[Time trickled by.]
[At the very last moment before the sacrifice was complete, you sensed a wisp of pure, gentle soul fluctuations slowly flowing toward you along with the power of origin.]
[It was Yiyi's soul.]
[Without intervention, her soul would sink into the Soul Ring and Soul Bone once the sacrifice was complete, falling dormant and becoming all but impossible to awaken again.]
[The sight inevitably brought Ah Yin to mind.]
[After her sacrifice back then, her soul had not entered the Soul Bone. Instead, it had merged into a Seed of Life condensed from her own origin, preserving a thread of life that allowed her to be reborn.]
[And during your first Soul Hunting expedition, Ah Yin had also used the Blue Silver Emperor's innate ability, "Everlasting Life," to condense a seed for that Ancient Evergreen Vine.]
[Clearly, this racial innate ability did not work solely on its user. Under certain conditions, it could also benefit other Plant-type Soul Beasts.]
[Your Martial Soul was not the Blue Silver Emperor. But within your body remained a drop of vital blood essence Ah Yin had given you.]
[At a thought, that drop of blood essence suddenly boiled.]
[A hazy phantom of Ah Yin appeared behind you, her blue hair cascading like a waterfall, her features gentle.]
[A mild yet majestic imperial aura slowly rose from within you.]
[Using this drop of blood essence as a medium and combining it with your own Martial Soul, you forcibly elevated the racial innate ability "Everlasting Life" to the Blue Silver Emperor's level for a brief time.]
[Then, wielding your spiritual power as a blade, you went against the torrent of the sacrifice and forcibly plucked the purest wisp of life essence from the origin that was about to merge completely into your body.]