Under the gaze of one human, two dragons, and a fish, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained his god-making plan and the Wisdom Soul Ring.
Di Tian heard all of it and scoffed. This worthless human? What a joke!
He was just a good-for-nothing who had passed eleven years of age while only reaching level ten, nowhere near Douluo Pishen next door, who had broken through to level thirty in a mere fifty years.
"Senior Di Tian, seize this big fat worm's essence while he's sacrificing himself, when he's at his most vulnerable. That's the essence of a million-year soul beast. It's bound to be useful."
Su Miu laid out his plan, and understanding dawned on Di Tian. So that was it. If he simply captured the worm and brought him back to absorb him...
The efficiency of devouring and absorbing him would surely fall below ten percent. But if he seized the big fat worm's essence during the most vulnerable stage of his sacrifice, he could make use of it at a maximum efficiency of ninety percent.
He had to admit, human minds were useful-and truly devious. After hearing this suggestion, Di Tian was no longer in a hurry. Instead, he looked perfectly at ease.
Su Miu also turned toward the two figures in the central area, folding his arms as he watched and thought:
Sorry, Yuhao. Opportunities have always belonged to whoever has the affinity for them. Besides, if you get weaker, maybe Tang Buddha won't set his sights on you and train you into a dog.
Or... if you get weaker, maybe you won't have to suffer through that awful Qiankun Asking Love Valley storyline and be forced to rescue Dai Hao.
After feeling guilty for a tenth of a second, Su Miu collected himself. His interference was also intended to delay Huo Yuhao's journey to the Far North.
After all, he definitely intended to check off those famous super soul beasts, such as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Evil Eye, Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, Heavenly Snow Woman, and Emerald Swan.
If he was going to choose, he naturally had to choose the best. As the queen of the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, the Ice Empress was unquestionably the optimal choice. Her impending heavenly tribulation would also greatly improve his chances of persuading her.
Of course, he could not pass up that immensely powerful backer who had turned himself into a lich, either. A lich's Divine Sense should be able to become a summoned beast too, right?
The instant that thought passed through his mind, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began his sacrifice. In the next moment, heaven and earth changed color, though he concealed it all with his spiritual power.
He first burrowed into Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, then began sealing his million-year essence before merging it into Huo Yuhao's body.
But a second later, an unimaginably vast surge of peak Spirit Domain Realm spiritual power locked onto him. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt as though he had plunged into an ice cavern.
At the same time, an enormous black dragon claw reached out and seized ten balls of light. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's expression changed drastically as he cried out in terror:
"D-D-Di Tian!!!"
Clearly, he had never expected this peerless ferocious beast, who dwelled only in the forbidden grounds of the Star Dou Great Forest, to appear here.
Watching his million-year essence being taken away, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only stare helplessly like an impotent husband, with absolutely no means of resisting.
But the next instant, something unexpected happened. Di Tian's pupils contracted sharply as he looked up at the sky. A moment later, a rift shattered open in the heavens, and dark clouds immediately gathered all around.
A little gray orb flew out from the spacetime within the spatial fragments and descended toward them. At the same time, a soul-shaking voice rang out like a thunderclap.
"With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; none in this world can equal me! To think a wisp of my divine soul still remains in this world."
As this figure appeared, Su Miu immediately released the contract brand he had prepared long ago and shouted:
"Xiu Xiu! The Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife! Qiu'er, Radiance and the curse!"
At his words, an incomparably pure aura of light shone from Di Qiu'er, while Curse Element stardust swirled in her other hand, brimming with ominous power. At the same time, Bai Xiuxiu took out a small box and opened it, revealing the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife inside.
The little gray orb stopped for an instant, sending out a wave of surprise.
"This is... the aura of magic, and the constitution of a Child of Light. Yet she also commands a dark, ominous aura. Light and ill omen coexist-a truly heaven-blessed ability. And... this is gold of life!"
Magic, the ominous power wielded by a Child of Light, and gold of life combined to form a Holy Necromancer trap. Just like that, the contract brand successfully landed on the little gray orb.
The little gray orb then entered Su Miu's Sea of Consciousness. Only after confirming that this deity was not a deity of the Divine Realm did Di Tian refrain from attacking. Even so, he picked up Di Qiu'er and the little shark and immediately left.
"Senior Beast God! Don't forget to take this big fat worm's shed husk too! It's good stuff!"
Seeing Di Tian tear open space to make his escape, Su Miu immediately waved and called out a reminder.
Meanwhile, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared at the scene in bewilderment. What had just happened? Beast God Di Tian had stolen his million-year essence, then a strange, powerful gray orb had appeared and nearly scared him to death.
"Phew... that was close. At least my shed husk wasn't stolen. That's the most important thing for persuading Bingbing."
He looked at the shed husk on the ground and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Even without his million-year essence, as long as he had the husk, he could trap the Ice Empress and then persuade her.
Obtaining the Ice Empress's four-hundred-thousand-year essence afterward would work just as well. But just as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was about to collect his shed husk...
A black dragon claw abruptly snatched the husk away and withdrew into space. With that move, Di Tian completed a million-value extraction, securing the million-year essence.
Su Miu, meanwhile, completed a ten-million-value extraction, obtaining the wondrous great mage Electrolux.
On Blue Star, Su Miu's consciousness returned. Electrolux occupied his fourth contract slot.
At present, his first slot belonged to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Qiu'er, and his second to Bai Xiuxiu, the Demon Soul Great White Shark who would become the female lead twenty thousand years later. His third slot remained empty because his magic had not yet reached beginner tier, level three.
Since this contract slot had been obtained by using seven portions of servant-level spirit essence to upgrade his star seeds, Electrolux was his fourth contract beast. Su Miu also looked over his basic information.
[Lich] "Electrolux" Realm: advancing-stage commander level/demigod Attributes: light, death
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