Deep in the valley, this was the final place where Soul Pearls were being refined.
On the slope stood a young man with his hands behind his back. He gazed at the densely packed heads below... His expression was indifferent, and his thoughts seemed to lie elsewhere rather than on the progress of the refinement below.
Soon, another young man arrived on the slope. "Shiyu!"
The young man standing with his hands behind his back was none other than Gongsun Shiyu, an outstanding member of Xuanyuan Palace's Qian Department. He had awakened part of the Yellow Emperor's bloodline within the collateral branch of the Gongsun Clan.
After losing to Fire Cloud Evil God and being forced to retreat, Gongsun Shiyu had found a place to heal. Once his injuries recovered, he had resumed taking part in the refinement of the Million Soul Pearls.
In this fog-shrouded region, they had quietly dug out countless deep pits with the help of the fog. Since the outside world had almost entirely lost contact with the fog, the Soul Pearls had been successfully refined one after another without escaping the notice of the Administration Bureau's group.
They had also been doing their best to search the fog for traces of the trapped civilians, never realizing that most of this foggy region had already become a dead land.
"Zhishui, you're back." At those words, Gongsun Shiyu turned around.
Gongsun Zhishui had accompanied him since childhood. They had received clan instruction together, practiced martial arts together, and participated in the inheritance of Battle Souls together. From birth until now, they had been practically inseparable.
This time, Gongsun Zhishui's Battle Soul had accidentally been destroyed while capturing Nero. With no other choice, Gongsun Zhishui had returned to Xuanyuan Palace ahead of him and selected a new Battle