but……
Because of the type of projected soul bone, the consumption of soul power is exponentially higher than other weapons. Just projecting the millennium-level tardigrade soul bone almost consumed all of Su Luoheng's soul power.
Moreover, this is under the premise that he has the support of the holy soul core in his body and the body of the tardigrade soul bone. Otherwise, the projected soul bone will consume even more soul power.
However, the thousand-year-level soul bone is enough to cure the old prince's old illness.
Needless to say, the old prince was lucky enough to have not absorbed the trunk soul bone. Otherwise, even with the tardigrade soul bone, he wouldn't be able to solve his old illness.
"..."
In the end, Xu Jinyu chose to believe in Su Luoheng.
After all, there is no other way.
After sending Su Luoheng away, Xu Jinyu came to the old prince with the thousand-year-old tardigrade soul bone.
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…
"Crunch——"
Xu Jinyu lightly closed the door.
He called softly in the direction of the hospital bed.
"Father."
"Jinyu...you're here..."
Not long after, a weak voice sounded.
Immediately afterwards, as Xu Jinyu walked towards the hospital bed, he saw a man who looked to be in his fifties, with all his hair gray. The wrinkles on his face are piled up like ravines.
The cloudy eyes looked a little dull and listless.
Tortured by illness, Heng Wang Xu Han, the once famous Dreadclaw Soul Mentor Legion commander who had made countless military exploits for the Sun and Moon Empire, now became old, haggard, and in a miserable state.
"..."
Xu Jinyu took a deep breath and came to the bedside.
A look of sadness flashed across his eyes.
Although he was aware of his father's physical condition, as a son of a man, how could he feel so good when he saw his once majestic father become like this after being tortured by illness?
"Ahem——"
At this time, Xu Han coughed twice violently.
"You...sit down first."
Xu Han leaned against the bedside and pointed at the edge of the bed with difficulty.
Xu Jinyu nodded when he heard the words and sat on the bedside as he was told.
"Jinyu, I know my physical condition."
"This time, I'm afraid my father won't be able to hold on for long..."
"This period has been hard on you. Since I fell ill, this huge Prince Heng's Mansion has been supported by you alone. My father knows how difficult it is for you... to be able to do all this."
"Cough cough cough——"
As he spoke, Xu Han coughed violently again.
Every time, it was accompanied by the blood seeping out.
Xu Han gasped for breath and then calmed down.
"Father, you..."
"Listen to what my father has to say first."
"Everyone in the palace, the only one I can't worry about is you."
"My father knows that this is not your ambition. If I hadn't suddenly suffered from an old illness and your eldest brother was killed, without the constraints of Prince Heng's palace, you should have been able to live an easy and free life."
As he said that, Xu Han looked at Xu Jinyu with guilt in his eyes.
"Jinyu, there are some responsibilities that you don't need to shoulder. You have done enough over the years. Don't trap yourself here all the time. Go and be the real you."
Hearing this, Xu Jinyu shook his head and said firmly, "I swore from the day my eldest brother died that I would protect the foundation of Prince Heng's Mansion and make those behind the scenes pay the due price!"
There are some things that he can't avoid without fighting for them.
Now that he was on the chessboard, he had no choice.
"Jin Yu, you are still so stubborn..."
Xu Han sighed lightly, but did not continue to persuade.
He knew that Xu Jinyu had a stubborn character and would never change something he had decided on. So he stretched out his right hand tremblingly and patted Xu Jinyu on the shoulder with a complicated look.
Although Xu Jinyu intentionally did not tell himself any outside information, he could guess based on his experience: what would happen to Prince Heng's Mansion, which controlled the military, after the only person capable of intimidating him fell.
I just didn't expect that Xu Han would end up like this.
It's pitiful that I have dedicated my life to the Sun and Moon Royal Family, and now I am seriously ill. However, it was spied on by various forces, and even the safety of the juniors was difficult to protect.
It's impossible not to feel disappointed when it ends like this.
But the matter has come to this, and there is no use in regretting.
"and……"
"Your old illness may not be incurable."
"Um?"
Xu Han looked puzzled.
Saying that, Xu Jinyu waved his hand and took out the soul bone.
"The tardigrade soul bone has strong self-healing power, and it may not be able to cure your old diseases. But... this method is a bit risky given your current physical condition."
"..."
When the conversation changed, Xu Jinyu's tone became serious.
"Whether you absorb it or not depends on your choice."
Although Su Luoheng was sure that there was no danger in absorption, after all, it was a matter of his father's life and death, and the opinions of the parties involved should still be sought for such matters. So leave the choice to Xu Han himself.
"Tardard..."
Hearing this, Xu Han's cloudy eyes flashed with surprise.
Apparently he had also heard of the name of the tardigrade soul bone.
"Father, you——"
"Let me try."
Xu Han's tone was calm, without any hesitation.
He knew very well that with his current situation, he couldn't sustain it for much longer. So instead of lingering on, it's better to gamble with this tardigrade soul bone.
Xu Han still has this kind of courage.
"Besides, it's already like this, how can it get worse?"
With that said, he reached out and took the soul bone.
After trying his best to adjust his body to a good condition, Xu Han supported the sick body and began to absorb the soul bone. During the integration process, the most nervous person was Xu Jinyu who was waiting by the side.
Fortunately, the process went smoothly.
First of all, tardigrades themselves do not have very strong combat capabilities.
Secondly, this piece of soul bone was obtained by projection, without any impact from the remaining coercion of the soul beast.
Therefore, Xu Han basically has no threshold in the process of absorption. In less than a moment, this piece of thousand-year-old soul bone had been completely absorbed and integrated into his body.
As soon as the tardigrade soul bone merged with the body, it immediately began to heal the hidden diseases hidden everywhere in the body. Although this speed is slow, it heals the body all the time!
Xu Han, who was already terminally ill, was exuding vitality at this moment.
Xu Han, who originally had the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, was overjoyed at this moment. That dull look suddenly burst into dazzling light!
Because, he finally saw hope!
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Smiling, hot tears flowed from the corners of Xu Han's eyes. He originally thought that his life would end here, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a bright future.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Jinyu suddenly spoke.
"Father, I have one more thing to do here..."
Xu Han, who was in a good mood, paid attention.
So, after some thought, Xu Jinyu informed Xu Han of the throne cooperation plan she had reached with Su Luoheng. This was something the two of them had discussed in advance.
After all, there are some things that still require the old prince to take action.
"..."
"so--"
When Xu Han heard this, he spoke with a solemn expression.
"Where is your goal now?"
"Um."
After receiving Xu Jinyu's response, Xu Han fell silent again.
After a long while, he confirmed again.
"Jinyu, have you thought about it?"
"Think about it!"
Xu Jinyu responded without any hesitation.
"good."
He suddenly let out a long breath and seemed to make some kind of decision.
"My father's current time is obtained from your hands. In this case, from now on, all resources in Prince Heng's Mansion, including my father's, will be allocated by you!"
"Since you want to fight, then as a father, I will help you."
Xu Han looked at Xu Jinyu solemnly and said word by word, "But you have to remember that there is no turning back when you shoot your bow. Since you are determined to compete for that position, there is no chance to look back."
"Jinyu, I understand."
Xu Jinyu nodded solemnly, his eyes firm.
Seeing this, Xu Han showed a look of relief.
Now, he is no longer the former Prince Heng who devoted himself to serving the royal family. Now, he has completely lost trust in the people sitting on the throne.
During this period, what he experienced in Prince Heng's Mansion had made him realize the reality: the only person he could trust in this world was himself, and any other relationships and promises were unreliable.
Although he is now regaining his vitality, he doesn't know how long he can last. He, Xu Han, has devoted most of his life to the Sun and Moon Empire, and now he has to think about his descendants.
Since Jin Yu wants to compete for that position, he, as a father, must take advantage of the last moment to use his remaining energy to help him lay the foundation for mastering the power in his hands.
For example... the Terrorclaw Soul Mentor Group!
After disappearing for a long time, I'm afraid many people can't sit still, right?
Now that he's back, it's time for those guys to settle things. As long as he, Xu Han, is still alive, the Terrorclaw Soul Mentor Group belongs to his Prince Heng Mansion. No one can dye it!
…
…
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, Su Luoheng had returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for more than half a year since the exchange program ended a year ago. Life has gotten back on track.
After this period of recuperation and the recovery of the healing power of the tardigrade soul bone, Xu Han's body has improved a lot. I can now move freely in the fields.
After his health improved, he used thunderous means to immediately eliminate the moths in the Terrorclaw Soul Mentor Group, and successfully helped Xu Jinyu completely take over control of the Soul Mentor Group.
Other than that, Prince Heng's Mansion made no unnecessary moves on the surface, giving people the impression that they were still maintaining neutrality. Other forces saw this and stopped interfering in the matter.
In fact, Xu Jinyu secretly accumulated strength and specially selected a team of elite soul mentors to train. Su Luoheng, on the other hand, provided a large amount of funds to Prince Heng's Mansion.
Don't underestimate Su Luoheng's current financial resources.
With the support of Emperor Xue behind him, Su Luoheng now dominates the academy market by selling projection soul guidance devices. The sales share of soul guidance stores has reached nearly 40% of Soul Guidance Street.
This amount of money is approximately equivalent to a year's fiscal revenue of a small town, which is more than enough to train a team of elite soul mentors who are completely loyal to one's side.
In addition, Xu Han has begun to activate the relationship in the court and win over some noble forces to pave the way for future plans.
And inside the college.
Ran Ruobing is already studying the method of combining soul guides with martial souls. And according to her, the team she leads has now made breakthrough progress and begun conducting simulation experiments to explore the rules of the integration of the two.
At the same time, after nearly two years, Xuan Ziwen’s sealed milk bottle technology was finally completed. Because of Su Luoheng's intervention, the advent of this technology was advanced three years.
And because Xuan Ziwen had been studying the technology of sealing baby bottles during the exchange period, he was not responsible for teaching Huo Yuhao's batch of exchange students like the original work.
So naturally, he will not leave Sun Moon Academy like in the original work.
At the same time, after receiving the news that Su Luoheng had returned to Sun Moon College, Ji Juechen, who had been waiting for a long time, was the first to challenge him. Fulfill the promise made by the two of them.
It has to be said that Ji Juechen is indeed a rare swordsman genius. He has mastered good sword moves just by studying and sparring on his own. He made up for the lack of innate soul power abruptly.
Just as Ji Juechen thought at the beginning, during the competition with them, their talents in swordsmanship confirmed and complemented each other. Both of them got a lot of improvement and gained a lot.
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…
More than half a year has passed in circles.
Su Luoheng seemed to be back on track, but the future scenes seen by the auspicious beast and the filth hidden in the golden tree in Shrek's inner courtyard made it difficult for him to relax. Whenever I have some free time, I can't help but think about these things.
"future……"
Su Luoheng murmured with a solemn expression.
Since he couldn't calm down and practice, he recounted everything that had happened since he came to Sun Moon Academy.
Relics of ultra-ancient soul guidance civilization.
The Eye of Destiny and the Golden Dragon Spear.
The danger hidden in the ancient golden tree.
The future picture seen by Rui Shou.
【……】
Due to the butterfly effect, the current development of events has deviated from the original route. Therefore, after sorting out all the current information, Su Luoheng was deeply aware of his lack of information.
The reference value of the original information is not as good as it used to be.
"I still know too little..."
Thinking of this, Su Luoheng shook his head helplessly.
At this moment, he was eager to get more information. Because only in this way can we be fully prepared to face future crises.
"Information...wait!"
"There seems to be content on it!"
Su Luoheng's eyes paused, and something suddenly occurred to him.
Immediately, he quickly put his consciousness into the ring, as if looking for something inside.
moment--
"found it!"
A broken black rectangular plate appeared in the palm of his hand.
Yes, this is exactly the strange chip remnant that was originally discovered in the soul guide ruins. The most important thing is that after Su Luoheng strengthened and repaired it, he actually saw modern characters!
And the sentence on the virtual projection:
【Hello, outsider】
Even thinking about it now, I still feel horrified.
It was as if a pair of eyes were observing me in the past through endless time.
Su Luoheng had a hunch that this chip was closely related to him, and there might be huge information hidden in it.
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ps: The second plot will start immediately~~
Two issues that everyone is most concerned about are about to be revealed: the mystery of the destruction of the ultra-ancient soul-guided civilization, and the mystery of the golden ancient tree, so stay tuned~~
(End of chapter)
