Chapter 301: Dragon Spine and the Power of Faith

"Ah— Xiaobai, you cannot treat people so differently." Oscar was sent out of the Ring Sea by an undercurrent and slammed hard onto the beach. The pain that instantly surged through his entire body nearly made him faint, and he couldn't help but complain loudly.

Following right behind him, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and the others were also sent out of the Ring Sea one after another.

"You lecherous man, this lady has already been very polite to you." Xiaobai's shark head poked out from the Ring Sea, speaking in human language toward Oscar.

Shi Quan, who had just landed, couldn't help but let a smile touch the corners of his mouth upon seeing this scene.

"Xiao Quan!" The crowd on the shore waved and greeted him as soon as they saw Shi Quan's figure.

Shi Quan raised his hand in acknowledgment, his Spirit Sense spreading out to connect with everyone, telling them the news that he was about to leave Sea God Island, and he also told them in detail about the respective strengths and abilities of each Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo, as Shi Quan was not sure when he would return to Sea God Island.

This was also another layer of deep meaning behind Shi Quan challenging the Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo, so that they would have a bit more to rely on when they challenged the Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo later.

After promising Xiaobai that he would teach her that special method of force when he returned next time, and bidding farewell to everyone, Shi Quan and Gu Yuena rose up and took flight.

Whoosh, whoosh, the waves rolled, and looking back, watching Sea God Island grow smaller and smaller, the two flew further and further away.

"Is this Faith Power?"

As Shi Quan got closer and closer to the continent, he could feel strands of special power continuously surging out from the direction of the continent, merging into his body, and finally gathering into his Dragon Spine.

Gu Yuena said in surprise: "Where did this External Spirit Bone of yours come from? It can actually absorb Faith Power?"

Shi Quan only felt strands of heat gathering in his spine, and his entire body felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

"This External Spirit Bone was not obtained by me hunting a Spirit Beast, but was accidentally found inside a corpse." Shi Quan explained casually; of course, he couldn't say it was a system reward.

"I have to say, your luck is truly good." Gu Yuena couldn't help but sigh, "This soul bone of yours can help you gather and absorb the power of faith. With its help, the help Faith Power provides you can be increased by at least twenty percent."

"Although Faith Power belongs to Belief Power, it can also be considered a type of Divine Power. After this soul bone absorbs enough Faith Power, it will not only transform into a Divine Artifact, but it will also feed back into your body. Coupled with the other External Spirit Bone in your body, your body should reach the Shiji level first."

"There is such a benefit?" Shi Quan's eyes lit up.

"Faith Power is not that simple. Once your External Spirit Bone has completely absorbed these Faith Powers, you will naturally understand the mysteries within."

Gu Yuena's face showed joy; as a partner, the stronger Shi Quan was, the greater the help he would be to her, so she was naturally happier.

"Faith? Could this be the correct way to unlock the Human Emperor Bone?" Shi Quan pondered to himself.

The Human Emperor is the emperor of the human race, receiving the power of worship from the human race, and is the supreme being who leads the human race to reach the pinnacle.

From another perspective, why is the Human Emperor not the leader whom humans believe in?

Thinking about it this way, it is normal for the Dragon Spine to be able to absorb Faith Power.

As he approached, Shi Quan could feel the Dragon Spine on his back becoming increasingly hot. Strands of heat radiated out from the Dragon Spine, then merged into his limbs and bones, constantly stimulating his body. Even the soul bones in his body were affected by this power; several different auras converged in Shi Quan's body, flowed into the Dragon Spine, and then overflowed from the Dragon Spine back into the soul bones, as if in a cycle.

"The soul bones have actually been enhanced?" Shi Quan was shocked; the Faith Power in the Dragon Spine was actually slowly strengthening the soul bones in his body!

Although the strengthening effect was very weak, Shi Quan still keenly sensed the changes in the soul bones.

"No wonder Gu Yuena said that Faith Power is also a type of Divine Power. Only Divine Power could achieve such a magical effect. I wonder if Faith Power has other effects."

The burning sensation soon subsided, and the Faith Power that had been surging in continuously gradually disappeared.

"It's already quite good to have so much Faith Power in a year; it's enough to prove the influence of your words in the human world."

"Once you break through to Title Douluo, your ability will be enough to open up your own special space. Once you build the Underworld Space, the Faith Power will grow even faster then."

Gu Yuena was clearly very satisfied with the current progress.

"Soon!"

Shi Quan nodded slightly.

After arriving at the continent, Gu Yuena returned to the Star Dou Great Forest first, while Shi Quan went straight to Heaven Dou City.

Heaven Dou City.

Shi Quan returned to the courtyard first, but did not see Dugu Bo.

Not finding Dugu Bo, Shi Quan turned around and went straight to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

"Quick, report to the Emperor, Prince Shi is here." As soon as Shi Quan arrived outside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, the guards in the palace immediately reported without delay.

Now that Qian Renxue was the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, Shi Quan could see her directly and openly, so there was naturally no need to hide anything.

Led by the guards, Shi Quan soon arrived outside a side hall in the imperial palace.

The guard said respectfully: "Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered that she only sees you alone. We guards can only take you this far. The Emperor is inside the hall."

Shi Quan nodded and walked into the side hall. The side hall was very quiet, without any maids or guards.

"You're here." Qian Renxue's slightly weary voice sounded in the side hall.

Seeing this, Shi Quan chuckled and asked: "Why the long face? What? Is the purge of Spirit Masters not going smoothly?"

"No." Qian Renxue shook her head.

"Then what are you worried about?" Shi Quan asked in confusion.

There was some confusion in the depths of Qian Renxue's eyes. She leaned back on the chair, and after a long while, she said slowly: "If the person closest to you killed the person you loved most, what would you do?"

"Analyze the specific situation." Shi Quan said slowly: "So, your mother killed your father?"

Qian Renxue revealed a bitter smile, "You are indeed very smart; you guessed the answer with just one question from me."

"Your grandfather told you?"

"That's right."

"Why did your mother kill your father? Did he tell you?"

Shi Quan had to complain about this point. In the original work, Qian Daoliu didn't tell Qian Renxue that Qian Xunji died at the hands of Bibi Dong until he performed the Sacrifice. It wasn't enough that he told her; he didn't explain how Qian Xunji treated Bibi Dong, only saying that Bibi Dong loved her, and suggested that Qian Renxue should not make things difficult for Bibi Dong.

I don't know if it's because Qian Daoliu also felt that what Qian Xunji did was truly unspeakable, which is why he said it that way, being so ambiguous—was he really not afraid that the mother and daughter would turn against each other...

(End of this chapter)