"How shall we trade?" Lu Heng didn't mind listening.
"You leave the altar, wait for my Resurrection Ceremony to end, and I can tell you a secret, a secret about Augustus," Dionysus offered a bargaining chip.
"A secret about Augustus? What's it worth?" Lu Heng was indeed a bit curious, but the premise was that the secret could be converted into a benefit.
As for why Dionysus would know a secret about Augustus?
That wasn't hard to explain.
Before becoming a Witch Demon, Dionysus was an Arcane Master, and Augustus is the Quel'dorei's Great Arcanist.
As both were Arcane Masters, they would surely often come and go from the arcane tower and naturally might discover Augustus' secret.
Dionysus continued to speak, "I guarantee that this secret is of immense value and could even threaten Augustus to work for you."
Lu Heng grew even more curious, "What kind of secret can threaten a Great Arcanist?"
Even if it were an earth-shattering secret, trying to threaten a Great Arcanist with it might result in being blasted to ashes by arcane magic before even speaking.
Dionysus went on to explain, "I assure you, this secret is what Augustus would least want people to know, because once it's exposed, he would be completely discredited."
Lu Heng finally took an interest. If it really was a secret that could disgrace a Great Arcanist, then using it well could achieve a great deal.
In fact, to monetize such a secret by threat was the most lowly method.
Seeing Lu Heng's interest, Dionysus pressed on, "I guarantee Augustus would never dare let this secret out, it would ruin his life. Just let me complete the Resurrection Ceremony, and I will tell you the secret..."
His speech was not yet complete.
Suddenly, a flash of sword light shot in from outside the cavern, piercing through Dionysus's Life Protection Box.
The Life Protection Box burst open, and Dionysus's soul roared in anger and reluctance. Pointing at Terres, he tried to curse, but no words came out.
With the destruction of the Life Protection Box, his soul rapidly dissipated and vanished into the void in an instant.
Lu Heng turned to look at Terres, his face showing a puzzled expression.
A moment ago, Dionysus was about to speak of the Great Arcanist Augustus' secret, one that could ruin Augustus' reputation.
But before he could speak out, Terres suddenly acted to destroy the Life Protection Box.
The act was clearly one of silencing.
Lu Heng immediately harbored a thought; could it be that Terres knew this secret of Augustus and was keeping it confidential for him?
Although he hadn't heard what the secret was, since Terres had intervened, he couldn't really say anything.
Terres walked to the center of the altar, reached out his hand to the void, and strands of Divine Energy spilled from the shards of the Life Protection Box, which he gathered in his palm.
He turned and walked up to Lu Heng, speaking in a voice devoid of emotion, "Hold out your palm."
Lu Heng did as instructed, extending his left palm.
Terres released the gathered Divine Energy from the Life Protection Box into Lu Heng's palm, then stepped outside, leapt up, and flew into the sky, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Was this to be considered hush money?
Lu Heng wasn't too sure, but since there was Divine Energy, he decided to absorb it first.
[Absorbing the Divine Energy released from Dionysus's Life Protection Box, you have gained 1,500 points of Divine Energy.]
The original plan was to extract the Divine Energy from the Magic Secret Book after getting it, absorb it, and then use it to upgrade the [Windwalker] Skill.
Now, there was no need to extract the Divine Energy from the Magic Secret Book; instead, it was gained from Dionysus's Life Protection Box.
The amount of Divine Energy required to upgrade a Level B Skill to Level A was precisely 1,500 points.
The Training Level of the [Windwalker] Skill had been maxed out during the practice of Wind Dragon Breathless Slash.
Now, it was the perfect time for an upgrade.
Lu Heng used his Talent to unlock the [Windwalker] Skill Lock and then directed 1,500 points of Divine Energy into the Skill Slot.
The Divine Energy and Windwalker energy merged, forming a vortex that spun faster.
Within the vortex, the energy continuously compressed, escalating the Energy Level.
After about ten minutes, the Energy Level jumped to A-Level, and Lu Heng immediately locked the Skill Lock.
[Skill "Windwalker" has advanced to "Wind God Step"]
[Skill Level: A-Level]
[Skill Consumption: 10 points of Source Energy/minute]
[Effect 1: Gain the power to harness the gale, running speed +150%.]
[Effect 2: Charge for 2 seconds in place, gathering the Wind God Power, releasing a threefold acceleration effect for a straight Thrust while reducing wind resistance and enhancing the ability to withstand breaking the sound barrier.]
[Effect 3: Gain the power to master the wind; charge for 2 seconds in place, consolidating the Wind God Power to unleash a devastating Wind Dragon Roll.]
Seeing the upgraded name of the Skill, Lu Heng's eyes lit up.
This Skill had been upgraded all the way, and each upgrade took the optimal path.
What Lu Heng desired most was the [Wind God Step], a Skill that would allow mastery of the Wind God Power, greatly aiding in practicing the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash.
With this Skill, Lu Heng was confident he could master the Wind Dragon Absolute Breath Slash within three days.
After checking the situation around the altar, Su Muyu approached and said, "I've confirmed the surroundings, there's no danger. In the secret chamber beside this altar, there are some Crystal Cores and Magic Items prepared for Dionysus's use after the resurrection, so he would have a set of Magic Equipment ready."
Lin Zeyu, holding the Void Soul Stealing, asked, "What should we do with this?"
Lu Heng casually replied, "Since we promised it, let it go."
Such Void Soul Stealing creatures posed no real threat other than thievery, so it was fine to release it.
Lin Zeyu tossed it out casually, adding, "Off you go. Try stealing from us again, and you know what will happen."
"Guji guji..." The Void Soul Stealing chirped a few times and hastily slipped into the void to leave.