As Long Wushang's words fell, ripples began spreading through the space behind him.
The illusory, bizarre figure of his second martial soul, the Original Sin Demon Puppet, slowly emerged.
The instant the Original Sin Demon Puppet appeared, the atmosphere within the entire secret chamber completely changed.
Greed, envy, rage—negative emotions of every kind spread through the room like a tide.
After being struck by this aura, Tang Ya, whose expression had originally been calm, furrowed her brows tightly, her body trembling 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, however, remained entirely unmoved. He merely watched everything before him calmly.
At that moment, he was pouring all his strength into activating the Original Sin Demon Puppet's innate original sin divine power, transforming Tang Ya's body and soul.
He had said before that since Tang Ya had voluntarily joined the Holy Spirit Cult and had been forced to choose to follow him, there would no longer be any possibility of her leaving him in this lifetime.
However, after being transformed by the original sin divine power, Tang Ya could also gain greater combat strength and a higher potential for growth, provided that she signed an exclusive Original Sin Contract with Long Wushang.
The Original Sin Demon Puppet's innate talent ability—Original Sin Contract.
Through this contract, Long Wushang could subdue at most seven Original Sin Divine Servants, with the seven servants corresponding to the seven deadly sins.
Once the contract was formed, the divine servants would not only gain command over the corresponding original sin authority, but also 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 layer upon layer of trials, nor was there any need to condense divine rings. As long as both sides willingly formed the contract, they could directly wield the corresponding power of original sin.
And 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 heart to cultivate evil soul master techniques, joined the Holy Spirit Cult, and had even gone so far as to devour the lives and soul power of others to become stronger.
She crazily craved power, craved revenge, and craved the restoration of the Tang Sect's glory. This endless desire was the most perfect source of greed.
Moreover, her martial soul, the Dark Blue Silver Grass, 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 the Blue Silver Grass fused with the power of original sin to plunder her opponents' soul power, bloodline, and even martial soul origin, converting it all 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 the Tang Sect orphan struggling alone beneath the burden of hatred. She was an Original Sin Divine Servant who wielded the power of greed and loyally followed Long Wushang.
Within her consciousness, Tang Ya kept her eyes tightly shut, her delicate body trembling without end as she endured an 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 utterly erase what little rationality she had left.
She clenched her teeth tightly, yet she was completely powerless to resist.
She knew very well that this was not merely torture. It was the ultimate judgment directed at the obsessions in her heart.
Within the boundless darkness, a phantom contract slowly appeared in the depths of her consciousness.
Tang Ya understood at a glance what it meant. This was Long Wushang's final choice for her.
The contents of the contract were simple. As long as she signed her name upon it, she would obtain the immense power she had dreamed of, a status above all living beings, and a nearly endless lifespan. To the current, desperate Tang Ya, these held a fatal allure.
And there was only one price she needed to pay: offer up all her loyalty, dedicate her body and soul. From then on, everything she possessed would belong to Long Wushang.
Tang Ya did not agree immediately. While resisting the dark emotions corroding her mind, she also did everything in her power to remain rational, trying to weigh the pros and cons as best she could.
She knew very clearly that once she chose to agree to the contract, she would completely set foot upon this dark path, with no chance of turning back.
And in that brief moment, countless memories of the past continuously flashed through her mental world.
She saw her carefree younger self, her departed parents, and the immature first aspiration that had once been filled with hope for the Tang Sect's revival.
She saw Beibei, who had always protected and trusted her, and the people of Shrek who had once given her warmth.
But the good times did not last. The scenes before her shattered in an instant, followed closely by cruel reality.
Enemies who had died by her hand, innocent soul masters, commoners, and soul beasts harmed through her involvement—one life after another that had vanished continuously appeared before her eyes.
At that moment, Tang Ya finally saw clearly the monstrous, irredeemable sins she had committed over the years for revenge and for strength.
She understood that she had long since stepped into the abyss of darkness. There was no road back for her anymore.
She had long since fallen into an evil soul master. The kind and pure Tang Ya of the past had slowly perished amid endless hatred and slaughter.
A deep voice kept echoing within Tang Ya's heart, repeatedly trying to persuade her.
Since she had already embarked on this path, there was no need to hesitate any longer. Since she could not return to the past, she should seize the power now within reach.
The whisper grew ever clearer, while the darkness in her heart grew ever denser. The guilt brought by slaughter, the thrill of revenge, and the satisfaction of wielding power intertwined and entangled, tugging at her mind and 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 within her consciousness, the tower symbolizing power and contract. Her steps were slow, yet incomparably firm, without the slightest hesitation, doubt, or regret.
From the moment she chose revenge and chose to pursue power, the ending of her life's path had already been decided.
She made her way to the top of the tower. At its summit stood a greed idol emanating a bizarre aura, while before it floated a dark golden contract.
Tang Ya silently gazed at the contract that represented the authority of greed. After a moment of silence, she resolutely extended her delicate hand and pressed it firmly onto the contract.
The instant she touched the contract, it meant that the contract had taken effect.
A dazzling dark golden divine light shot into the sky from the tower's center. Its brilliant radiance spread outward, dispelling all gloom and chaos within the world of consciousness and illuminating Tang Ya's path ahead.
A greed idol then appeared before her. It was thin and short, with a bizarre appearance, and cold plundering light flowed through its narrow vertical pupils.
Seven dark golden divine rings slowly revolved behind it, releasing the pure power of the Greed Deity.
The idol seemed to sense Tang Ya's presence in an instant, and the seven divine rings behind it erupted with dazzling light simultaneously.
That brilliant light soared into the heavens, condensing into an arrow of greed that tore through endless space and shot directly into Tang Ya's brow, taking deep root within her sea of spirit.
At that moment, the original sin power of greed completely fused into Tang Ya's body.
Her martial soul, the Dark Devouring Blue Silver Grass, simultaneously completed its transformation, evolving into the Sinful Blue Silver Grass, which possessed both devouring and original sin authority.
From that day onward, the old Tang Ya was completely gone. Tang Ya, the Greed Divine Servant who wielded the authority of greed and one of the Seven Original Sin Divine Servants, was officially born!
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