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Chapter 448: The Search for the Scorching Soul! Time Projection Appears Again!
Chapter 448: The Search for the Scorching Soul! Time Projection Appears Again!
The phone rang with a crisp sound.
Su Ping blinked, feeling a headache about the call, but this time, he decided to answer it.
"Hello, Huang Tianbing?" Su Ping asked with a smile.
Huang Tianbing, on the other end of the line, was surprised and quickly replied, "Oh, Little Ancestor, you're being too polite. If you don't mind, just call me Little Huang."
Ignoring Huang Tianbing's attitude, Su Ping smiled again and asked, "What's up?"
Although he could guess, Huang Tianbing had told him countless times about the secret realm.
"It's still about the secret realm, right? How are things? Do you have time recently? There's a tricky one, but it won't take too long. It's in Huaiyang Province, near you..."
Su Ping blinked, recalling the numerous times Huang Tianbing had mentioned the secret realm and its final handling.
He had declined many times before.
However, this time, it seemed different.
He paused, not responding to Huang Tianbing's words, but instead, facing Yun Sheng's gaze, he asked, "Huang Tianbing, do you have any news or information about the Scorching Soul? If there's any news about this pet, I can make time to help you with it..."
As time passed, their identities and positions had changed significantly.
In the beginning, Su Ping relied on his connection with Cold Grandpa to enter the Celestial Observatory, and Huang Tianbing did have some authority over him.
But now, apart from those miscellaneous honorary titles and positions, Su Ping's most important identity was as the holder of the Dragon Emblem and the Dragon Seal.
Furthermore, he was also a Cultivator and a Mechanic, holding important positions in their respective associations.
These factors alone meant that there was no superior-subordinate relationship between Su Ping and Huang Tianbing.
On the contrary, if Su Ping made a request, it was the Celestial Observatory that would need to cooperate fully.
Su Ping understood this, and so did Huang Tianbing.
In fact, Huang Tianbing was more than willing to accommodate Su Ping's requests.
The reason was simple; as long as there was room for negotiation, things would be easier to handle.
If there was no negotiation, that's when things became truly difficult.
As expected, upon hearing Su Ping's words, Huang Tianbing was taken aback, but then he smiled and said, "The Scorching Soul? Su Ping, hold on, I'll ask..."
He hung up the phone.
Yun Sheng, standing nearby, had also heard the conversation and nodded with a smile, "That's one way to do it. In recent years, the frequency of secret realm appearances has increased, and the number of occurrences has grown. At the same time, some ancient secret realms from the distant past have also emerged.
Within these secret realms, there might truly be some extinct and vanished pets! However, Su Ping, you don't seem to know much about the Scorching Soul, do you?"
As these words were spoken, Su Ping was about to respond instinctively, but his heart skipped a beat, and his expression remained unchanged, "Of course, I know about it. I came across its ability characteristics while reading ancient books, especially its unique skill 'Jade and Stone Destruction' left a deep impression. This time, I'm mainly focusing on that aspect.
I didn't actively search for it, and I didn't realize it had already disappeared."
"Oh, no wonder. It seems you've read quite a wide range of books."
Yun Sheng nodded, and the doubt in his eyes faded.
Su Ping smiled and rubbed his nose, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
If not for his quick reaction, he might have easily been suspected.
Although his status and position were rising, he still needed to be cautious about revealing too much.
If he didn't know much about the Scorching Soul, how could he have thought of using it to cultivate the first stage of Nan Ming Li Huo? It just so happened that he didn't know the Scorching Soul had already become extinct.
In the future, he must be more careful when expressing his cultivation ideas and ensure he gathers information beforehand.
Fortunately, his search for information was timely.
In fact, apart from the help of the Ten Thousand Souls Codex, Su Ping's own learning had almost never stopped.
However, the countless resources and skills of the pets in this world were beyond imagination, and it was impossible for anyone to master them all.
Su Ping could only ensure his own learning at corresponding stages and try to learn from the cultivation results provided by the Ten Thousand Souls Codex.
Yun Sheng didn't continue to dwell on the topic but instead turned to Su Ping, "Su Ping, where do you think we should start with the cultivation?"
"Su Ping blinked, then said, 'It's simple. Transform the flame itself. For a fire-type pet, it's a drastic change! To achieve this, we must start from the source.'"
"The source?" Yun Sheng asked, slightly confused.
"The source of life is the soul! Fortunately, Little Flame has a unique skill called Flame Soul. I've never seen this skill in any other fire-type pets."
Su Ping explained, also setting the stage for his own monstrous abilities.
It was because of the Flame Sovereign's Little Flame that he had such knowledge and understanding.
As expected, when he mentioned this, Yun Sheng nodded.
"To find and capture a Flame Soul is your luck, and also the luck of our Dragon Nation! But then, do you plan to transform all pets' souls into Flame Souls?"
Su Ping nodded. "Yes, but this should only be the beginning. Flame Soul merely changes the form of the soul. The rest requires an ignitable flame seed, which must fuse with the Flame Soul. As for what kind of flame the flame seed can ignite, it depends on the subsequent cultivation."
"I estimate this process and stage won't be too short," Su Ping added.
Yun Sheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She opened her mouth, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Su Ping, if that's the case, is my Phoenix Blaze..."
Su Ping shook his head.
"Senior Yun Sheng, we haven't started the cultivation yet, so no one can be sure about it. But if my guess is correct, the higher the grade of the pet, the more difficult it will be to complete this cultivation."
"However, if possible, you can try to find out if there's any news about legendary fire-type resources."
In fact, Su Ping was just comforting her.
Even if a legendary resource was found and fed to the Scorching Soul, it might not have the power to withstand the fusion, even with the support of a legendary resource.
Legendary resources were far more precious than holy spirit-grade resources, not just ten times more. Yun Sheng's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, but she soon shook her head.
"Don't worry. Let's try it first and see if we can really achieve this cultivation as you described."
Su Ping didn't speak further.
Before long, Huang Tianbing's call came through again.
"Hello, Huang Tianbing, how's the situation?"
"Master Su, I'm lucky. We captured a Scorching Soul in a secret realm that appeared in the Western Desert Province the day before yesterday. It's currently at the Celestial Observatory..."
Huang Tianbing's voice carried excitement.
Su Ping's eyes lit up.
"Great! Then tell me about the secret realm you need my help with."
Ordinary secret realms didn't require Su Ping's intervention.
After a while, the secret realm's energy dissipated, and it naturally collapsed.
Only extremely unstable secret realms required early destruction to prevent any impact on the surrounding environment.
This was a risky operation.
"Phew... Thank you. The secret realm in Huaiyang Province has some fierce pets and beasts, but the secret realm's special energy has caused a significant leak, leading to some time chaos at the entrance, which is very troublesome!"
Huang Tianbing exhaled and quickly explained.
"Time-based secret realm?" Su Ping's eyebrows rose.
He was intrigued.
Time-based secret realms were rare, and even more so when they derived from a time-based beast, transforming into a time-based secret realm after the beast tamer's death.
Thinking of this, Su Ping spoke up, "Alright, send me the specific location on my phone, and I'll set off tomorrow. But Huang Tianbing, one thing at a time. After getting the Scorching Soul, you must give it to me! This matter is of great importance, and Senior Yun Sheng is watching."
"I wouldn't dare deceive you! Rest assured, I'll have it sent from the capital. I'm in Huaiyang Province now, and I'll have them deliver it here directly. We can exchange money and goods at that time, right?"
"Huang Tianbing sighed helplessly.
It's like a secret deal with the mafia, I've already said that I'll hand over the money and you'll deliver the goods, so Su Ping didn't say anything more.
Seeing Su Ping hang up the call, Yun Sheng nodded in agreement:
'I'll come with you tomorrow too, just in case you encounter any danger!'
This was inevitable.
For an expedition into a secret realm, even if Yun Sheng didn't accompany them, the other two Holy Spirit-ranked beings in the Ten Thousand Spirit Heart wouldn't just stand by and do nothing.
Su Ping nodded and glanced at the address Huang Tianbing had sent, then bid farewell to Yun Sheng and headed to a laboratory where Mu Xin was located.
Suddenly, he flung open the laboratory doors, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Su Ping, filled with confusion and exhaustion.
Su Ping was startled by the sight:
'Damn, I'm telling you, if you're going to die, don't do it at my place! I can't explain this!'
Indeed, the bearded, disheveled, and bloodshot-eyed man before him was none other than Ye Zhou, whom he hadn't seen for many days.
Before Ye Zhou could speak, a rustling sound echoed, and Su Ping saw the Book of Time, small as a butterfly with its pages spread, flying towards him.
As it flew, the pages rapidly flashed with words:
'Wuwuwu, o(╥﹏╥)o Great Master, have you finally come to save Xiao Shi?'
"What's going on here?"
'During the days without you, Xiao Shi has suffered the humiliation of this pervert! If not for me guarding your chastity, I might have already...'
Su Ping rolled his eyes at the dramatic little guy, then glanced at Ye Zhou.
Though exhausted, Ye Zhou nodded upon seeing Su Ping, acknowledging his arrival:
"You're here?"
"Yeah! What's wrong with you?"
"The Time Projection cultivation is complete. I've been researching the ability of this little guy these days."
"How's the research going?" Su Ping eyed the lifeless Ye Zhou, genuinely afraid he might keel over.
Even a Monarch-ranked Beastmaster's physical strength, though enhanced, couldn't withstand such reckless cultivation.
Ye Zhou's face was etched with fatigue:
"It's a bit much! But I haven't seemed to research anything substantial..."
"..."
Su Ping blinked:
"You should rest. Tomorrow, let's go to a time-related secret realm in Huaiyang Province. Maybe we'll find some information or heritage that will aid in Xiao Shi's research!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhou first frowned but then nodded, agreeing to the trip:
"Alright!"
Then, Su Ping watched as Ye Zhou didn't return to his room but instead lay down on the laboratory floor, soon emitting a sweet snoring sound.
Su Ping pursed his lips.
Recalling their first meeting, though Ye Zhou's appearance was ordinary, compared to Su Ping's exceptional beauty, a gift from his father's ancestral tomb and his mother's meticulously selected genes from the Rong family, the difference was like heaven and earth.
But Ye Zhou was still vibrant and full of spirit.
Now?
If left on the streets, he'd likely end up in a shelter.
What had turned a once-vibrant young Beastmaster into this state?
Su Ping clicked his tongue.
Then, he glanced at Xiao Shi.
And indeed, the Time Projection appeared!
【Super Time Projection (Beginner): Search for the traces of past lives in fragments of time and perfectly project their evolution! An extremely special time-based skill! Note: The projected entity's cultivation level cannot exceed your own, and the time spent collecting cannot exceed one month!】
This was a rather simple skill, and at first glance, it didn't seem like a high-level skill.
But it was precisely because of this skill that Qian Yi had nearly been defeated.
Su Ping was still curious about how Ye Zhou had managed to cultivate it in just a few days.
However, as this was the heritage of Jiang Xuanji, he didn't dare ask too much.
Taking the now-free Xiao Shi, the next morning, Su Ping, along with the well-rested Ye Zhou, Long Er, and Yun Sheng, boarded the Proud Dragon and headed to Huaiyang Province, reaching the secret realm Huang Tianbing had mentioned.
(End of Chapter)
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