"Senior Demon Emperor...you are...?"
The words were unfinished, but the meaning was clear.
Is it time to take the first step in that high-stakes gamble?
All eyes were focused on the Demon Emperor and the Demon Emperor.
Her decision will set the stage for a trans-racial, all-or-nothing path to godhood.
A fleeting, extremely subtle struggle crossed her face, which ultimately dissolved into a calm resoluteness.
She raised her head, looked at her husband who was tense beside her, gave him a reassuring look, and then met Jiang Zhen's gaze with her deep purple eyes, her red lips slightly parted.
"Jiang Zhen,"
Her voice regained its calmness, yet carried an undeniable authority.
"Go to the foot of that mountain to make some preparations. I... have some things to say to them alone."
Jiang Zhen gave her a deep look and nodded solemnly.
He understood that this final farewell needed space.
He silently turned around and walked to a secluded spot at the foot of the mountain at the edge of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to adjust his state, raising it to its peak.
To welcome the immense power of a 600,000-year-old soul beast, and even more so for the most crucial step to come—receiving the soul!
On the other side, the faint sounds of a man's voice, filled with suppressed emotions, could be heard, along with a girl's sobs and a woman's gentle, soft words of comfort.
The sound lasted for a moment, then finally fell silent.
After a while, light but firm footsteps sounded from behind.
Jiang Zhen opened his eyes and stood up.
Only the Demon Emperor came.
The Deep Sea Whale King and Lan Fuzi stood still, gazing at this place from afar.
The Deep Sea Whale King's figure was like a solidified black mountain rock, filled with tragedy and oppression; Lan Fuzi was held tightly in her father's arms, her little face buried in his hard armor, her shoulders trembling slightly.
The Demon Emperor walked up to Jiang Zhen. Her face no longer showed any hesitation or sadness, only the decisiveness of a deep-sea overlord and a trace of a mother's expectation.
"Let's begin."
Her words were incredibly concise.
"Remember your promise and take good care of the Lan Fuzi."
Jiang Zhen didn't say much, but nodded again with all his might and utmost solemnity.
All words seem pale at this moment.
The Demon Emperor smiled slightly, a smile of unparalleled elegance, yet tinged with a touch of melancholy and relief.
The next moment, she slowly opened her arms, and a terrifying energy fluctuation that could not be described in words suddenly erupted from her body!
"Buzz—!"
It was not a violent impact, but a profound and overwhelming force, like the weight of the entire ocean pressing down!
A dazzling deep purple light shot into the sky, transforming the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye Valley into a dreamlike purple kingdom!
The sky darkened instantly, as if subdued by this powerful force.
The soul power accumulated over 600,000 years of cultivation poured out like a Vast Sea bursting its banks, without reservation!
The Demon Emperor's body gradually became illusory in the intense light, and her body was transforming into the most primal energy form!
An indescribably enormous, deep red spirit ring phantom began to condense and manifest above the Demon Emperor's head! Countless golden patterns covered the spirit ring, profound, ancient, and powerful!
The oppressive aura of a spirit ring far exceeding 100,000 years spread out, causing the Bing Di and Xue Di in the distance to have solemn expressions and eyes filled with shock.
This is the power of a 600,000-year-old spirit ring!
At the same time, on both sides of the Demon Emperor's body, a more dazzling, almost tangible, deep purple energy essence condensed. These were the soul bones—her left and right arm bones—formed from her life's cultivation!
A massive amount of energy surged into Jiang Zhen's body, cleansing his meridians, dantian, and soul!
Jiang Zhen activated his Xuan Tian Technique and his own soul power, guiding this power to converge at his dantian soul core. At the same time, he concentrated his mental energy highly, daring not to relax in the slightest.
The sacrificial process continued, and the huge, deep red soul ring became more and more solid, eventually taking full shape and slowly descending towards Jiang Zhen.
Just as the spirit ring was about to be placed on Jiang Zhen, it was also the instant that the Demon Emperor's soul was about to leave his body and merge into the spirit ring according to the rules of sacrifice.
Jiang Zhen suddenly opened his eyes wide, raised his hands, and quickly formed a complex hand seal!
"Pure Water Illusion - Condensation!"
He let out a low shout, and the immense ultimate water soul power and vast spiritual power within his body surged out, rapidly condensing, compressing, and shaping on the open ground in front of him!
The water surged and converged, and soon, an elegant, magical whale spirit, its entire body composed of deep purple water, was created!
Its form is extremely similar to the Demon Emperor's true form, with every curve full of power and beauty, making it lifelike.
Although his eyes were empty and lacked true intelligence, the water element fluctuations emanating from them were pure and powerful, enough to serve as a perfect vessel for the soul!
"Senior! Now's the time!"
Jiang Zhen let out a cry that resonated from the depths of his soul!
At the critical moment when the sacrificial light reached its peak and the soul was about to leave the body but had not yet left, the Demon Emperor's soul sensed the call of the water element that shared the same origin as her.
She did not resist; instead, she guided her dissipating soul consciousness into a soft purple stream of light, actively breaking away from the torrent of sacrificial energy and precisely throwing it into the Pure Water Demon Whale Illusion below!
"Buzz...!"
The Pure Water Demon Whale Phantom Spirit trembled violently, its body radiating a brilliant purple light. Two purple soul flames, brimming with wisdom and life, suddenly ignited in its empty eyes!
It was a success!
At that very moment, the enormous, 600,000-year-old crimson spirit ring completely enveloped Jiang Zhen, perfectly merging with him!
The two clumps of energy representing the bones of his left and right arms instantly transformed into two beams of purple light, which merged into his left and right arms respectively!
The immense energy erupted completely within his body, propelling his soul power level to break through level sixty-one instantly and surge towards an even higher level!
His body was covered in a dense purple light, undergoing a complete transformation and enhancement.
But Jiang Zhen's mind was mostly focused on that newly born Pure Water Illusion Spirit.
The enormous purple water demon whale phantom swam gracefully in the air before slowly shrinking and transforming into a beam of purple light, hovering beside Jiang Zhen.
Within the illusion, the familiar yet slightly strange and weak soul fluctuations of the Demon Emperor emanated: "Success... What a wonderful feeling. Jiang Zhen, thank you."
Her soul was preserved and temporarily resides in this pure water illusion!
The sacrificial flames gradually faded away.
Jiang Zhen felt the surging power of the 600,000-year-old soul ring within his body and the terrifying soul bone energy contained in his arms, as well as the Pure Water Illusion Spirit beside him, which was closely connected to his spiritual power and carried the soul of the Demon Emperor.
"senior!"
Jiang Zhen bowed.
Then he raised his hands and looked at his arms.
[Demon Emperor's Left Arm Bone], [Demon Emperor's Right Arm Bone]![Note:I know one Soul beast=one Soul Bone. but I took the liberty of changing it and when Bing di sacrificed to Huo Yuhao. She produced torso bone+spine bone i.e two soul bone. I just made two different soul bones.]
With a slight thought, information about the two great soul bone skills naturally flooded into his mind.
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