Chapter 1654 - The Threat That The Soul-controlling Tablet Sensed (2/2)

It turned its head to look at Lin Huang after it finished speaking. “So tell me—what’s going on, that you insist on summoning me out?”

Lin Huang sorted out what he wished to say first before stating, “You know that I have a Goldfinger—in fact, I have more than one.

“More specifically, I’ve obtained two more of late that I won’t be able to use. I think Xiao Xin can take a look and see if she might be able to make use of them.” Lin Huang took out the Goldfingers that he did not need as he spoke.

Surprise flashed through the Emperor’s Heart’s eyes, but it did not say anything.

It could more or less guess how he had managed to obtain the two Goldfingers.

“You can have more than one Goldfinger?” Lin Xin was stunned to hear that.

“Yes, you can. It’s just that it’s something rather rare, so it’s difficult for an ordinary person to possess even one.” Lin Huang nodded.

Lin Xin turned her head to look at the Emperor’s Heart after she heard this. It seemed to matter to her how the Emperor’s Heart felt.

The Emperor’s Heart, however, was not bothered at all and nodded. “Yes, take a look at them. If they’re suitable, you can take them. After all, every Goldfinger has somewhat different functions. Some of the functions might just be the ones you need.”

Only then did Lin Xin nod and direct her Divine Telekinesis toward the two Goldfingers on Lin Huang’s palm one after the other.

A moment later, she raised her head and looked at Lin Huang. “Both of them seem like alright to me.”

Although the Emperor’s Heart’s functions were powerful, they emphasized more on various aspects of online networks. The immediate boost to Lin Xin’s combat abilities was insignificant.

Of the two Goldfingers on Lin Huang’s palm, one had energy storage and conversion abilities, which was equivalent to a weaker version of the Eternity Fire. The other one contained the ability to create mechanical devices. They were completely useless to Lin Huang.

However, Lin Huang seemed to be very interested in both Goldfingers.

She had even begun to conceptualize designing firearms and weaponry with this ability to create mechanical devices.

“Take both of them then.” Lin Huang tossed both Goldfingers to Lin Xin.

Lin Xin did not stand on ceremony this time and caught both of the Goldfingers. “Thank you, Big Brother.”

Lin Huang chatted for a little bit with Lin Xin after having settled the matter of the two extra Goldfingers. He then transported her back to the God Territory within him.

Right after he had sent her back, a voice came from within him all of a sudden.

“Lin Huang, I’ve thought it through…”

Lin Huang instantly identified that this was the Soul-controlling Tablet’s voice. He said in some astonishment, “What have you thought through?”

“All this while I’ve been obsessed with becoming the host’s only Goldfinger. However, it’s only now that I’ve realized it’s not very likely that true powerhouses among travelers would own merely one single Goldfinger.”

Back in the day, the Soul-controlling Tablet had requested that Lin Huang replace Xiao Hei before it would follow him because a traveler could only have one primary Goldfinger. This primary agreement was completely fair, whereby the primary Goldfinger was bound to the host for good or ill. As for the Goldfingers that made agreements with the host later, theirs would be more of a master-slave relationship.

Back then, Lin Huang had been unwilling to replace Xiao Hei. The Soul-controlling Tablet did not force the issue either. Instead, it had left a clone in Lin Huang’s body, letting Lin Huang find it a new host.

However, over the last few years, Lin Huang had hardly met any trustworthy travelers. Therefore, he had not been able to find the Soul-controlling Tablet a suitable host all this time.

The Soul-controlling Tablet had not been in a rush either. Since it was a Goldfinger, its lifespan was much longer than most living beings.

Now, however, it saw the ease with which Lin Huang obtained multiple Goldfingers—so many, in fact, that he could give them away as he wished. At last, it was beginning to realize that it was not so rare and unique after all.

“Do you want to make me your host?” Lin Huang immediately understood what the Soul-controlling Tablet meant.

“That’s right.” The Soul-controlling Tablet fell silent for a while before continuing, “But currently my primary form is still in damaged condition…”

“If you truly acknowledge me as your master, of course I’ll help to restore you fully,” Lin Huang promised readily.

“Then it’s a done deal.” The Soul-controlling Tablet was finally able to be at ease after hearing confirmation from Lin Huang. In reality, it had been worried that Lin Huang might reject its request. After all, it had rejected Lin Huang initially.

Lin Huang had not expected that giving the Goldfingers away would make the Soul-controlling Tablet feel threatened, causing it to be willing to acknowledge a master.

In a flash, he returned to the God Territory within him and appeared right away in front of the cliff where he had found the Soul-controlling Tablet.

He approached the cliff wall and passed through it, emerging in the void that the Soul-controlling Tablet had created.

After a glance at the huge stone tablet, which was more massive than all the stars, Lin Huang’s figure appeared on top of it in a flash, standing on it.

“Have you thought it through thoroughly?” Lin Huang asked, looking down.

“I have!” The Soul-controlling Tablet did not hesitate any longer.

The next instant, a black stone tablet as big as a human palm sank into the giant stone tablet beneath Lin Huang’s feet. This was the clone the Soul-controlling Tablet had previously left behind in Lin Huang’s body.

A moment later, the giant stone tablet began to shrink rapidly.

In the time it took for a breath, the huge stone tablet shrank from the massive size of a star to the size of a palm.

It transformed into a stone tablet full of cracks and penetrated through Lin Huang’s brow.