Chapter 493 - 323: Deep Sea Laboratory

Chapter 493: Chapter 323: Deep Sea Laboratory

Bobo Man thought for a moment, then said,

"I can allow it, but on one condition: they must sign a Spiritual Contract promising me they won’t tell anyone else about this. GURGLE~"

"Another Spiritual Contract? Then never mind."

Han Ning knew what a hassle contracts could be, so he shook his head and dismissed the idea without a second thought.

Bobo Man snorted.

"Your Spiritual Power isn’t at Tier Five yet, is it? Let me tell you something. The matter I entrusted to Miss Irena... if you get even a fraction of the benefits from ’that place,’ your Spiritual Power will shoot straight to Tier Five, and your Soul Beasts’ Power will increase dramatically."

"And these high-level Witch Spirit People, who are now just Residual Souls, would have a very good chance of rebuilding their Spiritual Bodies and returning to their former glory."

"Oh? In that case, I’m listening." Han Ning shamelessly changed his tune on the spot.

"Fickle human."

Bobo Man rolled his eyes.

"You all should be thanking Miss Irena for being willing to share this opportunity with you."

"Alright, Your Highness Prince Bobo Man, what is it already?" The others saw Bobo Man bobbing his head with a mysterious air and felt the urge to smack him.

Bobo Man extended his tentacles and pointed in the air.

Ripples of deep blue water spread out, forming a circular Light Array.

Han Ning and the others understood and poured their Spiritual Power into it.

It was a Spiritual Contract concerning the Deep Sea Laboratory.

The contents were simple, with no hidden traps. It just bound all signatories not to reveal any related information to anyone who wasn’t part of the contract.

Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, Han Ning left his mark of Spiritual Power.

Once Han Ning, Cang Tong, Sage, and Hom had all left their "mark," Bobo Man withdrew the contract and began to explain his commission.

"AHEM. The Deep Sea Laboratory... was the most precious treasure my father left behind before he died!"

"His death was largely... uh, or rather, *directly* caused by this laboratory."

"The Deep Sea Laboratory is actually a Secret Realm left behind by the Purple Crystal People, isolated from the Main World. It’s said to house numerous High-Level Soul Beasts, priceless Spiritual Secret Techniques, and Soul Beast Materials that are nearly impossible to find. But the most precious treasure of all... is the secret to becoming a Divine Spirit—the Godslaying Weapon!"

"Weapons of the Gods? Are you saying Soul Beasts can become Divine Spirits when they reach their final evolution?" Han Ning asked, confused.

"GURGLE~ Not ’Weapons *of* the Gods.’ ’God*slaying* Weapon’!" Bobo Man corrected him.

"What Beast Masters call Divine Spirits are actually powerful Soul Beasts that have surpassed the Emperor Level. Their bodies can no longer remain in the Purple Crystal World, so in the eyes of the world’s creatures, they are no different from gods. The true path to godhood vanished tens of thousands of years ago, after the last Divine Spirit fell."

"Slay a Divine Spirit? Who could possibly kill a Divine Spirit?" Cang Tong asked.

"Only a Divine Spirit can kill a Divine Spirit. Legend has it that long ago, the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the Purple Crystal World was millions of times richer than it is today. Back then, many beings more powerful than Emperors could live freely in the Main World."

"But as time passed, the Main World’s Root Power gradually weakened, making it increasingly difficult for it to sustain powerful Soul Beasts. To prevent the world’s destruction, some Divine Spirits joined with other like-minded beings to enact a plan: force all Divine Spirits to leave the Main World."

"We call this group of gods the Hermits."

"Of course, the Divine Spirits were not all of one mind. Some left willingly, but others wanted to stay. This latter group became known as the Exiles."

"To eliminate the Exiles who lingered in the world, refusing to leave, the Hermits made a great sacrifice. They lowered their own divine status, stripping away the cores of their power to forge weapons called the ’Godslaying Weapon,’ designed specifically to slaughter the Exiles."

"The Purple Crystal Race were, in fact, the chosen people of the Hermits. They were the ones who wielded these weapons and carried out the execution of the Exiles."

"After they killed the last Exile lingering in the world, they also left the Main World and went into seclusion in the depths of Subspace."

With Bobo Man’s explanation, the others instantly understood the immense importance of the Deep Sea Laboratory.

The Godslaying Weapon!

A weapon that could kill even Divine Spirits.

It might hold the secret to power beyond the Emperor Level.

No wonder Bobo Man’s father had given his life for it.

"The world’s origin is weakening. Our world can no longer naturally give birth to a ’Divine Spirit’ that surpasses the Emperor Level. If a new Divine Spirit were to appear, it must be because they merged with one of the weapons!"

"Because the weapons contain the very source of a Divine Spirit’s Power!"

Bobo Man’s solemn voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

"A Divine Spirit..." they all muttered, their eyes losing focus.

"Divine Spirits are too far removed from us. But if we can get our hands on some of the treasures inside, our strength will skyrocket! Then what would we have to fear from the Deep Sea Race or the Alatake Clan?!" Bobo Man shot to his feet with a POP, his tentacles digging into the giant turtle’s forehead in his excitement.

"Er... Your Highness Prince Bobo Man, calm down. If this laboratory was left behind by the Divine Favored, doesn’t that mean it would be incredibly difficult to get into?" Han Ning pointed out the obvious flaw.

"SIGH!"

Bobo Man instantly deflated like a popped balloon, slumping down with a PLOP.

"It’s difficult. Extremely difficult! To this day, I still haven’t found a way in. My father... he was fatally wounded by the laboratory’s Guardian—Calorius!"

"How strong is the Guardian?"

"The most powerful Emperor in the world. They call him the strongest being beneath the gods!" Bobo Man said, his voice devoid of energy.

"Then what was the point of all that..."

Their group already had a hard enough time dealing with the most powerful Monarchs, let alone the strongest Emperor in the world.