Chapter 33: Divine Ring!

"How is this possible?" Jiang Xing clenched his fists, staring at the magnified projection inside his mecha. That woman… He could sense a soul power aura superior to his own—a Titled Douluo. And worse yet, she was an evil soul master!

"What a bunch of useless trash. You can't even handle something this small?" Yuèzi furrowed her elegant brows as she looked down at the evil soul masters struggling against their enemies.

She reached out her right hand and violently plunged it into the Evil God's eye. A massive surge of power coursed through her arm, making her veins bulge as if they were on the verge of bursting.

Her delicate face contorted with madness. This moment—she had waited far too long for it.

"A true god… My own pursuit of divinity… Witness me, world! Let all your arrogant words be silenced before my ascension!!" Yuèzi laughed maniacally, her voice dripping with bloodlust.

Her body began to disintegrate as the city's countless vines fused with her form. The ground trembled. Not only was Jiang Xing stunned—even the evil soul masters were in shock.

Their leader… had turned into a monster!

From the sky, the Evil God let out a chilling cackle. Towering vines shot into the air, surrounding the Evil Eye, forming arms and a body—a colossal giant, standing a thousand meters tall, gazing down at the insects below.

"W-what is that?! No… Stay away!!"

"AHHH!"

"RUN!!"

A slaughter began. Countless thin vines burrowed into people's bodies, draining them dry in an instant, leaving behind nothing but withered husks. No one had the time to react—whether they were evil soul masters or federal soldiers, all were the same.

Only the mechas' high defense could resist most of the vine attacks.

"Full firepower! Hold nothing back! Fire every single shell we've got!!" Jiang Xing roared, channeling his soul power into his mecha's blade and swinging it fiercely. Hundreds of vines were severed.

"It's useless! Futile! All of it is futile!! I am the only true god in this world!" The Evil God Yuèzi's voice had turned hoarse, and as her words fell, the very sky seemed to tremble. Thunder rumbled in the clouds.

She swung her gargantuan arm, aiming to swat Jiang Xing's mecha down.

Jiang Xing steadied his stance. Black-grade mechas boasted terrifying defenses, but could even they withstand such an attack?

With a press of a button, two seven-tier soul-guided missiles shot out from the mecha, streaking through the air like blazing dragons.

BOOM!!

A massive fireball erupted in the sky, engulfing the Evil God's body. Flames surged upwards, consuming her like a wildfire that refused to be put out.

The shockwave forced Jiang Xing back, cutting some buildings clean in half.

"What a troublesome attack!" The Evil God released a pulse of energy, instantly snuffing out the flames.

A massive stone slab came crashing down, about to smash into Gu You's head.

Inside his spiritual sea, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion had already given up.

Just as the stone was about to touch him, only a couple of centimeters away, the scorpion accepted its fate.

Its heart felt oddly relieved. It was supposed to die from the tribulation lightning anyway—hadn't it already lived a few extra years? Wasn't that fortunate enough?

"Why so hopeless? I'm not dying. Stick with me, and your future will be filled with nothing but luxury." A voice rang out arrogantly.

"You?! I thought you'd turned into a vegetable! What happened? Why is half of your soul missing?"

"I'll explain later. Even I don't fully understand yet."

In an instant, Gu You's eyes snapped open, and an overwhelming aura exploded from his body, shattering the stone slab into dust.

Three soul rings lit up—purple, purple, red!

Two soul bones shimmered with radiance within his body.

His spiritual power surged like a vast ocean—true late-stage Spirit Sea Realm!

More than that, behind his head, a purple halo expanded and contracted rhythmically.

At first, Gu You hadn't noticed, but now, through his enhanced perception, he could sense it clearly.

Was this a Divine Ring?!

His heart pounded with excitement. If each of the nine seals granted a Divine Ring, then wouldn't that mean… he was destined to become a God-King?!

And each ring granted a divine ability… For instance, his first Divine Ring had already bestowed upon him two domain techniques!

Success was inevitable. Ascending to the peak was only a matter of time. This was the current Gu You!

He leaped forward, climbing up layer by layer until he finally stepped outside.

Now, he feared no battle! He would make that madwoman, Kuang, experience a nightmare she would never forget!

"You have a strange spiritual sea. You can simulate so many soul beasts… and they feel so real," the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion remarked, thoroughly entertained. It had already established itself as the overlord of Gu You's spiritual world due to its superior cultivation.

"What if I told you they were real?" Gu You smirked.

"…Huh?" The scorpion was utterly baffled.

"By the way, how many soul skills did your soul ring give me?" Gu You asked.

"Two, of course. Unlike those artificial soul spirits you humans created, I can only grant direct abilities. Your third soul ring lets you wield Ultimate Ice, and also gives you a domain ability—Ice and Snow Domain.

"Any soul master or soul beast inside will experience a 20% decrease in mobility and soul power circulation speed. Meanwhile, your control over ice and snow will increase by 50%.

"As for your martial soul's soul skill, I wouldn't know. Different martial souls produce different abilities. You'll have to figure it out yourself. Same with the soul bone skill.

"I'm a bit tired now. Don't bother me…" The Ice Jade Empress Scorpion's voice faded.

"Best if you just stay asleep forever." Gu You muttered sarcastically.

The ground shook violently. A thin vine slowly slithered toward Gu You, then suddenly lashed out at his neck.

Gu You reacted instantly, grabbing and ripping it apart. "The hell is this?"

But before he could even process it, the severed vine silently reattached itself.

He sprinted out of the warehouse and was immediately stunned by the sight before him.

Countless vines stretched into the sky. At the center of the city, a towering colossus stood, while explosions and missile blasts echoed endlessly.

"Did the world end while I was sleeping?" Gu You muttered, dodging another wave of vines.

Purple-Gold Annihilation Slash!

A dragon-shaped energy wave swept through the air, obliterating a massive section of vines, leaving them unable to regenerate.

Moving forward, Gu You soon came across a horde of fleeing evil soul masters.

In a flash, he seized one, his cold voice demanding, "What the hell happened?"

The evil soul master stammered in terror. "Don't kill me! Please! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!! The boss… The boss turned into a monster!!"

"A monster? Who would've thought scum like you could actually be scared of something?" Gu You sneered. With a flick of his wrist, the man's head rolled to the ground.

Purple Dominion! Fearsome Eyes!

A burst of purple light erupted. The escaping evil soul masters all collapsed instantly, their six orifices bleeding.

Yet their expressions were not of fear—but of tranquility.

No one knew what they had witnessed in their final moments.

"Killing them like this… is still too merciful." Gu You murmured.

(End of Chapter)