C657 Blood Killing Token

The soul poison was given to them by an expert at the Martial King level, with each person receiving a single drop. The drop meant for Lee Minglang had already been consumed by Woo Zhengyang.

When Woo Zhengyang took his first sip of tea, he indeed felt a disturbance within his mind, prompting him to angrily confront Lee Yuanye. However, in the next moment, Woo Zhengyang held back his anger because he noticed that the golden vortex within his mind was spinning faster due to the disturbance.

This discovery calmed Woo Zhengyang. Whether it was the appearance of Yuwen Qianyuan or the sudden intervention of the black-robed man, Woo Zhengyang chose to quietly observe the unfolding events. Meanwhile, a fierce battle was raging within his mind.

After ingesting the tea laced with soul poison, Woo Zhengyang felt a powerful force surge into his mind, causing his Soul Energy to become agitated. As this force reached the golden vortex, which had been dormant for a long time, it suddenly accelerated its rotation. At the same time, the energy was completely absorbed by the vortex.

The acceleration of the golden vortex resulted in Woo Zhengyang's entire mind rapidly expanding, with his Soul Energy growing wildly as if it had been fueled by some kind of elixir. The strengthening of Soul Energy is an incredibly rare and fortunate occurrence.

Especially for Woo Zhengyang, many of his opponents were skilled in soul attacks, while he didn't have any formal methods for soul attacks or defenses. However, imagine if Woo Zhengyang's Soul Energy was double or even several times that of his opponents. The power of their attacks would naturally be greatly reduced or even nullified. If his Soul Energy was dozens of times stronger, their attacks would be like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Strengthening his soul to counter powerful soul attacks is undoubtedly a cumbersome approach. Yet, even this cumbersome method is hard to achieve because Woo Zhengyang lacks a formal practice for cultivating Soul Energy. Despite the constant nourishment from the golden vortex, which has allowed his Soul Energy to grow beyond that of most practitioners, it still wasn't enough.

Now, thanks to Lee Minglang's unintentional help, Woo Zhengyang's Soul Energy has rapidly increased. He wouldn't miss such an opportunity, so he drank the remaining tea in one gulp. The result of this cup of tea was that Woo Zhengyang's soul space and Soul Energy doubled in size!

Woo Zhengyang's Soul Energy already surpassed that of ordinary practitioners by a significant margin. Doubling it was an incredibly terrifying feat. Even an expert at the Martial King level, if they hadn't cultivated their Soul Energy, would likely fall short compared to Woo Zhengyang.

For others, it was poison, but for Woo Zhengyang, it became a tonic—a fortunate twist of fate. Unfortunately, there were only two drops of this soul poison, and he had already used one, leaving him a bit regretful. So, on this trip to Hibernation Dragon City, Woo Zhengyang had a new goal: to acquire more soul poison from the Martial King.

After securing the soul poison, Woo Zhengyang glanced through the Hidden Heaven Bags of Lee Minglang and Yuwen Qianyuan, finding only ordinary items. Then, he opened the Hidden Heaven Bag of the blood lotus devotee.

As a master at the Shape Gathering Stage, the blood lotus devotee's bag contained much better items. This guy was adept at forcing his way into people's homes as a devotee, reaping numerous benefits. The sheer number of Heavenly Essence Stones was astonishing.

Of course, this was astonishing to other cultivators, but to Woo Zhengyang, these Heavenly Essence Stones were insignificant. In his Star World, not only were there plenty of Heavenly Essence Stones, but also an abundance of spirit crystals. One of the worlds was even crafted using these stones and crystals.

Woo Zhengyang and Situ Jingxiang had once experienced that world, but outsiders couldn't take those things. However, now that Woo Zhengyang was the master of this Star World, he could easily access them.

Amidst the miscellaneous items, something else caught Woo Zhengyang's attention.

This was a blood-red plaque, its material unknown—neither quite metal nor wood. On this crimson plaque were the bold characters "Blood Kill."

Woo Zhengyang wasn't sure of its purpose, but he had a hunch that this Blood Kill token was significant, possibly linked to the Blood Lotus worship and the mysterious black-robed man from before.

A few hours later, the eastern sky was painted with a brilliant red glow, and in the distance, the shadow of a massive mountain range loomed, resembling a giant dragon lying across the land. At the dragon's head stood a city of imposing grandeur.

The mountain range was the Hibernation Dragon Mountains, and the city was Hibernation Dragon City. According to ancient legends, this place was where dragons slumbered, with the dragon's head transforming into a city and its body into endless rolling mountains.

As the capital of the country, Hibernation Dragon City's prosperity was unmatched by smaller towns like Bright Sun City. The roads leading to Hibernation Dragon City were bustling day and night with people and vehicles.

Woo Zhengyang preferred to keep a low profile, so he put away his flying sword early and joined a main road. Before long, a caravan heading towards Hibernation Dragon City appeared. This caravan, composed of dozens of sleek, wind-beast-drawn carriages, clearly belonged to a wealthy merchant family.

Woo Zhengyang stood in the middle of the road, forcing the fast-moving caravan to come to a halt.

“Hey... Who goes there, blocking the path of the Yongxing Trading Company's convoy?” called out the person leading the way.

“Hello there, friend. I'm a practitioner at the Reality Condensing Stage, heading to Hibernation Dragon City. Could you let me pass?” Woo Zhengyang, though not well-traveled, knew some of the customs and stated his level and intentions.

A practitioner at the Reality Condensing Stage might not be a big deal for such a large trading company, but they wouldn't dare refuse easily. A martial artist often represents a family or sect, and there's no need to make enemies over something trivial.

Sure enough, after the leader reported back, a steward from the Yongxing Trading Company approached.

“Greetings, sir. I'm Sun Er from Yongxing. May I ask if you're heading to Hibernation Dragon City?”

“Yes, indeed. Sorry for the trouble. I'm willing to offer some Heavenly Essence Stones as compensation.”

“No need, no need. Please, come with me!”

Woo Zhengyang initially thought riding his steed would suffice, but Sun Er led him to a luxurious carriage. With no time to waste, Woo Zhengyang thanked him and stepped inside.

To his surprise, there were two people already in the carriage. It wasn't unusual for a large convoy to have passengers, as it wouldn't make sense to haul an empty carriage around. What puzzled Woo Zhengyang was that in such a grand convoy, inside such a luxurious carriage, the two people were dressed in plain clothes, completely out of place with their opulent surroundings.

What puzzled Woo Zhengyang even more was that after he entered, one of the two people actually called out, "Woo Zhengyang!"

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