CHAPTER 78: CHAPTER 78: NORTH OF THE NORTH! DEMON REALM!

On the other side.

The mist swirled.

Gu Xing quickly took off his clothes and leapt into the wooden tub filled with the Spring of Life.

The emerald-colored spring water instantly rose to his chest, its cool and gentle energy enveloping his body like silk.

Then, he picked up the beast leather bag and poured dozens of Star Stones into the water.

"Splash—"

The moment the Star Stones plunged into the spring water, the entire tub suddenly lit up in three colors!

The Spring of Life enhanced the spirit, and the Star Stone strengthened the physique...

Along with the life essence of the World Tree Leaves...

What kind of effect would the combination of the three have?

Gu Xing closed his eyes and focused, his spiritual power spreading out like a web.

In his perception, three distinctly different energies were intertwining in the water.

Gu Xing carefully felt them.

Blue was the energy from the Star Stones, white was the energy from the Spring of Life, and as for green, it was the energy contained by the Life Tree Leaves.

"Come!"

His spiritual power transformed into an invisible hand, drawing the three-colored energy into his body simultaneously.

"Boom—"

In an instant, a raging storm surged in his sea of consciousness!

The Sovereign Talent radiated a silvery white glow, while the Soul-devouring Talent erupted with scarlet brilliance...

The two forces battled within his meridians like beasts fighting for territory!

Damn...

Sweat beaded on Gu Xing’s forehead, his neck veins bulging, his skin flashing alternately silver and crimson.

If this continued, his spiritual power would definitely collapse!

However.

Just as his spiritual power was about to lose control at the critical point, the opposing sides suddenly paused.

The silvery white light cluster and the blood red glow each took a step back, striking a boundary line as if reaching an agreement.

In the blink of an eye, the three-colored energy was evenly split in two, being absorbed by the two talents in an orderly manner.

Watching the delicate balance achieved by the two forces within him, Gu Xing exhaled a long breath.

But...

If the two talents absorbed all the energy...

How would his physical attributes improve?

Thus, Gu Xing forcibly controlled his spiritual power and began to snatch food from the tiger’s mouth...

Soon, the water mist in the bathroom dissipated.

Gu Xing slowly opened his eyes, a fleeting stream of silver and red light flashing in the depths of his pupils.

He looked at the tub...

The Spring of Life had already dried up, the Life Tree Leaves had turned to ash and dispersed, and even the once radiant Star Stones had become dull, turning into a heap of spiritless rubble.

He shook his head helplessly.

Clearly it was his body absorbing the energy, yet the two talents seemed like starving wolves, nearly devouring all the benefits...

If he hadn’t forcibly suppressed them, even the last wisp of energy would have been consumed by them.

However, the result was still quite good.

Gu Xing focused his thoughts, pulling up his attribute panel.

[Gu Xing]

[Guardian Beast: Divine Angels, Natural Spirit]

[Level: Extraordinary Tier One]

[Talent: Sovereign (enhancing...), Soul-devouring (enhancing...)]

[Power: 205→250]

[Constitution: 201→250]

[Spirit: 434→520]

[Speed: 202→250]

Gu Xing stared at the attribute panel, his eyelid twitching.

"As expected..."

Most of the energy had been divided by Sovereign and Soul-devouring, causing a surge in spiritual power.

Meanwhile, the attributes of power, constitution, and speed, although improved, did not increase as significantly as the spiritual attribute.

"These two talents..."

Gu Xing rubbed his temples, feeling some headaches.

Given this trend, trying to achieve balanced enhancement in the future might require several times the resources...

Especially in Star Stones!

However.

His gaze fixed firmly on the two lines on the attribute panel.

[Talent: Sovereign (enhancing...), Soul-devouring (enhancing...)]

"This..."

His breath slightly froze.

Typically, once awakened, talents are fixed...

Yet Sovereign and Soul-devouring could actually continue to evolve?!

It should be noted that Sovereign and Soul-devouring were already extremely rare top-level talents.

And now... they were still growing?!

"Gulp."

Gu Xing unconsciously swallowed, his heart racing.

If these two talents continued to enhance...

To what extent would they become strong?

Realizing this, he suddenly stood up from the tub.

"Done! Isn’t it just some Star Stones? Tomorrow I’ll hunt Demons in the Demon Realm!"

Since these talents can devour so much...

Then let them feast!

...

Next day.

City of Chaos, exchange center.

Gu Xing stood at the counter, receiving the black token from the staff.

The token was cold to the touch, engraved with complex Demon Patterns, and a dim crystal embedded at its center.

This served as proof of the number of Demon Race kills!

"Name? Level?"

The staff asked without looking up.

"Gu Xing, Extraordinary Tier One."

"Oh, Extraordinary Tier... wait!"

The staff suddenly raised his head, his eyes widened:

"What did you say? Extraordinary Tier One?!"

His voice instinctively elevated, and the entire hall fell silent for a moment.

The next second, the surrounding crowd erupted.

"Extraordinary Tier One? Did I hear that right?"

"Is this kid crazy? Heading to the Demon Realm at that level?"

"Not sure which young master this is, treating the Demon Realm like child’s play! If he loses his life there, he’ll learn to behave!"

Mocking, disdainful, and sympathetic glances were cast his way.

However.

Gu Xing appeared oblivious, his gaze locked on the giant screen at the top of the hall.

[Points Exchange List]

[Low-Level Star Stone (10 points/each)]

[Intermediate Star Stone (1000 points/each)]

...

At the very top, a prominent line of golden text flashed.

[1,000,000 points: Special Secret Realm entry qualification ×1]

Special Secret Realm?

Under the staff’s explanation, Gu Xing understood the meaning of this Special Secret Realm.

Although it required a million points for redemption, it was worth the cost.

This secret realm had three layers.

Each time a layer was cleared, the participant’s attributes would be significantly enhanced within the realm.

Though it required one million points, the value was undeniable.

"Where does this secret realm originate?" Gu Xing asked curiously.

The staff shook his head.

"Before the City of Chaos was established, this secret realm already existed, and no one knows when it came to be."

Gu Xing thoughtfully nodded.

In hundreds of years, humans trying to unravel the mysteries of the Alternate Space is entirely impossible.

"Are you really sure you want to go to the Demon Realm alone?"

The staff couldn’t help but advise again, "There, the lowest level Demons are Extraordinary Level, and it’s easy to encounter Commander Level Demons if you’re not careful..."

He paused, speaking solemnly:

"Even a full team of High Tier Guardians suffers over thirty percent losses."

Implying...

A solo Extraordinary Tier One simply faces death!

Gu Xing smiled, placing the token into his pocket:

"Register, please."

Seeing his determination, the staff could only sigh as he completed the procedures.

Quickly, teams of Beast Masters boarded the Flying Guardian Beast to North of the North...

Which was the Demon Realm!

As Gu Xing boarded the Flying Guardian Beast solo, ridiculing remarks reached his ears.

"Bet or not? I wager he won’t survive the night!"

"Hahaha, I’ll up the ante! This kid won’t even leave a corpse behind!"

Gu Xing glanced at them indifferently, jotting them down in his mind.

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