The First Divine Trial: Make Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Voluntarily Sacrifice Itself

In Star Dou Forest, Luo Jiuyou was walking at the very back of the group when he suddenly stopped.

He lowered his head and looked at his Asura Demon Sword. A faint tremor ran through the blade, as though it were calling to him.

Qian Daoliu paused slightly and turned around. "Jiuyou?"

Luo Jiuyou looked up. "Grand Priest, my martial soul seems to be reacting. Please wait a moment."

Bibi Dong turned to look at him. "Reacting? What kind of reaction? Could it be that Little Junior Brother has run into another stroke of good luck?"

She had not forgotten how Luo Jiuyou had obtained two External Soul Bones in succession. Most people would never encounter such luck in their entire lives.

Luo Jiuyou shook his head. "It's my martial soul... calling to me."

Qian Daoliu looked at the Asura Demon Sword in his hand and recalled the Asura Purgatory Technique that had appeared within it earlier. He seemed thoughtful. "Rest where you are."

Bibi Dong still wanted to ask something, but Ye Guyi gently tugged on her sleeve. "Senior Sister, don't ask yet."

Holding the Asura Demon Sword, Luo Jiuyou sat down cross-legged on the spot and attempted to communicate with it.

The next moment, his consciousness seemed to be pulled from his body by some force. With a gentle tug, the sounds and light around him faded away at once.

The forest and his senior sisters' voices all vanished. He found himself standing in a dark crimson space.

There was no sky and no ground, only endless bloody mist slowly surging beneath his feet. It was much like the space that appeared when he cultivated the Asura Purgatory Technique.

A figure sat in the void directly ahead, resting his cheek on one hand with his legs crossed. He appeared utterly casual, yet an aura that chilled one to the marrow radiated from him.

Luo Jiuyou was startled.

That attire... wasn't it the Asura God, one of the five great God Kings of the God Realm?

The God King in charge of slaughter, judgment, and law probably had grown sick of staying in the God Realm and wanted to run away every day. Luo Jiuyou had happened to awaken the Asura Demon Sword, so this God King who did not want to work had set his sights on him.

The Asura God looked at him with interest. "Interesting. You aren't afraid even after seeing me?"

Luo Jiuyou was not flustered. He merely replied calmly, "Why should I be afraid?"

The Asura God raised a brow, sat upright, and studied him with interest.

"Ordinary mortals who are pulled into a divine consciousness space either kneel, tremble, or faint. Yet you're calmer than I am."

Luo Jiuyou met his gaze. "Because this disciple knows that you would not have brought me here without reason."

The Asura God tilted his head, and the smile at the corner of his lips deepened.

"You seem to know who I am. Tell me, what do you know?"

Luo Jiuyou fell silent for a moment before answering truthfully. "The Asura God, one of the five great God Kings of the God Realm, in charge of slaughter, judgment, and law."

"The Asura Purgatory Technique from earlier was also bestowed upon this disciple by you, wasn't it? I simply do not know what orders Your Majesty has for this disciple."

The other party was a God King-level existence, after all. He would not be easy to fool, so it was better to tell the truth.

There was no point in playing petty tricks.

A glint flashed through the Asura God's eyes. "You know quite a lot. Then do you know how your Asura Demon Sword came to be?"

Luo Jiuyou did not deny it. "This disciple guesses that it is related to you."

The Asura God stood and paced a couple of steps with his hands behind his back. "A special kind of Blood Fiend Power is mixed within your soul. That power collided with my Asura Killing Aura, triggering the awakening of the Asura Demon Sword."

He paused, then turned to look at Luo Jiuyou. "Still, you're quite straightforward. I thought you would make up some excuses."

"There is no point in beating around the bush before you."

The Asura God laughed twice, his laughter echoing through the blood-colored space.

"Ha ha, interesting! Truly interesting! I have lived for so many years and seen quite a few geniuses, but your manner actually makes me feel at ease."

He sat down again, his tone becoming more serious. "Enough circling around. I came today to bestow a Divine Trial."

Luo Jiuyou's heart stirred, but no emotion showed on his face. "What Divine Trial?"

The Asura God leaned back in his chair and said leisurely, "The first trial—make that million-year fat maggot voluntarily sacrifice itself to you."

Luo Jiuyou's brow twitched almost imperceptibly.

A fat maggot?

On Douluo Continent, the only one who could be called a "million-year fat maggot" seemed to be Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

A million-year soul beast that had piled up its cultivation by consuming Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, it had been treated as a living power bank by the fierce beasts of Star Dou Forest for who knew how many years.

Without betraying anything, he pressed further. "Which one?"

The Asura God smiled without speaking and gave him a meaningful look. His smile seemed to say, You brat clearly know.

The Asura God lightly waved a hand, his tone relaxed. "You will know soon enough."

His figure began to fade, and the blood-colored space slowly dissipated as well. Only one sentence remained echoing through the air.

"Remember—only a voluntary sacrifice counts as passing."

"A voluntary sacrifice???"

Luo Jiuyou was completely baffled.

Since the Asura God said he would know soon enough, the other party would surely come knocking on his door.

But the question was—

How was he supposed to sweet-talk a million-year soul beast into willingly sacrificing itself?

He looked around, but the Asura God did not appear again.

After a while, his consciousness was gently pushed back into his body.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw three delicate, adorable little faces right before him, so close that his heart skipped a beat.

They were Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi.

"Eh, Junior Brother is awake!" Bibi Dong's eyes sparkled as she immediately cried out.

"I can see that, I can see that. There's no need for you to shout." Qian Renxue reached out and pushed Bibi Dong back, then leaned closer herself. "Junior Brother, what happened? What was that just now?"

Luo Jiuyou shook his head and answered honestly, "The Asura God bestowed a Divine Trial upon me."

"A Divine Trial?!" Bibi Dong cried out in shock.

Qian Renxue was stunned as well. "A Divine Trial? You're only level thirty, and a god has already bestowed a Divine Trial upon you?"

"Wait... a Divine Trial?" Bibi Dong suddenly reacted. "Little Junior Brother, you already have a Divine Trial? Second Junior Sister hasn't even begun one yet!"

Qian Renxue's expression immediately froze. Then she puffed out her cheeks and reached out to pinch Bibi Dong's face. "If you know how to talk, then talk more."

Bibi Dong's words became muffled from the pinching. She reached out to grab Qian Renxue's hand, and the two became entangled again.

Beside them, Ye Guyi helplessly rubbed her forehead. She always felt these two must have been sworn enemies in their previous lives. Otherwise, why did they always end up fighting whenever they talked?

Qian Daoliu stood nearby. When he heard the words "Asura God," his pupils suddenly contracted.

A Divine Trial?

The Asura God?

The Asura Demon Sword... was that the god who had bestowed divine power upon Jiuyou?

Suppressing the shock in his heart, he asked in a deep voice, "Jiuyou, what is the content of the Divine Trial?"

Luo Jiuyou's expression was somewhat strange. "The first trial—make a fat maggot voluntarily sacrifice itself."

A voluntary sacrifice?

The three girls looked at one another.