Chapter 265 - The Tribunal Golden Sword (1/2)

“Little Wingsy, why does this Dusk Octopus keep following behind us?” An old voice rang out.

“It’s my friend.” A rather young voice could be heard in response.

It was Little Wingsy. Little Wingsy was not dead but was in that Soul Pearl!

When Ye Chen heard this familiar voice, the rim of his eyes turned red. Little Wingsy was still alive. Learning this made Ye Chen feel immensely relieved. Everything was fine if Little Wingsy was alive. Ye Chen’s heavy heart lightened somewhat. He wondered who the other person in the Soul Pearl was.

“So, it’s your friend. A Dusk Octopus is a World Spirit Creature. If it grows up, even I at my peak would be extremely afraid. Moreover, after this Dusk Octopus has grown, it’ll be able to manipulate Water-type Celestial Chi and cruise the world. You can rely upon its acute spiritual sense to locate powerful spirit items. You’re friends with a Dusk Octopus. Very good! That shows promise! As your master, I’ll nurture you properly!”

When Ye Chen heard this, he was taken aback. Little Wingsy had accepted that person as his master? After some thought, Ye Chen realized that the person who stayed within the Soul Pearl must have extraordinary capabilities. If Little Wingsy could obtain the guidance of such a master, it was good for him. Ye Chen could not help feeling elated for Little Wingsy, who had attained something good out of this catastrophe.

“The Soul Pearl is a Spirit Arcana. When a Spirit Arcana is born, it’s bound to attract heavenly punishment within three years. There’s something peculiar about this marine trench that will help conceal my aura, so we can hide here for a while. It’s a shame that the Sunken Jade Palace only opens once every fifty years. I’m afraid there’s no other place safer than the Sunken Jade Palace. I don’t know how I’ll evade heavenly punishment for the next fifty years. If the heavenly punishment arrives one day, I might kick the bucket. So, in these two months, I want to pass on everything I know to you. You must learn them seriously.”

“Yes, Master.”

“When you’re highly accomplished, you must avenge me, your master!”

The Soul Pearl was waiting within the deep marine trench.

Since Little Wingsy was cultivating under a master, Ye Chen decided to just wait in this sea region for the next two months.

Ye Chen steered the Golden Sun Condor to search the nearby area, finally locating a lone island not far away. This island’s perimeter was less than a hundred meters. It was merely a small hill. He would stay here for two months then.

There was another person in the Soul Pearl. Surely that person must be the artifact spirit of the Soul Pearl?

If the person within the Soul Pearl was willing to guide Little Wingsy and teach him a cultivation system, Ye Chen would be willing to send the Soul Pearl back to the Sunken Jade Palace.

Although the Sunken Jade Palace only opened once every fifty years, Ye Chen had obtained Senior Tian Yuan’s permission to enter and exit at will.

Ye Chen would cultivate on this island for now.

The Golden Sun Condor landed on the island. Ye Chen ate some food then sat cross-legged upon a rock on the island, cultivating silently. He began to sense everything surrounding him. As the sea breeze caressed him, it was as if he became one with the world.

Ye Chen found that after he awoke from his blackout, the demonic psyche in his body had diminished significantly with only a tiny trace left. Moreover, a hint of the Illusory Pearl’s energy remained in him. While he was passed out, the Illusory Pearl had released some energy to heal him. This strengthened Ye Chen’s conviction that Little Tanuki was still alive!

This thought alleviated the grief in his heart. Ye Chen felt that he was not alone at the moment.

‘Little Tanuki, I miss you so much.’

Ye Chen released his Astral Body, sensing everything that existed between earth and heaven. The gentle sea breeze was like Little Tanuki’s voice.

Ye Chen slowly entered a state of absorption and time seemed to have stopped.

As the Celestial Chi flowed within his body, Ye Chen slowly consolidated his cultivation base, stabilizing his Celestial Chi at Heavenly Venerable Rank. Previously, Ye Chen had thought that Heavenly Venerable Ones were such formidable existences. Even so, after encountering Tantai Ling, the dark spirit, and Jian Ying, Ye Chen realized that his cultivation base was insufficient by far.

Nonetheless, Ye Chen’s cultivation base could not be upgraded in just one or two days. Ye Chen diligently studied the cultivation system of the Nine Astra Skies, hoping to attain something.

For more than ten days, Ye Chen cultivated on the island. As for the Golden Sun Condor, Ye Chen had sent it to the Xiwu Empire to check on things. The Xiwu Empire was safe and well for now. After the Golden Sun Condor had returned, it foraged for food on the island.

The Soul Pearl also remained silently in the deep marine trench and did not change its position.

On the sixteenth day, Ye Chen was cultivating on the reef by the beach as usual. Suddenly, he detected a change in energy from the sea breeze. As he stared into the distance, he saw on the faraway horizon of the sea region, there was a gigantic warship with sixteen sails speeding toward the island.

The warship was still very far away, so his Astral Body could not examine it yet. After some thought, Ye Chen gave the Golden Sun Condor a command.

Squawk squawk, the Golden Sun Condor flew into the sky toward the distant warship.

The Golden Sun Condor circled at a height of thousands of meters, observing the movement on the warship. The massive warship was twenty to thirty meters long and five to six meters wide. Two figures dressed in black robes stood on the deck. Their attire was slightly similar to those worn by the sorcerers of certain tribes who offered sacrifices. On the sixteen sails of the warship, there was a large design of a golden sword.