"Really?!"
The Spirit of the Relic was startled, truly a relic that would choose him as the inheritor?
"Absolutely true!"
Chen Shu said with utmost seriousness, "It often laments now, thankfully it chose me back then..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, let alone the Spirit of the Relic, the contracted spirits beside him could barely keep their composure.
But in the next second, they realized something and started to suppress their laughter, their bodies even trembling slightly...
The Spirit of the Relic was a bit confused and asked,
"What's wrong with them?"
"Nothing, they're probably thinking about something happy."
Chen Shu remained calm and collected, saying, "It's only reasonable for them to be happy when they are my contracted spirits."
"..."
The Spirit of the Relic pondered for a moment, vaguely sensing that something was amiss...
"By the way, Senior, this is the rabbit that accepted the inheritance of the Star Relic."
Chen Shu summoned the Space Rabbit.
The rabbit regained its usual demeanor, its body emanating a brilliant blue light, like stars in the night.
"The power of an Immortal Star Spirit..."
The Spirit of the Relic was greatly shocked, immediately confirming that the other party was not lying...
"Senior, I'm all about being truthful."
Chen Shu scratched his head, his expression expectant.
The Spirit of the Relic remained silent, its thoughts churning.
It retained most of its memories and was not as easily fooled as the Star Spirit, still maintaining a sense of vigilance.
After all, the Elemental Spirit Realm was of great importance, and no mistakes could be made, otherwise, how would it explain itself to its fallen master?
At this moment, its gaze fell upon the rabbit, and it said,
"I want to speak with the Immortal Star Spirit!"
"Ah? There's no need..."
Chen Shu's expression jolted. If communication were established, wouldn't he be exposed immediately?
"Mainly, we are too far away from it right now..."
"It's alright, relics can actually contact each other."
The Spirit of the Relic flapped its wings and landed on the rabbit's head, saying,
"You can use this rabbit as a medium."
"I..."
Chen Shu was about to speak, but the other party had already begun...
A surge of elemental power was infused into the rabbit's body, connecting with the star power within it, directly establishing contact with the Star Spirit.
"Phoenix, is that you?!"
At this moment, a cluster of starlight appeared above the rabbit's head, looking at the Spirit of the Relic before them.
"Damn, it has this trick too?!"
Chen Shu's heart sank, never expecting such a turn of events...
Hadn't all his previous efforts gone to waste?
At this time, the Elemental Phoenix repeated Chen Shu's previous claims, especially regarding the Pure Heart...
"..."
Chen Shu's eyes darted around, already contemplating how to forcibly seize the Elemental Spirit Realm...
However, the Star Spirit's words stunned him.
"What he said... is completely correct!"
The Star Spirit stated with certainty, "If you must point out his flaws, it's that he's too humble."
"???"
Chen Shu took a tactical step back, as if struck by lightning, feeling as though he were hallucinating.
Was this truly something the Star Spirit would say?!
"Alright, our power cannot be maintained for too long. Once you choose him as the inheritor, we can reunite properly."
The Star Spirit's power dimmed, and it directly merged into the rabbit's body, disappearing...
"Kid, since the Immortal Star Spirit has said so..."
The Spirit of the Relic approached Chen Shu and said slowly, "I, acknowledge you!"
"Thank you, Senior!"
Chen Shu's expression immediately brightened, understanding that
he was about to obtain a new top-tier relic!
He had controlled the Star Relic for many years, and it had provided him with considerable assistance along the way.
However, because the Star Relic had been developed by humans for too long, its internal power and resources were no longer as abundant.
But the Elemental Spirit Realm before him had never been opened, and as a top-tier relic, its resources were bound to be extremely rich...
"Beast Emperor Medicine... Got it..."
As Chen Shu's heart filled with excitement, a touch of doubt also arose.
The Immortal Star Spirit actually spoke up for him. Could it be that his personal charm had truly conquered the other party?
At this moment, the Star Spirit within the relic couldn't help but shed tears, its heart filled with emotion:
This guy finally has a new relic to exploit...
If someone didn't help share the burden, it would eventually be drained dry by Chen Shu...
"Phoenix, to share hardships with me, truly worthy of being my good buddy back in the day..."
...
"Follow me..."
The little elemental bird flapped its wings, leading Chen Shu towards the core of the relic.
"Okay, okay..."
Chen Shu's heart surged with excitement, and he quickly followed.
Soon, the Spirit of the Relic led him to a special space.
Before him lay a lake of five-colored water, and in the center of the lake stood a giant梧桐 (wutong) tree, seemingly connecting to the heavens.
The Spirit of the Relic flapped its wings, crossed the lake, and landed on the tree.
Chen Shu also teleported, arriving at the base of the梧桐 tree.
"Let it be the inheritor of the relic..."
The Spirit of the Relic's gaze fell upon Er Ha (a nickname, possibly referring to a dog-like spirit).
Its elemental power was immense, even surpassing its own of the same level. The only flaw was that its intelligence was likely not very high...
"No problem."
Chen Shu was not surprised. A human body could not bear the power of a relic, so it naturally needed to be a contracted spirit.
However, his contracted spirits were equivalent to himself...
The Spirit of the Relic said, "Let it come over..."
"Alright."
Chen Shu quickly issued the command, ordering Er Ha to approach the梧桐 tree.
"Woof woof!"
As soon as it reached the base of the tree, it began to scratch and bite at the bark with its claws and mouth, its eyes filled with a brilliant light, as if it had come to an impasse with the tree...
"..."
The Spirit of the Relic looked at this creature, and a sense of unease arose once more...
Could it truly be the inheritor of the relic?
Wouldn't its master's lifelong reputation be ruined by this foolish dog?
"Uh..."
Chen Shu also noticed the other party's hesitation and quickly said,
"It only acts up occasionally; most of the time, it's quite healthy."
As he spoke, he grabbed the dog's head and lifted it from the tree,
"No more moving!"
Chen Shu pointed at Er Ha, ordering it to sit obediently.
Only then did the Spirit of the Relic nod and say, "It's ready, the relic's inheritance is about to begin!"
With that, the ordinary-looking梧桐 tree surged with terrifying elemental power.
Streams of five-colored light descended from the top of the tree, integrating into Er Ha's body...
Seeing the inheritance begin, Chen Shu's heart became a little restless.
"It might take a day or two."
The Spirit of the Relic explained, then added, "Please wait patiently during this time."
"No problem, absolutely no problem."
Chen Shu approached the Spirit of the Relic, rubbed his hands together, and said,
"I have a presumptuous question I'd like to ask..."
"What?"
"How many billions of resources does our relic have right now?"
Greed flickered in Chen Shu's eyes, as he was finally revealing his true intentions...