"You're really generous, giving away so many Holy Spirit Stones just like that!" Yu Tu said, hands on her hips, looking pained.

"Why would anyone risk their life for you if you don't give them something in return!" Jiang Yuan said dismissively. He had more Holy Spirit Stones than he could use, so he didn't mind giving some to others.

"Brother Yuan, why did you send them to find places with dense necromantic energy? Also, isn't it a bit inappropriate to send them to find the Twelve Palaces Talisman?" Little Fatty asked in quick succession.

"I'm useful!"

Jiang Yuan didn't explain further. He took out two jade talismans. "As for the Twelve Palace Talismans, my intuition tells me that only by collecting all twelve talismans will the secrets of the inner palace be revealed!"

"Really?" the chubby boy asked, scratching his head.

“I currently have two Palace Talismans!” Jiang Yuan’s gaze lingered on the two talismans in his hand. “The Virginity Talisman was from Qiao Ling’s storage ring last time, while this Treasure Bottle Talisman is from the Spirit King!”

"I have a Golden Bull Talisman here!" Little Fatty also took out a jade talisman shaped like a charging bull.

"What is this? Why do you all have it?" Yu Tu asked, looking at the jade talisman in confusion. No one had told her about the Twelve Palaces Talisman, so she naturally didn't know.

"Here you go!" Jiang Yuan stuffed the virginity talisman into Yu Tu's hand, and instructed, "This is your pass to the inner palace, and it's very likely related to the twelve golden statues inside!"

The most mysterious twelve golden men have yet to appear. Jiang Yuan remembered that when Shangguan Ya showed him the scene of the ruins, he vaguely glimpsed the golden men guarding the inner hall. Their strength was terrifying, and they were not something that a Spirit Awakener below the ninth level could handle. Therefore, the key to breaking the deadlock of the twelve golden men must lie in the twelve palace talismans.

"You just sent them out to find these?" Yu Tu took the Maiden Talisman and examined it closely.

“Finding all twelve palace talismans is no easy task. The mercenaries in Haicheng are numerous and powerful, and each of them has their own trump cards. They are the perfect people to find these things!” Jiang Yuan said with a faint smile.

"So what do we do next?" Yu Tu asked.

"Kill the alien beasts!"

Jiang Yuan was filled with fighting spirit; it was time to settle things with those two strange beasts!

"We just fought our way out of Echo Valley, and now we're going to go back?" Little Fatty was reluctant. As a shield warrior, his fighting spirit wasn't high; protecting others was his primary motivation.

"The Twelve Palaces Talismans are most likely hidden on those powerful mythical beasts, so we can't miss a single one!" Jiang Yuan's eyes burned with fervor.

"I'm fine!" Yu Tu shrugged casually.

"Since Xiaoyu has no problem, I have even less of a problem!" Little Fatty revealed a smug smile. It was a rare occasion for him to show off his affection in front of Jiang Yuan.

"Before you go, you need to strengthen your abilities! Otherwise, even Major Se... An could be in danger of dying!" Jiang Yuan almost blurted out "Sexy Rabbit," but in the end, he changed it to a respectful title.

"Are there really such powerful beasts?" Yu Tu raised an eyebrow, his face full of disbelief.

Little Fatty's expression was similar, after all, both of them were at the ninth level of the super realm, which was already a small achievement.

"Your soul energy is 2400! No, how come it's 2800 again!" Jiang Yuan glanced at Yu Tu and then realized that her soul energy had increased by another 400.

"Desert Eagle sent some, but the most crucial one was him!" Jade Rabbit pointed at Little Fatty with her jade finger.

The efficiency of the Celestial Demon Body in converting energy is not constant. For example, the energy conversion efficiency of energy forcibly plundered without direct contact is less than five percent, while the energy conversion efficiency when in close contact or when the energy is willingly absorbed can even reach twenty percent.

The chubby boy just smiled憨厚ly, and there was even a hint of happiness in his smile.

"Take it easy, don't damage his foundation and cause him to drop a rank!" Jiang Yuan frowned, he was now regretting letting Xiao Pang meet An Xiaoyu.

"Brother Yuan, it's not Xiaoyu's fault. She already told me about her physical condition. It was my own choice!" The chubby boy waved his hand, signaling Jiang Yuan not to speak to An Xiaoyu in such a harsh tone.

Yu Tu stared at Jiang Yuan with her beautiful eyes, and she found that seeing Jiang Yuan like this gave her a sense of vengeful pleasure.

"Fine, I won't concern myself with your business!"

Jiang Yuan simply shut his mouth and didn't interfere with the two's relationship issues. Instead, he said, "This time, the target is two super ninth-tier exotic beasts. To put it simply, the super ninth-tier Holy Heaven Battle Ape has a strength of 5,700; the super ninth-tier Black Flame Python has divine beast bloodline and dual-element energy of 4,500."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan waited quietly for the two people's interesting expressions.

Just as he had expected, both Little Fatty and Desire Rabbit's expressions became extremely interesting.

"Is this for real? The three of us are going to take down two beasts that cost 5,000 energy points each, and they even have divine beast bloodlines?" Little Fatty said incredulously.

"With my combat strength, I can only deal with one in a short time! So, you need to spend time keeping the remaining one occupied, and we can't let this beast come and bother me!" Jiang Yuan stated his plan.

"If it's just about restraint, then it should be fine!" Little Fatty also gained confidence. As a shield warrior, absorbing damage was his job.

"Don't worry, I've already prepared everything for you!"

Jiang Yuan mysteriously took out a pile of cores, one of which, a dazzling seven-colored core, immediately attracted the attention of the three people, even Jiang Yuan himself was stunned.

"What's this?"

He was completely puzzled; he didn't remember having such a core.

Immediate identification by Tianyan

Ninth-tier Sacred Core, Status: Unused, requires five Ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones to activate.

"The Sacred Core!"

When these four words appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes, memories of this core surged up. When he killed the Spirit King, a sacred core did indeed explode, but at that time his consciousness was already hazy, and he only vaguely collected the core.

"I'll keep this!" Jiang Yuan put the Sacred Core away again.

Even close brothers should keep clear accounts. This is something he risked his life for, and he has the right to possess it.

"Tell me your needs, and I'll try my best to meet them!" Jiang Yuan said.

This time, the Holy Spirit contributed a lot of cores, and most of them were of mithril and gold quality, with even five crystal diamond cores.

"Brother Yuan, you still have the luck of being the chosen one!" Little Fatty looked at Jiang Yuan with envy. They had been teaming up for so long, so they naturally knew that Jiang Yuan had extraordinary luck.

"Hurry up and choose!" Jiang Yuan said with a laugh.

"Okay, let me tell you my needs!"

Little Fatty stopped dawdling and said seriously, "I now possess a mid-level giant bloodline, a top-tier body-tempering technique, and an unawakened Titan inheritance, so my inner foundation is already perfect. As for my outer defense, my main defenses are the patterned armor and the meteorite shield. The patterned armor goes without saying, as it's designed to adapt to my cultivation level. The meteorite shield, with the protection of a sacred artifact and the weapon spirit skill Thorns, is more than enough! I also possess a counter-damage technique, so I have no shortage of offense and defense!"

"but!"

"But what?"

Jiang Yuan and Yu Tu focused their attention on Little Fatty, quite interested in his unusual suspense.

Little Fatty's tone shifted, and he said solemnly, "I think I'm still missing a battle pet, a support-type battle pet with more comprehensive abilities!"

"The key is that it also has to be cute, since Xiaoyu likes cute things!"

Jiang Yuan: "..."