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Chapter 486: Rub the black hole with bare hands, sister, run!

Among the surging eyes, a pair of dark golden pupils suddenly opened wide.

A large amount of waste heat was released from the opening and closing scales, so much so that the temperature of the magma lake began to rise rapidly.

First, it bubbled up like boiling water, and then a huge column of flame exploded from bottom to top. The magma slammed against the wall next to it like a wave, and the whole underground palace was rumbling. Su Heng's huge body rose up from the center of the lake, and the crisscrossing flames flowed down along the black armor. On the raised radioactive crystal behind him, purple electric light sizzled.

He took a deep breath and quickly woke up from his deep sleep.

As a large amount of gas passed through the ventilation holes of the underground palace, a sharp whistle like a train whistle broke out.

boom!
Su Heng's feet stepped on the edge of the step.

These huge steps are made of quartz, which is much harder than diamond.

But at this moment, the ground under Su Heng's feet was as fragile as rotten wood, and it cracked and collapsed with a click. Su Heng was almost stumbled and fell due to this sudden change. Fortunately, his extraordinary body had gradually recovered at this time. As the iron-like cold and dark mental power swept across the ground, Su Heng regained his balance in the next moment and stood on the shore of the burning red lake.

He blinked, looked down at his surroundings, and then looked at his highly deformed hands thoughtfully.

"It's really strange." Su Heng said, "Is the experience just now a dream or reality? Those experiences are very clear and don't seem to be fake, but the reaction on my body is not obvious."

Su Heng scratched his chin.

"Woo..."

He suddenly felt a little acid in his stomach.

Su Heng opened his mouth subconsciously and spat out something like red copper.

He looked down curiously, and in the hissing white smoke, there was a piece of bone that had not been fully digested.

There were huge horns on both sides of the bone's temples, and the skull was deformed, looking extremely hideous and ugly. It was exactly Abbas's head.

"So..." Su Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed that the experience just now was not necessarily an illusion. Moreover, Su Heng's stomach was now a huge biological nuclear reactor. This bone could actually survive in such an environment. Since Su Heng's life form transformed, such things have not happened often.

He picked up Abbas's skull.

When he was alive, Abbas was not a formidable opponent.

But after his death, what was left from him was somewhat strange.

The color of the bones was like red copper soaked in blood. They were very hard and covered with a tough film.

Su Heng twitched his nose slightly.

I could sense an aura from it that was somewhat similar to that of the brass throne.

"After I killed him, this skull was blessed in some way. It can be considered as my trophy. I don't know its specific use yet. I need to explore it." Su Heng thought for a moment, and a sudden enlightenment came to his mind. He didn't think about it any more. With his current strength, he didn't need to care about these trivial things.

His thoughts moved slightly.

Two balls of fire ignited in the dark pupils of the skull.

It looks quite ferocious and can be considered a decoration that suits Su Heng's aesthetic taste.

He looked at it carefully, nodded with satisfaction, then reached out and hung it on the wall next to him, placing it together with the Balrog's head.

Swish!
A cold wind blew through the dim underground palace.

A beautiful girl in red appeared in front of Su Heng. It was Li Hongxiu.

"During the time I was asleep, did anything unusual happen to me?" Su Heng asked, lowering his head as his body slowly shrank. The dark scales, the hideous bone spurs, and the bone mask covering his face were slowly absorbed and digested by his body with the loud sound of steel snapping together.

Hearing this question, Li Hongxiu was stunned for a moment.

"Did something go wrong during the retreat?" Li Hongxiu shook her head. "No, you slept well, just like a baby in a cradle."

"..."

Su Heng said, "Is that so? That's really strange."

He briefly told Li Hongxiu what happened in his dream and showed the girl his trophies.

Obviously, their aesthetic views were not in the same direction, but Li Hongxiu had a good personality and she still praised Su Heng for the gains of this action against her will.

"uh-huh."

Su Heng was quite grateful for Li Hongxiu's praise.

He then asked, "How are you doing with the things I told you to do before I went into seclusion? Is there any news about the enemy?"

"The first batch of genetic modification drugs have been injected into the targeted areas. Although there is still some distance to reach the goal you set, preliminary estimates show that even if the divine plague is deployed again, it will not cause the same large-scale chaos as last time."

"Is this what is called...herd immunity?" A fashionable word popped out of Li Hongxiu's mouth.

"That's it."

Li Hongxiu has a nice voice.

Even something like simply reporting work would not make Su Heng feel bored.

While listening to Li Hongxiu's detailed description of everything here, he began to study the changes brought about by the Eight-Nine Profound Art during this sleep.

This was the third life level upgrade. The previous two upgrades were the solar furnace and the demon engine, and this time the part where Su Heng underwent a transformation was the brain. Normally, the brain of an organism is made of flesh and blood. Although it is protected by a hard skull, it is also one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body.

During this sleep, Su Heng's brain transformed into some kind of crystal.

Not only did it become harder, but its thinking speed, reaction speed, coordination, and most importantly, the total amount of mental strength were also greatly improved.

Only practitioners at the Heavenly Strange Realm are qualified to begin tapping into their own spiritual power, and only at the Earthly Immortal Realm can they begin to use their spiritual power, which is what everyone calls supernatural power. If the spiritual power of an Earthly Immortal is surging mist, the spiritual power of a Realm Master and the Mighty Ones of Destruction is a turbulent stream.

So now.

Su Heng's mental power is like an ocean.

And it was an ocean made of molten brass, hot and bizarre.

If he does not curb his power, ordinary people will be burned to ashes as soon as they become aware of his presence, dying from the inside out.

“…So, that’s all.” Li Hongxiu finished her work report.

"There is no news about the Adventers and the Devil Descendants." Su Heng frowned slightly, but this was also within his expectations. Both forces have many powerful people above the realm master level. If they don't deliberately want to be exposed, it is not easy to detect their whereabouts with Li Hongxiu's means. However, as Su Heng woke up.

Coupled with large-scale genetic modification of humans.

As the screening goes on over and over again, the hiding places of the rats will be gradually squeezed out.

It was only a matter of time before they were exposed, and Su Heng guessed that those guys would not sit and wait for death, but would try to find an opportunity to counterattack before that. Although such a counterattack, in Su Heng's eyes, was as pathetic and ridiculous as a mantis trying to stop a chariot or an ant trying to shake a tree, the courage of the ants was also worthy of praise. Killing a group of warriors who were fighting for their lives was obviously more interesting than killing a bunch of mice fleeing in panic.

Su Heng licked his lips and a nasty smile appeared on his face.

He thought again of the pale and resolute face of Argus, who had escaped from his hands several times.

Su Heng could no longer bear it. After catching him, he would cut off his hands and feet. Then, he would kill all his clansmen one by one in front of him.

By then, the expression on his face would surely be very interesting, and Su Heng couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Ahem." Su Heng spread his five fingers, and a black sphere appeared in his hand. The light around was distorted and swallowed. The tiny particles suspended in the air disappeared without a trace the moment they touched the black sphere. Li Hongxiu, who was standing next to him, also widened her eyes, and a rare expression of fear appeared on her pale and delicate face.

Even though the ball was only the size of a bowl.

But Li Hongxiu sensed a terrifying threat from it.

It seemed that once it lost Su Heng's restraint, its existence itself would rapidly expand until it swallowed up and destroyed the entire blood world.

As if sensing the discomfort on Li Hongxiu's face, Su Heng flipped his palm, and the black ball that was rubbed out by his hand disappeared, and the huge sense of oppression that seemed to be real also disappeared without a trace. Li Hongxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and the girl's graceful chest rose and fell slightly. As the blood realm grew, Li Hongxiu looked more and more like a real human being.

"This is the path you have gained during your retreat." Li Hongxiu calmed down and congratulated him. "To achieve enlightenment on your own without relying on external forces is a legend even in the records of some ancient races. I didn't expect that you have succeeded in just half a year. You are really amazing."

"Haha." Su Heng said modestly, "I have come this far only because I put the effort I put into eating into cultivation. Every effort brings a reward, and this is what I deserve."

"Really? But your tail is lifted up." Li Hongxiu smiled.

Can make Su Heng so happy.

obviously.

This power must be extremely terrifying, even far beyond Su Heng's initial expectations.

It is the authority that can truly destroy the world.

Su Heng subconsciously looked back and raised his hand to hit her, but Li Hongxiu dodged with a smile.

"Oh, right." Su Heng smacked his lips and asked with some ill intentions, "Any news from my poor eldest princess? Things have developed to this point. Has she made the decision to sacrifice her own relatives for the sake of justice?"

"The princess has been in seclusion for training recently. As for the Third Prince...Emperor Zhou Yuan, the princess has stopped asking about those matters since the last time they met. She just placed some imperial guards in the palace." Li Hongxiu's smile faded and she shook her head. "It seems that as long as the Third Prince stops, the princess will turn a blind eye to this matter."

"Tsk tsk, what a deep love between brother and sister." Su Heng said grimly.

"Come to think of it, the Third Prince had some grievances with me before. The reason why I kept him alive now was just to watch a drama of brother and sister killing each other for the sake of justice. However, the development of the plot seems to be getting further and further away from the effect I want." Su Heng's voice was full of malice, and his face was reflected with a dark red light.

Li Hongxiu shrugged her shoulders. She was about to say something, but the expression on her face suddenly froze.

"What happened?" Su Heng asked.

"The eldest princess has left her residence and is heading for the imperial palace." Li Hongxiu answered hesitantly.

"What are we waiting for!" Su Heng stood up in an instant, "The show is about to begin, we have to go over and take a look."

……

……

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"Your Highness, something happened in the palace and I need you to go over and take a look."

Ji Huaxi finished her retreat and suddenly felt upset. She walked on the mountain, took some wheat bran from the maid, sprinkled it into the stream, and fed it to the carp that were fat as pigs. The weather was gloomy. It was just past noon, but there was no light. The carp were attached to the clear water and spitting bubbles. It looked like it was going to rain soon.

Then the old imperial guard came over, bowed and said these words.

Ji Huaxi couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and scattered the last bit of wheat bran in his hand into the stream, attracting the carp to jump out of the water with a snapping sound.

"What happened?" Ji Huaxi asked.

The old guard lowered his head very low, with the part above his nose completely shrouded in shadow. "It's terrible... maybe you should go and see it yourself."

Ji Huaxi raised her head and stared into the old imperial guard's eyes. She stretched out her five white fingers and clenched them. She seemed extremely hesitant, but after a moment's silence, she nodded gently, "Okay!"

"Your Highness!"

The two imperial guards stationed in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony saluted in unison.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for you here for a long time." A guard on the left spoke and stepped aside.

Another imperial guard pressed the switch on the bronze door, and with the old friction sound, the door slowly opened to both sides. Thunder rumbled in the sky in the distance, and a smell of corruption blew out from the dark hall. Ji Huaxi's skirt lifted up, like a red flower swaying under the dark clouds. The candles on the Panlong Pillar lit up one by one, emitting light, but they could not dispel the surrounding darkness, but were confined to a narrow range.

Ji Huaxi took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down the boiling thoughts in her heart. She took a step forward and walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, while the old imperial guard followed closely behind her.

Then the old creaking sound was heard again, and the bronze door embroidered with cloud patterns slowly closed.

There was a howling wind outside the door, accompanied by the sound of raindrops hitting the ground.

And it suddenly became quiet inside.

But Ji Huaxi's uneasiness grew. She felt as if something was watching her in the darkness, but when she looked around, there was nothing. The entire Hall of Supreme Harmony was eerily quiet, reminding her of when she broke into an abandoned temple as a child. Those hideous sculptures, like evil spirits, sat on lotus pedestals, with spider webs condensed on their bodies, looking down at her.

The only difference is...

At that time, she had her brother and her father who was very capable behind her.

But now I have nothing and am left alone.

Ji Huaxi stepped forward step by step. The distance of just a few hundred meters seemed to separate them from half a world. Finally, in the dim firelight, on the golden throne, she saw her brother. Ji Huaxi's pupils couldn't stop trembling, her red lips stretched open, with a horrified expression on her face, almost screaming subconsciously! The throne should have been her majestic brother, but now it was a pile of rotten black meat.

Bloated, fat, greasy... rotten intestines and white maggots poured out of the cracked armor. His swollen face looked like a drowned corpse. The exposed skin was covered with pustules, and dark purple veins could be seen. His eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were oozing with pus. He spoke weakly and laboriously, calling for his sister. He was saying - "Run!!!"

(End of this chapter)