Chapter 544: 100 Million Energy Tank [7 More]

This statement makes perfect sense; Xiao Feng couldn't refute it.

A span of several hundred years, covering two dynasties, offers far too many things to do.

Even if they only come over occasionally to take a bath, the frequency alone is quite frightening.

But nothing is absolute……

Players' privileges apply here as well!

As soon as Bing Lu finished speaking, Xiao Feng looked around and noticed some differences.

He walked toward the other side of the altar.

On that side lay a crescent‑shaped pond that encircled the altar's base.

The pond is about 1.5 meters deep, crystal clear to the bottom, and the surrounding stones are bluish‑white, resembling jade, very beautiful.

Upon seeing the pond, Xiao Feng discovered an "Energy Tank" hovering above it.

This pond is used to store energy for the altar!

He walked to the pond's edge, took out a Divine Power Crystal to test its effect.

But as soon as he threw the God Stone, a tiny hand snatched it out of mid‑air!

Bing Lu intercepted his God Stone midway, shouting shrilly: "Hey hey hey, what are you doing? This is our secret bath; you stinking man, just approaching is bad enough, but you dare throw things in?!"

Xiao Feng was helpless.

This lower‑rank Upper God little deer seems to have latched onto him, determined to anger him to avenge his deep grudge over "stealing love with a sword."

If this person were male, he would surely have killed them with a single ice arrow.

But after all, she's a girl, and moreover she was picked up by He Er Na and raised from childhood; killing her like that would surely break He Er Na's heart.

"Adults are busy, kids stay aside!" Xiao Feng snatched the God Stone back, speaking irritably.

Upon hearing that, Bing Lu's face changed; her small round face flushed with anger as she snapped: "You're the child! Your whole family are children! I'm not the mild‑tempered Dai Ni Si—you've offended me, you're dead!"

Saying that, a chill aura rose from her body, as if she were about to attack.

He Er Na quickly pressed her down, scolding: "Little Deer, stop fooling around! The master has his reasons for what he does—please be quiet!"

"He Er Na, you…"

Bing Lu felt utterly wronged; she had clearly come first, yet now she was treated as an outsider.

She gave a soft hum, turned her head away, and refused to look at Xiao Feng.

"Master, what have you found?" He Er Na asked Xiao Feng.

"Hmm, I'm not entirely sure either; let's give it a try."

Xiao Feng didn't waste words, directly tossing the God Stone into the water.

The God Stone sank into the cool pond, at first showing no reaction.

But after about a minute, just as Bing Lu couldn't hold back a sneer, a faint energy pulse suddenly appeared.

Immediately, the God Stone was broken down into energy form and absorbed by the altar.

"Huh? This is…"

Seeing this, He Er Na and Bing Lu both felt a sudden jolt in their chests, sensing something amiss.

This pond…… is actually decomposing energy!

If they've been bathing here all along, haven't they constantly been in danger?

Xiao Feng gazed at the "Energy Tank" placed above the pond.

The Energy Tank was originally empty, containing nothing.

But after a God Stone entered, it displayed a line visible only to players: "Energy stored 1/100000000"

One hundred million energy……

It requires one hundred million Divine Power Crystals to fill the Energy Tank and supply power to the altar.

That's ten times more expensive than the Chaos Tree Seed from sprout to sapling!

"What a money‑draining altar……"

Xiao Feng exclaimed in astonishment.

One hundred million God Stones aren't comparable to one hundred million gold coins! God Stones are relatively rare, far less circulated than gold coins.

Although the exchange rate might be around 1,000 gold coins for one God Stone, in reality even if you could produce 100 billion gold coins, you couldn't exchange them for 100 million God Stones!

Such exchange rates have no reference value; they apply only to small‑scale trades within the player market.

Xiao Feng told He Er Na: "This pond is the altar's energy pool; it needs to absorb the energy of one hundred million God Stones to fill up. But I can't predict what will happen once the altar is activated."

The game system merely gave him a hint about the Energy Tank; otherwise everything is the same.

"One hundred million God Stones? You're joking!" Bing Lu snapped, thinking Xiao Feng was spouting nonsense, deliberately pretending profundity to deceive them.

One hundred million God Stones is hardly something a normal deity could produce; he's surely exaggerating, since no one could expose him!

He Er Na, however, had other thoughts.

Only she and Xiao Feng knew about the Chaos Tree Seed; that money‑burning item was found in the pond.

If the two are connected, the altar's high cost would make sense.

She frowned: "We can't possibly obtain that many God Stones now; we'll have to wait and think of a solution later."

Xiao Feng nodded

and said: "Later I'll go see the Storm Main God for some money. As a proper state lord, his assets are surely vast; borrowing a few tens of billions from him might let us figure out what this ancient relic really is."

Both the Chaos Tree Seed and the altar require massive amounts of God Stones to fill; even looting Yun Lan King's treasury wouldn't be enough—only a top‑tier tycoon like the Storm Main God could supply such wealth.

Coincidentally, he's about to go to the Storm God Kingdom to wrap up this affair, so borrowing money along the way wouldn't be a hassle.

Hearing that, Bing Lu scoffed: "Hmph, you talk as if you're close with the Storm Main God—why would they lend you money?"

He Er Na saw her repeatedly opposing Xiao Feng, stubbornly acting up, and grew displeased. She at once reached out, pressed her hand on Bing Lu's head, her long fingers pinning the two antlers, and said irritably: "You're not allowed to speak to the master like that!"

Ah—

Its antlers were seized, the ice deer let out a startled gasp, its cheeks flushed, and in an instant it lost all momentum, becoming completely docile.

Xiao Feng found it amusing, "What's going on? Is her weakness her horns? She becomes obedient as soon as they're touched?"

He Er Na nodded, "This child has been mischievous since little; only by pulling her horns does she become obedient. If she's rude to her master in the future, you can just pull her horns like this to teach her a lesson."

Er…

Xiao Feng fell into thought.

Seeing the ice deer's flushed cheeks suddenly turn obedient, a strange scene automatically appeared in his mind.

These aren't horns at all; they're clearly a pair of handlebars…

Bah! Overthinking it!

"I'm leaving. You'd better not soak in this pool too often; if an accident happens, you might have your cultivation drained by the altar." Xiao Feng said this as a reminder to stay safe.

He then took out a Shen Jie return-to-city scroll, crushed it on the spot, and left Wind Spirit Island.

After he left, He Er Na finally released her grip on the ice deer's pair of little horns.

"Waaah, He Er Na, you're so mean, grabbing my horns in front of an outsider!" Having just been released, the ice deer cried out in grievance.

Her weakness exposed to someone she disliked, she felt her future days would be unpleasant.

He Er Na raised her hand and tapped her forehead twice, somewhat displeased: "I'm not joking with you; you'd better behave, or if the master gets angry and wants to hit you, I won't be able to stop him."

"Hmph, go ahead and hit me if you can!" the ice deer said, showing no fear.

He Er Na shook her head helplessly; there was nothing she could do about this rebellious little deer.

That made perfect sense; Xiao Feng couldn't refute it.

Over hundreds of years, spanning two dynasties, there's too much one could do.

Even if they only came occasionally to soak, the frequency would still be terrifying.

But nothing is absolute…

Players' privileges apply here as well!

As soon as the ice deer finished speaking, Xiao Feng looked around and noticed something different.

He walked to the other side of the altar.

On that side lay a crescent-shaped pool that surrounded the altar's base.

The pool was about 1.5 meters deep, clear to the bottom, its surrounding stones a bluish-white, like jade, very beautiful.

Upon seeing the pool, Xiao Feng noticed an "energy tank" hovering above it.

This pool is used to store energy for the altar!

He walked to the pool's edge, took out a divine power crystal to test its effect.

The moment he threw the divine stone, a tiny hand snatched it mid‑air!

The ice deer intercepted his divine stone midway, shouting, "Hey hey hey, what are you doing? This is our secret bath—you stinky man, just getting close is bad enough, but you dare throw things in?!"

Xiao Feng was helpless.

This bottom‑tier Upper God little deer seems to have latched onto him, determined to anger him to avenge the deep grudge of "stealing a lover while brandishing a sword."

If this person were male, he would surely kill them with a single ice arrow.

But she's a girl, and moreover she was picked up by He Er Na and raised from childhood; killing her like that would surely break He Er Na's heart.

"Adults are busy, kids step aside!" Xiao Feng snatched back the divine stone and said irritably.

Upon hearing that, the ice deer's face darkened, her small round face flushing with anger as she snapped, "You're the child! Your whole family are children! I'm not the good‑tempered Dai Ni Si—you've offended me, you're dead!"

Saying that, a chill aura rose from her body, looking like she was about to attack.

He Er Na quickly pressed her down, scolding, "Little deer, don't cause trouble! The master has his reasons for what he does—please stay quiet!"

"He Er Na, you…"

The ice deer felt utterly wronged; she had come first, yet now she was treated as an outsider.

She gave a soft hum, turned her head away, unwilling to see Xiao Feng.

"Master, what did you find?" He Er Na asked Xiao Feng.

"Hmm, I'm not sure either; let's give it a try."

Xiao Feng didn't waste words, directly throwing the divine stone into the water.

The divine stone sank into the cool pool, at first showing no reaction.

But after about a minute, just as the ice deer couldn't help but want to jeer, a faint energy fluctuation suddenly appeared.

Immediately thereafter, the divine stone was broken down into pure energy and absorbed by the altar.

"Huh? This is…"

Seeing this, He Er Na and the ice deer both felt a jolt in their chests, sensing something amiss.

This pool… is actually decomposing energy!

Then haven't they been soaking in danger all this time?

Xiao Feng gazed at the "energy tank" placed above the pool.

The energy tank was originally empty, containing nothing.

After a divine stone entered, however, a line of text visible only to players appeared: "Energy stored 1/100000000"

It requires 100 million divine power crystals to fill this energy tank, to supply energy for the altar.

This is ten times more expensive than a Chaos Tree Seed sprouting from germination to seedling!

"What a money‑sucking altar…"

Xiao Feng exclaimed in surprise.

100 million god stones are not comparable to 100 million gold coins! God stones are rarer, and their circulation is far less extensive than gold coins.

Although the exchange rate between them might be roughly 1000 gold coins for 1 god stone, in reality even if you could produce 100 billion gold coins, you couldn't exchange them for 100 million god stones!

Such an exchange has no reference value; it only applies to small-scale transactions within the player market.

Xiao Feng said to He Er Na: "This pond is the altar's energy pool; it needs to absorb the energy of 100 million god stones to fill up. But I cannot predict what will happen after the altar opens."

The game system only gave him a hint about the energy slot; otherwise there is no difference.

"100 million god stones? You're joking!" Upon hearing this, Ice Deer thought Xiao Feng was definitely talking nonsense, deliberately pretending to be profound to deceive them.

100 million god stones couldn't possibly be produced by a normal deity; he's clearly exaggerating, and no one could expose him!

He Er Na, however, had other thoughts.

Only she and Xiao Feng knew about the chaos tree seed; that money‑burning item was found in the pond.

If the two are related, then the altar's money‑burning aspect would make sense.

She frowned and said: "We can't get that many god stones now; we can only wait and think of a solution later."

Xiao Feng nodded and said: "I'll go see the Storm Main God later for some money. As the monarch, his assets are surely huge; borrowing several hundred eighty times one hundred million from him might let us figure out what this ancient ruin is."

Both the chaos tree seed and the altar require vast amounts of god stones to fill; even looting the Cloud Mist King's treasury wouldn't be enough—only someone like the Storm Main God, a top‑tier big shot, could supply that much wealth.

It just so happens he's about to go to the Storm God State to settle this matter, so borrowing money along the way wouldn't be a hassle.

Ice Deer snorted disdainfully: "Hmph, talking as if you're close with the Storm Main God—why would they lend you money?"

He Er Na saw her repeatedly opposing Xiao Feng, acting stubbornly, and grew displeased. She immediately grabbed Ice Deer's head, her long fingers pressing on both antlers, and said angrily: "Don't ever talk to the master like that again!"

"Ah—"

The antlers were seized, Ice Deer let out a startled gasp, her face flushed, and instantly she lost all spirit, becoming completely docile.

Xiao Feng found it interesting: "What's going on? Is her weakness her horns—touch them and she becomes obedient?"

He Er Na nodded: "This child has been mischievous since little; each time you have to pull her horns to make her behave. If she's rude to the master in the future, you can just grab her horns and give her a stern talking‑to."

"Emmm…"

Xiao Feng fell into thought.

Watching Ice Deer's suddenly obedient, red‑cheeked face, a strange scene automatically appeared in his mind.

This isn't a pair of horns at all—it's clearly a pair of handlebars…

Bah! Overthinking it!

"That's it, I'm leaving. You'd better not soak in this pond too often; if an accident occurs, the altar might drain your cultivation." Xiao Feng said, giving them a safety reminder.

He then took out the Shen Jie Return City Scroll, crushed it on the spot, and left Wind Spirit Island.

After he left, He Er Na finally released her grip on Ice Deer's pair of small horns.

"Wuu… He Er Na, you're so mean, grabbing my horns in front of an outsider!" As soon as she was let go, Ice Deer cried out in grievance.

Having her weakness exposed to someone she dislikes, she felt her future days would be unpleasant.

He Er Na raised her hand and tapped Ice Deer's forehead twice, somewhat displeased: "I'm not joking with you; you'd better behave, or if the master gets angry and wants to hit you, I can't stop him."

"Hmph, go ahead and hit me—if you've got the guts, kill me!" Ice Deer wore a fearless expression.

He Er Na sighed helplessly; there was nothing she could do about this rebellious little deer.

(End of chapter)