Kong Deming was one of the rare few around whom he could lower his guard somewhat.
Thus, when facing Kong Deming, Huang Jinxu was willing to reveal a little.
"You brat, you really pulled it off."
Kong Deming's eyes grew brighter as he continued studying Huang Jinxu's second martial soul.
Yet he neither asked Huang Jinxu for the forging method nor asked how he had accomplished this.
For him, knowing that this path was viable, that it could be followed and its destination glimpsed, was enough.
As for what came afterward, Kong Deming had absolute confidence in himself.
He, too, could reach the end.
That was his pride.
Just then, Di Tian and the Demon Empress arrived.
Before long, Du Busi arrived as well.
"Heavenly Fiend, what do you need us to do this time?"
Di Tian was looking forward to it, too.
"You didn't bring the Auspicious Beast?"
Huang Jinxu looked at Di Tian in surprise.
He had wanted the Auspicious Beast to come along this time, to serve as an intermediary-or perhaps simply to be prepared for any eventuality.
After all, the Auspicious Beast possessed a trace of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline and was also the hope of the Soul Beast Clan.
With him present, if the remnant souls of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings still existed, they would at least have a bridge for communication.
Although Di Tian could also serve as that bridge, his status made him somewhat unsuitable.
"Well..."
At the mention of this, Di Tian's expression turned strange.
Last time, the Auspicious Beast had only spent a short while with Huo Yuhao, yet after returning, he had brought Huo Yuhao up repeatedly.
This had immediately filled Di Tian with a powerful sense of alarm.
In fact, because of this, he was even