"Xiaoyu, what you said is quite right! If it were merely a matter of facing an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, with my formidable demigod-level strength, dispatching it would be as effortless as reaching into a pocket and taking something out—it would be nothing more than an insignificant appetizer. However, the reality is not nearly so simple. If the soul ring your mother absorbed had been obtained through us actively hunting down a soul beast, then dealing with the lingering remnant souls hidden within the soul ring wouldn't have required much effort or time at all. But that's precisely where the problem lies! The soul ring your mother absorbed was obtained through a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast offering itself in a voluntary sacrifice. Because of this, I had to pull out all the stops, expending a vast amount of mental focus and energy, just to barely manage it. Ah..."
At this point, Qiandaoliu could not help but shake his head gently, letting out an inaudible sigh. His once-straight spine seemed to curve slightly, as if bearing a crushing weight; his usually resolute and steady face was now mapped with deep weariness and helplessness, and even his voice sounded feeble and devoid of strength.
"Why is that, Grandfather?" Lin Yu asked, his eyes wide with puzzlement and his gaze filled with an eager yearning for an answer. "I really don't understand."
Chapter 154