Chapter 223: Protector Assets

Soul Sack!

Seeing the scene, Lin Feng was slightly stunned, but in an instant he recovered and said excitedly.

While overjoyed, he hurried to reseal the bag's opening to prevent the souls inside from escaping.

"Protector Kong's collected souls are more than enough for me to break through to Seventh‑Tier Alchemist."

After inspecting these Soul Sacks one by one, Lin Feng's smile grew even stronger.

He estimated that the total number of souls in these Soul Sacks was around fifty thousand.

Among these souls, about seventy percent were from the Snake‑People Tribe, and the remaining thirty percent were human.

But given this quantity, Protector Kong must have already turned in souls once before being captured by the Heaven Fire Venerable.

Otherwise the Snake‑People Tribe and the two great empires would have been in continuous wars, plus massive slaughter.

The death toll alone would be at least several hundred thousand; how could there be only a mere few ten‑thousands of souls?

Only then, to employ that secret technique, souls are needed as nourishment, which made Medu feel a bit of pain.

A moment ago, before finishing the secret technique, Cai Cheng closed the scroll and laughed heartily as he murmured.

Upon hearing the news, the seven Elders were all a bit bewildered.

If the opponent possessed a heavenly treasure that could not be restrained by souls, escape would be even harder.

"After that, didn't you remind me to resolve the battle slowly? This wouldn't be just a minor skirmish…"

Cai Chenghao's strength, compared to Mo Tianxing and Old Man Yingshan, is several levels apart, but is surely at the Seven‑Star Dou Zong level.

With a mischievous heart, I continued to look upward…

Moving to the front, Cai Cheng gazed at the pair of eight‑meter‑long giant wings, his joy washing away any numbness.

"Hehe, just a few days ago he…"

"Those First‑Tier Flying Magical Beast wings must be the reward Protector Xuan prepared for Yan Luotian."

He immediately stored the Earth‑Tier High‑Grade Sonic Dou Technique titled "Soul Chant" into the Youhai containment ring.

The battle in the Tagor Desert yielded far more than I expected.

No time; I instead focused on gathering such Dou techniques for my own use…

Before those things were weakened, I still couldn't even nervously kill a High‑Stage Dou Zong.

Later, you guessed that the two's relationship was special, and indeed thought they had developed to that extent.

I recall the Protector ranks in the Soul Hall: High‑Stage Dou Zong are Human‑Level, mid‑stage are Earth‑Level, low‑stage are Heaven‑Level.

Upon hearing the latter's suggestion, the Great Elder could only graciously take out an ancient scroll and said from the heart.

The Second Elder paused for a moment, then hurriedly said, "According to the written rules passed down by the successive Queen Medusa, the queen's husband must be weaker than you. Apprentice Cai Cheng, his alchemy, Queen Medusa naturally has a way to compare, but if we talk about combat strength, he still…"

"Huh, I didn't realize that Cai Chenghao still doesn't have that kind of Sonic Dou Technique."

A moment later, after thinking of the upcoming battle, Cai Cheng murmured with a hint of luck.

"Um… Queen, that's a First‑Tier Pill, the formula for the Heaven Soul Blood Bone Pill. Take it, don't delay the child, just…"

That suggests he is also an Earth‑Level Protector.

It can only slightly boost one's own strength, and also grant a small authority over others' life and death.

"Kid, you're lucky; this time you directly harvested tens of thousands of souls. Though most are very weak, it's enough for your soul to advance to Seventh‑Tier Alchemist."

If placed in the White Corner Domain, even an Earth‑Tier Low‑Grade Technique would surely become such a secret art.

When the Heaven Fire Venerable returns, Medu will take Cai Cheng to find the seven Elders of the Snake‑People Tribe.

But purely in terms of power, they are all vastly mismatched.

After all, the gap between the Mysterious Tier and the Earth Tier is self‑evident.

The souls he refined back then were all personally collected by him, one by one.

Now, Lin Feng can kill a single person and directly obtain tens of thousands of souls.

After all, Medu's temperament is exactly the kind that lets others toy with her.

"Hmm…"

Looking at the white scroll spread before her, Medu's expression was extremely startled.

She then carefully placed the scroll into the containment ring.

She lifted another scroll, spread it out, and after a lengthy glance, remarked with a hint of surprise.

"Dou Qi Continent, strength is supreme. Since that's the case, these Elders, duel me; whoever wins, we follow them, okay?"

Medu, though not resolute, directly split tangible flames and hurled them at the latter.

Even though these souls are of poor quality, they still evoke great envy.

Thus, it seems that before the original Han Feng devoured Protector Kong's souls, he could also use the Dou techniques known to Cai Chenghao.

Moreover, the latter killed a Seven‑Star Dou Zong just yesterday.

I recalled that in the original, Han Feng also seemed to have used that Earth‑Tier High‑Grade Sonic Dou Technique.

"Huh, isn't that the secret technique from the original where Protector Wu helped the Yun Lan Sect's members make a weak breakthrough?"

Thinking of the drawbacks before absorbing that Protector, a hint of joy slipped into his tone.

"What?!"

The Heaven Fire Venerable, having appeared beside Lin Feng at some point, looked at the Soul Sacks in his hand with a slightly envious tone.

After that, I wanted to kill a High‑Stage Dou Zong, knowing I would also sustain serious injuries.

The Heaven Fire Venerable sensed the current weakness of the souls and said with a bitter expression.

"Queen Medusa… he… has no child?"

"That's wrong; I didn't realize that Cai Chenghao also lacks that secret technique. It seems those items are standard for Earth‑Level Protectors."

Suddenly, I recalled that among the Soul Hall Protectors in the original, aside from the quickly defeated Protector Tie, none seemed to have their own trump cards.

Hearing the words of the Second Elder, Lin Fengsha immediately spoke up to rebut.

Delighted, Medu thought that the Heavenly Fire Venerable still needed some time to refine this protector.

She then produced the sound‑wave combat technique titled "Soul Chant", intending to cultivate it to replace the later Mysterious Tier sound‑wave combat technique.

Looking at the now very faint illusory old man, Lin Feng laughed, "Yao Lao, you came out to borrow your Falling Heart Flame to refine this protector, right?"

Although I myself dare to use that secret method to weakly break through to a lower realm, letting the person beneath my hand use it is an extremely poor choice.

You old crones, none of you can endure such torment.

For example, Protector Wu's "Forest of Myriad Manifestations: Soul Funeral", as well as Protector Kong's "Myriad Souls Soul‑Devouring Array" and "Soul Chant".

As for Cai Cheng, he continues to cleanse Protector Xuan's seal ring.

He has not yet attained the ability, at the Dou Zong rank, to kill weaker opponents with a higher star rank.

A few days ago.

Earlier, Lin Fengsha told you about her pregnancy and had the former bring out the prescription for you.

"It was a mistake. A few days later, in order to capture this protector, I expended nearly forty percent of my soul power, and after replenishing it once more, I will be safe."

Moreover, Cai Cheng's elbow also bends inward, so it's better to honestly take out the prescription, lest we suffer another bout of flesh‑and‑blood pain.

"Here you go."

After speaking, the Heavenly Fire Venerable manipulated the snow‑white seal ring and vanished from Cai Cheng's sight.

Those hidden cards, when activated, still require a small amount of soul consumption.