"Sacrifice?!"
Di Tian's voice suddenly rose, his golden eyes filled with shock and disbelief. He whipped his head around to look at Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm standing beside Li Changsheng, his gaze sharp as blades, as if trying to see through them.
Ice Empress met his gaze without flinching and merely nodded slowly.
A trace of complexity flashed through her emerald eyes—reluctance, determination, and, above all else, trust in Li Changsheng.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded vigorously as well. His chubby body trembled slightly with excitement. Though he said nothing, his actions confirmed Li Changsheng's words.
Di Tian's breathing hitched slightly, and stormy waves rose within his heart. He knew better than anyone what sacrifice meant to a soul beast—it meant completely burning oneself away, offering everything to another, with one's soul scattered and one's existence erased forever. Yet Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before him had not only retained their consciousness, but could even condense physical forms. This utterly overturned his understanding of sacrifice!
"How... how is that possible?"
A faint, almost imperceptible tremor entered Di Tian's voice. He stared fixedly at Li Changsheng and asked, "After a sacrifice, a soul beast's soul dissipates along with its body. There has never been an exception. What method did you use?"
Li Changsheng did not answer directly. He merely looked at him calmly. "The method is not important. The result is. Only by sacrificing themselves to me can they achieve this." His tone was calm, yet carried an unquestionable certainty.
Di Tian fell silent. Light flickered in his golden eyes as he clearly struggled intensely. Ice Empress and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's condition was irrefutable proof, leaving him no choice but to believe it. Yet it was simply too inconceivable, making him instinctively wary.
"Even if