Chapter 12: A Blessing in Disguise! Ascending to Godhood by Devouring a Remnant Spirit!

Chapter 12: A Blessing in Disguise! Ascending to Godhood by Devouring a Remnant Spirit!

"Brother Tianming, come back! Don't jump down!"

The moment Ye Qingxue saw Lin Tianming jump, she tried to stop him.

However, she was a step too late, and Lin Tianming had already dived into the water.

"Come up quickly, Brother Tianming! This black water will make your soul scatter!"

Ye Qingxue was genuinely worried for Lin Tianming, to the point where she forgot that she couldn't tell him about the corrosive nature of the black water, which could disintegrate one's soul.

If she exposed this, and Lin Tianming insisted on asking, she wouldn't be able to explain the secret of her reincarnation.

But now, she couldn't worry about that anymore.

Just as she finished urging Lin Tianming to come up, his body was instantly consumed and disintegrated by the boiling black water.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxue collapsed to the ground.

"Dead... is he dead?"

At the same time, Lin Tianming's disintegrated body caused his soul to enter a strange space.

Here, every corner was filled with a soul energy that resonated deeply with his own.

In this place, Lin Tianming felt a nourishing joy from the abundant soul energy.

As his soul continued to be nourished, it underwent a profound transformation, ascending to a higher level.

Recalling the inscription about the fated one, Lin Tianming smiled.

"It seems I was right! This Ascension Pool must be a legacy left by the fallen beings of the Spirit Energy Kingdom!"

His soul immediately sat cross-legged, beginning to absorb the overflowing soul energy.

Before long, Lin Tianming's soul completed its transformation, becoming more resilient than before.

Moreover, he comprehended a unique skill that only those who underwent the Spirit Energy Ascension could:

**Soul Spark.**

Lin Tianming slowly opened his eyes and couldn't wait to test the Soul Spark skill.

In the next moment, his soul ignited with a spark, fueled by his soul energy.

"This Soul Spark can directly attack others' spirits and souls. Even though it's just a spark now, it can still harm the fragile souls of ordinary beings!"

After testing the power of the Soul Spark and gaining a new offensive skill, Lin Tianming was quite pleased.

His Divine Hand, though incredibly powerful, could only replicate the skills of top-level awakeners at best.

But he lacked skills he could use without copying. Now, with the Soul Spark, he had a skill that could directly target and surprise his opponents' souls.

With his soul advanced to a new level and a new skill learned, Lin Tianming's joy gradually settled, and he began to worry about how to leave this place.

At that moment, a voice that resonated with his soul suddenly echoed through the space.

"Ten thousand years! I've clung to life with this remnant soul for ten thousand years, waiting for a fated one to appear!"

"Boy, your soul is truly enticing! Even though you've just ascended to the lowest level of Spirit Energy Ascension, your soul is already so rich in spirit energy... how delicious you must be!"

Hearing the sudden voice, Lin Tianming immediately became alert and looked around.

The language spoken was the same as what he heard from the Star Key Angel earlier, not the current human language.

Yet, Lin Tianming could still understand it.

However, no matter how he searched, he couldn't find the source of the voice.

Still, Lin Tianming guessed the identity of the speaker: "You must be the one who fell here during that great battle in the Spirit Energy Kingdom?"

"Smart lad! I like tasting the souls of clever people like you... delicious!"

As the mysterious presence spoke, it started smacking its lips, as if it had found a tempting prey.

From the tone, Lin Tianming could guess the intentions of the speaker.

With increasing pressure, he asked, "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean? Of course, I'm going to consume your soul brimming with spirit energy. I've waited for a fated one for so long just to escape this place with your help!"

The voice burst into unrestrained laughter, revealing its disdain for Lin Tianming.

"Come, become a part of my revival, mortal! Help me return to life, and you shall attain eternal existence like me!"

Finally revealing its intentions, the mysterious presence materialized its magnificent spiritual form and swiftly moved toward Lin Tianming.

At that moment, Lin Tianming realized that this so-called opportunity was actually a trap set by the fallen being of the Spirit Energy Kingdom for its resurrection.

Facing the overwhelming speed, Lin Tianming's trapped soul couldn't evade and was directly invaded by the mysterious presence.

"The spirit energy within your soul is even richer than it appeared from outside, hahaha! You are a perfect soul indeed, worthy of my Spirit Energy Ascension Pool's lure! Now that you are a soul without a body, you are the ideal prey for me!"

"Go peacefully! By consuming your abundant spirit energy, I will be revived! Then, I will attack the Gene Kingdom and tear apart that Star Key Angel!"

Despite not considering Lin Tianming's resistance a threat, as a powerful god at the peak of the Spirit Energy Ascension path, he found consuming Lin Tianming's soul effortless.

Even against a god, Lin Tianming wouldn't go down without a fight.

"You're not consuming me that easily!"

Refusing to give up, Lin Tianming resisted fiercely. Soon, to his surprise, something extraordinary happened.

His bodiless soul began to solidify, showing signs of forming a physical body once again.

Lin Tianming remembered the mysterious presence mentioning that he was prey without a body.

What if he regained his body?

With this thought, Lin Tianming focused his mind on reconstituting his physical form.

Though it seemed incredible, Lin Tianming had no other choice but to try.

Amazingly, driven by his intense desire to restore his body, his soul started to solidify faster.

As Lin Tianming's ethereal soul began to solidify, the mysterious presence invading his soul started to be gradually assimilated by Lin Tianming's soul.

If this continued, the presence that intended to consume Lin Tianming's soul would end up being devoured by Lin Tianming's soul instead.

"This... this is impossible! Your body was destroyed by the Spirit Energy Ascension Pool I tampered with. How can you reform it?"

"Nothing is impossible!"

Lin Tianming's unwavering will couldn't be shaken.

The once arrogant presence now felt panic as it sensed its remnant soul being gradually devoured by Lin Tianming.

"Even I, a god, couldn't achieve what I wanted through sheer will... Is this the ultimate state of Spirit Energy Ascension... where the mind triumphs over matter? How could a newly awakened ascender reach this highest soul state?"

"No... no! I've clung to this remnant soul for ten thousand years for revival... I can't... I haven't yet avenged myself on that damned Star Key Angel, nor proven that the Spirit Energy Ascension path is the only route to the ultimate... I... can't accept this!"