Ye Lingling’s previously vacant pupils suddenly contracted.
A fierce will to survive and an unyielding obsession surged madly from the depths of her heart.
No!
She could not die!
She still had to protect her mother.
She still had to break that damned curse!
“Good! That’s the unyielding spirit I want to see!”
Seeing the girl’s fighting spirit reignite, Ling Ye revealed an appreciative smile.
His hands rapidly formed seals, and his spirit body erupted with a dazzling dark golden light.
“Next, leave it to me! 100,000-Year Destruction Begonia Torso Bone—Fuse!”
As Ling Ye’s sharp cry rang out, within the blood-red pillar of light that connected heaven and earth outside…
…a strange bone, radiating a dark golden luster and as translucent as purple crystal, suddenly detached itself.
The moment this bone appeared, it transformed into a streak of light and precisely fused into Ye Lingling’s spine.
Boom—!
In an instant, an extremely warm yet mountain-heavy power centered around Ye Lingling’s back and spread madly towards her limbs and skeleton.
Spirit Bone!
And it was a torso bone, extremely precious and rare among Spirit Bones.
This torso bone, condensed from the essence of Ling Ye’s 100,000 years of cultivation, became an indestructible dam the moment it fused with Ye Lingling’s body.
It forcibly propped open Ye Lingling’s fragile meridians and continuously absorbed the violent destructive energy—which had nearly torn her apart—directly into the bone itself.
It bore the brunt of the destructive impact in place of her weak physical body.
“Haah…”
With the pain suddenly alleviated, Ye Lingling let out a long breath.
Her delicate body, pushed to its absolute limit, finally had a chance to breathe.
She silently whispered in her heart, full of gratitude: “Thank you, Senior.”
“Don’t celebrate too early. The sacrifice isn’t over. Focus your mind, calm your heart, and prepare to receive the 100,000-year Spirit Ring.” Ling Ye’s voice sounded again, carrying a hint of solemnity.
Outside, the blood-red light began to rapidly contract.
The incomparably massive main body of the Destruction Begonia had completely dissipated.
In its place was a Spirit Ring entirely blood-red, tempered over 100,000 years.
This 100,000-year Spirit Ring, symbolizing the supreme honor in the Spirit Master world, slowly descended towards the top of Ye Lingling’s head with world-destroying pressure, about to land on her pink and white Nine Heart Begonia Spirit.
However, at the most critical moment of fusion, an unexpected change occurred.
Hum—!
An extremely strange humming sound suddenly came from within Ye Lingling’s body.
Immediately after, an energy completely opposite to her original gentle Life aura—filled with extreme destructive desire and the breath of annihilation—surged from the depths of her dantian.
Drawn by this energy, Ye Lingling’s left hand involuntarily lifted.
Under the utterly shocked gazes of Ling Ye and Ye Lingling, several strands of deep purple-black light gathered and intertwined in the palm of her left hand, spinning madly.
Moments later, a deep purple Begonia flower blossomed in full glory above her palm, its petals etched with strange, dark golden demonic patterns.
Its appearance was exactly the same as Ling Ye’s original form—the “Destruction Begonia Emperor.”
“This… What on earth is going on?!” Inside the mental world, Ling Ye gasped sharply.
His face was full of disbelief: “A Spirit? My origin source actually condensed into a brand new Spirit within your body?!”
Ye Lingling was equally dumbfounded.
She stared blankly at the Destruction Begonia in her left hand, then looked at the Nine Heart Begonia in her right hand.
Twin Spirits?!
Twin Spirits, a phenomenon so rare it appeared only once in a hundred years across Soul Land, had actually been born within her in such an inconceivable way.
Before the two could recover from this immense shock, something even more incredible happened.
The 100,000-year red Spirit Ring floating in mid-air, originally meant to land on the Nine Heart Begonia, seemed to sense a call from the same origin source.
It suddenly changed direction in mid-air, transforming into a streak of blood-red light, and with a whoosh, landed steadily on the newly awakened “Destruction Begonia” in Ye Lingling’s left hand.
The blood-red halo flowed.
The 100,000-year Spirit Ring perfectly matched the Destruction Begonia without the slightest sign of rejection.
“Hiss—!” Ling Ye was ecstatic.
He had been constantly worried that attaching a powerfully destructive Spirit Ring to the Life-attribute Nine Heart Begonia would cause some unforeseen side effects.
Now, all his worries had vanished.
His origin source had directly reshaped a Spirit with the Destruction attribute for Ye Lingling.
This meant Ye Lingling had perfectly inherited his power.
However, the miracles triggered by this 100,000-year sacrifice were far from over.
Hum hum hum—
The moment the Destruction Begonia completely stabilized, the pink and white Nine Heart Begonia in Ye Lingling’s right palm suddenly began to tremble violently.
Stimulated and pressured by the extreme destructive power of the Destruction Begonia Emperor, the Nine Heart Begonia sensed an unprecedented life-or-death crisis.
In all things between heaven and earth, solitary Yin cannot give rise to life, nor can solitary Yang promote growth.
Extreme destruction often breeds the deepest life force!
Under the pressure of this extreme destructive aura, the Nine Heart Begonia instinctively began a frantic evolution to maintain the energy balance within its host.
On its originally pink and white petals, a layer of emerald green Life Flame suddenly ignited.
This flame held no warmth whatsoever, yet it contained a majestic life force.
Baked by this emerald green flame, the originally delicate petals of the Nine Heart Begonia began to rapidly change.
The pink and white gradually faded, replaced by a pure and flawless emerald green.
A life aura several times denser than before swept forth like spring wind turning into rain.
“This… this pure life aura…” Ling Ye couldn’t help but get excited.
Although the original Nine Heart Begonia was hailed as the number one healing Spirit and possessed a very strong life force…
…it was still quite a distance away from a true extreme Life attribute.
But now, Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia Spirit had evolved.
“The Life Begonia Emperor! This is the extreme Life attribute!” Ling Ye laughed heartily.
He had won!
And he had won big!
As the blood-red pillar of light completely dissipated, the sacrifice was finally complete.
“Senior… did we… succeed?” Ye Lingling’s voice was very weak.
Within the sea of consciousness, Ling Ye looked at the girl before him, whose willpower was astonishing.
A sincere, gentle smile appeared on his originally arrogant face.
He nodded, his voice filled with excitement and pride:
“Little girl, we not only succeeded, we created a miracle.”
“Twin Spirits, dual extreme attributes. Left hand Destruction, right hand Life. Throughout the history of Soul Land, you are a unique existence.”
Hearing this definitive confirmation, Ye Lingling’s taut nerves finally completely relaxed.
Immense joy, accompanied by exhaustion, washed over her.
“That’s wonderful…”
A relieved smile tugged at the corner of the girl’s mouth, then she closed her eyes and fell backwards, powerless.
Just before the darkness devoured her consciousness, she heard only a reliable whisper:
“Sleep, Lingling. Leave the rest to me.”
Just as Ye Lingling’s body was about to touch the cold ground, her originally tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open.