Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable sat cross-legged on a golden lotus throne. Flecks of golden starlight swirled over him, while strands of golden light visible to the naked eye streamed from his body, coiling and surging around him.
Behind him, a phantom of his nascent soul revolved, its spirit light and aura of Spirit Transformation astonishing beyond measure.
After meditating for a while, Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable opened his eyes and muttered helplessly, "Still no good!"
He counted on his fingers, then frowned and murmured, "Another half-quarter hour. Are those fellows really not planning to go? They can resist even this temptation?"
As he spoke, a trace of anxiety appeared on his face. "After all these years, I've finally run into a few members of the Ancient Human Race. Who knows when another chance will come if I wait? Should I just reveal something to tempt them?"
"No, no! What if those fellows learn too much and start scheming against me?"
"Damn it! If only I had a few more beastmen...!"
"This won't do. Fewer and fewer Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators are coming up from the Earth Realm. Clearly, cultivation resources there have grown even scarcer. Otherwise, Elder Liu Head wouldn't have come to the Star Continent either...!"
The more Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable muttered, the more agitated he became.
He had thought persuading Ye Han and the other three would be easy. Besides, hadn't those fellows just said half an hour would be enough? Why were they taking so long?
Damn it, I've lived for over ten thousand years, and I still can't bring these fellows around?
Heaven-Shaking Divine Venerable paced back and forth through the Great Hall, his aura brimming with agitation...
Only a few dozen breaths left!
Damn it! Have those fellows really left?
No! I have to keep them here!!