chsdbacks Chapter 114 Key Link 1: Building Faith
Chapter 114 Key Link 1: Building Faith
Chapter 114 A Crucial Link: The Construction of Faith
"Hmm? That scent feels so familiar?"
Just as Jiang Xiu and Na'er passed by Tang Wulin, Tang Wulin seemed to sense something, suddenly stopped what he was doing, and looked around.
But Jiang Xiu and Na'er did not stop. Instead, they continued walking into the distance and soon disappeared from the Tianhai Alliance arena.
"How strange, why do I feel a strange sense of familiarity with Jiang Xiu?" Tang Wulin scratched his head slightly, puzzled, as he watched the two figures disappear.
"Tang Wulin, why aren't you eating? I've already finished mine." Just as Tang Wulin was puzzled, Xu Lizhi had finished the food in front of him and was about to reach for Tang Wulin's plate.
"Stop!" Tang Wulin immediately slapped Xu Lizhi's hand away and quickly stuffed the food into his mouth.
Although he no longer possesses the essence of the Golden Dragon King, his appetite has not diminished.
"I'm still hungry, so I'll have to eat my own buns." Xu Lizhi sighed, rubbing his round belly as the last of the food disappeared.
"Little foodie, what are you doing here? I told you not to wander around. What if there are people outside with bad intentions? You are a member of Shrek Academy now."
Just as Xu Lizhi was gathering steamed buns with her soul power, a dashing figure appeared behind her, and it was none other than Ye Xinglan with a stern face.
"Sister Xinglan!" Turning around and seeing the person behind him, Xu Lizhi was startled and quickly said, "I'm just hungry and want to eat something..."
"Let's go, the teacher is already waiting for us." Ye Xinglan glanced at Tang Wulin and the others indifferently, tossed her golden hair, and walked out with great efficiency.
"Wu Lin, I'm leaving now. Let's meet again tonight." Xu Lizhi gave Tang Wu Lin a finger and immediately followed Ye Xinglan. Beneath his honest appearance, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes as he looked at Ye Xinglan's back.
"Oh, okay." Tang Wulin nodded slightly. He had only known Xu Lizhi for a short time, but they were both big eaters and shared some similar interests.
"Wu Lin, come here for a moment." At this moment, the aloof Wu Changkong walked over from a distance and waved to Tang Wu Lin.
"Teacher, what's wrong? Is there some competition to arrange?" Tang Wulin followed behind Wu Changkong until they stopped in a secluded place.
"It's not about the competition," Wu Changkong shook his head slightly, looking at Tang Wulin with a complicated expression. "Wulin, your teacher has used every connection at hand, but hasn't found any trace of your parents."
"..." Tang Wulin fell silent upon hearing this, his voice hoarse as he asked, "Teacher, what if my parents..."
"Don't overthink it. Your teacher will definitely help you find your parents." Wu Changkong's face darkened, and he waved his hand to interrupt. "What did your parents do before, or did they have any special skills? The more details the better."
"What do they do..." Tang Wulin was slightly taken aback. "My parents used to be pharmacists. In the letters they left me, they said they went to work as pharmacists at a big company, saying they would earn enough money for me to buy soul spirits."
Wu Changkong raised an eyebrow slightly and murmured, "A pharmacist..."
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Inside the Blacksmiths' Association's exclusive hotel.
Jiang Xiu sat cross-legged on the bed, black mist swirling in his hands. A tall figure slowly rose from the shadows, his scarlet eyes filled with icy coldness.
But the moment he saw Jiang Xiu, his loyalty vanished, and he chuckled as he came to Jiang Xiu's side.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
Jiang Xiu glanced at the Ant King and gestured for him to sit down in the chair next to him.
As one of his two generals, the Ant Queen, with her extraordinary sense of danger, was always kept by his side to protect his safety.
"How's it going with Ba Huang?" Jiang Xiu asked softly.
Mentioning Emperor Ba, Emperor Ant's expression immediately turned serious. "It has been half a year since Emperor Ba and Emperor Lie sparred. Emperor Ba has not left his palace during these months, presumably he has been cultivating and preparing for the sparring in six months."
"Six months is plenty of time to prepare," Jiang Xiu nodded thoughtfully.
After returning to the Holy Spirit Cult, Dark Bell sent him a message saying that the Holy Spirit Cult was indeed preparing materials for the Blood River God-Slaying Array, but had not yet conveyed the specific layout of the array to them.
However, Dark Bell guarantees that the array can be set up within a month.
As for the life force and resentment required for the Blood River God-Slaying Array, Jiang Xiu has already entrusted the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor to do so. Within the Abyss Plane, there are plenty of these things available, since the Abyss is never short of Abyss creatures.
Furthermore, they don't need too many; they don't necessarily need to reach the level of a true god-level formation. They only need enough to kill the Ba Emperor.
"Has that thing been successfully condensed?" Everything was proceeding according to plan. Jiang Xiu looked at the Ant King and then activated his Monarch Domain, isolating himself from the outside world.
"You can rest assured that I can handle things well." The Ant King grinned, placed his hands on his heart, and a rhombus-shaped abyss crystal slowly floated out.
"Buzzing!"
The Ant King unleashed abyssal energy from its hand, slowly injecting it into the abyssal crystal. The purplish-black crystal slowly opened a slit, from which a wisp of pure white, almost transparent thread slowly floated out.
This wisp of transparent silk was quite mysterious, belonging to none of the categories of soul power, blood energy, or abyssal energy, yet it faintly exuded an alluring aura, quietly floating in mid-air.
"My lord, this is the power of faith you asked me to gather, though it is only a little bit." The Ant Queen held it up with both hands and handed it to Jiang Xiu.
Upon seeing the transparent thread, Jiang Xiu's eyes lit up, and he solemnly accepted it.
This power of faith is the key to his participation in the competition in the East China Sea. Students like Yu Yuanheng from Shrek Academy are merely stepping stones; he wants to lure out the bigger fish.
"My lord, as you know, although our Ant King Clan and Bat King Clan have many members, very few are intelligent. The power of faith can only temporarily condense these few." After handing it to Jiang Xiu, the Ant King explained with some concern.
"Not bad, you've done very well." Jiang Xiu examined the power of faith in his hand, a slight smile appearing on his lips as he praised him.
"It would be good if I could share the burden for my lord," the Ant King replied solemnly, his eyes extremely firm, though he was somewhat puzzled.
Not long ago, Jiang Xiu suddenly asked him if he could condense the power of faith. Having conquered many planes, he naturally knew that this special energy existed.
This requires extremely devout believers, and as the emperor of a clan, he naturally has loyal subordinates, but he had never paid attention to this kind of energy before.
Because if they want to break through in cultivation, they can only rely on racial advancement wars to fundamentally upgrade at the plane level. After all, their origin is closely connected with the abyss plane, and the power of faith is extremely useless to them.
Moreover, although their races are numerous, few are intelligent. The races mentioned earlier are indeed much more intelligent, but their numbers are extremely small, so they cannot pose a significant threat. Therefore, they are not interested in the power of faith throughout the entire abyss.
Compared to the power of faith, the life force can be plundered much faster.
"Everything is ready now, we just need to wait for the competition to begin."
Jiang Xiu's purple eyes transformed into blood-red pupils, piercing through the King's Domain and gazing into the distance.
In this world, only that Holy Spirit Douluo can directly perceive the power of faith...
(End of this chapter)