"Ow! You're squeezing me to death! I finally got in!"
Yang Xiu turned to look. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual origin had completely merged into Huo Yuhao's body.
Huo Yuhao, who had been lying on the ground, slowly floated into the air.
Ten golden rings slowly sank into Huo Yuhao's body.
That should be the big bug's ten-layer origin seal. So next... the big one should be coming!
Sure enough, just after Yang Lin finished speaking,
Dark clouds suddenly blanketed the sky, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring.
"With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars! None in this world can rival me!"
A black mass of energy slipped into Huo Yuhao's mind right before his eyes.
This black mass of energy was a traveler from another world: Electrolux, the Divine Necromancer!
Yang Lin did not try to snatch this opportunity, because there was absolutely no need.
If he really wanted to steal it, that would be simple. He only needed to get his hands on the Life Carving Knife.
The system already paved an invincible road; why borrow another man's soul?
Besides, he really did not want someone living inside his head. Otherwise, he would have to keep his hands and feet bound in everything he did.
After all, the system was his greatest secret. No matter what, he could not expose it.
If he could not become a god with such a powerful system, Yang Lin might as well find a block of tofu and bash himself to death against it.
Time passed, second by second, minute by minute.
Huo Yuhao slowly woke up.
By now, he had finished merging with Tian Meng and understood just what kind of opportunity he had obtained.
As he looked at the handsome figure standing in a daze nearby, Huo Yuhao's eyes filled with complicated emotions.
Inside his Sea of Consciousness, Brother Sky Dream's indignant words had told him that Tian Meng had originally wanted to merge with Brother Yang.
Only because Brother Yang had rejected him had he reluctantly merged with Huo Yuhao instead.
"Brother Yang, th... thank you..."
Huo Yuhao stood up, fidgeting uneasily on his feet. He even stammered as he spoke.
"Stop! There's no need to thank me, and no need to feel guilty. This opportunity was yours to begin with."
Seeing Huo Yuhao's awkward manner, Yang Lin knew what he wanted to say. It would just be more words of thanks.
He stood up, laid his palm on Huo Yuhao's head, and declared with bold confidence:
"Tell that big bug inside you that I can become a god without his power, because I... am the strongest!"
Huo Yuhao looked up at the figure bathed in sunlight and, for a moment, could only stare.
At that moment, this man shone as brilliantly as a god.
Huo Yuhao could guarantee that he would never forget that bold, confident bearing for the rest of his life!
He had been utterly won over by Yang Lin's charisma.
In other words, at that moment, Huo Yuhao practically wanted to kneel before this white-haired youth and be his dog...
[Host gained Huo Yuhao's Emotional Value +999] [Host gained Huo Yuhao's Emotional Value +999] [Host gained Huo Yuhao's Emotional Value +999] [Host gained Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Emotional Value +888]
In this round alone, Huo Yuhao had contributed nearly twenty thousand Emotional Value.
It was easy to imagine just how violently his emotions were surging.
Seeing so much Emotional Value pour in, Yang Lin was startled at first.
He truly had not expected them to increase so much.
Yang Lin nodded in satisfaction. He had spent a long time thinking up that boastful line.
Now it seemed to have worked pretty well.
Then Yang Lin turned his back to Huo Yuhao and delivered his final line:
"A thousand opportunities are merely flowers added to my brocade. Make the most of yours and work hard to grow stronger. I don't want to be the only one standing at the summit in the future. Understand?"
Although the words were a little cringeworthy, they were just right for Huo Yuhao, who was in the throes of his adolescent fantasies.
Huo Yuhao's face burned with fervor as he nodded vigorously. "I understand, Brother Yang! I'll work hard at cultivating, then climb to the pinnacle of Soul Masters with you!"
Looking at the somewhat overexcited Huo Yuhao, Yang Lin could not help scratching his head. Had he talked the poor boy right off his feet...?
He had originally wanted to cool Huo Yuhao down a little, but looking at the rapidly rising Emotional Value... Yang Lin thought it over and decided to forget it.
Tian Meng, who lived in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, naturally witnessed this scene too.
Even he, a Soul Beast who had lived for who knew how many years, felt his blood stir a little.
"If this kid doesn't become a god, heaven itself would be doing him an injustice!"
After pouring out that inspirational soup, Yang Lin decided to get down to business.
"Oh, right. Show me your Soul Ring. Let me see what color it is."
Huo Yuhao obediently released his Soul Ring.
A white Soul Ring slowly emerged beneath his feet.
Yang Lin gave it a casual glance. "Why does this Million-Year Soul Ring look like a ten-year soul ring? That big bug wasn't just bragging, was he?"
"Who are you calling a braggart?! Take a good look at that Soul Ring! It's clearly platinum! And stop calling me a big bug! Call me Brother Sky Dream!"
[Host gained Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Emotional Value +666]
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from the top of Huo Yuhao's head and spoke in irritation.
"Sure, big bug. No problem, big bug!"
Yang Lin first gave him a cheeky retort, then examined the Soul Ring more closely.
Just as Tian Meng had said, flecks of gold gleamed in the middle of the white Soul Ring.
Without looking carefully, he really would not have noticed.
"If it's white... a ten-year soul beast. Did you kill this ten-year soul beast lying on the ground?"
Yang Lin asked as he looked at the Wind Baboon on the ground.
This Soul Beast was no ordinary creature. With only ten years of cultivation, it had nearly killed a Deity. That achievement carried far more weight than Gangzi "teaching" someone to become a god.
Huo Yuhao nodded a little bashfully. "Brother Yang, this was my first time killing a Soul Beast."
Seeing the expression on Huo Yuhao's face practically begging for praise, Yang Lin obliged him.
"Mm, not bad. You stayed calm and killed a Soul Beast on your very first encounter. You've got real talent."
At the praise, Huo Yuhao's face immediately lit up, and even the tuft of hair sticking up from his head swayed a little.
"Oh, right. Never tell anyone that you have a million-year soul beast, or you could invite disaster. Just tell people you absorbed this Wind Baboon's Soul Ring."
Huo Yuhao obediently nodded again.
Seeing this, Yang Lin felt a strange sense of déjà vu.
Why does this feel a little... gay?
Yang Lin remembered that in the original story, that fellow Huo Yuhao really did seem to lean a little that way.
So he instinctively took a few steps back. His own sexual orientation was perfectly straight, thank you very much.
"Someone's coming. I'm heading back in. Oh, right, your name's Yang Lin, isn't it? Just you wait! You'll regret this someday!"
With that, Tian Meng slipped back into Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
Before long, just as Tian Meng had said, three people arrived.
They were Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Wu Liuqi.
The moment Wu Liuqi woke up, he had dragged the other two off in this direction.
Now they had finally arrived.
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