"All right, you're a likable little fellow, and our family's missing a Soul Beast to guard the house. Come with me when the time comes and live in the pond at my home. You'll have plenty to eat," Kong Bo said. Of course, he was also curious about the Golden Hawksbill's power of fortune. Just what was this power of fortune? Kong Bo couldn't help wondering.
"I see," Di Tian said. "Kong Bo, our Soul Beast Clan is willing to do everything in our power to help you. This cage looks like it's made of ordinary iron, though the way it's been processed is rather complicated. Still, I imagine you could make more. Our Soul Beast Clan doesn't live only in the Star Dou Great Forest. We're found in the ocean and across the Far North Ice Plains as well. Like us, the Soul Beasts there have plenty of rare treasures. Your barrier treasure can be traded for a great many things. I'll go on your behalf and see what treasures they have, then bring them back to you."
Kong Bo had given the Soul Beast Clan something that could block countless Lightning Tribulations—at least five of them. In Di Tian's eyes, that made Kong Bo one of their own. The Faraday Cage shouldn't be used only by Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. Di Tian planned to bring a "lightning-proof treasure" to Soul Beasts in other regions, at least let them see it, then bring them to the Star Dou Great Forest to trade with Kong Bo.
"Sounds good." Kong Bo nodded. "Please tell my great-grandfather as well, Beast God. I don't want him waiting anxiously. It'll put his mind at ease, too."
Then Di Tian flew off. He was incredibly fast, and in less than half a month, powerful Soul Beasts from all over had gathered in the Star Dou Great Forest. Their Storage Soul Tools held all kinds of Soul Bones and rare treasures, and those weren't even everything they had. They also told Kong Bo about the treasures in their territories, and said they'd go retrieve them if he wanted. Kong Bo had truly seen a whole new world.
A beautiful woman in a bright red gown, with long, alluring black hair and a tall figure, leaned down and gazed at Kong Bo with her captivating black eyes. "The great-grandson of Kong Deming can make such a fine thing, yet he didn't come to our Evil Demon Forest first. As the lord of the Evil Demon Forest, I would've been happy to play the gracious host."
This woman was the ruler of the Evil Demon Forest and the second-ranked of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts: the Evil Emperor. She was infamous for her ferocity, but Kong Bo hadn't expected her human form to be such a stunning beauty. Kong Bo had always been unable to resist a pretty face, so the Evil Emperor naturally went onto his list of targets.
Then the Evil Emperor made her offer. She had more dealings with humans than the others. "Little one, Di Tian may be powerful, but he has to stay behind to guard the Star Dou Great Forest. I'm different. In the eyes of you humans, both Di Tian and I are Limit Douluo-level powerhouses. Di Tian can't leave the Star Dou Great Forest, but I can. So, make me a lightning-proof cage, and I'll guard you until you become a god."
The Evil Emperor was shrewd. She knew that Xu Tianran might be a grandson of the Kong Family, but Kong Deming couldn't spend every waking moment at Kong Bo's side. She, on the other hand, could. She figured that having a Limit Douluo guard a little kid like Kong Bo would be an enormous boon in his eyes.
Besides, the Evil Emperor thought, guarding Kong Bo wouldn't cost her anything. Soul Beasts were long-lived; humans, by comparison, were short-lived. Even with Kong Bo's extraordinary talent, he'd live only two or three hundred years, while Ferocious Beasts lived for tens of thousands. A century was nothing. And if Kong Bo became a god, she'd profit even more. If she served him faithfully, wouldn't she become a divine beast one day?
"Evil Emperor, don't try to fool me," Kong Bo said. "You're the one coming to me. What I have is one of a kind. I could also ask the Demon Empress, who's a Limit Douluo too. Don't you think your offer is a little too cheap?"
"Hahahaha." A mature-looking, black-haired woman nearby laughed at Kong Bo's words. She was the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's wife, the Demon Empress. "Oh, Evil Emperor, how can you treat a child who can make a treasure like this as an ordinary kid? Child, the treasures on land are limited, but the treasures of the sea are another matter entirely. Do you know that many of the weapons that Sea God, that scoundrel, used were made of Deep Sea Silver? How much can you humans find? I can bring you far more! Besides, my daughter and I are both Titled Douluo. There's nothing left in the sea worth staying for, so we'll follow you from now on."
"Deep Sea Silver is just a mineral. It only strengthens external things. What my sister and I can offer will truly improve your strength. Do you know what Myriad-Year Cold Ice Marrow is? Your Martial Soul has a moon in it, and it needs ice-attribute energy too, doesn't it?"
A pleasant female voice rang out. Kong Bo looked toward it and saw two pretty girls standing behind the Demon Empress. They clearly shared a deep bond as sisters. The shorter one had a charming face and dark green hair tied into twin ponytails. Her skin was as white as snow, and the air around her seemed to crystallize into ice.
The shorter girl was, of course, the Ice Empress. Kong Bo had seen her only in the novel, but now he'd encountered her in the Star Dou Great Forest. Her voice was quite distinctive; it reminded him of Shirai Kuroko from the anime he'd watched on Blue Star. Oh, right—when she said "onee-sama," her expression was exactly like Shirai Kuroko's.
"That's right, Kong Bo. Is it difficult to make this thing?" The taller girl beside the Ice Empress sounded anxious. "I can clearly feel that in another year, my own seven-hundred-thousand-year Lightning Tribulation will arrive. Name your price. I'll do anything you ask, and I can offer Soul Bones and other treasures from the Far North as well. Just give me one of these lightning-proof treasures. If you help me, you'll be my lifesaver!"
This taller, white-haired beauty was the Snow Empress. Her flawless white hair fell all the way down her back and reached her feet. Her sky-blue eyes were clear and ethereal, as if they could see through everything in the world. Her pristine white gown accentuated her noble bearing. Beneath its hem, a pair of fair feet stood on the green grass, their whiteness made all the more striking by the contrast. Kong Bo even felt an urge to bend down and have a taste.
Kong Bo thought, It looks like the Snow Empress hasn't taken the Snow Lotus to rebuild her body yet. That makes things easy. With the Faraday Cage here, she can hide inside it and safely survive her seven-hundred-thousand-year Lightning Tribulation.
"Sure, no problem," Kong Bo said.
The core region of the entire Star Dou Great Forest was like the Zhuhai Airshow Kong Bo had once seen in his previous life. The Soul Beast powerhouses were like rich oil barons, and each offered a price beyond his imagination to trade for a Faraday Cage.
Looks like upgrading industries is the most efficient way to make money in Douluo Continent, too, Kong Bo thought.
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