Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1785: 1001: Ample Preparation and Return

Yet, the cost of this Dimension Heart skyrocketed right from its debut, ultimately landing at the jaw-dropping sum of 1.27 trillion Star Stones.

One point two seven trillion!

Such an amount could nearly wipe out the finances of a whole Star Nebula Great Clan just to claim it.

In the end, as Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost stepped out, they realized that this prize had fallen into the hands of the sly Heavenly Ghost.

The Heavenly Ghost, standing at the top of the Undead Holy Sect, commanded riches that went beyond what Su Lin could have pictured.

As for Su Lin, he too snagged a few valuables once more during the uncommon antiques sale.

One standout was a formation diagram akin to the Refinement of the Divine Formation, designed to hone the spirit.

This diagram proved even superior to the Serenity Bell and suited various species along with exotic beasts.

Thus, Su Lin figured the Serenity Bell might serve to sharpen the elite members of multiple shadow military groups,

Whereas the Heavenly Heart Map could sit in the Earth base for openly drilling the military group commanders.

Furthermore,

Su Lin snapped up two top-tier Space-Time Altars plus an Extreme Heaven Realm Heavy Artifact Soul Spirit,

endowed with powers over time and space. His intention was to fuse this artifact into the Nine-layered Emperor Pagoda. It would only qualify as his battle fortress once the Emperor Pagoda hit the Extreme Heaven Realm Heavy Artifact rank.

Right after buying, Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost wasted no time, steering the Space-Time Altar straight to the “Unspeakable” rendezvous.

Still, with the Heavenly Ghost now holding the Dimension Heart, Su Lin stayed extra vigilant and opted against riding the same Space-Time Altar as him.

As a result, Su Lin used the fresh Space-Time Altar to head back with the Dream Guards.

“Wolf Lord, should we take down the Heavenly Ghost?”

The Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly, as the most trusted ally and devoted follower, had picked up on the Wolf Lord’s plans already.

In this shadowy expanse of stars, acts of plunder and murder happened all the time.

Particularly when it involved a Dimension Heart!

Still, Su Lin pushed aside the notion in the end.

First off, he lacked certainty about overpowering the Heavenly Ghost and his crew successfully.

After all, the Heavenly Ghost hovered right on the edge of the late stage, and being a leading light of the Undead Holy Sect, he no doubt hid some aces.

It might spiral into a mutual disaster for both parties.

Besides, the “Unspeakable” pact held them in check.

Should he rashly shatter the guidelines and try to off the Heavenly Ghost,

the following “Unspeakable” mission could target him for removal!

Su Lin grasped the reality facing him and the Wolf Pack Civilization all too well.

Mighty as they stood, they couldn't yet fend off a joint assault from fellow investors!

Plus, given the Heavenly Ghost's seventh-place standing and his might nearing late half-step taboos, imagine the rest of the investors?

So, after mulling it over, Su Lin chose to hold back.

“No need, practice diligently, there’s no rush for this moment, the future era will eventually belong to us.”

With that plan dropped, Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost's team spent another few hundred years arriving at the Golden Sun Star System.

The Golden Sun Star System, true to form, stayed barren and lifeless, betraying no hint of its former glory as a Level 5 Peak Life Star.

As they arrived, routes parted on their own amid mighty illusion domains, puzzle arrays, and nebula barriers.

Recalling how Su Lin once had to scout and smash through the nebula barrier, the difference from now hit hard.

Once in the Heavenly Boundary, time raced ahead, with ages passing in mere moments.

When Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost got back, Qing Ming, the “Unspeakable” envoy, stood ready in deference.

She was aware that Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost had nailed their assignments in mere thousands of years, and Su Lin’s efforts had won the Squad Leader’s nod.

After trimming some of the Heavenly Ghost’s owed amount, she reclaimed and wiped certain investment marks from Su Lin before handing them over.

“Congratulations on successfully completing the task; Forbidden Level Transmission Foil Paper is your reward, and you each have a chance to inquire about classified intelligence for free; you just need to communicate with the investment mark, and the information will naturally appear before you.”

True to her style, Qing Ming radiated a frosty presence that could quell the countless races across the stars.

Nevertheless, both Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost detected her ongoing progress.

Not every force burst forth like Su Lin and the Sky Wolf System, so at Qing Ming’s stature, further steps forward often took vast stretches of time, which made sense.

But Qing Ming now plainly showed the bearing of a seasoned Peak Heavenly Venerable.

Even her stats, as Su Lin’s divine sense picked up, outstripped the Heavenly Ghost’s, hitting levels tough for any half-step taboo to match.

That said, stacking up against Su Lin? Qing Ming fell short still!

Evidently, the “Unspeakable” methods ran deep and mysterious, probably set to hoist their era’s stand-in to divine heights soon enough.

“Well then, if there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave!”

Grabbing the investment mark, the Heavenly Ghost, itching to head home and merge the Dimension Heart, didn’t hang around.

Once the Heavenly Ghost departed, as Su Lin geared up to say goodbye too, Qing Ming held him back, “Wolf Lord, your performance in this task has earned Squad Leader’s recognition and admiration, so Squad Leader has prepared an additional grand gift for you.”

“Oh? What grand gift?”

Knowing “Unspeakable” ways, Su Lin held off on quick acceptance.

But following Qing Ming’s enigmatic grin, a strand of spiritual will unfurled gradually, turning the space around the Wolf Lord thick and laced with killing intent.

The sheer profundity and chill in the Wolf Lord’s gaze shook even Qing Ming to her core.

…..

The Bear Clan huddled together, having spent days with the White Wolf Pack, they started grasping the white wolves’ howls and let out delighted “roar roar roar” calls inside the cave. This massive gain only deepened their devotion to the white wolves.

Su Lin knew this fight had further cemented the allegiance of the groups under him, so he freely handed out prizes to those who battled by his side, hoping to pull in even more beings. Su Lin’s tribe would keep expanding and toughening up until it stood as the unbreakable Arctic Overlord over the frozen lands!

Wrapping up the gifts for the Wolf Clan and Bear Clan, Sander and Tiffany caught Su Lin’s eye once more. For these two humans, Su Lin had foreseen they’d join the Wolf Clan in fights for life.

Su Lin aimed to groom these two humans as his spokespeople, so he showered them with bounty, granting Sander and Tiffany 200 pounds of flesh, sufficient to keep them going for some time.

This surprising bounty overwhelmed Sander and Tiffany with thanks to the White Wolves; they never thought joining the fray would yield such a haul of food.

Sander found himself thinking back to his time in the Human Fortress, where he scraped by as a lowly newbie, mocked and belittled constantly, in a human world starved of supplies where rare Variant Species meat went solely to bosses or mighty New Humans. As a weak starter, he got none of it, and the gap between then and now confirmed his decision was spot on.

Likewise, Tiffany served as little more than a handy gadget for the elites in the Human Fortress, or a throwaway piece like so many others in her boat. Through their extended time in the Arctic, no rescue came from the Human Fortress, which had long frozen her hopes. Looking at her spot now, where effort earned her fresh Variant Species meat at least, Tiffany and Sander both firmed up their resolve at once.