"A magical transformation actually occurred."
"Now, it is simultaneously powered by three 'Boundless Divine Crystals' for its confinement function."
"Not only does this improve its defense and captivity effects, making it capable of trapping souls of up to Third-Order Peak,"
"but if you press this 'Boundless Divine Crystal' on the left, it will channel pure Cataclysmic Power into it, nourishing the soul."
"If you press the 'Boundless Divine Crystal' on the right, it will automatically extract the power from the 'Boundless Divine Crystal', causing the altar to ignite instantly and bake the soul within."
Upon hearing Shen Lingshuang's introduction, Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, then analyzed, "So… now this treasure not only has stronger effects but also has added capabilities for nurturing souls and conducting interrogations?"
Shen Lingshuang thought for a moment, then nodded, "Pretty much."
With that affirmative response, a smile spread across Qiu Tu's face.
As expected... he had not misjudged Shen Lingshuang—after having previously created so many strange medicines and Cataclysmic treasures imbued with various debuffs, it was about time for a masterpiece!
Now, it seemed this "Little Supreme" must be the karmic result of Shen Lingshuang's recent failures in crafting so many items.
With this thought, Qiu Tu embraced Shen Lingshuang and kissed her, reminding her to rest well and have fun during her day off tomorrow, and thereafter Qiu Tu returned to the 'Boundless Heart Sea' with Larilo, carrying the 'Soul Shackles pro max' version.
When not absorbing the vitality and spiritual power of a Domain Master, 'Yellow Charms' mostly dwell in the mist between the regions of the 'Boundless Heart Sea'.
It's only upon catching the scent of a freshly emerged 'Domain Master' that they come out for a feast.
Thus, luring them was simple.
Just go near the mist, take out a Fifth-Order 'Boundless Divine Crystal', and slightly leak some essence.
Qiu Tu believed that these starving 'Yellow Charms' would very likely fall into the trap.
Then, just activating the Soul Altar and locking them up would mean all is settled!
Qiu Tu was, in fact, somewhat doubtful of Larilo's seemingly light-hearted talk.
But then... after glancing at Larilo's now '52' Loyalty, Qiu Tu felt he could still trust her somewhat.
So, he took the 'Soul Shackles' and a Fifth-Order 'Boundless Divine Crystal' to the edge of the mist in the Xinjie Territory.
Sitting down, he arranged the 'Soul Shackles' and held the baby-fist-sized 'Boundless Divine Crystal', giving it a slight nudge.
Previously, Qiu Tu had activated a 'Boundless Divine Crystal' with the essence of Zhao Ji and was shocked as its essence swept through the entire Xinjie District, leaving him astounded like a Heavenly Person.
This time, upon activating the Fifth-Order 'Boundless Divine Crystal', a shadowy figure, vast like a primordial beast, suddenly appeared before Qiu Tu and let out a skyward howl!
With that howl, a powerful wave of energy swept across the entire Xinjie Territory... of course, it included the mist as well.
At that instant, Qiu Tu felt a blur before his eyes, as though something yellow had whizzed past his field of vision.
But on closer inspection, he couldn't see anything.
Qiu Tu did not act hastily. He waited quietly for another tens of seconds, and when no further anomalies occurred, he activated the 'Soul Shackles'!
The next second, the entire region was divided by a blue light!
Then the blue light contracted, wrapping up the air itself, and then directly 'wrapping' it onto the altar.
Curious, Qiu Tu picked up the altar that had bounced off the ground and took a closer look.
But whether there was a problem or the 'Yellow Charm' had vanished into nothingness, or whatever it was, Qiu Tu observed for quite a while and saw no sign of any 'Yellow Charms'.
Perhaps sensing Qiu Tu's confusion, Larilo came forward to inspect it closely, and then said, "Focus your spiritual power and sense carefully."
"While very subtle, there indeed is something else within the altar."
Hearing Larilo's words, Qiu Tu also closed his eyes and concentrated his spiritual power to sense what was inside the altar.
The next second, he suddenly felt a prickling pain, as if a chunk of his spiritual power had vanished into thin air.
Seeing Qiu Tu's shocked reaction, a mischievous, devilish smile appeared on Larilo's face.
Obviously... she had also had a bite of her spiritual power nipped by the 'Yellow Charm', confirming the successful capture.
But to let Qiu Tu experience a bit of hardship for himself, she had deliberately not informed him.
With much already harvested for the evening, Qiu Tu didn't bother to quibble over these minor details with Larilo.
After all... sooner or later, he would repay in full, with interest.
Just like that, the night passed quickly.
After bidding farewell to Larilo, letting her recuperate for a while in the 'Boundless Heart Sea - New Realm Region', Qiu Tu himself returned to the real world.
Back in the real world, Qiu Tu glanced at the still 'empty' Soul Altar and then placed it into the 'Dimensional Space'.
Afterward, he wrote a report vigorously, greeting the dawn's early sun...
After all this, Qiu Tu went to wash up and then went to sleep...
Qiu Tu slept straight through until 2:30 in the afternoon.
Upon awakening, he belatedly remembered that after Liu Xiongyuan's announcement of the new high-level members of the Investigation Bureau yesterday, he had asked Tan Huimin to schedule a time with a few senior officials, planning to hold a small meeting today.