As Long Wushang's voice fell, ripples began spreading through the space behind him.
The illusory, eerie figure of his second Martial Soul, the Original Sin Demon Puppet, slowly emerged.
The instant the Original Sin Demon Puppet appeared, the atmosphere in the entire secret chamber changed completely.
Greed, envy, wrath—every kind of negative emotion surged through the room like a tide.
Tang Ya, who had originally worn a calm expression, furrowed her brows tightly after being struck by that aura. Her body trembled faintly beyond her control.
At that moment, she was being forced to confront the desires and obsessions buried deep within her heart for many years.
Long Wushang remained entirely unmoved. He merely watched everything before him calmly.
At that moment, he was fully activating the Original Sin Divine Power inherent to the Original Sin Demon Puppet, transforming Tang Ya's body and soul.
He had said before that since Tang Ya had willingly joined the Holy Spirit Cult and been forced to choose to follow him, there would be no possibility of her leaving him for the rest of her life.
However, after being transformed by Original Sin Divine Power, Tang Ya would also gain greater combat strength and a higher potential for growth. The prerequisite was that she had to sign an exclusive Original Sin Contract with Long Wushang.
The Original Sin Demon Puppet possessed an innate ability—the Original Sin Contract.
Through this contract, Long Wushang could subdue at most seven Sin God Servants, each corresponding to one of the seven deadly sins.
Once the contract was formed, the servants could wield the corresponding authority of original sin and establish an exclusive soul-level bond with Long Wushang.
Today, what Long Wushang intended to grant Tang Ya was the sin of greed, one of the seven sins.
The Original Sin Contract was entirely different from the Original Sin Divine Trial. There was no need to undergo trial after trial, nor was there any need to condense divine rings. As long as both parties willingly formed the contract, they could directly wield the corresponding power of original sin.
Tang Ya was undoubtedly the most perfect candidate to bear the power of greed.
The greatest knot in her heart throughout her life had been reviving the fallen Tang Sect. For that goal, she had abandoned her true self to cultivate Evil Soul Master techniques, joined the Holy Spirit Cult, and had even been willing to devour the lives and Soul Power of others to grow stronger.
She crazily craved power, revenge, and the restoration of the Tang Sect's glory. That endless desire was the most perfect source of greed.
Moreover, her Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul inherently possessed the traits of devouring and plundering, making it a perfect match for the power of greed.
Thus, the exclusive Original Sin ability Long Wushang had chosen for her was Greed's Grasp.
After mastering Greed's Grasp, Tang Ya could use her Bluesilver Grass to merge with Original Sin Power and plunder her opponents' Soul Power, bloodline, and even Martial Soul origins, converting all of it into her own cultivation.
This power suited the path she now walked, and it would completely rewrite the rest of her life.
From the moment the contract was finalized, she was no longer a Tang Sect orphan struggling alone beneath the burden of hatred. She was now a Sin God Servant who wielded the power of greed and loyally followed Long Wushang.
Within her consciousness, Tang Ya had her eyes tightly shut, her delicate body trembling without pause as she endured unprecedented mental torment.
Countless dark emotions swept in from every direction. Greed, slaughter, resentment, and regret battered her mental defenses in wave after wave, seeking to completely erase the last remnants of her sanity.
She clenched her teeth tightly, yet she was completely powerless to resist.
She knew clearly that this was not merely torture. It was an ultimate judgment aimed at the obsessions within her heart.
Within the boundless darkness, a phantom contract slowly appeared in the depths of her consciousness.
Tang Ya understood its meaning at a glance. This was Long Wushang's final choice for her.
The contents of the contract were simple. So long as she signed her name upon it, she could obtain the immense power she had dreamed of, a status above all living beings, and a nearly endless lifespan. To her, with no way out left, these held a fatal allure.
The price she had to pay was only one thing: absolute loyalty, the offering of her body and soul. From then on, everything she possessed would belong to Long Wushang.
Tang Ya did not immediately agree. As she resisted the dark emotions corroding her mind, she also did everything she could to remain rational, trying to weigh the advantages and disadvantages.
She knew clearly that once she chose to form the contract, she would completely step onto this dark path, with no chance of turning back.
And in that brief moment, countless memories from the past flashed continuously through her spiritual world.
She saw her carefree younger self, her deceased parents, and the immature aspiration she had once held for the Tang Sect's revival.
She saw Beibei, who had always protected and trusted her, as well as everyone from Shrek, who had once given her warmth.
But the good times did not last. The images before her shattered in an instant, and cruel reality followed close behind.
Enemies who had died by her hand, innocent Soul Masters, commoners, and soul beasts harmed because of her—one vanished life after another appeared before her eyes.
At that moment, Tang Ya finally saw clearly the monstrous, irreparable sins she had committed over the years in pursuit of revenge and strength.
She understood that she had long since stepped into the abyss of darkness. There was no longer any road back for her.
She had already become an Evil Soul Master. The kind and pure Tang Ya of the past had long slowly perished amid endless hatred and slaughter.
A deep voice rang continuously in Tang Ya's heart, repeatedly urging her onward.
Since she had already walked this path, there was no need to hesitate any longer. Since she could not return to the past, she should seize the power within reach.
The whisper grew clearer and clearer, while the darkness in her heart became ever denser. The guilt born of slaughter, the thrill of revenge, and the satisfaction of wielding power intertwined and tugged at her mind, plunging her into an intense struggle.
In the end, Tang Ya still made her decision.
She was unwilling to flee, and unwilling to deny all the mistakes she had made in the past.
Within the boundless darkness, she steadily walked toward the Original Sin Tower deep in her consciousness, a tower symbolizing power and contract. Her steps were slow, yet incomparably firm, without the slightest attempt to turn back, hesitation, or regret.
From the moment she chose revenge and chose to pursue power, the course of her life had already been destined to reach this ending.
She made her way to the top of the tower, where a Greed deity statue radiating an eerie aura stood silently. Before it, the dark-golden contract floated quietly.
Tang Ya gazed silently at the contract representing the authority of greed. After a moment of silence, she resolutely extended her jade-like hand and pressed it firmly onto the contract.
The instant she touched the contract, it signified that the contract had taken effect.
A dazzling dark-golden divine light shot into the heavens from the tower's center. Its brilliant radiance spread outward, dispelling all gloom and chaos within the consciousness world while illuminating the road ahead for Tang Ya.
A Greed deity statue then appeared before her. Its figure was thin and short, its appearance strange, while cold plundering light flowed within its narrow vertical pupils.
Seven dark-golden divine rings slowly revolved behind it, releasing the pure power of the God of Greed.
The deity statue seemed to sense Tang Ya's presence instantly, and the seven divine rings behind it erupted with dazzling light at the same time.
That brilliant light shot skyward and condensed into an arrow of greed, tearing through endless space before charging directly into Tang Ya's brow and taking deep root within her Spiritual Sea.
At that moment, the Original Sin Power belonging to greed completely fused into Tang Ya's body.
Her Dark Devouring Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul also completed its transformation, evolving into Sinful Blue Silver Grass, which possessed both devouring abilities and the authority of original sin.
Thus, the old Tang Ya came to a complete end. Tang Ya, the Greed Servant who wielded the authority of greed and one of the seven Sin God Servants, was officially born!
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