At first, the Silver Dragon King had wanted to meet Yu Hengqing to see whether there was still a chance for the Thunder God to be resurrected. After all, gods and their divine positions were connected by countless threads.
Since the Thunder God's divine position had reappeared and chosen an inheritor, perhaps the Thunder God still had a chance to be resurrected.
But now, the Silver Dragon King had changed her mind.
Even if the Thunder God could be resurrected, it would take far too long for Him to return to His peak.
Yu Hengqing was different. As a human, he had only just begun. At the pace humans cultivated, he would need only a few decades to become a First-Level God.
With her help, Yu Hengqing might even accomplish what the Thunder God had never managed—to attain the position of God King!!!
"I want Spirit Rings, Spirit Bones, and heavenly treasures. With these, I can complete the God Trial quickly and become the Thunder God!"
Faced with the Silver Dragon King's question, Yu Hengqing answered without the slightest hesitation.
In this situation, if Yu Hengqing hesitated for even a second, the Silver Dragon King might give him fewer resources.
"I can give you those things, but how can you guarantee that you'll help me once you become the Thunder God?"
The Silver Dragon King wasn't a fool. She didn't want to invest all that effort only to end up with an ungrateful wretch.
"You should know about Wisdom Spirit Rings! With a Wisdom Spirit Ring in place, are you worried I'll break my promise?"
Yu Hengqing had long expected the Silver Dragon King to ask this. If she hadn't, he wouldn't have dared accept the resources she offered.
"Wisdom Spirit Rings? That method is not only incomplete, its requirements are far too strict."
The Silver Dragon King acknowledged that Wisdom Spirit Rings could be used as a means of supervision. But they could only be created by Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old, and the Soul Beast's Martial Soul had to be highly compatible with the Soul Master's.
What was more, the Silver Dragon King had no hundred-thousand-year-old lightning-attribute Soul Beasts under her command.
"Then you'll have to bet on my character! If you win, you can take the Soul Beasts back to the Divine Dragon Realm. If you lose, you'll have wasted nothing but a few resources."
Seeing that the Silver Dragon King disagreed, Yu Hengqing shrugged indifferently. After all, she was the one who needed something, not him.
Yu Hengqing knew perfectly well that the Silver Dragon King had no hundred-thousand-year-old lightning-attribute Soul Beasts under her command, but he still wanted to try. The original story had said so little about the Soul Beast faction that there might yet be a pleasant surprise.
Looking at Yu Hengqing's attitude of not caring if the sky fell, the Silver Dragon King suddenly felt like swatting him dead with one claw. But reality wouldn't allow her to do that.
If she didn't act quickly, the Soul Beasts might go extinct at the hands of Soul Masters or under the tribulations of lightning before the gods of the Divine Realm even needed to intervene.
As the ruler of the Soul Beasts, she had to consider their future. It was worth sacrificing some things now in exchange for a chance at a better future.
"Bi Ji mentioned that you're a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, didn't she?"
"Yes. But what does that have to do with our agreement? Could the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect somehow help me obtain a Wisdom Spirit Ring?"
Yu Hengqing didn't understand why the Silver Dragon King had suddenly brought up the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. As far as he knew, the sect didn't have anything that would catch her eye.
"After a Soul Beast undergoes Soul Beast Transformation, it can marry and have children like an ordinary person. Their children inherit the Martial Souls of both parents."
At the Silver Dragon King's words, Yu Hengqing's eyes immediately lit up.
He had wondered how Martial Souls came into being, but without proof, he hadn't drawn any conclusions. Now, at last, someone had confirmed it!
"Even so, what does that have to do with Wisdom Spirit Rings?"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is the Thunder Dragon Patriarch's third son's true form. When the Thunder Dragon Patriarch was gravely wounded and on the verge of death, he had his third son take his Dragon Pearl and instructed him to find a suitable place to heal his soul."
Hearing this, Yu Hengqing understood. The Silver Dragon King wanted the Thunder Dragon Patriarch to become his Wisdom Spirit Ring.
"How can you be sure he's recovered by now? And even if he has, would he be willing to risk becoming my Wisdom Spirit Ring?"
Faced with Yu Hengqing's questions, the Silver Dragon King said little. She only told him, "When he's made up his mind, he'll come find you."
After speaking with Yu Hengqing, the Silver Dragon King turned and instructed Di Tian, "Give him the best Spirit Rings, Spirit Bones, and heavenly treasures you can find."
Once she had given her orders, white mist suddenly billowed up. The Silver Dragon King's figure vanished into it once more, disappearing from Di Tian and Yu Hengqing's sight and senses.
"I remember you planned to hunt a Thunder-Clap Bird for your Spirit Ring, didn't you? If you still want one, I'll bring back a Thunder-Clap Bird of a suitable age. If you want to change your choice, tell me now so I can go look."
After the Silver Dragon King disappeared, Di Tian questioned Yu Hengqing in his usual cool voice.
"I'll stick with the Thunder-Clap Bird. I'll tell you about the other Spirit Rings once I've thought it over."
"Fine. Wait here."
After getting Yu Hengqing's answer, Di Tian quickly left the Lake Bottom Secret Realm to look for a Thunder-Clap Bird of a suitable age.
As soon as Di Tian was completely gone, Yu Hengqing sat down cross-legged and began madly absorbing the surrounding vital energy and life force.
As life force flowed into Yu Hengqing's body, the meridians that had been left brittle by his Soul Power regained their vitality, gradually growing stronger.
"I didn't expect the side effect to be resolved so quickly. Looks like you're pretty lucky, Xiao Qing!"
Watching Yu Hengqing's meridians slowly recover, Leiyi couldn't help sighing from within his spiritual space.
"I didn't expect I'd be able to cultivate here, either. I have the Silver Dragon King's ambition to thank for that. Otherwise, Di Tian would've thrown me out long ago!"
Hearing that, Yu Hengqing couldn't help sighing as well. Then he focused on absorbing life force to heal his meridians.
Just as Yu Hengqing had healed half of his damaged meridians, Di Tian appeared before him with a Thunder-Clap Bird.
After finishing his cultivation, Yu Hengqing took a closer look and realized the Thunder-Clap Bird Di Tian had brought back was too old.
"This Thunder-Clap Bird is nearly fifteen hundred years old, isn't it?"
In response to Yu Hengqing's question, Di Tian explained in his usual cool voice:
"I'll have it willingly sacrifice itself. With the high concentration of vital energy and life force here, you can absorb a fifteen-hundred-year Spirit Ring without a problem."
"If you're worried and don't dare absorb it, I can switch it for a weaker Thunder-Clap Bird."
Di Tian was right. Yu Hengqing did have some concerns, but Leiyi could put them to rest.
"Leiyi, is what Di Tian said true?"
"It is. Nourished by life force, your meridians can withstand stronger Soul Power. You can absorb this Spirit Ring without a problem."
"Life force really is a cure-all!"
Hearing that life force was at work again, Yu Hengqing couldn't help smiling.
"I trust you! But you might have to wait an hour. I still need to heal my damaged meridians, so I can't absorb a Spirit Ring just yet."
Di Tian said nothing. He glanced at the Thunder-Clap Bird, then sat down and began absorbing life force and vital energy.
As he healed the lingering wounds on his body, he continued condensing his Second Soul Core.
Seeing Di Tian absorb life force, Yu Hengqing had nothing more to say and continued healing his damaged meridians.
That left the Thunder-Clap Bird Di Tian had brought standing there, bewildered and unsure what to do.
When Di Tian had brought it here, he had only said, "I need you to sacrifice yourself and become a Soul Master's Spirit Ring."
The Thunder-Clap Bird hadn't resisted then, because it knew it couldn't beat Di Tian—and Di Tian's bloodline belonged to a true dragon.
Now, the Thunder-Clap Bird still didn't resist, because it had no idea what else it could do. Even if it ran, where could it go?
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