Chapter 278

In front of them were layers upon layers of rocks. This place was a few thousand meters away from the residential area of the Great Hidden Fort. It was a barren rocky area with no one living there, only a sentry post. This place was within a large defensive array, and there was a very simple and crude stone building.

Guo Shier and the others flew over at a low altitude. When Nan You landed below the stone building, a few professionals immediately ran over. Before they could ask anything, Nan You raised his identity token and said, "Who is the sentinel here? I am the clan's great elder, Nan You. Tell your sentinel to come and see me. "

A Primary Great Saint Master ran over and said, "West sentinel, Great Saint Master Nan Zhidong, greets the great elder."

Nan You didn't introduce Guo Shier and the other two. They all put away their identity tokens. Because Guo Shier's identity was too illustrious as an ancestor-level guest, once the people at the sentry post found out, they would definitely report it. Therefore, only Nan You could come forward to negotiate.

Nan You waved his hand and said, "I have a special mission here. No information is allowed to spread, understand?"

Seeing Nan You speak nonsense with a serious face, Guo Shier couldn't help but reveal a smile. This was the safest way, so the sentinel didn't dare to continue asking. With Nan You's identity and status, as well as the strength of the altar, it was enough to suppress the disciples here.

Nan Zhidong said, "Yes, great elder, please come in." As expected, he didn't dare to ask anymore.

Guo Shier glanced at Nan Zhidong. This person's hair was white, so he shouldn't be young anymore. Up until now, he was only a sentinel of the Great Hidden Fort. It could be seen that he was limited by his potential and couldn't advance any further. Perhaps after a few more years, he would be able to retire back to his clan.

Nan You turned around and said to Guo Shier, "Please."

Nan Zhidong was stunned. For a great elder to respectfully say please, it could be imagined that Guo Shier's status was even higher. However, he didn't dare to ask too much. Guo Shier said, "Let's go in together."

The stone building looked very rough on the outside, but it was very clean on the inside. The stone building had a total of three floors. Nan Zhidong vacated the third floor for Nan You and the others to live.

There was a platform outside Guo Shier's room. Next, Falconer and Luo Zhan lived next door. In order to control the people here, Nan You deliberately lived downstairs.

After releasing the sacrificial altar in the room, the handsome old man said, "For the next few days, you just need to focus on strengthening your soul. I'm going to refine something, mainly for protection … You won't be refined by others."

"Alright" of of of of Guo Shier nodded.

Luo Zhan asked, "Do you want Nan You to join us?"

Guo Shier pondered for a moment and said, "No, not for the time being. Wait until we leave this place and go to another place. Only then can we let him use the soul orb … It's better for us to be careful."

A Handsome Old Man also said, "Yes, it's safer this way. After all, he is a member of the Gu Nan family. If he has any bad ideas, he will be a great threat to us."

Luo Zhan nodded and said, "Yes." He also understood the importance of this matter. The soul orb could quickly enhance the soul, and Guo Shier could control the fluctuation of the soul and purify it. This was the secret to their rapid advancement. Revealing it to others wouldn't do anyone any good. Telling Nan You at this time was indeed not very appropriate.

A Handsome Old Man said, "During this time, the three of you should cultivate together. I hope there will be enough time."

Guo Shier said, "Let's see our luck. I reckon that the people of the Gu Nan family have set up a trap here. Then, they will use a large number of experts on the altar to attract that person … It's really a stupid method." Recalling that soul-shaking pressure, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head. That person was really too powerful.

A Handsome Old Man sighed and said, "Compared to our era, the number of truly powerful experts nowadays is too few. Alas."

Guo Shier said, "I think it's already quite a lot. That person is an exception."

A Handsome Old Man sighed and said, "Alright, let's get started. We don't have any time to waste. Oh right, tell Nan You to pay attention to the movements outside. We can't hide here without knowing anything."

Guo Shier nodded in agreement.

The three of them swallowed a soul orb each and immediately fused their souls together. Soon after, Guo Shier's soul began to fluctuate.

This kind of rapid soul strengthening method was very risky. However, with Guo Shier's Soul Scripture, the drawbacks could be eliminated. Absorbing a soul orb could only increase one's soul by one point. If a normal professional used it, at most a few soul orbs would cause their soul to become chaotic. This was because the soul contained the memory fragments of a person's growth. If there were too many memory fragments that could not be removed, it would affect one's control over the soul. This was a taboo matter for professionals.

The effect of the Soul Scripture was to cleanse and purify the soul, turning the soul orbs into one's own soul power. This way, one could quickly advance in rank.

Guo Shier understood this effect, but the one who felt it the most was A Handsome Old Man. He knew just how important this effect was. In their era, there had been people who had recklessly absorbed the souls of professionals. This caused them to go mad and become inhumane slaughterers. In the end, if they didn't die from being surrounded, they would die from their own madness. There were almost no exceptions.

There were only two kinds of people who could absorb other people's souls. One was the Black Symbol People, and the other was the possessors of Soul Altars. They could absorb other people's souls without any qualms. Of course, there were some restrictions. They could not absorb endlessly, and there were certain hidden dangers. There were no problems in the beginning, but they had to be very careful in the later stages.

Up until now, Guo Shier's soul ripples could be said to be perfect. This was what A Handsome Old Man felt personally. Because he was a soul, he was very sensitive to this kind of ripple. Thanks to Guo Shier's soul ripples, he had recovered from the damage to his soul. Right now, his soul was no weaker than when he had a physical body.

Four hours later, Guo Shier finished chanting. He only needed two hours to completely absorb a soul orb. The four hours of chanting was for the Falconer and Luo Zhan. They needed to rely on his soul ripples to absorb the soul orbs, so the effect wouldn't be as strong. It would take four hours to completely absorb the soul orbs.

After a short rest, Guo Shier went downstairs and found Nan You to ask about the situation. He said, "Nan You, do you have a way to obtain information about the Great Hidden Castle? I need to know the movements of the families and the missions of the altar experts. It would be best not to alarm the Southern Qiang Forefather."

Nan You nodded. "I have a way. Hehe, my family has many people serving in the Great Hidden Castle. Yes, I will send a message later."

Guo Shier nodded. "Uncle Falconer, Uncle Luo, and I are cultivating upstairs. Tell them not to disturb us. If there is, send me a message first. I will come down to see you. Also, be careful. Don't let the Forefather call you back."

Nan You nodded vigorously and said, "I understand."

Guo Shier patted his shoulder and turned to go upstairs.

According to A Handsome Old Man's calculations, Guo Shier would need a hundred to a hundred and twenty soul orbs to advance to the third level of the altar. Falconer and Luo Zhan would need ten to twenty soul orbs from Shier to advance to the first level. In addition, they would need a large amount of materials and corresponding inheritances.

Guo Shier wanted to eat the soul orbs one by one, but A Handsome Old Man stopped him. He didn't think it was worth the risk. There was still time, time to digest the soul orbs. He didn't want to see Guo Shier go crazy. Not only would Guo Shier not be able to bear the consequences, he wouldn't be able to bear it either.

Other than enjoying the soul waves for an hour while Guo Shier was chanting, A Handsome Old Man was busy refining the entire altar, preparing to use it to resist the powerful soul of that person. He used a large amount of the materials he obtained on the altar, especially the first level of the altar. It was inlaid with the natural golden runes, as well as the precious materials from the red gold mine, as well as the Gold Fiend and Fire Fiend.

He used every method he could think of in an attempt to give Guo Shier a chance to survive. After coming into contact with that person's soul, he knew very well that this person was unstoppable. Apart from the Professionals who had died by that person's hand, many people didn't know how terrifying that person was, including the Southern Qiang Ancestor.

Fifty days passed peacefully. During this time, Falconer and Luo Zhan's souls had reached the level of constructing the first level of the altar. However, neither of them dared to advance because they didn't know when that person would come. Once they started constructing the altar, it would be very difficult to stop. This was a crucial time. They couldn't be disturbed, or else they might lose their lives.

Guo Shier hadn't reached the edge of advancing yet. The amount of soul energy he needed was too great. Back then, he had directly advanced from a Great Saint Master to a two-level altar. If it weren't for A Handsome Old Man's help, it would have been difficult for him to even control the altar. With the passage of time and the help of the Soul Scriptures, he was gradually able to control the altar. However, his soul energy was still not enough.

After obtaining a large number of Soul Orbs, Guo Shier's soul had greatly increased. It had also developed to a certain extent. As long as he used a few more Soul Orbs, he would have enough soul energy to advance.

Falconer and Luo Zhan didn't use Soul Orbs anymore. Their soul energy had already reached the peak of the Illusionary Altar. Every time Guo Shier used the Soul Orbs and began to chant, they would sit to the side and purify their souls, increasing their soul energy.

From Nan You, Guo Shier received a steady stream of information.

That person had destroyed a total of four continents, not including the red gold continent. Apart from a few Professionals who had escaped, most of the people had been killed instantly. Guo Shier noticed something. At the beginning of the massacre, that person killed basically anyone. Later on, he only chose to kill Professionals. In the end, he only killed Senior professions.

When he told this to A Handsome Old Man, A Handsome Old Man said, "He no longer dares to recklessly devour souls. He only needs the souls of Professionals. Right now, what he needs is quality, not quantity. Have you noticed? The Illusionary Altar and above are the fastest to escape. He can't catch many of them, so he should be here soon."

On this day, after Guo Shier finished chanting, Falconer and Luo Zhan left the room. Guo Shier took out the altar and helped A Handsome Old Man refine a defensive Sacrificial Artifact. This Sacrificial Artifact had only been refined for about 20 days. During this time, A Handsome Old Man had been reinforcing the altar. This defensive Sacrificial Artifact made A Handsome Old Man feel like vomiting blood, even though he didn't have any flesh and blood.

This Sacrificial Artifact was not a new one. It was refined from his previous Sacrificial Artifact, which was the umbrella-shaped Sacrificial Artifact.

After listening to Guo Shier's opinion, the umbrella-shaped Sacrificial Artifact's appearance was completely changed into the shape of a pagoda. However, this pagoda was a little short. It only had three floors, and it was flat. Rather than saying it was a pagoda, it was more like three layers of umbrella-shaped surfaces stacked on top of each other. It looked a little strange.

Guo Shier named it the Umbrella Pagoda. He also used Gold Fiend and Fire Fiend. He also used a lot of Mutant and Mutant Humans' Soul Beads. Guo Shier had obtained a lot of them in the past. This time, he used almost all of them. He also used a lot of Mutant Rune Beasts' souls. According to A Handsome Old Man, this thing had almost no attack power, but its defense was very high.

Guo Shi 'er was very happy to hear this. He asked, "Can you resist that person's attack?"