"That girl Bibi Dong does have some brains after all!"
Half a month later, Wang Hao's consciousness descended into the Soul Bone that had been sent to Yu Xiaogang, awaiting the arrival of Yu Xiaogang and the others.
The place he was in was an ancient ruin, which was also the target that the Golden Iron Triangle was going to explore. If things went well, it wouldn't be difficult to get in touch with Yu Xiaogang.
This was designed by Bibi Dong's confidant. As long as Yu Xiaogang and the other two entered this ruin, they would be able to sense the Soul Power fluctuations on this Soul Bone immediately, without arousing any suspicion from anyone.
The reason for having Bibi Dong send someone was twofold: firstly, he couldn't know the whereabouts of Yu Xiaogang and the other two, since the Douluo Continent was vast and communication between them was slow.
Although Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul are well-known, they are not recognized by the Soul Master World, so few people pay attention to his whereabouts.
Finding and contacting Yu Xiaogang in the vast Soul Master World is extremely difficult and time-consuming.
Most importantly, he didn't have the extra effort to create another remote-controlled puppet clone, so he just made do with a half-finished one.
Anyway, Yu Xiaogang, that low-EQ but high-IQ research geek, is much easier to fool than Bibi Dong.
"That girl is truly a genius. She mastered the first layer of dreams so quickly. It seems she'll be able to start evolving the second layer in at most six months. At that time, she'll be able to gain a hundredfold increase in time on top of the original, and the two combined will amount to a ten thousandfold increase in dream time."
Recalling Bibi Dong's incredibly rapid progress in the Dream Cultivation Method during this period, Wang Hao couldn't help but sigh that the girl truly deserved to be called a peerless genius, and it was no wonder that she would be able to reach level 100 and become a god in the future.
If the future protagonist Tang San didn't have any cheat codes and his protagonist Aura wasn't removed, his achievements would definitely not be as great as Bibi Dong's.
That's right, Wang Hao, Dream Cultivation Method, was inspired by the famous movie Inception. The concept of controlling one's own dreams is indeed very mysterious.
Especially the layering of dreams; he didn't quite understand it when he first watched Inception, but he finally understood it on the second viewing, and he had immense respect for the director who made the film.
Inspired by this, Wang Hao created a Dream Cultivation System based on the Soul Power Body Refinement of the Douluo World. This system is specifically designed to cultivate consciousness, spiritual power, and various other aspects, making it a truly overpowered system.
"It's finally here!"
Suddenly sensing three Soul Power auras approaching from afar, Wang Hao knew it was time to put on an act and fool them.
Outside the ruins where Wang Hao was located, three figures were cautiously approaching, glancing around warily from time to time to prevent any accidents from happening.
After all, this is the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, home to countless Soul Beast. Although they are all only a few hundred or a thousand years Soul Beast, there is still one weakling in their group!
That's right, the newcomers were none other than the Golden Iron Triangle, namely Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong.
The three-person formation moved slowly forward, with Liu Erlong, the strongest fighter, in front, Flender, the fastest, behind, and Yu Xiaogang, the weakest, protected by the two in the middle.
Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang's strength is far too weak; a single highly venomous insect could easily kill him, so we must be extremely careful.
"Etc!"
Suddenly Yu Xiaogang spoke up, slowly walked to the side, and used the wooden stick in his hand to pry aside some vines, revealing an irregular rock.
It wasn't a naturally formed rock; it bore traces of human intervention and appeared to be part of some kind of structure.
" Flender, Erlong, we should have reached our destination!"
After carefully examining the marks on the rock, Yu Xiaogang's face lit up with joy.
They weren't very clear about this ancient site, or even its exact location; they had only bought a tattered old map.
According to the map, it is located on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, but its exact location is unknown, as is whether there are powerful groups of Soul Beast entrenched within.
These are all issues that need careful consideration. After all, a single Soul Beast is not scary; what is scary are those that live in groups. If they are surrounded by such Soul Beast Soul Beast, even they will not fare well.
Fortunately, the situation was much better than they had expected. Although they were a little deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, the environment was harsh and not suitable for group-living Soul Beast, so the risks were much lower.
" Boss Fu!"
Liu Erlong remained vigilant and gave her elder brother Flender, a wink.
Flender, who already had a tacit understanding, didn't say much. Martial Soul Possession and flew into the sky, surveying everything around him.
Only after thoroughly investigating all the dangers in the surrounding area and ensuring absolute safety can they confidently enter the ruins for exploration.
Like I said before, there's a weakling in their team, so we have to be careful! Careful! And very careful!
"Within a ten-mile radius, there are no Soul Beast older than ten thousand years, nor are there any powerful Soul Beast clans or other Soul Master, but..."
Flender returned quickly, looking fairly relaxed, indicating that the investigation hadn't gone badly. However, his expression became somewhat strange towards the end.
"But what?"
Yu Xiaogang asked curiously, and Liu Erlong beside him also gave him a puzzled look.
"I vaguely sensed a faint fluctuation of Soul Power within the ruins, but it wasn't from Soul Beast, nor did it contain any life force. It was also different from the Soul Power fluctuations of Soul Tool. I don't know how to describe it."
Flender himself was quite puzzled, as he had never encountered such a fluctuation of Soul Power before.
Actually, this also shows that Flender and the other two had shallow backgrounds. Flender himself came from a commoner background, and although Yu Xiaogang came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his status was not very high due to the malignant mutation of his Martial Soul.
Liu Erlong was an illegitimate child and was similarly neglected. None of the three of them had ever come into contact with Soul Bone, and even if they knew that Soul Bone existed, they had never seen one in person.
If you've never seen it before, you naturally can't tell the difference.
"Now that we've confirmed there's no danger, let's go in and take a look!"
Liu Erlong was an impatient person. After confirming with Flender that there was no danger in the ruins, he immediately went inside.
" Erlong!"
Yu Xiaogang called out urgently, but Liu Erlong was not someone he could stop. In the end, he could only helplessly exchange a glance with Flender.
" Sanpao, follow them!"
Yu Xiaogang immediately sent his martial Martial Soul to follow Liu Erlong and scout ahead.
Although his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, was not mutated and did not possess strong combat power, its perception and sense of smell were quite keen, allowing it to detect many dangers in advance.
Yu Xiaogang quickly followed, while Flender continued to protect Yu Xiaogang. The three of them once again formed a straight line and headed deeper into the ruins.
"This kind of Soul Power fluctuation is indeed very unfamiliar!"
As they approached the core area, Liu Erlong stopped and looked at a pile of rock ruins, from which the peculiar Soul Power fluctuations were emanating.
Although her perception wasn't as good as Flender's, a specially trained agility-type Soul Master, it wasn't bad either; she was naturally able to sense things at such close range.
" Xiao Gang, what should we do? Should we just use Soul Skill to blast it open, or dig it out slowly?"
Flender glanced at the pile of rubble opposite him and handed the decision over to his brother, Yu Xiaogang, since the latter was the expert in this area.
" Sanpao didn't smell any Soul Beast aura there, so it should be safe. Let's carefully move those stones so as not to damage what's inside."
After talking with Luo Sanpao, who had run back, and confirming that there was no danger there, Yu Xiaogang decided to take a gentle approach.
Having finally discovered the anomaly here, if we forcefully blast it open with our Soul Skill, we might damage the items inside, which would be a greater loss than gain.
Flender and Liu Erlong had no objections to this. Liu Erlong continued to stay by Yu Xiaogang's side to protect him, while Flender went over and used his Martial Soul Possession to clear the pile of rocks.
Of the three, he's the only one suitable for this.
Although Liu Erlong is Power Attack System Soul Master and has Beast Martial Soul, she is still a woman, and a great beauty at that, so it's inappropriate to make her do such rough work.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he was a complete weakling. Although he had reached the level of Soul Grandmaster, his Martial Soul was Beast Martial Soul that provided the greatest boost to his physical strength.
Unfortunately, Luo Sanpao is a mutation among mutations; he cannot possess a body and can only be summoned from outside the body.
This is equivalent to being a summoner, which doesn't provide any special boost to Yu Xiaogang himself; he's just slightly stronger than an ordinary person.
Therefore, this kind of rough work had to be done by Flender alone.
Fortunately, Flender was incredibly strong. Even though he wasn't good at strength, he quickly cleared the pile of rocks and returned, but with an old, worn-out stone box in his hand.
"It's just an ordinary stone box, with no mechanisms or poison."
With a slight shake of his head to indicate that it was safe, Flender handed the stone box to Yu Xiaogang, letting the professional handle it.
Instead of opening the stone box immediately, Yu Xiaogang first conducted some research, even taking out many tools from his Storage Soul Tool to aid in the study.
"This is a type of lead stone, which can effectively isolate Soul Power fluctuations. It's generally used to seal items containing Soul Power energy. However, it seems that some small Soul Beast tore through the outer seal, allowing the Soul Power fluctuations of the items inside to be revealed. We're lucky!"
After studying it for a while, Yu Xiaogang's face lit up with joy.
Anything that emits fluctuations of Soul Power is definitely not a simple item; it seems they won't be leaving empty-handed this time.
It must be said that Bibi Dong's confidant was very clever; he considered all aspects and arranged the scene perfectly, without arousing any suspicion from anyone.
Soon, Yu Xiaogang, having confirmed that there was no danger inside the stone box, opened it. But when they saw the items sealed inside, all three of them were stunned.
"Eyeballs, what kind of Soul Tool is that?"
Staring blankly at the eye-shaped thing, Flender really couldn't figure out what it was.
Liu Erlong, who was standing to the side, was also puzzled. Only Yu Xiaogang was initially a little confused, but then she seemed to have thought of something and suddenly became excited. She immediately resealed the stone box and put it into her own Storage Soul Tool.
" Flender, Erlong, be on guard. Scout the surroundings and make sure no fourth person is hiding in the shadows."
After carefully putting away the stone box, Yu Xiaogang quickly told his two companions to keep watch and prevent a fourth person from seeing it.
If things really go as he thinks, then he's really made a fortune this time.
However, that kind of thing is too precious, and even with their current strength, they cannot protect it. Once the news leaks out, it will inevitably cause a bloodbath.
Therefore, we must be vigilant at this moment and eliminate any possibility of leakage.
Knowing Yu Xiaogang's temperament, Liu Erlong immediately became vigilant, while Flender spared no effort in expending his Soul Power to use his reconnaissance Soul Skill to carefully investigate everything around him, all while his face was filled with excitement.
He knew Yu Xiaogang's personality very well; if he was being so serious and cautious, he must have encountered a great treasure.
This time they really hit the jackpot!