"Soul Spirit Contract. Does the effect of this thing truly work as you described?!"
"Mhm, yes."
Huo Yuhao revealed a gentle smile, his gaze bright and tender: "Skydream-sister, in short, please trust me."
Skydream blinked, looking at the smiling Huo Yuhao and feeling an inexplicable sense of closeness.
Damn it... why does my heart feel a little fluttery?!
The Skydream Ice Silkworm felt her brain was a bit of a mess, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.
How did she remember it? She was the one who sought out Huo Yuhao, right?! Why did it feel like Huo Yuhao had been waiting for her like a fisherman, and now, she had already taken the bait?
Furthermore, that "Soul Spirit Contract"—is it actually reliable?
According to her original plan, after becoming a Wisdom Soul Ring, she would have to stay honestly inside the Sea of Consciousness. But if this "Soul Spirit Contract" was the real deal, she could seemingly stay outside all the time without any issues?
That would be too wonderful!
But precisely because it was too good to be true, it felt a bit surreal to her.
She blinked again, looking into the young man's eyes while her spirit stirred slightly, attempting to discern whether Huo Yuhao was lying.
However... there was nothing.
The azure eyes were far too pure, containing not a single shred of impurity, but rather an incomparable sincerity.
She stared at Huo Yuhao for a long time. As if making a final decision, she spoke seriously:
"Fine! Let's gamble! I'll listen to you. Tell me, what do I do? Sister will follow your lead!"
"It's very simple, Skydream-sister. Relax your mind and let my spirit enter. When the time comes, do not resist."
Skydream decided to take the bet.
Although she didn't know why she felt the youth wouldn't harm her from the first moment she saw him—even subconsciously letting down her guard—nevertheless...
This young man was indeed the only hope she could grasp right now!
Ever since breaking through the million-year mark, she had sensed the arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation. Her lifespan had long been dwindling; perhaps a few decades remained, or perhaps a few centuries. But who knew?
To a soul beast, such a short time passed in the blink of an eye. However, a mental-attribute soul master capable of carrying her power was something one could seek but rarely find!
The bet was on!
Huo Yuhao slowly raised his head, gently placing his palm over the massive head of the Skydream Ice Silkworm.
Using radiant golden emotional power as the material to construct a hexagram formation, the newly forged contract simultaneously flew and landed between Huo Yuhao and the Skydream Ice Silkworm.
Calm, gentle, bright, and without a single trace of malice...
Under the signing of the contract, Skydream and Huo Yuhao shared a telepathic connection, which finally allowed Skydream to let go of her final defenses.
She slowly closed her eyes. Her spirit began to follow the contract bit by bit, arriving at Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness. There, she saw that golden vertical pupil radiating brilliant light and the rings of emotion circling around it.
"This... this is a god... divine artifact?!!!"
Skydream finally lost her composure. She didn't even have the energy to deal with the small grey orb that had suddenly intruded, merely staring at the golden vertical pupil in a daze.
Wait, brother?!
What kind of existence have I actually chosen?!!!
"What's wrong, Skydream-sister?"
Huo Yuhao's voice suddenly rang out from the side.
The signing of the Soul Spirit Contract was very successful. With Skydream offering no resistance, it was completed almost instantaneously.
Next, all that remained was the filling and remodeling of the soul ring.
Having handled everything in the outside world, Huo Yuhao naturally returned to the Sea of Consciousness to see what was wrong with his Skydream-sister.
Upon entering, he saw Skydream staring blankly at the nearby Eye of Destiny in silence.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's voice, Skydream snapped out of it slightly and asked haltingly: "Um, Yuhao... you, you're a god, right? Otherwise, how could you possess these things!"
"A god..." Huo Yuhao nodded, then shook his head. "In the past... I suppose so. But now, I am just an ordinary person."
Ordinary person... Skydream was speechless, but more than that, she was excited.
It was a sure thing! Everything was a sure thing! A god with a divine artifact undergoing re-cultivation—how could they lose?! This was basically a guaranteed ticket to immortality! It just needed a bit of time! With her and Yuhao cooperating, wouldn't they just sweep through everything?!
Skydream began to fall into a fantasy. Nearby, seeing Skydream so full of vitality, a smile unconsciously touched the corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth.
The Sea of Consciousness was getting lively again...
Without disturbing Skydream's excitement, Huo Yuhao slowly turned his gaze toward the incomparably quiet small grey orb not far away.
"Teacher, long time no see..."
Huo Yuhao murmured softly, then reached out to gently push the small grey orb into the Eye of Destiny at the center of the Sea of Consciousness.
His Eye of Destiny had originally been opened by that small piece of Life Gold, and later evolved into the Eye of Destiny because of Qiu'er.
Although its primary attribute was no longer life but the higher-level Fate, it should be enough to nourish Elder Yi's soul.
If no accidents occurred, he should be able to awaken Elder Yi normally before enrolling in Shrek.
On the other side, Skydream, having ceased her excitement, hovered over. She looked at the small grey orb sent into the Eye of Destiny, then at Huo Yuhao beside her, and spoke directly:
"Yuhao, what do we do next? You haven't attached your soul ring yet!"
"No rush, I want to make an attempt."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. He raised his hand, controlling his mental power to extract one-tenth of the origin power that had been divided equally, then looked at Skydream again.
"Skydream-sister, don't resist. Let me control you."
Skydream blinked, then nodded, handing over control.
In the next moment, the extracted origin power vanished from the Sea of Consciousness and appeared in the outside world.
His body, which lay peacefully on the ground having lost consciousness, was enveloped by the origin power. The power then shrank and changed bit by bit, slowly manifesting as a golden soul ring.
A contract written with the power of fate was truly extraordinary. Skydream clearly felt her spiritual form detaching from Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, slowly landing upon that golden soul ring.
The power of the Soul Spirit Contract manifested at this moment. The phantom of the Eye of Destiny appeared on Huo Yuhao's brow, and invisible threads of fate guided the golden soul ring to merge slowly into Huo Yuhao's body.
A moment later, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes. The brilliant golden flow within them retracted slightly. Then, a golden soul ring manifested beside him.
His Level 10 cultivation had not changed—this was one of the drawbacks of the revised version—but it wasn't a major issue. With the Seed of Emotion as an aid, increasing his cultivation wouldn't be difficult.
And now, Huo Yuhao was ready to begin the second step of his plan.
Condensing a soul core!