Right, How Did I Not Think of That?

"Bi Ji, you..."

Ling Xuqing looked at Bi Ji kneeling before him, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

He felt the sincerity and resolve deep within Bi Ji's soul.

Bi Ji, however, shook her head, interrupting him.

She raised her head, looking at Ling Xuqing with burning eyes, her voice firm and clear:

"Young Master, there is no need to persuade me."

"I have lived for hundreds of thousands of years and witnessed too many partings and deaths."

"I know deeply that in this world where the strong prey on the weak, only by following the truly powerful can one see hope for the future."

"You and the Master are that hope."

Bi Ji's eyes were filled with fanaticism and devotion:

"As long as the Young Master is willing to accept me, Bi Ji is willing to become the sharp blade in your hand to clear away all obstacles; I am willing to become the shield behind you to block all wind and rain!"

"Even if I am shattered to pieces, Bi Ji will not regret it!"

After speaking, Bi Ji kowtowed heavily once more and waited quietly for Ling Xuqing's reply.

The scene was deathly silent.

Only the sound of the water in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well echoed slowly through the cavern.

"Young Master..." Bi Ji raised her head, her voice carrying unquestionable firmness, "You may feel that my cultivation is not high enough to be worthy of being your Soul Spirit. But do not forget, I am a healing-type soul beast!"

"In the entire soul beast clan, there is no soul beast more suitable for you than me!"

Bi Ji's voice echoed in the cavern, filled with confidence and resolve: "I possess the most extreme life-healing power, and I can provide you with the most powerful endurance and recovery capabilities. Furthermore..."

She paused, a wise light flickering in her eyes: "The Master once said that as long as I am willing to become your contract Soul Spirit, in the future, once you become a god, I can share your godhood!"

"How could I let such a good thing go to someone else?!"

Bi Ji's words were resonant, leaving everyone present stunned.

That's right, sharing godhood!

On this Douluo Continent, soul beasts cannot become gods; this is an ironclad law.

But the Young Master is different!

Zi Ji suddenly widened her eyes, slapped her thigh, and exclaimed: "Right! How did I not think of that?!"

Everyone's gaze turned to Zi Ji.

Zi Ji was trembling with excitement: "Soul beasts cannot become gods, but the Young Master is the successor of the Dragon God! He received personal guidance from the Dragon God, fused with the origin power and bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, and even possesses the dragon clan's supreme treasure, the Ascending Dragon Pillar! He will definitely become a god in the future!"

"Wouldn't becoming the Young Master's Soul Spirit mean I could follow him and become a god too?!"

A fanatical light, never seen before, erupted in Zi Ji's eyes: "And the Dragon God is a Supreme God King! If the Young Master becomes the new Dragon God, wouldn't sharing his godhood make us Supreme God Kings as well?!"

The more Zi Ji thought about it, the more excited she became. She took a sudden step forward, knelt on one knee, and shouted loudly at Ling Xuqing:

"Young Master! I am also willing to sacrifice!"

"I am the Hell Demon Dragon King; I am of the dragon clan by nature and share the same origin as you, Young Master!"

"I am more suitable for you than the Emerald Swan!"

"Please accept me, Young Master!"

The scene fell into a deathly silence once again.

Xiao Wu and A Yin widened their eyes, their mouths hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.

They looked at Bi Ji, then at Zi Ji, completely dumbfounded.

This... this is too crazy, right?!

The two great fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest are volunteering to sacrifice themselves, and they are even fighting over it?!

Gu Yuena stood to the side, watching this absurd scene, feeling her head buzzing.

She rubbed her temples helplessly, feeling completely numb.

"This... this... you are all crazy..."

Gu Yuena muttered to herself in her heart.

Ling Xuqing was also left somewhat unable to laugh or cry by this sudden turn of events.

He looked at Bi Ji and Zi Ji kneeling on the ground, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Ahem..." Ling Xuqing coughed twice, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere, "You... all get up first."

Bi Ji and Zi Ji exchanged a glance and stood up simultaneously, but their eyes remained fixed on Ling Xuqing, neither willing to back down.

Ling Xuqing shook his head helplessly and cast a look of appeal toward Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena sighed, stepped forward, and said softly: "Are you sure?"

"This is not a game. Once you become my brother's Soul Spirit, everything about you will be bound to him, and you will lose all your freedom. Have you thought this through?"

Bi Ji said with a firm expression: "Master, Bi Ji has thought it through."

Zi Ji said: "Master, if Zi Ji sacrifices to the Young Master, I can still follow the Young Master and the Master. There is no difference."

"Therefore, Zi Ji is willing."

Gu Yuena shook her head and said: "Bi Ji, Zi Ji, your intentions are clear to both me and my brother. But..."

"Do you have no regrets?"

"This subordinate has no regrets!"

Gu Yuena nodded, her gaze falling back onto Bi Ji:

"Very well, I believe you, but..."

"Bi Ji is a healing-type soul beast, and her extreme life-healing power is crucial to my brother."

"Moreover, Bi Ji's life attribute can provide the extreme life and light attributes that my brother's Golden Overlord Spear needs most."

"Although A Yin is of the life-healing type, she is currently only a soul contract and does not provide a soul ring."

"Furthermore, the healing ability of the Blue Silver Emperor naturally cannot compare to Bi Ji's extreme life-healing power."

"Not to mention, Bi Ji also provides the light attribute and purification power, and even grants my brother the power of rebirth and regeneration."

"These are exactly what my brother needs most right now."

Gu Yuena's words caused the fanaticism in Zi Ji's eyes to fade slightly.

She lowered her head, forced to admit that Gu Yuena made sense.

Ling Xuqing also nodded. He looked at Bi Ji, his eyes filled with gratitude and solemnity: "Bi Ji, have you decided?"

Bi Ji raised her head, her eyes full of firmness:

"Young Master, Bi Ji is willing to sacrifice for you and share your burdens!"

Ling Xuqing took a deep breath, reached out, and gently helped Bi Ji up: "Very well, I accept you!"

Bi Ji's eyes instantly filled with tears, and she said excitedly: "Thank you, Young Master, for fulfilling my wish!"

"Bi Ji will definitely do my utmost to assist you in becoming the new Dragon God!"

Ling Xuqing smiled slightly, held Bi Ji's hand, and said softly: "Bi Ji, let's begin."

Bi Ji nodded, closed her eyes, and a brilliant emerald light bloomed from her body.

Just then, Zi Ji suddenly grabbed the corner of Ling Xuqing's clothes. She looked at Ling Xuqing pitifully, her voice carrying a hint of grievance:

"Then... what about me?"

"Young Master, I want to as well!"

"Young Master, I have followed you all the way from Nuoding City to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; if I haven't earned any credit, I have at least put in the effort, right?"

"Young Master, you can't reject me!"

"You can't abandon me!"

Ling Xuqing looked at Zi Ji's aggrieved expression and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He reached out and ruffled Zi Ji's hair, comforting her softly: "Don't worry, Zi Ji, I have kept your loyalty in mind."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope reignited in Zi Ji's eyes.

She nodded vigorously: "Mm! Zi Ji will definitely perform well!"

Ling Xuqing smiled, turned around, held Bi Ji's hand, and walked toward the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Bi Ji, are you ready?" Ling Xuqing asked softly.

Bi Ji took a deep breath, her eyes full of firmness: "I am ready, Young Master!"

With that, an unprecedented, brilliant light bloomed from Bi Ji's body...