"The spirit bones can be delivered in a while. But regarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well..."
Zhuoshi glanced at Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao. "Are you sure you want to go now? Your talent is certainly excellent, but going now would be too early. You may not be able to move the immortal herbs. Perhaps only the two of you could manage it, but your teammates cannot."
This was not him being evasive. Those immortal herbs were indeed extremely picky. Since obtaining the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well ten thousand years ago, only with the aid of the Sea God's divine oracle had they obtained the most Inherited Spirit Souls from it. In the ten thousand years since, the rare things they could obtain from it had gradually diminished.
However, given the talents of Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, especially the former, it was quite possible he could obtain useful resources from it.
He still found it hard to believe that someone could reach the Spirit Abyss realm at this age. If he hadn't heard of any Savage Beast suddenly disappearing, he might have speculated whether a Savage Beast had reincarnated and re-cultivated.
But re-cultivating as a Savage Beast was too difficult. He had never heard of any well-known Savage Beast completing it. A hundred-thousand-year spirit beast re-cultivating wouldn't be this extreme either. He could only sigh that people's talents were indeed different.
As times developed, prodigies were becoming more and more numerous. In the past, one had to be over twenty to become a Title Douluo. Now, there were those who had advanced to Title Douluo before twenty. And now a ten-year-old with Spirit Abyss realm spiritual power had appeared. Would it become even more terrifying in the future?
Snow Empress's eyes met Huo Yuhao's for a moment. She nodded gently.
"Agreed. We'll wait until their cultivation has reached a certain level."
Shrek Academy would certainly not feel comfortable letting them go in alone. They would definitely send people to accompany them. They might even arrange for a group of their own people to enter together, giving the immortal herbs more choices and thereby reducing their losses.
But according to the plan Yuhao had discussed with her, if they actually went, the things they would take out would be considerable, potentially leading to a direct fallout with Shrek.
Now was not the time. They would hold steady for a while.
Bear Lord sneered. "You won't go back on your word in the future, will you?"
"Of course not." Cold sweat poured from Zhuoshi's face.
It wasn't spirit bones. Going back on the opportunity to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would be courting trouble.
After discussing details for a while longer, Zhuoshi stood up to leave. Once outside the room, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That Cai Yue'er. When he returned, he must inform the Pavilion Master and make her restrain herself.
After Zhuoshi left, Leng Yaozhu frowned and glanced at Snow Empress and Bear Lord. She didn't voice the doubt in her heart. Instead, she looked at Huo Yuhao and smiled with some complexity. "You've truly become famous this time. Defeating those Shrek students with overwhelming strength despite a five-year age gap. The discussions about you within the Spirit Transmission Tower are quite lively."
"However, given your performance, the title 'Spirit Transmission' suits you well. There's no impropriety."
As Leng Yaozhu finished speaking, the room fell into a momentary silence.
A subtle light flickered in Snow Empress's eyes. Her fingertips lightly traced the ice patterns on her sleeve. She glanced at Huo Yuhao with a faint, unreadable smile.
A strange expression also appeared on Bear Lord's face. He let out an ambiguous grunt through his nose.
Yes, that's right. The age gap is indeed quite large.
"You flatter me, senior."
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged.
Losing face to save face only makes you suffer. He had a deity beside him who wasn't embarrassed. What was there for him to be embarrassed about?
So Na'er, why are you looking at me?
You're part of it too.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's calm, unassuming expression, Leng Yaozhu was satisfied. She said no more. She simply exchanged a few warm words with Gu Yuena and then ended the communication.
Only four remained in the room. They no longer hid anything. Bear Lord said bluntly, "Spirit Ice, how about a deal? Given your foundation, you probably don't need these hundred-thousand-year spirit bones, do you?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head. "If you need them, just say so. I really don't need them."
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well slots were something they had secured for the seven of them. But the spirit bones were considered the proceeds of the three negotiating parties. How they would divide them was up to them to discuss among themselves. Tianfeng Douluo would certainly want her share too.
And speaking of top-quality hundred-thousand-year spirit bones, which meant head spirit bones and torso spirit bones, he truly didn't need them.
Bear Lord grinned. "Don't worry. I won't let you lose out by taking them."
With that, Bear Lord took two strange bones from his storage ring.
Both bones were dark gold, radiating a dense spirit power fluctuation. They were clearly spirit bones.
The two bones were shaped like palms, yet delicate without losing their edge. Five narrow, sharp blades extended from the front, like miniature fearclaws. A dark gold halo flowed slowly across the blades like ripples on water, giving them the sharpness and mystery of divine weapons.
"Although their age isn't high, both are only thousand-year, for someone like you, spirit bones that can grow are somewhat useful, aren't they? If you want other spirit bones, the Extreme North could probably put together several sets. I won't embarrass myself."
Huo Yuhao's expression shifted slightly. Snow Empress was also somewhat surprised.
Dark Gold Fearclaw Bear Left Palm Bone!
Dark Gold Fearclaw Bear Right Palm Bone!
These were two external spirit bones!
Among the spirit bones produced by the Dark Gold Fearclaw Bear, the strongest were the palm bones. The Dark Gold Fearclaw spirit ability carried by the external spirit bone could grow stronger along with the spirit master.
Bear Lord: "Consider it a welcome-back gift. Looking at the entire Star Dou Great Forest, I'm probably the only one who can produce external spirit bones. Don't say you don't want them."
External spirit bones were extremely rare. Moreover, with the beginning of the Spirit Soul era, the Dark Gold Fearclaw Bear, as a powerful bloodline spirit beast, had a further reduced probability of being hunted and killed by humans. The Dark Gold Fearclaw spirit bones circulating outside had basically disappeared.
Only he, the King of Dark Gold Fearclaw Bears, could produce such a treasure. After learning of Huo Yuhao's return, he had specifically had these sent over from Star Dou through the Spirit Elevation Platform.
He was one of the proudest among spirit beasts. In the Star Dou Great Forest ten thousand years ago, the only ones he had shown respect to were Emperor Tian, his Lord, and the Auspicious Beast. And the first human he had shown respect to was Spirit Ice.
"..."
Huo Yuhao had been wondering why, given Star Dou's resources, spirit bones wouldn't be lacking, yet Bear Lord was bringing this up now. So it was to find a pretext to give him external spirit bones.
Huo Yuhao glanced toward Bear Lord, then at Gu Yuena. After a moment of silence, he said, "Then I will gratefully accept."
Huo Yuhao reached out and took the two Dark Gold Fearclaw spirit bones. The moment his fingertips touched the bones, a dark gold halo flowed like water over his hand. He said nothing more, simply storing the spirit bones in his storage soul tool.
Bear Lord grinned, patting his chest with satisfaction. "That's more like it."
A smile also appeared on Gu Yuena's face.
Although it was a bit light, this could be considered Bear Lord, on behalf of Star Dou, giving a gift of thanks.
Thinking this, Gu Yuena's thoughts paused. She glanced at Snow Empress, who was watching the scene with a smile, and pressed her lips together.
This was a divine consciousness, wasn't it? And it had been in Yuhao's Sea of Spirit earlier.
Yuhao's willingness to open up his Sea of Spirit to Snow Empress fully demonstrated the depth of their relationship.
From this perspective, she no longer needed to express excessive gratitude regarding the continuation of the Extreme North. In Snow Empress's eyes, Huo Yuhao might also be the Lord of the Extreme North. That which was his was also hers.
Snow Empress noticed Gu Yuena's gaze. She turned her head to look at her and said softly, "Long time no see, Your Majesty the Silver Dragon King."
"Yes. It's good to see you well." Gu Yuena faintly, but her heart was full of murmurs.
Her strength was clearly greater, and Snow Empress's attitude toward her was very respectful. Yet she felt no sense of achievement in winning. Instead, she felt she had lost a step.
Was it a matter of time spent together?
But in terms of status, she and Yuhao were more equal. Unless...
Gu Yuena's eyes grew somewhat complex.
Bear Lord, sensing the odd atmosphere, glanced at Snow Empress and Gu Yuena, then scratched his head and looked at Huo Yuhao.
What was going on?
From his understanding of his Lord, she seemed a bit unhappy. Was there some conflict between his Lord and Snow Empress?
"Let's discuss the plan afterwards," Huo Yuhao said, seeing Gu Yuena's expression. His heart stirred slightly. He coughed lightly and changed the subject, redirecting everyone's attention.
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