"So I need a Half-Ancestor-level soul? That's a good reminder, but souls at that level are nearly impossible to refine." Chu Feng couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. He had originally wanted to gather the materials and refine a soul as quickly as possible, but now it seemed he had no choice but to shelve the idea.
"It's actually quite simple. Once you enter the Outer Realm in the future, Half-Ancestor experts will be abundant. At that point, you can use the souls of other cultivators," the Azure Dragon said.
"Isn't that far too cruel?" the Vermilion Bird said.
"Cruel? What's cruel about using the souls of great villains? For them, it might even be a form of mercy," said Bai Hu, dismissively.
"In that case, why don't we just use the soul of the Dark Hall Master?" the Azure Dragon suggested.
"That works. The Dark Hall Master committed every evil under the sun — he deserves to die."
"And he's a Half-Ancestor right here in the Martial Sacred Land. All we need to do is refine that fellow into a soul and fuse it into this Imperial Weapon, and the job's done." At that, Bai Hu and the Vermilion Bird both voiced their agreement in unison.
"No." Yet, despite this excellent proposal from the Four Sacred Beasts, Chu Feng shook his head.
"Why not?" the Four Sacred Beasts asked, confused.
"The Dark Hall Master must die." A flash of ruthlessness crossed Chu Feng's eyes.
At that moment, the Four Sacred Beasts understood what Chu Feng meant, and they said nothing more.
As for Chu Feng, he put away the Imperial Weapon and set off, leaving the place behind.
But before he departed, he used his barrier technique to seal off the area.
In truth, he was afraid that someone might stumble in by accident. With all the treasures here now taken by Chu Feng, the place had become an empty tomb. Entering it would yield nothing but layers of danger — rather than let future travelers risk their lives here, it was better to seal it off once and for all.
And through the Four 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-shaking and soul-rending. But with the help of the Four Sacred Beasts, Qing Xuantian had managed to suppress the Magma Emperor for a time.
It seemed as though Qing Xuantian was about to gain an absolute advantage, when suddenly, not far from where they fought, a spatial rift leading to the Eastern Sea Region appeared.
The Magma Emperor fled into the spatial rift, and Qing Xuantian naturally pursued close behind. Just like that, the two shifted their battlefield from the Martial Sacred Land to the Eastern Sea Region.
And it was in the Eastern Sea Region that the Four Sacred Beasts used their physical bodies to seal away the Magma Emperor.
As for what happened after that, Chu Feng already knew everything.
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At this moment, Chu Feng had arrived in the Eastern Sea Region, soaring silently above the towering waves.
His speed was extraordinary, yet no one could detect his presence. After all, with Chu Feng's current level of cultivation, he could be considered a god-like existence in the Eastern Sea Region.
"Seniors, I have one more question — might I ask if you could answer it?" After inquiring about the deeds of Qing Xuantian, Chu Feng spoke up once more.
"Go ahead, ask," the Four Sacred Beasts said together. After their lengthy conversation, they found Chu Feng increasingly to their liking. They enjoyed talking with him so much that they had essentially reached the point where they would discuss anything.
"When I was inside the Gate of Martial Arts, I obtained a martial art left behind by Senior Qing Xuantian. Among them, there is one particularly powerful technique called the Emperor's Forbidden Sky Transformation."
"The power of the Emperor's Forbidden Sky Transformation is immense — it has already surpassed Heaven-restricted martial arts. I'm not sure whether this Emperor's Forbidden Sky Transformation should be classified as a Heaven-restricted martial art, or as the legendary God-restricted martial art?" Chu Feng asked.