"A Soul Bone over 50,000 years old."
"A what!?"
As soon as Chen Junting said this, many people were instantly stunned, almost thinking they had misheard.
Those were Soul Bones!
And over 50,000 years old at that!
No matter how wealthy and powerful the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was, no matter how rich they were, they couldn't possibly produce a Soul Bone like that, right?!
Plop—
At this moment, the roasted fish that Dugu Xin had just taken a bite of fell to the ground. He incredulously patted his own face, and after seemingly confirming that he wasn't dreaming and this was real, he suddenly sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.
Even the cold and detached expressions on Ye Guyi and Ji Juechen's faces couldn't hide their daze, as if they had been knocked senseless by Chen Junting's words.
"Big brother, you didn't secretly make some kind of deal with the Great Star Dou Forest to have them provide you with Soul Bones, did you?"
Qin Lan's shocking words almost made Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who were in the know, laugh out loud. Even Gu Tianchen, who had just been wearing a deadpan expression, couldn't escape it, the corner of his mouth twitching.
This scene left Qin Lan completely bewildered.
"What are you all laughing at? Is my guess unreasonable?"
Hearing this, some who were not in the know subconsciously nodded. Because without knowing the truth, cooperating with the Star Dou Great Forest and obtaining Soul Bones from them was very reasonable.
Of course, this didn't mean hunting soul beasts. Rather, over the long years, some soul beasts died of old age, some died unnatural deaths, and others were hunted by powerful experts and became food. Although the chances were slim, with the accumulation of time, it wasn't impossible for some Soul Bones over 50,000 years old to be left behind.
Even the Skydream Ice Worm in Huo Yuhao's mind made a mischievous guess, "Yuhao, what that guy said makes sense! It's survival of the fittest in the Star Dou Great Forest. That Scarlet King probably has to eat a 50,000-year soul beast just to satisfy a craving. Maybe his den is even built from piled-up Soul Bones. When the time comes, you tell your big brother..."
Just as the Skydream Ice Worm was about to say something like, "go and rob the Scarlet King's den," a jade-green cold light suddenly flashed past!
"You want to instigate Yuhao to do bad things! Have you no beastly shame!"
Bang—
Amidst Huo Yuhao's cold sweat and the bewildered looks of the other spirit souls, the Skydream Ice Worm was sent flying like a meatball. He was then continuously kneaded and twisted by two scorpion pincers, pressed flat, rolled round, and relentlessly tormented. Watching this, the newly arrived 100,000-year Evil Emperor spirit soul couldn't stop wiping non-existent sweat from its brow with its tentacles. Its large eye kept blinking, as nervous as a child.
Brutal!
Too brutal!
This scorpion... ah, no!
This noble Ice Empress could even be so ruthless to her own teammate. If he, an intruder who had been beaten half to death and forced into a master-servant contract, offended her, wouldn't his fate be even worse?
Thinking of this, the Evil Emperor immediately felt that if he didn't want to end up like that big fat worm, he should better behave himself.
At this moment, the Evil Emperor's resentment over being forced into the contract lessened by half, and he immediately became a shrinking turtle.
This also brought the perceiving Huo Yuhao back to his senses. He subconsciously glanced at the Evil Emperor, a question flashing through his mind: I remember the Evil Eye was full of resentment ever since the contract was signed and his skull was absorbed. Why did he suddenly become so obedient?
Unaware of the Evil Eye's thoughts, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but shake his head and then quickly spoke out to stop the Ice Empress, wanting to end the farce.
After much pleading, the Ice Empress finally let the Skydream Ice Worm go.
And at this moment, Chen Junting also revealed the truth.
After all, everyone present was trustworthy. Besides, the Sect Master and the Supreme Elders already knew. So as long as they didn't spread the information, telling them was fine. And so...
"What!? Man-made Soul Bones!?"
"My goodness, are you kidding me!?"
"..."
Amidst everyone's shock, two flashes of light appeared on Huo Yuhao's body. The Skydream Ice Worm and the Ice Empress, his two great spirit souls, appeared one after another. In Huo Yuhao's apologetic gaze for the disturbance he had caused, they looked at Chen Junting in astonishment.
"Man-made Soul Bones?! Human, you succeeded!?"
The Ice Empress spoke first, her tone filled with disbelief.
Chen Junting smiled. "Di Tian and the others already know."
At this, the Ice Empress's gaze became incredibly complex. She never thought that after the man-made soul ring, the man-made Soul Bone had also been completely conquered.
This human...
"Yuhao, your big brother is the savior of us soul beasts."
The Skydream Ice Worm's flattery-like exclamation silenced the Ice Empress. And those words seemed to activate something, as lights flickered on the others one after another. Except for Dugu Xin, who had no spirit soul, the spirit souls of everyone else appeared on their own, filling the courtyard.
Their gazes were complex, and though they were silent, it was more eloquent than words.
Chen Junting's gaze swept over them, finally resting on the Ice Empress, the Skydream Ice Worm, and even the Snow Empress. He then teased in a joking tone, "Since you say I'm the savior of you soul beasts, could it be that you will have faith in me in the future?"
The teasing question instantly broke the silence.
The Ice Empress was the first to respond. She just slightly closed her eyes, the last of her gaze seeming conflicted, but in the end, as she looked at the Snow Empress, she said, "We soul beasts of the Extreme North have faith in the Ice God."
"Bing Bing is right."
As soon as the Ice Empress spoke, the Skydream Ice Worm quickly chimed in. But what he said next made everyone, even the spirit souls, completely floored.
"But who says you can only have faith in one!"
As soon as he said this, the Skydream Ice Worm immediately put his hands on his hips and tilted his head back.
Faith is something that should indeed be pious. But then again, piety and extensiveness don't conflict. I think this kind of thing can be flexible and broad! Whoever is effective, you should have faith in them!
As for being conflicted...
Just have faith in all of them!
Broad-spectrum faith:
Cast a wide net, catch many fish, and choose the best to follow!
"Sky—Dream—!"
Hearing this, the Ice Empress's face instantly darkened.
But for some reason, she felt it made so much sense!
Even the group of spirit souls looked at each other.
Hmm—for some reason, they suddenly felt the same way.
"Bing'er."
Just as the Ice Empress was conflicted, the Snow Empress spoke, pulling her back to her senses, "What Skydream said isn't entirely without reason."
"Snow Empress..."
The Ice Empress was shocked!
She knew very well that the Snow Empress, as a spirit of heaven and earth, a so-called creation of the Ice God, was the most pious to the Ice God in the entire Extreme North. But now, even the Snow Empress had chosen to... mend her ways?
No!
Should it be, to change?
Looking at the Ice Empress's shock, the Snow Empress couldn't help but shake her head inwardly.
Because she knew very well why Junting had suddenly brought up this topic. It was none other than the matter of ascending to godhood through faith.
And why Junting had his eyes on the faith of the soul beasts of the Extreme North... it was obvious that the faith from humans alone might not be enough in quantity.
Of course, what he meant was the quantity needed to ascend to the throne in one go
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