For high-age Spirit Beasts, it was not hard to tell whether a Spirit Ring had come from a kill or from a sacrifice.
If it was a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring gained by hunting, then even if the resentment inside had been worn away, traces of that resentment would still remain.
But if it was a Spirit Ring gained through sacrifice, there would be no resentment, and no trace that resentment had ever existed. Instead, the Spirit Ring would feel complete and whole.
Aside from special Spirit Rings that broke the usual rules, such as God-Bestowed Spirit Rings and innate Spirit Rings, all other Spirit Rings fell within this range.
Some special Spirit Beasts could even sense what kind of Spirit Beast a Spirit Ring came from just by looking at a Spirit Master's rings.
And the Sacred Magical Devil Ape was known among all Spirit Beasts for its spiritual power and wisdom. There was no way it could fail to tell how this Spirit Ring had been obtained.
The giant tree was torn apart. The Sacred Magical Devil Ape's illusory body blocked the opening, while the black giant ape was thrown out by a huge hand formed from spiritual power. The Sacred Magical Devil Ape was making him escape.
Now that he was burning his origin, the Sacred Magical Devil Ape gave off an aura that surpassed ordinary Titled Douluo. He stood seriously in front of Chen Ming.
"As you can see, because I'm special enough, I managed to convince him."
"You're not a dragon, so you can't feel the power in me as clearly. But at the very least, you should be able to tell that the power of my Martial Soul comes from a very high-level existence."
"I promised him that if he sacrificed himself to me, then after I become a god one day, I will revive him and raise him into a divine beast."
"And I have twin Martial Souls. You should understand what kind of talent a Spirit Master with twin Martial Souls has compared with a normal Spirit Master."
Chen Ming released his Seven Luminaries Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
That pure power shocked even the Sacred Magical Devil Ape.
"Heh heh, Human words are the least trustworthy." The Sacred Magical Devil Ape stayed on guard as he spoke.
His current state was limited.
His origin was not endless. Fierce fighting would burn it away quickly, while keeping this limited form could stretch his time longer.
He knew very well that he had never expected to win from the start.
He was only buying time for his son to escape.
Since Chen Ming was willing to talk, the Sacred Magical Devil Ape did not mind wasting words with him. Every bit of time he bought was still time gained.
And honestly, although he did not trust Chen Ming at all, he could feel that pure dragon aura and the heavy pressure from it.
Because of that, the Sacred Magical Devil Ape was certain this human really did have the bearing to become a god.
When he was young, he had truly seen the Angel God. He had even spoken with the Angel God before.
At that time, because he had never harmed humans, the Angel God spared him.
Even after so many years, he still remembered the Angel God's heroic bearing.
"I think highly of you. I really do. If you are willing to sacrifice yourself to me, I can give you the same promise."
"Sacrifice? I can't do that. That's an ability only hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts and a few special races have."
"Unfortunately, my Sacred Magical Devil Ape race does not have that talent."
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape grinned.
"Unless you can make me a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast."
"As long as you can make me a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast and promise to spare my son, I will sacrifice myself to you."
"Otherwise, you will never get my Spirit Ring."
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape was purely making things difficult.
After all, right now, he was burning his origin every second.
At a time like this, forget making him break through to one hundred thousand years. Even extending his life for a short while would be extremely difficult.
His spirit had always been strong, but his body was already close to fully falling apart after so many injuries.
Right now, he was only holding himself together with spiritual power.
Once that spiritual power scattered, he would explode in an instant.
Unless the legendary Emerald Swan appeared, and it had to be a hundred-thousand-year Emerald Swan, there was no way he could survive.
"I can swear on my Martial Soul. As long as you sacrifice yourself to me, I won't hurt your child. After I become a god, I can revive you."
"And as long as you are willing to swear that you will sacrifice yourself to me, I can help you break through to one hundred thousand years."
"Though only for a moment."
Chen Ming took out a blood-red ginseng from his soul tool. It was as thick as a forearm.
The ginseng looked as if it had been formed from fresh blood. There was not a single mixed color on it. Its whole body gave off a bloody life force, making it seem more like a large piece of flesh than a plant.
"A thirty-thousand-year Blood Ginseng? What a fierce thing…"
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape's expression turned serious.
"Blood Ginseng can burn life force to raise strength for a short time. A thousand-year Blood Ginseng is poison. It destroys the future."
"But a ten-thousand-year Blood Ginseng is a worthwhile trade. It contains strong life force, and the way it turns that life force into power is much better. The damage to the foundation is also worth it."
"This thirty-thousand-year Blood Ginseng is enough to let these old bones of mine reach one hundred thousand years…"
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape did not continue.
Using the Blood Ginseng's power to forcefully raise cultivation would not damage the foundation of a normal ninety-five-thousand-year Spirit Beast too badly.
Or rather, the transformation at one hundred thousand years could erase the price of using the Blood Ginseng.
But with his body, which was already like a torn sack, even if the medicine pushed him to one hundred thousand years and gave him a true change, he could live for only a few hours at most.
And that was only because his spiritual power was strong enough to control it.
If it were a normal Spirit Beast in his condition, one bite of the Blood Ginseng would make it explode into blood mist on the spot.
"Human, you are very special."
"If I still had time, I would observe you properly and understand you better. But I don't have that time anymore…"
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape made his final choice.
"All three of you swear. Swear that you will not hunt my child again, and I will sacrifice."
He did not have much time left.
Even if the three of them left now, he could do nothing but burn to death and hope his child could escape during that time.
Since either way was a gamble, the Sacred Magical Devil Ape decided to make a big one.
In any case, the old turtle had already chosen this path.
Even if he really died for nothing later, at least there would be someone buried with him.
But if the gamble won, then he would truly win big.
"You swear first. Swear that as long as we swear, you will eat the Blood Ginseng and sacrifice yourself to me. Otherwise, we won't swear."
"Fine. I swear…"
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape nodded and swore to the Dragon God, the legendary ruler of the Spirit Beast race.
After confirming that there was no problem with the Sacred Magical Devil Ape's oath, Chen Ming and the other two also swore.
This was an oath made to the Angel God.
They promised that as long as the Sacred Magical Devil Ape agreed to sacrifice, they would not hunt the black ape.
After both sides swore their oaths, Chen Ming threw the Blood Ginseng to the Sacred Magical Devil Ape.
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape's illusory body grabbed the Blood Ginseng and stuffed it into his real body's mouth.
Heaven have mercy. The Sacred Magical Devil Ape's body had already shrunk to the point where it was not much bigger than the Blood Ginseng.
If not for the fact that he could help refine it with spiritual power, and that this thirty-thousand-year Blood Ginseng was itself a treasure, it would have stuffed him to death on the spot.
The power of the Blood Ginseng spread out.
The Sacred Magical Devil Ape's burning origin was restored for a short time, then quickly rose to the hundred-thousand-year level.
Since cultivation over one hundred thousand and one hundred years would draw down the Heavenly Tribulation, the Sacred Magical Devil Ape suppressed his cultivation a little, then began the sacrifice.
Blood-red power covered Chen Ming.
A voice filled with helplessness, but also a little hope, sounded in Chen Ming's mind.
"I hope you really can become a god."
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