Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

In a dimly lit corner, Wen Yu slowly opened the wooden box in his hands.

Inside the box, a bead of shimmering, fluorescent liquid, resembling a water droplet, gently quivered under Wen Yu’s gaze.

He lightly touched the object in the box with his finger. An icy sensation grazed his fingertip, and simultaneously, a clear notification echoed in his mind.

”Enlightenment (S-class, Tool): A high-tech product of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes’ runes technology system, created by integrating nanoelectronic technology. Upon consumption, the host will automatically collect auditory information from their surroundings, analyze the languages of various intelligent life forms in the vicinity, and rapidly master their common tongues.”

Upon seeing the tool’s description, Wen Yu couldn’t help but gulp.

The purpose of this small item was self-evident. Merely a tool, it perfectly dismantled the language barriers between species.

Moreover, its strategic value wasn’t limited to this—it enabled communication not only with other life forms in the same world but even with the Demon Tribe.

Its utility for powerful experts might be somewhat limited—they could use Spiritual Fluctuations to overcome language barriers—but what about lower-level life forms?

Countless unnecessary battles had stemmed from communication problems...

Cradling Enlightenment in his hand, Wen Yu couldn’t help but ask, ”This thing...must be very precious, right?”

”Heh.”

The Almighty Demon Vine let out a scoff, the kind one might give when looking at a country bumpkin.

”How precious can something sold in a baby and maternity supplies store be? This thing is just a little toy created to speed up the growth process of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes’ offspring.”

Wen Yu was momentarily speechless. An S-class Tool was being treated like ”children’s books” from Earth.

The Almighty Demon Vine, however, offered a summary.

”You Cathayans have an interesting saying: ’Technology is the primary productive force.’ Of course, in my view, population and technology are of roughly equal importance, ranking as crucial elements second only to the absolute peak experts.”

”As an independent hero, you might not fully grasp this. However, you need to understand that technology enhances not an individual’s combat ability, but a race’s foundation for war.”

”The war against the Demon Tribe isn’t just about powerful experts; it’s also about a race’s foundation and resilience. Even if you’re incredibly strong, what can one person do? You might ensure your own survival, but can you also spare the effort to prevent the Demon Tribe from extracting Earth’s Origin Energy? Once the Origin Energy is drained and the Demon Tribe retreats from Earth, wouldn’t you still be on Earth, just waiting to die?”

”Perhaps these things don’t seem as important to you as your own personal strength. But if you were to present this item to Sequence Number 1, you could undoubtedly trade the manufacturing method for Enlightenment for Esoteric Level skills!”

Wen Yu only half-listened to the Almighty Demon Vine’s grand lecture. However, the words, ”trade the manufacturing method for Enlightenment for Esoteric Level skills!” immediately made him prick up his ears.

”Wait, the manufacturing method for Enlightenment? Do you have the manufacturing method for Enlightenment?”

”Ah... you truly are…”

The Almighty Demon Vine was utterly astonished by Wen Yu’s train of thought.

He failed to grasp the broader implications, but his keenness for benefits truly astounded the Almighty Demon Vine.

After a moment, the Almighty Demon Vine explained, somewhat wearily, ”I already told you, the clothes and the Token are your greatest rewards from this Heavenly Palace trip. Never mind. Let’s head to the City Lord Mansion. You’ll understand when we get there.”

...

While Wen Yu was entering the baby and maternity supplies store and cheerfully conversing with the shop assistant, Tang Haofei stood on Ling Yun City’s Main Street, blankly observing the ”otherworldly scenery” around him.

What should have been an exciting ”tour of another world” had completely dampened Tang Haofei’s spirits, thanks to the uniformly dressed City Guards of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes.

This wasn’t a tour; it was merely an escort.

Following Wen Yu’s reminder to communicate using ”Spiritual Fluctuations,” Tang Haofei swiftly mastered this method.

Being intelligent creatures, the natives of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes understood that their world had been destroyed long ago. Strictly speaking, these former residents of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes had become akin to NPCs in the treasure land established by the Dominator.

Consequently, there were no direct conflicts of interest between the natives of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes and the professionists entering the Heavenly Palace Treasure Land.

The absence of conflicting interests, coupled with the ability for both sides to communicate normally, laid the basic groundwork for peace.

The expected confrontations never occurred. Once Tang Haofei began using Spiritual Fluctuations to communicate with the natives of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes, the situation became much clearer.

Tang Haofei was invited to Ling Yun City’s political heart—the City Lord Mansion—to meet with the most powerful expert from the Heavenly Palace’s fifth floor, the City Lord of Ling Yun City, to discuss a potential alliance.

Naturally, there was no shortage of warriors to guide the way—or, more accurately, to escort and supervise him.

This led to the current peculiar situation, reminiscent of being paraded through the streets as a public spectacle.

...

Observing the Skeletons around him, who stared as if he were a rare animal, Tang Haofei clacked his jaw.

”Damn it! To think I’d see such a day…”

Tang Haofei wasn’t concerned about his safety in the slightest. At Level 5, he was absolutely Invincible! He was keenly aware of this fact.

Even deep within enemy territory, Tang Haofei could easily fight his way in and out repeatedly with his iron fists.

Unfortunately, Tang Haofei, unlike Wen Yu, wasn’t oblivious to the greater good—or perhaps, one could say, he wasn’t as nonchalant.

The alliance between the two powers offered little direct benefit to Tang Haofei himself, but it promised immense advantages for the Human Race. And that was a cause Tang Haofei was willing to strive for...

”T...M...D...”

The Skeleton closest to Tang Haofei slowly sounded out the three syllables Tang Haofei had just uttered. Then, its eye sockets, shimmering with a verdant green light, fixed intently on Tang Haofei.

Witnessing this eerie scene, Tang Haofei couldn’t help but swallow.

”What are you staring at?”

Since these natives of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes wouldn’t understand him anyway, Tang Haofei, suddenly feeling mischievous, couldn’t resist a smile as he uttered a classic Northeastern phrase to the nearby Skeleton.

”You...what...stare...at...”

However, the Skeleton’s stumbling reply made Tang Haofei instantly close his mouth.

After a long pause, Tang Haofei couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, ”Can you speak Mandarin?”

”You talk more...I learn more...will be quicker...”

This time, the Skeleton’s speech was much more fluent.

Its logical thinking was also considerably clearer!

The power of Enlightenment...

As the ”children’s primer” of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes, this S-class Tool, Enlightenment, was implanted into every infant of the Universe of Immortals and Heroes shortly after birth.

The so-called foundation wasn’t just about power.