thefictionvixens Chapter 282 Changes in All Parties and Preparations in Place
Chapter 282 Changes in All Parties and Preparations in Place
Having thoroughly prepared the basement, Long You once again bowed respectfully to Di Tian and Liu Jun. Regardless of whether they were currently in the territory of soul beasts, the strength of the powerful was the source of their respect.
"Is this place secluded enough? Although the information Liu Jun revealed to me in the Lake of Life infuriated me, for safety's sake, I'm afraid we can't discuss it further in a conventional space, can we?"
"Senior Di Tian, rest assured, this space has been imbued with the power of the laws of space. Although this power cannot hide information under the deliberate observation of the person who made the tampering, even a god has limited energy. As long as we do not directly touch his backup plan, he will not pay attention to us."
In any case, this world is merely the lower realm of the divine realm, and His true intentions are primarily focused on the divine realm itself.
"Of course, we can also conduct a small experiment. Senior Di Tian, you can go outside the basement and sense the situation inside. Ten seconds after you leave, Senior Liu Jun will activate the Azure Willow Domain. If you can't sense any fluctuations from the domain outside, I think this small basement should be able to support our brief discussion."
Slightly narrowing his eyes, Di Tian didn't speak, but the next moment, a vast amount of dark soul power filled the entire basement space. The heavy pressure caused Long You's breathing to stop for a moment, until a strange fluctuation of indistinct blue-green light struggled to seep out of Long You's body, and only then could his stagnant breathing continue.
Three seconds later, Liu Jun opened his domain. The basement door was not locked, and no one had broken in. The extremely oppressive dark soul power began to dilute, and a layer of black light membrane, so deep that it seemed no light source could penetrate it, tightly adhered to the basement walls.
"To be able to wield the power of a domain even before reaching the Soul Saint realm, and not even a subordinate domain generated by a Martial Soul. Not bad, truly not bad."
"Liu Jun, don't retract your domain. The security in this basement is indeed quite good, but we shouldn't skimp on the security measures we can take."
Nodding slightly, a rich life force permeated the air. Although he couldn't yet transform his domain into a light membrane to envelop the basement space like Di Tian, Liu Jun, who had already been actively exploring the power of laws under Long You's inspiration, seemed to have enhanced the power of his domain due to a night of cultivation around the Lake of Life.
Feeling his slightly tired body, Long You was completely restored after inhaling a few breaths of the pure and rich life force within Liu Jun's domain. He secretly grinned, silently marveling at the fact that these two long-lived soul beasts before him indeed possessed an advantage in individual strength that was almost impossible for humans to match.
"Senior Di Tian, Senior Liu Jun, considering that it is unlikely that our conversation will be moved to a safer place, let's keep it short and minimize the possibility of being noticed."
The possibility of directly extracting the soul fragment of that God King's daughter is very small. It has been nearly ten thousand years (Tang San took ten thousand years to become a god, and Tang Wutong's appearance could not have taken ten thousand years). The auspicious beast's soul must have already formed a very deep connection with that fragment. Blindly attempting to separate it would not only alert that God King, but could also very likely harm the auspicious beast.
However, if Senior Di Tian can get the auspicious beast to come here with you without experiencing emotional fluctuations, then one of my elders can try to project the auspicious beast's soul state. At that time, you can directly see the soul fragment, and that elder can also design a plan to eventually separate the soul fragment without causing any damage, based on the progress of the soul fragment's fusion with the auspicious beast's soul.
Of course, the most important reason for doing this was actually to make the auspicious beast realize its true nature. Senior Liu Jun should have mentioned to you that the God King left his contingency plan near Mingdu, and was prepared to have his daughter's soul exert a further influence on the auspicious beast there.
According to the information I have now, the name of that divine ruin is called Qiankun Wenqing Valley. As the name suggests, it's a place where so-called 'love' is tested; those who don't truly love each other will break up on the spot…”
"No need to say more, I already know the methods He wants to use. With skillful manipulation, the naive auspicious beast will always believe that its actions are entirely voluntary, but in reality, it has long since become a tool in someone else's hands."
The auspicious beast will come, tonight. I guarantee it won't have any emotional fluctuations; it's just a normal meeting.
"It's all thanks to Senior Di Tian, but there's still one thing I haven't figured out yet. I don't know if I should secretly tell the academy about the auspicious beast's identity now. The auspicious beast can't enter that ruin no matter what, but you must know the current situation in Mingdu. The west where the divine ruins are located is the only way out on the surface, and it's also the 'real' way out that Elder Xuan can't figure out the problem with."
“Speak, there’s no need to hide this. Although Shrek Academy has a close relationship with Him, they certainly didn’t know about this scheme. Since they didn’t know, Shrek Academy would never dare to do anything to the auspicious beast. It’s fine to let them know the auspicious beast’s identity.”
Is there anything else you want to say or prepare? If not, there's still some time before nightfall.
"No, everything that needed to be prepared has already been prepared. The only question is, did you bring the Holy Spirit Gold?"
“Yes, I brought it. Liu Jun specifically mentioned this to me before.”
“As I said before, to make the soul of the auspicious beast manifest, the power of an elder is needed. This elder is currently in a soul state. Although the power of the Law of Light has stabilized this elder's soul a lot, and it can even leave the sea of consciousness that has been parasitizing and nurturing it for a short time, this elder's soul was severely injured before and is far from recovered. If it needs to manifest for a long time, it still needs to rely on something else.”
"Is the Gold of Life the means to possess it? Very well, as long as it can help the auspicious beast, my soul beast clan also has its own strengths."
"Senior Di Tian, after you finish talking with Elder Xuan, you only need to wait outside room XXX at the Mingyue Hotel with your auspicious beast to pick up that elder. Tonight's meeting is very long, and there are many things to discuss. We can talk in detail tonight."
As Long You finished speaking, the basement fell silent. After about ten breaths, Di Tian's figure quietly disappeared from the basement, leaving only Long You, Liu Jun, and their beast in the entire basement.
"Senior, you will temporarily lose your physical form after tonight. Why not take this time to explore a bit more? From any perspective, Mingdu can be considered a gem of human civilization. Experiencing it with your own body might offer a different perspective than that of a spirit."
"Heh, you brat, just tell me what you want to eat while I have these last moments, instead of beating around the bush. I've already promised you, and I'm not going back on my word. Alright, you stay here and get yourself in order. I'm going out to experience the vibrancy of a human metropolis."
Leaving behind a string of hearty laughter, Liu Jun turned and left the basement. Although Mingdu was now teeming with experts, as a ferocious beast, Liu Jun had his own methods of concealing himself. Just like this basement, as long as he didn't do anything outrageous that would attract the attention of powerful individuals, there was no risk of being exposed.
Letting out a soft breath, Long You, knowing that her grandfather wouldn't leave the shop at this time, also stepped out of the basement. Although she wasn't actually standing in front of Long Guozhang, Long You knew that Long Guozhang's spiritual power was definitely watching this place. As long as Long You left the basement, which was absolutely undetectable by the power of a Title Douluo, then her every move would be observed by the old man Long.
"Don't worry, Grandpa, everything is going smoothly. After tonight, your grandson will be a Soul Saint. If you don't work hard enough, don't blame me for being ruthless as your son."
There was no reply, nor was a reply needed. Long You, about to receive Liu Jun's sacrifice, returned to the basement. While the life force permeating the basement hadn't yet dissipated, Long You needed to further adjust his condition.
Southern border of the Sun and Moon Empire, the territory of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan.
The aura of the tribulation lightning had almost completely dissipated, but along with it, the unique moonlight aura throughout the clan's territory also vanished. Except for the Silver Moon Wolf King, the entire Silver Moon Wolf clan had fallen into slumber. The previous moonlight baptism had bestowed upon all the Silver Moon Wolves in the clan a benefit akin to a complete rejuvenation; now it was time to digest this benefit and fully transform it into their own strength and foundation.
A flash of silver light, and the Silver Moon Wolf King, who hadn't entered a slumbering state, entered the small valley chosen by the Silver Moon Wolf for its tribulation. The once ravaged secret valley (a small valley within the clan's secret realm, not the entire territory) was now suddenly bursting with new life in the pure energy of heaven and earth. However, a closer look would reveal a sieve-like entity within this vibrant life force. The life-giving energy, before it could even exert its effect, had already passed right through that tattered body. That powerful body, which had withstood the tribulation lightning, seemed to have lost all essence of life at this moment, completely unable to retain this energy.
"Huff... huff..."
A deep, heavy breathing sounded, "My king, the moon still shines upon us, but the former moon goddess can no longer bestow her favor upon this world."
He did not perish; I could feel His gaze, a gaze of heartache and helplessness. I have no way of knowing His condition, but as His followers, we must do something, even if it's just to know His state.
"Is this the real reason why you insist on going through the heavenly tribulation? My wisdom still cannot comprehend your profound meaning."
"The reason before was also true. Although I couldn't use it, I did feel an unprecedented power."
"No need to worry, my king. That human has no reason to deceive us about protecting our race. A hundred years is more than enough. I can make the Silver Moon Wolves the only soul beast race on the continent safe from being hunted by human soul masters, and naturally, I can also win divine favor for the race once more. Trust my wisdom, my king."
"I've always believed in you, Bei. I'm going to sleep now too. That human's martial soul seems to be evolving, and it seems like the timing is even better than I expected. I hope that when I wake up, I can see you greet me with the power of a 100,000-year-old soul beast."
The silver light flashed again, and the Silver Moon Wolf King was no longer there. His previously deep and heavy breathing became intermittent, and a low murmur, as if in a dream, rang out: "Yes, to be able to drive the evolution of my martial soul by relying on the aura generated when I undergo my tribulation, one can imagine how well it suits our race. It is indeed a better time. The moon is still favoring us."
As the sound faded, the lifeless body of the Silver Moon Grey Wolf lay on the ground, and a hazy moonlight instantly entered Zhang Lexuan's body, who was sitting cross-legged not far away. The fluctuations of the Martial Soul's evolution were not interrupted by the Silver Moon Grey Wolf's sacrifice; on the contrary, the intervention of the same kind and origin aura made the mysterious fluctuations around Zhang Lexuan even more obvious. Outsiders could not know the changes occurring within Zhang Lexuan's body and sea of consciousness, but from Zhang Lexuan's gradually strengthening aura and the orderly, shining soul transformation ritual array beneath her, it could be known that everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
The perspective shifts to the top-floor suite of the Mingyue Hotel. Upon suddenly seeing Di Tian appear in his room, Elder Xuan almost instinctively activated his Martial Soul True Body—no, that's not right, Elder Xuan was about to do so, but he failed. Di Tian's Dark Domain once again manifested its membrane-like form, directly locking Elder Xuan, whose soul power was surging, in place.
“Xuanzi, it seems that your mental state has not completely recovered from the previous effects! What was Mu En thinking? How could he dare to let you lead a team to the Sun Moon Empire in this state to face the potentially even more powerful evil soul masters?”
"Whoosh!"
Faced with Di Tian's suppression, Elder Xuan's eyes widened into bulging bull's eyes, his pupils bloodshot, and his breathing heavy. Although he was clearly unable to move, Elder Xuan seemed to have lost his mind and continued to struggle, completely disregarding the fact that Di Tian, who had not taken any further action, seemed to have no ill intentions.
Xuan Lao's condition made Di Tian frown slightly. Although in terms of strength, even if Di Tian gave Xuan Lao one hand, Xuan Lao still couldn't defeat him, the current position wasn't suitable for making too much of a commotion, so Di Tian's available methods were very limited. However, before Di Tian could come up with a suitable method of restraint, a layer of hazy golden light shot out from between Xuan Lao's eyebrows.
This layer of golden light, imbued with a distinctly luminous and sacred aura, transformed into a more protective layer, shielding Elder Xuan from the densely packed dark power of the Emperor's Domain. Freed from the direct stimulation of the dark energy, Elder Xuan gradually calmed down, and the golden light condensed in mid-air into the form of Elder Mu.