Jacob was pretty excited after hearing what Ricky had just said. For countless years, as a part of his soul that lacked the freedom he used to have, he had been staying in this Dark and Light Rock Array and only had himself to talk to. It was a very lonely experience that he had almost forgotten how it was to talk to someone else. To his great surprise, he had finally met the young man who would make him want to talk again.
What surprised him even more was what happened next. It made him more interested and even put him in a happy mood.
Under the circumstances, Jacob was really wondering in his heart what could happen with Ricky and Pearl. He was curious about what their choices would be. In addition, he thought that it would still be so much fun for him no matter what their decisions would be in the end.
Deep in his heart, he thought that it was a good thing to get a chance and see something interesting before finally disappearing as a soul. With all that in mind, he could not help but put a smile on his face, something he hadn't done in a long time.
"Sir, first of all, this shouldn't be funny, so can you please stop laughing at it? In addition, please do consider to set up another challenge for us. I won't complain at all even if the new challenge ends up being ten times more difficult than the one that you just said," Ricky said in a serious tone as he stared at Jacob. Although he looked calm at that moment, he was feeling helpless with Jacob's test. However, he did not want to reveal his true emotions at all in front of the others. He tried his best to convince Jacob to change his mind.
"Well, do you not understand that I'm just a soul? I can't believe that you think that I'm still capable of controlling the Dark and Light Rock Array," Jacob replied after hearing Ricky's words. "As you can see, I'm nothing more than a lost soul. If it wasn't for the protection of the power from the array right here, any creature would have already killed me in one breath without much effort.
In addition, if I had that kind of power, I would have already tried getting out of this hellhole a long time ago. I would never ever spend another second in this place if I had a choice!
Believe me or not, all I want at this moment is a creature to come and pass the test for me to finally get my freedom. Life in here as a soul isn't that great. You guys have no idea how awful things could be after living in this world for a long time. Believe me, staying in the world too long will only make you feel disgusted towards everything you encounter.
Therefore, I would like to suggest that you two work together for this test.
You two have the perfect physical conditions for dual cultivation given that she has the Feminine Mutant while what you have is superior to the Massacring Mutant. You have no idea how blessed the two of you are to have such strong physical attributes for cultivation. So why cling on to hatred or other worldly ideas that will only hold you back? The law of this martial world is just as cruel as the law of the jungle. The weak shall always fall to the strong.
I know it is not easy to find your so-called soul mate in a world like this. However, if you two are willing to do the dual cultivation, I'm sure that your genuine feelings towards each other would arise in no time. Now you only have one and only choice here, which is to abandon the hatred you have in your hearts and practice together. Otherwise, the only thing that awaits you is to become rotten skeletons.
Look down at the skeletons in those rocks. It'll be too late to say any of your regrets if you die here, don't you think so?"
"Sir, why do I have a strong feeling that you were just saying that to convince us that we should do the dual cultivation? None of that makes sense at all!" Ricky responded helplessly after hearing what Jacob had just said.
"Well, what you said is not all wrong. Although I'm a spiritual emperor, one of my hobbies while I was alive was to be a matchmaker. Most of the cases that I had successfully done though were just me being a matchmaker for myself. I had done dual cultivation with many women. And every single time, the woman was always more than willing to do dual cultivation with me. I had never forced anyone of them into doing it," Jacob calmly stated in a flat tone.
"And that might be the reason why the patriarch of the Massacring Holy Ant tribe did not kill me back then. Instead, he had treated me as a friend while I was only his servant."
"Oh, sir, I don't mean to be rude but I'm not really in the mood to listen to your stories right now. Can we just focus on the test and how we can get through it?" Ricky felt helpless after hearing what Jacob had said. He was trying his best to stop Jacob from telling more about himself.
However, at the same time, Ricky had known very little about what Jacob's character. Based on what Jacob had said and his tone, he seemed to be the kind of person who was uninhibited and unworldly.
"Ha-ha! Well, fine. You two can discuss it yourselves," Jacob replied with a smile on his face. He could not help but feel happy after hearing what Ricky had just said. What Ricky did really caught Jacob's interest at that moment. He then added, "To say the least, if you two really hate each other so much, you could just kill the other right after the successful cultivation. This should be another way out for you guys, am I right?"
By that time, Jacob had already finished what he wanted to say. He then turned silent as he looked at Ricky and Pearl with great interest.
For a moment, no one knew what to say next and the area was filled with silence.
"Ricky, what do you plan on doing now? Isn't there a possible way to get out of here by simply entering the Chaotic Fire Zone?" Tina asked in a perplexed tone. She was totally confused by everything that was going on at that moment.
At that point, Tina felt even more tangled than Ricky was. Deep in her heart, the last thing she wanted to see was for Ricky and Pearl to do the dual cultivation. However, on the other hand, she didn't want them to die without trying.
If what Jacob had said was true, it would be the only way out for the both of them. They had to do the dual cultivation. Otherwise, Ricky would have to face his death and this was the last thing she wanted. She really hated herself at that moment thinking that she was not the perfect one to help him in doing the dual cultivation.
"Tina, I don't know how to get out of here right now. Even if I enter the Chaotic Fire Zone, I don't think I'll be able to leave that easily," Ricky answered with a slight sigh. "There is a special connection between my body and the Chaotic Fire Zone. Given that, the Chaotic Fire Zone would always be wherever my body is.
And since I'm in the Dark and Light Rock Array right now, there is no way out for the Chaotic Fire Zone either."
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