Chen Tianyuan turned to Zhang Lexuan. "Sister Lexuan, take me down."
Zhang Lexuan frowned deeply. "Think this through. That's heavenly lightning. Even I might not be able to withstand it."
"Don't worry. I wouldn't gamble with my life."
"Besides, I have an External Soul Bone from a Thunderclap Hellvine. I can absorb heavenly lightning too..."
Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan drew a deep breath. Without another word, she took Chen Tianyuan straight down to the bottom of the cliff.
But Zhang Lexuan did not leave. Instead, she stood a short distance away, ready to intervene at the first sign of trouble.
Chen Tianyuan slowly approached the Thunderclap Hellvine, the aura of ultimate lightning radiating from his body as he extended his spiritual power toward it.
The Thunderclap Hellvine's life was draining away rapidly, leaving it powerless to resist Chen Tianyuan's spiritual power.
In mere moments, the two established a mental connection.
A hoarse voice, neither male nor female, with no discernible gender, rang out in Chen Tianyuan's Sea of Consciousness.
"Human, what are you trying to do?"
"Relax. I mean you no harm. I just want to make a deal with you."
"What deal?"
"In your current condition, you don't have much longer to live. When the next bolt of heavenly lightning falls, you'll die for certain."
"The deal I propose is this: I'll block the next bolt of heavenly lightning for you and take you to the Divine Realm. In exchange, you must become my Soul Spirit."
The Thunderclap Hellvine suddenly sneered. "Wouldn't becoming your Soul Ring mean I'd be dead? And what makes you think you can take me to the Divine Realm?"
Chen Tianyuan said, "I said Soul Spirit, not Soul Ring. As for reaching the Divine Realm, believe me or not. That's up to you."
As he