Wait, wait, wait! Hold on!!
No, what did you just recite??!
Huo Yuhao was completely stunned.
This was all wrong!
Weren't you supposed to recite, "With the sun and moon in my hands, I pluck the stars; none in this world is like me"?
How did you start reciting this instead??
A dreadful premonition stirred in Huo Yuhao's heart.
No way...
He felt like crying.
If this guess is right...
Doesn't that mean I'm dead for sure??
Huo Yuhao felt that if anyone could see his expression right now, it would look even worse than God King Tang's when he died.
Please, no!!
Elder Yi! Don't joke around like this!!
This isn't funny at all!!
If you've forgotten which poem you're supposed to recite, I can teach you! Don't scare me like this!!
And damn it, Tian Meng, aren't you a million-year Soul Beast?!
Why aren't you doing anything right now??
Make yourself useful!!
Go cover his mouth already!!
If he really finishes reciting it, we're all done for!!
But his prayers went unanswered. The Black Cyclone continued reciting its poem.
"Longing haunts my dreams, while wind and clouds surge..."
"The heart is round, the earth square; the three realms form an altar..."
"Life and death revolve; one gate opens!"
"Another slaughter calamity begins..."
"Washing away the leaden splendor!!"
It's over, it's over...
He'd finished reciting it.
Huo Yuhao's heart turned to ash.
He was certain of the other party's identity now.
One of the Gu World's strongest beings, a Rank Nine Venerable who had independently founded Soul Path and Slaughter Path.
Ghost Demon Venerable!!!
Although he had no idea why the other party had appeared here, appear he had.
And if Ghost Demon Venerable could show up here, Elder Yi was probably in dire straits too.
Thinking of how he'd just opened his Sea of Consciousness of his own accord and let the other party enter without a hitch, Huo Yuhao felt like crying.
How was that any different from inviting him over for an extra meal?
There was only one thought in Huo Yuhao's mind now.
Am I fucking dead or what?
Inside Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
After reciting a poem, the Black Cyclone—that was, Ghost Demon Venerable—felt an indescribable sense of ease and satisfaction.
He didn't know why, but the moment he arrived, he'd felt an urge to recite poetry.
Now, he finally felt refreshed.
But as for his current state...
Ghost Demon Venerable looked himself up and down, then knitted his brows.
Why am I so weak?
What happened to my main body?
What's happened now?
Why did it split off such a tiny wisp of my soul?
That was right. He was merely a wisp of his main body's soul, and his memories were limited.
Even though he'd just casually devoured something—he wasn't sure what—it hadn't changed him much.
While Ghost Demon Venerable was pondering this, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't sit still any longer.
Right there in the Sea of Consciousness, he shouted at Ghost Demon Venerable's Black Cyclone.
"Hey! What the hell are you?!"
"You dare steal my person?"
"Do you even know who I am?"
"Get out of here right now, while you still can! This kid belongs to me!!"
At the same time, he gathered a Spiritual Shock and launched it at Ghost Demon Venerable.
Holy shit!
Huo Yuhao, cowering and trembling in a corner of his own Sea of Consciousness, was dumbfounded by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's move.
Are you serious, bro?!
I didn't know you had guts like that!
No wonder you're a million-year Soul Beast!!
What a presence! What a reputation!!
He silently cheered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm on from the corner.
You've got this, Brother Sky Dream!!
If you can drive this guy away, you'll be my sworn big brother for life!!
No,
my sworn father!!
From now on, if you're not at the banquet, let's see who dares touch their chopsticks first?!!
But things didn't go the way Huo Yuhao had hoped.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Shock vanished before it could even touch Ghost Demon Venerable's Black Cyclone.
Still, his attack hadn't been entirely useless.
It had just drawn Ghost Demon Venerable's attention while he was thinking.
Ghost Demon Venerable had already noticed what seemed to be two weak consciousnesses here, but hadn't paid them any mind.
But now, one of those consciousnesses had actually attacked him?
Ghost Demon Venerable put aside his thoughts about his main body's condition and turned to look at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Although he had no physical form, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could still feel the other party's gaze settling on his plump body.
Unlike what he'd expected, the moment Ghost Demon Venerable looked at him, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt an indescribable pressure.
It was profound, cold, and utterly devoid of emotion, as though a god enthroned in the highest heavens were looking down upon a lowly ant.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million years of spiritual power, the strength he'd always been so proud of, seemed like a candle flickering in the wind before this being. It could be snuffed out at any moment.
Who is he?!!
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was incredulous.
For Ghost Demon Venerable, however, it was much simpler.
It felt as though something had scratched him. He'd thought it was an illusion, but when he turned to look—
Well!
There really was a little thing there.
But...
Looking at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's form, Ghost Demon Venerable fell silent.
A Rank One Gu?
When did it get here?
Was that it talking just now?
Gu can talk??!
Ghost Demon Venerable realized what was wrong.
Looking at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's round, chubby little body, he grew serious for the first time.
Was this also something my main body had done?
He knew that, aside from the Gu described in Legend of Ren Zu, Gu could not speak. They had only the survival instincts and likes and dislikes of Gu.
Love Gu could choose its own master, for example, while Wisdom Gu could use a Gu Master's power to gain its freedom.
But this one right before him...
Ghost Demon Venerable fell into thought again.
Did my main body make this?
What exactly is my main body trying to do?
Couldn't he give me a little more information??
Ghost Demon Venerable felt that he had to be the most hard-pressed soul fragment in history.
There was no information, and his power was lacking too.
But whatever the case, since his main body had split him off, something must have happened.
In the worst-case scenario, his main body might already have perished!!
A glint flashed through Ghost Demon Venerable's eyes as he thought of this.
There's a good chance that's what happened.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why his main body had split off such a tiny, weak soul fragment.
No. I can't wait any longer!
The top priority is to revive my main body!!!
Ghost Demon Venerable's aura shifted, and he instantly grew serious.
If he remembered correctly, the master of this body seemed to be the person with the strongest destiny in this plane.
That had also been a major reason he'd chosen to enter this body.
Without a moment's hesitation, Ghost Demon Venerable immediately prepared to possess him.
Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a chill at the back of his head.
Oh no!!
He instantly understood what was happening.
That old bastard's making his move!!
So it really was going to happen like this?
Huo Yuhao was in despair.
Heaven wants me dead. Weren't I supposed to be the protagonist?
How did I end up running into this calamity!
Resisting was out of the question. He couldn't resist even if he wanted to.
Don't forget what the other party cultivated.
Was there really anyone in this world who thought they could surpass a Soul Path Venerable in Soul Path?
No way, no way?
Wait, don't tell me there actually is one.
Huo Yuhao suddenly remembered.
All he could say about that was: Heavenly Court really did have a profound foundation!
They dared to search the soul of a Soul Path Venerable!!
After making that sarcastic remark, Huo Yuhao felt satisfied.
His life had been far too short and far too haphazard.
If I get another life, I'll definitely...
Oh, no. I'm going to be devoured, body and soul. There won't be another life.
Never mind, then.
He might as well lie down obediently, close his eyes, assume a good posture, and pray that the Venerable would grant him a painless death.
But Huo Yuhao waited a long time, and Ghost Demon Venerable still made no further move.
In fact, after who knew how long, he seemed to have abandoned the idea of possessing him.
Huo Yuhao could feel that Ghost Demon Venerable's consciousness seemed to have returned to the Black Cyclone.
A few huge question marks appeared over Huo Yuhao's head.
What's going on???
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