The Fire Serpent suffered a heavy blow and grew thoughts of retreat.
Its wings flapped as it quickly dived into the thick lava, leaving behind a trail of flas along the way.
"Unfortunately, I didn't foresee its death." ng Kui's pupils returned to normal, he coughed a few tis, and his face turned pale.
The recent deadly strike had also consud a lot of his energy.
With the Fire Serpent's retreat, the Scarlet Fla Beasts were thrown into chaos, and their morale plumted.
Many beasts imdiately fled, imitating the Nascent Soul-level Fire Serpent by diving directly into the lava.
On the other hand, the human cultivators shouted in unison, sweeping away the gloom.
They pursued the victory, various magical tools, treasures, and spells raining down. The infiltrating Fire Serpents, without further reinforcent, gradually beca unsustainable.
Not long after, they all fell on the battlefield.
Ning Zhuo stood on high ground, scanning the area.
Looking at the devastated battlefield, his mood was heavy.
What kind of change would his rit points have after this reckoning?
His heart sank as he checked his rit points—exactly three hundred and twenty-seven.
Thanks to the full effort of the three reconstruction teams, Ning Zhuo's rit points were not negative. After turning positive, they skyrocketed to over three hundred.
"But when it cos to the final reckoning, my small accumulation of rit will likely be just a drop in the ocean."
"Without enough rit, I won't rank among the top. How will I get into the Palace Examination?"
Ning Zhuo felt deeply worried.
"No, I must find a way!"
"Should I make connections with the City Lord's Mansion? Use their power?"
No.
Ning Zhuo's three positions, corresponding to three chanical buildings, were almost fully occupied below him.
Apart from these, he couldn't enjoy any rit share from other chanical buildings.
"Should I use my soul to enter the Immortal Palace again and take on other positions?"
Ning Zhuo realized that this path was also blocked for him.
On the one hand, the three-family alliance included him, banning him from using his soul to enter the Immortal Palace during this period.
On the other hand, the trials of the Three Sect Lords didn't follow a winner-takes-all approach but instead considered everyone, even giving opportunities to monsters like Yuan Dasheng.
Ning Zhuo had learned that even if he cleared the trials again and took a position, the previous identical path of authority would be considered automatically forfeited.
In other words, through the trials, a disciple could at most hold three positions.
The Three Sect Lords encouraged fairer competition, wanting to leave opportunities for latecors.
After pondering for a long ti, Ning Zhuo finally decided to focus on chanisms and exploit the demon tide for rit.
He predicted the situation and judged that the Nascent Soul-level Fire Serpent was highly likely to strike again.
If he could find a more efficient way to eliminate the Scarlet Fla Beasts and protect the Lava Immortal Palace, he would gain a considerable amount of rit.
Ning Zhuo, with his deep expertise in chanisms, quickly found a direction. That was to modify the Explosive Monkeys, allowing them to steal the core from inside the Fire Serpent.
The core was the Fire Serpent's lifeline. If it were stolen, its combat power would drop by ninety-nine percent.
In this regard, Ning Zhuo was inspired by Yuan Dasheng's "Backhand Grab" and "Sun Crushing Hand."
Just as Ning Zhuo expected.
In the following days, the Nascent Soul-level Fire Serpent frequently attacked.
The Fire Serpent horde continued to infiltrate.
Clearing the Fire Serpents beca a tiring task for the cultivators of the Immortal Palace.
Ning Zhuo's plan to improve the Explosive Monkeys made slow progress.
In the actual developnt process, he discovered too many problems that needed to be solved, with many steps requiring experints and new composite materials to be tested.
He was confident of success, but the key was ti!
He was running out of ti.
However, he didn't co out of this grueling process empty-handed.
He obtained the belongings of Zheng Jian.
His subordinates from the black market showed their value.
But he didn’t get much of Ning Xiaohui's belongings. It was said that Ning Xiaohui’s grandmother was deeply affected, seemingly going mad, and spent all day and night curled up in Ning Xiaohui’s room, obsessively keeping everything related to her close by.
She would gaze at the items and think of her, sotis crying her eyes out, sotis screaming madly. Both the sobbing and shouting were terrifying to hear.
In the critical care room, Ning Zhuo cremated the relics of the two people.
He successfully restored Zheng Jian’s spirit to its full potential.
There were few of Ning Xiaohui’s relics, and he could only restore the spirit of the Frost Jade Hand to sixty percent.
Sixty percent spirit… although it could still activate the Ice Jade Hand, it could only be used once. According to Ning Zhuo’s estimate, after one activation, the Frost Jade Hand's spirit would greatly diminish, nearing destruction.
In addition, he also gained sothing from Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu.
Under Ning Zhuo’s care, the rit points of Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu continued to soar rapidly.
The number of slots for the Palace Examination was limited. If Ning Zhuo could help the two of them make it onto the list, it would also be of great help to him.
"The key issue now is still my rit!"
Once again, the Nascent Soul-level Fire Serpent attacked.
ng Kui repelled it.
Originally, everyone thought this was a gradually familiar victory.
But with the collapse of a key building, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit in the main hall suddenly burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha, I did it, I finally did it!"
The golden barrier surrounding the Lava Immortal Palace suddenly showed multiple gaping holes.
No matter how much mana was poured in, these holes couldn’t be repaired.
As soon as the holes appeared, a flood of Scarlet Fla Beasts surged in like a torrent.
The cultivators, caught off guard and vastly outnumbered, could only watch as many buildings collapsed under the beast tide.
So were even smashed into pieces, with stones and broken wood flying everywhere.
Building after building fell into ruin, and fierce flas spread rapidly, seemingly intent on consuming everything within the Immortal Palace!
Zhu Xuanji let out a deep cry, stepping forward at the critical mont to take on the role of the battlefield commander.
Under his command, the cultivators barely managed to form a defensive line, slightly curbing the montum of the Scarlet Fla Beasts.
However, looking down at the Lava Immortal Palace, more than half of the outer circle had fallen, becoming a domain of rampant beasts.
The situation had taken a dramatic turn for the worse!
Inside the main hall of the Lava Immortal Palace.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was so ecstatic that it danced with joy: "Indeed, indeed, the Palace Examination has also been brought forward!"
This was traceable.
In past years, whenever the Lava Immortal Palace was damaged to a certain extent, it would automatically lower the selection criteria for cultivators by one level.
It would be lowered from the top, Nascent Soul, Golden Core, Foundation Establishnt, Qi Refining... all the way down to now. The Palace Examination, which had once been so distance away, had also been greatly brought forward due to the dire situation of the Immortal Palace.
"Ning Zhuo, just wait to be eliminated!"
"Once the Palace Examination starts, all rit will be settled in advance. You have no hope at all!"
"Hahaha, you blew up the Immortal Palace with your Explosive Monkeys, and even used the Five Elents Artillery Towers to blow it up further..."
"Hahaha!"
"You’ve fallen into my trap. No matter how cunning or insidious you are, you’ve still fallen into the sche of , the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit."
At the sa ti.
Ning Zhuo suddenly felt a tightness in his left index finger.
Zheng Jian’s innate ability, "Heart Piercing Insight," suddenly activated.
Ning Zhuo, worried about his rit, was startled when the ability triggered.
"Not good!"
"The Lava Immortal Palace is in grave danger. The Palace Examination is likely to be brought forward."
"My rit is insufficient. I fear I will be excluded from the list for the Palace Examination."
"What should I do?"
Ning Zhuo gritted his teeth: "It seems I have only one option left."
"I must submit my Buddha Heart Demon Seal!!!"
A teleportation circle appeared, and Ning Zhuo resolutely took out the treasure seal.
In an instant, his mother’s voice echoed in his ears: "Ning Zhuo, my son, this treasure seal has been imbued with the techniques of the Feiyun Kingdom by your mother, making it very close to you. You must take good care of it. Its high quality will be a great aid in your future cultivation."
"No, no!" The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit was horrified at that mont.
Although it had long known that Ning Zhuo possessed the Buddha Heart Demon Seal, it had never thought that, without any prompting, Ning Zhuo would submit
the seal early!
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit fiercely resisted, wishing it could roar in Ning Zhuo’s ear: "What are you submitting for? This treasure seal is so good, and you're giving it up? Are you betraying your mother?!"
Ning Zhuo’s eyes glead with a look of resolute determination.
"If I can even gamble my life, why would I hesitate over a re treasure?"
"Submit, submit, submit!"
The Buddha Heart Demon Seal was thrown into the teleportation circle and swiftly vanished before Ning Zhuo’s eyes.
In an instant, Ning Zhuo felt an empty void in his heart.
He clenched his teeth, gripping his fists tightly, silently enduring the intense emotional upheaval within him.
A mont later.
A ssage was transmitted directly into everyone's minds—
The Lava Immortal Palace's Palace Examination is now open!
The rit has been settled, with the top thirty-three ranked individuals selected.
The list is as follows:
Zhu Xuanji.
Booklord.
…
Yang Chanyu.
Ning Zhuo.
…
ng Chong.
…
Zhou Zhenshen.
Zhou Zhu.
…
Entry standards.
(End of this chapter)
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