NOVEL NEXT Chapter 971: 953 Demon Hound_1
"What is the question?" Chu Qin and the others were all somewhat curious.
"I asked him," Zhu Que said with a smile, "what the specific number is for the largest energy value in this world."
"The largest energy number?" Chu Qin said with a faint smile, "Wouldn't that be infinite?"
"No, a specific number," Zhu Que replied.
"The largest number is nine... so that would be nine-nine-nine-nine-nine-nine..." Xiaowu said, counting on her jade fingers.
As Xiaowu spoke, everyone only heard a rough voice from inside the Reincarnation Temple saying "Nine-nine-nine..."
Instantly, they all realized, it must be the Demon Hound without a doubt.
When everyone entered the Reincarnation Temple, sure enough, a massively huge beast was lying within the magnificent palace.
This beast resembled the mythical Hou, with dragon scales and horns, a canine body, and somewhat similar to a Kylin.
Its eyes were incredibly focused as it kept muttering, "Nine-nine-nine..."
"This is the Demon Hound?" Dongfang Qinxin exclaimed in surprise. She could feel that the power of the Demon Hound was extremely formidable, probably not weaker than herself at her peak, at least a being beyond the level of a Saint Lord.
"How long has it been counting?" Chu Qin said with a smile.
"I don't know, it's been counting ever since I stepped into this temple, after all, once it finishes counting nine, it will find that adding another nine makes the number even bigger," Zhu Que said with a smile.
"Is it that stupid not to realize there's no answer to this?" The Life Pupil twinkled.
"On the contrary, it is because it is too clever. It knows many things that we can't understand, almost omniscient. It even knows, although I am not certain of the truth, how many planets there are in the Infinite Heavens, how many creatures there are. And that's why it must give me the correct answer, to prove its omniscience."
Hearing this, the Demon Hound's eyes rolled, glaring furiously at Zhu Que, as if wanting to kill him but also seeming to declare that it would, indeed, provide the right answer, to prove there's nothing in the world it doesn't know.
Upon this thought, the Demon Hound continued to speak while it stood up, turning its back towards Chu Qin and the group.
The group couldn't help but find humor in the situation, as Zhu Que's question had stumped the Demon Hound, but as punishment, it couldn't leave the place.
It was hard to tell whether it had won or lost.
"Wait, is that the Reincarnation Divine Spring?" At that moment, Zhuge Lingtian pointed to something near the Demon Hound, a spring pool to the side.
At first glance, the spring water seemed no different from ordinary water, but with the Demon Hound guarding it, how could it be anything ordinary?
"Correct, this is the Reincarnation Divine Spring, it can bring the dead back to life, return the Primordial Spirit to its place," Zhu Que nodded.
"Perfect!" Zhuge Lingtian said, his eyes flashing with excitement.
However, just as he was about to approach the spring, Zhu Que already intercepted him, "Since I'm replacing the Demon Hound, the rule cannot be broken, answer my question, then you may use the Reincarnation Divine Spring."
"Uncle, can't you make an exception?" Jiu Yin asked.
"Sorry, Xiao Jiu, I can't," Zhu Que replied, "Otherwise, the power of the Reincarnation Divine Spring cannot be unleashed."
"But... The Demon Hound didn't tell me what question to ask. I get to choose the question," Zhu Que said with a sly smile.
Jiu Yin, Dongfang Qinxin, Chu Qin, and the rest all burst into bright smiles, seeing this as pulling strings from behind the scenes.
"Jiu Yin, you go first," Zhu Que said, looking at Jiu Yin.
"Why her? It was clearly my turn first!" Zhuge Lingtian said angrily.
"My rules, I set them," Zhu Que said with an indifferent smile, "You can choose to break my rule, provided you can beat me!"
As Zhu Que spoke, a terrifying demonic power was released.
This demonic power was so fearsome that even Zhuge Lingtian began to tremble.
"It seems Uncle has also gotten stronger!" Jiu Yin said, slightly surprised.
Zhuge Lingtian sighed resignedly and obediently moved behind Jiu Yin and the others.
"Uncle, then you pose the question!" Jiu Yin looked toward Zhu Que and said.
"It's very simple. Who is your father?" Zhu Que opened his folding fan and said with a light smile.
"Candle Demon Emperor Venerate!" Jiu Yin replied calmly.
"Congratulations, you've answered correctly!" Zhu Que said with a smile.
"Roar!"
Upon hearing these words, the nearby Demon Hound snorted out a ferocious roar through its nostrils. Zhu Que was clearly taking it easy, so much so that it was blatant and preposterous.
Everyone was slightly startled, but Zhu Que simply smiled and said, "Old Demon Hound, have you figured out the answer?"
Upon hearing this, the Demon Hound stopped snorting and obediently continued to count "nine"!
"Come on, Xiao Jiu." Zhu Que looked at Jiu Yin and said with a smile, "Step into the Reincarnation Divine Spring, a quick soak will do the trick!"
"Mm-hmm!" Jiu Yin nodded and then rushed into the Reincarnation Divine Spring.
In an instant, the originally quiet waters of the spring burst forth with dazzling blue radiance.
At the same time, an excessively abundant Power of Life was released from within the Reincarnation Divine Spring, and this life force was entirely infused into Jiu Yin's ethereal body.
Following that, a shocking scene unfolded. The previously faintly transparent Jiu Yin began to solidify into a physical form at that moment!
Soon, everyone could feel that in addition to the vigorous Power of Life, the spring now contained a terrifying magical power.
This magical power, though not as strong as Zhu Que's, was at least undoubtedly of the Saintly Honor Realm.
Moreover, since Jiu Yin was the true Demon Race Supreme, in terms of the might of the magical power alone, Jiu Yin surpassed the others by a margin!
Having dissipated and received the baptism of the Reincarnation Divine Spring, Jiu Yin's insubstantial body was restored to a soul body. And her soul was now of the realm of a Sanctified Venerate!
"I've been restored, Chu Qin, I've been restored, uncle!" A rejuvenated Jiu Yin flew out from the Reincarnation Divine Spring, saying with immense happiness.
Jiu Yin's first choice to fly toward was actually Chu Qin.
It was evident that at this moment, the pink-white patterns on Jiu Yin's body had become very distinct and were emitting a moist luster. They looked extremely luxurious and tender.
Seeing Jiu Yin's Dragon Soul Body, Chu Qin felt an inexplicable stirring in his heart, yet he did not know what Jiu Yin's human form would look like.
"Congratulations, Xiao Jiu," Chu Qin said with a smile.
"Mm-hmm!" Xiao Jiu, looking at Chu Qin, appeared exceedingly happy. From now on, she wouldn't just be a vase or a decoration, she could stand and fight alongside Chu Qin.
"Don't celebrate too soon, Xiao Jiu," Zhu Que reminded, "Although your soul body has been restored, you have yet to acquire a physical body, and your strength is merely at the Saintly Venerable First Layer of Heaven!"
"It's alright, uncle. With Chu Qin here, my physical body will definitely be found!" Jiu Yin said, beaming with happiness.
"Chu Qin? That's right, you haven't introduced him to me yet, who is he?" Zhu Que said with a smile. He could tell that this Chu Qin was extraordinary. Yet not a member of the Demon clan, how come he was so close to Jiu Yin!
Furthermore, it seemed that Jiu Yin held a special regard for Chu Qin!
"Uncle, I'll tell you about that later. You just need to know that Chu Qin is my best friend!" Jiu Yin said. It wasn't that she chose not to tell, but Zhuge Lingtian and the others were still there; there were some secrets about Chu Qin they didn't need to know.
"Alright then," Zhu Que nodded and looked toward Dongfang Qinxin, "Eastern Island Master, it's your turn. Who is the founder of my Wanmo Palace?"
"One of the Twenty-Four Demon Lords, Demon Sovereign Tian Kui!" Dongfang Qinxin replied.
"Good, congratulations on the correct answer, go ahead!" Zhu Que said with a nonchalant smile, gesturing Dongfang Qinxin to also jump into the Reincarnation Divine Spring.
Just like Jiu Yin, the moment Dongfang Qinxin entered the divine spring, the mysterious forces within the Reincarnation Divine Spring began to madly surge into her body.
Instantly, both the injured body and the damaged soul of Dongfang Qinxin began to repair themselves rapidly.
Dongfang Qinxin's strength and realm also began to climb. From the original status of Divine Master Third Layer, she gradually ascended through the first, second, and third layers, ultimately directly reaching the realm of the Saintly Venerable First Layer of Heaven!