Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

“Hehe, the Golden Tortoiseshell is different from ordinary soul beasts. There’s no such thing as an approaching lifespan. As long as they are given time, they can live almost forever…” Di Tian shook his head with a smile, seemingly finding Lu Cheng’s idea somewhat ridiculous.

But his expression suddenly froze. With Biji's reminder, he actually remembered the guy in the golden tortoise shell who, for some reason, had a rapidly declining lifespan and a weak aura a few days ago.

"You're lucky, kid. It seems there really is one." He waved to the Demon King, signaling him to bring the guy over.

The King of Ten Thousand Demons was a handsome man with an eerie appearance and dark green markings on his face. Upon receiving the order, he vanished into the ground and returned within seconds with a figure whose aura was faint.

He threw it on the ground and stepped aside.

"This person saved the auspicious beast, which is a great contribution to our soul beast clan. Since your lifespan is about to end, why not offer yourself as a sacrifice to him?"

Di Tian waved his hand, somewhat impatiently.

"Yes, yes!!" The golden tortoise shell thought that its act of consuming the gold of living beings had been exposed, and its face turned pale with fright. It thought that Di Tian was going to cause trouble for it, but it never expected that this was the case. It was already scared out of its wits and did not dare to refuse, so it could only nod in agreement.

"Are you satisfied?" Di Tian glanced at Lu Cheng and slowly asked.

"nature!"

Lu Cheng nodded, having no intention of showing off in front of Di Tian and the others. He only wanted to take the golden tortoise back as soon as possible and develop his strength discreetly. After all, there was still a heavyweight being sleeping beneath the lake.

Upon seeing this, Di Tian waved his hand.

The next moment, Lu Cheng felt dizzy and returned to the vicinity of the core circle of the Star Dou Great Forest. This place was not far from Elder Chen, Wang Dong'er and the others, just a stone's throw away.

There was also a golden turtle lying on its back beside it.

"Let's go back and talk about it."

Lu Cheng glanced meaningfully at the golden tortoiseshell. As a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it was truly lamentable that it had turned itself into such a state.

……

When Old Chen saw that Lu Cheng had returned safely, carrying a huge, ten-thousand-year-old hawksbill turtle, he was puzzled, but seeing Lu Cheng's expression, he didn't ask any more questions and quickly returned home.

Previously, the Holy Spirit Cult and Emperor Tian appeared in the world, causing panic and unease throughout the Star Dou Great Forest.

Only after they had completely left the Star Dou Great Forest did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Tang Ya's fifth soul ring remains a mystery. If she doesn't choose poison, then it should be life attribute, or perhaps a little bit of devouring. But compared to the common poison attribute, the latter two "conceptual attributes" are much rarer, similar to the Emerald Swan, which is protected in the core area.

Chapter 171 The Red King's Sacrifice; Wait, why are you all here? (3K)

"Why don't you absorb it yourself?" Lu Cheng said after a moment's thought.

The golden tortoise shell doesn't suit his martial soul characteristics, but it's quite suitable for Tang Ya's Blue Silver Emperor's life attributes. Especially now, the golden tortoise shell sacrifice is calculated based on a 100,000-year soul ring, but the absorption difficulty is only comparable to about 20,000 to 30,000 years, which is a huge profit.

"Mmm." Tang Ya licked her red lips, a look of joy on her face.

Her snow-white arms wrapped around Lu Cheng's left arm, her two heavy breasts pressing against each other. The beauty raised her pretty face and breathed sweetly into Lu Cheng's ear: "Come to my room tonight."

“Heh…” Lu Cheng chuckled softly upon hearing this.

Knowing that Tang Ya was both bad at games and loved to play.

"A few days ago, who was it that kicked their legs and begged me to stop?"

"Hmm... I'll make you pay for this tonight." Tang Ya was unusually assertive, seemingly wanting to "repay" Lu Cheng's gift. Her beautiful eyes showed no sign of yielding, but her fair earlobes flushed slightly, and beneath her skirt, her long, fair legs rubbed together gently.

"Alright then, we'll see." Lu Cheng gently embraced the beauty's waist, soft and slender, pulling her into his arms. "And while you're at it, let me check if the Xuan Yu Hand has been properly cultivating lately..."

On the other side of the carriage, Wang Dong'er sat with a blush on her pretty face. Her big pink and blue eyes glanced at Lu Cheng and Tang Ya from time to time. The two of them did not hide anything from everyone. They hugged and kissed each other, and Sister Xiao Ya would kiss Lu Cheng's cheek from time to time.

They looked like a couple deeply in love.

And what about her?!

Do they only deserve to eat dog food?

Wang Dong'er took a vicious bite of the peach, her cheeks bulging. When would she be able to turn the tables?

……

Ontology.

Atop the towering mountain peak, the clouds dispersed, and two disciples of the Body Sect, dressed in gray-black robes and guarding the mountain gate, bowed respectfully to greet Lu Cheng and his group upon their return: "Greetings, Young Sect Master..."

"No need for such formalities."

Lu Cheng smiled and waved his hand, then strode towards his residence.

Wang Dong'er was in a hurry to find Xiao Xiao, while Tang Ya obediently followed.

Inside the small courtyard.

The golden tortoiseshell creature collapsed to the ground, saying, "I'm exhausted..."

"That's still better than you losing your life in front of Di Tian," Lu Cheng said leisurely, lying on a bench in the courtyard with a smile.

"What do you mean by this?" The golden tortoiseshell's face stiffened, and it looked at Lu Cheng in astonishment.

"You know perfectly well that the consequences of consuming one-fifth of the Gold of Living Beings are far more severe than execution," Lu Cheng said casually.

"How did you know?!" The golden tortoiseshell was filled with horrified shock. It hadn't reacted before because there was a top expert by the young man's side, and it dared not offend him rashly. But now... its life was completely in the hands of the powerful.

"Don't ask, you don't need to know." Lu Cheng chuckled, looking at the golden tortoiseshell that had finally calmed down. "Give it to me."

"What is that?" The golden tortoiseshell tried to play dumb.

“You know that excessive use of tonics is poison. Your current miserable state is all because of it, yet you still crave it? Do you want to take it to your grave?” Lu Cheng said.

"..." The golden tortoiseshell seemed to want to say something but stopped itself.

Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow. This guy still wouldn't give up?

"I can't produce it..." the golden tortoise said aggrievedly, "That thing is like it's grown into my flesh. If it weren't for that, I would have already recovered my 100,000 years of cultivation. Why would I have to be brought here to be humiliated by you?"

Lu Cheng: "..."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

The golden tortoiseshell felt even more aggrieved: "You didn't even give me a chance to speak."

"Pfft." Tang Ya covered her mouth lightly, suppressing her laughter. "Um... I'll go prepare dinner." With that, she prepared to slip away.

But Lu Cheng grabbed her wrist, saying, "Since that's the case, then let's make a sacrifice."

The golden tortoise sighed softly, its face filled with emotion: "If things continue like this, not only will it be painful, but I won't have many years left to live. If I have to be sacrificed, then so be it. I'm willing to do it."

Lu Cheng glanced at the golden tortoiseshell: "Why look like you're going to your death? I'm asking you to sacrifice yourself, not to die."

"What's the difference?" the golden tortoiseshell asked, opening its eyes in confusion.

“Of course there is a difference. If you sacrifice according to my method, it can be stored in the human’s spiritual sea, preserving a part of the soul, and can even exist outside the body. However, the drawback is that it will be attached to the human body forever…” Lu Cheng said.

"Moreover, if she becomes a god, you may also be resurrected."

The golden tortoise automatically ignored the last sentence: becoming a god—such a vague concept. A glimmer of hope flickered in its eyes. Although it had to depend on humans, at least it had survived.

"Calm down and don't resist."

Lu Cheng said leisurely.

He then gestured to Tang Ya, who quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, her beautiful eyes tightly closed, her tension visibly palpable.

Lu Cheng smiled and began to guide them.

As the golden tortoiseshell emitted light that surged towards Tang Ya, a sliver of emerald green light also fell into Lu Cheng's palm—what a large piece of living gold!

Lu Cheng was shocked. This piece was much larger than the remaining amount of the Living Creature Carving Knife. No wonder it had drawn back the life force of the 100,000-year-old golden tortoiseshell.

"Om..."

Time passed second by second.

Tang Ya finally opened her eyes, her eyes filled with surprise.

"It's done!"

At the same time, a blood-red spirit ring rose from beneath her feet, its rich and powerful life force and terrifying defensive power attaching to the Blue Silver Emperor, bringing about a qualitative change to the girl's martial spirit.

"Level 53!!"

Having broken through two levels in succession, Tang Ya's smile was exceptionally sweet. Strength was the foundation for her to rebuild the Tang Sect's foundation in the future, and such talent was already among the top of most geniuses of her generation. After all, Bei Bei, who was known as the number one genius of Shrek Academy's outer court, was only at the peak of the Soul Sect, not even reaching the Soul King level.

Not to mention that she overtook others by taking a shortcut. A year ago, she was a frail girl who had to risk her life to advance to the Soul Venerable realm.

The golden tortoiseshell, now in spirit form, appeared to the side, looking around in surprise: "I... I'm not dead?"

"..."

"In that case, I need to accelerate my breakthrough..."

Lu Cheng ignored the excited man and turtle, exhaled a deep breath, chased Tang Ya away, and began to guide the Crimson King in the Sea of ​​Spirit.

The difficulty of absorbing the Crimson King is naturally much greater than that of absorbing the Golden Tortoise Shell.

"call……"

Under the watchful eyes of the Snow Emperor in Electrolux, Lu Cheng's expression turned solemn as he fully mobilized his soul power, channeling it towards the stagnant point of light.

The next instant, it pulled his consciousness in.

"Roar!!!"

What comes into view is a raging sea of ​​fire. To absorb a ten-thousand-year-old beast, one must undergo a soul shock. For a ferocious beast that is more than 300,000 years old, it is even more terrifying. One must overcome this hurdle... the lingering rage of the soul beast before its death.

The enormous three-headed hellhound went berserk and attacked Lu Cheng, still retaining the anger it had felt towards Zhongli Wu and the others before its self-destruction.

However, Lu Cheng was not afraid at all. His current spiritual sea was in no way inferior to that of an ordinary Soul Douluo, and with the amplification of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, it was even comparable to a Title Douluo.

"Pfft..."

Under its relentless attacks, Lu Cheng's external body coughed up blood, while his soul within his spiritual sea also dimmed.

But Lu Cheng simply smiled faintly, releasing the memory of rescuing the auspicious beast.

"Red King, it was I who saved the Imperial Beast."

"..."

A moment of blankness flashed in the Crimson King's eyes, then the attack gradually dissipated, the anger towards Lu Cheng subsided, and the three enormous heads gradually cleared: "Where am I?"

“You are dead, but you are drawn to my sea of ​​spirits…” Lu Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, human, you want me to sacrifice myself for you?" The Crimson King regained his arrogance. "Fine, it's just a remnant soul. Considering you saved the auspicious beast, I'll sacrifice myself for you. Although I've lost my soul bone, this soul ring, which is over 300,000 years old, is something that any human would dream of."