C22 (1/2)

The law of the Heavens and Earth.

Natural selection, survival of the fittest.

It seemed very cruel, but this was the truth.

Without changing, everything could only be trampled upon. This was the law of eternity.

Xu Zongyi steeled his resolve and endured his temper as he continued to explore deeper. He hoped to discover something, but all he saw was a mess with no living existence.

There were trees that fell to the ground everywhere, and some parts of the forest were even burnt to ashes, collapsing down a few dozen feet. There were also guardians that activated the five season diagram to extinguish the fire, otherwise, how would the dense forest turn out?

Fortunately, there were no people outside the Heart Rejuvenation Valley. Otherwise, many people would have died.

The sun shone brightly in the sky.

The blood and flesh of dead vicious beasts would eventually become nutrients for this piece of land.

There were too many of these places in the Taihang Mountains.

Xu Zongyi's heart was filled with a myriad of emotions. After this trial was over, he wanted to return to the Scripture Hall to find a technique that belonged to him and increase his strength.

It was too important to have his own techniques in actual combat.

Just as he was pondering in his mind, he heard a humming sound.

Xu Zongyi's heart tightened. Holding onto the foolish sword in his hand, he slowly approached the source of the sound. Could it be that there were still some surviving vicious beasts?

It sounded more like wailing.

Even so, he was still very cautious. This was because this was most likely a disguise made by a vicious beast.

Following the source of the sound, he used his broadsword to pry open a large area covered by a large tree branch. He then discovered a small black dog that was currently trembling in fear underneath.

Its pupils were scarlet red and its fur was extremely short. Its color was jet-black and it was only the size of an adult's palm. Its tail was slender and long as it looked at Xu Zongyi with a somewhat uneasy expression.

Only now did Xu Zongyi heave a sigh of relief. ”Little fellow, it seems like you're a fish out of the net.”

He held the stupid sword in one hand and the little black dog in the other. If he did not bring it back, he was afraid that he would die in this forest, ”I want to bring you back, otherwise, you will be in great danger here.”

”Howl …” The little black dog seemed to understand his words. It licked his hand with its scarlet tongue, looking very obedient.

Xu Zongyi had explored the area for nearly a hundred kilometers, but had yet to discover any beasts that had survived. It was likely that no beasts would attack them in this area, and the merit points had already become a huge problem for them. They could only return to Xu Zhengdao and discuss things with Xu Xindie.

There was still half a month's time left. These days, the pure blood essence of the Fiery-Scaled Serpent had been in the pot for a period of time, and there were nine thousand five hundred kilograms of it directly being watered down. Whether or not the grass could transform again would depend on luck.

The blood of the Flaming Snake was extremely nutritious to the Spirit Gathering Grass, especially to the existence of the Spirit Condensation Realm.

The flesh and blood of many wild beasts from before had also become nutrients for the Spirit Gathering Grass.

Just as Xu Zongyi was about to give up on his probing, a flying eagle descended from the skies.

The instant the Soaring Condor flapped its wings, a large portion of the broken trees were blown away, and even he was unable to stand steadily. Xu Zongyi frowned slightly as he watched a figure leap down from hundreds of feet in the air before landing gracefully.

The person in front of him was no other than Xu Tianyun.

There was someone on the Flying Eagle, but he left very quickly.

This test was a battle between the younger generation. No one else was allowed to participate, otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

Xu Tianyu's identity was special, so he wanted to show off his might at the west entrance of the Heart Nurturing Valley. Riding on the Flying Eagle was not a violation of the rules.

Just as he was about to arrive and just happened to see Xu Zongyi, he landed early.

Holding the little black dog in his arms, Xu Zongyi gave a symbolic bow.

After all, he was no longer a disciple of the Sun Dynasty. Instead, he was now in the Scripture Hall. To be able to salute like this was already quite good.

No matter who Xu Tianyi's father was, everyone was an equal.

He felt that Xu Tianyi should kneel down and pay his respects, but after thinking about how Xu Zongyi was now a member of the Scripture Hall and how it was inappropriate for him to kneel down and pay his respects, he immediately pricked him, ”What, you've already fallen so low that you're not even going to let this little black dog go?”

”…” Feeling that there was nothing more to say to him, Xu Zongyi shook his head and turned to leave.

”How dare you! How dare you be disrespectful to me?!” Xu Tiankong hadn't thought that he would actually dare to be so arrogant, with his back facing him.

He immediately charged forward, wanting to capture him and break his shoulder bones. Xu Zongyi instinctively reacted by turning around and throwing a punch.

The two fists collided.

Xu Tiankong did not use his full strength because he was, after all, a disciple of the Scripture Hall. Right now, he could not casually kill them.

However, Xu Zongyi would not have held back. After all, he was at the same level as Xu Zhengdao, Xu Xindie. He held the little black dog under the arm holding the sword, and turned around to give it a punch.

Crack!

This punch of his weighed 9,500 Jin and was filled with ferocious strength.

Xu Tianyi originally wanted to break his shoulder bone, so he had some control over his strength.

Xu Zongyi's punch caused his fingers to spasm and emit strange sounds. The bones in his fingers seemed to be slightly fractured as the intense pain caused Xu Tianyi's face to distort. His entire hand was curled up like a chicken claw.

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Xu Zongyi would actually have the strength to draw close to a single ding.

”How dare you hurt me!” In his eyes, Xu Tianyi was nothing more than a servant who had just walked out of a day's dormitory. He did not even have the right to speak directly to him.

Not long ago, this servant was just an ant that he could casually trample.

However, right now, he was actually injured. This short gap between them made him extremely uncomfortable. No one had ever been able to make him feel this uncomfortable before.

”You made the first move.” Xu Zongyi looked at him with killing intent in his eyes.

”You're courting death!” Now, Xu Tiandao's combat strength had already reached more than a ding of strength. His cultivation base had reached the peak of the Qi coursing through his entire body.

He had merely drawn in Qi into his blood, Xu Zongyi's earlier punch had been stronger.