I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

"Listen to me, keep sacrificing, keep getting stronger! Do you want to see what the top of this world looks like? Do you want to possess real, terrifying power? As a human, I'm not even afraid of complete annihilation. You, a monster, are you more afraid of death than I am?"

It must be said that Zhang Yangqing's words were extremely damaging to this nascent, bizarre consciousness filled with primal desires and chaotic thinking.

Most bizarre creatures are not afraid of death, or rather, they have a different understanding of death, but their desire for power is ingrained in their very nature.

Zhang Yangqing's description of the "apex view" perfectly captures its core desire.

Moreover, Zhang Yangqing's crazy attitude of "I'm not afraid of death, so what are you afraid of?" actually gave the eerie consciousness a strange sense of identification.
This human is more bizarre, crazier, and ruthless than them!
The eerie consciousness remained silent for several seconds, seemingly frantically weighing its options.

It could feel its cultivation level still rising, and its power growing stronger and stronger. The thrill of becoming stronger intoxicated it.

At the same time, Zhang Yangqing's do-or-die, reckless madness also gave it a morbid stimulation.

Ultimately, the eerie consciousness made a decision, its fluctuations carrying a desperate ruthlessness and a hint of excitement:
"Alright, alright! Humans, no, partners! We'll do it your way! I'm in! Burn! Keep burning! Get stronger! We'll stand at the top!"

The audience watching on the big screen were completely stunned, and the live chat exploded with comments:

Huh? In the past, it was always the supernatural beings who tricked the chosen ones into sacrificing their souls. How come with Zhang Tianshi, it's become the chosen ones tricking the supernatural beings into gambling with their lives? Unbelievable!
Other chosen ones are at most 'not human,' but Zhang Tianshi is 'not even human' (literal meaning + sarcasm)! He even fools the supernatural!

I've seen plenty of deceitful chosen ones, but I've never seen anything like it before! Master Zhang is awesome (voice cracks)!
Weird: What do you know? I'm not being fooled, this is venture capital, a strategic investment! Follow the big brother and you'll reap the rewards!
Master Zhang: Very good, the new fuel (crossed out) and the new partners are in place.

I hereby announce that the 'Best PUA Master' and 'Most Crazy Gambler' awards for this year's Ghost Stories World are to be awarded to Master Zhang ahead of schedule!
In the world of ghost stories, Zhang Yangqing's left and right halves still present a bizarre state of human-ghost opposition, but their internal consciousness has temporarily reached a united front.

The energy of the ten Dragon Soul Crystals was frantically extracted, transforming into a surging torrent that propelled the Reverse Creation Soul Burning Technique to continue operating.

Zhang Yangqing, including the cultivation level of the strange consciousness within him, is advancing at an astonishing speed towards a realm that is utterly inconceivable in this world.

The lame little mouse seemed to sense the increasingly terrifying aura emanating from its owner. Terrified, it huddled in a corner, covering its eyes with its two front paws and trembling.

The three-hour countdown continues.

Every minute and every second was an ordeal for the strange consciousness within Zhang Yangqing's body, a mixture of ecstasy and trembling.

The ecstasy came from the unprecedented feeling of power that surged like a rocket.

With each passing second, it could clearly feel its own body's cultivation level soaring, and the energy surging through its meridians becoming increasingly vast and powerful, as if it could shake mountains with a mere gesture.

This thrill of becoming stronger is the ultimate delicacy and temptation for a nascent, primal, and strange consciousness.

The tremor stemmed from the terrifying control that it could also clearly perceive in Zhang Yangqing's human consciousness. This was by no means the simple and brutal burning of blood or sacrifice that it had imagined.

Ordinary cultivators using similar techniques, no matter how hard they try, still need to carefully guide the energy and refine it step by step; it's just that the speed is several times or even dozens of times faster than usual.

But Zhang Yangqing's cultivation at this moment is more like an artistic performance that is extremely precise and extremely violent!
Just as Zhang Yangqing said before, even if the complete method of "Reversing Creation and Burning Soul Technique" were given to this strange consciousness, it would definitely not be able to master it, and would even burn itself to ashes in the first step.

This cultivation method places almost abnormal demands on the practitioner's spiritual strength, energy control precision, physical endurance, and even subtle understanding of the laws of the Great Dao.

The slightest mistake could result in energy outbursts, severed meridians, backlash to the soul, or even instant death – these are all minor consequences.

What kind of scene is the eerie consciousness observing and participating in at this moment?
Zhang Yangqing's consciousness seemed to have transformed into the most sophisticated instrument in the universe, or perhaps the supreme ruler who wielded the laws of the Great Dao.

He channeled the immense energy from the ten Dragon Soul Crystals—enough to overwhelm an ordinary cultivator dozens of times over—into his body in an orderly manner, like taming the most raging torrent.

He controlled the speed, intensity, and attribute ratio of energy flow in every meridian and every acupoint to the utmost degree!

Even more terrifying is the control over the soul-burning sacrifice process.

Burning one's essence, lifespan, soul origin, and even the ethereal fortune should be a violent and chaotic process of self-destruction.

In Zhang Yangqing's hands, however, this destructive power was as if it had been given a strange order, turning into the purest and most efficient fuel, precisely injecting it into every key node of cultivation improvement, pushing the barriers of realm to be broken through layer by layer in a brute and steady manner!

The feeling was so strange that it was impossible to describe it accurately in words. It was as if Zhang Yangqing's control over all the changes in his body was as perfect as the trajectory of the stars in the sky, grand and precise; it was also like the changes in the universe itself, containing an irresistible power of law!
Its nascent, eerie consciousness was as insignificant as dust in the face of such a level of control, making it difficult to even comprehend, let alone intervene or interfere.

Its initial ambition and greed for possession when it first awakened have long been shattered by this overwhelming perfection and power.

It was acutely aware that the human occupying the other half of this body was an absolutely extraordinary genius with unparalleled abilities!
Ordinary geniuses simply don't have this level of skill!

Therefore, it could only act like a shareholder who was forced to invest but was terrified, continuing to burn its own part of its essence to provide fuel according to Zhang Yangqing's business plan, watching helplessly as the "company's" value skyrocketed, but having no say in the business decisions.

Deep down, it was becoming increasingly uncertain: when would this sacrifice end?
When will the backlash come? Can we find something to prolong our lives?
But it can't even "withdraw its investment" now. The entire burning and sacrificial process has been completely dominated by Zhang Yangqing. It's like a passenger strapped to a rocket, with no choice but to follow along.

Time passed amidst the violent surge of energy and precise control.

About an hour later.

As Zhang Yangqing sat cross-legged, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the void above his head! (End of Chapter)