146: Chapter 146 Making soup from these bones? How big of a pot would that be!

As the thunder god's corpse fell, the violent pressure that filled the cavern finally dissipated like receding floodwaters.

Su Yang tossed and played with the Heavenly Demon Thunder Bead that emitted a faint purple light in his hand, landing lightly back on the shore as if nothing had happened.

"Boss!"

Reba was the first to rush up, not caring whether Su Yang still had that disgusting slime on him, and threw herself directly into his arms, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

"Wuu wuu wuu... you scared me to death... I thought you wouldn't be able to come out..."

That scene just now was truly too terrifying.

Watching the person she loved being swallowed by a monster and having to bathe in a thunder pool.

For an ordinary girl, the burden on her heart was indeed a bit too much.

"What are you crying for?"

Su Yang rubbed her head and casually wiped some unknown black slime onto her down jacket.

"Didn't I come out just fine?"

"And I even got a free sauna, feeling completely refreshed."

"Liar!"

Reba raised her head, glared at him with red eyes, and then noticed the bead in his hand.

"What is this? It's so pretty... but it feels so evil."

"Trophy."

Su Yang smiled and put the bead into the System space.

"I'll take it back as a night light in the future; not only does it save electricity, but it can also ward off evil spirits."

At this time, Mary and Chu Ling also gathered around.

"Boss, how should we deal with that big guy?"

Mary pointed to the giant skeleton, half of which was soaking in the thunder pool and rapidly weathering away.

Having lost the support of the demonic soul, this skeleton that had endured ten thousand years of time could finally no longer withstand the erosion of time, and most of the bones were turning into grayish-white powder at a speed visible to the naked eye, drifting away with the wind.

"What a pity."

Su Yang sighed.

"I originally wanted to move the entire skeleton back and display it at the entrance of the funeral home as a sign."

"It would definitely scare away quite a few troublesome family members."

"..."

The three women were speechless at the same time.

A hundred-meter-tall skeleton at the entrance of a funeral home?

Is that a funeral home or a haunted house! You'd probably lose all your business!

"However..."

Su Yang activated his Eye of Investigation, scanning the crumbling bone dust.

Soon, he discovered a few different places.

Among those fragile white bones, a few bones had not weathered but instead emitted a faint, pale golden luster.

That is the thunder god golden bone!

It is the most essential and hardest part of this body; even after ten thousand years, it still retains divinity!

"Mary, Chu Ling, get to work!"

Su Yang waved his hand.

"See those bones glowing with gold?"

"Dismantle them all for me!"

"These are ancient Divine Artifact Materials; taking them back, whether for Artifact Refining or making soup... cough cough, refining medicine, they are all top-grade!"

"Making... soup?"

Reba looked at the ribs, which were as big as trucks, imagined the scene, and felt completely sick.

"Boss, these bones... how big of a pot would you need to boil them?"

"And these are dead people's bones, right? Won't we get diarrhea if we drink it?"

"You don't understand."

Su Yang directed Chu Ling to move the giant skull while explaining to Reba.

"This is the upgraded version of tiger bone wine—thunder god golden bone soup."

"Take a sip, your waist won't ache, your legs won't hurt, and you can go up five floors in one breath without effort."

"If you find it disgusting, I'll make you calcium tablets later, strawberry flavored."

Under Su Yang's command, a massive "demolition" operation began.

Although Mary complained about the bones being heavy, she was more efficient than anyone when it came to working.

She spread the blood wings on her back, like a crane, dragging those huge golden ribs out of the thunder pool one by one.

"One, two, three..."

"Boss! There are twelve intact ribs in total!"

"And two leg bones! These leg bones are so hard that my blade has curled!"

Chu Ling also had gains on her side.

She dug out the complete right hand bone from the pile of rubble.

This palm was crystal clear like jade, every finger joint was engraved with thunder patterns, and even just placing it there, slight electric arcs were jumping in the surrounding air.

"Master, inside this hand bone... it seems something is hidden."

Chu Ling pointed to the middle finger joint.

There, an inconspicuous bronze ring was actually worn.

Because the bones were so big, this ring looked like a bracelet, covered in copper rust, and was easily overlooked.

"Hmm?"

Su Yang's eyes lit up, and he quickly flew over.

"Could this be... the legendary Storage Ring?"

"With such a big size, how many good things must be inside!"

Su Yang reached out to take off the ring.

Zzz!

A tiny current suddenly shot out from the ring, seemingly resisting the touch of a stranger.

"Quite a temper."

Su Yang sneered, his internal Golden Core operated, and a more domineering pure yang golden thunder blasted over directly.

"Open for me!"

Pop!

A soft sound.

The Restriction on the ring was instantly broken, and that thick layer of copper rust fell off, revealing the dark golden body inside.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Divine Artifact component: [thunder god storage ring] (Seal)!"

"Description: The private warehouse of the ancient thunder god; the internal space is huge, but due to the long passage of time, some space has collapsed. The first layer can currently be opened."

"I'm rich!"

Su Yang couldn't wait to probe his Divine Sense into it.

Although it was only the first layer, the space was as big as a basketball court.

There were no mountains of gold and silver treasures inside (immortals don't use those), but instead rows of huge stone shelves.

Various... Ore were placed on the shelves?

【Sky Thunder Stone】, 【Purple Cloud Iron】, 【Wind Thunder Wood】...

All are top-tier Artifact Refining Materials!

Although most of the Spiritual Qi had been lost due to the long time, the remaining ones were enough for Su Yang to arm a special forces unit!

"Is this the foundation of a wealthy family?"

Su Yang smiled from ear to ear, his saliva almost dripping down.

"With these Materials, the blueprints for my 'thunderfire gatling' can finally be realized!"

"In the future, whoever dares to provoke me, I'll just spray a burst of thunderfire bullets; whether you are human or ghost, I'll send you all to the afterlife!"

Just as Su Yang was immersed in the joy of sudden wealth.

Rumble...

The thunder pool below suddenly vibrated again.

But this time it wasn't because the monster was reviving, but... the water level was dropping.

Having lost the maintenance of the thunder god's heart and the demonic soul, this thunder pool that had existed for ten thousand years finally began to dry up.

The purple thunder pulp quickly receded, revealing the true appearance of the pit bottom.

"Boss! Look below!"

Reba pointed at the bottom of the thunder pool and exclaimed.

Su Yang put away the thunder god storage ring and looked down.

As the thunder pulp receded, a huge, circular bronze altar was revealed.

On the altar, there were no monsters and no corpses.

Only a solitary seed, the size of a fist.

The seed was charred black, looking just like an inconspicuous piece of coal.

But what was strange was that the surrounding, yet-to-dissipate lightning was actually carefully avoiding it, as if fearing it.

"What is this?"

Su Yang's heart stirred, and he flew down directly, landing on the altar.

When he approached that "coal," his internal Golden Core trembled uncontrollably.

That was... desire!

A desire from the Origin of life!

"Ding! Discovered Divine-Grade item: [lightning-struck wood · Nirvana seed]!"

"Description: ??? (System Rank is insufficient, unable to parse detailed information)"

"Tip: This object contains extremely strong vitality and destructive power; it is recommended that the host touch it with caution!"

"Even the System cannot parse it?"

Su Yang's eyes became serious.

Since obtaining the System, except for that mysterious fox demon wife, this was the first time he had encountered something the System could not see through.

"Nirvana seed..."

Su Yang reached out his hand, condensed a thick layer of Spiritual Qi shield on his fingertips, and carefully touched the seed.

Zzz!

There was no violent reaction.

Only a warm current flowed through his whole body from his fingertips instantly.

At that moment, Su Yang felt as if he had turned into a tree.

A towering tree growing in the thunder, bathed in destruction, yet nurturing new life!

"Good stuff."

Su Yang did not hesitate at all, directly putting it into the newly obtained [thunder god storage ring], and used the remaining few pieces of [Sky Thunder Stone] to build a nest for it.

"Although I don't know what it's for, my intuition tells me this is the greatest gain of this Kunlun trip."

"It's more precious than that Thunder Demon and the skeleton combined!"

After putting away the seed, Su Yang looked around.

The thunder pool dried up, the skeleton collapsed, and the demonic soul dissipated.

This ancient thunder god temple, which had existed for countless years, finally came to a complete end.

"Let's go."

Su Yang flew back to the shore, looking at the women who were returning fully loaded (everyone's bags were stuffed with shiny bone fragments).

"This place is about to collapse."

"We should go back."

"This time... we can really go home and have soup."