"So, you're essentially the rebirth of some terrifying ancient god, merged with the half-goat god Pan and that great mage of the Silver Star Alliance?"
Years ago, the Silver Star Alliance had contacted a divine being in a state akin to flesh and blood from the void, who proclaimed itself as an ancient god-the literal translation, the specific meaning unclear.
At first, the Silver Star Alliance believed the entity came with good intentions, and indeed it had.
But the entity's goodwill was unbearable, carrying a horrifying contamination and mutation within its flesh that, with further research by the Silver Star Alliance, only intensified, even affecting the upper echelons' peace and the divine power of the divine beings.
This finally led to the original extermination campaign.
This was not an action of the divine beings against the Silver Star Alliance, but rather a joint extermination carried out by the divine beings and the mages of the Silver Star Alliance.
In the end, the divine being in a state of flesh died, not only killing itself but also taking with it the half-goat god and the head council president of the Silver Star Alliance.
The aftermath saw the alternation of three energies, forming the Red Wind Calamity, and the Silver Star Alliance naturally retreated.
However, neither the divine beings nor the Silver Star Alliance had anticipated that while the other had died, it had not died completely. The powerful vitality of the flesh, along with the inherently bizarre contamination and mutation, enabled it to be reborn as a triune monster through the divinity and divine power of the half-goat god Pan and the immense magic power of the council president of the Silver Star Alliance-thus, the Divine Seed was born.
Qin Muye speculated that perhaps this had been the ancient god's scheme all along, intentionally allowing itself to be killed for magic and divine power.
Today's Divine Seed also possesses the formidable strengths of these three forces, which can definitely be described as having boundless potential.
"Indeed, so Lord Talent, are you interested in recruiting me? Your spirit monsters are indeed marvelous, but with my assistance, ascending to your throne wouldn't be impossible," the Divine Seed said with a hint of seduction in its tone.
[Hero: The Divine Seed surrenders to you and expresses a willingness to serve you. Do you accept?]
"Oh, I don't want to," Qin Muye decisively declined, seeing this as a backstabber at glance, utterly useless.
If truly released, it might just stab him in the back right on the spot.
"But I'm thinking, now that you're my captive, do you count as my property?" Qin Muye wondered about one thing—that if it did count, could he possibly throw the Divine Seed into the investment pool.
Demon Blood, dark speech, and underhanded tactics had all been tried and failed to be thrown in, but the Spirit Monster Manual and Spirit Monster Diagrams could be thrown in, though Qin Muye had not actually done so.
On the other hand, the oddly bizarre thing such as the Divine Seed, he didn't know whether it would work or not.
The opponent seemed like life but was actually not, especially since its Mimetic Body talent could turn into an object.
"Perhaps?" the Divine Seed was somewhat unsure of Qin Muye's thoughts.
However, Qin Muye's eyes shifted, thinking the peculiar thing might be worth a try.
As for researching it? He scoffed at the idea, recognizing it as a hazardous item, particularly since he had not yet completed the artificial Champion Level spirit monster.
Therefore, he might as well coax the other into transforming into an object, and then he would simply toss it into the investment pool.
As long as it could enter the investment pool, it could later be moved to the Trading House and stores.
"Then could you alter your life form to become an object or a treasure? If successful, I would accept your surrender and let you become my subordinate," Qin Muye pondered taking a gamble.
If it worked, it would enter the investment pool; if not, Qin Muye would bear no loss, and in any case, he could just keep the other locked up in the prison.
As for fulfilling the promise, hadn't he fulfilled it? It wasn't erroneous to consider it a subordinate, temporarily stored in "Lord Era." When his strength was substantial enough, he could also release it then.
He was a man of his word, but he never mentioned timing or process.
If he were to die halfway through, even if the other party remained loyal to him, it wouldn't be in vain to have met each other.
The Divine Seed wasn't a fool, it surely knew that Qin Muye's words bore ill intent, but under someone's roof, one must bow low.
He truly hadn't expected that a mere prison would bind him, it must be said that these Talent Lords are really quite peculiar.
"Very well, what kind of item does my respected lord require?" the Divine Seed concealed its emotions very well and spoke in a respectful tone.
"Books, I like books," Qin Muye said casually.
"As you command, my lord." As the Divine Seed spoke, its body began to collapse continuously until it finally turned into a book.
[Upon possession, symbiotically integrates with the hero Divine Seed, gaining all talents,
[Life Value Limit -10 daily]
Qin Muye truly hadn't expected the Divine Seed could transform into the Flesh Gospel Book, but it must have been a spur-of-the-moment decision, essentially a symbiosis. He saw the effects, it was useful, but it reduced the life value limit every day.
If it hadn't been for the "Lord Game," maybe the Divine Seed would have taken possession of
Qin Muye extended his hand into the prison without changing his expression. He could feel the overall squirming of the book, but just when the Divine Seed thought Qin Muye was about to take it out of the prison, he decisively threw it into the investment dish.
"Really think I'm foolish, to use such a strange thing?" Qin Muye scoffed.
He surely knew that the Divine Seed was trying to escape the prison, hence, it tried to ingratiate itself with him. It was smart, but too poor in dealing with people. Just a few sentimental words and shifting some blame, and it thought Qin Muye would trust it?
To Qin Muye, this was completely unimpressive and instead felt that the thing was innately defiant and adept at beguiling.
As a pragmatic person, Qin Muye naturally wasn't going to take risks.
The Divine Seed was like a lottery ticket-it might hit the jackpot, but he felt with his luck, it was better to stay grounded. There was no need to gamble.
"What if it becomes even more terrifying after going through the investment and coming out, both the Flesh Gospel Book and the magic-empowered Divine might?"
Qin Muye pondered that this hot potato seemed even hotter, but of course, that meant its
value had also increased.
Although these two things were tricky, that didn't mean they were without value; on the contrary, their value was substantial.
It should be noted that the levels of these two items, one being a Divine Artifact and the other high-level, sufficiently demonstrate their worth.
"If worst comes to worst, just hang an unaffordable high price in the auction house and store it. I can't suppress these two items, but the 'Lord Era' surely can. By then, wait until I have the strength to deal with them before taking them back."
Keeping such items might not necessarily backfire, but they could potentially be deadly.
This might seem like a shortsighted act, but securing long-term benefits hinges on staying alive first. Otherwise, no matter how great future benefits might be, they're meaningless if