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  As soon as Su Yu entered the black flames, he was immediately engulfed by them. However, what he felt was not the scorching heat of the flames, but a terrifyingly huge will that directly resonated in his mind, a fearful pressure that seemed to be forcing him to kneel down and submit.

  Su Yu immediately understood that the enormous will in his mind was the fifth form of life mentioned by Kou Xiao Wei. The consciousness of the black flame before him thought of the expectant eyes of the people looking at him back then, and now he didn't know how Ning Yuan was doing. He couldn't help but let out a loud roar towards the sky: "I won't lose to——" A piece of black scales appeared on his body, and dozens of acupoints in his body frantically absorbed the alien energy. The "Tearing Storm" started, and with an extremely violent posture, he heavily blasted out again.

  This terrifying massive will wanted to force Su Yu to kneel down, but Su Yu's performance was even more intense than "it", directly absorbing the alien power and blasting it out remotely, even wanting to crush this massive will directly.

  Su Yu's intense reaction caused the black flames to surge with an even more terrifying aura and energy fluctuations. Suddenly, the black flames from all directions converged and compressed towards the center, Su Yu immediately felt himself unable to move, as if he was being crushed by a terrifying force of thousands of kilograms. This force compressed him towards the center, seemingly intent on crushing his body into pieces.

  "ROAR——" Su Yu bellowed, life and death hanging in the balance, burning with life, spirit soaring to infinite heights. The "Shield" skill was released, and then both arms activated "Tearing Storm". Relying on the dozens of acupoints inside his body, he absorbed the strange powers from all around, constantly transporting them into his arms, supporting the "Tearing Storm". Fearsome steam, like a whistle blowing loudly, bellowed ceaselessly.

  Outside, Su Yu and Ma Zi Ye were extremely tense. Although they couldn't see the real situation inside, looking at the black flames boiling and raging, they could vaguely guess the danger inside.

  Fang Kuang murmured, "If even Su Yu can't succeed, then the others here are even less likely to...". Fang Kuang and Su Yu were both fourth-stage powerhouses, so he had a deeper understanding of Su Yu's strength.

  Kou Xiao Wei said with full confidence: "I believe that Su can succeed, I'm good at judging people, and making this fifth-class life form willingly acknowledge its master is more important than power. The will is the most important thing, and Su's will is very firm, I can see it."

  Qin Jiagu grasped his metalized right hand and muttered: "Fifth-class life form... this damned world..."

  In the midst of the surging black flames, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth. At the same moment, the people outside clearly heard Su Yu's roar. This dazzling golden light was like a ray of brightness in the darkness, steadily fixed in place. Within the golden light, the turbulent and roaring black flames gradually subsided, continuously shrinking until they slowly disappeared completely into the vast space, leaving only Su Yu half-kneeling on the ground, drenched in sweat, panting heavily with rough breaths.

  "Su Yu——" Ma Zi Ye, Su Yu and others rushed up together.

  Suddenly, Su Yu stretched out one hand and shook it, telling them not to come closer. At the same moment, he sat down cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and then a large amount of black flames burst forth from his body, like swirling mist, enveloping him once again.

  "Everyone, don't disturb him, Su Da Ge has succeeded, he has obtained the recognition of this fifth-class life form. Now he should be communicating with 'it'." Kou Xiao Wei shouted out loud.

  Ma Ziyue and others hesitated and stopped, watching Su Yu being slowly engulfed by the black flames again, not daring to approach casually.

  Su Yu closed his eyes, and a massive black flame burst out from within him, enveloping his body. However, in the depths of his will, a vast, misty space appeared, filled with white fog. In this space, Su Yu was naked, radiating soft light as he floated within it. Across from him, a swirling black flame pulsed with energy, and within its depths, two slits opened like eyes. At that moment, a message echoed out.

  The sound was in a tone that Su Yu could understand, faintly echoing, the voice seemed to be extremely old, yet also seemed to be as tender as an infant, like a mighty dragon's roar, yet also seemed to be weak and feeble like the moans of an elderly person on their deathbed.

  The sound was so bizarre that it defied description and transcended the realm of human language.

  "Human, your courage has been recognized. From this moment on... I and you... shall form a contract of soul companionship... If I fall... so will you..."

  Naked and radiant, Su Yu responded in a low voice: "So, what you're saying is that being born together means we'll share one life, whoever dies, the other will also die?"

  "No... I may fall, die, and die again, but it does not mean that I will fall."

  Su Yu was taken aback and said: "Is it just a one-sided constraint on me?"

  "Before making a soulmate contract, I had no concept of life... which means that I was an immortal existence. It wasn't until after making the contract that the concept of life emerged, and with it, the concept of mortality... Life can evolve, but the cost of evolution may be eternal downfall and death..."

  Su Yu understood and nodded: "After forming a soul contract, there will be an opportunity to evolve into a new life form, but what's in it for me?"

  "This vast consciousness sighed: 'No matter what kind of life form, the ultimate goal of its evolution is only one, that is perfection... to evolve its own life form into a perfect form. This perfect life form reigns supreme at the top of all life chains... or, in human language, this perfect life body can be called... God!'"

  Su Yu's entire body shook violently: "God?"

  "No matter what form of life, there are advantages and inevitably huge congenital defects. In this world, there is no absolute perfection. Our fifth type of life form is infinitely close to such a perfect life body, with infinite potential close to that of God. However... we still have a most fatal flaw, which is... unable to rely on our own strength to activate potential and grow..." The great consciousness sighed in despair.

  "What is called the perfect form of life... is actually the sixth class of life... Our fifth class of life, is infinitely close to the existence of God, and we humans... only belong to the third class of life form..."

  Su Yu heard the great consciousness mention that perfect life is the sixth form of life, and his mind was shocked. However, he suddenly thought of "666", one is "666" and the other is the sixth form of life, both are six... Is there a connection between them?

  "So, what is 666? Do you know?"

  The enormous will fell silent for a moment, before continuing to echo: "This is a seed that has been implanted in various forms of life, belonging to another evolutionary program. Of course, there's also another meaning... the Beast of Destruction... 666... represents destruction and annihilation..."

  Su Yu fell silent for a moment, thinking of Ning Xuan, and let out a quiet sigh. After some thought, he said: "So, after we're paired, we can complement each other's deficiencies in our life forms, co-evolve together, and ultimately become perfect lives?"

  "Yes, it must help me evolve, and the more perfect I evolve, the more power and authority I will get. Finally, we will evolve together into a perfect and eternal existence, this is the purpose of soulmates... Now, it's time to decide, if you are willing, open your heart and mind, and let's make a soul bond."

  Su Yu took a deep breath, thinking of the endless forest, thinking of those who were waiting for their companions, and thinking of Ning Xuan, whose life or death was unknown at this moment. She couldn't help but spread her hands out and say: "I have no other choice, I am willing to undergo soul companionship with you."

  When Su Yu finished speaking, his radiant naked body was suddenly engulfed by the black flames in front of him. Then, they entwined together, slowly merging into one another. Gradually, both parties blended together, transforming back into a naked Su Yu. However, at this moment, Su Yu's body was ablaze with raging black flames.

  Mutual souls merge, completing the lifelong contract of companionship.

  In the vast space, Su Yu, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly let out a low growl and opened his eyes. The black flames on his body gradually dissipated, while in his mind, an endless stream of messages flooded in.

  The fifth form of life, infinitely close to the semi-perfect life form of God, at this moment merged into one, bringing Su Yu various experiences, its capacity is enormous, beyond imagination.

  Everyone around was watching Su Yu nervously, but Kou Xiao Wei's face showed a smile, she knew that Su Yu had succeeded.

  After a long while, Su Yu, who was sitting on the ground, finally let out a long sigh, wiped away the cold sweat from his face, and slowly stood up.

  "How is it now, Su Yu?" Ma Ziyue and Su Yu, Zhang Zhongmou and others rushed up and surrounded Su Yu, asking.

  "Alright, it's fine now, I've succeeded." Su Yu said as he furrowed his brow, because he clearly sensed that after the black flame dissipated, a huge black cocoon-like thing had formed inside his body. Then, messages started popping up one after another.

  "Soulmate success, fifth form of life transformation, black cocoon birth, unhatched, hatching conditions, number of nurtured lives reaches twenty."

  Su Yu was confused and couldn't help but think: "Fifth-class life form, what does this mean? What is the quantity of twenty nourishing lives?"

  Soon, a strange and eerie voice that seemed both ancient and childish echoed from the black cocoon: "For soulmates, there is only one, and they can only form a contract with me. However, for beings like us of higher life forms, it's different. We can receive an infinite number of other soulmates. Of course, the will of the primary host will be executed first, taking top priority. Apart from that, I can also form contracts with many more humans, but their wills cannot control me."

  Su Yu was puzzled and asked: "Why do you want to form so many symbiotic relationships with humans?"

  "Because I need nourishment, their souls are my nourishment. The more humans that coexist with me, the faster I evolve. When the number of people bound to me reaches twenty... I will be able to hatch and be born into the world as a true living being."

  Su Yu smiled wryly and replied, "But what about the benefits after we've formed a contract? At least for now... I don't feel like I've gained anything at all?"

  "Hmm..." This strange voice responded to a very human-like hum, and then said: "The benefits are too great. After the contract is formed, as long as you are within my certain range... your life energy will no longer continue to drain away. Otherwise, none of you can survive for more than two months in this world."

  Su Yu was startled and asked: "What does it mean?"

  "This voice responded: 'Humans belong to a very low-level third-class life form, only slightly higher than the first and second-class life forms of plants. If you want to evolve, the price paid is also enormous, that is, accelerating the loss of your own life energy in exchange for the power of evolution. To put it more specifically, from the day we gain the power of evolution, the speed of our bodily life flowing away will accelerate constantly. Basically, one day's loss of life is equivalent to more than a year's time before evolution. Humans, do you understand my meaning?'"

  Su Yu took a deep breath of cold air and said, "The evolution power you mentioned, is it referring to the hetero power? Does that mean that humans who possess hetero power can experience one year's worth of time in just one day here?"

  "Yes, after a month, it's equivalent to having experienced thirty years in the past. Just now, I took a look at the remaining life force, and although the appearance is still young, the actual life energy has already been equivalent to that of a middle-aged person who has lived for over thirty years. If it weren't for being tied to you as a companion, after another month, I would basically start to feel old... Then, due to the depletion of life force, slowly dying."

  The message in this voice was earth-shattering, shocking Su Yu to the extreme, but because of his already soul-bound relationship with her, he could sense that what the voice said was actually true.

  "This... how is this possible... I remember that York couple I met before, they've been living here for almost a month now, if what was said is true, they should be looking like sixty-year-olds by now, so why do they still look like they're in their thirties?"

  "I've said it before... After obtaining the power of evolution, this immense power is a burden that's unimaginable for our life form. The cost is that our lives are accelerated at a rate of several hundred times, with one day equivalent to a year. However, due to the stimulation of the evolutionary power on our bodily functions, we gained powers that surpass our previous ones by ten or even a hundred times. Our cells' vitality won't let our appearance age easily, and it will remain the same until our lives are almost exhausted. In the last five days of our lives, our bodies will rapidly decline, and in those five days, we'll experience the cycle of life from youth to growth, aging, and death. Decades of life experiences will be condensed into these final five days... Humans have a phrase called 'Tian Ren Wu Shuai', although it's been misinterpreted now. The true origin of 'Tian Ren Wu Shuai' actually refers to us 'Tian Ren' who obtained the power of evolution, and our experience in the last five days of our lives... This experience is truly terrifying."

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