Chapter 2268: Those Who Know Will Understand

Kobayashi Chusheng was almost at his most humble, but Zhang Menglong was fully aware of the racial failings of that kind; they were not people who kept their promises. As long as Kobayashi Chusheng was released today, trouble was sure to keep coming, and although Zhang Menglong wasn’t afraid of him, he did fear trouble.

“Sorry, I don’t have the habit of being magnanimous to enemies. You already had two chances, but you didn’t cherish them. You can only blame yourself for not knowing what’s good for you.”

“Then we’ll both perish together!”

Kobayashi Chusheng was indeed not a good guy; even a cornered dog will jump over the wall, and he was no exception.

He began to burn his soul violently. Such an explosion could potentially destroy the entire Holy Kingdom of the Divine Race!

“Idiot, do you think your mere soul power is enough in front of me?”

If Kobayashi Chusheng had chosen to self-destruct at the start of the battle, Zhang Menglong might not have been able to withstand the explosion’s power.

But during the fight, the soul and power of the ancient humans within him had become increasingly thin, and his current strength was frail beyond measure.

Zhang Menglong once again mercilessly crushed his body. His flesh exploded, and the last bit of his remaining power was completely devoured by Zhang Menglong.

After absorbing two Ancient God Soul Shards, Zhang Menglong’s soul power strengthened by nearly a third!

In contrast, Kobayashi Chusheng had now entirely been reduced to a normal person, except for the power bestowed by his system. He no longer held a trace of ancient human power.

Though still ten or a hundred times stronger than an ordinary Peak Realm Breaker, he was already too weak to pose a threat to Zhang Menglong.

“You were indeed a worthy opponent. If you had grown in obscurity and not provoked me, perhaps you’d have a place in this world,” Zhang Menglong sneered. “But you insisted on competing against me, only seeking your own doom. In your next life, opt for a better origin; being born as a Xiazhou native sounds quite good!”

Zhang Menglong’s powerful soul force crushed over and completely obliterated Kobayashi Chusheng’s soul. Zhang Menglong casually tossed out a ball of Strange Fire, making his body disappear as well.

[Headmaster, this kid’s system is quite excellent, nearly possessing half of my capabilities!]

“Oh?” It seemed even Gou Dan had made some gains. “Can we use it?”

[I can integrate this system with myself to enhance my capabilities by about 10%.]

“That’s not bad,” Zhang Menglong chuckled. It’s an unexpected gain, “I’ll leave this to you; integrate it yourself.”

[Alright!]

Gou Dan fell silent immediately, probably beginning to integrate the system looted from Kobayashi Chusheng.

“Thank you, sir, for eliminating Kobayashi Chusheng!” At this moment, the people of the Holy Kingdom of the Divine Race approached.

The Guardian’s death had once robbed them of their nation’s dreams for the future, but Zhang Menglong pulled them back from the brink of extinction; it was a form of redemption.

“I originally had a conflict with him, nothing to be thanked for,” Zhang Menglong said. “But you folks, will the death of that Guardian affect your country?”

“It will in the short term,” said the leader of the Enforcement Team, “but the impact won’t last long. Our country hosts two Guardians; the other has been in seclusion and hence did not appear in this instance. Once he returns, our situation will improve greatly.”

“That’s good,” Zhang Menglong was worried they might lose their support cornerstone temporarily, leaving him as the Guardian—a troublesome predicament, despite the glamorous title being merely a rush to death’s forefront, obviously unrewarding.

However, the Emperor of the Holy Kingdom of the Divine Race was quite decent, commending Zhang Menglong’s heroic actions nationwide, even granting him the hereditary title of Prince. Of course, his conversation also revealed an intention to keep Zhang Menglong in their country, but he politely declined.

For the time being, Zhang Menglong had no additional information on ancient human Soul Shards until the third day, when Gou Dan completed his system upgrade, significantly boosting his capabilities and delivering good news to Zhang Menglong.

[Headmaster, guess what I discovered in Kobayashi Chusheng’s system?]

“Do you think I can guess?” Zhang Menglong rolled his eyes; what a guy, keeping him in suspense.

[Kobayashi Chusheng’s system generated a map—an entire continent’s map—marked clearly with many points. I cross-referenced some points, and they’re locations of ancient human Soul Shards we were searching for!]

“Oh? This is quite an unexpected surprise!” Zhang Menglong was wondering where to search for those shards in such a vast world; now, thanks to this map, things are much simpler.

“But how did we get this?” Zhang Menglong was quite astonished.

[Thanks to Kobayashi Chusheng. When he acquired the first ancient human Soul Shard, he obtained some basic information about them, but treated these ancient humans as an inheritance of power. He expended a great deal of Life Force to utilize an ancient prophecy technique, locating all the Soul Shards’ places.]

“This brat really committed heavily!” Zhang Menglong too had learned a secret technique known as the “Great Prophecy,” but each use consumed a lot of Life Force, not something he would willingly use casually.

Calculating those coordinates must have cost Kobayashi Chusheng substantial resources to recover his Life Force, ultimately only serving to clothe Zhang Menglong.

“Gou Dan, what’s the basic situation?”

[It’s very bad.] Gou Dan’s tone was extremely grave.

“What do you mean?”

[Kobayashi Chusheng calculated a total of 100,172 locations, meaning there are still over a hundred thousand ancient humans not yet fully dead!]

“So many?” Zhang Menglong’s head felt heavy; how could he handle so many ancient humans’ Soul Shards alone?

[Headmaster, have you considered that even though we have these coordinates, we might not be able to find all the ancient human Soul Shards?]

“Indeed,” Zhang Menglong nodded. Like him, like Kobayashi Chusheng, they were recipients of ancient human Soul Shards; therefore, even if they follow the map’s directions and find the locations, chances are those ancient human Soul Shards might no longer be there.

Time has passed since that era; nearly most ancient human Soul Shards have self-awakened, some perhaps restored power independently, some possibly attached to others. Chances of remaining in the original spot are slim.

“This is really troublesome!” Zhang Menglong fell into contemplation.

[Headmaster, we can completely mobilize the entire continent’s power; there’s no need to go solo.] Gou Dan suggested.

“Is it really that easy?” Zhang Menglong smiled wryly; if he discloses this information, how many would respond to him, an unknown person?

[Headmaster, we don’t need to worry if they respond. We just need to inform them that once an ancient human fully awakens, restores their original power, it could bring them tremendous disaster. Those who understand will naturally understand!]