God-bestowed soul rings!Soul rings that only those who inherit divine positions can access!
When Fu Ye finished speaking, everyone present—including Gu Rong—began breathing more heavily.
Gods.
They had not appeared on the continent for thousands of years.
Fifteen thousand years ago, Sea God Poseidon fought wars for more than a thousand years and completely conquered the oceans.Relying on the power of faith, he eventually ascended to become the Sea God.
Ten thousand years ago, a kind-hearted girl wielding a holy sword appeared.
With her own strength, she eradicated evil and disease from the world and destroyed every organization of evil soul masters at that time.
She established what would later become the Spirit Hall, whose main purpose was to eliminate evil soul masters.
Through the faith of humanity, she broke through Level 99 Limit Douluo and reached Level 100, ascending to godhood.
Since then, the continent spread tales of two divine martial spirits, also known as god-bestowed martial spirits:
Sea God
Six-Winged Angel
However, after the Angel God ascended, no new gods appeared on the continent for ten thousand years.
Even now, that remained the case.
As a result, people had gradually forgotten much of the history surrounding the gods.
"A divine treasure like this… could it be that Brother Fu Ye…"
Ning Fengzhi's breathing became heavier.
Anything labeled "divine" could never be simple.
"Yes. I explored a few ancient ruins and happened to obtain a few of these."
As he spoke, Fu Ye took out a blood-red sphere.
Inside it was a God-bestowed soul ring infused with the power of the Asura God.
Of course—
This was a perfect replica sold by the system.
Even the real Asura God in the heavens would never detect it.
Fu Ye wasn't stingy.
He casually placed the red sphere containing the God-bestowed soul ring onto the table.
At that moment, Ning Fengzhi summoned his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to inspect it.
Watching the small pagoda glow with golden light, Fu Ye couldn't help thinking:
What a convenient martial spirit for treasure appraisal.
"So this is a God-bestowed soul ring?"
Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin all stared curiously at the red sphere on the table.
"Yes. Normally this sphere cannot be damaged."
"It only opens when someone begins absorbing the soul ring."
"Whether you are a Grand Soul Master or a Titled Douluo, you can absorb it."
"However…"
"The lower limit of this soul ring is low, but the upper limit is extremely high."
"As long as your body can withstand it, you could even raise its age to nine hundred ninety thousand years while absorbing it."
When Fu Ye finished speaking—
The room fell silent again.
Nine hundred ninety thousand years!
"Well then. This God-bestowed soul ring isn't anything particularly precious."
"Brother Chen Xin, you may take it."
Chen Xin cultivated the Sword Path, the path of killing and battle.
This Asura-power God-bestowed soul ring was perfect for him.
"Brother Fu Ye, this…"
Chen Xin still tried to refuse.
But Fu Ye directly tossed the sphere to him.
"If I tell you to take it, then take it."
"In this world, how many fifty-year spans does a person truly have?"
"A single soul ring in exchange for fifty years of guarding my shop—honestly, you're the one at a loss."
Fu Ye felt that people in the Douluo world had no sense of time.
Fifty years.
On Earth, that could easily be an entire lifetime.
As Shakespeare once said:
Life is short, enjoy it while you can.
Life lasts only a few decades.
You bring nothing with you when born and take nothing when you die.
Past lives and future lives don't matter.
Only this life's happiness truly matters.
"Of course, your personal affairs are none of my concern."
"You only need to guard my shop."
"What you do outside of that—I couldn't care less."
Ning Fengzhi recruiting Chen Xin and Chen Xin guarding Fu Ye's shop were not mutually exclusive.
As for Ning Fengzhi wanting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to become the number one sect on the continent—
Sorry.
That was impossible.
A support-type sect could never become number one.
Even if the Clear Sky Sect allowed it—
Spirit Hall certainly would not.
At most, Chen Xin's combat strength would increase by 20–30%.
Nothing more.
The overall fate of the world would not change.
After all:
Major fate cannot be changed, but minor fate can.
And if Chen Xin watched over the restaurant, at least Fu Ye's restaurant wouldn't become ruins when he traveled to the future.
Hearing Fu Ye's words, Ning Fengzhi's eyes flashed brightly.
This kid really knows how to play the game.
"Boss! The dishes you requested are ready!"
Xiao Li rushed in with two waiters carrying plates of food.
The aroma was incredible.
Steaming bear paw
Soft and tender earth dragon tendons
Various thousand-year-level ingredients
It wasn't that Fu Ye didn't want to eat ten-thousand-year ingredients.
They were simply too troublesome to prepare.
And Fu Ye hated complicated cooking.
Among the waiters behind Xiao Li was the newly hired Liu Erlong.
At that moment she kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Fu Ye.
"Alright. Put everything on the table."
After saying that, Fu Ye turned to Liu Erlong.
"Well well, little adult. What a coincidence."
Fu Ye smiled teasingly at the young girl.
Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and the others also turned their gaze toward the girl wearing the Juxiang Pavilion uniform.
"Ah… um… it really is a coincidence…"
It was obvious that teenage Liu Erlong was very shy.
She even stuttered while speaking.
"Ahem. Xiao Liu, this is the boss of Juxiang Pavilion—Fu Ye."
Liu Erlong might not understand the situation.
But Xiao Li, an experienced waiter, certainly did.
It was obvious she already knew Fu Ye.
However, she probably didn't know his identity.
As a veteran waiter, it was his duty to introduce the boss properly.
"What?! You're the owner here?! You—"
Before she could finish speaking—
Fu Ye waved his hand toward Xiao Li.
"Leave her here to serve tea and water. The rest of you may leave."
"Yes, boss."
"Yes, boss."
After the other two waiters left, Ning Fengzhi watched Liu Erlong with curiosity.
If she knew Fu Ye, her background must be special.
But this time—
Ning Fengzhi guessed wrong.
The two had simply met by pure coincidence earlier.
"Little adult, everyone sitting here today is a big shot."
"Perform well, and as your boss, I'll give you a raise."
Even at mealtime, Fu Ye didn't forget to tease Liu Erlong.
"You… I understand."
In the end, Liu Erlong surrendered—for the sake of money.
Since she was six years old, she had been supporting herself.
But after reaching Soul Sect, the Spirit Hall stopped giving her monthly subsidies.
Her savings were no longer enough to support her life.
Fu Ye casually produced fifty jars of thousand-year soul wine.
He figured Ning Fengzhi, that old fox, should be able to drink it.
Whether he could survive the alcohol—
That depended on his luck.
When Gu Rong smelled the intoxicating fragrance of the wine, his eyes lit up immediately.
Ning Fengzhi wasn't much different.
Only Chen Xin remained calm.
After all, he had already drunk plenty of this wine before.
Fu Ye grinned.
"No soul power allowed. Pure drinking contest."
"Whoever collapses first has to bark like a dog twice."
"Dare?"
Chen Xin: "Come! Today I'll compete with you properly!"
Gu Rong: "Really? Then I won't hold back!"
Ning Fengzhi: "With such fine wine and food prepared, how could I refuse?"
The entire table was filled with thousand-year-level ingredients.
There was even a plate of Ruby Shrimp, something even Ning Fengzhi had never tasted before.
The fragrance of the food had already awakened the appetites of everyone present.
Of course—
Liu Erlong was no exception.