"Today, this old man had truly had his eyes opened. I never expected that, aside from Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, even a seventy-thousand-year Soul Beast could use the ability of Sacrifice."
Looking at the figure within the magnetic field, Dugu Bo was deeply shaken.
"Grandpa, what is Sacrifice?" Dugu Yan asked in confusion.
"Normally, when a Soul Beast is killed by a human Soul Master, it truly dies. Moreover, the Soul Master who absorbs its Soul Ring will suffer attacks from the Soul Beast's resentful spiritual energy, targeting both the body and even the soul. If they endure it, all is well. If they cannot, they will perish."
"Sacrifice, however, is an ability unique to Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. They choose death of their own accord and become a Soul Master's Soul Ring. Under such circumstances, the Soul Master does not need to endure physical energy attacks, nor do they need to withstand the Soul Beast's resentful spiritual attacks. The Soul Beast's soul is preserved within the Soul Ring, so it has not truly died in the strictest sense."
Dugu Bo explained.
"Grandpa, how did you know all that?" Dugu Yan suddenly understood. It seemed that her A-Fei was currently undergoing a Soul Beast's Sacrifice. In that case, A-Fei would not be in danger.
"I read about it in ancient records. I used to think it was all nonsense. How could a Soul Beast possibly be willing to give up its own life and use Sacrifice to perfectly fulfill a Soul Master?"
"Every Soul Beast that reaches one hundred thousand years is proud and refuses to be humiliated. Even if they blew themselves up, they would never become a human Soul Master's Soul Ring. That was why Grandpa had always thought it was merely a legend. I never imagined I would truly