Chapter 24: Spirit Cleansing Pool, Rebirth, and Transformation. Will Sister Xiao Wu Be Caught and Stewed?
In their eyes, they were the rulers of the universe. As for that so-called Perfect World, it was merely a plane with a slightly unusual power system.
How could it possibly completely surpass the divine power system they were so proud of?
Admitting that soul power was garbage would be the same as admitting that they, the God Kings, were the managers of a garbage recycling station.
That was absolutely impossible.
So they would rather believe it was a conspiracy than accept that things were truly as the other side had said.
Douluo Continent, Star Dou Forest.
Lake of Life.
Unlike the arrogance of the God Realm, the two soul beast overlords with the sharpest sense of danger, the Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming and the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, were now completely stunned.
At this moment, the lake water churned violently, as if it had begun to boil.
This was the result of Da Ming being unable to control his body out of fear, his enormous snake tail stirring wildly at the bottom of the lake.
"Er Ming, did you see it clearly?"
Da Ming's massive bull-like head rose above the water's surface. His voice trembled uncontrollably as his huge eyes stared fixedly at the sky screen.
"That old nanny told that human soul master to abolish her soul power."
"I… I heard it."
The Titan Giant Ape Er Ming crouched by the lake like a small mountain. The once domineering king of the forest was now hugging his head with both hands, trembling and not even daring to breathe loudly.
"Big Brother, I just saw that the snacks the old nanny fed that white tiger were wings of a Golden-Winged Roc."
"If humans cultivate that body-tempering technique, will they have to bathe in our blood?"
Er Ming's voice carried a sob. He was truly terrified.
On the Douluo Continent, they were one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, overlords that human soul masters feared.
But in that world, according to what the old nanny implied, cultivation in the Blood Transformation Realm seemed to require enormous amounts of the true blood of ferocious beasts to build a foundation.
And the stronger the true blood of the beast, the better the effect.
"You're right."
Da Ming swallowed hard, feeling every scale on his body stand on end.
"In that world, we probably wouldn't even qualify to serve as mounts."
"We would only be used by those human children for cultivation. It's too cruel, too savage!"
Thinking of this, Da Ming's massive body trembled violently.
He recalled the primordial dragon tendon that had been used earlier as a cat toy. In that instant, he felt as if his own spine was starting to ache.
"And Er Ming, have you noticed something?"
After suppressing the fear in his heart, Da Ming took a deep breath and continued.
"Although what that old nanny said about soul power being garbage sounds harsh, I think she might actually be right."
"Huh? Why?" Clearly, Er Ming had not grasped the deeper meaning. Hearing his big brother say this, he widened his eyes in confusion.
Seeing that his younger brother still could not see the point, Da Ming shook his head bitterly and looked back toward the calm lake.
"We've cultivated here for one hundred thousand years to reach our current strength."
"But the children in that world can possess tens of thousands of jin of strength when they are only a few years old."
"Isn't that difference simply a gap in the level of energy?"
After saying this, the Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming lifted his head again to look at the sky screen.
"In that world, cultivating for a single day might equal a year—or even longer—of cultivation here."
"So even if we cultivate for a million years, we might not be the match of a single child from that world."
"Big Brother… then Sister Xiao Wu…" Suddenly, Er Ming seemed to think of something and grew worried.
"Sister Xiao Wu has transformed into a human, but in essence, she's still a soul beast."
"If she were also selected and taken to that world…"
"Would she be caught and stewed into soup?!"
"Shut up!"
At the same time, in the Perfect World beyond the sky screen.
Primordial Immortal Court, Spirit Beast Garden.
A gentle breeze blew through the air.
Zhu Zhuqing stood there. The green robe of a servant disciple wrapped tightly around her fiery figure, yet it still carried an air of distant cold elegance.
However, Zhu Zhuqing in this world had no idea that the Douluo world on the other side had already descended into chaos because of her.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was facing the most difficult choice of her life.
"Abolish… my soul power?"
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and looked at her hands, murmuring.
A faint glow of soul power flickered within her palms. This was the strength she had cultivated through bitter effort since childhood, and it was also her only support for surviving within the Star Luo Imperial Family.
To abolish it would be equivalent to cutting off her own arms.
"What, can't bear to part with it?"
Seeing that she was still hesitating, the old nanny glanced over and spoke indifferently.
"Understandable. For mortals from the lower realms like you, even this tiny bit of cultivation is not easy to obtain."
"You can choose to refuse."
"But if you cannot part with that garbage soul power, then your life will stop here."
"You will forever remain a mortal servant in this Spirit Beast Garden, watching others soar through the sky and traverse the earth, plucking stars and grasping moons."
"And you will eventually exhaust your lifespan and turn into a handful of yellow soil."
"You might even gradually lose the qualification to wash the Immortal Lord's sword."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's pupils shrank.
Although the nanny spoke casually, every sentence struck directly at Zhu Zhuqing's weakest point.
Become a mortal? Turn into dust?
For a moment, Zhu Zhuqing could not help but recall Dai Mubai's face, as well as the suffocating Star Luo Imperial Family.
If nothing changed, once she returned, she would still be the tool of a political marriage, manipulated by fate.
And she would still have to face that cowardly fiancé who only knew how to indulge in pleasure.
"No. I refuse to live that kind of life again!"
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to make up her mind. She lifted her head abruptly, and the confusion in her eyes gradually turned into absolute determination.
"Nanny, I am willing. Please teach me!"
"As long as I can become stronger, I would accept even being crushed into pieces!"
After saying this, Zhu Zhuqing immediately knelt with keen awareness and knocked her head heavily against the ground before the nanny.
Her forehead struck the hard Dragon Blood Stone floor, producing a crisp sound.
Seeing this scene, the old nanny finally revealed a faint smile on her aged face.
"Not bad. Being able to make this choice means you have already taken the first step."
"The path of cultivating immortality is one that defies the heavens. Without the courage to sever one's own arm to survive, how could one ever attain eternal life?"
"Since you possess such determination, this old woman will lend you a helping hand."
"You are also quite fortunate. In our Primordial Immortal Court, there just happens to be a Spirit Cleansing Pool."
"It was built by the Immortal Lord to purify the bloodlines of certain spirit beasts with mortal blood."
"Although it was originally meant for spirit beasts, for you it will be a sacred place for rebirth and transformation."
"Come. I will take you there."
End of Chapter