Although he had successfully turned the Lava Mother Queen into his soul slave, Chen Daolin was not particularly happy. The Lava Mother Queen was too severely injured, and no one knew how long it would take for her to recover to her peak. Even with Chen Daolin investing all kinds of precious resources to help her, recovery would not happen overnight.
Chen Daolin left the task of treating the Lava Mother Queen's injuries to Baruch. It had nothing better to do anyway.
Then, Chen Daolin turned his gaze to the jade boxes in the hall. They contained the Ancient Soul-Burning Flowers he had picked from the underground world beneath the magma lake. His heart burned with excitement. Compared to enslaving a peak World Master-level Lava Mother Queen, these Ancient Soul-Burning Flowers were what he truly valued more.
Chen Daolin had understood long ago that his own strength was the foundation. Everything else was empty!
For example, if his soul will had not reached the peak Domain Lord level, and if he had not cultivated the Divine Forging Secret Codex and the soul enslavement secret art... enslave a Lava Mother Queen? In his dreams!
Without sufficient strength, even if an opportunity stood right in front of you, you would never obtain it.
Snap. Chen Daolin opened a jade box. A beautiful, flawless white Ancient Soul-Burning Flower about a foot long lay quietly inside like a sleeping beauty, exuding waves of mysterious aura that made one's soul feel incomparably comfortable. Its enchanting fragrance could even draw those with weak wills into an illusion.
One, two, three, four... Chen Daolin counted. This was an eighteen-petaled Ancient Soul-Burning Flower, the youngest and least effective, least valuable variety among Ancient Soul-Burning Flowers.
Yet Chen Daolin was already extremely satisfied. Closing the box, he sighed. "This