107: Chapter 107: Not a single word can be leaked.

As his voice fell, his emaciated palm slowly lifted, the cuff of his pitch-black cloak moving slightly, and a hazy, turbid ball of golden light slowly levitated out, floating quietly before the two of them.

This was the source of that fragmented true deity's divine soul.

The outline of the divine soul was blurred and distorted, unlike the regular and rounded human divine souls; instead, it exuded a majestic and primal beastly Daoist charm. Its tendons, meridians, and divine soul texture all took the form of a ferocious beast, brimming with monstrous dominance and unyielding wildness.

It was only because it had been damaged in a great battle that roughly a third of the divine soul source remained, sealed by a secret technique to prevent it from dissipating.

This thing was obviously plundered by force, but Lin Ye did not care.

Lin Ye concentrated and looked closely, carefully identifying it for a long time, yet he still could not determine the specific category of this otherworldly ferocious beast.

Such otherworldly divine beasts had long since broken away from the lineage category of native living beings, and their foundations were unfathomably mysterious.

Yet he could clearly sense the thick Daoist aura settled deep within the remnant soul. That was the solid foundation of a true deity at the third-turn realm. Even incomplete, it far surpassed the tier of all high-grade resources in the current world. The divine soul profound truths and spiritual source it contained made it a supreme treasure that ordinary souls and soul fires could never compare to.

"You have seen the quality clearly. The remnant charm of a true deity is genuine, without deception or falsehood." The Black-robed Person's tone was cold and firm, his attitude incomparably resolute. "Eighty billion at the very least. One coin less, and this divine soul transaction is void."

Lin Ye frowned slightly, secretly weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

Five hundred was just a price he casually blurted out, and the other party locked onto the bottom line without yielding an inch, showing no intention of a prolonged tug-of-war or compromise.

He was well aware that such otherworldly true deity remnant souls belonged to an out-of-print opportunity that could only be met by chance and never sought. There was only this one copy in the black market, and missing it meant no subsequent chances.

As long as he could secure this remnant soul, the intelligence transformation, refining of divine soul foundations for all his dependents, including the absorption of battle intent, all his dependents would directly achieve a leap-style breakthrough and thoroughly consolidate their combat strength.

After a brief contemplation, Lin Ye suppressed the unwillingness in his heart and compromised helplessly: "Alright, eighty billion, deal."

Without any extra haggling, he immediately mobilized his account credit points, fully settling the entire payment for the twenty thousand dependents' souls and the fragmented true deity's divine soul.

In the next second, a full ten thousand S-grade pure dependents' souls and ten thousand A-grade pure dependents' souls transformed into glistening white light points all over the sky, pouring entirely into his storage divine seal. That hazy and domineering otherworldly ferocious beast true deity remnant soul also steadily fell into the exclusive sealing barrier, properly stored away to prevent the source from leaking.

With the transaction completely settled, Lin Ye did not stay for a single moment. He raised his hand to signal Wang Hu, and the two of them showed full tacit understanding, turning around to quickly leave this gloomy corner.

After stepping into the crowds of the black market, the two did not directly hail a vehicle to return, but instead deliberately slowed their pace, making several detours through the intricate and complex alleys.

Sometimes shuttling through noisy stalls, sometimes stopping in remote dark alleys, their divine sense was tense the entire way as they secretly investigated, repeatedly confirming that there were no figures following or tailing them from behind, completely shaking off all potential tracking.

The black market was a mix of dragons and fishes, and transactions of astronomical prices easily attracted covetous eyes. Only by being careful and cautious could future troubles be avoided.

After repeatedly confirming that the surroundings were clean and no one was tailing them, the two finally walked out of the black market alleys, ran a few kilometers to reach a street intersection, hailed a night-traveling private vehicle, and headed straight toward Wang Hu's home.

The journey was smooth and uneventful, and the vehicle successfully arrived downstairs at the residential complex. The two quickly went upstairs and pushed open the door to enter the house.

As soon as they entered the door, Lin Ye directly pulled Wang Hu into the room he was temporarily staying in, locked the door from the inside with a reverse twist, and activated a soundproofing array to eliminate all possibilities of eavesdropping and spying.

Inside the airtight and quiet room, the atmosphere instantly grew heavy.

Lin Ye slowly spoke, his tone calm yet carrying a hint of thorough emotion: "You should be able to perceive that although your dependents' intelligence is not top-tier and generally on the lower side, your divine kingdom is an orthodox conventional divine kingdom. Its laws are gentle and its source is pure, without the shackles of malignant aura backlash."

"In comparison, those low-intelligence beastly dependents of yours have a baseline of mentality and clarity of thought that are vastly superior to that group of fierce beast dependents of mine previously shackled by malignant aura and muddle-headed bloodthirst."

Hearing this, Wang Hu nodded repeatedly. At this moment, he also fully understood the core gap between their divine kingdoms and dependents, and in his heart, he grew even more shocked at how crucial the soul and divine soul resources Lin Ye had secured this time were.

Throughout this single day, the two had successively purchased high-grade materials, astronomical soul fires, massive amounts of pure souls, and true deity remnant souls. Over three hundred billion of their previously accumulated net worth had been directly squandered by more than half.

Looking at the cliff-like shrinking balance in his account, Wang Hu's mouth twitched frantically, his face filled with an expression of heartache as he gasped in distress: "Brother Ye, this money doesn't last at all! More than half of our net worth is gone just like that. This is too extravagant…"

Seeing his deeply heartbroken appearance, Lin Ye gave a faint smile, his expression exceptionally perceptive, and spoke in a resolute tone: "Money is an external possession. To put it bluntly, it's just a string of numbers—pure bastards."

"Only when completely transformed into one's own foundation, dependents' strength, and the foundation of the divine kingdom, and firmly grasped in one's own hands as combat power, can it truly be considered one's own thing. Keeping credit points idle and depreciating is far less reliable than exchanging them for solid, tangible strength."

These words were transparent and realistic, instantly leaving Wang Hu stunned in place. After thinking about it carefully, the heartache in his heart dissipated by more than half, leaving only deep agreement.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Ye's expression suddenly condensed, fading away his relaxed smile. With an incomparably solemn tone, he earnestly warned: "All the transactions in the black market tonight, the S-grade soul fire we got, the massive amount of dependents' souls, and this fragmented true deity's divine soul—not a single bit of it can be leaked."

"About this matter, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know. Even Uncle Wang and Aunt Liu cannot be told a single word. We must guard this secret to the death!"

Astronomical-priced taboo resources were far too eye-catching. Once leaked, it would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of top factions from all sides. Lightly, the resources would be seized; heavily, it would bring about fatal disaster, leaving endless future troubles.

Seeing this, Wang Hu also turned solemn, nodding heavily with a firm tone: "Rest assured, Brother Ye, my mouth is the tightest. I will never spread a single word outside!"

After confirming that Wang Hu firmly remembered the warning and would strictly keep the secret, Lin Ye's gaze slightly darkened, and he had already finalized his subsequent plans in his heart.

"Tonight, I will experiment alone first."

"I will first try using pure dependents' souls matched with the true deity's remnant soul to nourish the dependents under my command, figure out the transformation rhythm, control the spiritual power ratio, and avoid all potential risks. Once I thoroughly comprehend this advancement system and stabilize all hidden dangers, I will personally take action tomorrow to help your dependents uniformly complete an all-around advanced transformation."

"Alright! Brother Ye, you go ahead and handle it first, I'm not in a hurry!" Hearing this, Wang Hu immediately nodded heavily, his tone crisp and decisive, without the slightest intention of urging, full of trust in Lin Ye's ability.

The two exchanged a few brief pleasantries and finalized the subsequent arrangements. Wang Hu then tiptoed out of the room, considerately pulling the door shut behind him, and waited outside alone, absolutely refusing to disturb Lin Ye's secluded closed-door experimentation.