Chapter 147

The Holy Spirit Cult leader who killed the Shrek Academy Sea God Pavilion Master head-on and led the Holy Spirit Cult to slaughter Shrek's old masters—Shu Yan thought for a moment, and indeed couldn't find such a fragment in his memory.

However, this was also easy to understand. Shrek Academy would never tolerate such history being passed down to the world, as this would undoubtedly have a very serious impact on Shrek Academy's so-called ten-thousand-year glory.

If Shrek Academy had any brains at all, they would spare no cost to keep the news tightly sealed. Not every Shrek person is Mu En, and if such a thing had really happened, even Mu En would probably have had more things to consider.

"Old Qian, do you know which deity's favor that Holy Spirit Cult leader obtained?"

After thinking about it, Shu Yan still asked this question.

Qian Gu Chaosheng shook his head slightly and then said: "Most of those remaining secrets are incomplete, as if torn from a notebook. That's all I know, but I think a deity willing to bestow a god's trial upon an evil soul master probably wouldn't be a very upright fellow."

Shu Yan's expression was a bit strange. The famous deities in the God Realm were just those few, and those willing to bestow a god's trial upon an evil soul master were even fewer. After all, not every deity was as twisted and perverted as the former Rakshasa God.

Not to mention, Tang San had already established a firm foothold in the God Realm during that period. All of this made Shu Yan somewhat interested. After having contact with the Holy Spirit Cult in the future, he would be very willing to investigate it.

Although the Ancient Ice God was one of the most powerful level-one gods in the ancient period and was stronger than the current level-one gods in the God Realm, Shu Yan wasn't very satisfied with this. To resist the threats from the God Realm, the strength of a level-one god was far from enough. The current Shu Yan had truly begun to prepare for these things as early as possible.

After deep thought for a moment, Shu Yan temporarily gave up on considering these matters and turned the topic to another matter.

"Old Qian, I presume you already know that we ransacked the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well this time, so I won't waste words. I have the confidence to extend your life, and as for what was said before, let's just leave it at that."

"I know you have lived too long and witnessed tragedy after tragedy, but you still have to think about your granddaughter. If she loses you, she will be truly alone. Moreover, I hope that in the future, you can still contribute your own strength to the war and unification."

Shu Yan's words were very sincere. The Coiled Dragon Staff, which reached the quasi-divine artifact level, was indeed one of the most powerful tool martial souls in the world, but he already had the Ice God Sword, which reached the pseudo-super-divine artifact level. By comparison, the Coiled Dragon Staff was indeed nothing.

As for Qian Gu Chaosheng himself, his existence and role were extremely important to the entire Star Luo Empire.

Although his life had been bumpy, he could be considered a legend of his generation. Not to mention, he was a level 98 Super Douluo who possessed three 100,000-year soul rings and other black 10,000-year soul rings. Such a soul ring ratio and accumulation made his combat power almost in a class of its own at the level 98 tier.

To put it bluntly, Shrek Academy's Gluttony Douluo Xuanzi could be said to be heaven and earth compared to him; there was no need to mention them in the same breath.

Xuanzi's martial soul, the Gluttony God Cow, had a certain degree of Gluttony bloodline and True Dragon bloodline, but this was not enough to put him on par with Qian Gu Chaosheng. After all, he didn't have the means to stimulate the Gluttony bloodline himself and had to rely on the assistance of the Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

But Qian Gu Chaosheng was different. His Coiled Dragon Staff martial soul was inherently powerful, and Shu Yan had already learned a bit about the powerful amplification of the Unyielding Staff Technique using the power of heaven and earth. However, the most special thing about Qian Gu Chaosheng was not any of these, but the Evil-Breaking Dragon condensed from the righteousness of heaven and earth.

The Evil-Breaking Dragon had the characteristic of breaking all evil and unyielding, and the corresponding meaning was also very simple.

For example, if Qian Gu Chaosheng faced the current Holy Spirit Cult leader, Zhong Liwu, the two might fight to a draw, but it would be difficult to determine a true winner.

But if Qian Gu Chaosheng were to face the Dark Holy Dragon, Long Xiaoyao, head-on, the power he could erupt with would definitely far exceed the power he had when fighting Zhong Liwu, and he could even be said to be able to completely crush Zhong Liwu.

As long as the fighting spirit in his heart was firm, the more powerful the opponent he faced, the more powerful the Coiled Dragon Staff soul master would be. Conversely, the weaker the opponent, the more the Coiled Dragon Staff soul master's power would be affected.

The reason Qian Gu Chaosheng couldn't break through to Limit Douluo was that his body's origin was too severely damaged to support him in condensing a second soul core using the co-resonance method. Shu Yan found it difficult to help him with this, but helping him extend his lifespan and replenish part of his origin was still very simple.

He took out two immortal herbs. One mushroom-like immortal herb was called the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma; the one Yu Xiaogang consumed ten thousand years ago was this kind of ganoderma. An ordinary Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma is just a top-tier ganoderma, but the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma Shu Yan took out had reached 100,000 years and had officially entered the ranks of immortal products. Its effect was richer and more effective than an ordinary Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, or rather, the current Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma should be renamed the Ten-Grade Purple Ganoderma, and for Qian Gu Chaosheng, it would undoubtedly exert the greatest effect.

The other immortal herb was called the Dew of Green Mist. This immortal herb itself possessed extremely rich life energy, and it could nourish a soul master's body to the greatest extent, wash the marrow and clear the meridians, and develop a soul master's potential. Shu Yan infused a drop of life gold the size of a grain of rice into it, making its already pure life energy even more astonishing. After absorbing this immortal herb, as long as Qian Gu Chaosheng didn't suffer any life-threatening injuries again, it could at least extend his life by more than ten years.

One can imagine how shocking it would be if Qian Gu Chaosheng suddenly appeared in the eyes of the world at some point in the future.

Qian Gu Chaosheng looked at the two immortal herbs on the table and was silent for a very, very long time before reaching out to accept them.

In fact, he had indeed lived enough long ago, but Shu Yan's words touched the last thought of his life, which was Qian Gu Yueyin, his only granddaughter.

The girl's crying, sad, yet stubborn face appeared before his eyes again. This old man, who had already stepped into the grave with one foot, ultimately couldn't bear it and chose to live.

Secondly, he had other thoughts. He wanted to re-establish the prestige of the Coiled Dragon Staff on the continent and not let this top-tier tool martial soul, passed down from generation to generation, always hide in the darkness with him. He felt the roar and excitement of the Evil-Breaking Dragon soul. The fire and fighting spirit in his heart were rekindled. He wanted to see how far Shu Yan could go in the end and see what the continent would look like in the future...

In a daze, Qian Gu Chaosheng seemed to see himself when he was young—a passionate and high-spirited time. As the long staff danced, dragon shadows flew, and the voice of his former lover echoed in his ears, making his already collapsed spine straighten a little.

"No merit, no reward. The previous agreement is canceled, and since I have received your favor, I naturally won't take the benefit for nothing."

Qian Gu Chaosheng's voice was firm. A blood-red light surged from his hand, and then a soul bone glowing with a bewitching blood-red color appeared, instantly sending ripples of blood-red waves through the stone room.

A rich smell of blood drifted out. Shu Yan frowned, instantly thinking of a possibility.

"This is..."

His tone was a bit surprised. With such a rich, evil, bloody aura, and thinking of Qian Gu Chaosheng's past, he probably knew where this soul bone came from.

"A brain external soul bone produced by a 500,000-year Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King. Let this be my return gift..."

As he spoke, this soul bone flew toward Shu Yan on its own.

"A brain external soul bone?"

Shu Yan looked at this blood-colored soul bone in front of him, which was somewhat different from an ordinary head soul bone, and was a bit surprised.

Qian Gu Chaosheng nodded and explained: "As you can see, this is not a head soul bone, but a rare brain external soul bone."

"Most of the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's abilities involved the spiritual level, and these abilities were mostly closely related to its brain. Compared to that, its own poison was nothing."

"After absorbing this soul bone, you will likely obtain all the spiritual-level abilities of the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King. Even if you can't obtain them completely, the massive spiritual power remaining in this soul bone will help your spiritual power complete a huge leap and greatly raise your wisdom and comprehension."

"Perhaps you are wondering why I would gift such a precious soul bone to you. The reason is very simple: this brain external soul bone contains a large amount of the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's resentment, which even I dare not absorb easily. Even if I left it for Yueyin to absorb, that would be something for who knows how many years later."

"Moreover, rather than letting her take the risk, I might as well take her to hunt other 100,000-year soul beasts to obtain a head soul bone. I could even imitate the Body Sect and enter the deep sea specifically to hunt soul beasts for soul bones. It's better to give this soul bone, which has huge flaws, to you as a favor."

Qian Gu Chaosheng was so frank that Shu Yan was at a loss. Good heavens, this was the same as handing him a time bomb to his face and saying it would explode in five minutes. After a long while, he said: "Old Qian, aren't you afraid of killing me directly?"

Qian Gu Chaosheng chuckled and said softly:

"I don't think so. The means and power hidden behind someone who can obtain a god's trial and subdue a fierce beast are unimaginable to ordinary people. I can assert that absorbing this soul bone would be no different from seeking death for an ordinary person, but for you, it's nothing."

"Moreover, didn't I explain the whole situation to you?"

Shu Yan was speechless. After a long while, he said: "You are truly a wonderful person. However, this soul bone is too precious; two immortal herbs cannot compare to it. I will give you another Dragon Blood Grass with an age of 70,000 years. What do you think?"

Qian Gu Chaosheng did not refuse, just chuckled and nodded.

Although the Evil-Breaking Dragon is a special True Dragon condensed from the righteousness of heaven and earth and is not under the jurisdiction of the Dragon God, things like Dragon Blood Grass directly enhance the bloodline within a soul master. After some plants and soul masters devour Dragon Blood Grass, even if they cannot obtain the Dragon bloodline, they can significantly strengthen their physique. Qian Gu Chaosheng naturally wouldn't refuse such a good thing.

If he didn't temporarily lack treasures comparable to immortal herbs, he would very much like to exchange for another immortal herb suitable for Qian Gu Yueyin.

As for asking Shu Yan to give it to Qian Gu Yueyin for no reason? Sorry, Qian Gu Chaosheng wasn't stupid. He knew very well what immortal herbs were; their preciousness was comparable to a 100,000-year soul bone. He also understood that with the current relationship between Qian Gu Yueyin and Shu Yan, it was completely impossible to ask for an immortal herb. He had no dissatisfaction with this; on the contrary, he admired Shu Yan's clarity.

As for his granddaughter, he would just think of other ways. As the saying goes, having an old person in the family is like having a treasure. Old comrades have many ideas to begin with, not to mention Qian Gu Chaosheng, an old senior who has lived for more than two hundred years...

As for Qian Gu Yueyin's opinion? Forget it, Qian Gu Chaosheng decided to ignore it for now...

After leaving the depths of the palace and returning to the Princess's Mansion, Shu Yan took out this external soul bone of unimaginable preciousness again.

Xu Jiujiu, who had returned from outside, was wearing a golden long dress, her posture dignified and elegant. She had attended a high-level cocktail party. Originally, she had wanted to take Shu Yan with her, but unfortunately, Shu Yan had things to do, so she had to go alone.

Looking at Shu Yan's focused appearance, Xu Jiujiu casually threw her golden high heels aside and then pulled Shu Yan's arm and burrowed into his arms.

"This soul bone looks a bit special. It even made you use a level 7 soul tool aura barrier. Why, are you planning to absorb this soul bone?"

Xu Jiujiu asked curiously.

Shu Yan nodded and said: "I exchanged this soul bone from Old Qian for two immortal herbs and one top-tier medicinal herb. It came from a Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King with a cultivation close to 500,000 years. At the same time, this is not an ordinary head soul bone, but a brain external soul bone. Even if I absorb this soul bone now, it won't affect me absorbing a real head soul bone in the future."

Xu Jiujiu was shocked and then stared at this blood-colored soul bone, murmuring: "A Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King close to 500,000 years old? Are there still such powerful soul beasts on the continent?"

Shu Yan held Xu Jiujiu's waist and said: "The origin of this soul beast is extraordinary. It should have been a divine pet or a backup plan kept by the Rakshasa God in the lower realm. Later, it was killed by the Sea God and then resurrected on the ruins of the former City of Slaughter. It lingered for ten thousand years and was finally killed by Old Qian. He kept this soul bone all along."

Xu Jiujiu could understand what Shu Yan meant. The Rakshasa God here referred to the Rakshasa God before Bibi Dong. After all, Bibi Dong hadn't even stepped into the gate of the God Realm.

"So that's how it is..."

"A-Yan, when are you planning to absorb this soul bone?"

Xu Jiujiu's hand stroked Shu Yan's chest. Her delicate red lips looked very full and sweet, and her snow-white, delicate feet swayed casually in mid-air, which was very eye-catching.

Shu Yan's gaze darkened. Having not "eaten meat" for a long time, coupled with Xu Jiujiu's unconscious temptation, this inevitably stirred something in a young man like him who was in the prime of youth and blood.

A trace of Extreme Ice soul power erupted. Xu Jiujiu exclaimed, and then the supple and fluffy Ice Fox external soul bone was stimulated and automatically emerged. Xu Jiujiu's pretty face flushed slightly, as if she understood Shu Yan's meaning.

"I... A-Yan, I, I have this here too, do you want..."

As she spoke, Xu Jiujiu took out two white silk stockings from somewhere...

"Yes!"

Shu Yan heard his own voice, which was firmer than ever before.

Absorbing a soul bone could wait until tomorrow. Tonight, he was going to properly "make up for the lessons" with Xu Jiujiu. One had to know, he was an extremely studious person...

(End of chapter)