Information from the Soul Bone

The rarity of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone is beyond imagination.

Whenever one surfaces, it is snatched up by the major powers in a frenzy.

Across the entire continent, if one were to ask which faction possesses the most Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones, it would undoubtedly be Shrek Academy.

Next would be the Body Sect, which has already retreated from the world.

Their bandit-like nature and "zero-cost acquisition" tactics make their operations essentially cost-free.

Coupled with the fact that they slaughtered a vast number of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest many years ago, the number of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones in their possession is certainly not small.

Following them would be the royal families of the three Douluo nations.

As for the Sun Moon Empire, they are truly impoverished in this regard.

Of course, this is only on the surface; Ning Que has not forgotten the Clear Sky Sect, which has gone into seclusion, or the Sea God Island out in the ocean.

Just how deep the hidden strength and foundations of these two factions run, no one can truly know.

After tidying up briefly, Ning Que left the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy alone and arrived at a Nine Treasures Trading Firm within Shrek City.

Upon revealing his identity, he was quickly led to the top floor.

In a VIP room on the top floor, an old man and a middle-aged man were waiting for him.

Both of these men were Title Douluo.

The old man was named Lei Yun, his martial soul was the Thunder Eagle, and his title was also Thunder Eagle. A level 95 Super Title Douluo, he was one of the honored guests of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

Because he lacked a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and was aging, he had previously been stuck at level 94. With the help of Ning Que and Ye Guyi, he utilized a wisp of the Gold of Life to advance further, reaching level 95.

The sect had sent him specifically to protect Ning Que and Ye Guyi.

The other man, middle-aged, was named Dai Chengfeng—the "Dai" from the Star Luo Duke's Mansion.

His martial soul was the Vajra Tiger, a level 93 Title Douluo with the title Golden Tiger!

He was invited into the sect by Ning Que and Ye Guyi. Not only had they saved his entire family from the hands of Evil Soul Masters, but with the sect's help, he had also obtained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. To put it bluntly, when it came to Dai Chengfeng, Ning Que's words carried more weight than the Sect Master's.

Regarding this matter, Ning Que was often truly speechless about these so-called noble families.

They tightly controlled all resources, refusing to give collateral descendants any opportunity whatsoever. Even if a collateral descendant was highly talented with an Innate Soul Power of level 9, simply because their martial soul was not the direct-line White Tiger, they would not only withhold resources but even secretly suppress them in certain aspects.

In contrast, while the sect would use emotions and interests to bind you, as long as you possessed talent and were loyal to the sect, they would cultivate you vigorously.

Ning Que could mobilize both of these Title Douluo.

Beyond them, there was one more person he could leverage through the influence of Ye Guyi and Jin Sheng.

A remnant of the former Martial Soul Hall, a descendant of the Golden Family, and the grandfather of Jin Sheng: Jin Heng, titled the Crocodile King!

His martial soul was the Golden Crocodile, a level 96 Title Douluo, and he was also a level 8 Soul Tool Master.

There were two people in the sect with the highest hopes of becoming level 9 Soul Tool Masters: one was the pillar of their Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, the Mountain-Prop Douluo, and the other was this Jin Heng.

It was only because of Ye Guyi joining and the cultivation of his grandson that he agreed to join the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

Within the sect, Jin Heng's status was quite unique. Although he enjoyed the sect's treatment and resources, he rarely followed the sect's orders. Unless the sect faced a crisis, he spent most of his time wandering the outside world, searching for items needed by Ye Guyi and Ning Que, and secretly obtaining blueprints for level 9 Soul Tools from the Sun Moon Empire.

Ten thousand years ago, it was only as Sect Master that Ning Fengzhi could command the assistance of two Title Douluo. Now, even though he was only the Young Sect Master, Ning Que could already have three Title Douluo working for him. Naturally, Ning Que was not arrogant enough to think this was all his own doing; it was merely the dividends of the era and the support of the sect that allowed him to achieve this.

"Little Que, according to the sect's extensive investigations, there are currently two Hundred-Thousand-Year gem-type soul bones. One is in the collection of Shrek Academy—a 290,000-year torso bone from a Diamond Mammoth. However, this information dates back two thousand years, so it is impossible to confirm if it still exists."

"The other piece of information regarding a Hundred-Thousand-Year gem-type soul bone comes from the Star Luo Empire. It is a 100,000-year right arm bone from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Jade Demon Bird. It is said that this soul bone has already fallen into the hands of the Xu Family of the Star Luo royal house."

Seeing Ning Que walk in, Lei Yun went straight to the point and shared the information he had obtained not long ago.

Hearing this, Ning Que fell into deep thought.

As for the soul bone at Shrek Academy, not to mention whether it was still there, even if it were, the difficulty of obtaining it would be beyond imagination.

Conversely, the soul bone possessed by the Star Luo royal family could be planned for.

The simplest and most direct method would be to openly use the identity of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect to exchange resources for it.

The crux of the problem was that, as of now, he could not produce a price of equal value.

He would have to continue digging into the sect's reserves.

"Perhaps, it is not impossible?"

After a brainstorm, Ning Que quickly had a general direction.

"Grandpa Lei Yun, there is no rush to plan this matter. Have the sect keep an eye on it, and also help me find two special spirit herbs, and forge two Heaven-Grasping Bottles."

Ning Que thought for a moment and decided not to touch the sect's foundations for the time being.

In that case, he would have to continue silently shearing Shrek's wool.

Besides that, he also wanted to scout whether that 290,000-year gem-type soul bone in Shrek Academy still existed.

If it did, he would do everything in his power to obtain it.

"I will arrange this; you will have an answer within three months."

Although he did not know what Ning Que intended to do, Lei Yun was the type to support him with everything he had.

"By the way, there is one more thing. The location of the soul beast you are looking for has been roughly determined. Should we move to capture it directly, or wait until you need it?"

Lei Yun brought another piece of good news amidst his words.

"We should capture it directly, as delays might lead to complications. However, this matter is of great importance, so it would be best to wait for Elder Jin to return before we take action together. During this time, both Guyi and I will remain within the academy to cultivate and will not easily venture out for missions, so there is no need to worry about our safety."

Upon hearing this good news, Ning Que's face was instantly filled with a joyful smile.

The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect had been searching for that soul beast for several years, so finding it at this moment was perfect.

After discussing the details further, Ning Que returned to the Shrek Inner Court.

What followed was the monotony of cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

The Shrek freshman assessment was about to begin.

As his younger sister and her group were favorites to win the championship, how could he, as her older brother, not go and take a look?

While he was at it, he also wanted to see how much of a change his intervention had caused.

Ye Guyi had also emerged from her seclusion and accompanied him to watch the freshman assessment matches.