Mo Bai's voice finally pulled Mo Yan back to reality. He turned around. There stood Mo Bai, his son. It was impossible for him not to feel any pain for his son. In the early years, he didn't know how to be a good father, which made Mo Bai suffer a lot of grievances. As a result, Mo Bai became rather withdrawn. After living alone for so long, it was no wonder that he would become so dependent on a woman when he met one.
However, with the Millennium Stone Soul, everything would get better. A brighter smile spread across Mo Yan's face.
Mo Bai frowned tightly. "Father, what happened to your hand?"
Mo Yan felt a warmth in his heart. He looked down at his hand, from which the blood was still dripping. Mo Bai was his son, so it was natural for him to be worried.
"It's nothing." Mo Yan waved at Mo Bai, signaling him to come over.
"Father, did the senior come here?" Mo Yan didn't answer Mo Bai's question. Instead, he asked him another one.
"Son, what's the thing you most desire?"
"Why do you suddenly ask this, Father?" Mo Bai looked puzzled. Then he said, "I won't give up on Ning Ning."
"Of course I won't let you give her up. If I said I had a way to make the entire Nine - Province Continent yours, would you believe me?"
"Father?"
"Look and see what this is?" Mo Yan stepped aside, and the Millennium Stone Soul emitting a purple glow came into view.
Mo Bai hadn't lived in this world for a long time, so naturally he didn't know as much as Mo Yan. Mo Yan explained to him how the Millennium Stone Soul was formed and its origin. Looking at Mo Yan with excitement in his eyes now, Mo Bai suddenly felt a warm current flowing through his heart.
Since he learned about his mother, his attitude towards his father had been lukewarm. Sometimes, he even addressed him as the Divine Throne Lord. But when it came to a rare thing like the Millennium Stone Soul, his father didn't hide it. Instead, he showed it to him and told him that if he could swallow and completely transform this thing, the Nine - Province Continent would belong to him.
"Father, why don't you keep it for yourself?"
Mo Yan was taken aback, and his heart tightened. In fact, when he first saw the Millennium Stone Soul, he had the intention of keeping it for himself. If Mo Bai hadn't suddenly appeared, he might not have come to his senses.
"You're my son. Once you become stronger, I'm sure I won't be left behind."
Mo Bai's eyes welled up with tears. He bowed to Mo Yan. "Father, I'm sorry. I was narrow - minded some time ago."
Mo Yan was also in tears. "It's not your fault. You know my intentions. I was once the king of Loulan. All I wanted was to make all the land in the Nine - Province Continent belong to Loulan. I neglected your growth. It's only natural for you to hate me."
"Father always thinks about me. Now that I understand, how could I still hate you?"
After all, Mo Yan and Mo Bai were father and son. They had the same blood flowing in their veins. Blood relationship was an unbreakable bond.
"With the Millennium Stone Soul, we father and son won't have to live under someone else's thumb and stay in a corner anymore."
Mo Bai nodded. He always wanted to become stronger. The last time on the small island, he couldn't even withstand one move from Zhao Huai. Now that he had woken up again, although his spiritual power had greatly increased thanks to Xia Wanning's sacrifice, Mo Bai knew it was still not enough. Far from enough.
Now that the Ancient Wilderness Land had been occupied by Zhao Huai, he could no longer rely on hunting fierce beasts to gain spiritual power. The appearance of the Millennium Stone Soul was like a ray of clear spring in the desert, bringing new hope to Mo Bai.
"Father, what should I do?" Mo Bai looked at the Millennium Stone Soul with eager eyes.
Mo Yan then said, "Son, there's always a price to pay for getting something. If you can completely transform the Millennium Stone Soul, you'll surely become the king of the Nine - Province Continent. But if you can't and your body can't bear the power of the Millennium Stone Soul, you should know what the outcome will be."
"I'll die." At most, that would be the result. Die? Mo Bai wasn't afraid. What he was more afraid of was living a humble life in this world, watching the people he cared about lying in someone else's arms.
He knew that there was Yan Ruyu by Ning Ning's side. He was the Millennium Imperial Tutor. And there was also Zhao Huai, the Supreme of the Alien Beasts. While he was just a coward hiding in the Ghost Domain, too afraid to go out. If he didn't rise up and didn't have enough strength, how could he compete with these two people? And how could he protect Ning Ning and give her a happy rest of her life?
For his father, for himself, and for Ning Ning, he had already made up his mind when he learned that the Millennium Stone Soul contained great power.
Mo Yan knew Mo Bai's character, so he continued, "If you're not afraid, then I'll continue."
"Please, Father."
"The Millennium Stone Soul can be said to be co - existent with heaven and earth. It's an extremely spiritual thing. Over the years, it has not only been baptized by nature but also absorbed the flesh and blood of many cultivators. That's why it contains such great power in its body."
"Although this power is great, it's very difficult to control it. I only learned about it from an ancient book. No one has ever successfully transformed it, not even a century - old stone soul."
Mo Bai listened attentively. Although what Mo Yan said was full of perils, there was not a trace of fear on Mo Bai's face.
"Since this stone soul was slowly bred by long - term absorption of the flesh, blood and spiritual power of many cultivators, we need a 'key' to unlock it and release its power."
Mo Bai asked doubtfully, "What kind of key?"
"The 'key' is the spiritual souls, tens of thousands of them."
Mo Bai's pupils shrank slightly. "Father, tens of thousands of spiritual souls are extremely rare. Even if we wait for hundreds of years, we may not be able to gather enough to unlock the Millennium Stone Soul."
Hearing this, a mysterious smile appeared on Mo Yan's face. "I have a way."
Luo Qiu, it was you who treated me like this first. Don't blame me for ruining your big plan. As for reshaping the physical body, after Mo Bai becomes strong enough and the entire Nine - Province Continent belongs to him, it will surely be much easier to gather spiritual souls by sacrificing all the cultivators.
"Should we talk to the senior about this?"
"No. From now on, we don't need to discuss our matters with her."
"Father and the senior?"
"Don't worry about these things, son. Once you become the strongest in the Nine - Province Continent, you can have whatever you want."