The Source Core? It Was All the Tang Sect's Fault

"You're scaring the kid again, brat. Get to the point. Even I can't stand watching this."

"I'm just teasing her!"

With that, Lin Ming's expression gradually grew fervent:

"Basically, I'll reincarnate an incomparably powerful, peerless dragon soul, one far beyond your imagination, merging him with your body so he can take it over.

"And I'll strip out your original soul and store it in my special space."

Ling Ziyue's body began to tense, and she looked at Lin Ming in panic:

"What will happen to me, then?"

"You'll die, of course.

"But I'm kindhearted. Even though you're a slave I bought, I can still avenge you, then help you reincarnate into a good family.

"Think about it. Your life has already been so miserable. Wouldn't being reborn into a good family be pretty nice?

"And someone will avenge you, too. You'll just lose all your memories.

"That's the deal I'm offering you. You give up your body, and I help you reincarnate.

"And the peerless dragon soul expert reborn in your body will also take on all the karma attached to it."

"Did you hear that clearly? He'll avenge you. Kid, you said yourself that your enemies were extremely powerful."

"Could you get revenge all by yourself?

"But I'm different. Experts like him are a dime a dozen around me. Avenging you would be effortless.

"You won't lose out."

"You could clearly just kill me, yet you still chose to make a deal with me. You're a good person."

But the moment he heard her say that, Lin Ming lost his composure.

"What's wrong with you? I'm helping you out of the goodness of my heart, and you're cursing me?"

"Pfft, hahahaha!

"Brat, she called you a good person! Does she have any idea how many people have died because of you lately? And she actually called you a good person.

"And didn't you say you hated being handed the good-guy card more than anything? This kid tried to pat the horse's rump and hit its leg instead. You're killing me!"

"Exactly! How could you call me a good person?

"Haven't you heard that good people die young, while scourges live for a thousand years?

"I'm a major villain."

"No, you're a good person."

"Fine, I can't be bothered arguing about this.

"Just tell me whether you agree."

"Before that, I have a question."

"Ask. What a hassle.

"Next time, I might as well just find someone mute. It'd save me the trouble."

Ling Ziyue stared at Lin Ming, her voice trembling with something she had suppressed for a long time:

"Is that peerless dragon soul expert you mentioned Beast God Di Tian?"

Lin Ming paused slightly at her words, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes.

He wasn't surprised that Ling Ziyue knew of Di Tian's death. After all, so much time had already passed.

Soul guidance technology was so advanced now, and soul-guidance televisions were everywhere. News of that magnitude must have spread long ago. Even the slave market probably broadcast it twenty-four hours a day.

He simply hadn't expected her to connect the dots and accurately guess whom he intended to reincarnate:

"You're not stupid."

Once they got down to business, Lin Ming's demeanor changed completely.

"And? What can you do with that information?"

After receiving Lin Ming's confirmation, Ling Ziyue's breathing quickened, and an extreme fervor actually flashed in her eyes:

"It's him. It really is him!"

Nothing but resolve remained in her eyes:

"I agree. I agree to this deal."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Ziyue decisively accepted. Then she looked up at Lin Ming again and began bargaining with him:

"I have one request and one question."

Lin Ming raised an eyebrow and glanced at her:

"Normally, I hate people making demands of me, and I don't like answering their questions either, especially a slave I bought like you.

"But you're special. You're my first experiment in reincarnating a soul beast's soul using a human body, and the subordinate involved is also extremely important to me.

"So, I respect your body. Ask."

"Tell me, if Beast God Di Tian really succeeds in reincarnating through my body, will my soul have any other choice besides having its memories erased and accepting the rebirth you arrange?"

"That's all?" Lin Ming replied casually. "Of course.

"Besides that, I can also reincarnate you into a soul beast's body. But no one would agree to turn from a human into a soul beast, right?"

"If we did that, could I keep my memories?"

"Of course you could keep your memories.

"If even that little advantage were gone, who would want to reincarnate as a soul beast?"

Upon hearing that, a light flashed in Ling Ziyue's eyes:

"I don't need a human body. I choose a soul beast.

"I don't want to reincarnate as a human. I want to become a soul beast.

"That's my only request.

"I'll give my body to Beast God Di Tian. Just reincarnate me as a soul beast. It doesn't have to be particularly powerful. Even a pig would do."

Ling Ziyue spoke without even thinking, her determination unwavering.

That resolve made Lin Ming see her in a new light.

Someone actually didn't want to be human and was willing to become a soul beast just to preserve her memories. He couldn't have done it himself.

She really was something.

If he hadn't intervened, she probably really would have had a superstar's opening.

Who else could bear a blood-deep vendetta at six years old?

And her mental maturity far surpassed ordinary people's. She had hidden herself in the slave market to survive, and now, to witness Di Tian successfully avenge her, she was actually willing to become a beast.

Just how deep a sea of blood hatred did it take to go this far?

"If that's really what you want, then it's not an unreasonable request.

"Compared to reincarnating you as a human, turning you into a soul beast would actually be easier for me.

"But are you really sure?"

"Yes. Right now, I'm very glad you bought me.

"Actually, I'd already thought about it. With my status, aptitude, and connections, I wouldn't have the slightest chance of taking revenge in my entire lifetime.

"I just have an obsession, and there's someone I can't let go of, so I have to stay alive and tell her the truth.

"But the Beast God is different. Though I didn't know how powerful he was before, he single-handedly uprooted Shrek Academy, which had stood in Douluo for ten thousand years and was known as the continent's greatest power, and destroyed all of Shrek City.

"His strength is simply like that of a god.

"If he uses my body, he'll definitely be able to avenge me."

Ling Ziyue was on the verge of tears:

"There's finally a chance to avenge my parents, so I don't ask for anything else. I just want to see it with my own eyes, to watch the organization that killed my parents collapse completely. I want to see those two hypocrites pay the price with my own eyes.

"Even if I become a beast, I'll do it willingly."

Lin Ming watched her quietly and followed up:

"So who exactly is your enemy? You even said I couldn't afford to offend them."

At his question, Ling Ziyue spat out the name, one word at a time:

"The Tang Sect."

"The Tang Sect? Damn!"

At that moment, a flicker of intense interest crossed even the calm, composed Lin Ming's eyes.

He had originally thought this was merely a feud involving a medium-sized clan or major clans. He hadn't expected Ling Ziyue to bring the Tang Sect into it. This was no petty squabble.

And for the Tang Sect to hunt her down, this kid's identity definitely couldn't be ordinary either. "Tell me more.

"Why did your parents get mixed up with the Tang Sect? And why are you being hunted?"

Lin Ming looked ready to enjoy the gossip.

At his words, Ling Ziyue seemed to have found someone she could pour her heart out to. Lin Ming had the wine, and she had the story.

And so she began telling Lin Ming about her past experiences.