"Hey, old Talos, we're in luck. We came out to hunt Soul Beasts, and a Soul Treasure practically delivered itself to us. You're a lucky bastard." Floating in the seawater, Wangcai patted Talos on the shoulder.
The two had just emerged from an undersea rift, their bodies still covered in small wounds from fighting several Soul Beasts, but their gains were just as real-three seven-star Soul Crystals lay quietly inside the Space Ring.
Talos scratched his head, a rare look of embarrassment appearing on his rugged bovine face.
He knew Wangcai had discovered this Soul Treasure. They had been chasing an injured Soul Beast King when Wangcai suddenly stopped, tilted his head, and sensed something for quite a while before grabbing his horns and dragging him this way.
Sure enough, behind a hidden Gemstone Vein, a Low-Grade Soul Treasure was slowly taking shape. "Qilin, thank you."
"Oh, come on, no need to be so polite with me. We've been through life and death together, after all. I, Qilin, don't actually have many friends. Now I've got you too. No need to thank me," Wangcai said with a grin.
He was telling the truth. Since coming to the Netherworld, that Selena counted as one, and now there was this simple-minded bull too.
"Yes! Friends!" Talos nodded emphatically.
"It's almost formed. Boss probably won't make it in time, so it looks like we'll have to do it ourselves. Three Soul Beast Kings are still within what we can handle." Wangcai sensed Loa's location through their soul contract and made his assessment.
Boss was still some distance away. Even at his speed, he would need at least half an hour to get here, while the Soul Treasure before them would finish forming in a few minutes at most.
Before he had even finished