At the sound of the young man's words.
A flicker of delight appeared on the old man's face.
Gods would never collect Saint Domain souls without reason, especially not a Death Lowgod!
"He's preparing to refine Soul Essence!" the white-robed elder declared with certainty.
The key to whether a Death-element Lowgod could refine Soul Gold Beads was whether he knew how to refine souls into Soul Essence.
Having guessed this.
A trace of interest flashed in the white-robed elder's eyes.
Soul Gold Beads were treasures even in the Plane Prison.
After all, although Saint Domain souls were plentiful in the Plane Prison, Death-element gods who could refine Soul Gold Beads were exceedingly rare.
Even if one or two appeared, they would be recruited by powerful Highgods.
Once those recruited Death-element gods refined Soul Gold Beads, most of them would be kept within their Highgod factions and rarely circulate outside.
Even if one or two occasionally made it onto the market, with his Midgod strength from refining a Divine Spark, the white-robed elder had no chance of competing for them.
"This might be my opportunity," the white-robed elder thought to himself.
The white-robed elder had been in the Plane Prison for hundreds of millions of years. Because he had refined a Divine Spark, his strength had barely improved. The only way to advance was to refine a Highgod Divine Spark.
But Highgods were powerful figures even in the Supreme Plane, let alone in the Plane Prison. Getting a Highgod Divine Spark there was harder still!
The elder had already resigned himself to his lot, but the news the young man had brought made his heart stir once more.
"If I can capture this Lowgod and imprison him, making him provide me with Soul Gold Beads, it won't take long before I've