The Myriad Demon King's Plan, Immortal Grass Demand

Feeling the new power he had gained within his body, Lin Ya prepared to say goodbye and leave.

He had no choice. These three great soul beasts were simply too terrifying. It did not matter whether he was level twenty or level thirty now—before these three, there was practically no difference.

"Um... everyone... if there's nothing else, can I leave now? I'm level thirty, and I still need to find a third soul ring..."

Lin Ya felt somewhat uneasy as he said this. To obtain a soul ring, he still had to kill a soul beast, didn't he?

Sure, the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear and the Emerald Swan had sacrificed themselves to him one after another in a single day.

But he did not believe another soul beast would sacrifice itself to him next.

Yet the few ferocious beasts beside him showed no reaction at all after hearing this.

To top-tier ferocious beasts like them, the soul beast world had always followed the law of the jungle: big fish ate small fish, and small fish ate shrimp. As long as one had not reached the hundred-thousand-year threshold, they were little different from food by the roadside.

What? The Emerald Swan?

Fun fact: swans were carnivores too.

But just then, Myriad Demon King, who had barely spoken until now, suddenly furrowed his brow.

His pair of bewitching vertical pupils swept back and forth across Lin Ya several times as he silently calculated.

He admitted it—he was somewhat tempted.

This young man had already possessed astonishing talent and the potential to become a god. After receiving the Emerald Swan's sacrifice, he had advanced even further!

Since that was the case... why not... invest in him ahead of time as well?

This was a deal with guaranteed profit and no losses.

Myriad Demon King did not state his thoughts outright. He merely spoke calmly, his voice carrying the raspy quality unique to plant-type ferocious beasts. "What attribute are you planning to hunt for your next soul ring?"

Lin Ya pondered for two seconds before directly stating his targets:

"A soul beast with both spiritual and life attributes, a spatial-type soul beast, a soul beast with a domain, or one with devouring abilities. Any of those will do."

The moment those words fell.

The group of ferocious beasts, who had been completely unconcerned moments ago, fell silent as one.

The air was so quiet that they could hear leaves drifting to the ground.

It was not that they did not want to speak. Lin Ya's outrageous demands had left them speechless.

Each of those four conditions was harsher than the last, harder to find than the last, and harder to defeat than the last!

Of course, the one who could not defeat them was Lin Ya.

But Lin Ya had his reasons for being so selective.

He had always suspected that the awakening of his Outcast martial soul's soul skills was related to the attributes of soul beasts, so he was carefully matching them to the Eight Extraordinary Skills.

Life plus spiritual attributes corresponded to Twin Hands;

Spatial attributes corresponded to Grand Luo Insight;

A domain meant Fenghou Strange Gates;

And devouring abilities were undoubtedly Six Treasury Immortal Thief.

As for the remaining Heavenly Register and Qi Body Source Flow, he was still completely in the dark.

Those two abilities were simply too abstract.

Heavenly Register, reaching heaven—what exactly was "heaven" in this world? Gods? Did that mean he needed a god-bestowed soul ring to unlock it?

Qi Body Source Flow was even more mysterious. He suspected only its original creator, Mi Er, could explain what the hell it actually was.

Seeing the seriousness on Lin Ya's face, Bi Ji spoke helplessly. "There are spatial-attribute soul beasts that fit your requirements—the Lightning Rabbit and the Voidbright Demon Leopard. But every one of them is absurdly fast and can teleport instantly, making them extremely difficult to capture."

Bear Lord beside her nodded heavily and ruthlessly added, "Devouring types are even harder. Among soul beasts, they're like rats crossing the street—everyone wants them dead. Once they appear, they'll quickly be killed. But if they survive... the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, the Dark Devilgod Tiger, and that Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the ocean... with your little level-thirty body, which one can you beat?"

Bi Ji continued, directly blocking off the last path. "Soul beasts with domains are no simple matter either. The Azure Bull Python with its Sluggish Domain, the Titan Giant Ape with its Gravity Domain, as well as the Devil Soul Great White Shark, the Dark Devilgod Tiger, the Blue Silver Emperor, and the Evil Devil Orca King... Any soul beast with a domain is at least fifty thousand years old. You cannot possibly be their match."

After that barrage of verbal blows, Lin Ya was so embarrassed his toes curled.

Fine. After all that picking and choosing, spatial-type soul beasts were relatively the easiest to find.

They might be hard to catch, but once he got out and reunited with Uncle Xue Xing and the others, a group beating should give them a chance.

Hadn't he just seen a Voidbright Demon Leopard? Then it was settled—it would be you!

Just as he silently settled on his target.

Myriad Demon King, who had remained silent until then, finally spoke again, his tone carrying a trace of inscrutable depth. "A spiritual-plus-life-type soul beast... must it be a pure life attribute? Would ultimate wood not work?"

Ultimate wood?!

Bear Lord's and Bi Ji's expressions changed sharply. They instantly turned to look at Myriad Demon King, their eyes filled with shock.

They nearly guessed it at once.

What Myriad Demon King meant was his true form—

The Demon Eye Tree!

A high-level soul beast possessing spiritual, poison, and wood attributes all at once!

That was right. The Myriad Demon King's true form, the Demon Eye Tree, had actually only been a high-level soul beast. The only reason it had grown to its current level was pure luck.

An immortal herb had happened to grow where it had taken root, and the Myriad Demon King had unceremoniously devoured it. That was how it gained the ultimate wood attribute and reached its current state.

Lin Ya stared blankly at the Myriad Demon King.

Wait, there really was a third soul beast willing to offer itself as a sacrifice!

From the way Lin Ya looked at him, the Myriad Demon King guessed what he was thinking. "Don't misunderstand. I have no intention of sacrificing myself to you. However, I can give you an offshoot."

Lin Ya thought for a moment.

What was the biggest difference between ultimate wood and ultimate life?

Actually, there was not much difference. Or rather, the wood attribute itself was one branch of the life attribute. After all, the Life Goddess, whose true form was the Ancient Tree of Life, was a God King, while the Wood God was merely a first-class god.

So the Demon Eye Tree actually seemed viable!

There were already very few soul beasts with spiritual attributes, and adding a life attribute made them even rarer! It was uncertain whether any even existed.

If he let this chance slip away, there might never be another one!

At that thought, Lin Ya immediately asked, "Um... what do you need me to do?"

"It's simple. My offshoot is only a part of me, so it cannot possess the ultimate wood attribute. Therefore, I want you to find and consume an immortal herb so that it can evolve the ultimate wood attribute. How about it?"

"Damn! Myriad Demon King! You're hedging your bets!" Bear Lord finally realized.

The Myriad Demon King also wanted to become a god, but it could not bear to give up its body as a ferocious beast.

So it would give Lin Ya an offshoot. Lin Ya's soul rings could devour other soul rings and evolve rapidly, meaning that once its offshoot became Lin Ya's soul ring, it would quickly reach one hundred thousand years!

Then, once Lin Ya became a god, even if the Myriad Demon King's true body died, its soul could be resurrected through the new offshoot!

And if Lin Ya failed, it would merely lose a bit of cultivation. A few more bites from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm below would make up for it. There was no loss at all!

"You really are impressive, you bastard!" Bear Lord could not help giving the Myriad Demon King a thumbs-up.

Unfortunately, he could not imitate it. Its true form was a tree, so it could produce offshoots. He was just a bear—he could hardly chop off a bear paw and give it to Lin Ya.

Fine! Every last one of you has a way out, and you're all just bullying an honest old bear like me! Right?!