Chapter 726: Taste and Blood
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"The Nine Luminous Soul Suppressing Jade?"
The figure was clearly somewhat shocked. It was obvious that he was stunned by Long Chen’s jade pendant. .
"Does senior know the origins of this jade pendant?" Long Chen suddenly asked.
The figure did not answer. After a moment of silence, as if he had made some sort of decision, he said, "You want to use the future lake to deduce its origins?"
“I can even deduce the origin of his words?” Long Chen couldn’t help but be ecstatic. He originally thought that the future of the lake could only be changed into the future, but he didn’t expect it to be possible to extrapolate from the past. Thinking of this, Long Chen’s heart couldn’t help but beat wildly, and he could no longer remain calm.
You don’t even know the origin of this jade pendant, so you must know something about it. I have guarded the lake for countless years, and figured out a little about its use, normally operating is to deduce the future, and the reverse is to deduce the past. Let me ask you now, do you want to know the future or the past? the voice said.
"Can I deduce the past first before looking at the future?" Long Chen asked.
"No!" The figure refused.
One must know that this figure was a great devil that was both powerful and righteous. Even though his soul had been minced, he was still able to reform in the Nine Nether Path. One could tell how terrifying he was before he died.
The souls of the other strong warriors were refined into soul beasts by Nine Nether Road and shared with the disciples as benefits. However, the strength of the soul beasts had something to do with the strength of the dead.
However, no matter how strong the Soul Beast was, it still didn’t have any consciousness. It could only rely on its instincts to attack the disciples that had gone through the trial.
However, this person was different. He was too powerful. Not only did he manage to recover some of his memories, he even planned to borrow the assistance of Long Chen to escape this place.
He discovered that Long Chen’s soul power was as vast as the ocean. Only such a person could contain his soul, so after leaving, he wouldn’t be discovered immediately. This was his only chance in countless years, so he wanted to make a deal with Long Chen.
Previously, he had advised Long Chen not to speculate his future because he was afraid Long Chen would see the scene of him being killed one day in the future.
This was because the final scene of the future of the lake would be fixed at the end of a person’s life. No matter what kind of Skywalker level expert saw their own death, they would feel discouraged, their dao heart frustrated, and their heart of martial arts would suffer a devastating blow.
This was also the reason why when the Vice Sect Master opened the path of the Nine Serenities, he solemnly warned them to never predict their future. This was the logic behind this.
As the core of the Nine Serenities Road, the future lake could not close down. Therefore, he could only remind his disciples to not come here, to not even come close to the future lake.
The lake in the future reflected a person’s future. It was an instinct, but Long Chen didn’t need to look at his future. He wanted to borrow the lake’s power to know his past.
This would require the help of the figure. Having survived by relying on the lake for so many years, it had already figured out some of the operating patterns of this place.
“Then let’s go!” Long Chen hastily replied.
Seeing Long Chen’s body, Meng Qi couldn’t help but tremble. Long Chen had never been this nervous even in a battle of life and death.
Meng Qi gently grabbed Long Chen’s hand. She discovered that Long Chen’s palm was already covered in sweat. This meant that Long Chen was extremely nervous.
The figure suddenly threw the jade ornament into the lake. When the jade ornament entered the lake, it immediately stirred up a wave that rippled outwards.
After the ripples disappeared, the lake surface returned to its calm state. Following that, a scene appeared on the smooth surface of the lake.
The jade ornament was still the same. However, it was held in a big hand. A red pen was quickly writing on it. The brush moved around and left behind two small, vigorous words.
"Hahaha, dragon roars above the nine heavens, proud to look down upon the mortal world. My son Long Chen possesses strange spiritual roots, divine bones, and supreme blood. In the future, he will definitely look down upon all lands, stand above the nine heavens, and look down upon the heavens, hahaha …"
The owner of the hand could not be seen, but one could hear his hearty laughter. His voice was filled with overbearing joy, as well as a high-spirited pride.
“Be quiet, don’t scare Chen’er. He’s still sleeping, but Chen’er is my son. I don’t want him to fight and kill all day!”
It was a woman’s voice, and it was filled with love and doting. A pair of jade-like hands took the jade pendant and red brush from the man, and after pausing for a moment, they wrote a few small words: Peace and happiness, forever inseparable.
The man’s voice was full of complaints. “Ning Shuang, look at how domineering my first two sentences were. Why do I feel like they’re a little out of place when I add them together?”
“What, I was the one who gave birth to your son. I don’t want him to become a hero, I just want him to be happy and carefree. I’m warning you, don’t use your son as a tool to realize your dream.” The woman said.
“Okay, okay, okay. I’ll listen to you.” The man didn’t insist. He smiled and put a red rope on the jade pendant, lightly hanging it on the chest of a sleeping baby.
A pair of jade-like hands and a large, rough hand gently caressed the baby’s face. That gentle movements made it so much so that he didn’t dare to use his own hands to touch the baby’s skin.
At this moment, Long Chen couldn’t help but tear up. It was his parents. In the depths of his soul, he had heard that voice before. However, now that he heard it again, an endless wave of sorrow surged through his heart.
Suddenly, the scene disappeared. It was still the jade pendant, still the baby. However, her gentle hands had disappeared. Instead, a slender hand had appeared.
His fingers were extremely slender and agile. It could be said to be a pair of very good-looking hands. On one of his fingers, there was even a ring. The ring was engraved with a dragon design.
However, this very good-looking hand held a sharp knife and cut open the baby’s stomach. Blood surged out, and the baby let out a painful cry.
"Ah!"
Meng Qi let out a scream. She had never seen such a cruel scene. She had actually done this to a baby.
Those hands did not stop because of the baby’s crying. They opened up the baby’s chest and dug out a piece of bone the size of a soybean.
The bone was very small, but it did not have the slightest trace of blood on it.
Next, the pair of large hands took out a bottle and a small ball of gas appeared in their hands. It was a ball of root Qi, also a person’s spiritual root. It was where one’s cultivation base was.
Next, a needle appeared in the man’s hand and he gently stabbed the baby in the heart. Immediately, blood was poured into the tube.
The fresh blood was different from ordinary blood. It was not a dark red color. It was actually multicolored, and was exceptionally bright. It was the spirit blood of an infant.
After the spirit blood was sucked out, the baby’s body immediately dimmed. It was like a piece of shining porcelain that instantly became dilapidated and could break at any time.
"So cruel!" Meng Qi covered her cherry lips with tears. She turned her head away, not daring to look.
Long Chen, on the other hand, looked at the scene with a calm expression. As the hand moved, Long Chen seemed to relive his memories from back then.
This memory was very vague, but after seeing this image today, it was as if he had experienced the pain back then. However, Long Chen’s expression remained calm. He carefully examined this image, not sparing a single detail.
“He’s useless. He can be destroyed!” A voice said. Although the person’s face couldn’t be seen, one could tell from the way the voice moved that it was the owner of the hands.
The voice was pleasant to the ears and was filled with a feminine quality, similar to that of her hand. It was full of perfection.
"Master told me to spare his life. It might be useful in the future!" Another voice said.
“As for you all, I feel that leaving him here would be a disaster. Of course, I’m just giving you my advice. As for how you decide, that’s up to you!” After he finished speaking, the scene started moving as the baby’s unconscious body was pushed away.
"Boom!"
When the image entered a certain area, there was a sudden burst of sound from the lake. The entire picture disappeared and Long Chen’s jade pendant slowly surfaced.
Long Chen took the jade and asked, "What happened?"
“Having been disturbed by an unknown force, this future lake is just a projection of the Mirror of Samsara. As for your jade pendant, the force involved is too terrifying, and its cause and effect is too great. It’s normal for it to be interrupted.” The shadow explained.
“Alright, I’ve met your requirements. I’m going to enter your sea of consciousness.” The figure said.
"Wait!" Long Chen hastily replied.
"What is it? You want to go back on your word? Do you believe that even if it’s just a remnant soul, I can still kill you in an instant? " The figure immediately turned hostile, thinking that Long Chen had gone back on his word.
"Humph, stop talking nonsense. If you kill me, who else can take you out? Who else can have such a powerful soul like me to hide your soul fluctuations?" Long Chen sneered.
“Besides, you said you would help me deduce it, and it would just be the beginning. If this were a fortune-teller, your stall would have been ruined long ago, and now you have the nerve to ask me for money. You’ve been staying here for too long, aren’t you a little too stupid?”
boom rumble rumble *
Suddenly, the surrounding space began to ripple. All of the soul power around the lake suddenly rose up, forming a cage that completely trapped Long Chen and Meng Qi within the domain.
That terrifying soul pressure caused Meng Qi’s countenance to turn as white as paper. This mysterious figure was too terrifying, he could easily crush her.
"Don’t scare the child with your milk, okay? “I don’t believe that you will kill me. I didn’t say that I won’t take you out!” Long Chen disdainfully said.
Hearing Long Chen say such obscenities, Meng Qi was speechless. Was he not afraid at all?
"What do you want?" the figure said.
"Last time, it was only half a success. This time, you have helped me deduce the origin of another thing. Moreover, whether it succeeds or not, I will take you out." Long Chen said.
"Are you sure?"
"I swear on the name of the righteous path!" Long Chen said very seriously.
“Swearing on the righteous path is f * cking bullshit, but I’ll believe you this once. If you dare lie to me, I won’t kill you. You guys will always stay by my side in the future lake.” The figure said.
“No problem. Then I’ll begin. I’ll deduce the origin of a cultivation technique this time. Prepare yourself!”
After Long Chen finished speaking, he squatted down and dived one hand into the water. He then silently circulated the Nine Star Tyrant Body Technique.
At the same time, Long Chen was also looking forward to it. He didn’t know if he could pry into the nine star secret. If he could succeed, that would be great.
Chapter 727 - The Realm of Samsara
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Helpless, the figure could only use his soul power to help Long Chen deduce the situation. At the same time, he felt a desire to kill Long Chen. Someone was actually ordering him around like a dog.
"Buzz!"
The lake in the future trembled, and the shaking grew more intense. Suddenly, there was an explosive sound, and the calm lake water unexpectedly surged with stormy waves. The entire Eternal Road trembled non-stop.
At the same time, outside the Eternal Road, the face of the Vice Sect Leader changed. Looking at the trembling valley in front of him, he couldn’t help but be astonished. He didn’t even know what had happened.
"Crack!"
An explosive sound rang out, and under everyone’s panic-stricken gaze, the chess board in the vice sect master’s hand shattered into pieces, causing everyone to let out a cry of alarm.
One had to know that the chess board was an extremely precious and special magic tool that could monitor the entire Nine Nether Road. However, it strangely exploded in the hands of the vice head.
That was a magical equipment treasure. Even if an ordinary sea level expert were to attack it with his full power, he might not be able to destroy it. Even if the Vice Sect Leader could easily destroy it, it would not be able to shatter into pieces in an instant.
“Something happened on the way to Tartarus?” The vice sect master’s expression changed.
“What?” Then what should he do? “Let’s hurry up and save them,” Shui Yuncong said hastily.
“You are not allowed to enter the Nine Nether Path beyond the Sea Cleaving Realm. It will be destroyed by the law!” The vice sect master stopped everyone and said, “Let’s wait and see. This Nine Nether Road is connected to the other four realms. It might not be an accident on our side!”
At the same time, countless experts of the Western Desert, Southern Sea, Northern Origin, and Central Region were all dumbfounded as they stared at the path. They had never seen this kind of phenomenon before.
The same valley and the same grounds. The only difference was that they were different. Central State, the headquarters of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, also known as the Mysterious Heaven Main Sect.
A Sea Cleaving Realm disciple rushed towards the Xuantian Great Hall and pushed open the door. Ignoring the cold gazes of the countless experts inside, he anxiously shouted, "Oh no! The reincarnation realm has started to crack and the sect protecting array has begun to shake!"
"What?"
Countless experts in the hall rushed out, all of their faces were filled with fear. They knew what the Mirror of Samsara signified, and because they knew, everyone’s faces changed.
All the experts rushed to an enormous underground palace, and a bronze mirror was placed on the altar in the middle of the palace.
The copper mirror was three hundred meters high, and the magical symbols rotated at its center, illuminating the ancient sky. The heavenly bodies all appeared in the copper mirror, and emanated powerful pressure.
This was the Heavenly Mystery Sect’s most precious treasure, the Reincarnation Stage. However, at this moment, countless tiny lines had appeared on the edge of the Reincarnation Stage, and many cracks had actually appeared.
Upon seeing this, everyone’s faces turned pale. Was it about to explode? If the Mirror of Samsara were to collapse, that terrifying power would instantly destroy the Xuan Dao Sect.
"Shutdown the projection of Nine Nether Path!"
Suddenly, an old voice rang out in the crowd’s ears, causing their hearts to tremble.
"Ancestor!"
… ….
In the Nine Serenities Road, Meng Qi looked at the violent lake, her beautiful face filled with shock. The lake didn’t show any images, it was like a volcano erupting, as if it was about to be destroyed by a terrifying force.
"What have you done?" The figure bellowed, his voice filled with shock and anger.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, with an explosive sound, the future lake burst apart. The water vapor that filled the sky transformed into endless soul power and surged toward the surroundings like a tide.
"Bastard!"
After the lake exploded, the figure was shocked. He had lost his shelter and pounced towards Long Chen. He activated his violent soul force and wanted to steal Long Chen’s body.
"Long Chen …" Meng Qi was shocked.
“I’m fine!”
Long Chen stretched out his hand and pushed Meng Qi far away. Long Chen sneered as he looked at the figure rushing towards him.
boom rumble rumble *
With an explosion, an enormous lightning arrow was shot toward that figure.
"Ah… "Why do you have heavenly tribulation lightning?"
"Boom!"
The distance was too close and Long Chen’s strength was too great. The figure was actually pierced by an arrow and let out a miserable shriek.
"Lei Long, trap it!"
Following Long Chen’s words, a huge lightning dragon flew out and wrapped itself around the figure, binding him tightly.
“That’s impossible! How could there be someone in this world that could control heavenly tribulation’s thunder?” The figure frantically struggled, his voice full of fear.
“Idiot. This isn’t the first time I’ve met someone like you. I’m very experienced.” Long Chen sneered.
From the very beginning, Long Chen knew that there was definitely something wrong with this figure. The moment he saw it, Long Chen immediately thought of the Ghost Sand he had encountered in the other courtyard during the examination.
That fellow was sealed inside the corpse in an attempt to get Long Chen to bring him out. When he sensed the evil aura coming from the soul of that fellow, he knew that this fellow wasn’t a good person.
Previously, Long Chen had relied on a weak wisp of the power of thunder to escape the control of the Ghost Sands. But now, this idiot had to repeat the same trick. Now that Long Chen had Lei Long assistance, how could he be afraid of a tiny soul body?
No matter how strong one’s soul body was, in front of the heavenly tribulation lightning, one’s life would be oppressed. The power of thunder was the nemesis of one’s soul, not to mention Long Chen’s lightning dragon. That was the Nine Heavens Calamity lightning, the master of all lightning.
However, he had never thought that the Nine Star Tyrant Body Technique would be so terrifying that the future Lake could not be deduced and the future would be destroyed.
What Long Chen didn’t know was that if the projection of the Celestial Sect of Wonders hadn’t been turned off, the Samsara Stage would have exploded as well.
Seeing Long Chen capture that terrifying figure, Meng Qi lightly covered her cherry lips with her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
Although she was already used to Long Chen’s nonsense, she didn’t think that Long Chen would be able to subdue this terrifying fellow in front of her.
"Meng Qi, get ready!" Long Chen said.
"What?"
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the lightning dragon squeezed with force. The figure was immediately crushed by the terrifying power of thunder. As the figure exploded, countless soul crystals scattered into the air.
“Good heavens! This is rich! Meng Qi, hurry up and absorb it!” Long Chen couldn’t help but cry out. After killing off an ordinary soul beast, what remained was only soul liquid.
And this guy who had lived for so many years, had actually produced so many crystals. One must know that these crystals were formed from soul force condensed to the limit. The pure energy contained within them was beyond one’s imagination.
“Long Chen, the energy in the crystal is too strong. I can’t absorb that much at once!” Meng Qi cried out.
“Oh my god, my good wife, when did you become so stupid? First, seal them and slowly digest them later on. I’ll help you, quick!”
Long Chen saw that after the lake exploded, the fog in the sky was dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before long, this place would become transparent.
Long Chen didn’t want others to know what he had done here, so he used his powerful soul force to bind all the soul crystals in the air and pass it to Meng Qi.
With Long Chen’s reminder, Meng Qi absorbed these crystals into her Sea of Consciousness. After doing all this, Meng Qi’s face paled.
One must know that those soul crystals were too terrifying. The soul power in each of them was more than ten times stronger than the soul power that she had.
After swallowing so many soul crystals in a single go, she felt an excruciating pain in her soul. It was a bit too much for her to bear.
“Let’s go!”
Long Chen lifted Meng Qi up and ran away. He also transferred his soul power to Meng Qi, helping her seal those soul crystals.
Thousands of soul crystals were left in Meng Qi’s Sea of Consciousness. It was as if thousands of bombs had been placed in a warehouse. If even one of them exploded, Meng Qi would be scared out of her mind.
Fortunately, after the figure died, these soul crystals became ownerless objects. Meng Qi could slowly absorb them in the future.
"Boss!"
Just as Long Chen was about to run away, someone suddenly called out. Long Chen hurriedly stopped, realizing it was Guo Ran.
“Haha, boy, you’ve finally become Skywalker!” Long Chen laughed.
Long Chen had already planned to give each of these five fellows one Heaven’s Path Fruit once Xuan Tianhai passed by. This Guo Ran brat, Long Chen had given him the Heaven’s Path Fruit that came from Huo Wu Fang.
Right now, the light in this kid’s eyes had faded, and his aura began to fluctuate. Clearly, he had already refined the Heavenly Dao Fruit and had become a second level Heavengazer.
Guo Ran was the weakest out of all of them, but he had a good brain. Especially in the field of command, he had great talent.
This second grade Heavenly Dao Fruit would be of the greatest help to him and would also be the greatest help to the entire Dragon Blood Legion. Thus, after thinking about it, Long Chen still gave it to him.
“Heh heh, it’s all thanks to boss!” Guo Ran chuckled.
Long Chen had instructed them not to mention any secrets during the trial, lest the outside world hear about it. In reality, Long Chen was worried about nothing. He couldn’t hear anything from outside the Nine Serenities Road, and the chessboard that was monitoring them had also shattered.
"How was the harvest?" Long Chen asked.
"Hehe, what a great feeling. I never thought that there would be a day when my soul force would also soar like this. This is too important to me. In the future, forging artifacts will be even more convenient!" Guo Ran asked excitedly.
Forging masters required soul force as well. However, due to Guo Ran’s limited talent, his soul power could only be considered mediocre. This time, he had killed a large number of soul beasts with the strength of a second rank Skywalker.
Guo Ran felt that he was no longer the same as he was before. The current him had the qualifications to speak out loud to anyone. At the same time, he was filled with gratitude towards Long Chen.
"Disciples, listen up. Break your jade medallions and retreat from Tartarus. The Tartarus has met with an accident. This trial is over!"
When the vice sect master’s voice rang out, everyone nodded their heads and crushed their jade plates at the same time. Space fluctuated and they appeared outside the valley again.
"Oh my god!"
The moment Long Chen and the others stepped out of the Nine Nether Path, someone immediately cried out in alarm. Countless gazes were focused on Long Chen’s direction.
Chapter 728
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More specifically, they were not looking at Long Chen, but at Yue Zifeng and the others beside him. All of them had expressions of shock on their faces.
This was because right now, Yue Zifeng, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan’s bodies were emitting extremely intense fluctuations of the Heavenly Dao. This was an aura that could not be hidden after they had advanced to the level of Skywalker.
What shocked the spectators the most was that even Guo Ran, who was the weakest in terms of aptitude, was the one who was screaming like a pig being slaughtered in the area of the storm.
"How is this possible?"
Everyone was shocked, not just the disciples of the Xuantian Sect even the vice sect masters were also shocked.
Even though the Vice Sect Leader had said that the five of them had gone through the tempering of the bones and tendons in the Storm area, it was equivalent to reconstructing their bodies and had a slight chance of advancing to Skywalker.
However, that was only a small part of it. The probability of it being less than 10%. And now, after the five of them had entered the Nine Nether Path, they had all awakened Skywalker.
Moreover, there was also a second grade Skywalker. If Yue Zifeng and the others had advanced to a second grade Skywalker, they might still be able to accept it.
After all, in the area of the storm, the four of them displayed their willpower so much that even the powerful experts like them were shocked and impressed. This was because the four of them had not uttered a single word during their nine temperings, where life and death were better than death.
But this Guo Ran fellow, his talent was trash, and his willpower was weak. Yet, he awakened his second level Skywalker. There was simply no room for negotiation at all.
However, after the initial shock, the Vice Sect Leader was very happy. Although he couldn’t explain it, it was still a good thing for the Xuan Dao Sect. Moreover, it was an enormous good thing.
The happiest of them all was Shui Wuhen. She had four Skywalkers under her command, and she also had a second level Skywalker. It was a pity that Gu Yang had not entered the Nine Nether Path, otherwise he would have had a huge chance of advancing to the Skywalker level.
Although she didn’t know what was going on, she knew that it definitely had something to do with Long Chen. This fellow was too strange. The longer she spent with him, the more she couldn’t understand him.
“What are you looking at? I’m a Tier 2 Skywalker now, you don’t accept this?” Come over and try it out! " Guo Ran couldn’t help but shout out loud when he saw the disbelieving gazes of Shui Guanzhi’s group, especially those filled with jealousy.
“Hmph, even if you become a Tier 2 Skywalker, you still won’t be able to change the fact that you’re trash. Your actual combat strength is enough to completely destroy even a Tier 1 Skywalker.”
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? Zhang what? " Shui Guanzhi sneered.
What he said was right. Guo Ran’s battle prowess was just too weak. If even a Tier 1 Skywalker wanted to completely suppress him, then he could use the Heavenly Dao and the sign to bully ordinary cultivators.
Guo Ran couldn’t help but get angry after he was exposed. He pointed at Shui Guanzhi and said, “You dare look down on laozi. Do you believe that I won’t beat you up like a big boss?”
As he spoke, Guo Ran took a stance as if he was going to rush out to fight, but just as he moved, he discovered that something was amiss. He turned towards Gu Yang and the rest and said angrily, “Don’t pull me, I’m going to teach this brat who doesn’t know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!”
Only then did Gu Yang and the rest understand. It seemed that this kid wanted to find a way out of this predicament, which was why he was pretending to be Guo Ran. After all, they were all brothers and he had to support them.
Guo Ran ‘struggled’ hard a few times, but when he saw his brother ‘holding onto’ him tightly ', he pointed angrily at Shui Guanzhi and said, “You’re lucky today. I’ll give my brother face. Don’t let me meet you alone.”
Long Chen was speechless. He sighed to himself. Guo Ran was useless. You’re already a second level Skywalker, and yet you’re still using such a low level posturing method? You’re not making any progress at all.
“Brother, you should be more or less the same. You’re not the same as before, you have to change your style when you act tough!” Li Qi pulled Guo Ran’s hand and reminded him in a low voice.
"Let me ask you guys, did you encounter anything special inside?" The vice sect master interrupted their teasing and asked sternly.
The crowd immediately became silent. They all shook their heads, indicating that they had never seen anything special. Naturally, Long Chen wouldn’t foolishly stand out and shake his head as well.
Meng Qi looked at Long Chen, pretending to be serious and laughed. Suddenly, she felt that if she followed Long Chen, there would always be things that she couldn’t imagine happening. Those things would always excite others to death.
Furthermore, Long Chen’s mind was completely different from that of a normal person’s. In this world, there was nothing that he didn’t dare to think about and do.
Seeing everyone shake their heads, the Vice Sect Leader said, "This time, something unexpected happened on Nine Nether Road. However, it’s good that you all are safe and sound.
But don’t be disappointed, even though you’ve stopped halfway this time, the benefits you’ve gained are somewhat less.
However, according to the customs of the Xuan Dao Sect, their disciples would definitely not suffer a loss. If Nine Nether Path was interrupted, the reward for the next trial would be even greater.
You can go back and rest first. As for when the next trial will begin, you will have to wait for the news from the Xuantian Sect.
This is a good thing for you guys. The three trials in the past have been continuous, and the final reward is the most generous.
But because you do not have time to rest, the results of the third assessment is limited. But now that you have gained more valuable time and are digesting your gains, you must cherish it! "
After the Vice Sect Leader finished speaking, he waved his hand and caused the air to distort a little before returning to Xuantian Square.
However, when they returned to the plaza, Long Chen discovered that many people had cried out in alarm. It was because there were a lot of people beside them.
However, these people lay on the ground quietly, as if they were asleep. However, their soul fluctuations had disappeared.
These people numbered more than four hundred. This caused the hearts of everyone to sink. They never imagined that so many genius disciples would die on this path.
Seven people from the thirty-sixth branch family had also fallen. This had cast a shadow over everyone’s heart. Even their previous excitement had been reduced by a lot.
Reality was cruel. If one wanted to become stronger, one had to take risks. In this world, there was no one who could become the strongest without taking risks.
If one wanted to become strong, they had to take risks. If one didn’t want to become strong, one had to accept the fate of having their life taken away by the strong at any time. The cultivation world was so cruel.
The rest of the time was left for each of them to bring their disciples back to their respective residences.
After returning to the base, everyone began to celebrate. Although some people had fallen, there was nothing they could do. The survivors still needed to become stronger.
Amongst the people who were celebrating, Gu Yang was missing. Seeing that everyone had advanced to become a Skywalker, he went into seclusion, claiming that he too was going to become a Skywalker.
At that time, many people were astonished. However, only Long Chen and the others knew that this boy had gone to refine the Heavenly Dao Fruit. It was only natural for him to become Skywalker.
There was no other way. Who told Gu Yang’s soul force to be so weak that he would not even have the chance to refine the Heavenly Energy Fruit before the other headmasters. Now that there was a chance, he quickly went into closed door cultivation.
The party this time was just a little more interesting, but everyone started their own cultivation. Whether it was Xuan Tianhai or Nine Nether Road, they had reaped too much rewards. They took advantage of the time they had to digest everything so that they could enter the last trial.
Everyone was in closed-door training, so Long Chen naturally returned to his room. As he sent his mind into the chaotic space, he discovered that Little Flame was diligently refining pills.
"Rainbow Palace Awakening Pill!"
Long Chen cried out in alarm. Little Fire was actually able to refine the Five-Colored Palace Pill. He immediately understood that Little Fire had entered the core of the storm and crazily devoured the fire energy there to nourish him.
“Little Fire, it’s been hard on you.” Long Chen looked at the space. There were at least a thousand Palace Awakening Pills. He couldn’t help but feel touched.
"Phew!"
The Long Hao turned into a small fire snake. It coiled itself around Long Chen’s arm and gently rubbed its head against Long Chen. Long Chen felt the admiration of a child.
“You’ve worked hard. If you’re tired, then you can rest.” Long Chen caressed the little guy with his large hand. After comforting it for a while, Long Chen left the encampment with all of his Miasma Pills and headed straight for the outside of the Xuan Dao Sect.
Just as he arrived at the entrance of the Dao Sect, a disciple immediately stopped him. “Senior brother Long Chen, the trial is coming soon. If you leave now, what if you can’t make it back …”
Long Chen frowned and asked, "Are you not allowed to go out during this period?"
“There aren’t any. However, the third trial is about to begin any time now. If senior brother Long Chen is unable to make it out, then his loss will be great.” That disciple reminded him with good intentions.
“Haha, alright, thank you for the reminder. Don’t worry, I’ll take a walk around and when the bell rings, I’ll be there right away.” Long Chen laughed out loud and enthusiastically patted the disciple’s shoulder. He thanked him for the reminder and ran out of the Dao Sect.
The key point was that Long Chen had to leave. With the pills in his possession, he would be able to condense them into a Star Condensation stage.
When Palace Awakening was condensing his cyclone, he had already made a huge commotion, almost revealing himself. This time, the commotion caused by condensing a star was even more terrifying. If he were to stay in the encampment, it would certainly cause a huge uproar.
Therefore, when Long Chen came out, he found a nearby mountain. From here, he could see the Mysterious Heaven Branch. As long as he controlled his aura and didn’t cause too much of a commotion, it wouldn’t reach the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
After choosing his position, Long Chen began to refine the Awakening Pill with all his might. The Five Color Palace Awakening Pill was stuffed into his mouth one after another.
There was no helping it, the key point was that he was in a hurry. If he could condense half of it, and if the trial opened, he would die of sadness.
Moreover, after coming out of Tartarus, Long Chen saw a part of his background and was even more eager to see his parents. He wanted to diligently cultivate and stand at the peak of martial arts.
Even the projection of such a powerful treasure as the lake was unable to deduce the entire records of the jade pendant, which meant that there was an equally powerful force interfering with the deduction of the Samsara Lake.
What shocked Long Chen the most was that he could still see part of the lake in the future. However, the Nine Star Tyrant Body Technique didn’t even show a trace of the lake before it exploded. This made Long Chen think of an extremely terrifying possibility.
However, there were too many mysteries that Long Chen had to unravel. To unravel them, he would first need the strength to survive after unravelling them.
Three days had passed and the Xuan Dao Sect hadn’t made a sound yet. However, an explosive sound suddenly came from the center of Long Chen’s palm, as a terrifying energy rapidly spread throughout the area. )
Chapter 729 Refinement Failure
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"Softer …"
"Softer …"
"Boom!"
"What the f * ck!"
Suddenly, there was an explosive sound. Although Long Chen tried his best to control it, he still wasn’t able to control it. The air whirl in his palm reached its limit in a split-second, and an earth-shattering force dispersed, instantly causing the ground beneath Long Chen’s feet to collapse. Please search for the most comprehensive one!
This was because the location of Long Chen was a high mountain. As a result, the peak of the mountain directly collapsed. Rubble rolled in all directions as it tumbled down the mountain with a loud rumble.
“F * ck, they’re still making such a ruckus. Hurry up and run away!”
Long Chen didn’t have time to check on the changes in his body as he ran. He ran over a dozen hills in a row. When he looked back, he found that there were already quite a few people there.
The commotion was still too great and attracted the disciples of the Xuantian Monastery to come over to observe. Fortunately, Long Chen had slipped away quickly and didn’t meet him face to face.
With a sigh of relief, Long Chen finally had the chance to look at his own palm. The whirlpool had already disappeared from Long Chen’s palm and was replaced by a tiny star.
Although it was only the size of a sesame seed, it was still in Palace Awakening embryonic form. Now that Palace Awakening had taken shape, the FengFu, Yuheng, and Fate, in Long Chen’s body, began to resonate with each other.
"Buzz!"
Long Chen’s fist was only aimed at the space. However, it caused an explosive sound to ring out in the sky. It was as if the sky were going to explode from the enormous power.
“Palace Awakening really didn’t disappoint me. Now, just the strength of his body alone is more than ten times stronger than before. If Palace Awakening had reached perfection, then how strong would he be?” A hint of ecstasy appeared in Long Chen’s heart. He liked this feeling that was filled with power.
Although he had won in the last match against Water Shui Guanzhi, he knew in his heart that he had won by a stroke of luck. If Shui Guanzhi hadn’t been so careless, winning or losing was still a different matter.
After that, they passed by XuanTian Sea and Nine Nether Road. Shui Guanzhi and the others must have had a great harvest. As for him, he didn’t really improve at all.
Although Lei Long and Long Hao had become stronger, they were two of Long Chen’s trump cards. There was no point in lightly attacking and killing each other. Normally, he wouldn’t expose them.
Before, he was worried that if he had not exposed Lei Long and Long Hao during his third trial, he would have been turned into a dog. Now that Palace Awakening had successfully condensed, he no longer had that worry.
“Right, now that my strength has increased by so much, I feel like my body has become more than ten times stronger. It should have reached the strength of a thousand kilograms, right?” I’ll try it now? "
Long Chen took out the Azure Dragon scale and closed his eyes to feel the fluctuations within it, attempting to use his soul to unravel the seal within the scale.
Before the dragon expert had left, he had refined and sealed the blood essence within the dragon’s scale.
The reason why he sealed it was because he was afraid that Long Chen would use the power of the dragon’s scale, which would consume the power of his blood essence and cause it to disappear.
Following the activation of Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength, the seal slowly opened and a drop of green-colored liquid appeared within the dragon’s scale. Long Chen’s hands tightly gripped onto the dragon’s scale as he slowly began to draw the dragon’s scale into his palm.
"Boom!"
"Puff puff puff …"
Long Chen screamed as he was sent flying with an explosion, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood as his body was blasted away.
"Plop!"
When he looked down, he could not help but be scared out of his wits. His own flesh and blood almost exploded out, leaving only a portion of it hanging on his bones. Even his internal organs were starting to leak out.
"How did this happen?"
Long Chen was shocked. He hurriedly revolved the chaos pearl, and endless life force flowed into his body, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. After an incense stick of time, Long Chen’s body was completely restored.
Even with Long Chen’s courage, he was currently scared pale. Just now, it had been too dangerous; he had nearly been blown to smithereens by that energy.
Long Chen hastily picked up the scale, and at this moment, he discovered that the blood essence within the scale was once again sealed.
"This… “What’s going on?”
Didn’t they say that one could refine the Azure Dragon blood essence with a thousand kilograms of power? Now, Long Chen almost had it. Why did he almost die?
“F * ck! What a cheat! So that’s what trying is. F * ck!” Long Chen slapped his thigh. He finally understood what the dragon expert meant.
With a thousand kilograms of strength, he could have a try. In other words, with a thousand kilograms of strength, he wouldn’t die. This was simply too deceitful.
“F * ck, it’s a good thing that I didn’t try that time. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a Long Chen in this world.” Long Chen couldn’t help but feel fear after thinking about it. At the same time, he was also filled with reverence towards the experts of the dragon race.
The dragon race expert had once said that this dragon’s scale was merely its infant skin. A single drop of blood essence from an infant green dragon was already so terrifying. This was simply impossible. It was millions of times scarier than in the legends.
“Alright, you’re awesome. Your father will definitely not touch you until I’ve reached the 4-star level!”
After throwing the dragon scales into the chaos space, Long Chen couldn’t help but want to cry, but there were no tears. In the entire chaos space, there was yet another desolate land mass.
The more powerful Long Chen’s body became, the less energy these trees would provide.
A single serious recovery consumed all of the tree life force. Moreover, Long Chen felt that his body was still very weak and had only recovered 60% of it. It seemed that he needed to find a way to become stronger?
4000
?? The plants were now replacing the big trees.
Long Chen dragged his tired body back to the Xuantian Sect. Perhaps it was because of the matter of Nine Nether Road, but the third trial, which was supposed to be held immediately, continued for half a month before it began.
In this period of time, all of the disciples of the Mysterious Heaven Sect were glowing with radiance. It was as if they had been reborn, and they were all brimming with vitality.
When Gu Yang awakened Skywalker and appeared before the crowd, everyone was once again shocked. The 36th Branch had seven Skywalkers now, including a level two Skywalker and a monster named Long Chen.
In terms of strength alone, they were already on par with the four chosen from the four major monasterys. This change had shocked everyone.
Someone had previously said that the fellow who hadn’t participated in the Nine Underworlds Path would go back into seclusion after being provoked. He said that he wouldn’t come out until Skywalker awakened.
At that time, there were many people who expressed great ridicule towards this news: "What is the Skywalker, Chinese cabbage?" Awakening just like you said?
However, when Gu Yang stood there in high spirits, the people who had ridiculed him all went mad. He had actually succeeded.
However, after entering the trial, they weren’t the only ones to awaken Skywalker. There was also an ordinary disciple who awakened Skywalker.
However, this probability was not that strange when compared to Gu Yang and the others. Besides the fact that Gu Yang’s awakening had shocked everyone else.
Moreover, the four Skywalker level experts had all risen by one level after coming out of seclusion. They were originally at the Xiantian eighth stage, but now, they had directly stepped into the ninth stage.
At this moment, every one of them was as sharp as a knife unsheathed from its scabbard. Their entire aura was greatly different from before. Even the normal Skywalkers were unable to approach them. That kind of oppressive aura was too unbearable.
The four Skywalker level experts all looked radiant. However, when everyone looked at Long Chen, they couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed. Long Chen was still at the Third Sky of the Congenital Realm, and his mental state wasn’t very good.
Of course not. Long Chen only found out after returning that his meridians had been damaged by the Azure Dragon blood essence and needed to reconstruct them.
However, he had a pleasant surprise. After reconstructing his meridian, he discovered that there was actually a weak wave of dragon qi inside his meridian.
This was an aura left behind from the Azure Dragon’s blood essence. Although this sliver of aura destroyed Long Chen’s body, as Long Chen refined this sliver of aura, he discovered that his body was actually slowly strengthening as well.
Long Chen hadn’t thought that he would benefit from this disaster and get a chance to strengthen himself. This laid a good foundation for the next refinement of the Azure Dragon blood essence.
However, Long Chen didn’t think of immediately refining more blood essence. Although he could refine more blood essence bit by bit, every time he touched the seal, he would lose a portion of the blood essence.
After so many days of cultivation, Long Chen’s meridians had only recovered 809, so his complexion wasn’t too good.
“Don’t tell me she’s too lecherous …” A woman looked at Meng Qi and Tang Wan’er and couldn’t help but speak softly.
When the others heard the woman’s words, they couldn’t help but have an expression of sudden enlightenment. Seeing Meng Qi and Tang Wan’er blushing like an apple, they were ashamed and angry at the same time.
“Don’t lower yourself to the same level as them!” Long Chen softly consoled.
After the two of them were comforted by Long Chen, their expressions became a bit better. However, Long Chen’s following words made them so angry that they wanted to beat him up.
Long Chen chuckled and said in a voice that only the three of them could hear, “Let’s play this game sometime. It sounds like the difficulty level is a bit higher!”
Tang Wan’er was so angry that her face turned red. Looking at Long Chen’s naughty smile, she really wanted to bite him.
“Long Chen, pray that you don’t touch me during this exam, otherwise I will definitely smash you into meat paste!” Seeing Long Chen flirting with Meng Qi and Tang Wan’er, Zhao Wuji was enraged and provoked.
"Idiot!"
Long Chen snorted coldly. He was too lazy to bother with him. People like him were idiots, idiots who were spoiled by adults.
They were naturally superior and would do whatever they wanted, so they never cared about provoking the anger of others. However, if others angered them, they would have to pay a painful or fatal price.
In their eyes, they were the Skywalker experts of this world. Others were people they could use to play around with. Because of their powerful strength and powerful backgrounds, they did not have any thoughts of reverence.
Long Chen had seen and killed many of these people, and they finally felt fear when they were on the verge of death. Unfortunately, Long Chen didn’t give them much time to comprehend the mysteries of life and directly sent them to their reincarnation.
Therefore, Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to deal with these kinds of people. If he made Long Chen anxious, he would immediately kill him without mercy.
At this moment, the vice sect master appeared. Everyone hurriedly shut their mouths and stood straight. Many of them had already started to feel nervous. They knew that the third trial was finally about to begin. )
Chapter 730 - Underworld Stairway
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Long Chen and the others instantly appeared under a tall mountain. In front of them was a huge stone staircase.
The stone stairs were wide, and each step was 1000 feet in diameter. They reached to the top of a tall mountain, and they directly went into the clouds without an end in sight.
"This is the third trial of the Xuantian Martial Arts Competition — — Underworld Sky Stairway."
The vice sect master’s voice sounded beside everyone’s ears, "The Netherworld Stairway is made of a stone from the underworld. It is engraved with a formation that captures the fates of the underworld and supports it.
Everyone would encounter a fate that matched their own on the Heavenly Stairway, but this destiny was not the same.
As you move forward, the more steps you cross, the more destiny will be added to your body.
Things like karmic luck were illusory and intangible. They were profound and abstruse, but they existed in reality. Throughout history, when one reached the peak of martial arts, all of them would possess great karmic luck.
No matter how high one’s cultivation base was, or how powerful one’s strength was, if one’s destiny was not good, they would always encounter all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and it was only a matter of time before they would perish.
And today, you are able to stand out from the countless other cultivators, which accounts for a large portion of our karmic luck. Therefore, the following trials are extremely important.
All of you must do your best to climb upwards. Remember, for every additional step you climb up, it will increase your luck by a sliver. "
When the crowd heard this, they could not help but feel a chill in their hearts. At their level of cultivation, they had already come into contact with even more things.
The so-called destiny was a favor bestowed by the heavens and earth to some spiritual beings. Although there was no hard evidence to prove the existence of such a thing, all cultivators believed it.
A trace of luck would often turn a person into a safe haven. This was a very inconceivable thing.
Who would have thought that the Heavenly Stairway could increase a person’s luck? This was simply a heaven-defying treasure! Countless people were eager to give it a try.
The Vice Sect Leader said, "The Underworld Sky Stairway is divided into nine hundred and ninety-nine stages. Between each of the nine stages, there are ninety-nine small steps connecting them.
"In accordance with the rules, I shall tell everyone about the rewards of the Netherworld Udumbara Peak. Everyone will remember this."
There are other rewards? Everyone could not help but be overjoyed. This was the last stage of the trial, the ‘Underworld Sky Stairway’.
"All disciples who reach the 333rd step, the 666th step, and the 999th step, will receive a reward.
As for what this reward is, no one knows, because this reward is given to you by the Netherworld Stairway and it is based on your luck.
And above the 999th step, there was a tall platform. On that stage, the final reward was placed.
As for the specifics, no one knows. These rewards were all given out by the Xuantian Sect, but I can say that in the end, the rewards will be even more generous than you imagine. "
Shui Guanzhi and the other Skywalker experts’ eyes were glowing. It was obvious that they were all determined to obtain this treasure.
"Alright, time is up. The Xuantian Martial Meeting and the final smelting trial will now begin!"
Following the cold shout of the vice sect master, all the disciples could no longer hold it in and charged straight to the Netherworld Udumbara Peak.
However, the moment they stepped onto the staircase, their expressions changed. They felt as if they had entered water and their steps were being slowed.
Not only did his body feel pressured, even his own soul felt pressured as well. At the same time, he felt lazy, causing him to feel fatigued. He didn’t want to climb up any further, so he decided to rest here.
Long Chen also stepped onto the Heavenly Stairway. He felt the abnormality and said to the crowd, "XuanTian Sea is a test of the body, the Nine Nether Path is a test of the soul, while the Heavenly Stairway is a test of the entire soul.
It will test the body, soul, will, and even the innermost parts of the soul, giving birth to inertia and a negative heart. But to you, this is just like a drizzle.
Brothers, all of you are truly brave warriors that have been tempered by blood and fire. Bring out our hot-blooded youth, let them see what is a true expert. " Long Chen encouraged.
"Charge!"
The Dragonblood Warriors all roared loudly. Their morale was like a rainbow, and they ignored the negative emotions in the slightest as they charged forward.
Right at this moment, the Vice Sect Leader waved his hand and the stone platform beneath their feet suddenly rose up slowly. The experts of the Mysterious Heaven Sect all flew into the air.
Sitting on the stone platform, one could look down at the entire Sky Underworld Stairway and see everything that was happening below.
"I wonder if anyone will be able to obtain a treasure this time around …" One of the Sect Leaders could not help but whisper.
Because there was already a trial, and no one could climb the 999th step of the Heaven Stairway, and even if they could step on the 999th step, they might not be able to acquire a treasure, so he couldn’t help but sigh.
“There’s a great deal of hope this time, at least five people! There’s a great deal of hope!” A rare smile appeared on the vice sect master’s face.
“How could there be five of them? Isn’t there still a newly promoted second grade Heaven’s Treader?” One person was puzzled.
The vice sect master had a strange look on his face as he stared at Guo Ran, who was swishing and waving his flag in the middle of the crowd, and sighed.
“To tell the truth, after living for so many years, I’ve never seen such a weak Tier 2 Skywalker. This time, it has really broadened my horizons …”
The rest of the group also looked at Guo Ran and couldn’t help but secretly nod their heads in agreement. He was indeed an oddity to cultivators; he was considered one of the two wonders alongside Long Chen.
An ordinary cultivator was so strong that it was a complete mess. A Tier 2 Skywalker was so weak that it was a complete mess. This world was simply too magical.
While everyone was talking, five figures had already rushed up the one hundredth step.
These five people were none other than Zhao Wuji, Shui Guanzhi, Zhong Wuyan, and Yue Qianshan, the four Skywalker level experts. The other person was Long Chen.
Others could not help on the Heavenly Stairway, it all depended on himself. Therefore, Long Chen didn’t need to take care of the others anymore. He walked side by side with the five of them, running at full speed.
Now that Long Chen had finally displayed a strength comparable to that of the four great Skywalker experts, many of those who were secretly unconvinced of Long Chen’s strength finally shut their mouths.
Although Long Chen had defeated Shui Guanzhi before, many people believed that Long Chen had been lucky, and that Shui Guanzhi had been careless.
In the rear, Xuan Tianhai and Nine Serenities Road had a great harvest from the four Skywalker level experts, but Long Chen seemed to have gotten nothing.
Because of this, many people believed that Long Chen had now lost the qualifications to stand on equal footing with the four Skywalker level experts.
However, right now, the five of them were rapidly rushing forward. They were secretly competing with one another, and none of them were willing to be left behind. This fully displayed everyone’s strength.
After reaching the 100th step, Long Chen discovered that the pressure had doubled. However, the crowd still continued to rush forward without any signs of stopping. It was clear that they were starting to get into a fight and hoped to stand above the other Skywalker level experts.
Behind Long Chen and the others, the group of Skywalkers had also rushed up to the 80th step, but the distance between them was becoming more obvious.
Tang Wan’er and Meng Qi held hands. The two of them quickly ran and stood at the head of the group. Their long robes and long hair fluttered in the wind as if they were exiled from the heavens.
Behind the group of Skywalkers were ordinary disciples. With the Dragonblood Warriors at the forefront, this’ Skywalker 'Guo Ran was actually shamelessly hiding within the army.
However, in order to show off his high and mighty character, this fellow ran after them while shouting words of encouragement to the crowd. It seemed as if he was willing to sacrifice his chance to compete with the other Skywalker level experts for the sake of the masses.
As for the people behind, they were a bit slower. They were like a flock of sheep, forming a messy long line.
At this moment, one could see a person’s comprehensive qualities. The pressure on one’s strength and soul. While many people would be fine, willpower was a fatal factor.
The last person only went up six steps. Looking at the endless stairs, his eyes were filled with confusion.
The group of experts standing on the high platform weren’t surprised or angry in the slightest at this situation.
This was because they knew that the Netherworld Udumbara Peak was too strange. They had also stepped onto the Netherworld Udumbara Peak before and knew of their distress.
When you feel tired, tired, or lack of confidence, negative emotions will erupt crazily, a voice will advise you to give up, tell you, can’t last long, why so tired?
It will tempt you, this ladder is not as magical as you might think, what luck, that’s just bullshit, bullshit, and so on.
In truth, those voices did not come from the outside world. They came from the people themselves, from the inertia in their hearts.
Everyone had their own inertia. If their willpower was not strong enough, they would be screwed if they could not suppress this kind of inertia. Especially since the Underworld Stairway corroded people’s willpower in all aspects, making them even more unstable.
This had nothing to do with talent. Therefore, every time the Heavenly Stairway was opened, some of the more talented disciples would lose to the more talented disciples. This was because the superior conditions would cause them to lack of strong willpower.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Suddenly, the entire staircase shook. Everyone was startled as they looked up and saw that the five of them had already reached the 33rd step.
When Long Chen rushed up to the 333rd step, everyone’s shoulders sank slightly as an even stronger pressure came pressing down on them.
This pressure was not only from his body, but even more so from his mind. It caused people to feel very tired, especially Long Chen. His injuries were not very well to begin with, and he appeared even more exhausted.
However, Long Chen ignored this. This exhaustion was just a feeling, or perhaps an illusion, and could not be confused by it. If he was confused, then the negative emotions would breed and it would be even more difficult to suppress them.
"Buzz!"
When the five of them reached the 333rd step, the space in front of them suddenly shook, and a ball of light appeared in front of each of them.
The mass of light was not big, only a few feet in diameter. It was like a small whirlpool in which nothing could be seen.
“This is your reward. If you probe into the ball of light, you will be able to grab what belongs to you. Take it out!” At this time, the Vice Sect Leader’s voice rang out.
Seeing that Long Chen and the others had actually obtained a reward, the disciples who had been bitterly enduring the reward couldn’t help but become spirited. Their eyes were filled with anticipation as they tried to figure out what exactly this reward was.
“Since no one is moving, then I’ll go first!” Yue Qianshan extended his hand and directly dug into the ball of light, pulling something out. )