"One of the Nine Great Divine Souls?"
"This... this is really one of the Nine Great Divine Souls you're talking about?"
Hearing this, Old Cat was so overjoyed that drool was practically dripping from his mouth.
Wasn't this treasure the dream he had been chasing his entire life?
So right now, he wanted to make absolutely sure whether it was real.
"Most likely, it is," Tao Wu said.
"We've struck it rich this time! We've truly struck it rich!"
"Brother Chu Feng, what did I tell you? Fortune favors the bold. Good thing we came, or we would have missed out on this supreme treasure."
Old Cat was grinning from ear to ear, dancing with excitement.
"Easy there, Old Kitty, don't get so worked up. Although the Nine Great Divine Souls are incredibly powerful, they cannot fuse with anyone from the Martial Cultivation World."
Tao Wu added.
"Cannot fuse? What does that mean?"
Old Cat's expression froze. This revelation seemed to have shattered his little fantasy.
Even Chu Feng was staring intently at Tao Wu.
"In simple terms — you, Brother Chu Feng, and I, none of us can use it," Tao Wu said.
"What? We can't use it?"
"If we can't use it, then why hype it up so much?"
Hearing this, Old Cat immediately grew somewhat disappointed.
"We can't use it, but a World Spirit can."
"If a World Spirit obtains one of the Nine Great Divine Souls, its comprehension ability will be greatly enhanced. Even within the Martial Cultivation World, it will be able to learn special cultivation methods, rather than having to rely solely on devouring origins to advance its cultivation."
Tao Wu said.
"So after all this, this incredible treasure is meant for World Spirits," Old Cat sighed.
"Of course it's for World Spirits — why else would it appear here?"
"My guess is that the powerful World Spirit that was refined inside this Demon Coffin once possessed this item during its lifetime."
"Although it has now been refined, its divine soul was left behind."
"That's why whoever set up these formations designed so many trials — to leave this divine soul for the one fated to receive it."
"So, do you two still want to continue? The trials ahead will be nine deaths and one life."
After Tao Wu finished speaking, he looked toward Chu Feng and Old Cat.
"But even if we get this treasure, there's only one. Who would we give it to? Might as well just sell it and trade for treasures of equal value, then split the profits three ways."
Old Cat said.
"Sell it?"
"Take a look at these two barrier gates."
"The gate on the right can only be entered by a World Spirit."
"And we can only enter the gate on the left."
"Do you know what that means?" Tao Wu asked.
"Could it be that the World Spirit and its master have to cooperate in order to have a chance of obtaining this divine soul?" Old Cat asked.
"It's more than just cooperation. My guess is that this arrangement requires both the master and the World Spirit to undergo their own separate trials."
"Only when both pass their respective trials will the divine soul grant its approval."
"At that point, the divine soul will also directly merge into the World Spirit's body. And you want to sell it? How would you even sell it?" Tao Wu said.
"If that's the case, then wouldn't this divine soul belong to Dragon Eight Daoist or Dragon Nine Daoist?" Old Cat said.
"Not necessarily. It's all about effort and determination," Tao Wu said.
"Effort and determination, my foot! Can you defeat Dragon Eight Daoist? Or can you defeat Dragon Nine Daoist?"
"Can your World Spirit beat their World Spirits?"
Old Cat fired off question after question.
"Look at you, so spineless. You'll never know unless you try."
Tao Wu cast a disdainful glance at Old Cat, then turned to Chu Feng and said, "Little Brother Chu Feng, what do you think?"
"A fortune like this — I don't intend to miss it."
"I want to give it a try," Chu Feng said.
"Now that's more like it."
As Tao Wu spoke, he opened the World Spirit Gate, and from within stepped a World Spirit — a Spirit from the Demon Spirit World, radiating the aura of a Fourth Grade Half God.
After stepping out, it first bowed to Tao Wu, then walked straight through the right-hand barrier gate — the one that only a World Spirit could enter.
"Fourth Grade Half God?"