Just as Gai Yue was deep in thought, Oscar,who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed,suddenly let out a pained groan. His body jolted involuntarily, his face contorted with agony, and his sixth spirit ring trembled violently.
Before Gai Yue could even move forward, a shocking scene unfolded. A sky-blue light suddenly burst from Oscar's left hand, and then, to everyone's surprise, a piece of palm bone slowly detached itself from his left hand.
No blood appeared. The palm bone completely separated and took on a sky-blue color.
On the back of the bone, there was a gray-black six-pointed star imprint, radiating a massive surge of spirit power.
At this moment, Gai Yue could clearly sense that both Oscar's sixth spirit ring and the detachment of the palm bone were linked to that gray-black six-pointed star mark.
When he looked back at Oscar, he was shocked to find that the pain had completely vanished from Oscar's face. His expression had become calm, and his sixth spirit ring stabilized once more.
What Gai Yue didn't know was that when Oscar's palm bone separated, Oscar's consciousness had sunk into a closed space. This space seemed endless and suffocating.
Before Oscar could react, an angry voice suddenly echoed: "You little brat, if I hadn't awakened in time, you would have completely killed me!"
The voice was genderless and ageless, but its fury was crystal clear to Oscar.
Although he still didn't know what was happening, it was obvious that this was an anomaly caused by the Evil God Orb.
After steadying his emotions, Oscar said slowly, "Trying to play ghost tricks?"
Perhaps provoked by Oscar's calm attitude, the furious voice roared again: "You still dare act so cocky? Watch me teach you a lesson!"
Hearing this, Oscar frowned. Teach him a lesson?
The next second, an unbearable pain tore through his left hand, making the corner of his mouth twitch violently.
But Oscar didn't flinch. He had no idea why the Evil God Orb suddenly developed a consciousness, but until he knew its intentions, he would not show weakness,no matter how much it hurt.
Otherwise, if the other party gained leverage over him, it would be disastrous.
The pain lasted a full minute. When the voice noticed that Oscar hadn't reacted, it let out a surprised sound: "Oh? You endured that pain? A mere sixteen-year-old?"
Oscar kept his expression calm and asked, "Senior, are you the spirit of the Evil God Orb?"
The voice sounded slightly angry: "I asked you first. Answer me!"
Oscar's face twitched. This sounded just like a child throwing a tantrum.
Helplessly, Oscar replied, "Yes, I'm sixteen years and seven months old."
Seemingly satisfied, the voice said, "You could say that. I am the reason the Evil God Orb even exists."
Oscar's brow furrowed. The Evil God Orb was a product of gathering the energy and power of the Evil God. Did that mean this voice's owner was related to the Evil God?
He asked, "May I ask who you are, Senior?"
The voice replied, "I am the Evil God, Luya."
Oscar froze for a moment, his pupils widening in shock. The Evil God? Evil God Luya?
The Evil God wasn't dead? He had turned into an orb and survived?
As if sensing Oscar's thoughts, Luya's voice rang out again: "Surprised? Do you know you nearly killed a god just now?"
Oscar hesitated. Did he nearly kill Luya by trying to use the Evil God Orb as the foundation for his spirit core?
Had the Evil God awakened to save himself from being destroyed?
Oscar scratched his head. "Senior, I truly didn't know you existed. Is that why you removed my spirit bone? Was this your revenge?"
Luya snorted. "I am not so petty. I won't answer your question yet. You will answer mine first."
Oscar could only feel helpless. Luya would answer his questions when he wanted to, but Oscar had no choice but to answer his. Was this what dealing with a god was like?
Still, he didn't resist. So far, Luya hadn't shown any malice. If cooperation was what it took, Oscar would comply.
Luya asked, "What do you think of the Evil God? Be objective."
Oscar paused, thinking deeply before replying, "By name, the Evil God should be an evil deity. Judging from the Dark Devilgod Tiger's actions, the Evil God is seen as the embodiment of evil by both humans and spirit beasts."
As soon as he finished speaking, Oscar sensed an overwhelming surge of anger and helplessness filling the space.
He quickly added, "But since you asked me this, I assume the truth is not so simple."
The anger in the space seemed to pause for a moment.
Luya's voice came again: "You really think so?"
Oscar nodded. "Yes. I suspect the term 'Evil God' might just be a title describing personality or behavior, not necessarily evil."
The emotions in the space shifted from anger to surprise and delight.
A swirling vortex of gray-black light appeared in front of Oscar. Out of it walked a one-meter-tall child-like figure.
He had a youthful face, a pair of horns on his head, and a gray-black six-pointed star mark on his forehead identical to the one on the palm bone.
This little boy wore a gray-black robe, bare feet pale and clean, his face full of excitement.
"Do you really think that way?" His voice was now clear and soft, no longer the strange mechanical one from before.
Looking at him, Oscar's heart shook. Could this little boy really be the Evil God?
But Oscar simply nodded. "Of course."
Luya's face broke into a smile. "I knew I wasn't wrong about you!"
"You are right. The title Evil God doesn't mean evil. It merely describes my nature. But as time passed, the name came to represent evil."
Luya's tone carried helplessness and resignation.
Before Oscar could reply, Luya floated in front of him and patted his shoulder. "Don't worry. I won't harm you. I only appeared because you were forcibly absorbing my soul essence. I acted out of self-preservation."
"You are at a critical moment now. Let me help you through this step first."
Oscar was stunned by how quickly Luya's attitude changed, but he didn't question it.
Luya said, "I know you have many questions. Hold them in for now. Work with me."
With that, Luya turned into a swirl of gray-black light and vanished.
Oscar's consciousness returned. He could feel his left palm bone floating in front of him, radiating an overwhelming and divine aura through the six-pointed star mark.
Oscar focused all his spirit power to cooperate with Luya. The palm bone slowly reshaped, elongating and transforming into a sky-blue jade sword identical to the one Oscar used to summon with his spirit bone skill,except for the gray-black six-pointed star on the hilt.
Oscar was overwhelmed with emotion. The palm bone had not just become a weapon,it had become a martial soul.
His left palm bone had been turned into a second martial soul, and the Evil God Orb had become its spirit, now residing inside it.
Even more astonishing, his sixth spirit ring began to change. Its black-and-red glow turned into a bright red color, reaching the level of a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.
When everything stabilized, Oscar's spirit power reached level sixty-one.
Even without the Evil God Orb as the foundation, Oscar began condensing his spirit core, using the energy Luya provided to create a nascent core. Though still attribute-less and incomplete, it would make future cultivation much easier.
When it was over, Oscar stood with two yellow, one purple, two black, and one red spirit ring circling his body. He had officially become a Spirit Emperor.
His gains went far beyond just leveling up. His physical fitness now rivaled a rank ninety-two Title Douluo, and his spiritual power had broken through into the Title Douluo realm.
He named his second martial soul "Sky Blue Spirit Jade Sword," the same as before, which was also fitting given that his sect's full name was the Spirit Jade Sword Sect.
Oscar stood, smiling. Gai Yue approached, excited. "Oscar, how do you feel?"
Oscar smiled and nodded. "Teacher, I feel incredible. My gains this time are greater than ever. Let me explain."
Gai Yue smiled as well, relieved that Oscar was safe. He waved his hand, and the six ice walls he had created melted away, returning them to the forest.
Oscar took a deep breath of the fresh air, calming the excitement in his heart.
The Evil God Luya, the second martial soul, the one-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, the boost to his physical and spiritual power,
Any one of these would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people, yet they had all happened to Oscar at once.
No wonder even Oscar, normally calm and steady, could not hide his excitement.
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