And so, the two held a lengthy discussion within the Icefire Yin Yang Well, with only one topic on the table: how Xuan Xiao could become a god without adversely affecting himself.
In the end, they arrived at one solution-sacrifice. They would find or purchase a genuine divine beast to offer itself in sacrifice. Yes, not become a Soul Spirit, but offer itself in sacrifice.
They would use the divine power gained through that sacrifice to assault the soul power black hole within Xuan Xiao, triggering a trace of qualitative change in that enormous black hole, which made up in quantity what it lacked in quality.
Then they would let that qualitative change trigger a quantitative change in turn. Simply put, they would first convert a tiny thread into divine power, then let that thread spread like ink through the vast vat of water that was his soul power.
But the prerequisite was that the divine beast's divine power had to be attribute-free, so it would not conflict with Xuan Xiao's own attributes.
The two finally settled on this plan.
Then-they began competing in cultivation, neither willing to concede to the other.
Zhi An was currently seven levels above Xuan Xiao, but his progress grew slower the further he advanced.
Because of his soul power black hole, Xuan Xiao was precisely the opposite. The more the black hole absorbed, the larger it grew, and the further he advanced, the faster he cultivated.
While the two were competing, Qian Renxue, Snake Lance, and Pufferfish had already returned to Spirit City, racing the entire way without daring to pause even for a breath.
"Senior sister!"
Qian Renxue plunged straight into Bibi Dong's arms, her golden hair rubbing against those long purple locks. Her eyes were slightly red, as though she had suffered