Chapter 78: The Four-Starred Human Soul

  Is this going all the way to the other side considered passing?

  Zhou Heng looked at the stone bridge swaying in the mountain wind, his right hand shook, a powerful energy burst out, hitting the depths of the cliff. With a loud noise, purple flames overflowed, he activated his Bloodline Power, a cluster of purple light flashed like a shooting star, quickly disappearing into the depths of the cliff.

  It's true!

  If he fell from the stone bridge, he would really be done for. At such a height, even if his physique was strong, it would still be an instant of fragmentation!

  He turned around and saw that the big gate behind him had silently closed, leaving him no choice but to move forward.

  Let's move forward!

  Zhou Heng took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and stepped out with one foot.

  The stone bridge is a bridge, but its width is really narrow and scary. Walking on it makes you feel dizzy immediately.

  In fact, the balance of a martial artist is such that if placed on flat ground, one can walk a hundred or thousand miles without taking a wrong step. But when placed on a cliff's edge, it's like walking on thin ice, and at any moment, one may fall to their death!

  It's more about testing one's temperament than testing one's ability.

  Fearless and dauntless, unmoved by the eight winds!

  The mountain wind blew, and this bit of energy was not to be underestimated. Even ordinary people would find it refreshing. But at this moment, every step taken wrongly would lead to eternal doom. The stone bridge swayed back and forth in the mountain wind, like a spiritual snake writhing about.

  Zhou's footsteps were firm and steady, each step landing solidly on the stone bridge.

  Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

  After walking forward for more than a hundred feet, the mountain wind suddenly howled up, like a tornado, becoming extremely violent! Zhou Heng was like a fallen leaf in the midst of the wild wind, and at any moment he might be swept into the sky.

  "Set!"

  Rotating spiritual energy constantly, body as stable as Mount Tai, advancing step by step, eyes sharp like lightning.

  He walked forward steadfastly, and after a hundred or so yards, the mountain wind suddenly subsided, as if he had passed through the eye of the storm and entered a safe zone. However, just then there was a loud "boom", and in the sky dark clouds gathered, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling.

  Whoa, isn't this getting out of hand?!

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Bolts of lightning struck down from the clouds, unleashing a frenzied bombardment against the stone bridge!

  Zhou Heng's anger had dissipated, and he hastily retreated because the lightning was striking from behind in a series of flashes! He didn't think his speed could surpass that of the lightning; perhaps when he cultivated the Swift Cloud Flowing Light Step to its highest level or tried it, but not now.

  Run run run, rush rush rush!

  Zhou Heng was running wildly in the front, while behind him were flashes of lightning striking down. If ordinary people saw this scene, they would surely exclaim in shock and think that Zhou Heng was a wicked person who Heaven itself wanted to strike dead!

  Zhou Heng even launched the Swift Cloud Flash Step, and the frequency of lightning strikes became higher and higher. The speed at which he chased after him also became faster and faster. He didn't have a single moment to pause, otherwise, if he was caught up, he wouldn't be able to compete with the speed of lightning.

  Perhaps a lightning bolt couldn't kill him, but if it struck him down onto the stone bridge, he would be finished for sure!

  Zhou Heng's mind was focused on two things at once, not only did he have to move swiftly like a cloud flowing with light steps, but also had to keep an eye on his feet so as not to misstep, because the mountain wind had not stopped, and the stone bridge was still swaying violently. On that narrow bridge surface, if he took a wrong step by even half a point, he would be doomed!

  This was a tremendous test of his mental strength, fortunately his spirit had been tempered by the Black Sword and was resilient and broad, able to withstand such consumption.

  One minute, two minutes, three minutes!

  The speed of the lightning chase was getting faster and faster, Zhou Heng had to push his Swift Cloud Flowing Light Step to the limit in order to barely not let the lightning catch up! Just after two or three minutes, he felt like his whole body was about to fall apart, with blood almost seeping out of his skin.

  Metallic body rotates, Zhou Heng constantly restores the damaged parts of his body, and also starts to operate the Bright Jade Art. This door skill has been pushed by him to the seventh layer, with a defensive power that is quite frightening.

  Even so, by the eighth minute, Zhou Heng had become a bloody man. The recovery of his metal body couldn't keep up with the damage caused by Xu Yun's swift and fierce steps, and the triple consumption of his metal body, Ming 'Yu' Gong, and Xu Yun's swift and fierce steps also made him feel exhausted.

  Hold on! You must hold on!

  Nine minutes, ten minutes, eleven minutes!

  Zhou Heng's body was constantly dripping with blood and water, and even chunks of flesh were falling off, looking extremely miserable. However, his eyes became even brighter, his fighting spirit soaring to the sky, as if he wanted to transform into a real entity.

  Twelve minutes, thirteen minutes!

  A platform appeared ahead - it's the terminal!

  Zhou Heng was overjoyed, and his dantian, which had long been dry, seemed to have a clear spring injected into it, allowing his speed to rise to another level. With a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, after seven ups and downs, he had already leaped onto the platform.

  The storm clouds disappeared quickly, and everything became calm and peaceful.

  Zhou Heng panted heavily, suppressing a severe pain that felt like he was dying, and took out a piece of spiritual stone to refine.

  As the depleted spiritual energy slowly recovered, he once again manipulated his metal body to heal himself, and soon there was no sign of injury anywhere on his body, but his complexion was deathly pale, after all, the lost blood couldn't be replenished in an instant.

  It doesn't matter, the Spirit Realm relies on spiritual power for food, as long as the spiritual power is replenished, everything will be fine.

  Because he still had to add treatment, Zhou Heng used up a total of three hours to fully recover this time. He looked back at the long stone bridge and his mind was filled with thoughts.

  He's absolutely not the first person to pass through two checkpoints, and here again will adjust the difficulty according to the warrior's strength, so how did those people in the past get through? He is already stunningly exceptional, yet still such a miserable law, what about those people in the past?

  Don't be complacent, this world is full of geniuses and freaks. In the Tianhang City region, he can be considered one of the top geniuses, but what about the entire Hansheng country?

  What about the entire Xuanjian continent?

  Don't forget that the Han Dynasty was just a small dynasty and couldn't be compared with imperial dynasties or empires!

  I believe that the original owner of this palace must have been a top-notch person in the imperial court, or even an emperor himself, to set up such a perverted clearance condition!

  Zhou Heng stood up and looked forward, a large 'gate' had already opened for him.

  I don't know how Guzi is doing now, but a thought suddenly flashed through his mind - can Guzi really get through such a terrible test?

  He strode through the third 'gate'.

  The scene changed again, this was a elegant room, not big, just about one zhang square in size. In the center of the room was placed a stone table, on top of which stood a crystal-like pillar. Zhou Heng had seen this several times before, it was precisely the Ling Crystal Pillar used to test the spiritual body.

  Could it be that this third trial is actually a test of one's bloodline power?

  Even a genius who comes here is helpless and can only follow the will of heaven! Because the power of blood was decided at birth, it cannot be improved or extinguished.

  Zhou Heng couldn't help but laugh, this law was useless to him. The Black Sword had been constantly enhancing his physique, from his spiritual awareness to his bloodline power and physical strength, a comprehensive upgrade in all aspects.

  The process is just very long, two months ago when testing, there were only three-star human spirits, now the highest can be upgraded to four-star, it's impossible to go higher.

  He walked to the edge of the table, put his right hand on it, and the crystal pillar stood up and changed. It emitted purple light for a while, then golden light, changing constantly, but its brightness was still not as bright as Jing Tian's even when added together.

  As expected, the four-star soul body was one level higher than the test in the Black Water Temple!

  There was complete silence all around.

  Obviously, such qualifications are not acceptable at all!

  What high standards you have! The entire Han Cang country has only a few thousand spiritual bodies, and wherever they are placed, they would be carefully cultivated. But here, not even passing the test is possible! Thinking about it, even a small country like Han Cang has a few thousand people qualified to pass this test, can we still talk about difficulty?

  Zhou Heng didn't lose heart because he still had his heaven-defying cheating tool!

  He released his suppression of the Black Sword, and suddenly this divine object seemed to have met a provocation, immediately emitting a black light that shot towards the Ling Crystal Pillar.

  The entire crystal pillar was filled with black light in an instant, and the whole room was filled with a dark glow. Although it was black light, it gave people a feeling of being blinded by the eyes! But only for an instant, with a loud crack, the crystal pillar shattered into millions of pieces.

  A wall suddenly rose up, revealing a magnificent grand hall behind it.

  Made it!

  Zhou Heng took a big step forward, and with a flash of white light, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air. It was the young boy transformed from the spirit of the law array.

  "Congratulations on passing the three trials and becoming the temporary master of Heart Luo Palace!" the child said.

  "Temporary master?" Zhou Heng was taken aback, "Why not permanent master?"

  "Because I've been ruined and can't recognize my master, anyone who passes the three trials can become the temporary master of Heart Luo Palace until they leave!" The child said calmly, as if he had already forgotten that he had seen Zhou Heng before.

  So it was, but what kind of power can destroy the Heart Luo Palace? Outside is a piece of wasteland, was it destroyed in battle? Who exactly did it? What kind of existence was the former master of the Heart Luo Palace?

  Unfortunately, the spirit of the law array had no memory at all.

  "This is your reward, the Nine Xuan Trial Tower, the ultimate treasure of Xinluo Hall, far more precious than Xinluo Hall itself!" The young boy stretched out his hand and beckoned, and instantly a delicate small tower, only an inch high, appeared on the table.

  The pagoda has ten stories, each one exquisitely carved and of unparalleled refinement.

  "Isn't it Jiuxuan? Why is it tenth floor?" Zhou Heng picked up the small tower and looked left and right, but didn't find anything precious about it.

  "You'll understand once you acknowledge the master!" said the spirit of the law array. "Just drip a drop of your fresh blood and enter with your divine consciousness, and you can complete the acknowledgment. The master of this tower has long been dead, so taking over is effortless."

  Zhou Heng didn't think the Law Array Spirit would harm him, otherwise those two levels earlier could have been made a bit more difficult and he would have died who knows how many times. He bit his finger, letting a drop of fresh blood fall onto the tower, while communicating with it through his divine sense.

  Boom!

  He shook his vast ocean of knowledge, and countless pieces of information surged into his mind. After digesting them one by one, Zhou Heng suddenly revealed an extremely surprised expression.