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The Evil Eye Clan's soul-devouring innate ability, fueled by ambition, was unleashed beyond its limits. The Evil Eye Tyrant Prince swung his tentacles ferociously, attempting to devour the Evil Emperor's soul.
"Old man, how can a prince last forever?! You've lost your body today, so become my strength! Just as you devoured the rest of your clan, give me your power. In the future, I will be the master and emperor of the Evil Eye Tyrants, the true Evil Emperor!"
Just as the Evil Eye Tyrant Prince thought he had succeeded, seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to devour his own father and ascend to greater heights, an indistinguishable wave suddenly emanated from the Evil Emperor's surroundings.
His spiritual realm instantly shattered, and the extended tentacles instantly aged as if they had been through millions of years. The immense power, upon contact with the Evil Emperor, was like a massive black hole, instantly devouring the Evil Eye Tyrant Prince's power.
The Evil Emperor turned and looked at the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Prince. His eyes held no surprise or pain, only a faint trace of regret.
The Evil-Eyed Tyrant Prince was about to flee when he suddenly felt an inexplicable power suddenly ignite in his heart. A subtle stabbing pain instantly shot through his body. Although it did not cause him any damage, he completely lost control of his body and soul, and fell to the ground like a piece of rotten meat.
"You? You've been wary of me for a long time, old man! I'm your eldest son!"
"I told you all along, I trust you as much as I trust myself." The Evil Emperor's eyes were indifferent, and he calmly answered the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Prince's doubts as he lay on the ground.
"I know best what I am. Therefore, I've long anticipated your character, having inherited my bloodline. I've considered the possibility of your betrayal since the day you were born. After all, in my time, family affection was a distant concept among the Evil Eye Clan."
"Besides, although you're my first child in this world, I never once said you were my first child."
The Evil Emperor gazed gloomily at his firstborn child. Without waiting for him to speak, he sealed his thoughts with his spirit power. He then looked at the other soul beasts, who were suppressed by his aura.
A golden light flashed in his transparent eyes, and numerous soul beasts instantly collapsed from the Evil Emperor's mental shock.
If a soul master had come here and witnessed this scene, they would probably have preferred death to leaving.
After all, the soul beasts in this cave, at the very least, were top-tier soul beasts with a hundred thousand years of cultivation, and each one was powerless to resist. Even a soul master could harvest a set of top-quality hundred thousand year soul bones if they could break through their defenses.
Even a Shit-Stirring Spirit could be elevated to top-tier or even super-quality Shit-Stirring Spirit with this set of 100,000-year spirit bones. Even a pig could be transformed into a Divine Pig with spiritual power.
Gazing at the spirit beasts in this cave, the Evil Emperor lamented the lack of kinship among the Evil Eye Clan. At the same time, he felt a tinge of joy. After all, these people had betrayed him, so according to the rules, he could do whatever he wanted with them.
(Although the Evil Emperor didn't really follow the rules.)
His master was a spirit master on the verge of godhood. Besides his first spirit, he also possessed a second spirit of divine-quality. Such a large collection of high-quality spirit beasts, equivalent to a vast trove of 100,000-year spirit rings and spirit bones, could significantly make up for his master's lack of spirit power.
Presenting these beasts as gifts would surely elevate his own status in the future.
As the Evil Emperor pondered this, he gave a vague bow to Chen Ming, who had quietly appeared in the corner of the cave. First, he opened the inner barrier, and then he put up a barrier outside the cave to prevent other less intelligent people from coming in and disturbing him.
Looking at the pile of soul beasts lying on the ground like dead dogs, Chen Ming felt a little moved.
He had now almost mastered the creation of wisdom spirit rings, and further creation of spirits would be only slightly more complex. Once he had transformed these creatures into spirits, everyone around him would be able to obtain a large number of 100,000-year spirit rings.
The surplus could even be used to supplement the sect he planned to establish, creating a competent religious force.
After the Evil Emperor had unlocked over a dozen anti-theft measures, large and small, Chen Ming finally followed him into his treasury. Under his guidance, one precious treasure after another appeared before Chen Ming.
The spirit beasts of the Sun-Moon Continent were inferior to those of the Douluo Continent, and the adventures were not as abundant as those of the Douluo Continent, a place of great fortune. However, this did not mean that the entire Sun-Moon Continent was devoid of valuables.
As the strongest being on the Sun-Moon Continent, and one who had no need to hide his presence, the Evil Emperor's status on the Sun-Moon Continent could be described as someone who didn't eat beef.
Crucially, the Evil Emperor, unlike the scattered spirit beasts, possesses a strong sense of class. True to his title, the Evil Eye Clan he commands has already shaped into a rudimentary kingdom. Leveraging the Evil Eye Clan and the Demonic Forest, he proactively collects treasures to aid his future advancement.
And crucially, as a villain, the Evil Emperor shamelessly seizes any opportunity he hears of, whether human or spirit beast, that could benefit him.
On the Sun-Moon Continent, countless fortunate individuals have had their fortunes discovered, only to be swept away by the unscrupulous Evil Emperor before they could fully process them.
Not only does the Evil Emperor collect countless precious treasures from the Sun-Moon Continent in his own caves, but he also enslaves a large number of subterranean spirit beasts to mine for treasures and vast quantities of magical metals. After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, the Evil Emperor's treasury has amassed an unimaginable amount of treasure.
Upon entering, the ground was piled high with numerous dragon skeletons, several of which exuded a divine aura. These were clearly the remains of dragons that had fallen to Douluo Continent for various reasons.
Disappointingly, these skeletons were not fully intact, their essence largely dispersed, leaving only a fraction of their former power. While they could significantly enhance the abilities of dragon spirit beasts and spirit masters, they were of little use to Chen Ming at his current level.
Then, a variety of rare minerals came into view.
The Sun-Moon Continent was already rich in minerals, and many of these special minerals possessed miraculous abilities. Some high-quality minerals even possessed properties of space and even time.
The Evil Emperor didn't know how to use these minerals, but as a ruler, he naturally kept all precious items locked away in his treasury. Even though he would never even glance at them, he wouldn't easily share them with anyone else.
Now that the Evil Emperor has become Chen Ming's wisdom spirit ring, all the treasures accumulated by the Evil Emperor over millennia have naturally become Chen Ming's property. In terms of wealth, the value of the Evil Emperor's treasury is undoubtedly as great as that of the two imperial empires, and may even be higher.
There are more than a dozen space-attribute gems like the Starry Sky Sapphire, the largest of which is about a meter in diameter. Even without additional polishing, its internal volume exceeds thousands of cubic meters, making it one of the most premium space-attribute materials that the Douluo World can produce.
As for the precious gold crystals, the core material of the invincible shield spirit guide, they are piled here more than a meter high. Generally speaking, the gold crystals required for a level five invincible shield are only the size of a finger, and the level six is only two or three fingers' worth.
Although some of the gold crystals are no longer usable as the core of the invincible shield due to improper excavation and storage, the usable portion can still easily create hundreds of level six and seven invincible shield spirit guides.
(End of Chapter)