Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Sacrifice!

"No, no, no!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shook his head repeatedly, explaining, "Big Boss, it's not that I'm unwilling. The key is that our attributes don't match! I am a purely spiritual attribute entity, and the essence of my power is a combination of ice and spirit. I need the host's Martial Soul to also be of the spiritual attribute, or at least highly compatible, so that we can fuse perfectly, exert maximum effect, and have hope of charging toward the God-level together. Your Martial Soul..."

He sensed the situation and felt that Zichuan's body contained two types of terrifying power, neither of which was purely spiritual. One was full of destruction, the other full of life, both of which made him instinctively feel fear and discomfort.

"My Martial Soul is a heart. Two of them. One of destruction, one of life." Zichuan laid his cards on the table, pointing to his left and right chest, "Indeed, not purely spiritual."

"See?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said with a mournful face.

"However," Zichuan's tone shifted, carrying an unquestionable confidence, "do you think you have any other choice right now?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fell silent. That was true; did he have a choice? The situation with Huo Yuhao was already a dead end.

The monster-like youth before him was his only, and best, option at the moment.

Although the attributes didn't match, the other party's conditions were simply too good—so good that he felt the flaw of mismatched attributes might actually be compensated for.

Besides, if he didn't make a decision now, he would truly be finished once Di Tian and the others caught up.

Watching Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's hesitation, Zichuan decided to add more fuel to the fire. With a thought, his Soul Rings quietly emerged beneath his feet.

Black, orange-gold, red, red, red.

Five Soul Rings, like five suns radiating terrifying fluctuations, appeared before Sky Dream Ice Silkworm once again.

Especially that orange-gold ring and the three crimson-red ones; the vast energy and life level of the 200,000-year and 100,000-year tiers contained within them made Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mung bean-sized eyes widen instantly, and his spiritual power fluctuated violently!

"This... this Soul Ring... orange-gold?! Red?! Three 100,000-year ones?! And another 200,000-year one?!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice turned shrill from extreme shock, "How is this possible?! How could a human possess such Soul Rings?! Who... who exactly are you?!"

Zichuan did not explain, only saying indifferently: "As you can see, this is my first Martial Soul, the Soul Ring of the Heart of Destruction.

My second Martial Soul, the Heart of Life, currently only has two Soul Rings, and there are still empty slots. My spiritual power, thanks to the nourishment of these rings and other opportunities, is not weak.

As for the mismatched attributes... perhaps we can change our perspective. You don't need to force all your power to fuse with my Martial Soul's attributes. You can retain the core of your spiritual origin, turning most of your ice-attribute power and redundant spiritual power into my Soul Rings and Soul Bones, while your soul core can reside in my Sea of Consciousness, coexisting and growing with me in another form."

He looked at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, casting the final temptation: "Follow me, and what you will see is a future far broader and more incredible than following that youth who has just started his journey. God-level? That is merely the starting point."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared blankly at the heaven-defying Soul Rings at Zichuan's feet, listening to his highly seductive words, especially the phrase "God-level is merely the starting point," which struck deep at his greatest desire over the past million years.

Yes, mismatched attributes could perhaps be worked around. This youth possessed too many secrets and terrifying potential that he couldn't fathom.

Those Soul Rings were the best proof. Perhaps... this really was another chance given to him by the heavens? A chance even more incredible and insane than Huo Yuhao?

The aura of Di Tian and the others seemed to be drawing closer...

A struggle and hesitation flashed through Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's eyes, eventually turning into resolution.

"Damn it! I'll risk it!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm let out a low roar, "Kid—no, Big Boss! You're right, I have no choice! It's you! But let's get this straight: my power is too vast, and it doesn't perfectly align with your Martial Soul attributes.

I cannot sacrifice all my power and soul origin to perfectly integrate into your Soul Ring like I would have for that spiritual-attribute kid.

I need to strip away most of the ice attribute and the overly massive spiritual power, retaining only the core spiritual origin and the 'Dao Rhyme' of my million-year cultivation to sacrifice to you, forming your Soul Ring.

The remaining power might exist as Soul Bones or in other forms. My soul will also attach to your Sea of Consciousness in a form similar to a 'Wisdom Soul Ring' or 'Soul Spirit.' This can minimize rejection and leave me a way out... does that work for you?"

After all, he had lived for a million years; though cowardly, he was not stupid. This was the most secure and mutually beneficial plan he could conceive under the circumstances of mismatched attributes.

Zichuan pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement: "That is acceptable."

He hadn't expected to obtain a "complete version" of a million-year Soul Ring plus four soul skills and a Martial Soul like Huo Yuhao had.

Being able to obtain a top-tier million-year Soul Ring, along with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's soul origin and a portion of his power, was already a massive stroke of fortune.

As for Soul Bones and other benefits, it would be better if they existed, but he wouldn't force it if they didn't.

"Good! Then let's begin!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm no longer hesitated; he sensed that the aura of Di Tian and the others was already very close, and if he dragged this out any longer, he would truly be finished.

His massive, crystal-clear body suddenly erupted with a brilliant, dazzling golden light!

The intensity of the light instantly illuminated the surrounding hundreds of meters in a magnificent golden glow!

A spiritual power and ice-attribute origin, even more vast and pure than before, as if containing the boundless sea of stars, erupted with a boom!

"I sacrifice my million-year cultivation, I offer my immortal soul spirit, I bind this body, to tread the path of eternity together!"

The ancient soul incantation resonated through heaven and earth, and the brilliant golden light surged madly into Zichuan's body!

This time, it was not a violent infusion, but a strange, selective fusion and stripping.

Most of the pure ice-attribute energy and the overly massive spiritual power were cleverly separated and guided, while the core strand of brilliant golden power, containing the "Dao Rhyme" of the million-year spiritual origin, began to establish a connection with Zichuan's Heart of Destruction.

Zichuan was already a veteran of sacrifices and immediately sat cross-legged to guide this power.

The two hearts beat steadily; the Heart of Life provided a constant stream of healing power to mediate the impact, while the Heart of Destruction acted like a greedy giant beast, devouring and refining the million-year spiritual "Dao Rhyme."

Soon, a ring—unprecedented, brilliant to the extreme, noble to the extreme, as if condensed from pure spiritual light and the traces of time—a brilliant golden Soul Ring, slowly condensed and formed outside the five heaven-defying Soul Rings at Zichuan's feet!

A million-year spirit ring! Complete!

The massive body of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rapidly faded and shrank within the brilliant golden light, eventually transforming into a solid entity.

Resembling a miniature version of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the brilliant golden phantom carried its complete memories and wisdom, diving headlong into the vast Sea of Consciousness of Zichuan along the sacrificial channel.

Just as it entered this mental world—which was even more vast and profound than it had imagined, filled with faint dual-colored gray and green high-level energy—the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm didn't even have time to remark that its "new home is not bad."

It also didn't have time to plan how to use its million years of experience and wisdom to properly guide and educate this young host, cultivating him into a future deity while incidentally realizing its own dreams of immortality and freedom...

Its "gaze" was completely stunned by the scene within the Sea of Consciousness.

The first things to come into view were three "acquaintances" that radiated powerful mental fluctuations, yet were currently huddled honestly in the corners, trying their best to minimize their presence.

A phantom of a tulip swaying with a purple-gold halo—Aromatic Silk Beauty, a two-hundred-thousand-year fierce beast.

A phantom of an eight-petaled grass circulating with ice-blue cold air—Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, a hundred-thousand-year fierce beast.

A phantom of a spirit fungus leaping with crimson flames—Infernal Delicate Apricot, a hundred-thousand-year fierce beast.