Titan Giant Ape's Sacrifice, Obtaining a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring

The Sky Azure Bull Python lay by the lake, its bell-sized eyes raised toward Bai Yi.

After hesitating for a moment, it asked in a deep voice, "Master, are you going to have Er Ming sacrifice himself now?"

Bai Yi nodded. "That's right. I'm already a Soul King."

The Sky Azure Bull Python's body jolted violently.

It stared blankly at Bai Yi, immense shock churning within its heart.

Having lived for a hundred thousand years, it had seen countless human Soul Masters, yet it had never heard of anyone reaching the Soul King realm at the age of twelve.

Such speed had already surpassed the limits of its understanding of talent.

The Sky Azure Bull Python silently sighed to itself. Human talent was something Soul Beasts could never hope to match.

The Titan Giant Ape lay nearby and froze when it heard Bai Yi's words.

It slowly rose to its feet, its massive body like a moving hill, then came to a stop before Bai Yi.

Lowering its head to look at Bai Yi, a trace of nervousness and anticipation in its golden eyes, it said in a rough voice:

"Brother-in-law, I'm ready."

Bai Yi raised his right hand and pressed his palm against the Titan Giant Ape's lowered head.

The Titan Giant Ape drew a deep breath and closed its eyes.

Rings of dark-red light surged from its body, converging toward Bai Yi's palm like a tide.

Its body began to turn transparent. Starting from the tips of its limbs, it was as though an invisible wind had scattered it, turning it into specks of crimson light.

Those particles spiraled and danced through the air like a rain of crimson.

The Titan Giant Ape's gaze grew softer and calmer.

Its body dissipated inch by inch, from its limbs to its torso, from its torso to its head. In the end, only a glimmer of light remained within its enormous golden pupils.

A moment later.

The Titan Giant Ape's body completely vanished, transforming into a crimson torrent that poured into Bai Yi's body.

Bai Yi closed his eyes and sat down cross-legged.

The power of that hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring rampaged through his body, carrying the pressure and will of the King of the Forest.

But Bai Yi's Indestructible Diamond Body had long since reached great completion, while the origin of the Lingming Stone Monkey far surpassed even the higher existences of this plane.

After circling through his body three times, that Soul Power obediently merged into his meridians.

His Soul Power realm began to rise.

Level fifty, level fifty-one, level fifty-three.

Bai Yi slowly opened his eyes and lowered his gaze to his palm.

Bai Yi spread open his right hand, gently circulating the power of Buddha Kingdom in the Palm.

A gentle glow spilled from his palm and condensed in the open space before him.

The light gradually stretched and rose, forming a dark-golden silhouette.

The silhouette slowly solidified, and a Titan Giant Ape several times smaller than its original form appeared before them.

It stood only around ten feet tall, its entire body covered in dark-golden fur. Its limbs were thick and powerful, while its golden pupils carried an origin aura that shared the same source as Bai Yi's.

Though its body had shrunk, the majesty belonging to the King of the Forest remained as strong as ever—perhaps even more condensed and pure than before its death.

The Titan Giant Ape lowered its head to look at its claws, then turned to look at the thick tail behind it. Its mouth slowly fell open.

It raised its two front claws and clapped them together, then bounced twice on the ground, testing the agility of its newly born body before letting out an excited, deep roar.

It turned to Bai Yi and said with immense surprise in its voice:

"Brother-in-law, is this me? I'm still alive?"

Bai Yi nodded.

"This is the Soul Spirit state. Your original body has become my Soul Ring, but your consciousness and soul have been preserved. You also possess a body capable of acting independently."

The Titan Giant Ape looked down at its shrunken claws again, and a broad smile appeared on its honest face.

It turned toward the Sky Azure Bull Python, its golden pupils brimming with excitement.

"Big Brother, did you see that? I'm still here!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python stared blankly at the smaller Titan Giant Ape, its gaze sweeping from its fur all the way to its tail.

It saw Er Ming standing there, lively and spinning in circles. Its aura was purer than before its death, and it even carried a trace of fluctuations sharing the same source as Bai Yi.

The Sky Azure Bull Python asked blankly:

"Second Brother, how do you feel?"

The Titan Giant Ape ran up to the Sky Azure Bull Python on its four sturdy legs, raised its head to look at its big brother, and said:

"Big Brother, I've never felt better. I can feel my bloodline evolving, as if I'm about to become an existence on a higher level. And... it seems I can no longer sense the limits of my lifespan."

At the same time, Bai Yi rose to his feet. The four Soul Rings around him slowly rose, followed by the appearance of a fifth Soul Ring.

Purple, purple, black, black.

And finally, crimson.

A hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Dark red light flowed beneath his feet, complementing the four soul rings as it radiated a vast, solemn pressure.

The Sky Azure Bull Python looked at that crimson soul ring, a complicated expression in its eyes.

That was the power formed from its second brother's life.

Bai Yi withdrew the soul rings beneath his feet, then turned to the Sky Azure Bull Python and said:

"Once I complete my subsequent cultivation, I'll come find you again."

The Sky Azure Bull Python lowered its head in acknowledgment.

Xiao Wu had been standing nearby the entire time, her hands hanging at her sides as her gaze rested on the Titan Giant Ape's humanoid soul spirit.

She watched the Titan Giant Ape stand beside Bai Yi, its aura blending with Bai Yi's as though it had become part of his body.

A thought suddenly surfaced in her heart.

If she sacrificed herself to Bai Yi as well, could her soul be preserved like Er Ming's?

Could she also have a body capable of moving independently?

Would she then be able to stay by Bai Yi's side forever?

Xiao Wu bit her lip and forced the thought down.

Bai Yi moved his wrist.

After Er Ming's sacrifice, his origin had become even more solid, while the aura of the Lingming Stone Monkey had grown stronger under the nourishment of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Power.

He raised his right hand, and the Golden Cudgel emerged from his palm.

It felt much heavier in his grip.

Bai Yi weighed it in his hand and estimated that its weight had at least doubled.

From now on, the Golden Cudgel's weight alone could threaten a Title Douluo.

As for the soul bone produced by the Titan Giant Ape, he had extracted and stored its core power.

In the future, he could use it to create a Titan Giant Ape clone.

Bai Yi put away the Golden Cudgel and turned to the Sky Azure Bull Python.

"Da Ming, when I reach level sixty, I'll come find you again."

The Sky Azure Bull Python slowly withdrew its gaze from Er Ming's humanoid soul spirit.

It fell silent for a moment before lowering its enormous head and saying:

"I shall obey your command, Master."

Its voice was much steadier than before, devoid of hesitation or probing.

That soul spirit was still blinking there, as if Er Ming were still alive.

The last trace of doubt in the Sky Azure Bull Python's heart finally vanished. It now completely believed Bai Yi.