Turning back the clock,
"Hong Zhen, hurry and absorb that Torso Bone from the Blood-Armored Beast King," Chen Zixiu said softly, his hands clasped behind his back.
Of the two Holy King tier Soul Beasts this time, the Blood-Armored Beast King had yielded a Torso Bone, while the Nine-Star Demon Leopard had yielded no Soul Bone at all. It had to be said: those with backbone were more likely to leave behind Soul Bones, while spineless cowards amounted to nothing.
"Old Patriarch, these old bones of mine aren't getting any younger. I'd like to save this Torso Bone for the children," Zhu Hongzhen said softly, shaking his head.
Beside him, Zhu Yanfeng piped up, "Father, there's no need. Our family received a fifty-thousand-year Howling Moon Silver Wolf Torso Bone from the wolf extermination battle, and I've absorbed it.
"As for Tianhao, he already absorbed the Torso Bone my elder brother left behind back then.
"And it's far too early for Little Wuneng and his two siblings to absorb it. Aren't you afraid an eighty-thousand-year-plus Torso Bone would burst them apart? Besides, aren't you worried someone would rob them while they're still young?
"Forgive me for saying this, but even after you pass away peacefully at the end of your natural lifespan, there'll still be time to give it to them. That's what I'm planning myself."
Chen Zixiu turned around as well. "Hong Zhen, fifty years have passed since the last great calamity. My instincts tell me that major events will sweep across the entire continent over the next twenty or thirty years. The winds will rise and the clouds will surge. Right now, we need to increase your fighting strength."
His tone was solemn and earnest. Clearly, this was a decision he had reached after careful consideration.
"Great-grandfather, I'll fight