"Twin Martial Souls!"
This time, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was truly shocked.
This human's talent was actually so terrifying!
He had lived for so long that he knew exactly what Twin Martial Souls meant among human Soul Masters, and he himself could artificially create a set of Twin Martial Souls.
What a temptation!
As long as he sacrificed himself to Ming Zhao, he could open up another Martial Soul slot for him, making him the first Soul Master in history to possess Triple Martial Souls. With such a terrifying setup, the goal of becoming a god would be within reach!
Most importantly, one of Ming Zhao's Twin Martial Souls had already been cultivated to level eighty, with the terrifying Soul Ring combination of five black and two red rings. That was simply unimaginable among ordinary Soul Masters.
At this moment, the only thing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm feared was probably the terrifying Yin Qi and baleful Qi surrounding Ming Zhao. Such frightening Qi and power could only mean that Ming Zhao was an Evil Soul Master who killed as easily as cutting hemp.
Sacrifice himself to an Evil Soul Master?
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hesitated again.
On one side was Huo Yuhao, who had poor talent and weak strength, but was a normal Soul Master.
On the other was Ming Zhao, who had terrifying talent and astonishing strength, but was an Evil Soul Master who killed as easily as cutting hemp.
How was he supposed to choose?
"What are you hesitating for?" Seeing that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm still had not made a choice, Ming Zhao, who had been waiting for some time, grew a little impatient and could not help frowning.
"Judging by your aura, you're an Evil Soul Master, aren't you?" The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm voiced his concern.
Ming Zhao had anticipated his concern and was not surprised. The corners of his mouth lifted as he sneered. "That's what you care about?"
"What else?" the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked. "Given the choice, of course I'd rather sacrifice myself to a normal Soul Master than an Evil Soul Master."
"To a Soul Beast like you, is there any difference between an Evil Soul Master and an ordinary Soul Master?" Ming Zhao's tone remained calm, but the mockery on his face grew more pronounced.
"Ordinary Soul Masters need to hunt Soul Beasts and obtain their Soul Rings to break through bottlenecks. Evil Soul Masters need Soul Beast Soul Rings to break through bottlenecks too. There's no difference between them."
"Evil Soul Masters kill human civilians and human Soul Masters to cultivate, not Soul Beasts. What does humans killing humans have to do with a Soul Beast like you? Never mind humans killing each other, aren't you Soul Beasts just the same?"
"Looking at you, I'd guess you escaped from deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, didn't you? As a Soul Beast, weren't you still rejected and hunted by your own kind, who treated you as food? The nature of the world is that the weak are prey to the strong. You should know that perfectly well."
Admit it, Soul Masters and Soul Beasts are all the same!
Someone like me, who has seen through the runes... and grasped that the weak are prey to the strong, has a better chance of reaching the summit and becoming a supreme existence!
"Y-you seem to have a point." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was spineless enough to be convinced by Ming Zhao.
Because there really was nothing wrong with what he had said!
What had he, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, done wrong?
Just because he had been sleeping, the Ice Empress had broken both his legs. He had crossed the seas to reach the Star Dou Great Forest, only to be imprisoned and drained by Di Tian and those fucking bastards, who treated him like a power bank with no dignity.
He had done nothing wrong. They were all Soul Beasts, so why should he suffer endless pursuit and persecution at the hands of other Soul Beasts?
Why did Ice Silkworms have to be food for other Soul Beasts?
He refused to accept it!
If given a choice, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would unhesitatingly make the same choice as Ming Zhao. Rather than be persecuted by his own kind, he would persecute them first. As long as he persecuted others, they could not persecute him!
"Good! Human, I acknowledge you!" A trace of hatred appeared in the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's little eyes. His tragic fate had awakened him completely.
"So what if you're an Evil Soul Master? As long as I can grow stronger, strong enough that nobody can bully me, what does it matter if I sacrifice myself to an Evil Soul Master?!"
"Human, accept my power! I'll help you become a god, so nobody in the world can ever bully us again, and only we can bully others!"
Brilliant golden light shone from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. The ten golden bands on his body emitted terrifying mental fluctuations, and little suns split off from each band.
At the same time, he rammed his enormous head toward Ming Zhao, pouring into his body along with his vast Origin in one rush.
Sacrifice!
A dazzling golden ring of light rose from beneath Ming Zhao's feet and settled around the Water Vengeful Spirit Martial Soul. Then it slowly dimmed, turning into a pure white Soul Ring as lustrous as jade.
"What a rush!! Hahahaha..."
"You bastards in the Star Dou Great Forest, I've broken free! I've been given a new life! You'll never have another chance to treat me like food. Just wait for my revenge!"
"Wahahahaha..."
Ming Zhao closed his eyes and accepted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's sacrifice in full.
As the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's power flowed into his body, golden suns lit up one after another in his Sea of Consciousness, which resembled a sea of blood. They were seals containing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Origin, and each seal could raise a Ten-Year Soul Ring to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
To show his sincerity, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm immediately crushed two of the ten seals after completing the sacrifice, helping Ming Zhao change the Soul Rings of his Ghost Bride Martial Soul from five black and two red to two black and five red.
The two seals' two hundred thousand years of Origin gave Ming Zhao three more Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
The First Soul Ring of the Water Vengeful Spirit Martial Soul also took complete form, and four soul imprints with power at the hundred-thousand-year level appeared deep within the Martial Soul.
Water Vengeful Spirit First Soul Ring, Soul Skills: King of Ten Thousand Ghosts, Ghost God Vision, Resentful Soul Assault, Other Shore Abyss!
King of Ten Thousand Ghosts: Connected a soul link to each ghost, allowing ghost Qi to be transmitted over extremely long distances and maintaining the ghosts' existence indefinitely. It could also recall ghosts from afar, eliminating the need to retrieve them at close range.
Ghost God Vision: Spread out spiritual power to survey everything in the surroundings from a god's-eye view. This skill could be released through ghosts. With each ghost released, Ming Zhao could expand Ghost God Vision, and he could even use the skill in two separate locations, as if placing a remote true ward.
Resentful Soul Assault: Condensed Yin and baleful ghost Qi to launch a devastating mental attack, severely damaging an enemy's mind or even shattering their soul outright.
Other Shore Abyss: Used spiritual power to release a domain of resentful souls, transforming it into an underworld hell covered in other shore flowers. It interfered with and distorted enemies' minds, weakened their mental defenses, and strengthened all of the user's mental methods.
All-around enhanced versions of sharing, detection, soul impact, and Mental Interference!
A single Soul Ring had already given the Water Vengeful Spirit Martial Soul the beginnings of a combat system and a comprehensive range of Martial Soul abilities!
"Just as I thought, making the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm the First Soul Ring of the Water Vengeful Spirit Martial Soul was the right decision!"
After the sacrifice ended, Ming Zhao opened his eyes, and a deep blood-red gleam flashed in them.
Powerful mental fluctuations swept outward at that moment.