"Why was it that I had inherited the divine positions of the Sea God and Asura God, and gained some knowledge of the God Realm, yet I had... never even heard this name before?"
"Lu Ming..."
The one who spoke was the theory master, Yu Xiaogang.
He pushed up his glasses. Behind the lenses, his eyes gleamed with the unique light of someone immersed in academic research, though that light was now mixed with deep shock and uncertainty.
"This name... I seem to have seen scattered records of it in an ancient text that was already badly damaged."
The moment he said this, everyone from Shrek turned to look at him in unison.
Tang San hurriedly asked, "Teacher, what did that ancient text say?"
Yu Xiaogang's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice dry.
"There was not much recorded, only a few words. It called him... a figure from tens of thousands of years ago."
"As for anything else, there was no way to know."
As his words fell, the entire camp once again sank into deathly silence.
"A... a figure from tens of thousands of years ago?!"
Ma Hongjun's chubby face twitched as he stammered the words back, as though he had heard something straight out of a fairy tale.
"You've got to be kidding! That was way too long ago!"
Tens of thousands of years!
What a terrifying span of time that was!
Among everyone present, even the longest-lived had only lived a little over a hundred years. To them, that number was practically mythology.
Tang San's heart suddenly clenched.
He had inherited the Sea God's divine position and knew many secrets of the God Realm.
First Generation Sea God Poseidon had only become a God a little over twenty thousand years ago.
"Tens of thousands of years ago..."
Tang San murmured to himself, the uncertainty in his eyes gradually replaced by a rational judgment.
"At that time, even the First Generation Sea God likely had not yet become a God."
"After such a long passage of time, even a Deity might not be able to endure it safely."
He took a deep breath and reached what seemed to him the most reasonable conclusion.
"I imagine... this senior named Lu Ming had long since perished and become dust in the annals of history."
At those words, everyone was stunned for a moment before expressions of sudden realization appeared on their faces.
That was true.
Over tens of thousands of years, seas could turn into mulberry fields. No matter how powerful someone was, how could they withstand the erosion of time?
Once they understood this, much of the awe and tension in their hearts immediately faded, replaced by an entirely different emotion.
"Oh my God!"
A delighted shriek rang out. It was Ning Rongrong.
Her beautiful eyes were fixed firmly on the reward description in the Sky Screen. Her fair cheeks had even flushed with a captivating blush from excessive excitement.
"Look at the reward! An entire set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones! Six pieces in total! And it says they're... perfectly compatible!"
Only then did everyone snap out of it and focus their gazes on that line of golden Divine Script once more.
[Reward: One complete set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones (six pieces total, perfectly compatible!)]
Boom!
It was as if a massive bomb had been dropped into everyone's minds, leaving them buzzing.
"An... an entire set?!"
Even Dai Mubai's voice was trembling.
"All of them are a hundred thousand years old?!"
Oscar's mouth hung wide open, big enough to fit an egg inside.
"This... this Ranking List's rewards are far too generous!"
One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone alone was enough to drive the entire Soul Master World mad and set off bloody storms.
And now, the Sky Screen was directly rewarding an entire set!
What an utterly shocking gesture!
After the brief shock passed, wild joy and greed instantly surged into everyone's hearts.
"Wait!"
A sharp glint flashed in Oscar's eyes as he said excitedly.
"Since that guy called Lu Ming is already dead, doesn't that make this Evil Eye Pendant ownerless?!"
Ma Hongjun's breathing also grew heavy.
"That's right! As long as we can find this rare treasure, it'll be ours!"
"Not only will we obtain this ninth-ranked rare treasure itself, we'll also... receive the reward of this entire set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones!"
This thought was like a Core Flame that had been ignited, instantly detonating the enthusiasm of everyone present.
A set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones!
It was enough to elevate any sect into one of the continent's top powers in a single leap!
If their Shrek Seven Devils could obtain it...
For a moment, everyone's eyes burned with fervor.
Even Tang San, who had always been composed, felt his heart begin to race uncontrollably.
Though he already possessed Dual God Positions, a set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones held immeasurable value for the newly established Tang Sect and for the Heaven Dou Empire!
"Sun Moon Continent, Demon Forest..."
Tang San engraved this place name and the name "Lu Ming" deeply into his mind.
Meanwhile.
Spirit Hall Empire, Jialing Pass.
On top of the ruined city wall, two stunning figures stood side by side, allowing the biting wind to whip through their long hair and skirts.
The instant she saw that name on the Sky Screen, one of them, clad in luxurious golden divine armor, suddenly trembled!
Her golden eyes, originally majestic and sacred, instantly widened, filled with disbelief.
"Evil Eye Pendant..."
Qian Renxue parted her crimson lips, her voice carrying a tremor that even she had failed to notice.
Her gaze locked tightly onto that obsidian-like pendant, then abruptly shifted to the name listed under "owner."
Lu Ming!
A name she had buried in the deepest part of her heart, one she had thought she would never hear again in this lifetime!
"It's Master... This is Master's possession?!"
A cry of alarm escaped her lips.
Her jade hand gripping the Angel Holy Sword clenched tightly in excitement, each knuckle turning white.
Beneath the golden divine armor, her long, straight jade legs, whose curves were flawless, also tensed at that moment. Even the divine armor could not completely conceal their breathtaking contours.
Could it be...
A thought that nearly stopped her heart from beating surged wildly into her mind.
Could Master... still be alive?!
Ever since their parting all those years ago, she had not seen her master, Lu Ming, for far too long.
So long that she had almost believed the man who had been like a God, who had saved her from despair, had completely vanished from this world.
Beside her, Bibi Dong, clad in Rakshasa Demon Armor, was also greatly startled by this sudden development.
She turned her head and looked at her daughter's discomposed appearance, purple eyes filled with shock and suspicion.
"Your master?"
Of course, she knew Qian Renxue had a mysterious master, one who had even taught Bibi Dong a lesson.
At that moment, her gaze also turned to the Sky Screen, toward the white-robed figure who had shattered the gigantic beast with a single palm strike, and toward the name "Lu Ming."
Bibi Dong's voice carried profound horror.
"To kill a seven-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast with one palm strike... that level of strength has likely surpassed a Limit Douluo and reached... the realm of a Demigod!"
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