Although they had their doubts, when they thought of who he was and the Divine Power of Evolution he wielded, they understood.
It was wonderful to be favored by a god. He even knew so much about Soul Beasts.
They really were green with envy!
"The Heavenly Tribulation of a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Neither Er Ming nor I have even faced our first Heavenly Tribulation, but if I can evolve into a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, what can a mere Heavenly Tribulation do to me?"
Da Ming spoke with great confidence.
What did it mean to be a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? It meant he had already become a god.
So what was a mere Heavenly Tribulation? Let it come!
"Although I don't know how powerful a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Heavenly Tribulation is, I can assure you that you won't survive it. Back then, the Dragon God decreed that Soul Beasts were forbidden from becoming gods, so a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Heavenly Tribulation comes to destroy everything. You should give up!"
Seeing how confident Da Ming was, Gu Chen gave him a warning. There was no other reason; he simply didn't want to stand by and watch Da Ming seek his own death.
He had only two powerful partners. If Da Ming got himself killed, wouldn't he be left with Er Ming alone?
Looking at Er Ming's goofy face, Gu Chen closed his eyes in despair. That would be a nightmare.
"The Dragon God? Could the legendary ruler of all Soul Beasts really exist?!"
Da Ming was uncertain and suspicious.
If anyone else had said it, he would have scoffed, but since it was Gu Chen, it was very likely true. Gu Chen's Divine Power of Evolution had already won him over, and gods held too much authority for humans and Soul Beasts alike.
So Da Ming, who had been quite resistant to Gu Chen, changed his earlier attitude and began to trust him.
"It's not a legend. It's true, but you'd better not ask. Knowing too much won't do you any good. Let's get back to the matter at hand!"
Gu Chen glossed over the subject of the Dragon God.
He had come to discuss a partnership, not to be his history teacher.
"Gu Chen, if you mean joining forces to kill that Titled Douluo called Tang Hao, I already gave you my answer. As long as he appears in the Star Dou Great Forest, we'll take action!"
Da Ming said.
"No, the partnership I want to discuss is something else. I haven't grown strong yet; I'm still too weak, so I need your help. In exchange, when I surpass the Dragon God someday, I'll block the deadly Heavenly Tribulation of a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for you and help you become gods in one fell swoop!"
The moment Gu Chen opened his mouth, his words had the whiff of a phone scam.
I'm Qin Shi Huang. Send money. I'll make you a general. Got it?
But it couldn't be helped.
Some things did sound like empty boasts to outsiders, but as far as he was concerned, he felt he had already shown considerable restraint.
At least he really wasn't spouting nonsense!
With his upgrade cheat, wouldn't it have been wasted on him if he couldn't even surpass the Dragon God?
And as long as he surpassed the Dragon God, it would no longer be up to the Dragon God to decide whether Soul Beasts could become gods. Wouldn't that be a trivial matter for him? But he wouldn't make surpassing the Dragon God his ultimate goal. Above the Supreme God King was the God of Creation, and he had an upgrade cheat. Become the next God of Creation? No, he would surpass the God of Creation.
That was the goal a transmigrator ought to have!
"All right."
Da Ming gazed intently at Gu Chen for a long time before agreeing.
Gu Chen had helped Sister Xiao Wu evolve her Martial Soul, and those "godlike" methods showed that he truly was favored by a "god." Perhaps one day he would become a god, just like the Angel God from more than ten thousand years ago.
So what reason did he have to refuse a partnership with a prospective god?
"I need a ten-thousand-year life-type Soul Beast, a ten-thousand-year life-type Soul Bone, and the remains of ten thousand-year life-type Soul Beasts. No problem, right?"
Gu Chen stated his requirements.
Without a doubt, these were what he needed to upgrade his Blue Silver King Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. The thousand-year spirit herb, the Crabapple Spirit Flower, had long since been prepared during the days he spent hiding in Nuoding City. If Tang Hao hadn't set his sights on him, making it unwise for him to expose himself, he would have long ago asked Xiao Wu to help him deal with ten thousand-year Blue Silver Grass plants and upgrade the thousand-year spirit herb, the Crabapple Spirit Flower, into the ten-thousand-year medicinal king, the Begonia Flower King.
But even if he had upgraded it, it wouldn't actually have been much use.
After all, the remains and Soul Ring of a ten-thousand-year life-type Soul Beast, as well as a Soul Bone, were not easy things to obtain.
But things were different now.
He had reached an agreement with Da Ming, so wasn't it a reasonable request for Da Ming to lend him a hand and help upgrade his Blue Silver King Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Emperor?
"Er Ming, do it!"
Er Ming glanced at Da Ming. His little brain, which knew only the thrill of fighting, couldn't understand that much. Even though he knew Gu Chen had extraordinary abilities, he still felt he should listen to what Da Ming thought first.
And Da Ming's answer to him was just four concise words.
As soon as the words left his mouth,
The Titan Giant Ape charged off in a flurry. One look at him and it was clear he was born to be a beast of burden!
After Er Ming left,
"Human, see if there are any Soul Bones here that you need!"
Da Ming submerged himself in the Lake of Life. It was a long time before he emerged, bringing a pile of Soul Bones with him.
One glance was enough to leave Gu Chen stunned.
"How many Soul Beasts did you have to kill to gather so many Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones?!"
That was right. From the information recorded on the upgrade panels that appeared over each Soul Bone at his first glance, most of them were Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. And there weren't just a few, but dozens. Given the Sky Azure Bull Python's stockpile, even Qian Daoliu would probably want to come and rob him if he knew.
"I accumulated these over tens of thousands of years. Some dropped while I was hunting, and I happened to pick up some others. Some were dropped by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that failed to withstand their Heavenly Tribulations. I just picked them up along the way!"
"If you want them, you can take them all."
Da Ming explained. He wasn't the sort of person who slaughtered Soul Beasts on a large scale for Soul Bones-uh, Soul Beast. After all, Soul Bones were useful only to Soul Masters; they weren't worth a penny to Soul Beasts.
Hearing that, Gu Chen understood.
Sure enough.
Living a long time really was something else. Da Ming had even collected so many Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, making him green with envy.
Even so,
He walked over to the pile of Soul Bones and began searching. There were fire-type and lightning-type Soul Bones, as well as some with special attributes, such as death-type and poison-type Soul Bones. But he had to admit, having a large stockpile was nice.
Among the many Soul Bones, Gu Chen found two.
One was a ten-thousand-year life-type Soul Bone, just what he needed to upgrade his Martial Soul to the Blue Silver Emperor. The other was a thousand-year life-type Soul Bone. As for why he took that one,
Naturally, it was because he needed it too.
In fact,
Aside from his Soul Bones, there was something else on him that could also be upgraded. It was just that... he lacked one key item, so he hadn't paid it any mind. But who would have thought he would find that key item among Da Ming's treasures?
At that,
He lowered his head and looked at his own body.
[Item: mortal body...