Emperor of Plant Martial Souls

Buzz!

A torrent of Sha Qi swept out from Meng Xuanji's body!

All the red tentacles scattered in panic, as though they had encountered their natural nemesis, fleeing Meng Xuanji's body.

Meng Xuanji was lifted by the Dark Blue Silver Emperor beneath his feet, his gaze sweeping disdainfully over the Symbiotic Blood Lotus.

"Just you? You dare defy this Emperor?"

"Hmph, don't get cocky! I've already taken control of this man's brain and heart. This body belongs to me from now on. Don't even think about stopping me!"

The Symbiotic Blood Lotus let out an angry roar. Its sucker-covered lotus tendrils wriggled rapidly, relentlessly draining Meng Xuanji's life force.

"Pfft!"

Meng Xuanji spat out another mouthful of blood.

Yet the Dark Blue Silver Emperor was not panicked in the slightest. It merely watched the Symbiotic Blood Lotus with an amused look in its eyes.

Paired with Meng Xuanji's continuously bleeding body, that gaze gave off an abnormal air of madness.

"Looks like I need to teach you a lesson."

Meng Xuanji suddenly seized the lotus tendrils on his arm and violently poured that supremely yin and evil soul power within his body into the Symbiotic Blood Lotus!

"What are you doing?! Let go of me! Let go, you madman!"

The Symbiotic Blood Lotus seemed to have encountered some terrifying enemy. It desperately tried to retract its lotus tendrils, but under the martial soul suppression of the Dark Blue Silver Emperor, it had no power to resist.

"I told you already. This is this Emperor's body. A mere Blood Lotus like you isn't worthy of controlling me!"

Buzz!

Dark soul power, terrifying as an abyss, surged into the Symbiotic Blood Lotus's seedpod. Countless wisps of black qi erupted inside it! The scarlet Blood Lotus on its surface was gradually corroded black by that qi!

"No! Let go of me! Let go!"

The Symbiotic Blood Lotus let out agonized screams. All the red tentacles lay prostrate on the ground, completely daring not to rescue their master.

Before the proud Blue Silver Emperor, all plant-type martial souls had to bow their heads.

Such was the dominance of the only emperor in the world.

In this world, the Dark Blue Silver Emperor was the undisputed emperor of all plant-type martial souls!

As time passed, the Symbiotic Blood Lotus no longer had the strength to struggle. It was only a step away from being devoured by the Dark Blue Silver Emperor.

"You have one final choice. Either willingly sacrifice yourself to become my first soul ring, or I'll devour you and send you on your way. From now on, there will only be seven supreme dark evil entities left in this world."

Faced with this threatening choice, the Symbiotic Blood Lotus said weakly.

"I... surrender..."

It still did not want to die.

If it willingly sacrificed itself to become Meng Xuanji's martial soul, it could still retain a trace of its self-awareness and remain in the world. But if the Dark Blue Silver Emperor devoured it, that fate would be worse than death.

"Hmph. A wise choice."

The Dark Blue Silver Emperor released the Symbiotic Blood Lotus's tendrils, and the latter immediately retracted them into its body as if granted a pardon.

Now incomparably weak, it did not even have the strength to regret its decision.

It had gone far too many years without drinking human blood, leaving little power within it to begin with. Coupled with being countered by the Dark Blue Silver Emperor, it had no choice but to sacrifice itself this time.

"Martial soul, sacrifice."

A faint blood-colored glow emerged from the surface of the Symbiotic Blood Lotus. In an instant, the red light rapidly expanded, transforming into a massive blood-colored pillar of light that enveloped Meng Xuanji!

Vigorous life force flooded back into Meng Xuanji's body, and his consciousness gradually began to awaken.

Beneath the blood-red radiance, a small blood-red torso bone slowly merged into Meng Xuanji's chest.

However, because Meng Xuanji's bone age had not yet fully developed, this precious torso bone could only fall dormant.

"I think... I can feel power."

Meng Xuanji opened his eyes dizzily. By the time his consciousness had fully stabilized, the Symbiotic Blood Lotus on the ceiling had long since vanished.

And his Dark Blue Silver Emperor had gained a blood-red soul ring, continuously radiating sinister blood qi.

"This is... a hundred-thousand-year soul ring?!"

Meng Xuanji stared wide-eyed at the sight in disbelief.

"No, it doesn't seem to be a hundred-thousand-year one."

Meng Xuanji looked at the four bright red blood patterns flashing on the soul ring, and his mouth could no longer close.

"Four hundred thousand... a four-hundred-thousand-year soul ring!"

The Symbiotic Blood Lotus had had more than one master in its life. Nearly every master had provided it with an immense amount of blood qi. Along with its cultivation over so many years, the age of its soul ring had long reached the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

"Reporting to Master, the age of my soul ring is not fixed. As long as Master is willing to provide me with fresh life essence, the age of my soul ring can continue to evolve."

Within Meng Xuanji's sea of consciousness, a tiny blood-colored lotus seedpod cautiously sent him a mental message.

"Hm?"

Seeing this all-too-familiar scene, Meng Xuanji froze for a moment.

Why did this feeling of being possessed through a sacrifice seem just like Tianmeng's? Could it be that this Symbiotic Blood Lotus still had consciousness now?

Meng Xuanji entered his sea of consciousness to inspect it.

The Symbiotic Blood Lotus was floating obediently inside his sea of consciousness.

Without Meng Xuanji's permission, it did not even dare take root within his sea of consciousness, afraid that Meng Xuanji might erase it with a single thought.

The Symbiotic Blood Lotus had now completely lost the right to negotiate with Meng Xuanji. If Meng Xuanji died, it would dissipate along with him.

Thus, this might be the final master of its life.

Other than Meng Xuanji himself, perhaps no one hoped more than the Symbiotic Blood Lotus that he would live a long life.

"What is your name?"

Meng Xuanji cautiously tested the other party as well.

"Reporting to Master, my true name is Symbiotic Blood Lotus. Master may simply call me Blood Lotus."

"Do you have any special abilities? Such as the Symbiotic Contract mentioned in the report."

"Reporting to Master, I do. My soul ring has two abilities in total. The first is my Symbiotic Contract, which allows me to share soul power, spiritual power, and even life force with another person after obtaining their blood essence."

"Of course, if Master wishes, you may also drain them one-sidedly. Those bound by the contract, unless Master willingly releases it, cannot escape it even if they kill you, Master."

"This contract will accompany those who sign it like a curse for their entire lives. When I find my next master, their contracts will automatically transfer to that new master, becoming blood food to nourish the new master's growth once more."

"However, because Qian Daoliu severely injured me before, I lost contact with all my previous followers. To sign contracts with them again, I merely need to find them. As for their blood essence, I have backups of it within my body."

Hearing of such a powerful soul skill, Meng Xuanji rubbed his chin in satisfaction.

"As expected of one of the legendary Eight Supreme Dark Evil Entities. It really is dark enough. I like it."

"What about your second soul skill?"

Meng Xuanji now looked forward even more to the Symbiotic Blood Lotus's second soul skill.

If even its first soul skill was so heaven-defying, then surely its second soul skill would be another specialized ability with an immensely powerful restraining effect!

"Today, I really struck gold."

A sinister smile appeared on Meng Xuanji's face. In this dark environment, it looked exceptionally eerie, as if he had always been a creature of this place.

"I'm one step closer to my grand ambition."