163: Chapter 163 Subduing the Remnant Soul of a True God and the Contract of Rules
The phrase "a wise choice" fell, the voice not loud, yet it seemed to be the only decree in this deathly silent world.
The thunderous storms that had raged in the high sky for a whole month had already come to an abrupt halt the moment the demonic wolf kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The destructive roars and blinding flashes of lightning all dissipated, and the world suddenly fell into a heart-palpitating silence.
Su Chen's figure was not massive, yet he seemed to occupy the entire sky; his gaze was cold, looking down from above at the lowly demonic wolf on the city wall begging for its life.
In that gaze, there was no joy of victory, no pleasure of conquest, only a scrutiny and indifference as if looking at a tool.
To a former True God, verbal promises were cheaper than dust in the wind.
Su Chen would not believe in such things.
“Open your Divine Soul Core.”
He commanded, his voice flat yet containing an irresistible authority.
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's massive Divine Soul body suddenly stiffened.
Humiliation!
An unprecedented sense of humiliation, like the sharpest ice pick, stabbed ruthlessly into its consciousness Origin!
The Divine Soul Core was a deity's most fundamental, private, and fragile place. It carried all its memories, all its insights, and its most primal life imprint.
To lay it open without defense was no different from a Mortal carving out their own heart and handing it to the tip of an enemy's blade.
A sliver of dignity belonging to an ancient True God made it instinctively want to resist.
But when the corner of its eye caught its own claws, which still bore traces of grayish-white petrification, that tiny flame of resistance that had just ignited was instantly extinguished by a bucket of ice water.
That cold sensation of turning from a living being into a dead object, that despair of the Divine Soul being imprisoned and Divine Power being blocked, was still clearly branded in its perception.
It had no doubt that if it dared to say a single “no,” the terrifying grayish-white light would descend again in the next second, turning it completely into an eternal statue.
The fear of death ultimately overwhelmed everything.
“As... as you command, Great Dominator.”
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's voice was dry and trembling.
Its massive body lowered again, and the surface of its originally illusory yet solid Soul body underwent a period of violent fluctuation and distortion.
Then, in the very center of its head, the silver Divine Soul light slowly parted to both sides like a curtain being drawn, revealing a rotating, brilliant nebula composed of countless runes and points of light.
That was its Divine Soul Core.
A True God's Origin Sea of Consciousness.
Su Chen's gaze did not flicker in the slightest.
He simply raised his hand.
A few tiny, almost invisible specks of black light quietly emerged from his fingertips and then silently drifted down.
They were not biological, but more like some kind of living, miniature mechanical creations containing life and rules.
They were “Neural Parasites.”
Specially modified by Su Chen, they were the ultimate control units fused with the “Absolute Loyalty” conceptual lock from the Zerg Swarm's gene bank.
Following Su Chen's will, they were precisely cast into that open nebula of the Soul.
“No...”
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's Soul Origin let out a silent wail.
It could “see” that after those few specks of black light entered its core Domain, they instantly extended billions of energy tentacles invisible to the naked eye.
These tentacles did not cause any damage.
They simply began to link, weave, and merge with its Divine Soul network in the deepest way, gently yet incomparably overbearingly.
Forcibly writing a bottom-level logic called “Loyalty” into the foundation of its existence.
Its memories were not tampered with.
Its thinking remained independent.
But its “self” was being reshaped from the very root.
The thought of resisting the Dominator would bring about an instinctive reaction more painful than a Soul-tearing.
Obeying the Dominator's orders would produce pleasure and satisfaction from the depths of the Soul.
This modification surpassed contracts and slavery; it was a complete restructuring of its life form.
Even if it recovered the strength of a True God in the future, or even surpassed its past self, it would never be able to escape this shackle originating from the lowest level of its life.
It would no longer be the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf.
But a “living tool” of Dominator Su Chen.
[Parasitism complete!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained a Subordinate God (Divine Servant): Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf!]
The cold System notification sounded in Su Chen's mind.
On the city wall, the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's Soul body stopped trembling.
Its pair of crimson eyes, which were originally filled with fear, humiliation, and resentment, saw those complex emotions recede like a tide, eventually settling into an absolute obedience of deep dark gold.
It slowly raised its massive wolf head, and when it looked at Su Chen again, its gaze had completely changed.
It was a fanaticism like a believer looking up at a deity.
It was a piety like a creation looking up at its creator.
“Praise you, Great Zerg Overlord.”
The True God who once commanded the winds and clouds, famous for its cunning and ferocity in the age of ancient gods, was now incredibly docile, its massive head gently rubbing against Su Chen's feet, and that illusory tail made of Divine Power even wagged pleasingly behind it.
“Very good.”
Su Chen nodded with satisfaction.
This complete control from the inside out, from Soul to will, was the only thing he truly trusted.
“Since you've become one of us, hand that thing over.”
His voice was still flat.
“Yes! My Dominator!”
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf did not hesitate for a moment, nor did it have any thought of keeping anything for itself.
Being able to offer a treasure to the Dominator was its supreme glory.
It immediately turned around, its massive body turning into a silver streak of light, galloping toward the deepest part of the city, toward that dilapidated Main Divine Temple.
A moment later, it ran back quickly.
In its mouth, it was carefully carrying a crystal ball the size of a human head, emitting a soft blue glow throughout.
With a “thud,” it respectfully placed the crystal ball in front of Su Chen.
“Dominator, this is the ‘Moonwell Core’ that Little Wolf has kept for many years.”
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf introduced it with a fawning expression, even changing its way of referring to itself to “Little Wolf.”
“It can automatically absorb the power of the Lunar Essence from the endless Void Realm, and through the rule transformation inside the core, condense it into the highest purity ‘Lunar Essence’.”
“This essence has a very strong catalytic and evolutionary effect on Light-type, Dark-type, and Soul-type creatures.”
Su Chen reached out and touched the core.
A cool and pure energy fluctuation came from his fingertips; the energy contained within was vast and majestic, as if he were holding a miniature moon.
Light-type?
Su Chen's eyes instantly lit up.
In his mind, Lumina's holy figure immediately appeared, as well as those Light-Winged Insect Queenss waiting to be hatched in the Divine Kingdom!
This was simply a tailor-made ultimate supplement for them!
“With this, the hatching speed of the Light-Winged Insect Queenss can be increased by at least three times. Lumina's power can also achieve a qualitative leap.”
Su Chen quickly calculated in his heart.
He raised his hand and patted the massive wolf head, as a form of reward.
“Well done.”
“In the future, you will be responsible for guarding the gates of this Divine Domain. If you perform well, I will reward you with a few drops of Divine Power essence to help you reshape your Physical Body.”
“Thank... Thank you for the Dominator's grace!!”
In the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's dark golden eyes, an unbelievable wild joy instantly erupted.
Reshaping the Physical Body!
For an existence like it that only had a remnant Soul left, this was an almost unimaginable blessing!
Its massive Soul body trembled violently with excitement, its light and shadow flickering; it buried its head deep and roared with all its strength, venting its gratitude and loyalty.
At this point, this trip to the Divine Kingdom Ruins could be said to have come to a Perfection conclusion.
Su Chen's gaze swept across this dilapidated fallen kingdom, and a slight curve finally appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Not only had he taken all the massive resources and countless precious Divine Artifact Blueprints of the entire Divine Kingdom into his pocket, but he had also subdued a True God-level watchdog as an extra.
This trip could be described as making a fortune.