Pondering Li Linghai's words, Li Yao looked at the glittering eyes of the white-haired witch and felt that her eyes were like two holes that led to boundless ice. There was no telling where they led. He felt that something was not right.
Using the Divine Soul Brand of an expert to cultivate was not a rare technique.
When Li Yao was a young man in the Xing Yao Federation, he had received the 'Enlightenment of Spiritual Seeds', in which the Yuanying experts melted their soul, strength, and lifelong understanding into a spiritual seed and poured it into the brain of the juniors. It was the fastest secret technique.
It was exactly with the secret technique of 'Enlightenment of Spiritual Seeds' that Li Yao's combat ability was instantly enhanced. That was why he had survived the cruel battles on Boneyard.
It was needless to say that such a secret technique was highly dangerous. One could easily be mentally deranged if they were not careful. Therefore, even in the Xing Yao Federation, it could only be practiced under the protection of the experts.
The soul mark of the legendary Supreme Emperor, in particular, was unparalleled and unbearable for common Cultivators.
However, now that Li Yao had advanced into the Divinity Transformation Stage, was a refiner who was adept at all kinds of magical equipment, was a freak who boasted the memories of Earth deep inside his brain, and had the mental devil, the weirdest existence, to share his burden, he was not scared of the side effects of the Imperial Fire Pearl at all.
He only vaguely felt that Li Linghai's weirdness was not directed at him.
That was even more uncanny.
Thinking quickly, Li Yao held the Imperial Fire Pearl in his hand again and smiled. "You are too generous, Your Grace. I feel that I don't deserve it!"
"Don't celebrate too early. There's another condition."
Indescribable brilliance flowed out of Li Linghai's eyes that were as cold as a frozen spring. There was both gloominess and brutality and … embarrassment. He gnashed his teeth and said, "Take Li Jialing with you on the operation. Isn't the Imperial Fire Pearl divided into two pieces, one large and the other small? The large one can be given to you for your training, which should help you improve by at least a minor level very quickly. As for the small one, you will give it to Li Jialing and supervise him to absorb the enormous strength contained in it.
"You should've sensed the overwhelming, dominating, and overwhelming spiritual energy inside the Imperial Fire Pearl. With Li Jialing's Cultivation right now, it is very likely that he will be mentally deranged if he practices recklessly. His mind may even be disturbed by the power of the Imperial Fire Pearl. With the protection of a great expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage, it will be much safer."
"I see!"
Li Yao was greatly enlightened. Li Linghai still had some affection for her son after all. She was willing to offer such an ultimate training magical equipment like the Imperial Fire Pearl for her own child.
Therefore, he said with a smile, "Why don't you give it to Li Jialing in person, Your Grace, and even protect him in person so that he will know your good intentions?"
Li Linghai was silent for a moment. Her lips shivering nervously, her eyes were even deeper and deeper, but complicated brilliance was beaming out of the darkness. She said coldly, "Cut the crap. Do you agree or not?"
"Of course, I agree!"
Li Yao found it odd that Li Linghai had changed her mind so quickly and wanted to push them away when she was willing to bring him and Li Jialing with her at the beginning.
However, on second thought, he did not see any harm in it. So, he hurried to nod his head and accept it.
Holding the Imperial Fire Pearl in his hand, he assembled the two pieces without the slightest gap. Observing carefully for a moment, he could feel the mysteriousness and formidability of the treasure even more clearly.
Li Yao thought of something and thought of another question of paramount importance. "Your Grace, since the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum is hidden in the 'Empyreal Transcendence Sector', and the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum contains all kinds of ultimate magical equipment, why don't we develop it on a large scale and arm the 'reformists'? Wouldn't our odds of victory be significantly improved?"
"Of course, a large-scale development is necessary, but not right now."
Li Linghai said solemnly, "To this moment, the secrets of the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum are only known by you, me, and Li Jialing. In the past decades, I've been exploring the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum on my own in secret. Even though I've collected almost a hundred Cosmos Rings through all the trouble, the treasures that I can bring out are still limited.
"In the past decades, I was still too weak. If I recruited soldiers recklessly and developed it on a large scale, the four Kurfürst families would've discovered it.
"Besides, in order to reach the core of the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum and excavate the enormous starships and magical equipment from the Star Ocean Imperium, I … am still missing half of the most critical key.
"Right now, we are already strong enough. After we crush the Dongfang family, the strongest of the four Kurfürst families, and occupy a seat in the Council of Elders, our next step will naturally be to jump the entire Deep Sky Fleet to the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum and further strengthen it with the legacies and magical equipment there into the strongest fleet in the entire universe!
"Hehe. Those old guys in the Council of Elders must've never dreamed that we had such a trump card, did they?
"It will also be our greatest leverage against the Alliance of the Holy Covenant!
"Naturally, you, who has the other half of the key, will be a critical role in it, too. Just like I said, as long as you are loyal to me, I will never forget our promise and share the secrets of the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum with you!
"Right. Now that we're talking about this, I think you can find some classics and files about the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum to study first. For thousands of years, from the Star Ocean Republic to the Imperium of True Human Beings, countless historians, archeologists, and adventurers have been trying to find the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum. Countless exploration squads have devoted their entire life to it, only to return empty-handed in the end. They have left countless notes, manuals, and files about their adventures. Some of them contain very interesting knowledge, including some absurd legends. Go and study them!
"Remember, this is very important. Do as I say, or … you'll regret it."
Li Linghai stared at Li Yao thoughtfully again. Taking a deep breath, she seemed to have something else to say.
But she did not say it out in the end.
Before Li Yao figured out what she meant, she had patted Li Yao's shoulder neither too heavily nor too lightly and left the Godly Might Prison. She returned to her Deep Sea Fleet to plan the great plan of "renewing the Imperium".
Li Yao was left alone in a daze in the secret chamber.
"It's really … weird!"
Li Yao opened his hands again and released feeble spiritual energy, allowing the Imperial Fire Pearl to float and revolve slowly above his palm like a tiny sun.
Even though it was only a vague thread of spiritual energy, it was enough to raise surging tides inside the Imperial Fire Pearl. Li Yao heard the sound of thousands of soldiers galloping next to his ears.
Li Yao mumbled, "Hey, do you feel that the queen is acting weird today? I have an indescribable feeling that she's up to something."
Bloody streaks flowed out of Li Yao's left eye and congregated into a tiny bloody Li Yao that lunged at the Imperial Fire Pearl in a hurry, only to be burnt by the intimidating aura of the Imperial Fire Pearl. He circled around it three times but still failed to find any loophole to crawl in. He could only look at the Imperial Fire Pearl and drool greedily.
"It's not strange that the queen is up to something."
The mental devil wiped its saliva and sniffed. "What's strange is that the queen seemed to be saying, 'I'm up to something and you must be careful' today. That's the weirdest thing!"
"Yes, that's exactly the feeling. Her behavior today was too abrupt."
Li Yao focused his eyes on the Imperial Fire Pearl. "I thought that she would only bluff me with some common Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. I didn't know that she would offer such an ultimate item as the Imperial Fire Pearl. What's her purpose exactly? Does the problem lie with the Imperial Fire Pearl?
"If she trains herself with the soul mark of the legendary Supreme Emperor, will she absorb part of the Supreme Emperor's personality and even become like the Supreme Emperor? Will it be another form of possession?"
Li Yao was greatly alarmed.
"Well, I think you're overthinking it. Who was the Supreme Emperor? He is the greatest hero of the human civilization since ancient times. He is a man who is chivalrous, righteous, upright, benevolent, lofty, flawless, and revered by all people. "
"Just rest assured," the mental devil said solemnly. "However hard you train yourself, you will never, ever, ever become like the Supreme Emperor."
"Is that so?"
Li Yao was relieved, but he realized that something was not right. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing. I'm just saying that the Imperial Fire Pearl is just a piece of magical equipment that the Supreme Emperor carried with him. Even if it is polished by his soul and dominance day and night, it can only gather one percent of his strength at best, right?"
The mental devil said, "Even if it swallows all of them, it is not enough to regather the personality of the Supreme Emperor. Besides, the pearl is even weaker now that it has been broken into halves.
"Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to regather the personality and will of the Supreme Emperor with the pearl alone. The real Supreme Emperor should still be sleeping inside the 'Gold Throne'. If it were so easy to be reborn, he would've returned to the human world more than eighteen hundred years ago!"
Li Yao thought for a moment and realized that it did make sense. Scratching his chin, he said, "I think I'm overthinking it."
"Besides —"
The mental devil said solemnly, "From every perspective, the Supreme Emperor is a great hero that is beneficial to the civilization of mankind. The universe today is so chaotic with the Holy League, the extraterrestrial devils, and the Immortal Cultivators. If the Supreme Emperor does return to the human world, it may not be a bad thing! Trading a mere Vulture Li Yao for the Supreme Emperor, the greatest savior of the civilization of mankind, is not a bad deal, is it? "
"It does not seem to be a bad deal."
Li Yao blinked and frowned quickly. "Hey, it is not a matter of whether or not it is a bad deal; it is a matter of what the queen is up to, and why she seemed to be hesitating, worried, and ashamed. She was deliberately showing us the problem, alright?
"Don't you think that the way she looked at me just now was really strange? It wasn't the bone-chilling coldness she used to have. Instead, it was like … she was asking me for help?"
As soon as these words left his mouth, Li Yao's cheeks turned slightly red. He felt that he was overthinking things.
Li Linghai, queen of the Imperium, who controlled the mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor and the Deep Sea Fleet, and who could slay experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage as easily as slaughtering chickens, was asking for help from a nobody of unknown origins like Li Yao?
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