"So it needs a Half Ancestral-level soul. That does give me an idea, but at that level, souls are extremely difficult to refine." Chu Feng couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed. He had originally wanted to gather materials and refine a soul as quickly as possible, but it seemed he would have to put that plan on hold.
"Actually, it's quite simple. Once you enter the Outer Realm in the future, Half Ancestral experts will be plentiful. At that point, you can just use the souls of other martial cultivators," Azure Dragon said.
"That's rather cruel, isn't it?" Vermilion Bird remarked.
"Cruel? What's cruel about it? Find some truly vile people and use their souls — there's nothing cruel about that. For them, it might even be a kind of mercy," Bai Hu said dismissively.
"In that case, couldn't we just use the Hall Master of the Dark Hall's soul?" Azure Dragon suggested.
"That would work. The Hall Master of the Dark Hall committed every evil under the sun — he deserves to be killed."
"And he's a Half Ancestral standing right here on the Martial Continent. As long as we refine that fellow into a soul and fuse it into this Emperor Armament, that should do it." This time, both Bai Hu and Vermilion Bird voiced their agreement.
"No." Yet to the Four Great Sacred Beasts' excellent suggestion, Chu Feng shook his head.
"Why not?" the Four Great Sacred Beasts asked, puzzled.
"The Hall Master of the Dark Hall must die." A flash of cold ruthlessness crossed Chu Feng's eyes.
In that moment, all four Sacred Beasts understood what Chu Feng meant, so they said nothing more.
As for Chu Feng, he put away the Emperor Armament and then set off, departing from the place.
But before leaving, he used his barrier techniques to seal off the area.
The truth was, he feared that someone might stumble into the place by accident. With all the treasures here now taken by Chu Feng, it had become an empty tomb. Entering it would bring nothing but danger upon danger — and rather than let future explorers risk their lives for nothing, it was better to seal the place off entirely and be done with it.
And through the Four Great Sacred Beasts' accounts, Chu Feng finally learned the full story of what had happened all those years ago.
Just as Chu Feng had once guessed, the battle between Qing Xuantian and the Magma Emperor had been earth-shattering and heaven-rending. But with the aid of the Four Great Sacred Beasts, Qing Xuantian had managed to suppress the Magma Emperor for a time.
It seemed as though Qing Xuantian was about to seize an absolute advantage. But near where the two were fighting, a spatial rift leading to the Eastern Sea suddenly appeared. The Magma Emperor fled into the rift, and Qing Xuantian naturally followed close behind — and just like that, the battlefield shifted from the Martial Continent to the Eastern Sea.
And it was in the Eastern Sea that the Four Great Sacred Beasts used their own bodies to seal away the Magma Emperor.
As for everything that followed, Chu Feng already knew the rest.
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At that moment, Chu Feng had arrived at the Eastern Sea, soaring silently across the towering waves without a soul detecting his presence.
His speed was incredible, yet no one could sense him in the slightest. After all, with Chu Feng's current level of cultivation, he could already be considered a godlike existence in the Eastern Sea.
"Four Seniors, I have one more question. I wonder if the four of you could answer it for me?" After inquiring about Qing Xuantian's history, Chu Feng spoke up once more.
"What is it? Go ahead," the Four Sacred Beasts said in unison. After their lengthy exchange, they found that Chu Feng was growing more and more to their liking. They genuinely enjoyed chatting with him — they had practically reached the point where there was nothing they wouldn't discuss.
"Back inside the Gate of Martial Skills, I obtained the techniques left behind by Senior Qing Xuantian. Among them, there is one that is extraordinarily powerful — it's called the Heaven-restraining Firmament Transformation."
"The might of this Heaven-restraining Firmament Transformation is immense — it has already surpassed the Heaven-restraining tier of martial techniques. I'm not sure whether this technique should be classified as a Heaven-restraining martial art or as one of those legendary God-restraining martial arts?" Chu Feng asked.