Su Qinghong looked Lu Wenwu up and down, seeing he was fine, she asked with relief:
"Oh, you! We agreed on being perfectly honest, yet you secretly hid a dog with Divine Beast Bloodline! This is Divine Beast Bloodline! If Iâm not mistaken, this should be a Huo Dou? Judging by these signs of atavism, the bloodline concentration isnât low either!"
"Get lost, âperfectly honestâ is what itâs called!" Lu Wenwu replied helplessly to this reasonable Fox Lady, "As you can see, my little buddyâMao Mao, was just a big golden retriever before. I picked him up from the street over a year ago."
"My Emperor Xin great great great great-grandfather! What kind of dog luck is this!" Su Qinghong made a strange face at Lu Wenwu, "You can pick up a dog with Divine Beast Bloodline from the street! You really are... going against the heavens!"
Mao Mao obediently sat by Lu Wenwuâs feet, politely raised a paw, and shook it: "Woof! Donât badmouth my master, woof!"
"Good heavens, it can even talk! Are you investing enough in it?" Su Qinghong naturally squatted down to shake hands with Mao Mao, giggling, "Little Mao Mao, weâre both from the canine family, come, sister hugs you!"
"Sister? With your age, youâre old enough to be its great great great great great great grandmother." Lu Wenwu laughed, "I fed it a tube of Emperorâs Liquid, then it learned to talk after some casual training, no idea how it happened."
Su Qinghong: "...."
The Northeastern Big Fox Lady was completely dumbfounded.
Even her fluffy big tail was stiff.
"...Did you just say... Emperorâs Liquid? The one I know?" Su Qinghongâs face was a bit stiff.
Lu Wenwu nodded, "Yes, I never lie."
Su Qinghong was silent for a full five seconds.
Her eyes rolled up, and she collapsed directly into Lu Wenwuâs arms, actually fainting.
This scene left the three just-entered Anthony trio stunned.
In just a moment, did you two hook up on the battlefield?
And where did this handsome black-gold dog come from?
A group of people busied around, Kashan performed several Healing Magic spells before Su Qinghong woke up again.
It wasnât a big deal.
Primarily, after the battle, her mana and physical strength were greatly consumed, and her body and spirit were extremely exhausted.
Su Qinghong was only forcing herself due to worry for Lu Wenwu, rushing anxiously in.
But after being stimulated by the Huo Dou Bloodline and Emperorâs Liquid, coupled with her tension suddenly loosening, she fainted immediately.
Once Su Qinghong woke up, the quickest to recover, Anthony and Master Ruhuo, picked up their guns and teamed up to explore the gathering place, collecting information.
The remaining three stayed to rest in the big room.
Soon, the two returned with quite a few clues.
The power of the Ghost Shadow Gathering Place is strong.
It is truly the complete Ghost Shadow Gathering Place when seventeen smaller gathering places unite.
Ghost Masters need to control ghostly creatures to gain more powerful power, so they simply build the gathering place surrounding this Land of Demons.
Approaching these city ruins not only allows them to obtain more ghostly creatures but also capture small mutant creatures living in the city as food, a win-win.
Sufficient radiation and pollution are a dead end that other creatures avoid like the plague, yet itâs a heaven for Ghost Masters.
However, they couldnât figure out for now why they didnât directly rebuild the city ruins, opting instead to build anew?
Even more perplexing, why split a complete gathering place into seventeen pieces?
The duo brought back many texts resembling diaries.
Now, several people were flipping through them, guessing the situation here.
During this process, Lu Wenwu also shared his known information with everyone for collective reference and speculation.
Early on in their guesses, they had almost determined that the so-called power refers to follower groups, and the ultimate secret must be related to the deities the followers believe in.
Most likely, understanding the truth of the deities completely is needed.
After listening to Lu Wenwuâs explanation, Su Qinghong, still lying in his arms, couldnât help but ask: "So, you think the God of Eternal Glory essentially doesnât exist and is merely a product of primitive worship naturally derived, and nurtured a Spiritual Seed under the influence of thought currents?"
"Yes." Lu Wenwu nodded, "Based on the memory fragments in the Soul Crystal, I tend to think this is the factual truth, and also the ultimate secret of the God of Eternal GloryâIts essence."
"Amitabha Buddha, the old monk also agrees with Donor Tyrannosaurusâs guess."
Old Monk Ruhuo put down the yellowed notebook in his hand, uttering a Buddhist saying.
"According to the instance rules, we can validate each ultimate secret three times, the old monk thinks we can use one validation opportunity to attempt."
Then, the old monk looked at everyone.
Lu Wenwu and Su Qinghong naturally agreed.
Kashan blinked her big eyes, nodding bewilderedly.
Anthony pondered for a moment, also agreeing.
Unanimously approved.
Lu Wenwu contemplated the submission content, then immediately uploaded his guess to the mission panel for validation.
The five people and a dog were somewhat nervously waiting, like anxious elementary students before getting their final exam results.
[Your team submitted the ultimate secret]
[Validating]
[Information match rateâ99.87%, Ultimate Secret·Natural Faith, validation passed]
[Natural Faith: A primitive belief based on natural laws, originated from experiential basis, also a prototype of religion. Itâs just a pity this worldâs humans took the wrong path and used the wrong method, completely forsaking the methodology of science]
[Your teamâs ultimate secret validation times have been refreshed, current remaining validation times: 3]
[You completed the main taskâchoose any faction to investigate and obtain its ultimate secret]
[Currently available choices: settle immediately and exit the instance/reward accumulation, continue exploring]
Lu Wenwu looked up, seeing joyful expressions on the faces of the four teammates.
"I think the brothers wouldnât be satisfied with just this, right?" he said with a smile, "At least Iâm not ready to leave yet."
"Absolutely!" Su Qinghong chuckled, "Not fully figuring out whatâs up with the God of Natural Redemption and the Great Evolution God, I canât stand it!"
"I choose to continue forward and explore the worldâs secrets."
"Amitabha Buddha, the old monk is likewise."
"I... I want to continue too!"
"Looks like weâre becoming the Family Hero now." Lu Wenwu joyfully made a choice, "We are family!"
[Your team has made a choice: reward accumulation, continue exploring]
"As I see it, letâs rest here today. Physical strength, injuries, all need time to recover." After making the choice, Anthony stood up and said, "I have a special physique and have basically recovered, Iâll keep watch, you all can meditate with peace."
The other three didnât refuse, all taking the Recovery Potion and elixir.
Though those Blood and Flesh Puppets didnât cause any severe harm, a fierce battle inevitably let Ghost Qi invade the body, needing time to recover.
Lu Wenwu actually wanted to say heâs basically fine too, eating a meal later would do.
But Su Qinghong was tightly hugging his waist, refusing to let go, murmuring she felt dizzy with every question.
So Lu Wenwu had no choice but to sit there with his eyes closed, continuing as a human cushion.