Chapter 176 Leap in Strength (2/2)

“If I encounter Wu huang again now, I will finally be able to truly face him in battle!”

Battle intent burned in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. The first time he met Wu Huang, the latter’s aura alone had been able to suppress him, while each subsequent meeting had been pretty much one-sided.

However, this did not make him depressed. Instead, each thrashing merely served to fuel his growth as the gap between them continued to shrink.

Until today...

“Wu Huang, it is time for us to settle the grudge between us once and for all.”

Iciness flitted across Zhou Yuan’s eyes.

Crack!

The sound of something shattering was suddenly heard at the bottom of the golden pool. Zhou Yuan looked down, and saw the mottled stone tablet began to crumble, turning into dust, while the mysterious Saint Rune on it also disappeared.

Zhou Yuan felt his forehead. He knew that the rune had already been imprinted onto his Spirit.

Following the disintegration of the stone tablet, Zhou Yuan felt the golden light in the pool begin to dim as the golden water gradually returned to clearness.

The mysterious energy that filled it also started to fade.

“Could the golden pool’s energy have come from the Saint Rune?” Mumbled Zhou Yuan to himself.

With the Saint Rune now imprinted on his Spirit, it was naturally unable to distribute its energy, causing the golden pool to become normal.

While Zhou Yuan was still lost in thought, the pool waters rippled.

Tuntun swam over, circling around Zhou Yuan twice as its beady eyes stared at the spot between Zhou Yuan’s brows in amazement as if sensing something there.

“I almost died because of you.” Zhou Yuan sullenly said. The mysterious Saint Rune clearly possessed terrifying power. If not for the divine grindstone mark master Cang Yuan had left him, not only would he have been unable to obtain the Saint Rune, he would have likely instead by crushed by its terrifying pressure.

Fortunately, Zhou Yuan had managed to ride it out and had even obtained an enormous reward.

Risk and opportunity always came hand in hand.

Hence, Zhou Yuan did not complain any further, beckoning to Tuntun as he swam towards the surface. After several minutes, he pierced through the water surface with a plop and landed by the side of the pool.

“Zhou Yuan, you’re finally out!”

Luluo’s voice was heard the moment he emerged.

Zhou Yuan turned his head, and found Luluo with her hands on her waist nearby, eyes wide open as she stared at him in amazement. “You’ve been in there for half a month!”

“Half a month?”

Zhou Yuan was stunned. He had been under the impression that it had only been half a day. To think so much time had already passed. One would indeed lose track of time when cultivating.

“Sorry.”

Zhou Yuan apologetically looked towards Luluo and Zhen Xu. It was obvious that they had been waiting here for him all this time.

Zhen Xu’s face was still the same pale white, but from the Genesis Qi undulations spreading from his body, it was clear that he had benefited greatly from the golden pool too.

He shook his head and said, “However, a storm has been gathering in the Saint Remains Domain over the past half a moth. You’ve missed several major events.”

Upon hearing this, something clicked inside of Zhou Yuan as he immediately raised his head to look at the Saint Tablet high up in the sky. Next, surprise, astonishment and amazement flooded out onto his face.

“To think that such a huge change has happened to the Saint Tablet…”

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