"Another way?"
Lin Ye's words drew all three girls' attention.
Aside from killing Soul Beasts, what other way was there to obtain a Soul Ring?
Xiao Wu knew the answer: sacrifice!
But sacrifice was an ability exclusive to Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
The twelve-thousand-year-old Glazed Deer simply didn't have that ability.
After thinking it over, Lin Ye took a scroll from his system storage space.
"What's that?"
"The Sacrificial Contract."
"The Sacrificial Contract?"
"Right. It's a contract that allows a Soul Beast to sacrifice itself. You can think of it as the power of a god."
"Once a Soul Beast signs the contract, it can sacrifice itself to a human while keeping its soul intact. It also allows the recipient to absorb the sacrifice perfectly, regardless of their level."
Learning what the Sacrificial Contract could do was truly shocking.
There was actually something so miraculous in the world—something that let Soul Beasts sacrifice themselves while keeping their souls intact.
If one day they could become gods, they would be able to resurrect the Soul Beasts.
And once resurrected, those Soul Beasts would surely become divine officials.
They might even have a chance to ascend and become true gods.
Xiao Wu and the other two had already learned that gods existed.
Xiao Wu had been the first to find out, because she had learned about the Divine Realm from Lin Ye's inner thoughts long ago.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing knew because Xiao Wu had told them.
"Will the Glazed Deer agree?"
"It should. If we reason with it and appeal to its feelings, it ought to agree to sign the contract. What do you think, Glazed Deer?"
As Lin Ye spoke, he looked over at it.
At some point, the Glazed Deer had woken up and was watching them.
Its eyes