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However, only a few hundred sea clans were qualified to partake in the exploration of the Ancient Human Clan relics, as per the rules, a sea clan must ally with a human clan.
This meant that the upcoming exploration of the Ancient Human Clan relics would involve two hundred powers from both the sea and human clans.
During the ancient wars, mountains crumbled and the ground split asunder, turning what was once land into what is now the Southern Sea Domain.
Therefore, most of the relics at the bottom of the Southern Sea Domain are of human races from ancient lands rather than from sea clans.
The relics of the Ancient Human Clan that were explored this time were discovered by chance, and they were relics of a Small World, though the portal into them had been severely damaged by the past wars.
Once the relics were successfully explored, the strong powers realized that stabilizing the entrance wasn’t a problem, but there were limitations.
Only Soul Martial Artists below the Life and Death Realm could enter, as those above would destabilize the damaged portal and cause it to collapse.
For this reason, the major forces decided that since the damaged portal could only allow entry of younger generations, it was better to let them explore, not only to gain experience but also to reap many benefits.
The exploration of the Ancient Human Clan relics turned into a grand gathering of talents from the Southern Sea Domain and parts of the Southern Domain, simply called the South Meeting.
At this moment, Lin Qian and his group were on their way to the South Meeting.
The custom warship made for the Eastern Division Clan was too conspicuous to use, so they rode on the mount of Zhang Tianxin.
The Fierce King Whale!
As the name suggests, it was a sea beast resembling the giant whales Lin Qian had seen in his previous life, only much larger.
Moreover, on the body of the Fierce King Whale, there was an exoskeleton-like tough armor, akin to wearing a layer of brown armor, which greatly enhanced its originally weak defenses.
Above the head of the Fierce King Whale, that exoskeleton-like armor resembled a royal crown,
which is the origin of its name.
On the flat surface of the crown-like bones on top of the Fierce King Whale’s head, there was also a large mansion built, typically styled after the Sea Clan: encrusted with Sea Blue Crystal.
Furthermore, the surface of the crown-like bones on the whale’s head was engraved with Array patterns, forming an Array barrier that tightly protected the mansion, safeguarding it against the rushing water.
These days, Zhang Zide, Li Yunfeng, Zhang Qi, and Zhang Wenxuan were in high spirits.
Because of the profits from the Gambling Treasure Conference, Lin Qian had distributed five hundred million top-grade Soul Crystals to each of them!
Naturally, Ye Xin was excluded from the split; whenever she needed something, she would simply ask Lin Qian directly.
A full five hundred million! Although it was less than what Lin Qian had earned, they barely exerted any effort at the Gambling Treasure Conference and had gotten so many Soul Crystals reliably; there was nothing to complain about.
Their affection for Lin Qian also deepened, feeling that he was truly generous.
Although Lin Qian knew that even if he hadn’t distributed so many Soul Crystals, they wouldn’t have blamed him,
seeing their happy expressions filled Lin Qian with satisfaction.
Their time spent together these days had also fostered a strong friendship, and Lin Qian had fully gauged their character, deeming them worthy of association.
With so many earnings, why not share the spoils with them?
Sharing blessings is easy to say, but difficult to do.
Lin Qian also believed that since everyone was in such good spirits, their performance would be better when they entered the Ancient Human Clan relic, and their trust and cooperation with each other would be smoother.
When in good spirits, everything naturally tends to go well.
Within the mansion, a part of the space had been renovated, specially designed without water, as not only Lin Qian and Ye Xin from the Human Clan were going, but also many from the Carefree Sect.
The Eight-Armed Sea Clan was relatively close to the Ancient Human Clan relic, yet it still took two months to get there.
By now, over a month had already passed.
Inside the bedroom in the courtyard where Lin Qian resided within the mansion, he sat quietly in a meditative posture on the bed, while Ye Xin also sat cross-legged opposite him.
Lin Qian, thanks to the Huaxia Empire that channeled nature’s spiritual energy into his body through the Sky Trace, could manipulate the surrounding aura, thereby doubling the cultivation effect intentionally near him.
"Fat water does not flow into someone else’s field," as they say, and such a good opportunity, Lin Qian naturally kept for his wife.
At that moment, Lin Qian suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Ye Xin who was still quietly cultivating in front of him, and chose not to disturb her.
Soul Power gathered in front of him, and the golden system suddenly appeared before him, displaying a scroll that clearly stated one thing:
Soul Pearl research was successful!
The so-called Soul Pearl was a novel item that Lin Qian had found in an Ancient relic at the Gambling Treasure Conference.
When Zhuge Ming saw it, he frantically urged Lin Qian to buy it.
Zhuge Ming had seen it mentioned in ancient texts before and had been eyeing it for a long time.
The Soul Pearl could have one’s soul power infused into it and be controlled by thoughts. For instance, during Artifact Refining, embedding a Soul Pearl in a Soul Device with one’s soul power infused would greatly enhance control over the Soul Device.
According to Zhuge Ming’s concept, this item was simply indispensable for the Puppet Body Plan.
The Soul Pearl, serving as the soul for the Puppet Body, allowed warriors to inject their soul power into it and then control the puppet’s body.
However, the continued inability to find a Soul Pearl had been a frustration, as there was nothing like it in the Huaxia Empire.
In past life games, where there was no concept of souls, such an item was impossible to exist. The only thing related to souls was mental attacks and potions for healing mental damage.
After obtaining the Soul Pearl, Zhuge Ming excitedly dove into researching it. He wanted to uncover all its mysteries, try to improve it, and see if it could be mass-produced.
After all, the number of warriors in the Huaxia Empire was frighteningly large!
And now the message he was conveying to Lin Qian was naturally that the research on the Soul Pearl was successful and brought him news.
"Xinxin…" Following that, Lin Qian retracted his Soul Power and softly called out to his beautiful fiancée.
Ye Xin’s eyelashes gently fluttered, her beautiful eyes slowly opened, withdrawing from her cultivation state, looking at Lin Qian with a confused expression, not understanding why he had suddenly called her.
"Haven’t you always wanted to see what the real Huaxia Empire is like?" Seeing the puzzled look on Ye Xin’s face, Lin Qian spoke with a light chuckle.
Ye Xin, at first unresponsive, followed by a muffled gasp, covered her mouth: "Little Qian, could it be…"
Lin Qian flipped his hand, revealing a dark grey spherical pearl in his palm, nodding to Ye Xin: "Now, you can see it with your own eyes."