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 ruin a whole Star Nebula Great Clan just to obtain it.

In the end, as Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost showed up, they detected that the sly Heavenly Ghost had snatched this treasure.

The Heavenly Ghost, standing at the peak of the Undead Holy Sect, commanded riches beyond what Su Lin could have guessed.

Meanwhile, Su Lin managed to snag a few more valuables during the uncommon antiques sale.

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

Compared to the Serenity Bell, this formation diagram proves far superior in impact and works for various races and strange beasts alike.

As a result, Su Lin figured the Serenity Bell would suit training the top members of various shadow military units.

In contrast, the Heavenly Heart Map would go into the Earth base for openly developing the leaders of those military groups.

Furthermore,

Su Lin picked up two top-tier Space-Time Altars along with an Extreme Heaven Realm Heavy Artifact Soul Spirit,

endowed with powers over time and space. His intention is to fuse this soul spirit into the Nine-layered Emperor Pagoda. It won't truly serve as his battle fortress until the Emperor Pagoda hits the Extreme Heaven Realm Heavy Artifact rank.

Right after buying everything, Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost wasted no time hopping onto a Space-Time Altar headed for the “Unspeakable” rendezvous spot.

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

Instead, Su Lin used his fresh Space-Time Altar to head back with the Dream Guards by his side.

“Wolf Lord, do we go after the Heavenly Ghost?”

As the ultimate trusted ally and devoted follower, the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly had picked up on the Wolf Lord’s subtle hints.

In the shadowy depths of the starry sky, acts of theft and murder happen all the time.

Particularly when it involves a Dimension Heart!

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

First off, victory against the Heavenly Ghost and his crew wasn’t a sure thing for him.

The Heavenly Ghost hovered right on the edge of late-stage power, and being a top dog in the Undead Holy Sect meant he had plenty of hidden aces.

It could easily turn into a lose-lose fight for everyone involved.

Besides that, the “Unspeakable” pact kept things in check between them.

Should he rashly shatter those rules by trying to off the Heavenly Ghost,

then the upcoming “Unspeakable” mission could target him for elimination!

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

Impressive as their power is, they can’t yet fend off a joint assault from the rest of the investors!

Plus, with the Heavenly Ghost holding seventh place and boasting might nearly at late half-step taboo levels, imagine the others?

So, after careful consideration, Su Lin chose to hold back.

“No need, keep up the hard work, there’s no hurry right now, the coming age will be ours in time.”

Once he dropped that plan, Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost’s team spent another few hundred years getting to the Golden Sun Star System.

The Golden Sun Star System stayed as barren and lifeless as ever, with no trace of its former glory as a Level 5 Peak Life Star.

As soon as they arrived, routes cleared automatically amid the mighty illusion realms, puzzle arrays, and nebula barriers.

Recalling how Su Lin once had to scout and smash through the nebula layer by force, the difference from today felt huge.

Once in the Heavenly Boundary, time races by, with ages passing in mere moments.

When Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost got back, Qing Ming, the “Unspeakable” envoy, stood ready with full respect.

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

She subtracted a chunk from the Heavenly Ghost’s owed amount, then reclaimed and wiped some investment marks from Su Lin before handing them back.

“Well done on finishing the mission; your prize is the Forbidden Level Transmission Foil Paper, plus each of you gets one free query on secret intel; simply link with the investment mark, and the details will show up naturally.”

True to form, Qing Ming radiated a frosty presence that could dominate the countless starry sky tribes.

Even so, Su Lin and the Heavenly Ghost both noticed her ongoing progress.

Not every force bursts onto the scene like Su Lin and the Sky Wolf System, so for someone at Qing Ming’s tier, steady gains over vast stretches of time make sense.

Right now, though, Qing Ming clearly carried the vibe of a seasoned Peak Heavenly Venerable.

Her stats, as Su Lin’s divine sense picked up, even outdid the Heavenly Ghost’s, hitting heights that half-step taboos struggle to reach.

That said, matching up against Su Lin? Qing Ming falls short still!

It’s plain that “Unspeakable” holds deep, mysterious methods, probably set to boost their era’s envoy to divine heights soon enough.

“Alright then, unless there’s more, I’ll head out!”

Grabbing his investment mark, the Heavenly Ghost, itching to get home and work on the Dimension Heart, didn’t hang around.

With the Heavenly Ghost gone, as Su Lin geared up to say goodbye too, Qing Ming held him back: “Wolf Lord, your showing on this job caught the Squad Leader’s eye and praise, so there’s an extra big reward waiting from the Squad Leader.”

“Oh? What kind of big reward?”

Knowing how “Unspeakable” operates, Su Lin held off on jumping in.

But following Qing Ming’s enigmatic grin, a wave of spiritual will spread out gently, turning the space around the Wolf Lord thick and threatening.

The sheer intensity and chill in the Wolf Lord’s gaze even sent a shiver through Qing Ming.

…..

Assembled together, the Bear Clan had spent days with the White Wolf Pack and started grasping the significance of the white wolves’ howls, filling them with delight as they bellowed “roar roar roar” happily inside the cave. This massive win only deepened their devotion to the white wolves.

Su Lin realized this fight had strengthened the allegiance of all tribes under him once more, so he freely handed out prizes to those who battled beside him, hoping to pull in even more beings to his side. Over time, Su Lin’s tribe would keep expanding and toughening up until it stood as the unbeatable Arctic Overlord over the frozen lands!

Wrapping up the gifts for the Wolf Clan and Bear Clan, Su Lin turned his focus back to Sander and Tiffany. For these two humans, Su Lin had expected them to join the Wolf Clan’s fights for a long while.

Aiming to groom these two humans as his spokespeople, Su Lin showered them with bounty, handing over 200 pounds of flesh to tide them over for some time.

This surprising windfall left Sander and Tiffany overflowing with thanks to the White Wolves; they never dreamed of getting such a haul of food just for joining the fray.

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 plagued by scarcity—prime Variant Species meat went only to the elites or mighty New Humans. As a weak beginner, he got none of it, and the sharp difference between then and now confirmed how right his decision had been.

Likewise, Tiffany served as little more than a handy gadget for the fortress bosses, or a throwaway piece like so many of her powerless friends. Through their extended time in the Arctic, no rescue ever came from the Human Fortress, which had long frozen her hopes. Now, looking at her spot where pitching in earned her fresh Variant Species meat at least, both Tiffany and Sander firmed up their resolve at the same moment.