Only, you will lose your intelligence. You should know that after I have trapped you, I have plenty of ways to make you lose your life. At most, it will merely waste a little more time. Not to mention that there is a rank-ninety-nine Limit Douluo beside us. You cannot escape. On one side is immortality, on the other is destruction. You should think carefully about which matters more."

Those words undoubtedly carried a threat. However, the world of soul beasts was different from that of humans. Often, direct threats worked better instead. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had lived for over a million years. His first nine hundred thousand years could be described as a blank sheet of paper, spent sleeping. But surviving among the many powerful soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest through schemes and intrigue had not been easy. He had endured countless hardships to preserve his life and escape, and had long since developed cunning and wisdom.

"Do I have any other choice?" Snow Empress said coldly. Clearly, she had yielded. Though immortality would mean losing her freedom, being alive was still better than being dead.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm let out a great sigh of relief. He had finally convinced Snow Empress. With Snow Empress joining them, dealing with Ice Empress next would be much easier.

Only after seeing that Tian Meng had persuaded Snow Empress did Ji Lin step forward and promise her, "Snow Empress, I swear that after I become a god, I will grant you and Brother Sky Dream your freedom."

Seeing Ji Lin's sincere promise, Snow Empress finally made up her mind.

Snow Empress had already yielded and was willing to become Ji Lin's second martial soul. Tian Meng no longer hesitated and stepped forward. "Snow Empress, release your spiritual origin. You can't possibly expect me to simply let you out like this, can you? That temper of yours does not put anyone at ease."

Though Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was talking a big game, he was actually very cautious. Snow Empress was too powerful and too proud. He feared that she might pretend to agree, only to self-destruct the moment she was released. If that happened, it would be too late for regrets.

A trace of hesitation appeared in Snow Empress's eyes. Once she released her spiritual origin, given the gap in Mental Power between herself and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, there would be no possibility of changing her mind. If Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had deceived her, she would have no chance to turn the situation around.