Chapter 975

Cheng Dong's anger

At this moment, Xiao Hei's figure was a lot more solid than before. As Xiao Hei had expended too much of her origin after the battle with the Qing Emperor, she had always been very weak.

However, the soul power in the core of the Bloodsoul Tree was very strong. After Xiao Hei finished absorbing it, her spiritual body recovered a lot. Her aura was also a lot more solid.

"Xiao Hei!

You told me not to absorb the core of the Bloodsoul Tree first. Is there another use for this core? "After Xiao Hei finished absorbing it, Zhuowen frowned and asked.

Xiao Hei was very satisfied at this moment. She nodded and said, "Of course. This core should be the heart of the Bloodsoul Tree. It's the most important part. If you absorb the life force in it using normal methods, it'll be a waste."

Zhuowen was stunned. He didn't say anything. Instead, he looked calmly at Xiao Hei and waited for her to continue. He knew that Xiao Hei hadn't said the main point, so he didn't interrupt.

"Placing this thing in your heart is the best way. The life force it contains can be completely absorbed into your heart. Furthermore, it can perfectly fuse with the Hades King's heart, greatly increasing his recovery ability."

Hearing this, Zhuowen's eyelids twitched. Xiao Hei was really daring. She actually wanted to place the core in his heart. Didn't that mean she had to open his heart?

"Is this method safe?" Zhuowen asked doubtfully.

Xiao Hei nodded and said, "Don't worry. You don't trust my words. This core has a lot of life force. It's very beneficial to the heart of the Hades King. Do you want to do this?"

"Alright then!

I'll give it a try. "

Zhuowen nodded and agreed. He stood where he was as Xiao Hei said. Xiao Hei came to Zhuowen's chest. She swiped her claws and a sharp black aura swept past. Immediately, the skin on Zhuowen's chest was cut. After that, a black aura enveloped the core.

Whoosh!

Under Xiao Hei's control, the Heart Core, which was wrapped in black gas, slowly moved towards Zhuowen's heart and finally entered it.

Puchi!

Zhuowen felt a sharp pain in his chest as he spat out a mouthful of blood. However, the pain only lasted for a moment before Zhuowen felt an exuberant vitality permeating his entire chest.

Moreover, this vitality followed the pulse of his heart and spread to Zhuowen's limbs and bones. Zhuowen felt his whole body become refreshed and he could not help but shout to the sky.

"What a powerful life force. It seems that the effect of placing the core in the heart is much better than directly absorbing it," Zhuowen said excitedly.

"That's natural. The Heart Core is placed in your heart. If you need life force, you can immediately extract it from your heart. Even if the life force within it dissipates, it will still permeate your body and not waste any of it," Xiao Hei said in a somewhat disdainful tone.

Zhuowen nodded. Xiao Hei was right. Moreover, he also discovered that the Heart Core contained an extremely powerful energy. This energy was extremely rich and it almost spread throughout his entire body.

"What a powerful energy. It just so happens that I can use this energy to break through to the late stage of the Supreme-Being stage."

Zhuowen was initially stunned. Soon after, he revealed a pleasantly surprised expression. He hurriedly sat down on the ground and began to diligently refine this surging energy. He channeled it into his Dantian and strengthened the Yuan Power in his Dantian.

Time slowly passed. For half a day, Zhuowen basically sat in the passageway and refined the energy of the Heart Core. Soon after, an extremely powerful aura burst out from Zhuowen's body.

Zhuowen also slowly opened his eyes. A bright light flickered in them. The energy of the Bloodsoul Tree's Heart Core was truly surging. It had actually pushed his cultivation to the late stage of the Supreme-Being stage in an instant.

After advancing, Zhuowen's strength was several times stronger than before. If he were to encounter Yun Zhongyang again, he would be able to suppress him without having to enter the devil state. Of course, Yun Zhongyang also had many trump cards on him. If he did not enter the devil state, although he could suppress Yun Zhongyang, it would not be that easy to defeat him.

"Let's continue forward. Although there are countless branches in this iron man cave, they should all lead to the same exit. Being able to obtain the Bloodsoul Tree's Heart Core is already a great harvest for you." Xiao Hei said to Zhuowen.

Zhuowen nodded. The harvest this time was not bad. The Bloodsoul Tree's Heart Core was really good. Not only did it give him a powerful vitality, but it also contained a powerful energy. It had actually advanced his cultivation from the middle stage of the Supreme-Being stage to the late stage of the Supreme-Being stage.

"This Yun Zhongyang's wealth is not bad. There are actually more than three million high-grade spiritual stones in there. That's really terrifying."

Zhuowen gently rubbed the spiritual ring in his hand as he spoke indifferently. This spiritual ring was naturally Zhuowen's spiritual ring. After obtaining the spiritual ring, Zhuowen had asked Xiao Hei to erase the soul imprint on the surface of the spiritual ring. Naturally, the contents of the spiritual ring were revealed to him.

Yun Zhongyang was indeed the crown prince of the Blue Whale Holy Dynasty. The spiritual ring was indeed very rich. Not only did it contain three million high-grade spiritual stones, but it also contained many precious spiritual treasures. However, Zhuowen was disappointed that Yun Zhongyang's Sea God's Trident was not in the spiritual ring.

Obviously, the Sea God's Trident should be on Yun Zhongyang's body, and not in the spiritual ring.

"What a pity. If the Sea God's Trident was also in the spiritual ring, it would be perfect."

Zhuowen muttered to himself in disappointment, causing Xiao Hei to roll her eyes. This brat seemed to be even more greedy than her, the Dragon Lord.

After tidying up the items in Yun Zhongyang's spiritual ring, Zhuowen took a step forward and continued along the corridor. Just as Xiao Hei had guessed, they should be able to reach the exit of the Iron Man Cave at the end of the corridor.

The exit of the Iron Man Cave was located in a valley. At this moment, there were eight figures standing quietly in the valley. Four of them were the four old men who presided over the Iron Man Cave, while the other three were in charge of the first stage of the test — Cheng Dong, Hu Jia, and Qi Ji.

However, the seven of them were standing respectfully behind the eighth figure, their faces filled with reverence and respect.

This was an old man with a benevolent countenance. He wore a loose robe and his forehead was very high, like a peach. His large ears hung down on his shoulders like palm-leaf fans. His aura was overwhelming, like an emperor or an emperor. This old man was definitely an emperor, and not an ordinary one at that.

"I never thought that the Principal would actually come out as well. Isn't this a bit too much of a fuss?" The tall and skinny old man looked respectfully at the imposing figure in front of him and frowned.

Generally speaking, the Principal of the Outer Court rarely took care of matters, and it was even more impossible for the Principal to attend such a small matter as recruitment. But now, not only was the Principal paying attention to this recruitment, he was even prepared to personally preside over the third stage of the test.

Cheng Dong, Qi Ji, and Hu Jia also stared at the back of the Principal in front of them in shock. When they arrived at the valley just now, the Principal was already standing in the valley, as if he was waiting for the second stage of the test to end.

What surprised them even more was that the Principal told them that he would personally preside over the third stage of the test. This was heavy news, and to them, it could be said that they were not surprised, but even more so, they were puzzled.

The Principal had not cared about the affairs of the academy for a long time. Now that he suddenly appeared and even planned to preside over the third stage of the recruitment test, it was indeed a bit strange.

"Could it be that there is a genius among the new students that is worthy of the Principal's attention?" Hu Jia suddenly asked in confusion.

Qi Ji nodded and said, "It's possible!

The Yaoguang Sacred Dynasty's Yuan Zhao's talent is the most terrifying and strongest among the new students in the past few years. Perhaps the Principal came for this Yuan Zhao. "

That Yuan Zhao was not a new student that she was in charge of, so no matter how strong his talent was, it had nothing to do with her. However, Yuan Zhao's talent was indeed very strong, and Hu Jia had to admit this.

"In the past, there were also some peerless monsters that were not inferior to Yuan Zhao in the slightest. Why didn't the Principal appear? Why did he personally come out to preside over it this time?" Hu Jia suddenly said in displeasure.

The corner of Qi Ji's mouth raised slightly as he said proudly, "Yuan Zhao has always been very low-key. Do you really think that Yuan Zhao is only at the middle stage of the Sky Sovereign Realm?

What if he didn't reveal all of his strength? "

Looking at Qi Ji's arrogant appearance, Hu Jia was a little displeased. Wasn't this guy just a little lucky this time that there were two Empyrean Realm monsters in the group that he was in charge of? To actually show such a proud expression, Hu Jia was extremely displeased.

"Cheng Dong!

Do you think so too? "Hu Jia turned his head and asked Cheng Dong who had been silent the entire time.

Cheng Dong was startled, then laughed bitterly: "Actually, I'm not sure either, but what Hu Jia said is right, there were a few peerless monsters whose talent was not inferior to Yuan Zhao in the previous few batches, but the Principal never came out, but this time he did, it is indeed a little strange."

For some reason, Cheng Dong couldn't help but think of Zhuowen's figure. That guy was the first new student to pass through the Empyrean Iron Man Cave as a Sovereign. Could it be that the Principal's arrival was not because of Yuan Zhao, but because of that Zhuowen?

"Cheng Dong!

Could it be that you mean that in this batch of new students, there are geniuses even more monstrous than Yuan Zhao? Or is it because you're unresigned that you said that? "Qi Ji stared at Cheng Dong and suddenly teased.

Cheng Dong's gaze darkened as he said coldly: "Qi Ji, what do you mean by that?"

Qi Ji shrugged his shoulders and said: "Nothing?

I just feel that the quality of the people you're in charge of is so poor, so you don't want to admit Yuan Zhao's talent, or perhaps you're a little jealous of the people I'm in charge of. "

"Qi Ji!

You think too highly of yourself. I really don't care about your batch of people. Perhaps the new king this time might not be able to land in the batch you're in charge of, "Cheng Dong said with a cold gaze.

With Qi Ji saying it like this, how could Cheng Dong not hear the sarcasm in the former's words?

"Oh?

Cheng Dong, you said that the new king this time isn't in my batch, could it be in your batch?

You have to know, your batch doesn't even have an Empyrean martial artist, do you think that it's possible?

Or is it that you're saying it in a fit of anger because you can't bear to lose face? "Qi Ji said with a cold smile.