"Thank goodness."
"At least the Soul Jade remained intact. Otherwise, I'd have had to listen to Houtu nag for a whole week."
At one corner of the Battlefield, Hu Xuanyi left his mecha and watched Wang Houtu's mecha place the chaotic Soul Jade into a recovery container.
Luo Yan asked from beside him.
"Captain Hu, what is the Soul Jade?"
Hu Xuanyi did not hide anything, nor did he use "clearance" as an excuse.
"You should know that Overlord Giant Beasts can manifest beast souls. By relying on their beast souls, they can perform various Exotic Arts corresponding to their traits."
"When they reach the level of Nightmare Giant Beasts, they can even display an orc form. However, at that point, they no longer manifest beast souls."
"That's because their beast souls undergo a further sublimation, changing from ethereal objects into physical entities."
"That is the Soul Jade."
"It resembles jade, yet also looks like crystal."
"It also possesses the essential characteristics of a giant beast, which is why we call it the Soul Jade."
"It is the essence of a beast soul. Nightmare Giant Beasts can use the Soul Jade to perform a technique known as a 'curse.'"
"We believe that a Nightmare Giant Beast's Soul Jade is like a Divine Treasure. It represents the giant beast's in-depth development of its own traits, a concept approaching the laws—a fragmentary 'Dao.'"
"Combining that with the information on the Acquired Ghosts, the next step beyond the Soul Jade would be the Ghosts' 'inheritance of the Dao.'"
Luo Yan understood, then asked again, "An Overlord's beast soul can be used to upgrade the Mystic Patterns of a Divine General mecha. What use does a Nightmare Giant Beast's Soul Jade have?"
Instead of answering, Hu Xuanyi asked, "Have you considered joining my Tianying