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"Hey, old man, here you go. I got this from Amon." Yan Jin revealed a big smile, "Because I didn't know which parts you were missing, I simply took a whole set."
Looking at these soul bones, all of which were of a quality exceeding fifty thousand years, Walter didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a long while, he finally asked: "What did you give in return? What did you promise him to get these things?"
Walter felt a faint unease in his heart. He couldn't quite fathom Amon, but one thing he didn't doubt was that many of Amon's actions were based on self-interest. If Amon invested so much in Yan Jin, then the gains would certainly be even greater.
"If it's just these six pieces, there's no price." Yan Jin scratched his head.
Walter looked doubtful.
"Amon doesn't care about these at all. Any one of my soul bones is worth far more than the sum of these few…"
Although Yan Jin's expression was calm, Walter still didn't believe it, because it went against his common sense.
So he thought that Yan Jin was telling a kind lie to make it easier for him to accept.
He sighed in his heart: It's really hard on her. She's clearly someone whose lies can be seen through at a glance, but she's pretending so well for my sake… Yan Jin has grown up too.
Walter's lips moved, wanting to remind Yan Jin that the Spirit Hall's strategic attitude towards Amon had changed, but the words came to his lips, and he swallowed them back down.
He sighed and shook his head firmly: "Take it back. Your help in killing Tang Hao is already enough… In the future, we may face each other on the battlefield. I don't want to use your kindness towards me to deal with you, so… don't support the enemy, and don't hold back."
Golden Crocodile Douluo looked over sharply. Walter met his gaze calmly:
"What I admire is the Grand Priest, and what I am loyal to is the Spirit Hall under the leadership of the Grand Priest… I will not betray, but I will not give up some principles for it."
Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded and asked, "Can you persuade her to come to our side?"
"Not likely… They've had a good relationship since they were little."
"Then forget it." Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't force it. "Just make sure you're clear about your position."
At this moment, above Bi Ji's corpse, a huge soul ring with five golden patterns had already condensed.
Qian Renxue said, "Yan Jin, I hunted this soul beast to obtain a soul ring."
Yan Jin glanced at the soul ring, which faintly shimmered with starlight within the red, and revealed a hint of a smile:
"Oh, you want to absorb that soul ring? Okay, I won't disturb you, but the corpse and soul bone have to be left to me."
Qian Renxue was silent for a moment, hesitated, and nodded, saying: "Okay."
Qian Jun and Jiang Mo revealed regretful expressions.
That was a soul bone of a ferocious beast level! Even for them, it was a rare sight in their lives, but Yan Jin was too strong. The boundless power emanating from his black dragon form just now gave them the illusion of facing Di Tian directly.
In order to allow Qian Renxue to absorb the soul ring smoothly, they had to make certain compromises.
Yan Jin waved his hand, and ripples arose in space. Bi Ji's corpse gradually became illusory with the ripples of space, and then disappeared.
Behind Qian Renxue, a humanoid phantom shimmering with golden light emerged, with a face somewhat similar to her own, appearing somewhat blurred and unreal under the light.
She used her soul power to guide Bi Ji's soul ring, allowing it to approach her own spirit.
The soul ring moved slowly, while rapidly shrinking, and finally suddenly contracted, fitting onto the figure shimmering with golden light.
The surging energy flowed into Qian Renxue's body like a river bursting its banks, causing her to change her expression uncontrollably.
Even if she possessed a divine-grade spirit, even if she had already absorbed several parts of the Angel Divine Armor, greatly strengthening her body, absorbing Bi Ji's soul ring was still too difficult.
Faint cracks appeared on her jade-like body, with blood flowing from the cracks. She resembled a porcelain doll that had fallen to the ground, seemingly about to shatter at any moment.
"Miss!"
Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed worried expressions.
Walter couldn't help but look at Yan Jin: "How did you manage to absorb Di Tian's soul ring?"
"That? I just absorbed it like that… Amon didn't even help me share the energy." Yan Jin shrugged his shoulders.
Sharing energy… So Amon can help others absorb soul rings of higher age? Walter was surprised.
"Alas…" He sighed, regretting in his heart,
If I had agreed to take Amon as a disciple back then, if I had brought both of them to the Spirit Hall back then, would the situation be different now?
Every time Walter recalled that Amon had once expressed his intention to become a disciple, he couldn't help but want to go back and slap his past self a couple of times.
Qian Renxue let out a painful groan, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, and the cracks on her body grew larger and larger.
"It's bad… Miss seems unable to absorb Bi Ji's soul ring. Her body can't take it anymore!" Qian Jun said worriedly.
"There's no way, we can only trust Miss. This can only depend on herself," Golden Crocodile Douluo said softly.
Just as Qian Renxue's consciousness began to blur, and she felt that she was about to be unable to hold on, the energy pouring into her body suddenly became smoother.
The pain that had filled her body lessened a lot, and then, the original pain turned into a pleasure of elevating the level of life.
Suddenly, everything went black before her eyes, and she suddenly arrived in a starry void.
"This is your soul space." A beautiful woman with turquoise hair and a turquoise dress appeared in front of her.
"Who are you?" Qian Renxue asked warily, sensing a familiar aura from the woman.
"I am Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan you hunted."
"What?" Qian Renxue felt as if facing a formidable enemy.
Bi Ji said softly, "You were too careless. The souls of ferocious beasts are not so easily extinguished. Some powerful ones can even absorb the soul masters who absorbed their Soul Rings through soul backlash."
"But don't worry too much. I have no interest in devouring your soul. I just want to ask you for a favor."
Seeing that Bi Ji showed no hostility, Qian Renxue relaxed slightly and asked, "What is it?"
Bi Ji said with a hint of pleading, "I hope you can help me raise my child. In return, I can help you absorb the Soul Ring… You should have noticed by now that, on your own, you will only be overwhelmed by the energy contained within my Soul Ring."
"You helped me share the pressure?" Qian Renxue suddenly understood why the energy had become more stable.
"Yes… If I weren't worried about that child, I would have taken you down with me. But because of it, I have to consider more… The promises of the Angel Clan should be trustworthy, right?" Bi Ji seemed to be asking, yet also questioning herself.
"But your child isn't with me. You threw it to Yan Jin yourself," Qian Renxue said.
A wry smile appeared on Bi Ji's face. "I thought it was Di Tian. That's why you need to get him back. An unhatched soul beast shouldn't be of much value to you soul masters."
Qian Renxue pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I swear to the Angel God that I will take good care of your child for the rest of my life."
"Then it's settled… Don't tell him about me and Di Tian. Just let him grow up safely." Bi Ji's figure began to fade.
After a long time, Qian Renxue finished her cultivation. The vast energy contained in Bi Ji's Soul Ring helped her to level up several times, reaching level 85.
She couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy. This saved her an unknown amount of time in arduous cultivation. She suddenly understood why Yan Jin's soul power level could increase so quickly. If he could absorb Soul Rings beyond the limit every time, and all the soul bones were of the same level as those of ferocious beasts, then becoming a Super Douluo at a young age didn't seem so difficult.
Snapping out of the joy of advancing to a Soul Douluo, Qian Renxue heard the sound of water boiling, "Glug, glug."
Following the sound, she saw a large pot. Yan Jin was holding a Midori green swan egg, preparing to throw it into the pot.
She suddenly stood up and shouted, "Stop!"
"Huh?" Yan Jin glanced at her, raising an eyebrow. "What are you yelling about?"
"Yan Jin, can you give me that egg? I can trade you something for it."
"No." Yan Jin shook his head decisively. "I'm going to nourish the old man, make soup for him."
Qian Renxue had learned about Yan Jin's stubbornness many times before. At this moment, she only felt that her head was three times its usual size.
"Miss? What's wrong…?" Golden Crocodile asked, puzzled.
"In short, that egg is very important to me. I promised someone that I would take good care of it."
Qian Renxue thought for a while, took out a few medicinal herbs, and said to Yan Jin with a pained expression, "Aren't you going to make soup? I have some medicinal herbs here, whose nourishing effect will definitely exceed an unhatched swan egg."
Walter smiled and said, "If this egg doesn't have any particularly important uses, then give it to Your Highness Xue… It would be a pity to eat an egg left by an Emerald Swan just like that."
"Fine." Yan Jin threw the swan egg to Qian Renxue, took the medicinal herbs, and threw them into the pot.
… … … …
Since "Gehrman" appeared and indicated that he had cleaned up almost all of Amon's arrangements in Hanhai City, Tang San and others became much bolder in their actions. They inquired everywhere about Sea God Island, but the information they obtained was very little.
Sea God Island seemed to be a taboo, with only a few words circulating among the sailors. In the end, they still sought help from "Klein."
"Klein, I heard you say before that you once went to Sea God Island. Can you take us there again?" Tang San asked, "I have a sea chart here."
"Klein's" expression sank slightly. "Sea God Island? It's not easy to go there. I vaguely remember the location. Along the way, we need to pass through many dangerous sea areas… There are areas with abnormal ocean currents, areas where sea soul beasts gather, and areas where pirates often appear. That's not a suitable place for sightseeing."
"To be honest, we have to go for some reasons. Although this may be a bit forced, please… What kind of price do we need to pay for you to take us there?" Ning Rongrong pleaded.
"This danger… My crew members are not just my subordinates, they are also my brothers, loved ones, and dear friends. To make me and them risk our lives to take you to Sea God Island…"
"Klein's" expression became unusually serious. He said in a low and solemn voice, "It'll cost more money!"
Tang San was instantly silent, opened his mouth, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Brothers, loved ones, and dear friends are just for raising the price?
Ning Rongrong chuckled and said, "That's simple. Just name your price. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems."
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