A fragment of the Star Core.
Just as I thought.
Han Yuchen's heart stirred. At this moment, every clue linked together perfectly.
That faint trace of Solonsen's aura he had sensed earlier had likely rubbed off from this fragment.
And those lunatics from the Shadow Contract—the so-called altar—their ultimate target had to be this as well!
So this is where my exclusive level-up gift pack was.
The system GPS never lies.
Han Yuchen briefly explained the Shadow Contract's affairs in terms they could understand.
When they heard words like "contamination," "plague," and "seeds"...
Da Ming and Er Ming, the two Kings of the forest, both felt deep anger and unease.
They finally understood why the soul beasts in the forest had become so violent lately.
An invisible black hand had been trying to turn their home into a dark prison!
"I need to retrieve that fragment."
Han Yuchen's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable resolve.
He stated his terms.
"In exchange, I will completely Purify the source of contamination in this forest."
Looking at the two massive beasts, he cast out bait they simply could not refuse.
"And I promise that, in the future, I will carve out a path for you and all soul beasts to truly transcend and become gods."
His gaze sharpened like a sword, piercing straight into the depths of the two beasts' souls.
"Instead of becoming the... soul rings of certain False Gods."
Boom—!!!
Those final two words struck the souls of the two forest Kings like two invisible sledgehammers!
Become gods!
Rather than become soul rings!
This was the greatest desire of every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast throughout its life—and also its greatest... despair!
No matter how powerful they were, how hard they worked, or how long they cultivated, their final fate seemed to