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"Honestly! You've pissed me off! The Sea of Spirit isn't a place to be trifled with. Don't let any strange things enter it again next time!"

"Well, I know the Sea of Spirit is important. But risks and opportunities always coexist. Besides, wasn't I counting on you? Even if that gray pearl didn't do anything, with you here, I knew what I did wouldn't put me in danger."

"Don't worry. This deal is absolutely worth it. The return will exceed one thousand percent. Once you see the results, Tianmeng, you'll understand why I suddenly did that."

"Hmph. If you put it that way, you've successfully piqued my curiosity."

Jiang Yue could understand Dream Iceworm's anger. Anyone would be upset if their pleasant dream were suddenly disturbed.

Not to mention, Dream Iceworm had no idea where the gray pearl in Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit had come from, nor did it know the true form hidden beneath the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife's appearance. From Dream Iceworm's perspective, Jiang Yue had suddenly decided to court death.

That was what Dream Iceworm found most intolerable. It could accept its host encountering danger—after all, danger was unavoidable on the path of cultivation—but it absolutely could not tolerate its host courting death without discussing it with him first.

Dream Iceworm did not want to die inexplicably. The desire to live was the deepest yearning in its heart, and Jiang Yue knew that clearly.

In the original story, when Dream Iceworm was at the Clear Sky Sect, Snow Empress's Snow Pill, condensed from all her origin power, was about to explode after being triggered by the Ten Thousand Year Ice Jade Marrow Bed. Dream Iceworm had indeed mobilized all its spiritual origin and transformed it into a staff for Electrolux to use.

At that time, Dream Iceworm had clearly regarded itself and Huo Yuhao as a community that shared both glory and ruin. Yet at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huo Yuhao had not even given a warning before directly drinking the Blazing Yang Spring. If not for Yearning Heartbroken Red keeping Huo Yuhao alive, Dream Iceworm and the others would have died alongside the reckless Huo Yuhao then and there.

Moreover, Ice Empress had still been asleep at the time. If something had truly gone wrong, she would have died inexplicably in her sleep.

Logically, Dream Iceworm had been able to risk everything back at the Clear Sky Sect, so there was no reason for it to wait until much later, when Huo Yuhao was about to condense his Soul Core, before completely merging with him. It was probably impossible to say Huo Yuhao's death-seeking behavior had nothing to do with it.

Having figured out Dream Iceworm's current state of mind, and considering that Dream Iceworm itself had invested its capital into this venture, Jiang Yue felt it was necessary to tell it what he was doing now that it had awakened, even if its earlier slumber had not mattered.

"Tianmeng, do you remember that gray pearl that entered my Sea of Spirit with you back then?"

"It was actually a fragment of divine consciousness left behind by someone unimaginably powerful in life. It's only because it is currently so weak that it became a pearl like this."

"Wow, divine consciousness? Really? You aren't fooling me, are you?"

"Of course not. As you said, the two of us are a community of shared interests. There is no reason for me to deceive you about this. Awakening that divine consciousness will be of great help to our god-making plan."

"As a million-year soul beast, Tianmeng, you should understand the gap between divine consciousness and spiritual consciousness. Calling it an abyss would be an understatement. With an expert who once cultivated his spiritual power to the level of divine consciousness guiding me, my spiritual power will definitely develop much faster."

"When I attach soul rings to my second martial soul in the future, spiritual power will also be an extremely important criterion. With this expert's help, the success rate of our god-making plan will inevitably increase by a great deal."

An unprecedented light blossomed in Dream Iceworm's beady eyes. It had been completely stunned by Jiang Yue's words.

Divine consciousness—that was a realm even it, a million-year spiritual-type soul beast, had never reached! Its spiritual power was indeed immense, perhaps even the greatest in all of the Douluo Continent, but in terms of quality, let alone divine consciousness, it was not even qualified to compare itself to the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler.

So that gray pearl had such an incredible origin? It had looked so ordinary.

But when it recalled what had happened when the pearl merged into Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit, Dream Iceworm instinctively felt that Jiang Yue was telling the truth.

Dream Iceworm quietly moved a little farther away from the pearl. Even if it was only a fragment of divine consciousness, its quality far surpassed Dream Iceworm's origin. It did not want to get too close to such an unfamiliar and terrifyingly powerful being.

In any case, Dream Iceworm felt that it should remain somewhat wary of the pearl under the current circumstances. It had to make sure it did not end up dying without even knowing how.

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up! As long as that pearl bears us no ill will—and can even help our god-making plan—I approve with all my feet! Go ahead and do it!"

"Mm. Since you're awake now, Tianmeng, help me. Guide that baleful aura and the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife's aura entirely toward that pearl. We have to awaken him."

"Leave it to me. For me, this only takes a thought."

Rarely, a fervent fighting spirit appeared in Dream Iceworm's beady eyes. The baleful aura could corrode the Sea of Spirit? Before the spiritual power of a million-year soul beast like Dream Iceworm, a curse planted by an evil soul master three thousand years ago could not possibly break through its defenses.

Almost instantly, the golden origin power floating above the Sea of Spirit burst forth with dazzling golden radiance, dyeing the entire Sea of Spirit gold. Before that golden light, the baleful aura emitted by the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife began to churn wildly, darting around Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit.

It was not trying to destroy anything. It was trying to find shelter from the storm. But this was not its territory. No matter how it struggled, all its efforts would ultimately come to nothing.

In the end, the space available to it grew smaller and smaller until only a tiny patch remained. Suddenly, the baleful aura discovered a gap. Like a dying man who had seen hope, it rushed toward that opening.

But the moment it charged into the gap, a gray pearl appeared before it, and it slammed into it head-on.

Bang!

The instant the baleful aura touched the pearl's surface, it was blasted apart. The mist that spread out was also dispersed by the pearl at a visible rate.

As the baleful aura dissipated, Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit, which had originally turned golden due to Dream Iceworm's spiritual power, became a deathly gray in the blink of an eye.

Dream Iceworm was startled by the sudden scene. No matter how hard it exerted itself, it could not turn the Sea of Spirit gray back to gold.

If it had not known in advance that the pearl contained a powerful expert's fragment of divine consciousness, Dream Iceworm probably would have been too depressed to sleep.

At the same time, after realizing it was powerless, Dream Iceworm completely believed what Jiang Yue had said earlier.

"A vile aura, yet somehow familiar. This old man actually feels the faintest trace of fondness toward it."

As the baleful aura in the Sea of Spirit dissipated, an aged, tranquil voice that seemed to see through all things echoed within Jiang Yue's Sea of Spirit.

The Necromancer God, the Undead Calamity, Electrolux—a legend who had once truly reached the point where he could become a god whenever he wished—had truly awakened on the Douluo Continent because of the baleful aura produced by the curse an evil soul master had left on the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife.

"Oh? Living Gold? I never expected that, in such circumstances and at such a time, this old man would encounter such a supreme treasure!"

The formerly tranquil voice carried a few hints of excitement. Yet after that excitement, Electrolux fell silent for a long time.

"To actually leave a curse and malicious thoughts inside the Living Gold—what an ingenious idea from the culprit! Fortunately, that fellow did not know how to use Living Gold and could not reveal its countless wondrous uses. That is a bargain for this old man."

"It seems that you, little meatworm, and you, little fellow, awakened this old man because you wanted me to remove the curse from the Living Gold. Am I right?"

"You have guessed correctly, Senior. We went to great lengths to awaken you because we wanted you to purify the Living Gold. There are pitifully few people capable of purifying the curse upon it, and you had been asleep all this time, so we could only use this method. I hope you will forgive us, Senior."

"It is no matter. However, this old man is curious—how did you know that I could purify this Living Gold? Never mind, I will not ask further. It should concern your secret, and this old man is not one to pry into everything."

"Rest assured, this old man will deal with the Living Gold's problem. Consider it payment for residing in your Sea of Spirit for a few years."

"Let me borrow your body!"

The moment Electrolux finished speaking, Jiang Yue completely lost control of his body. He could only stand within his sea of consciousness and watch as Electrolux controlled it.

The feeling was truly strange, but Jiang Yue had no mind to experience this unfamiliar perspective. His attention was entirely focused on Electrolux, who was controlling his body.

Outside, Jiang Yue's eyes had turned completely dead gray. Yet within that endless desolation, there was an unprecedented sense of holiness. That sacred aura changed Jiang Yue's entire bearing.

Electrolux looked at the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife in his hand. The instant his gaze fell upon it, a faint threadlike wisp of gray spiritual power slowly descended onto the carving knife and entered its interior without any obstruction.

In an instant, the vicious blade began to tremble violently. Even being gripped in a hand could not stop its shaking. At the same time, wave after wave of buzzing, like shrill screams, rang in Electrolux's ears from the carving knife.

Apparently annoyed by the noise, Electrolux raised his arm. A cluster of grayish-white flames rose from the hand holding the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife.

The flames appeared utterly ordinary, almost like mere decoration. There was neither the slightest heat nor any crackling from the fire. Yet these strange flames clung to the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife like maggots to bone.

The screams became even more piercing and horrifying. Intense cyan light burst forth, condensing in midair into a savage, terrifying face that continuously let out low growls.

It looked fierce, but it was merely bluffing—putting on one final show of bravado.

Electrolux casually glanced at the face. With that single look, more than half of the savage visage instantly became transparent and blurred beyond recognition. Its dissolution could no longer be halted, and it eventually turned into wisps of cyan smoke that scattered away.

As the curse contained within the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife dissipated, its overall aura began to change as well, growing increasingly pure and gentle.

The process was slow, but the purification was extremely thorough. Before long, the carving knife's originally black body became like a piece of blue-green crystal, continuously radiating a soothing cyan glow. It was utterly different from its previous appearance. A treasure that had gathered dust for three thousand years had finally revealed the radiance that had always belonged to it.

"I am still far too weak. Merely purifying such a small curse has weakened me to this extent."

"But that is fine. With this Living Gold, this remnant soul of mine can finally stabilize completely. I no longer need to worry about dissipating."

Jiang Yue's consciousness suddenly returned to his body. Electrolux's weak voice echoed beside his ears, while the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife in his hand had already taken on an entirely different appearance.

No, although it had yet to fuse with him, the name Spirit Devouring Carving Knife no longer suited it. Its name now was the Blade of Life's Watch.

"So this is the true appearance of Living Gold! It feels completely different from before."

Jiang Yue carefully examined the green carving knife before him. The warm, jade-like sensation in his hand was incomparably comfortable. This was a supreme treasure that could only be born after boundless life force gathered together and gestated for tens of millions of years!

Even a place like the Star Dou Forest would need two hundred thousand years to nurture a piece of Living Gold as large as the carving knife before him. Dream Iceworm's million years of life force was only equivalent to a piece of Living Gold the size of a teardrop.

"Press it against your forehead. No matter what happens later, do not panic. Leave everything to me."

"Understood. I will leave everything to you, Senior."

Jiang Yue pressed the Living Blade, still carrying his body warmth, against the acupoint between his brows. Strands of spiritual power seeped out from his sea of consciousness and coiled around the Living Blade, and a warm sensation instantly spread throughout his entire body.

In that instant, the Living Blade shone brilliantly with cyan light, dyeing Jiang Yue's entire body cyan. The dense life force constantly radiating from the blade was greedily absorbed by every cell in Jiang Yue's body.

The dense life force surged through Jiang Yue's body, washing over every corner of him from within. The scant impurities inside his body were all expelled under the impact of that torrent of life force.

In that brief moment alone, Jiang Yue's physical constitution improved considerably. The effect was far better than the two pieces of whale gelatin he had eaten before. As his body was washed by life force, Jiang Yue suddenly felt much lighter.

Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring required both formidable spiritual power and physical strength. Spiritual power had always been Jiang Yue's strong suit, while physical constitution had been the issue troubling him all along.

There was nothing he could do about it. Both of his martial souls were tool martial souls. Whether in terms of martial souls themselves or the soul rings he absorbed, the enhancement to his body was far inferior to that of beast martial souls.

If Jiang Yue's original physique could only withstand a soul ring of around thirteen thousand years, then now the age limit he could bear had increased by at least five thousand years. Combined with the Living Gold making his body far more resilient, the soul ring age he could endure would rise by at least another thousand years.

And this was only the initial benefit. The Living Blade's strengthening of his body would not happen overnight; it would take a long time to complete. After fusing with the Living Blade, Jiang Yue's physical constitution would continue to slowly grow stronger over time.

It could be said that from this moment onward, Jiang Yue's physical constitution had truly risen to the same level as his spiritual power.

Of course, the Living Blade had not yet finished fusing with him, so its enhancement of his spiritual power had not yet shown itself. Once everything was over, Jiang Yue's spiritual power would definitely leave his physical constitution far behind once more.