radicalducati Chapter 24 Return to Cain
Chapter 24 Return to Cain
Next, it's just a matter of cultivating step by step, waiting for the Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament two years later, and then obtaining the Gold of Life and the Snow Empress Embryo.
The 70,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone was dispensable. The Ice Explosion Technique was merely a lower-level substitute for his martial soul talent ability, and he certainly wouldn't choose to absorb any of the six main soul bones in his body that were below 100,000 years old.
After all, a soul bone is not like a soul ring. He has a total of eighteen soul ring slots, but a soul bone can probably only absorb six. A normal ten-thousand-year soul bone is simply a waste of his talent.
Moreover, Kong Deming promised him that as long as he won the championship, he could allocate all the resources of the Kong family, and the search for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye could be officially put on the agenda.
As for the rest... well, we'll encounter them later, we'll deal with them then. Kong Tianxu was unusually lazy.
For the next leg of the journey, Kong Deming slowed his flight slightly to avoid causing too much disturbance to Mingdu in the dead of night. However, the speed of a level nine flying soul tool was incredibly fast; in no time, they had entered the palace grounds and seen the ancient-style courtyard that stood out starkly against the surrounding metallic palace complex—
The first of the Imperial Palace's Halls of Worship is the Moonlit Hall.
Flying is strictly prohibited above the Imperial Palace, and even above Mingdu. Violators will be met with devastating attacks from the anti-aircraft soul guidance system immediately. But there are always those who can defy the rules, and Kong Deming, as one of the main builders of the Imperial Palace and even the entire Mingdu defense system, is certainly among them.
In the center of the imperial city, a middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold crown with nine dragons holding a pearl and a magnificent bright yellow robe stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the streak of light flashing overhead with a calm expression.
The place where he stood was a main road between the main hall of the imperial city and the city gate. According to the rules of the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, only the emperor was allowed to pass through it.
"Professor Kong has left Mingdu again. In the past, he would stay in his research lab for years at a time, and only leave Mingdu once every ten or even decades. How many years has it been since the last time? If I remember correctly, this is the fourth time in the last five years, isn't it?"
"Five years, and he's only eleven years old, yet he's already at level forty. Truly, his talent is unprecedented. Elder Xue, I truly wonder what my Sun Moon Empire will be like when he fully matures?"
The middle-aged man's voice was extremely authoritative and penetrating, but upon closer listening, it sounded somewhat weak, and there seemed to be little joy in his voice of praise.
Instead, there was a hint of worry, and... horror hidden within?
Upon hearing the question from the iron-fisted emperor who had murdered his brother and usurped the throne, and who had silenced all the civil and military officials in less than half a year, an elderly man dressed in the most ordinary palace servant's attire paused for a moment, and then bent his waist even lower.
If it weren't for this movement, he would have remained completely unnoticed, like a moving corpse. Walking closely behind Xu Guoyi, his hunched back made him look as if he might collapse at any moment.
Sometimes, when the emperor asks you a question, he's not really asking you a question; he's just talking to himself.
Having been in the imperial city for several years, Shadow Douluo Xue Chen had long understood this principle. However, the sight of an eleven-year-old level forty Soul Master still greatly shocked him. It should be noted that he, known as a genius of his generation, had taken almost twice as long to break through to the Soul Master level.
The crown tassels swayed slightly, and Xu Guoyi seemed to see something, his steps becoming lighter.
After the princes and princesses came into clear view, Xue Chen, still hunched over, seemed to hear the Emperor's murmur carried on the wind:
"We need to prepare early."
……
"Tianxu, the medicinal bath is ready. Don't you really need to ask Zhong Gongfeng to come over for your arm?" The girl asked worriedly in a quiet room in the Moonflower Palace.
Her voice was slightly hoarse, yet possessed a strange magnetism. She had fair skin and delicate features, and even while sitting, her long legs were evident. Her black boots reached her calves, and her blonde hair, tied in a side ponytail, swayed slightly with the movements of her hands.
"No need. It's just a minor injury from overloading the soul tool. You know my constitution; I'm almost fully recovered."
Kong Tianxu swallowed the last bite of his steamed bun, took the brand-new clothes the girl handed him, and said, "Yin'er, you're almost level 30, right?"
The girl before him was named Cain, the Soul Emperor of the Mingyu Sect in the second Soul Master Competition of the original story, who possessed the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King Martial Soul. Nominally, she was his personal maid. Although he often teased her as his little maid, the two had grown up together since childhood and had an extremely good relationship, more like childhood sweethearts.
Cain nodded. "My talent is far inferior to yours. I've been stuck at level 29 for a while now, and only recently have I started to feel a breakthrough."
Kong Tianxu was amused by her serious expression. "Yin'er, you can't use me as a benchmark for everything. You're only eleven years old, and to be about to break through to the Soul Venerable level at this age is definitely the cultivation speed of a top genius. Here, catch."
With that, he tossed the jade bottle containing the Xuanwu Divine Pill to Cain.
"What is this?" Cain took it steadily, looking at the pill inside the bottle with a faint black light in his eyes, somewhat surprised.
Kong Tianxu winked at her, walked into the cubicle behind him, and said as he took off his clothes:
"Come to my room tonight, and I'll help you absorb this pill."
Cain seemed to be thinking of something, a blush quickly spreading across his cheeks. He stood there for a while before making any move.
Her trust in Kong Tianxu was almost blind, so naturally she didn't ask any questions. Carefully putting away the pills, she picked up her clothes and left the meditation room.
She walked through numerous corridors until she reached a secluded, deserted spot, where the clatter of her boots finally ceased. After carefully confirming that no one was around, she buried her face in her robes and took a deep sniff.
Huh? Her azure eyes widened suddenly.
Why do they smell like women? And there are three of them!
……
Shrek Academy, Poseidon Lake, Poseidon Island.
Inside a secret chamber within the towering golden ancient tree, Ma Xiaotao gradually awoke from her unconsciousness.
"Ugh—" Her body twitched, and she instinctively covered her chest with her right hand, murmuring:
"Run, run, my evil fire... huh?"
Gradually, Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes. The blood red in her eyes had faded, returning to their original pale pink, and her eyes held a slight hint of confusion.
"Strange, why isn't it hot anymore?"
Suddenly sitting up, she subconsciously circulated her inner energy, and the phoenix flames within her body were gradually awakened. To her surprise, the heat that had been tormenting her ever since her martial soul awakened, as if burning from the depths of her soul, disappeared.