Ye Xuan looked at the Evil Eye Holy King before him, a disdainful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh, you're nothing but the weakest Third-Level God. Do you really think I'd covet your lousy godhood?"
As he spoke, he raised a hand and directly dispersed the Evil Eye Holy King's phantom.
"Kid, what do you mean by that? No matter how weak I am, I'm still a god, while you're just a tiny human!"
The Evil Eye Holy King seemed angered by his dismissive attitude. Its voice carried a trace of fury.
"Heh, you're just a remnant soul that was scattered by the gods of the Divine Realm. Stop swaggering around here. If you could really do anything, why bother with all those pointless tricks?"
Ye Xuan's words seemed to leave the Evil Eye Holy King speechless.
Seeing that it had fallen silent, Ye Xuan turned his gaze ahead.
That was when he spotted Ning Rongrong, unconscious on the ground.
At the sight, Ye Xuan looked a little taken aback.
Given Ning Rongrong's mental strength, she shouldn't have passed out in a place like this.
His senior sister must have tried to carry the unconscious girl farther in. But after bringing her this far, she'd found her own mental strength severely depleted and had no choice but to leave Ning Rongrong behind.
Ye Xuan knew full well that his senior sister had already gone above and beyond by bringing Ning Rongrong this far.
But his senior sister had probably continued farther in by now.
Ye Xuan headed deeper inside.
After passing through another screen of light, he found Hu Liena unconscious.
Not far from her lay two geniuses from the Star Luo Imperial Family, both of whom possessed the Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul.
"As expected, those who possess the Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul can greatly resist the mental pressure released by the Evil Eye Holy King. It's a shame their talents are too weak to obtain that so-called Holy King inheritance."
Ye Xuan didn't stop for Hu Liena, because he'd already seen through the Evil Eye Holy King's little trick.
At the very center stood a pillar of white light. If nothing went wrong, the final answer would be revealed there.
Along the way, the only person he saw was the unconscious eldest prince of Star Luo, Dai Weisi. Unfortunately, his bloodline and talent weren't enough to earn the Evil Eye Holy King's approval.
As Ye Xuan reached the pillar of light containing the Evil Eye Holy King's inheritance, a wave of dizziness began to wash over him.
But soon, under the pressure of the mental force, Ye Xuan vaguely sensed a muffled thud inside his body. His Soul Power had actually broken through the bottleneck at level forty.
Feeling what was happening to his body, he became even more certain of his suspicions.
He immediately stepped into the pillar of light, only to hear the sound of glass shattering all around him.
When Ye Xuan's consciousness returned to his body,
he found himself lying in a cramped, enclosed space.
Two soft, fragrant mounds pressed against his cheek, while a soft weight pinned his legs.
As Spirit Detection spread out, he found that this was only a small space, roughly three hundred meters across.
The people on top of him were, naturally, Hu Liena and Ning Rongrong.
"As expected, the moment we entered the pillar of light, we all fell into an illusion. The gaze I felt at first probably wasn't because of my Soul Rings. It was because the Evil Eye Holy King sensed that my body contained three other soul powers."
Ye Xuan looked inward into his Spirit Sea and found that Xiao Wu and Ah Yin had fallen asleep. As for Tian Meng...
That bastard was actually sleeping! A snot bubble was hanging from his nose!
"Holy crap! Tian Meng, why the hell are you still asleep? Your master's soul was almost snatched away by that white-haired tiger!"
Ye Xuan's voice instantly roused the lightly sleeping Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
"Huh? Ye Xuan, you're awake. The Evil Eye Holy King didn't give you a hard time, did it?"
Ye Xuan: (⊙o⊙)...
"So you knew about all this?"
"Mm. The Evil Eye Holy King is only a remnant soul. Its mental strength is less than one percent of what it was at its peak. It can't do anything to me."
"Then what were you...?"
Seeing that Ye Xuan looked ready to hit someone, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grinned crookedly, a mischievous smile on his face.
"Hehe. The Evil Eye Holy King said that if you could pass the test, regain consciousness, and earn its approval, it would join us with its Million Year Soul Bone."
Hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reveal this, the anger that had just risen in Ye Xuan's heart vanished in an instant... Completely. Not a trace remained.
"Ahem. So after all that, we were all on the same side! Look at the mess we've made of things..."
Just then,
the Evil Eye Holy King's phantom appeared before Ye Xuan.
The pride etched into its majestic tiger eyes was plain to see.
"What? I was once a divine beast, after all. Sure, I met a miserable end and was reduced to a remnant soul, but even so, I'm still a god."
The Evil Eye Holy King tilted its head forty-five degrees toward the sky. It was clearly trying to look cool.
But Ye Xuan, now that he knew the whole story, wasn't about to indulge it.
He cut straight to the point.
"Ahem. First, hand over your Million Year Soul Bone. I'm in a hurry to absorb it. And when you sacrifice yourself in a bit, keep the commotion down. I'm a timid, trouble-averse person, after all..."
At Ye Xuan's words, the Evil Eye Holy King nearly swiped at him with a claw.
Timid and trouble-averse?
Did he seriously think anyone would believe that?
Still, it kindly offered him a warning.
"Absorbing my Soul Bone may be extremely difficult. One mistake, and you could explode. The Soul Power of a million-year level is no joke. Even with my help, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to absorb it safely in your current state."
The Evil Eye Holy King was sincere about joining them. After all, Ye Xuan's lineup was simply too impressive.
Its remnant soul would completely dissipate in a hundred years at most. This was a gamble it could afford to take.
The team already included the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had once broken through the million-year limit, as well as the hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit and the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor.
Now that it was joining them too, Ye Xuan's lineup of Soul Rings was truly unprecedented, with no one to surpass it.
"Mm. Just sacrifice yourself to me. Don't worry, I have a way to fuse with the Soul Bone."
Ye Xuan spoke with complete confidence.
After all, his Pokeball Martial Soul was a "Little Gluttonous Cat." He believed it would help him deal with the Evil Eye Holy King's Million Year Soul Bone.
"Very well. I'm no indecisive divine beast. Rather than wait for humans who inherited a portion of my power to inherit a godhood, I'd rather become a god once more myself. That would be far more satisfying."
As it spoke, its phantom exploded, releasing an endless glow of pale golden light.
At that very moment,
Ye Xuan's Pokeball Martial Soul popped out on its own and pressed against his chest, drawing in the immense energy released by the Evil Eye Holy King's sacrifice.
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