Before General Ba could answer Wei Kai's question, the ground beneath their feet began to shake violently.
Then, a stone platform rose from the ground, transforming into an altar.
Seeing this, General Ba quickly stepped onto the altar, then explained, "The Divine Weapon Soul is a fragment of the Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff that Great Sage left behind back then."
"Ah... oh."
When Wei Kai first heard the words "Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff," he got excited... but he didn't expect it to be just a fragment.
"Although it's only a fragment, after centuries of our nurturing, it has long since become a Divine Weapon," General Ba added.
"Really?" Wei Kai's eyes lit up immediately.
Could it be that the reward for clearing the secret realm was this?
General Ba nodded, then sighed, "It's just a pity... as this realm collapsed, the Divine Weapon was left with only a residual soul."
With that, he gestured towards the altar in front of him and said, "This is your reward."
Wei Kai asked doubtfully, "Is this... the Divine Weapon Soul?"
"Yes."
"You're giving it to me?" Wei Kai suddenly became excited.
"No." General Ba shook his head mercilessly: "You can offer a weapon, and the Divine Weapon Soul can imbue it with spirituality. The better the weapon's quality, the more spirituality it can be imbued with."
"I see."
Wei Kai was a little disappointed, but then he quickly remembered the Giant Serpent Staff he had equipped.
A Mythic-grade equipment should be able to imbue more spirituality, right?
"Oh, right, imbuing also requires another material. I originally had a piece... but you've already used it," General Ba added.
"Huh?"
Wei Kai was stunned, scratching his head, "Are you talking about that black mud?"
"Precisely." General Ba nodded, "If you could have killed the Little Demon King by your own ability, you would have saved that material for imbuing. But since you've already used the material, this Divine Weapon Soul is useless to you."
With that, he raised his hand, seemingly about to lower the altar back into the ground.
"Wait!"
Seeing this, Wei Kai quickly shouted, "How do you know I don't have any?"
With that, without waiting for a response, he grabbed a handful from his backpack, easily over a hundred pieces.
Now, it was General Ba's turn to be dumbfounded.
"How do you have so much?"
"Is it a lot?" Wei Kai retorted, "I have even more."
General Ba nodded, excitedly saying, "This item is extremely rare. I traveled outside for several years before I obtained one..."
Wei Kai pouted, "That's because you have bad luck... Oh, no, you don't even have a face."
According to General Ba, the drop rate of "black mud" seemed to be genuinely very low.
But Wei Kai didn't care at all!
With the "All Item Drop" talent, the drop rate of any item was 100% for him!
"Come, try it quickly."
General Ba excitedly beckoned, impatiently saying, "With so much black mud, you might be able to awaken the Divine Weapon Soul..."
"Really?"
Wei Kai also became excited.
He quickly came to the altar, then, following General Ba's instructions, placed his hand on the altar.
A moment later, a light screen appeared before his eyes.
You have awakened the Divine Weapon Soul.
Place a weapon and sufficient materials, and the Divine Weapon Soul can imbue the weapon with spirituality.
The result of the imbuing is related to the weapon's grade, type, and the quantity of materials.
"Hmm?"
After reading the introduction on the light screen, Wei Kai immediately raised an eyebrow.
When General Ba explained just now, he only mentioned it was related to the weapon's grade, so why were there two more correlations now?
He could understand the quantity of materials.
What did "weapon type" mean?
Weapon type affects the imbuing's compatibility.
"Could it be... related to the Golden Cudgel?"
Wei Kai suddenly thought, then a flash of inspiration hit him: "That's it! The Divine Weapon Soul's true form is the Golden Cudgel. For it to imbue a weapon, it needs a certain degree of compatibility. Weapons like swords and blades probably have low compatibility."
"The highest compatibility must be with polearms and staffs."
"Too bad I don't have any Mythic equipment that's a polearm or staff..."
Wei Kai was a little regretful, but then he thought, "A staff is also a pole, so does it count as a polearm?"
What's more, the Giant Serpent Staff he held was for both physical and magical attacks, and it could be used as a staff to hit people's heads.
"How would I know without trying... This is it!"
Wei Kai quickly made up his mind, then took off the Giant Serpent Staff and placed it in the center of the altar.
As soon as the staff was placed, a golden light appeared in the altar, shining on the staff and enveloping it in gold.
Seeing this scene, Wei Kai immediately became excited.
"It seems like it'll work!"
Then, he directly pulled out over a thousand pieces of "black mud" from his backpack and poured them all into the altar.
Buzz buzz!
The black mud was quickly absorbed by the altar, and the altar also emitted a subtle hum, as if cheering for something.
General Ba, seeing this, immediately cheered.
"It worked, it really worked!"
"What worked?"
"You awakened the Divine Weapon Soul!"
"Huh?"
Wei Kai was stunned, then another line of text appeared on the light screen before him.
Weapon compatibility 90%, materials sufficient, meets transformation conditions!
Transform? Yes / No
"Transform?"
Wei Kai was confused and quickly turned his head to ask, "Do you know what transformation is?"
"How would I know?" General Ba said bluntly, "It's been so many years, this is the first time the Divine Weapon Soul has awakened..."
"This..."
Wei Kai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth: "Yes!"
Transform, then transform!
At worst, he'd waste a Mythic equipment. Anyway, he got this thing by a lucky find.
For him, the Giant Serpent Staff wasn't the most convenient weapon; it was just a temporary replacement out of necessity.
He would eventually replace it after leaving.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
After he chose "Yes," the altar buzzed again, and the appearance of the Giant Serpent Staff slowly began to change.
Just then, a voice came.
"Big, big, big!"
"Small, small, small!"
"Indeed a wonderful treasure as I wish!"
"Hmph, take this, my grandson's cudgel!"
...
Illusory voices suddenly appeared in Wei Kai's mind, as if someone was narrating past experiences into his ear.
Wei Kai listened with great excitement.
He didn't know how long it had been, but the golden light on the altar dissipated, leaving only an iron staff as black as iron, with golden hoops on both ends.
"Holy crap, no way!"
Seeing this iron staff, Wei Kai rubbed his eyes fiercely, completely unable to believe the scene before him.
"Is this Brother Monkey's Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff?"
He eagerly stretched out both hands, grabbing it tightly, and examined it carefully.
Transformation Ruyi Golden Cudgel (Mythic): Polearm
Level: 20
Physical Attack: 324-576
Strength +100
Attack Speed +15%
Critical Chance +20%
Critical Damage +50%
Upon equipping, gain Mythic Blessing, all team members gain +10 all attributes.
When attacking, has a chance to increase Strength by 100 and inflict "Internal Injury" status on the enemy.
Special Skill "Ruyi": Upon equipping, can adjust size according to the wielder's will, and adjust equipment attributes accordingly.