The air along the shore of the Lake of Life seemed to freeze. Everyone's gaze was fixed on Li Changsheng's outstretched right hand. Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others held their breath, while even Gu Yuena's violet eyes, which seemed to contain the stars themselves, narrowed slightly with a trace of barely perceptible anticipation.
Facing everyone's stares, Li Changsheng remained calm as Soul Power suddenly surged within him. At a thought, the Taiji Diagram that had appeared during the sacrifice floated above his palm once more. Its black-and-white Yin Yang fish rotated slowly, radiating an ancient and mysterious aura.
"Go," Li Changsheng said softly, pointing a finger at Scarlet King's soul.
In an instant, two gentle streams of energy flowed out from the Taiji Diagram—one a pure white primordial energy like moonlight, the other a profound black primordial energy like black jade. They were the Yin Yang Two Energies. As if alive, they twined their way toward Scarlet King's soul, gently wrapping around that cluster of dark-red soul flame like the softest silk.
"Buzzz—"
Scarlet King's soul suddenly shuddered, and all three heads revealed expressions of comfort. His soul body, originally only the size of a palm, began expanding at a visible rate under the nourishment of the Yin Yang Two Energies! The dark-red flames grew increasingly brilliant, and the shape of his soul became clearer and clearer. His limbs, fur, and even every whisker upon his three heads gradually condensed into form.
In only a few breaths, Scarlet King's soul had recovered its original enormous size. His dark-red fur gleamed under the moonlight, the eyes on his three heads shone brightly, and the Soul Power fluctuations around him were even more solid than before the sacrifice, faintly carrying signs of a breakthrough.
All of this stemmed from the