Contract Tome Activated

Pope's Palace.

After the steward delivered his report, Bibi Dong looked down at the Ninth Elder and asked coldly, "Elder Golden Goose, where is your student?"

Um... wasn't he in the courtyard? The Ninth Elder, Golden Goose, was suspicious. Other than knowing he was somewhere within Spirit City, how could she possibly know where Xu Yu had run off to?

Had the Pope sent people to arrest him? Thinking of the steward who had just reported in, the Ninth Elder felt a faint regret. Had she known, she would have driven him out of Spirit City before coming to Pope's Palace instead of jokingly suggesting it.

How could she have known that the Pope would truly go mad enough to send guards to arrest him? Xu Yu's Brilliant Gold Scepter had both offensive and defensive capabilities, making it incredibly practical. She had heard that it had mutated and awakened during the Continental Elite Tournament. Disciples like that were hard to find.

Still, she had heard that Your Excellency the Pope had waited for him in the cold wind for half an hour without even catching sight of his shadow. It was only natural that she would be angry. That little brat had better not get caught and slaughtered.

But... really, she had only meant to scare Xu Yu in the courtyard before. How could she have known that Your Excellency the Pope would actually make good on her threat—and that Xu Yu would truly run away?

At that moment, the doors to Pope's Palace opened. The Ninth Elder glanced over and saw that it was Ghostly Charm and Guan Yue. The two stepped forward to report, "Your Excellency the Pope, according to the gate guards, Xu Yu left the city last night and traveled west through the night. By now, he may have reached one of the duchies or kingdoms at the border between the Two Great Empires."

Quite cautious! The Ninth Elder secretly approved, though her expression remained grave and silent.

Bibi Dong looked at her and said with "approval," "Golden Goose, you certainly took in a fine disciple."

He is indeed my disciple, but you were the one who sent him to me...

Naturally, the Ninth Elder did not dare say that aloud.

This minor incident quickly passed.

The discussion within the hall returned to serious matters. Among the captured Shrek group, nearly all had extraordinary family backgrounds. The Star Luo Empire, Heaven Dou Empire, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were all applying pressure, demanding that Spirit Hall release the arrested Shrek members.

Even Bibi Dong had not expected that aside from a very few exceptions, the small Shrek group would consist entirely of disciples from prominent Soul Master families. Were they planning to join forces against Spirit Hall?

However, Spirit Hall was not weak either. Both sides argued over the matter for a long time and remained deadlocked. No one knew how much longer it would drag on.

While storms gathered and hidden currents surged through Spirit City, Xu Yu had finally, after tremendous hardship, found the cave where Tang Hao had hidden Ah Yin's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

His heart stirred with excitement. A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! It was something every Soul Master dreamed of. According to the original story, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast soul bone possessed two highly practical soul skills: Spring Wind Blows Anew and Flight.

With it, Xu Yu's ability to survive in this other world would increase dramatically.

Although Xu Yu's Brilliant Gold Scepter also possessed a healing soul skill, it still had to be released through his Martial Soul as a medium. It was fine for supporting others, but rather weak for saving his own life, and its healing effect was somewhat lacking as well.

But with the Brilliant Gold Scepter's healing soul skill combined with the Blue Silver Empress's healing ability, Xu Yu believed the healing effect would rival the Nine Heart Begonia. That was the unique charm of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

At this moment, any talk of righteousness was false and hypocritical. Passing through the waterfall and entering the twisting, extremely concealed cave, Xu Yu searched for a long time before using a tender Blue Silver Grass growing from the ground to pinpoint the hiding place.

He dug out a simple black box from a pile of rubble. Xu Yu was overjoyed, his heart pounding wildly. Soul bones were rare even in the setting, let alone a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

In the original story, Tang San had relied on Xiao Wu's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to avoid the touch of the Speed Clan's patriarch. It had been used so smoothly and so often.

The Blue Silver Empress was far higher in the Soul Beast hierarchy than the Soft Bone Rabbit. Her soul bone would definitely increase his strength tremendously.

Without further hesitation, and unwilling to risk complications, Xu Yu put the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone into his Storage Ring and left. Yet when he passed the little grass on the ground, the Summoning Tome unexpectedly reacted.

It had activated! The glaring words "Not Activated" were no longer behind the Bronze Tome.

After leaving the cave and finding a place to hide, Xu Yu opened the first page of the Tome and was astonished.

It actually contained some of his basic information: name, Soul Power Level, Martial Soul, soul rings, and more. It even described what type of Soul Beast each soul ring came from, and it had even offered suggestions for his Fifth Soul Ring.

Below his basic information were two additional sections. One was an illusion talent that could create realistic, flawless 3D virtual projections.

The last section was the Life Guardian Beast Xu Yu had been eagerly anticipating—the Life Guardian Beast said to be immortal, indestructible, loyal, and never traitorous.

Let's see what it is. With expectant eyes, Xu Yu nervously looked at the final section. A plant type?

Chaos Ancient Tree!

What was this supposed to be? Xu Yu felt depressed. He turned to the second page and looked at the little sapling swaying on the page. After chanting the spell and summoning it onto the ground, the sapling sent Xu Yu emotions of joy like a child.

A Life Guardian Beast could grow in sync with its master. Xu Yu's Soul Power had already broken through to level forty-seven, and the sapling seemed to have no bottleneck during this period. It quickly entered the Bronze-tier as a summoned beast, with combat power equivalent to a ten-year Soul Beast.

But Xu Yu feared that Tang Hao might suddenly return with Tang San, so how could he dare linger here? He hurriedly recalled the reluctant Chaos Ancient Tree.

When he looked at the ground again, there was now a small pit, and the little grass had vanished as well. Xu Yu did not want to investigate further. He hurried out of the cave and raced south at top speed. Blue Silver Grass possessed the dual attributes of water and wood, so he had to head south for the time being to lie low. Of course, before that, he needed to absorb the soul bone.

The soul bone absorption process went smoothly. Perhaps it was because of the Blue Silver Grass's special nature. This plant, capable of accommodating all rivers, was almost compatible with any living creature.

After taking a breath of fresh air, Xu Yu checked out of his room at the inn. Walking along the street after leaving the inn, he sensed the information transmitted by the intact Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone in his right leg. As expected, its soul skills were Spring Wind Blows Anew and Flight.

Especially when Spring Wind Blows Anew was released together with his First Soul Skill, Healing, the effect was practically like a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Its effectiveness rose exponentially, truly not inferior to the Nine Heart Begonia, though it lacked the Nine Heart Begonia's area-wide methods.

His healing still came in the form of applying a "buff." This was because his Martial Soul had mutated after Xu Yu transmigrated here.

But this also had an advantage. Once he applied a "buff," it would remain effective for its duration even if the recipient moved far away from him. The Nine Heart Begonia's area healing was both its advantage and its weakness—once someone left its designated range, the healing ceased to work.

"Right, when I flipped through the Contract Tome that day, there seemed to be another page after the Life Guardian Beast. Could that page have caused the change?"

Which little grass was it? No way, right? That was Tang Hao's wife—Tang San's mother, Ah Yin. He had taken her away. Although he had picked up a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, he had no intention of becoming mortal enemies with Tang Hao's family. At least not before he had the ability to protect himself.

Sure enough, when he opened the third page, it was Blue Silver Grass. There was also a note beside it:

"The seed left behind after the Blue Silver Grass Emperor's sacrifice. It has inherited all of the Blue Silver Empress's memories. You may regard her as the contingency the Blue Silver Empress left behind for her revival, or as the Blue Silver Empress's successor—the new generation of Blue Silver Empress. It all depends on how you see her."