An Assault Soul Skill That Never Failed

At that moment, the Darkness Demon Spider stared at the two strangers, sensed a threat to its life, and decisively attacked.

A mass of dark spider silk shot toward Zhongli Wu, laden with all manner of toxins, including spiritual poison.

Yet Zhongli Wu merely gave a disdainful sneer.

How dare a puny spider show off its paltry tricks before the grandmaster himself? It must be tired of living.

Facing enough spider silk to make anyone's scalp crawl, Zhongli Wu simply raised a finger on his right hand and barked, "Be suppressed!"

Boom!

Vast soul power shredded every strand of silk. The Darkness Demon Spider let out a creaking groan, grievously injured and on the verge of death.

It had been careless, failing to grasp the gulf between their strengths in time.

This unfamiliar human was actually a Titled Douluo, and a single blow had left it at death's door.

After dealing with the demon spider, Zhongli Wu turned to Gu Ming. "This soul ring will do, barely. Go absorb it!"

"Cult Leader, you're a badass!"

Gu Ming first offered his praise, then walked up to the demon spider, gripped the Spider Martial Soul, and smashed it down, bringing the Darkness Demon Spider's sinful life to a definitive end.

How did that saying go? Before killing a soul beast, you had to pin a charge on it. Only then would your campaign have a righteous cause—it had already earned its own death.

He had modeled his approach entirely on a certain San.

Soon, a soul ring rose from the demon spider's corpse. Without another word, Gu Ming sat cross-legged and began absorbing it.

Absorbing a soul ring for the first time felt unfamiliar, but once he got the hang of it, Gu Ming quickly adapted.

The Spider Martial Soul beside him even looked somewhat disdainful.

What an ant of a soul beast. It actually gets to share my master? If I weren't confined to this world, I could kick these soul beasts to death with a single leg.

Just then, a familiar voice rang out within Gu Ming's Sea of Consciousness.

The newcomer was none other than the familiar Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

It had accidentally discovered Gu Ming, whose potential was limitless, and used its powerful spiritual strength to contact him, hoping to become the soul ring for his first martial soul.

Standing within his Sea of Consciousness, Gu Ming looked at the enormous worm. "Are you sure you want to choose me? Do you know what rank my martial souls occupy? You might very well end up being devoured instead."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said dismissively, "What haven't I seen? It's just a pair of twin martial souls. Once I fuse with you, I'll help lay the foundation for your ascension to godhood. You'll definitely become a god someday."

"Don't forget, I'm a million-year soul beast."

Gu Ming sighed deeply. "Then you'd better be careful. My martial souls aren't pushovers. If you sacrifice yourself to me and only your soul ring survives, don't blame me for what happens to the rest."

Tian Meng patted his body and said confidently, "Don't worry. I definitely won't fail this time. Your martial souls are powerful enough. They'll definitely be able to withstand my power."

"In a bit, I'll stir up those big fellows and lure the expert on your side away. Leave the rest to me."

Seeing this, Gu Ming agreed.

With things already spelled out so clearly, what else could he say? Naturally, he would grant Tian Meng's request. A million years' worth of spiritual origin—he would be a fool to turn down a free gift. After all, it was another piece of the foundation for attaining godhood.

Before long, Gu Ming finished absorbing his first soul ring. He opened his eyes, stood upright, and said, "Cult Leader, I succeeded."

"Very good."

Zhongli Wu carefully sensed Gu Ming's soul power and discovered that it had reached rank twelve. He continued, "What is your First Soul Skill?"

Gu Ming snapped his fingers. The Spider Martial Soul completed its Demon Weapon Transformation, and his first soul ring lit up.

"First Soul Skill, Darkness Skyfall."

Suddenly, the sky overhead turned black. Dark energy erupted from the Spider Martial Soul, forming a vast net of energy that locked onto Zhongli Wu and swept toward him.

Zhongli Wu neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the energy net to bind him and wrap him up like a rice dumpling.

He laughed heartily. "Good! A pretty decent soul skill. But this much..."

Halfway through his sentence, Zhongli Wu tried to break free, only to discover that he had been forcibly immobilized. He escaped the restraints only after 0.1 seconds had passed.

This soul skill shocked him.

Forced control!

Forced control that ignored cultivation level!

What sort of heaven-defying soul skill was this? It could actually restrain a renowned Super Douluo like him.

Gu Ming was only a One-Ring Soul Master, yet he could forcibly control a Super Douluo. Was this soul skill even reasonable?

At that moment, Gu Ming smiled and recalled the Spider Martial Soul, explaining, "Cult Leader, my First Soul Skill imposes forced control. It's also an indiscriminate area effect. Anyone within this domain of mine will be forcibly controlled, and the effect is guaranteed to take hold."

"Once I bind someone, even an expert several ranks above me can't unleash soul skills or use any other means while under its control."

"Moreover, this soul skill also inflicts potent poison, demonization, and spiritual paralysis."

After hearing this, Zhongli Wu found it utterly unbelievable.

Guaranteed effect, absolute control... Was this really a soul skill a one-ring soul beast could possess?

Even a Titled Douluo would be forcibly controlled. How was anyone else supposed to play?

But on second thought, this was the Holy Son, so it made sense.

Having come to terms with it, Zhongli Wu reached out and patted Gu Ming's shoulder, smiling. "As expected of His Highness the Holy Son. You've truly made me proud. The Holy Spirit Cult's future really must be entrusted to you youngsters to lead."

Hearing this, Gu Ming cupped his hands. "Cult Leader, you speak as though we're outsiders. Without the older generation's support, how could the young have a future? You're the one who shoulders the Holy Church's great burden."

Zhongli Wu grew even happier upon hearing that.

This brat really knows what to say. He gets it!

With that emotional intelligence alone, he could thrive anywhere.

Next, the two set out again to hunt down the first soul ring for Gu Ming's first martial soul, Tianjing.

Soul rings suited to the Tianjing Sword, which represented light, were likewise extremely rare.

Light, sacred, fire, wind, and other attributes would all work, but the ring had to possess a single attribute, making it exceedingly difficult to find.

Lurking underground, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm saw that the time was ripe. Without hesitation, he caused a huge commotion, creating the illusion that he was about to escape and alarming the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains rocked. The very ground trembled.

Zhongli Wu's expression immediately darkened, and his gaze grew deep. Grabbing Gu Ming's hand, he said, "Let's go. The ferocious beasts have noticed us."

It was at that very moment that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unleashed a terrifying spiritual attack, briefly dazing Zhongli Wu and snatching Gu Ming away in an instant.

At that same moment, the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest arrived.

Zhongli Wu had just regained his senses when he discovered that the Holy Son was missing and several ferocious beasts loomed overhead.

Yet he paid no attention to these threats. Instead, he looked around for Gu Ming, finding nothing.

The Holy Son had vanished!

This news exploded in Zhongli Wu's mind. His face instantly turned cold and sinister, and his eyes became blood-red as he bellowed at the ferocious beasts, "Di Tian, hand over my man!"

Boom!

Battle erupted between the two sides. Zhongli Wu unleashed unprecedented strength and clashed with Xiong Jun, the Scarlet King, and the other ferocious beasts.

The battle's aftershocks were deafening, shattering the heavens and rending the earth.

Little did they know that both Di Tian and Zhongli Wu had been lured away like tigers drawn from their mountain. Tian Meng had pulled Gu Ming into his shed husk and begun sacrificing himself.

The sacrifice of a million-year soul beast was a rarity across the continent.