A New Mission: Destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud

Dugu Bo leaped away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and headed into Sunset Forest to search for a ten-thousand-year soul beast suitable for Qian Renxue as her Soul Ring. After Dugu Bo left, Lin Xiao immediately heard the notification that his mission had been completed.

[Congratulations, Host. You have completed the Guardian Mission: help Qian Renxue increase her strength. Mission complete. Entering settlement!]

The system notification echoed continuously in Lin Xiao's mind. The corners of his lips curled upward slightly. So far, he had accepted only three missions in total: helping Qian Renxue raise her Soul Power Level, recruiting Dugu Bo, and the Long-Term Mission.

He had already completed the first two. Only the final Long-Term Mission remained. Yet completing that mission would not be easy either. Still, he was in no hurry. He had plenty of time, and this mission required long-term planning to accomplish.

"Long-Term Mission... I need to go to Shrek Academy. But System, what happens if I can't complete this mission?" Lin Xiao asked, though he did not speak aloud. He was communicating with the system through his thoughts.

[The Long-Term Mission is not mandatory. If the Host believes they cannot complete the subsequent mission, they may enter settlement early. However, they will be unable to obtain the later rewards.]

I see. I've already completed one-third of the progress for persuading three people to leave Shrek Academy, but there's still two-thirds left. Without some special circumstances, completing it will probably be extremely difficult! Lin Xiao thought to himself.

With that in mind, Lin Xiao looked at Qian Renxue and said, "Xiao Xue, once you've absorbed the Soul Ring and we return to Heaven Dou City, I plan to leave for a while. There's something I need to do."

"Hm?" Qian Renxue was slightly stunned before asking, "Brother Lin Xiao, how long will you be gone this time before you return?"

Hearing that Lin Xiao was leaving, Qian Renxue felt somewhat anxious. She had only reunited with Brother Lin Xiao a few days ago. Why was he leaving again over some matter?

Lin Xiao gently rubbed Qian Renxue's head and said with a wry smile, "I won't be gone long. At most, half a year. This matter is very important. I'll return once I'm done, and even if I can't finish it, I'll still come back."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Then go without worry, Brother Lin Xiao. If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact me. There's no reason not to use the Heaven Dou Empire's power."

"Of course," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

[Guardian Mission: Destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is a crucial item for inheriting the Sea God's divine position. Without it, Tang San will inevitably inherit the Sea God's divine position, but the time required will greatly increase! At the same time, this will weaken Tang San's fate and give the Host's Guardian more time to develop!]

[Mission Reward: two strands of Diablo Divine Power. Diablo is a Super God King divine position far surpassing a God King. One strand alone can destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!]

"Diablo Divine Power..." Lin Xiao murmured softly.

"Accept the mission."

[Congratulations, Host. You have accepted the mission. The mission reward has been issued.]

As the system notification sounded, Lin Xiao instantly sensed two unusual forces appearing between his brows. Although those two forces did not affect him in any way, if he concentrated and felt them carefully—

Even with the power of a level ninety-six Super Douluo, he felt an intense palpitation, as though he were peering into an abyss!

Lin Xiao gasped heavily. The power of gods truly defies imagination. Two strands of divine power that are practically negligible are already this terrifying!

"Brother Lin Xiao, what happened just now? That instant was so terrifying." Qian Renxue trembled all over. Even the scorching radiance of the Six-Winged Angel behind her had nearly dimmed.

"It was nothing. Just some adverse effects from consuming immortal herbs," Lin Xiao explained.

One of the two strands of Diablo Divine Power was needed to destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. The remaining strand might become his strongest means of attack in the future. He did not believe anyone could survive an attack from a god!

If there really was someone who could, it was probably only Tang San, that cheat!

Not only did Tang San possess immense fate, but the Asura God was even protecting him in secret. The difficulty of killing him was unimaginable!

"Xiao Xue, do you know about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?" Lin Xiao asked.

"The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud? Of course I do. It's the national treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire. You could say that nothing in the Heaven Dou Empire is more valuable than the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. But Brother Lin Xiao, why are you asking about it?" Qian Renxue said.

"I want to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Xiao Xue, didn't Xue Ye promise me one request? What do you think about using that request to exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

Qian Renxue pondered for a moment. Although the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the national treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire, it was merely a national treasure with no practical use. Otherwise, it would not have been left gathering dust in the Heaven Dou Treasury.

"I think it should be possible. Although the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is the national treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire, it has no practical use. If Brother Lin Xiao asks for it, there's a high chance Xue Ye will agree."

"But Brother Lin Xiao, why did you suddenly ask about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud? Does this thing have some use?" Qian Renxue asked.

Lin Xiao did not hide it from her and explained, "The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is actually a very important item in the inheritance of a god's divine position. However, that god's inheritance will inevitably belong to someone else in the future. Since we can't obtain it, wouldn't it be better to destroy it and make that god's inheritance more difficult?"

Qian Renxue frowned slightly. "A god's inheritance... This thing is actually connected to a god's inheritance? That's truly unimaginable. If it's an important item for inheriting a divine position, why has no one in the Heaven Dou Empire, for who knows how many years, ever heard of this?"

"Perhaps the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud has existed for so long that even the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has forgotten its true purpose," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Otherwise, why had the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud remained in the Heaven Dou Empire for who knew how many years, while the imperial family knew absolutely nothing about its purpose?

Why did they merely treat the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a symbolic national treasure?

"Is there no way for us to obtain this divine position?" Qian Renxue asked.

"There's no possibility. Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen to destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud," Lin Xiao explained helplessly.

"Besides, becoming a god isn't that easy," Lin Xiao added.