Chapter 1844 - The Tower of Flames Is Lighting Up (1/2)

The patio was at the center of the Tower of Flames, built of unknown materials. It was jade green, covered with ancient patterns of exotic beasts, weapons, herbs, and whatnot.

A divine pearl sealed the patio at the 333rd level of the Tower of Flames.

It was irregular in shape as if a ten-foot monolith. It had golden-colored metals inlay that formed the wriggling patterns, giving a mysterious feel to it.

Coming below the divine pearl, the dimension was congealed. Movement was difficult.

King Daxi stood behind Zhang Ruochen and looked in surprise. “It’s a Divine Core Peal! What a surprise to find such a treasure here!”

Chen Liuli stood at one side. “What is Divine-Core Pearl?”

King Daxi just kept mum.

She was Fairy Shadowless, most famous throughout the Celestial Court. So even though she was now a captive, she still had her pride. Why would she want to answer a question from a mere Saint?

She submitted to Zhang Ruochen because he had defeated her with his capability.

“The Divine-Core Pearl is mined from underground. It is rich with divine power and born with a large number of mysterious precepts. It is a precious treasure,” said Zhang Ruochen.

“Some scholars speculate that Divine-Core Pearl is a gemstone formed by the body of an ancient G.o.d. After the body was buried, compressed by the earth, forged by the heat in the earth and nourished by the divine energy of heaven and earth and light from the sun, moon, and stars, it became a treasured stone, the hardness of which is comparable to a supreme artifact.”

“Of course, another theory suggests that Divine-Core Pearl is life nurtured by the earth. Someday, an inborn divinity will burst out of the peal and rule over the earth.”

“This Divine Core Peal must be the inscription center of the Tower of Flames or the entire Eastern Region Sacred City.”

Zhang Ruochen found on the Divine-Core Pearl a recess that shaped exactly like the Seal of Flames. He took out the Seal of Flames and put it into the recess.

The seal matched the recess perfectly.

The flames were starting to become active on the patio.

Zhang Ruochen took three steps back and looked at King Daxi beside him. “Next, do what I say. Don’t do anything stupid. Otherwise, you are going to regret it.”

King Daxi was smart enough to know what he wanted her to do.

She had to obey because the consequence was not something she could afford.

She could only roll with the punches while thinking of a strategy to turn the tables and escape. She did not think that Zhang Ruochen would let her go after she helped him activate the Tower of Flames.

However, Zhang Ruochen had instructed Chen Liuli to take away all her gadgets and sealed her Saint Veins and Meridians with an occult technique.

It was impossible for King Daxi to rely on her spiritual power to get away.

Zhang Ruochen removed the seal to King Daxi’s spiritual power. “Infuse your spiritual power into the Divine-Core Pearl, activate the Tower of Flames, and control the ancient inscription.”

King Daxi’s perception instantly became clear; she could sense the physical structure and the precepts of heaven and earth in the surroundings.

She moved her slender fingers. “You are overconfident, don’t you think so, Zhang Ruochen? Do you really think I couldn’t fight back with only my spiritual power?”

“Well, you can try,” said Zhang Ruochen.

It was not his first time meeting King Daxi. He knew her ability very well.

The only thing that surprised Zhang Ruochen was her cultivation base in the Nine-Step Saint Kinghood.

King Daxing could probably challenge a Nine-Step Saint King of the Precepts of Heaven and Earth with her martial arts alone. If not for Zhang Ruochen’s breakthrough in Path of Dimension and usage of a Dimensional Grappling, he might not be able to apprehend her.

King Daxi’s spiritual power was potent, but she depended heavily on attacking the Saint Souls and controlling the ghosts. As long as Zhang Ruochen killed all the ghosts around her, and coupled with his powerful Saint Soul, she would not pose a threat.

Just like Gu Songzi, who had high spiritual power and expert in alchemy, was helpless in front of a One-Step Saint King.

If not for King Daxi encountering Zhang Ruochen, she could have defeated any fighters of the Precept Domain.

Spiritual power had some inevitable weaknesses.

This was the reason when Zhang Ruochen practiced martial arts, he did not choose to specialize in spiritual power.

King Daxi hesitated for a long while and gave up at last. Following Zhang Ruochen’s instruction, she struck out her right-hand fingers, and a mighty spiritual power rushed out at the Divine-Core Pearl.

A golden glow emanated from the golden metal inside the Divine-Core Pearl.

Following immediately, a large number of mysterious patterns that looked like tadpole text appeared and moved on the Divine-Core Pearl’s surface.

The flames in the patio became larger and rose higher.

The flames lit up the first level of Tower of Flames.

Following immediately, the second level lit up.