Then, Let Them Offer Their Loyalty!

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A day passed quickly.

At night, Qiu Tu returned to the villa he shared with Fang Tangtang.

These past two days, in Qiu Tu's absence, the young girl seemed a bit bored. When Qiu Tu returned, she was in the dining room, sitting on a chair, quietly arranging flowers.

She was naturally beautiful, with a petite, oval face and large, watery eyes that exuded innocence and loveliness. Unaware of Qiu Tu's return, she hadn't even put on makeup, making her look two years younger.

The naivety in the corners of her eyes and brows mingled with her body that Qiu Tu had cultivated, becoming increasingly mature—combined with the amber light, she truly possessed an alluring, almost criminal charm...

However, Qiu Tu had important matters tonight, so despite craving his own "little white rabbit," he ultimately restrained the palpitations in his heart.

— After all, the little white rabbit was always in his hands, there was no rush to consume her now. Better to handle the matters at hand, then peacefully devour her later!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu greeted Fang Tangtang and made small talk, increasing her favorability before heading upstairs to the guest room.

Locking the door of the guest room, Qiu Tu locked "Slave girl Larilo" in the safe and then retrieved several catalytic treasures that had accumulated over time.

Including the "Skull Talisman" Shen Lingshuang had crafted for Qiu Tu some time ago(Chapter 302), the "Communication Silkworm," and "Ghostly Map" (Chapter 152), and the Slave Bracelet (Chapter 335).

The function of the Ghostly Map was to use a small part of one's spiritual power to create a phantom, a bodyless creature similar in shape to oneself.

The map would naturally depict the regions where the phantom traveled.

It was a treasure specifically for exploring secret realms.

However... Qiu Tu felt it should also work for mapping his own "Territory."

As for the "Slave Bracelet," it was even more peculiar.

According to the "Loyalty Game," placing the bracelet on a creature would allow one to control its actions or command it.

While the creature remained conscious, it couldn't control its own body, thus could only obediently follow commands.

It was a terrifying type of cataclysmic treasure.

Of course... the more powerful the cataclysmic treasure, the greater the restrictions. This treasure was no exception.

It not only consumed a certain amount of spiritual power when controlling a "slave," but also... could not control creatures with higher spiritual power than oneself.

What's more troublesome is... this bracelet could only be used for 10 hours at a time. Exceeding 10 hours doubled the consumption, and exceeding another 10 hours doubled it again.

That is to say... controlling a creature for an extended period required vastly superior spiritual power.

After inspecting all his cataclysmic treasures, Qiu Tu, regardless of whether they could be used or not, kept them all close at hand.

Based on what he had learned from Tang Feifei about the soul's "ascension" to the Boundless Heart Sea.

Objects from the material world, as long as carried on one's person, could appear alongside the being in the Boundless Heart Sea.

But... if objects in the Boundless Heart Sea were to manifest in the real world, a corresponding price had to be paid.

This price could be in spiritual power, gold, cataclysmic treasures of the appropriate rank, Cataclysmic Material, etc.…

After recalling all the information about the "Boundless Heart Sea," Qiu Tu prepared everything to carry on him, then, cradling the "Skull Talisman," lay down on the bed and began to sleep...

Unsure how much time had passed, perhaps a minute, perhaps a full hour.

When Qiu Tu regained consciousness, he found himself inexplicably standing up from the bed.

And a towering gate, faint yet dazzling with white light, solemnly stood before Qiu Tu.

It seemed like an ancient existence, bridging the real world and the Boundless Heart Sea.

Qiu Tu checked his equipment, confirmed nothing was missing, then slowly pushed the door open and stepped inside.

The next second, Qiu Tu felt his soul, as it stepped through the light gate, receive a special blessing that prevented it from being scattered by the occasional cataclysmic winds in the Boundless Heart Sea...

Stepping through the light gate, what appeared before Qiu Tu was a vast, sprawling Primitive Forest.

Even though he had seen it many times in his memories, the sight of such a massive forest manifested suddenly before his eyes still filled Qiu Tu with awe!

The towering trees, dozens of meters high, mingled their branches and leaves, forming a vast green canopy that fragmented the sky into irregular blue shards.

Sunlight filtered through their crowns, creating a mottled pattern of light and shadow on the ground.

Moss and vines covered the tree trunks, the air was moist and fresh, fragrant with soil and leaves.

The chirping of birds was continuous, clear and pleasant; tiny insects scuttled through the fallen leaves, searching for food and shelter...

This seemed like a heavenly paradise. In contrast with the pockmarked appearance of the real world post-calamity, the scene before him seemed to be the true reality...

'Is this the Boundless Heart Sea?'

Qiu Tu was slightly surprised as he looked at the forest before him, then turned his head to look behind.

Behind him was a pervasive white mist, faint nearby, denser further away, symbolizing the journey into the unknown.

This was the most perilous checkpoint of the Boundless Heart Sea: without specific coordinates, after navigating through several regions, one might never know their own location or the area of the Boundless Heart Sea they had reached...

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