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**Chapter 1936: What Did You Promise?**

The fused soul spirit beast grew stronger in all aspects.

It ignored the attacks from the World Tree and even bit off parts of it.

The World Tree sent out more branches to whip at it, but all the branches were bitten off, leaving none intact.

Lin Moyu then realized that every inch of the soul spirit beast's body was a mouth. No matter from which direction the branches came, they would end up in its mouth.

With a thought, Lin Moyu retracted the World Tree, stopping its attacks.

The soul spirit beast did not entangle with the World Tree and instead pounced towards Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu drew the Soul Bow, and a purple soul arrow shot out, piercing the soul spirit beast.

The soul spirit beast let out a sharp and painful cry but still charged forward.

The Soul-Slaying Sword flew out, slashing at the soul spirit beast, creating wounds that quickly healed, rendering the attacks useless.

The soul spirit beast opened its mouth and bit the Soul-Slaying Sword. The sword emitted a hum, shattering all the beast's sharp teeth, but they quickly regrew.

Neither side could do anything to the other.

The soul spirit beast ignored the Soul-Slaying Sword and pounced at Lin Moyu again.

"Conventional methods are ineffective; I can only use unconventional means!"

Lin Moyu muttered to himself, raising the Scourge Staff and slamming it down.

It was like swatting a fly, but this fly was quite large.

With a light thud, the soul spirit beast exploded on the spot, turning back into hundreds of smaller soul spirit beasts.

These soul spirit beasts then turned into streams of light, flying into the Soul Gem.

The Soul Gem glowed, emitting an earthy yellow light.

The yellow light flowed onto Lin Moyu, enveloping his entire soul, becoming the final layer of defense under his soul armor.

The soul armor's defense was negligible, something Lin Moyu had made on a whim long ago.

The yellow light from the Soul Gem, however, was a truly powerful defense.

Even in the dark void, facing the multicolored water dragon, his soul remained unscathed.

The Scourge Staff was Lin Moyu's confidence in entering the Soul Spirit battleship.

"The effect is quite good, one hit, one kill."

"I didn't expect these creatures to become nourishment for the Soul Gem after being killed."

"From this perspective, the Soul Spirit battleship is a treasure trove for me."

Lin Moyu was delighted. After absorbing these soul spirit beasts, the Soul Gem glowed brighter.

Although he didn't know the specific effects yet, it was certainly not a bad thing.

Lin Moyu decided to explore the Soul Spirit battleship further to see if he could find more soul spirit beasts.

Returning to his senses, he walked to Shanlin Supreme's body.

After death, Shanlin Supreme revealed his true form.

The human form was a disguise; his true form was a dark mountain tree.

It looked no different from the wild trees seen in the mountains, completely unremarkable.

Moreover, it was less than two meters tall, very ordinary.

"Unexpectedly, the people of the Shanlin World look like this."

"It seems the Shanlin World is also a world of plant-based life forms."

"No wonder they can live so long. Plant-based life forms already have long lifespans, and with some special methods, living for millions of years doesn't seem impossible."

With a wave, Lin Moyu collected Shanlin Supreme's corpse, securing his trump card.

Now he had nothing to fear. Even if he encountered another Supreme, he could just blow them up if he didn't like them.

After all, blowing up one would give him another, an endless cycle.

Continuing to explore the Soul Spirit battleship, Lin Moyu searched for more soul spirit beasts.

The Scourge Staff, now held in his hand, was the best weapon against soul spirit beasts, whether single or fused, one hit, one kill.

Lin Moyu knew it wasn't the Scourge Staff that was powerful but the Soul Gem on it.

Without the Soul Gem, the Scourge Staff, though sturdy, wouldn't be an effective weapon against soul spirit beasts.

"I wonder about the origins of these gems; they are incredibly powerful," Lin Moyu couldn't help but marvel.

For other magical treasures, with his current level of understanding, he could always discern something.

Even for Supreme-level treasures, he could imagine their capabilities.

But the Scourge Staff was completely beyond his comprehension.

As the saying goes, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Lin Moyu decided not to dwell on it; the answers would come in time.

In the eyes of others, the terrifying Soul Spirit battleship had become Lin Moyu's backyard.

Besides soul spirit beasts, Lin Moyu also found several corpses in the battleship.

There were human corpses and those of other races.

The Soul Spirit battleship had been drifting aimlessly in outer space for countless years, and many people must have entered it over the years.

The lucky ones escaped, while the unlucky ones remained forever.

These corpses were all God Sovereigns.

Lin Moyu thought that if someone from the Other Shore realm entered here, they could escape if careful enough.

Even peak God Sovereigns had a chance to escape.

Shanlin Supreme's case was rare.

Lin Moyu collected all the corpses. The human ones would be taken back, identified, and properly buried, returning to their roots.

As for the other races, they would be used as weapons.

A day later, Lin Moyu reached the core of the Soul Spirit battleship.

By now, he had collected thirteen peak God Sovereign corpses.

Three were human, and the other ten were from other races, naturally becoming his weapons.

Including Shanlin Supreme's corpse, this trip had been highly profitable.

The Soul Gem on the Scourge Staff glowed even brighter, emitting a captivating light.

The yellow light on his soul body also grew stronger, almost becoming tangible.

The Soul Gem had gained a trace of sentience.

Lin Moyu realized that the Soul Gem was awakening in this manner.

"The Soul Gem seems to be in a dormant state. Who knows what brilliance it will display once fully awakened."

Lin Moyu muttered to himself. Not only the Soul Gem but also the Elemental Gem beside it seemed to be dormant, not yet fully awakened.

If one day he could gather all five gems and fuse them into one, fully awakening them, who knew how powerful the Scourge Staff would become.

With this hopeful thought, Lin Moyu entered the core area.

The core area was surprisingly quiet, with no soul spirit beasts in sight.

However, Lin Moyu's eyes narrowed as he saw a soul body.

The soul body resembled a human, about one meter tall, sitting on an exquisite throne.

"A soul spirit person."

Having entered the Soul Spirit World before, Lin Moyu immediately recognized the soul body as a native of the Soul Spirit World. They resembled humans but were smaller and were also called soul spirit people.

Humans have flesh and blood, but soul spirit people exist in the form of souls.

Seeing a soul spirit person in the Soul Spirit battleship was not surprising.

The key was that this soul spirit person was looking at him, giving Lin Moyu a creepy feeling.

His facial features were very similar to humans, and his emotions could be discerned from his expressions.

The soul spirit person opened his mouth and sighed, "You have finally come!"

Lin Moyu was taken aback. What did he mean by "finally come"?

Lin Moyu asked, "Can you explain in detail?"

The soul spirit person continued speaking to himself, "I have fulfilled my promise to you. Please do not go back on your word."

As he spoke, his body gradually dissipated, turning to ashes.

Lin Moyu saw a box on his throne.

The box was engraved with ancient human runes.