Chapter 127: Rebirth, My Clone!
Watching the human walk slowly toward it, the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's gaze gradually calmed, as if it had completely resigned itself to its fate.
But in reality, it had long since prepared to self-destruct; taking a human down with it before dying would not be a loss.
As the human drew closer, the Soul Power within its body began to boil violently, like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment.
Just then, the human suddenly stopped ten meters away from it.
Lin Yang stood still.
Under the Transparent World, he could clearly "see" that the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's Soul Power had already converged.
What it wanted to do was naturally clear at a glance.
If a sixty-thousand-year Golden Saber-toothed Tiger wanted to self-destruct, even he would find it hard to stop.
Unless he was certain of a one-hit kill, he would lose a suitable Soul Ring.
Lin Yang pondered for a moment, sheathed his blade, and looked at the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger. "Do you want to live?"
The Golden Saber-toothed Tiger stared silently at Lin Yang, its gaze seemingly looking at a fool.
Not to mention that it was already doomed, did he think it would be foolish enough to trust a human?
There was a long-standing feud between Soul Beasts and humans; Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts already possessed intelligence, and the higher their cultivation age, the closer their wisdom approached that of humans.
The intelligence of a one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was no different from an adult's.
So, when it heard the human in front of it ask if it wanted to live, its first thought was: Is this person mentally ill?
Lin Yang ignored the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's gaze.
He knew his words sounded like nonsense, but he might be able to achieve a win-win situation.
"I have an ability that allows you, after death, to not only serve as my Soul Ring but also maintain your Soul's autonomy, and even allow you to continue to Cultivate," Lin Yang said in a low voice. "But I have never tried this method; I only have a thirty percent chance of success."
"If you are willing to gamble on this thirty percent, and it succeeds, you will not only continue to live, but you will also have the opportunity to seek revenge on the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger."
"If you lose, then that is your fate, and I will take your Soul Ring as the price you have to pay."
"If you are unwilling, then go ahead and self-destruct; at worst, I will just go find another one."
After saying this, Lin Yang took a step back and waited quietly for its choice.
Upon hearing Lin Yang's words, a flash of hesitation clearly appeared in the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's eyes.
It was unclear whether this human was deceiving it or if he truly possessed such an ability.
"Roar!!!"
The Golden Saber-toothed Tiger let out a low growl.
It wanted to see what confidence this human had to make such a promise.
Lin Yang understood the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's meaning and immediately glanced at the Skeleton Clone.
The Skeleton Clone stepped forward and lifted the black robe covering its face, revealing a visage composed entirely of white bone.
The bone face glowed with a warm luster, and within its two pupils, which resembled white jade, was carved a blood-red character for "Bone."
A black Soul Ring emerged from beneath the Skeleton Clone's feet, quietly circling behind it.
Lin Yang explained, "This is a Clone of mine, and it carries a portion of my Soul."
"If it succeeds, you will also continue to live in a similar way; the difference is that the Clone will carry your Soul."
That's right, this method was also something Lin Yang had just thought of.
Based on the Demon God Body's fourth Soul skills, "Soul Ring · Soul Splitting," he could create a Clone with self-awareness.
It was somewhat similar to the Spirit Souls from the Dou 2 era, but with a certain capacity for self-growth.
However, he had never tried this method before, so he wasn't sure if it was feasible.
"Roar—!"
A moment of struggle flashed in the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's eyes.
Survival is the instinct of every living creature; if they can live, no one is willing to die.
But could it really trust a human?
Lin Yang just stood quietly to the side watching, without urging it.
In reality, whether the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger agreed or not made no difference to him; at most, he would just have to find another Soul Ring.
But this was its only chance to survive.
Finally, the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger let out a low growl and rested its head gently on the ground.
It... did not want to die!
It still wanted revenge.
Lin Yang didn't waste any more words and took the initiative to step forward.
The fourth Soul Ring beside him suddenly lit up.
His gaze flashed, and a large amount of blood flowed from his fingertips, sprinkling onto the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's wounds.
Feeling as if something was constantly eroding its body, the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger instinctively wanted to struggle, but heard Lin Yang say, "If you don't want to die, don't move. My blood can restore your injuries and allow me to establish a connection with you."
The Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's body trembled slightly, but in the end, it chose not to move.
"Since you have made your choice, you must trust me; you cannot have any doubts."
Lin Yang's blood, carrying a tyrannical erosive ability, rapidly saturated every one of its cells.
And those parts eroded by the Supreme Evil power were also roughly excised by him.
Watching the battered flesh gradually recover, a sharp glint flashed in Lin Yang's eyes.
He raised his hand and personally ended its life.
Subsequently, a deep black Soul Ring appeared, and without another word, he began to refine the Soul Ring.
It seemed no different from refining Soul Rings before.
But in reality, when giving the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger his blood, Lin Yang had also split off a small portion of his own Soul and fused it into its body.
This small portion of his Soul would not affect the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger itself.
However, it could tag its Soul, forcibly designating it as a Soul split from Lin Yang.
Just like products in a supermarket; as long as they are tagged with a barcode, it is implicitly recognized as belonging to the supermarket.
If he didn't do this, the moment the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger died, its Soul would rapidly dissipate.
Now, the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's body was saturated with Demon God Body blood, and its Soul had been tagged by him.
Who could say this wasn't his Clone?
Time passed bit by bit.
Suddenly, that black Soul Ring shrank violently into Lin Yang's body, then quickly emerged again.
At the same time, his other Soul Rings also appeared, with seven Soul Rings circling neatly around him.
"Roar—!"
A faint tiger roar sounded in his ears.
Lin Yang's thoughts stirred, and the Demon God Body's fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.
Immediately after, the fifth Soul Ring he had just obtained detached from his body, floated toward the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's corpse, and hovered above it.
The Soul Ring slowly merged into the tiger's body.
The Golden Saber-toothed Tiger, which had originally been completely lifeless, felt its heart begin to beat again, and its massive body began to tremble.
Slowly, it actually climbed up from the ground.
A pair of lively tiger eyes flashed with excited light.
"Roar—!"
A vigorous tiger roar resounded through the forest, as if announcing its Rebirth to the entire Hu Nu Mountain Range.
After roaring, the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger took heavy steps, slowly approached Lin Yang, and rubbed its head against him.
Lin Yang smiled and vigorously rubbed that large tiger head. "It's your good luck; I didn't expect it to actually succeed."
Now, the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger was equivalent to a special Clone.
Because its Soul was complete, it could continue to Cultivate.
However, its Cultivation could only affect itself and could not provide feedback to Lin Yang.
Furthermore, to make this experiment succeed as much as possible, Lin Yang had not consumed too much of the power within the Soul Ring.
Not only did his cultivation only experience a one-level Breakthrough, but even the Demon God Body's fifth Soul Ring had not developed any energy.
Although the Golden Saber-toothed Tiger's cultivation inevitably dropped, it was now just barely over the sixty-thousand-year threshold.
But as long as it could Cultivate back up, this wasn't a problem.
Perhaps in the future, it could have a Breakthrough to one hundred thousand years.
Then his Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring would become a one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Isn't that great?
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