The Deal

Feng Piaoling had no idea what Tang Ya was thinking. As he recovered his Soul Power, he immersed his mind in his Spirit Sea.

He had expanded his Spirit Sea little by little on his own. It wasn't very large, nowhere near as boundless as the one Sky Dream had expanded for Huo Yuhao, and it had no decorations of any kind.

It was little more than a somewhat larger blue lake.

After Electrolux's wisp of divine consciousness entered the lake, it turned into a gray pearl that hovered above its center, tinting the entire space gray and white.

"I once held the sun and moon in my hands and plucked stars from the sky. None in this world could compare to me. I never imagined that a wisp of my remnant soul would survive."

As soon as Feng Piaoling's mind entered the spiritual lake and he formed a body from his spiritual power, a blurry gray-white human figure appeared on the surface of the pearl.

Then an aged voice rang out, carrying an indescribable authority that set the lake churning with towering waves.

"Your remnant soul? May I ask who you are, senior...?"

Feng Piaoling had heard those words in his previous life, but hearing Electrolux himself say them still made his mind tremble. He asked, though he already knew the answer.

"I don't remember my name. I only vaguely recall that I didn't originally belong to this world. I was close to death at the time, but perhaps because my soul was so powerful, a wisp of my divine consciousness survived the moment I died. It broke through space, and somehow I ended up in your world."

"Just then, that big worm was merging with the boy beside you. The powerful energy fluctuations drew me over as well. My wisp of consciousness should have taken up residence in that boy's Spirit Sea, but you intercepted me... Were you afraid I'd hurt him? Little fellow, don't worry. I mean him no harm, and the same goes for you. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave your place from now on, either."

Feng Piaoling hadn't expected Electrolux to mistake him for someone who had protected Huo Yuhao and sacrificed himself for another. He shook his head inwardly.

In this world, good people didn't live long.

He had no desire to be some self-righteous do-gooder.

He only needed to have a clear conscience.

Take Huo Yuhao, for instance. He was using him, but he had also given him plenty of help.

Feng Piaoling said, "You've misunderstood, senior. I wasn't worried that you meant harm to me or to that person. My true target was you."

"Me?" Electrolux was taken aback.

Feng Piaoling said no more on the matter. "In any case, I have no choice but to become stronger. I don't know where you came from, senior, but you must have been a peerless powerhouse in life to reach this world as a remnant soul."

"Since you've settled down in my Spirit Sea, please make yourself at home. This is a method of spiritual cultivation I worked out myself, along with a technique for training the eyes called the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye. It can increase a Soul Master's spiritual power and refine their Spirit Sea. I expect it should help restore your soul to some extent. I only hope that if I ever find myself in danger or need your help, you'll lend me a hand."

As he spoke, Feng Piaoling raised his hand and used his spiritual power to form a scroll. Inside it was the cultivation method for the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye.

He had gradually worked it out while repeatedly attacking himself with Soul Tools to strengthen his spiritual power.

Electrolux fell silent for a moment, then drew the scroll into his hand.

The scroll turned into a stream of information, which he absorbed.

After confirming that it really could help restore his spiritual power, he gave a faint reply. "Agreed."

He looked at Feng Piaoling again, admiration filling his expression, along with recognition of a kindred genius.

To create a secret technique like this at such a young age—this boy's talent was truly unmatched.

At last, the blurry figure turned back into a gray-white pearl and fell silent.

Compared with before, however, the pearl now carried faint traces of spiritual fluctuations. Its spiritual power was recovering, slowly and almost imperceptibly.

Feng Piaoling knew all too well how weak he was. Until he grew stronger, only Electrolux's help could give him even a little ability to protect himself.

After reaching an agreement with Electrolux, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If he wanted to grow stronger, he would surely need the help of a Soul Spirit someday.

Though he hadn't managed to snatch Sky Dream Ice Silkworm away this time, losing out on a Million-Year Soul Ring and the chance to obtain a third Martial Soul was a real pity.

Still, obtaining Electrolux meant the trip hadn't been in vain.

Most importantly, without Sky Dream's remains, he wondered how it would get the Ice Empress to make a sacrifice.

...Meanwhile.

Huo Yuhao was already in his own Spirit Sea, learning about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's past from it.

After hearing about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's experiences, Huo Yuhao immediately took its side, indignant on its behalf. "Those Soul Beasts are horrible! How could they do that to you? They kept you imprisoned for nearly ten thousand years!"

"Exactly... They made me suffer so much. Yuhao, you have to avenge me someday and turn them all into your Spirit Rings and Soul Bones."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm egged him on.

"Don't worry, Brother Sky Dream. I'll avenge you someday," Huo Yuhao promised without hesitation.

Seeing Huo Yuhao believe it without the slightest doubt and agree to avenge it, Tian Meng immediately felt as though he'd struck gold.

His talent was a little lacking, and he'd even absorbed a ten-year Wind Baboon Spirit Ring, but at least he was simple-hearted.

If it had been that crafty little brat who'd attacked him earlier, Tian Meng was sure he would have been eaten down to the last scrap of bone before he ever became a god.

Thinking of this, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned him solemnly, "By the way, Yuhao, you need to be careful around that human who was with you earlier."

Huo Yuhao asked, looking puzzled, "You mean Big Brother Feng Piaoling?"

"Right, that crafty brat named Feng Piaoling in your memories. He's no good."

Remembering how he, a Million-Year Soul Beast, had died at the hands of that crafty brat, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm ground his teeth with hatred.

"No way. Big Brother Feng Piaoling may be a little cold, but he's a good person. He looked after me the whole way," Huo Yuhao said, confused.

After being imprisoned by the Ferocious Beasts, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was no longer the silkworm baby who had only known how to eat and sleep.

He snorted and said crossly, "If he were really a good person, why would he let a Soul Master with a Mental Attribute absorb a Wind Baboon Spirit Ring as his first ring—and a ten-year one at that?"

"That kid has Twin Martial Souls. His first Martial Soul's Soul Ring Configuration is one yellow and one purple. Don't tell me he doesn't know how important a Spirit Ring's attribute and age are to a Soul Master."

"I chose to absorb it myself." Huo Yuhao scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed.

At the same time, now that he had obtained a Million-Year Soul Ring from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which had four Soul Skills, the comparison between the two made him regret his choice a little.

If he'd known the Wind Baboon Spirit Ring was so useless, he would've asked Feng Piaoling to hunt a hundred-year Spirit Ring with a Mental Attribute for him.

A ten-year first ring.

And his first Soul Skill was Airflow Observation, which let him observe the movement of air.

What the hell was that supposed to be?