But......

Because of the type of soul bone projection, the consumption of soul power is exponentially increased compared to other weapons. Just projecting a thousand-year-level water bear insect soul bone almost consumed Su Luoheng's soul power.

Moreover, this is still under the premise of having the Holy Soul Core support in his body, plus the Tardigrade Soul Bone Body. Otherwise, the projection of soul bones will consume even more soul power.

However, the thousand-year-level soul bone is enough to cure the old prince's old disease.

Should I say it or not, this old prince's luck is not bad, he just hasn't absorbed the torso soul bone. Otherwise, Rao would not be able to solve his old illness with the soul bones of water bears.

“……”

In the end, Xu Jinyu chose to believe in Su Luoheng.

After all, there is no other way.

And after sending Su Luoheng away, Xu Jinyu came to the old prince with the thousand-year-old water bear soul bone.

……

……

"Crunch—"

Xu Jinyu closed the door lightly.

In the direction of the sickbed, he called softly.

"Father."

"Jinyu... You're here......"

After a while, a weak voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, as Xu Jinyu walked to the hospital bed, he saw a man who looked to be in his fifties, and his hair was all gray. The wrinkles on the face are piled up like ravines.

The cloudy eyes looked a little dull and sluggish.

Under the torture of illness, Xu Han, the commander of the Dreadclaw Soul Mentor Legion, who had made countless military exploits for the Sun and Moon Empire and was famous, was now old and haggard, and embarrassed.

“……”

Xu Jinyu took a deep breath and came to the bedside.

A touch of grief crossed his eyes.

Although he knew his father's physical condition, as a son of man, how could he feel good when he saw his once majestic father become like this under the torture of illness?

"Ahem—"

At this time, Xu Han coughed violently twice.

"You ...... first Sit down first. ”

Xu Han leaned against the head of the bed and raised his hand with difficulty to point to the edge of the bed.

Xu Jinyu nodded when she heard this, and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Jinyu, I know my physical condition."

"This time, I'm afraid I won't be able to support my father for long......"

"It's been a bitter time for you. Since I fell ill, this huge Hengwang Mansion has been supported by you alone, and the Father knows that you are a ...... How difficult it is to do that. ”

"Ahem, ahem—"

As he spoke, Xu Han coughed violently again.

Each time, it was accompanied by the bloodshot that seeped out.

Xu Han gasped for a while, and then eased up.

"Father, you ......"

"Listen to the Father first."

"Up and down the palace, the only one I can't rest assured about is you."

"The Father knows that you are not here. If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of my old illness and the death of your eldest brother, without the restraints of the Heng Palace, you should have lived a relaxed and free life. ”

As he spoke, Xu Han looked at Xu Jinyu with guilt in his eyes.

"Jinyu, there are some responsibilities that you don't need to carry. You've done enough over the years. Don't keep yourself trapped here and be the real you again. ”

Hearing this, Xu Jinyu shook her head and said in a firm tone, "From the day my eldest brother died, I swore that I would protect the foundation of the Heng Mansion and make the people behind the scenes pay the due price!" ”

There are some things that he can't avoid without fighting.

Now that he was on the chessboard, he had no choice.

"Jinyu, still so stubborn......"

Xu Han sighed lightly, but did not continue to persuade.

He knew Xu Jinyu's stubborn character, and once it was something he believed, it would not change. So he stretched out his right hand tremblingly and patted Xu Jinyu on the shoulder, his eyes were complicated.

Although Xu Jinyu deliberately did not tell himself the outside world, he could guess from his experience: what a Hengwang Mansion that controls military power will face after the fall of the only person who has the ability to deter.

It's just that he didn't expect that he, Xu Han, would end up like this.

I pity myself for the loyalty of the Sun and Moon royal family and dedicate my life, and now I am seriously ill after accumulating difficulties. But it was spied on by all forces, and it was difficult to ensure the safety of juniors.

It's impossible not to chill like this.

But it has come to this, and it is useless to regret it.

"And ......"

"Your old illness may not be incurable."

"Huh?"

Xu Han looked puzzled.

As he spoke, Xu Jinyu waved his hand and took out the soul bone.

"The Tardigrade Soul Bone has a strong self-healing power, and it may not be impossible to cure your old diseases. But...... With your current physical condition, this approach is a bit risky. ”

“……”

As soon as the words changed, Xu Jinyu's tone became heavy.

"Absorb or not, it's up to you how you choose."

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 this kind of thing still had to seek the opinions of the parties. So leave the choice to Xu Han himself.

"Water Bears ......"

When Xu Han heard this, a look of surprise flashed in his cloudy eyes.

Apparently he had heard of the name of the Tardigrade Soul Bone before.

"Father, you-"

"Let me try."

Xu Han's tone was flat, without any hesitation.

He knew very well that with his current situation, he would not be able to support it for long. So instead of living for a long time, it is better to gamble on this piece of tardigrade soul bone.

Xu Han still has this courage.

"Besides, it's already like this, how bad can it be?"

As he spoke, he reached out and took the soul bone.

After trying to adjust his body to a good state, Xu Han supported his sick body and began to absorb this soul bone. In the process of integration, the most nervous person was Xu Jinyu who was waiting by the side.

But the good thing is that everything went smoothly.

First of all, the tardigrades themselves are not too strong in combat.

Secondly, this piece of soul bone was projected, and there was no impact of any residual coercion of the soul beast.

Therefore, Xu Han basically has no threshold in the process of absorption. In less than a moment, he had completely absorbed this thousand-year-old soul bone and integrated it into his body.

As soon as the water bear soul bone fused with the body, it immediately began to heal the dark diseases hidden in the body. It's slow, but it's healing all the time!

Xu Han, who was already terminally ill, exuded a vitality at the moment.

Xu Han, who originally gave it a try with the mentality of being a dead horse as a live horse doctor, was overjoyed at the moment. The dull gaze suddenly bloomed with a dazzling light!

Because, he finally saw hope!

"Hahahaha-"

Smiling and smiling, hot tears flowed from the corners of Xu Han's eyes. He thought that his life would end here, but he didn't expect it to be a bright future.

After a moment of silence, Xu Jinyu suddenly spoke.

"Father, I have one more thing here......

Xu Han, who was in a good mood, cast a paying attention.

So, after a few thoughts, Xu Jinyu informed Xu Han of the plan for cooperation on the throne that he had reached with Su Luoheng. This was also something that the two of them had discussed in advance.

After all, there are some things that still need the help of this old prince.

“……”

"So-"

When Xu Han heard this, he opened his mouth with a solemn expression.

"Where are you aiming for now?"

"Hmm."

After getting Xu Jinyu's response, Xu Han fell silent again.

After a long moment, he reconfirmed.

"Jinyu, have you thought about it?"

"You've figured it out!"

Xu Jinyu's response did not hesitate at all.

"Okay."

He let out a long breath, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"The present time of the Father is from your hands. In this case, from now on, all the resources of the Inner Heng Palace, including the Father, will be deployed by you! ”

"Since you want to fight, then the father 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 open the bow." Now that he is determined to fight for that position, there is no turning back. ”

"Jinyu, understood."

Xu Jinyu nodded solemnly, her eyes firm.

Seeing this, Xu Han showed a look of relief.

Now, he is no longer the King Heng who was dedicated to the royal family. Now he has completely lost trust in the line sitting on the throne.

During this time, what happened to Heng Wangfu has made him realize the reality: the only person who can believe in this world is himself, and any other relationship and commitment is unreliable.

Although he is now rejuvenated, he doesn't know how long he can last now. He Xu Han has dedicated 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, then he, as a father, naturally has to take advantage of the last time to exert his residual heat to help him master the power in his hands and lay a foundation.

For example...... Dreadclaw Soul Mentor Group!

has been gone for a long time, I'm afraid there are already many people who can't sit still, right?

Now that he's back, it's time for those guys to reckoning. As long as he Xu Han is still in the day, the Dreadclaw Soul Mentor Group is his Hengwang Mansion. No one can dye it!

……

……

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, since the end of the exchange program a year ago, Su Luoheng has returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for more than half a year. Life has also returned to normal.

And after this period of recuperation, with the recovery of the healing ability of the tardigrade soul bone, Xu Han's body has improved a lot. You can already go down to the ground and move around freely.

And after his body improved, he used thunder to clear the moths in the Dreadclaw Soul Master Group as soon as possible, and successfully helped Xu Jinyu completely take over the control of the Soul Master Group.

In addition, there were no superfluous actions on the face of the Heng Wangfu, giving people the impression that they were still neutral and unchanged. Seeing this, other forces no longer interfered in this matter.

In fact, Xu Jinyu was secretly accumulating strength and deliberately selected a team of elite soul mentors to cultivate. And Su Luoheng provided a large amount of money to the Heng Palace.

Don't underestimate Su Luoheng's current financial resources.

With the Snow Emperor behind him, Su Luoheng is now selling projection soul guides and covering the academy market, and the sales share of the soul guide store is nearly forty percent of that of Soul Guide Street.

This money is equivalent to a small town's financial income for a year, and it is more than enough to cultivate a team of elite soul mentors who are completely loyal to their side.

In addition, Xu Han has begun to invigorate the relationship in the court, and win over some aristocratic forces that can be won to pave the way for future plans.

And within the Academy.

Dye Ruobing is already studying the way to combine the soul guide and the martial soul. And according to her, now her team has made a breakthrough and started to conduct simulation experiments to explore the laws of the integration of the two.

At the same time, after nearly two years, Xuan Ziwen's sealed bottle technology was finally completed. Because of Su Luoheng's interference, the advent of this technology was brought forward by three years.

And because Xuan Ziwen has been studying the technique of sealing baby bottles during the exchange period, he is not responsible for teaching Huo Yuhao's batch of exchange students like the original book.

So naturally, he will not leave Sun Moon Academy like the original book.

At the same time, after getting the news that Su Luoheng had returned to Sun Moon Academy, Ji Jiechen, who had been waiting for a long time, was the first to come to challenge. Fulfill the promise they made at the beginning.

I have to say that Ji Jiechen is indeed a rare kendo genius, and he has already mastered good sword moves just by studying and learning by himself. It made up for the lack of innate soul power.

Just like what Ji Juechen thought at the beginning, in the competition with them, the talents of the two in kendo confirmed and complemented each other, and both of them got a lot of improvement and gained a lot.

……

……

More than half a year has passed.

Su Luoheng seemed to be back on track, but the future picture that Rui Beast saw and the filth hidden by the golden tree in Shrek's inner courtyard made it difficult for him to relax. Whenever I have free time, I can't help but think about these things.

"Future ......"

Su Luoheng muttered with a solemn expression.

Since he couldn't calm down and cultivate, he went through all the things that had happened since he came to Sun Moon Academy.

The remains of an ultra-ancient soul guide civilization.

Eyes of Destiny and Golden Dragonlance.

The danger lurking in the Golden Ancient Tree.

A picture of the future as seen by the beast.

【……】

Because of the butterfly effect, the development of events has now deviated from the original route, so after combing through all the current information, Su Luoheng is deeply aware of his occlusion in terms 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 the moment, he was desperate to get more information. Because only in this way can we be fully prepared to face future crises.

"Information...... Wait a minute! ”

"There's still something on that!"

Su Luoheng's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something.

Immediately, he quickly threw his consciousness into the ring, as if looking for something inside.

For a moment –

"Found it!"

A fragmented black rectangular plate appeared in the palm of his hand.

That's right, this is the strange chip wreckage that was unearthed in the soul guide ruins. The most important thing is that after Su Luoheng's strengthening and restoration, I actually saw modern characters!

And the sentence on the virtual projection:

【Hello, Outsider】

Even when I think about it now, I still feel creepy.

It's as if a pair of eyes are traveling through endless time, observing themselves in the past.

Su Luoheng had a hunch that this chip was closely related to him, and it was very likely that there was a huge amount of information hidden in it.

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ps: Start the second plot right away~~

The two issues that everyone is most concerned about are about to be revealed: the mystery of the destruction of the ultra-ancient soul guide civilization, and the mystery of the golden ancient tree, so stay tuned~~

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