Chapter 578

The baptism was around the corner, thus everyone began to prepare themselves.

On a fine day, a whirlpool appeared in the Black Pool. The whirlpool expanded all the way to the bottom of the pool.

Stalks of precious herbs and drops of blood emitted brilliant glows and colorful auras as they fell to the bottom of the pond, followed by the spiritual objects.

All the materials for the baptism were prepared. Everyone sat with their legs crossed and went to the bottom of the pond to begin the baptism.

Apart from Tyrant, it was the first time for the others to be baptized, thus they did not use too much of their blood. For example, they only used a single drop of blood from ancient beasts, not because they were reluctant, but because they were worried that their willpower would not be able to endure it.

As for Tyrant, after the baptism, his physique, willpower, and experience had all increased greatly. This time, the baptism had increased the quantity. It could be said that he was the biggest winner this time.

He had enjoyed all the resources.

After everyone entered the pool one after another, Old Tortoise, Zi Chen, and Longhu gathered beside the Black Pool and began to discuss how to leave.

The only thing they could rely on was the Purple Golden Gourd to resist the rules. They were putting their lives on the line, thus they had to discuss and plan carefully.

Longhu had already made his stance clear a few days ago. He would surely leave with Zi Chen to explore the outside world.

The first question that everyone was considering was how Longhu was going to leave. Should he open a path on his own, or leave with Zi Chen?

"I can control the rules of this ancient battlefield, thus I'm immune to them. For safety reasons, and to be able to find you after we leave, I think it's better for me to enter the Purple Golden Gourd and leave together." Longhu's tender voice was heard after a slight ponder.

Longhu's choice obviously had more disadvantages than advantages, and the losses outweighed the gains. All of this was purely for the sake of Old Tortoise and the Spirit Devouring Rat. Old Tortoise's eyes were filled with gratitude. It was flattered that a supreme beast would lower itself to consider for it.

"That's fine too, but if something happens, I'm afraid none of us will survive." Zi Chen frowned slightly.

"Not necessarily. I was more than fifty percent confident in the past, but now I'm more than seventy percent confident. However, before that, Zi Chen, you have to refine the Purple Golden Gourd again." Old Tortoise said in a serious tone.

Zi Chen nodded. The discussion finally came to an end.

Zi Chen started to refine the Purple Gold Gourd.

In his sea of consciousness, the Purple Gold Gourd emitted a brilliant purple light. Runes flowed on the surface of the gourd. Inside the gourd, there were complex and mysterious runes. These runes formed mysterious purple gold spaces, like small worlds.

Zi Chen's soulfire burned fiercely, incinerating these runes. His soul kept trying to invade the interior of the Purple Gold Gourd.

After the baptism, the refinement, and the metamorphosis, the region fell into a short period of silence.

But very soon, waves of ferocious might came from the black pool. The roars of ferocious beasts kept coming from the bottom of the pool. A terrifying and oppressive aura filled this area.

This was a change that occurred when everyone began to refine the old antique's essence blood. Their wills needed to resist the will within the essence blood. Clearly, this was a long process of confrontation, killing, and devouring.

After absorbing the spiritual energy of so many crystals, as well as the two spirit items, the Spirit Devouring Rat also fell into a deep slumber, undergoing another metamorphosis. In just over a year, it had undergone two metamorphoses. The Spirit Devouring Rat's gains were not small.

All the survivors in the Ancient Battlefield sensed that this trial was nearing its end. So they took advantage of the last bit of time to crazily hunt ancient beasts.

However, what they hunted were just some groundhogs and gray mice. As for the pure-blooded ancient beast descendants, there were very few of them who were strong enough to kill them.

It could be said that because of Zi Chen's participation, this trip to the Ancient Battlefield had become the most disastrous one in history.

On Chaos City's side, the Shangguan family's people had been annihilated because of him. The eight great powers had been annihilated because of him. The demon beasts in the wasteland had been annihilated because of him. The Martial Heaven Alliance's Heaven Empyrean experts and other experts had been annihilated because of him. The Heavenly Slaughter Alliance's assassins had suffered disastrous losses because of him. There were only a few survivors.

Even more terrifying was that in the Ancient Battlefield, eight of the nearly undefeatable ancient beasts had died because of him. As for the ancient beast kings, they had lost dozens of them. As for the ordinary pure-blooded ancient beast descendants, they numbered over a hundred.

While all the humans and beasts were terrified of Zi Chen, they were also envious of his gains.

His harvest from this trip alone was far more than the sum total of all the forces in the Fringe over the years.

As his spiritual flame continued to refine the violet gourd, the light within it grew even more resplendent. Furthermore, the small worlds within it gave off an even more mysterious feeling.

As his spiritual flame continued to invade, Zi Chen felt like he was seeing a vast starry sky. He saw mysterious Xing Chen stars revolving around him.

Each one of those Xing Chen stars was like a world on its own.

"Boom!"

Zi Chen, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly emitted an aura that made people's hearts palpitate. Immediately after, a purple gold gourd rushed out from between his eyebrows. The gourd's surface was covered in mysterious runes, and it continuously rotated in the sky, releasing a mysterious and powerful aura.

"Buzz."

At the same time, there were waves of vibration coming from the Purple Golden Gourd, forming waves of vibration ripples that spread in all directions.

Old Tortoise and Longhu were alerted by the sudden change of the Violet Golden Gourd. They fixed their gazes on the gourd. The gourd was vibrating, emitting waves of vibrations. There was a mysterious energy within the vibrations.

The two stared at the violet gourd in astonishment.

Zi Chen opened his eyes and rose to his feet. He glanced at the violet gourd. Meanwhile, with a thought, the violet gourd stopped vibrating and descended from the sky into Zi Chen's hand.

Following this, the violet glow on the violet gourd dimmed. The violet gourd became simple like an ordinary object. It no longer had the mysterious aura from before.

However, Zi Chen, who was holding the Purple Gold Gourd, could clearly sense that there was a mysterious energy being absorbed by the Purple Gold Gourd. This energy was mysterious, powerful, and very pure. Only he could sense it.

"How is it? Did the space in the violet gourd change?" the old tortoise asked impatiently.

Before Zi Chen could sense anything, he immediately probed into the violet gourd with his spiritual thoughts.

At this moment, the violet gourd looked simple like an ordinary object. However, its interior was shining brightly. More mysterious runes appeared and formed characters. They rotated around the space like a mysterious seal.

Moreover, Zi Chen could clearly sense that the space had undergone a huge change. It seemed to have become more like a world with more vitality.

After sensing for a while, Zi Chen nodded. Immediately, joy appeared in Old Tortoise's eyes. Clearly, Zi Chen's nod had increased his 25% success rate by another 65%.

With an 35% success rate, it was worth a try.

Zi Chen spent seven days refining the violet gourd. However, the monk and the others were not done with their baptism yet.

The ferocious aura in the black pool had weakened significantly. Apparently, their baptism was coming to an end.

"Buzz."

Before they finished their baptism, the Spirit Devouring Rat had completed its transformation. Its white fur was spotless and shiny like silk. It emitted a dazzling light.

This transformation not only strengthened the Spirit Devouring Rat's speed and defense, but also sharpened its senses. After several transformations, the Spirit Devouring Rat was becoming more like a treasure-seeking thief rat.

One day, the Spirit Devouring Rat would become a pure treasure-seeking rat.

"Bang."

A few days later, there was a sudden vibration at the bottom of the pool. Then, a black figure flew out. The first one to complete the baptism was Zhang Haotian. There was a faint smile on his cold face. Apparently, he had gained a lot this time.

Then, the Devil Ape appeared. There was a hint of frustration on its face. It seemed that it was just as everyone had guessed. The human baptism method was not suitable for the Sky Splitting Battle Ape.

Then, Wang Shan and Wang Qiong appeared one after another. Both of them had undergone a huge transformation. Their physiques were dozens of times stronger than before.

"Brother-in-law, the Body Tempering Technique you taught me is really good. It's very powerful. I can destroy a Spiritual Weapon with my bare hands without using any elemental energy," Wang Shan said excitedly.

During the baptism, Zi Chen taught them a set of Body Tempering Technique. It was the Perfect Physique recorded in the One-Word Heavenly Book.

This time, Zi Chen was not stingy. He taught the Perfect Physique to everyone.

Lu Peng also rushed out with a face full of joy. However, when he landed, he didn't control his strength and directly smashed into the ground. The others were a little better than him. They were only a little deeper and weren't as bad as Lu Peng, who was directly smashed into the ground.

Then, Shangguan Bingxi also flew out. She had become radiant and valiant. She had undergone a transformation from head to toe.

When Wang Xian 'er appeared, everyone saw a dazzling light. She was like a fairy. Her white robe fluttered as she descended from the sky and landed on the ground.

The ground trembled, setting off a wave of air. Then, the ground cracked open. Wang Xian 'er was clearly better at controlling her strength. She did not appear in a sorry state.

After the baptism, her physique had undergone a transformation. Her entire body was glowing. Her straight and smooth legs were filled with strength.

A day later, Monk's baptism ended. He flew out from the bottom of the lake. His gains were the greatest among the group. The degree of transformation from the two baptisms surpassed Zi Chen's.

As soon as he appeared, his body emitted a dazzling golden light. He struck at Zi Chen.

"Boom!"

Powerful energy surged. Zi Chen was forced to take seven to eight steps back. He staggered.

"Haha, Lord Zeng's combat strength has also become stronger. Zi Chen, you won't be able to suppress me in the future." Monk laughed.

After the baptism, it was not long before the passage opened. During this last period of time, everyone was familiarizing themselves with the powerful strength that they had suddenly obtained.

Seven days later, there was a fluctuation in the sky. A pitch-black passage descended from the sky and extended in front of everyone.

"It's time to go out."

Everyone looked at Zi Chen. The latter nodded at them.

"Be careful."

"Take care."