[Buddha-Heart Lamp Transmission] Wu Song Receives Spiritual Empowerment; the [Emergency Headband] Is Developed! (Continued)

Because Qu Yuan had forcibly peered into such secret heavenly truths, the source of his soul was temporarily somewhat weakened, and even the newly transformed epic-grade purple halo had dimmed by several shades.

Yet he still forced himself to stand straight and respectfully returned Lin Chen's salute:

"My lord, you overstate it! I partake of my lord's salary, wear the goddess's Yao Grass, and have been crowned epic-grade. I should naturally spill my heart's blood and rack my brains for my lord!

"So long as I can aid my lord and unravel the tangled mystery of these chaotic times, "what does a mere backlash from heavenly secrets amount to?!"

Lin Chen's gaze burned as he began to ponder.

"Since the enemy's hand has been upgraded, and they now have another Gonggong, "then the trump cards we bring to battle must be raised another notch as well! We need to further strengthen whatever can be strengthened.

"Or find some treasure that can, at a conceptual level, counter floods and the god of evil waters..."

Following the thread of Yu the Great taming floods, Lin Chen immediately thought of that famous water-controlling Divine Object renowned throughout China—

Breathing Earth!

Breathing Earth was a sacred soil with the supreme trait of growing on its own and expanding without limit.

No matter how high the floodwaters rose, it could rise right along with them. It was a Rule-level treasure that naturally countered floods.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of the Regions Within the Seas recorded it clearly: Yu's father, Gun, stole the Heavenly Emperor's Breathing Earth to dam the floodwaters, failed, and was executed.

After Yu the Great inherited this Divine Object from his father, he used it as his foundation to control the floods, "spreading soil to settle the Nine Provinces."