Chapter 590 - 371: Metal Essence (Part 2)

Chapter 590: Chapter 371: Metal Essence (Part 2)

A clap of thunder boomed.

"Jeez..."

Bobo Man shuddered violently, a look of fear on his face.

Here, anyone with a Spiritual Quality below Profound Moon found it difficult to resist even the pressure emanating from the Soul Domain.

"You lot, stick close to me. Don’t wander more than ten meters away out of curiosity, no matter what."

Gang Long took a deep breath, gathering those around him closer.

They didn’t dare linger for long, following closely behind Steel Jade, the heir to the Divine Power.

She was the only one unaffected here, as she carried nearly a quarter of the "Divine Weapon," causing the Soul Domain to subconsciously recognize her as its original master.

Having lost their flying Soul Beasts, the group could only rely on their robust physiques to travel on foot.

The mountain path was rugged and uneven, but at least it was a path. Ever since entering the Ivory Soul Realm, Steel Jade seemed to have lost her soul, only knowing how to mechanically walk forward.

BOOM!

As they spoke, another bolt of deep silver lightning struck a boulder nearby, blasting the rock—at least several dozen centimeters wide—into a shower of fragments.

"Fuck, this is too dangerous. Let’s go, let’s go." Bobo Man shivered and swore under his breath.

The group quickened their pace, stumbling and sinking as they made their way down the mountain.

...

About fifteen minutes later, the vacant-eyed Steel Jade successfully led the group to the Steel Forest at the foot of the mountain.

Surprisingly, there was actually a smooth, metal road in the forest.

After walking for more than ten kilometers along the road, a small, three-story building appeared before them. It was entirely silver-white, looked dilapidated and ready to collapse at any moment, and had a boxy, squared-off design.

Although it was only three stories, considering the height of the Steel Elephant People, the building had to be at least several dozen meters tall.

Just then, Steel Jade shuddered, and the light of intelligence returned to her eyes. She pointed at the small building. "This is where the Progenitor once lived. It was replicated by the Divine Spirit within this Divine Domain. There might be knowledge from the Progenitor inside."

’A house appearing in a Soul Domain most likely belongs to a Beast Master. I wonder what kind of advanced knowledge is inside... The knowledge left behind by a Beast Master who raised a ’Divine Spirit’ has to be incredible.’

Filled with curiosity, Han Ning and the others entered without delay.

The door was unlocked and swung open easily.

The interior was pristine, completely free of dust or debris.

The first thing everyone noticed was a pile of square, silver plates stacked haphazardly on a table in the first-floor hall.

Inside the Soul Domain, everything was made of metal. These silver plates might have been stone tablets, wooden planks, or even papyrus in the outside world, but here, they could only be metal.

TAP, TAP, TAP...

The dozen or so people stepped onto the reflective silver floor, spread out, and each picked up a square metal plate to examine it closely.

As a member of an Alien Race, the other Steel Elephant masters didn’t stop Han Ning from looking at the metal plates. It was one of the rights written into their contract—the right to share in a portion of the knowledge inherited from the ruins.

On the bright silver plate was a drawing of a perfect cube.

Beneath the cube were dense lines of text that Han Ning couldn’t understand at all.

The script looked a bit like the language of the Steel Elephant Race, yet it wasn’t quite the same.

He couldn’t read it, but his panel could.

[

Item Name: Superdimensional Block

Rarity: Holy Spirit

Introduction: A block infused with High-Dimensional Energy, used to enhance a Soul Beast’s specific abilities.

]

’This is good stuff!’

Although he didn’t know what it was for, the Introduction alone sounded impressive. Without any hesitation, Han Ning had his panel absorb the knowledge contained within.

A line of small text appeared on the light blue panel interface.

[Superdimensional Block (Holy Gold Power)]

The contents of the metal plate were now displayed entirely in the Xia Country Language.

[Superdimensional Block (Holy Gold Power), Formula: Metal Essence x2 standard blocks, Void Stone x300 cubic meters...;]

Han Ning skimmed through it. The creation process for the Superdimensional Block was incredibly detailed, and its effect was even more astonishing. It could help a Soul Beast’s Gold Attribute Spiritual Energy evolve into Holy Gold Spiritual Energy, which possessed high-dimensional properties. Energy of this quality was basically the power of a Divine Spirit.

’So the level after Emperor is the Saint Spirit Level?’

Unfortunately, his Soul Beasts with the Metal Attribute, Fei Lin and Huaimiao, were still a long way from even reaching Emperor, let alone Saint Spirit. For now, all he could do was look on and drool.

"What’s written on this? Why can’t I understand it?" Bobo Man craned his neck, frowning as he peered at the contents of the metal plate.

"It’s the Superdimensional Block," Han Ning said, briefly explaining its purpose to him.

The metal plate contained Spiritual Power. If one couldn’t read the text, they could also comprehend it through their Spiritual Power. It was just that Han Ning had been temporarily monopolizing that wisp of spiritual energy.

"Oh? Looks like we really came to the right place. Quick, quick, let’s go check out the other metal plates."

Bobo Man’s eyes lit up, and he furtively glanced at the metal plates in the others’ hands.

Next, the two of them shamelessly sidled up to each of the Steel Elephant masters, brazenly trying to see what useful information was recorded on the metal plates in their hands.

The result... was a bit of a disappointment for Han Ning. Aside from one or two plates, the rest were all diaries of the Steel Elephant Progenitor.

While the diaries were useless to them, they were a priceless treasure to the Steel Elephant Race.

Gang Long gestured for everyone to collect all the metal plates in the room. After he reverently placed each plate into a pack he carried, the group didn’t leave the small house right away. Instead, they began to search inside, looking for any other finds.

Storage-type Soul Artifacts couldn’t be used inside the Soul Domain, so they could only use primitive Soul Beast hide sacks to carry the metal plates on their backs.

The furniture in the first-floor hall was in disarray. Aside from a square table in the corner, the rest were just daily necessities. They weren’t high-tech items, either—just metal furniture with no research value.

They found two things of most value: the dozen or so metal plates piled on the table, and a portrait hanging on the wall.

After collecting the metal plates, the group walked over to the wall where the portrait was hanging and observed it closely.

It was called a portrait, but it was actually a realistic-style metal bas-relief, depicting a middle-aged Steel Elephant man whose skin color was indiscernible.

His curled hair made him look very similar to the Indians from Han Ning’s previous life on Blue Star.

Beside the man lay a small, shimmering silver elephant, its expression lifelike and endearingly naive.

’Look at his clothes. They seem a bit more modern. Even more fashionable than what the Steel Elephant People wear now?’

Han Ning took out his phone and snapped a picture of the portrait. While he was at it, he also took detailed photos of the room’s furnishings.

’This is all research material!’

That’s right. While Soul Artifacts couldn’t be used in the Soul Domain, a cell phone, made of precise metal components, could function perfectly!

"Without a doubt, the level of Beast Taming in the Purple Crystal World was far more prosperous long ago than it is now. After all, this is a world in decline," Bobo Man sighed softly.

After confirming there was nothing special on the first floor, he went up to the second floor to search for new discoveries.

The second floor was also a mess, with three bedrooms and one washroom.

It seemed the original owner had encountered some emergency, leaving in a hurry without time to tidy up, leaving the home in a state of disarray.

The group searched two of the bedrooms in succession but found nothing unexpected.

Finding nothing, the group filed out of the small building one by one.

After exiting, the group of Steel Elephant People, led by Gang Long, knelt before the building as if on a pilgrimage. They performed a grand rite of the Steel Elephant Race, bowing deeply toward the small building and calling out reverently, "Thank you for the Progenitor’s grace~"

Once the rite was complete, just as the group was about to continue exploring deeper, a series of sharp sonic booms suddenly echoed from the sky not far away.

They looked toward the sound.

Beneath a curtain of overcast clouds crisscrossed by silver-white lightning, three blurry but discernible, elongated comet tails streaked across the sky from the distance.

Seeing those blinding flashes of light streak past, Gang Long’s eyes widened involuntarily, and he shouted:

"That’s pure Metal Essence! Steel Jade, capture them!"