What the Hell, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?

Chapter 21: What the Hell, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?

Black markings appeared on the Talisman carved into the statue, spreading across its entire surface.

A pair of crimson eyes flickered faintly. In the dim secret chamber, Shendu's hoarse voice rang out.

"Divine throne, appear!"

Unable to hide his excitement, he entered the mental space in his mind.

The mental space was a vast expanse of white. Only a golden river flowed through it. Here, Shendu could keep his original body and move about freely.

Above the golden river, the formless divine throne gradually took shape, appearing in his mind like a throne.

The World God's throne?

Shendu cried out in surprise.

At the same time, a stream of information flooded into his mind: the reward for obtaining his first Talisman.

"Successfully collected the Tiger Talisman. Reward: a 100,000-year God-Bestowed Spirit Ring."

What?

Shendu stood there, dumbfounded. He could never have imagined that his reward would be a 100,000-year Spirit Ring.

He wasn't a Soul Master. What use did he have for this thing?

Before him, a crimson Spirit Ring slowly descended, radiating an oppressive, majestic aura. It was indeed a 100,000-year Spirit Ring.

But he felt no joy whatsoever.

He was the mighty Shendu, leader of the Eight Demons. Even Zhou Lan had to offer him a cigarette when they met. Did he really need a mere 100,000-year Spirit Ring?

"Hmph!"

A gust of wind swept past as Shendu raised his hand and slapped the 100,000-year Spirit Ring into pieces.

Crack—

The shattered Spirit Ring gave off a blinding red light.

Amid the dense Soul Power, a trace of familiar divine power suddenly spread out.

Could it be the World God's divine power?

Shendu looked at the red light, pleasantly surprised, but soon realized why.

So that was it. The God-Bestowed Spirit Ring contained divine power. Though he couldn't use the Spirit Ring, at least the divine power counted as some kind of reward.

Sigh! It still feels like a terrible deal.

Shendu shook his head in disappointment. He'd been so hopeful, only to end up with this.

Just as he was feeling let down, another message sounded in his mind. The rewards from the divine throne weren't over yet.

"Congratulations on obtaining 5% World God Affinity."

Shendu didn't think much of it. Going by the original story, anyone who completed a divine trial would gain affinity.

He hadn't even completed the First Trial. He'd only collected the first Talisman in the First Trial and had already received 5% affinity. Wouldn't that mean he'd reach 60% after completing his first divine trial?

That's it?

Just as Shendu thought it was over, the formless throne gave off golden light once more.

Buzz—

The dazzling golden light shone down on Shendu. He received his third reward: Han Zhongli's Fan!

Wasn't this the divine token that had sealed Xiao Feng?

He was a little surprised. He hadn't expected this to be one of his rewards. It probably wasn't part of the normal divine trial rewards. It must have fallen into this world after the two worlds merged, and the divine throne had picked it up.

Just like his mask and the Chronicle of Ages.

In that case, he wasn't sure how many things his divine throne had collected. Would every divine trial reward him with something from the Demon World?

He had to get the next Talisman quickly.

"Dai Xieyue!"

Back in the secret chamber, Shendu impatiently summoned him.

"Shendu!" Dai Xieyue stood with a respectful bow.

"Go to Heaven Dou City at once and bring me the Sheep Talisman from Qian Renxue! Then hurry up and find the other Talismans! I didn't give you the Sacred Dragon Carving for you to play around with!"

"Yes, Shendu!"

Dai Xieyue bowed deeply, then sank into the shadow in the corner and disappeared.

After dealing with everything, Shendu confirmed that all the rewards for his divine trial had been issued. Only then did he relax and start thinking about what to do next.

Meanwhile, after leaving Spirit Hall, Dai Xieyue headed straight for Heaven Dou City.

Night had fallen.

Whoosh!

The black-clad figure leaped onto a rooftop, bounding forward through the darkness.

Suddenly, he stopped. Even with half his face hidden by a mask, the joy on his face was plain to see!

He looked down. The Sacred Dragon Carving in his hand had lit up. A dazzling red light flashed from the eye of the dragon head on its left, as if trying to alert him to something.

He'd found traces of a Talisman right here!

Dai Xieyue was overjoyed, the corners of his mouth lifting.

It was a shame the location was a little far away. He had to complete Shendu's task first, and going out of his way would waste quite a bit of time. Otherwise, he would've headed over there right away.

"Hmph! I'll make you wait a little. I'll be there soon!"

He glanced to his left and sneered, then continued running across the rooftops.

In the darkness, a blue-haired girl picked up the Talisman in her hand in surprise. In her other hand, she held a hideous mask.

When she curiously put on the mask, it suddenly stuck to her face as if glued there, refusing to come off.

"What's going on?" The girl was horrified.

Only when the mask had completely melded with her face and let out a sinister laugh did she stop moving.

At the same time, the aura of the Talisman in her hand vanished, concealed by the mask.

At night, everyone at Shrek packed their belongings and left the academy in fear and trepidation.

After returning to the academy from the Soul Fighting Arena, they'd fallen into an argument.

Flender was worried about retaliation, but he still disagreed with moving the academy.

Yu Xiaogang, however, used the academy's poor facilities and inability to provide better training conditions for its students as an excuse to morally pressure Flender into moving somewhere more suitable for Tang San and the others to train.

He called it a move, but Flender knew that in reality they were just joining another academy and making a wedding dress for someone else.

He'd worked hard to build the academy for twenty years. He treated Shrek Academy like his own child and would never have agreed under normal circumstances. But for the sake of Yu Xiaogang, his sworn brother, he could only grit his teeth and accept.

On the road, Tang San was still thinking about that figure.

Was it really Father? He was still doubtful.

Heaven Dou City.

Dai Xieyue stepped through the city gates, spotted the imperial palace, and charged straight inside.

"Stop!"

The guards rushed forward to stop him, but dozens of shadows suddenly appeared and held them back.

"Hahaha! Now this is power!"

With the mask, Dai Xieyue relished the feeling of destruction. Breaking into the imperial palace was just the beginning.