Huang Yan calmly spoke those six words.
Hearing that name, Qian Renxue froze for a moment, then burst into laughter, her eyes filled with confusion and curiosity.
"The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?
Yan, why are you suddenly interested in that old relic?"
Shui Bing'er also turned her head, looking at Huang Yan questioningly.
Although she had heard that the Heaven Dou Empire possessed a national treasure passed down for centuries, she did not know much about its specific functions.
Resting her chin on one hand, Qian Renxue explained casually.
"I know that thing all too well.
Not long after I replaced the real Xue Qinghe, Xue Ye took me into the deepest level of the imperial treasury and personally showed me the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
It was a crystal-clear blue triangular Soul Tool, its surface engraved with incomparably intricate and mysterious wave patterns, giving off faint water-element fluctuations."
Qian Renxue shook her head, an amused smile playing on her lips.
"Back then, Xue Ye boasted about it as if it were something miraculous, saying it was a divine object acquired overseas by the founding ancestor of Heaven Dou and passed down through the generations.
But in reality?
It was nothing more than a tasteless morsel, too precious to throw away!"
"What do you mean?"
Shui Bing'er asked curiously.
Qian Renxue explained in detail.
"Generation after generation of Heaven Dou emperors and imperial consecrates spent untold effort studying it.
Yet no matter how much Soul Power they poured into it, it could at most produce a few weak defensive barriers, or a concealment glow covering several yards, along with the ability to avoid water.
To an ordinary Soul Grandmaster or Soul Elder, it might count as a life-saving treasure.
But to high-level Soul Masters, that little bit of defense could