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An intelligent spirit ring? You want to help him become a god and share eternal life? Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress's cold voice sounded angry for the first time. It was as if ten thousand years of thick ice had suddenly cracked apart.
Tianmeng, you are talking nonsense! When a spirit beast dies, its energy and soul fragments form a spirit ring for humans to absorb so they can get stronger. This is the law of heaven and earth.
It has been the same since ancient times! Where did you get this idea of living as a spirit ring? How could you keep your mind and share a god position? As she spoke, her voice got louder because she felt like she was being lied to. Your story is full of holes and makes no sense at all!
First, you say you already became his intelligent spirit ring, so why can you still talk to us here? A spirit ring is a dead object. How can it have its own thoughts? If your mind still exists, then where are your million-year-old body and your origin? Could it be that your soul was trapped by him using some dark trick? Are you here telling us sweet lies to lead me and the Ice Empress into a trap?
Second, even if your strange logic was true, why do you think this human can become a god? Is it just because he is with the Emperor Auspicious Beast? Is it because Di Tian gave him some power? The path to becoming a god is so hard.
Many geniuses have failed throughout history! You are just a million-year-old worm who slept all the time. How can you see the future and be sure he will succeed? You are asking me and the Ice Empress to gamble our lives and hundreds of thousands of years of hard work on a dream that might not be real!
Third, and most importantly! The Snow Empress's voice was firm. She spoke with the pride of the ruler of the Extreme North Land. Even if what you say is true, and even if there is a tiny chance, I am the Snow Empress. I am the spirit born from the core of the Extreme North.
I have ruled this land and lived free for hundreds of thousands of years! You want me to give up everything? You want me to tie my life, soul, and dignity to a human I don't know? You want me to be his servant and wait for him to give me a god position? That is just a crazy dream!
Every question the Snow Empress asked was like a sharp ice needle hitting the center of the problem. She was saying exactly what the Ice Empress was thinking. Although the Ice Empress did not speak, the cold look in her green eyes showed she had the same doubts. Facing these tough questions, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not panic. It seemed like he knew they would ask this.
Ice Empress, Snow Empress, I understand why you are worried. The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice became very serious. He did not sound silly like he usually did. To answer your first question about why I am still here, this is the main difference between an intelligent spirit ring and a normal one. I did not die and leave a ring behind.
Instead, while I was fully awake and my origin was healthy, I signed a fair soul contract with Tang Chen. My million years of spiritual energy helped me become a special spirit ring, and I helped him open a sea of spirit that no one has ever seen before.
However, my mind, memories, and wisdom did not disappear. I live on inside this spirit ring. I am in a special state between energy and a ghost, living inside his sea of spirit. I can talk to him, help him cultivate, and even talk to the outside world like I am doing now. My body is gone, but I am still here. This is what it means to be intelligent! Now, for the second question about Tang Chen's potential.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm laughed with confidence. I have lived for a million years. Even though I slept most of the time, I saw many geniuses come and go. Tang Chen is special. It is not just about his ring explosion or the auspicious beast. His mind, his hard work, and the luck inside him are things even I cannot fully understand.
Everything shows he is the one who can break the rules and reach the rank of a god. Is it a gamble? Yes, it is a huge gamble. But for spirit beasts like us, do we have any other choice? Are we just going to wait for the next heavenly tribulation? Each one gets more scary than the last. Do we just wait to die?
Finally, let's talk about pride and being a servant. The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed, and his voice sounded a bit sad. Snow Empress, I know you are proud. But think about it. Is being free really forever? Under the shadow of the heavenly tribulation, knowing your life will end, isn't that freedom a little bit sad? Becoming an intelligent spirit ring is not being a servant. It is a partnership! We give him our power to help him reach the top.
He carries our hopes so we can go beyond this world. We are a team with one destiny. When we go to the God Realm with him and live forever in a bigger world, that will be the true freedom.
Meanwhile, twelve hundred miles south of the Extreme North Land, things were different. In Longxing City, at the home of the Defense Clan, Niu Gao was feeling distracted. He was trying to talk to his two old friends who had just arrived. Yang Wudi and Bai He coming over should have been a happy time.
The four of them had not been together for a long time. Bai He wore simple grey clothes. He looked thin, but his eyes were as sharp as a hawk. Yang Wudi looked strong and stood straight like a spear. He looked a bit bitter and cold, and his eyes were also very sharp.
Old Rhinoceros! We traveled all the way to your city, so why do you look so unhappy? Don't you want us here? Yang Wudi spoke in a loud, direct voice. He stepped forward and patted Niu Gao on the shoulder. He looked around the room.
Where is the old orangutan? Didn't he say he got here early? Where is he hiding? Bai He also looked worried. He could see that Niu Gao was acting very strange and serious.
Niu Gao opened his mouth, but he did not know how to explain things. He felt bad about agreeing to that deal a few days ago. Just then, the light at the door got blocked. Tai Tan's big body appeared in the doorway. He had a look on his face that was hard to describe.
Old goat! Old white bird! When Tai Tan saw Yang Wudi and Bai He, he looked excited for a moment and went to say hello. Haha, old orangutan! You finally showed up! Yang Wudi laughed. He walked up with his arms open to give the leader of the Strength Clan a hug. Your letter didn't say much. What is so big that the four of us need to meet? Is it the Spirit Hall?
But his happy words stopped suddenly. He looked over Tai Tan's shoulder and saw a tall man following him into the hall. It was like an ice blade cut his words off! Time seemed to stop. The smile on Yang Wudi's face vanished. His face turned bright red as if his blood was boiling with anger! It's you... Tang Hao! He growled like a hurt animal. His voice was shaky and rough.
In the next second, a huge wave of spirit power exploded in the room! A soul breaking spear appeared in Yang Wudi's hand. It was black and twelve feet long. It looked like a scary dragon waking up. On the spear, eight spirit rings appeared. There were two yellow, two purple, and four black rings.
They were the best kind you could have. A sharp feeling of killing intent locked onto Tang Hao. The air in the hall made a whistling sound because the power was so strong! He did not wait, and he did not say another word.
The soul breaking spear moved! It was faster than sound and came with no warning. The black spear looked like a flash of lightning as it flew straight at Tang Hao's face.