The Scarlet King's sacrifice; wait, why are you all here? (3K)

"Why don't you... absorb it yourself?" Lu Cheng said after a moment's thought.

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle doesn't suit his Martial Soul characteristics, but it's quite suitable for Tang Ya's Blue Silver Emperor's Life attributes. Especially now, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle sacrifice is calculated based on Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but the absorption difficulty is only comparable to about 20,000 to 30,000 years, which is a huge profit.

"Mmm." Tang Ya licked her red lips, a look of joy on her face.

Her snow-white arms wrapped around Lu Cheng's left arm, her two heavy breasts pressing against each other. The beauty raised her pretty face and breathed sweetly into Lu Cheng's ear. "Come to my room tonight."

"Heh..." Lu Cheng chuckled softly upon hearing this.

Knowing that Tang Ya was both bad at games and loved to have fun.

"Who was it that kicked their legs and begged me to stop just a few days ago?"

"Hmm... tonight I will make you pay for your blood debt." Tang Ya was unusually tough for once, seemingly wanting to "repay" Lu Cheng's gift. Her beautiful eyes showed no sign of yielding, but her fair earlobes were flushed with a blush, and her long, fair legs were gently rubbing together under her skirt.

"Alright then, we'll see." Lu Cheng gently embraced the beauty's waist, soft and slender, pulling her into his arms. "And while I'm at it, let me check on the Mysterious Jade Hand technique, see if you've been practicing diligently lately..."

In the carriage, Wang Dong'er sat on the other side, her pretty face flushed. Her big pink and blue eyes glanced at Lu Cheng and Tang Ya from time to time. The two of them didn't hide anything from everyone, hugging and embracing each other. Sister Xiao Ya would also kiss Lu Cheng's cheek from time to time.

They looked like a couple deeply in love.

And what about her?!

Do they only deserve to eat dog food?

Wang Dong'er took a vicious bite of the peach, her cheeks bulging. When would she finally turn the tables?

Body Sect.

Atop the towering mountain peak, the clouds dispersed, and two disciples of the Body Sect, dressed in gray-black robes and guarding the mountain gate, bowed respectfully to greet Lu Cheng and his group upon their return, "Greetings, Young Sect Master..."

No need for such formalities.

Lu Cheng smiled and waved his hand, then strode towards his residence.

Wang Dong'er was in a hurry to find Xiao Xiao, while Tang Ya obediently followed.

Inside the small courtyard.

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle collapsed to the ground. "I'm exhausted..."

"That's still better than you losing your life in front of Di Tian," Lu Cheng said leisurely, lying on a bench in the courtyard with a smile.

"What do you mean by this?" The Golden Hawksbill Turtle's face stiffened, and it looked at Lu Cheng in astonishment.

"You know perfectly well that the consequences of consuming one-fifth of the Gold of Life are far more severe than execution," Lu Cheng said casually.

"How did you know?!" A storm of shock surged through the Golden Hawksbill Turtle's heart. It hadn't reacted before because there was a top-tier expert by the young man's side, and it dared not offend him rashly. But now... its life was completely in the hands of someone else.

"Don't ask, you don't need to know." Lu Cheng chuckled, looking at the finally obedient Golden Hawksbill Turtle. "Give it to me."

"What is that?" The Golden Hawksbill Turtle tried to play dumb.

"You know that excessive use of tonics is poison. Your current miserable state is all because of it, yet you still crave it? Do you want to take it to your grave?" Lu Cheng said.

"..." The Golden Hawksbill Turtle seemed about to speak but then stopped.

Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow. This guy still wouldn't give up?

"I can't produce it..." the Golden Hawksbill Turtle said aggrievedly, "That thing is like it's grown into my flesh. If it weren't for that, I would have already recovered my 100,000 years of cultivation. Why would I have to be brought here to be humiliated by you?"

Lu Cheng: "..."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle was even more aggrieved. "You didn't even give me a chance to speak!"

"Pfft." Tang Ya covered her mouth lightly, suppressing a laugh. "Um... I'll go prepare dinner." With that, she prepared to slip away.

But Lu Cheng grabbed her wrist, "Since that's the case, then let's make a sacrifice."

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle sighed softly, its expression filled with emotion. "If things continue like this, not only will it be painful, but I won't have many years left to live. Let it be a sacrifice; I'm willing to do it."

Lu Cheng glanced at the Golden Hawksbill Turtle: "Why look like you're going to your death? I'm asking you to sacrifice yourself, not to die."

"What's the difference?" The Golden Hawksbill Turtle opened its eyes and asked blankly.

"Of course there is a difference. If you sacrifice according to my method, you can store it in the human's Sea of Consciousness, retaining a part of your soul, and it can even exist outside the body. However, the drawback is that it will be permanently attached to the human body..." Lu Cheng said.

"Moreover, if she becomes a god, you might also have a chance to be resurrected."

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle automatically ignored the last sentence: becoming a god—such a vague concept. A glimmer of hope flickered in its eyes. Although it had to depend on humans, at least... it had survived.

"Calm down and don't resist."

Lu Cheng said leisurely.

He then gestured to Tang Ya, who quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, her beautiful eyes tightly closed, her tension visibly palpable.

Lu Cheng smiled and began to guide the conversation.

As the Golden Hawksbill Turtle emitted light that surged towards Tang Ya, a shimmering emerald glow also fell into Lu Cheng's palm—a massive piece of Gold of Life!

Lu Cheng was shocked. This piece was much larger than the remaining amount of the Living Carving Knife. No wonder it had drawn back the Life of the 100,000-year-old Golden Hawksbill Turtle.

"Buzz..."

Time ticked by, second by second.

Tang Ya finally opened her eyes, her eyes filled with surprise.

"It's done!"

At the same time, a blood-red Soul Ring rose from beneath her feet, imbuing the Blue Silver Emperor with a rich and powerful Life and terrifying defensive power, bringing about a qualitative change to the girl's Martial Soul.

Level 53!

Having broken through two levels in succession, Tang Ya's smile was exceptionally sweet. Strength was the foundation for her future rebuilding of the Tang Sect, and such talent almost placed her among the top geniuses of her generation. After all, Bei Bei, who was known as the number one genius of the Shrek Academy's outer court, was only at the peak of the Soul Ancestor, not even reaching the Soul King.

Not to mention that she overtook others by taking a shortcut. A year ago, she was a frail girl who had to risk her life to advance to the Soul Elder.

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle, now in Soul Spirit form, appeared to the side, looking around in surprise. "I... I'm not dead?"

"..."

"In that case, I need to accelerate my breakthrough..."

Lu Cheng ignored the excited man and turtle, exhaled a deep breath, chased Tang Ya away, and began to guide the Scarlet King in the Sea of Consciousness.

The difficulty of absorbing the Scarlet King is naturally much greater than that of absorbing the Golden Hawksbill Turtle Shell.

"Call..."

Under the watchful eyes of Electrolux and Snow Empress, Lu Cheng's expression turned solemn as he fully mobilized his Soul Power, channeling it towards the stagnant point of light.

The next instant, it pulled his Divine Consciousness into it.

"Roar!!!"

What comes into view is a raging sea of fire. To absorb a ten-thousand-year-old beast, one must undergo Soul Shock experience. For Ferocious Beast that is over three hundred thousand years old, it is even more terrifying. One must overcome this hurdle... the lingering rage of the Soul Beast before its death.

The enormous three-headed Hell Demon Dog went berserk and attacked Lu Cheng, still retaining the anger it had felt towards Zhongli Wu and the others before its self-destruction.

However, Lu Cheng was not afraid at all. His current Sea of Consciousness was in no way inferior to that of an ordinary Soul Douluo, and with the amplification of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, it was even comparable to Titled Douluo.

"Pfft..."

Under its relentless attacks, Lu Cheng's external body coughed up blood, while his soul within his Sea of Consciousness also dimmed.

But Lu Cheng simply smiled faintly, releasing the memory of rescuing the Auspicious Beast.

"Scarlet King, it was I who saved the Emperor Auspicious Beast."

"..."

A moment of blankness flashed in the Scarlet King's eyes, then the attack gradually dissipated, the anger towards Lu Cheng subsided, and the three enormous heads gradually cleared. "Where am I?"

"You are dead, but you were drawn to my Sea of Consciousness..." Lu Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, human, you want me to sacrifice myself for you?" The Scarlet King regained his arrogance. "Fine, it's just a remnant soul. For the sake of you saving the Auspicious Beast, I'll sacrifice myself for you. Although I've lost my Soul Bone, this Soul Ring, over 300,000 years old, is something any human would dream of."

The Scarlet King scoffed, "You're just lucky, kid."

Since he's already dead, this wisp of primordial power can no longer manifest a physical body. Rather than letting it naturally dissipate into the world, it's better to give it to this kid.

Having said that, he mobilized his remaining primal power, transforming it into a crimson light, and offered it as a sacrifice to Lu Cheng.

The commotion caused by the Ferocious Beast's sacrifice was considerable, with a pillar of light piercing through the heavens and earth. Du Busi then appeared, dispersed the surrounding disciples of the Body Sect, and after clarifying the details of Elder Chen's trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, quietly waited for Lu Cheng to arrive.

"Not bad, quite a talent."

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Scarlet King was slightly surprised. It had originally thought that after the sacrifice, the last wisp of its soul would dissipate, but unexpectedly... it became even more stable, as if it had taken root in this Sea of Consciousness and was firmly connected with it.

In short, a minor setback.

It can even conjure an energy body that leaves Lu Cheng's body.

It examined Lu Cheng's physical attributes and his vast Sea of Consciousness, and said with satisfaction.

"And this vast Sea of Consciousness is all my territory! Hahahaha..."

Just as the Scarlet King was swimming in the Sea of Consciousness, a plump, snow-white worm floated up beside him, blowing bubbles and grinning at him. "Scarlet King, welcome to the team..."

There was also an old man in black who looked anything but ordinary, a 100,000-year-old Immortal Herb, and... the ruler of the Far North, the Snow Empress?!

Scarlet King: "..."

The three heads, which had been so arrogant just moments before, now seemed to feel a pang of inferiority, slowly drooping, their eyelids twitching wildly. "Wait... you... what are you doing here too?!"

Is this truly a Sea of Consciousness?

How can so many Ferocious Beast live here?

Even Ferocious Beast of its level was overwhelmed (although Tian Meng was weak, after the sacrifice, it entered the Sea of Consciousness and relied on the pure spiritual power to become a true million-year-old Soul Beast, capable of dominating the Scarlet King's beating).

"And you also absorbed Lao Tzu's power of origin in the Star Dou Great Forest back then, didn't you?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gritted his teeth, his figure growing taller and taller, like a giant dragon stirring up huge waves in the Sea of Consciousness, looking down at the Scarlet King, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

"Are you that big worm?" The Scarlet King was horrified.

"No, brother, Brother Sky Dream, it's a misunderstanding... Ahhhhh!!"