SCT-Novel Chapter 445: Ten Days
Chapter 445: Ten Days
“Pfft!”
In Tianli City, within the small courtyard where Zhang Xuan resided, the space rippled, and a figure abruptly appeared, crashing heavily onto the ground as blood spewed uncontrollably.
It was none other than Zhang Xuan, who had just escaped from the hands of Crown Prince Yuanqing.
Using the spatial anchor of the New World, he managed to break free from the opponent’s spatial lockdown, but the cost was devastating internal injuries. The forced forging of the Karma Fire Red Lotus Relics compounded his condition;even with the Eternal Heart breaking through to the Nine Orifices, recovery within a short period seemed impossible.
More alarmingly, with the power of Frost Demon Lord’s Essence Pill and You Hai completely depleted, his strength had regressed to Galaxy 7-dan. The immense backlash surged continuously, bringing soul-tearing pain that left him on the brink of unconsciousness at any moment.
“I can’t stay here. I must leave immediately. If Crown Prince Yuanqing tracks me down, death will be inevitable…”
Suppressing the waves of dizziness crashing through his mind, Zhang Xuan struggled to his feet and stumbled out of the courtyard.
“Sun Qiang, Sun Qiang…”
He couldn’t help but call out aloud.
Despite his agony, he had returned to take Sun Qiang and the others away. If Empyrean Kong shi had already been captured, losing them as well would be an unacceptable blow.
Despite several calls, there was no response. Zhang Xuan’s heart sank.
Could it be that during the pill trial, Crown Prince Yuanqing had already made his move?
It was a very real possibility.
This man had long known that the pill trial’s ultimate goal was to kill him. Removing potential threats in advance and eradicating future troubles was entirely in line with his methods.
Their brief encounters had been enough to reveal the Crown Prince’s cold and ruthless nature—someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his aims.
He shoved open the doors to the receiving hall. An overwhelming stench of blood assaulted his senses, making him rush inside.
Several corpses lay sprawled across the floor, their faces disturbingly familiar. They were the subordinates Zhang Xuan had hired a few days ago. Their throats had been severed, and they had died where they fell.
After
Breaking through during sleep—something unimaginable in the past—was now a reality!
This was the terror of the Eternal Heart!
Even when resting, even without actively cultivating, its ceaseless pulses would extract power, ensuring constant growth without pause.
It was precisely due to this heaven-defying nature that Crown Prince Yuanqing, despite being a prodigy who had encountered countless artifacts since childhood, was willing to spend decades meticulously planning, all for this moment.
Rumble!
After breaking through to Galaxy 8-dan, the heart continued to channel energy, and Zhang Xuan’s cultivation did not halt, gradually climbing further.
The earlier battle, waged with Frost Demon Lord’s Essence Pill, had nearly drained him and brought him to death’s door. Yet, it had also thoroughly expanded all of his meridians. This meant that, although he was currently only at Galaxy 8-dan, the width and fortification of his meridians were comparable to those of a Peak Life Sea 9-dan expert.
This was akin to a max-leveled character rebuilding from scratch, but with the physical capacity of their former strength. One could only imagine how rapid the growth would be.
As Zhang Xuan slept, the Eternal Heart diligently powered his cultivation upward. Eventually, after an indeterminate amount of time, he groggily awoke and slowly opened his eyes.
“I actually slept for ten whole days?”
Upon confirming the length of his slumber, Zhang Xuan was flabbergasted.