Martial Saint!-Chapter 656 - 0407 Tiger Soul Thousand Soul Spear, Listen to the World’s Sound (Seeking monthly ticket and subscription)_2

Chapter 656: 0407 Tiger Soul Thousand Soul Spear, Listen to the World’s Sound (Seeking monthly ticket and subscription)_2

Lu Chenzhou mused in his heart: "It seems that the Great Wilderness still has many cards up its sleeve. If they can all be activated, humanity might not be without hope."

...

Inside the Earth Palace, the three were not wandering aimlessly.

The first two layers corresponded to the strength of Initial Realm and Middle Realm Grandmasters. Any treasures easily found inside were already stripped bare.

The third layer corresponded to End Realm strength, and was relatively richer.

Of course, the real treasures must be beyond the fourth layer, which only Great Grandmasters can access.

Grandmasters can also enter, but encountering danger means a narrow escape from death.

The rules of the Earth Palace are completely different from other relics.

Each person can only explore once a year, with a time limit of one month.

Within this month, regardless of gain, they are automatically transported out.

During this period, one cannot leave voluntarily through the token.

Next entrance, it’s back to the first layer.

Thus, when exploring the Earth Palace, one must act according to one’s ability, avoiding the gambler’s mindset of seeking fortune amidst danger; otherwise, death can’t blame others.

Time was of the essence. Led by his senior siblings, Lu Chenzhou raced along the mapped explored areas.

Lin Xia explained en route:

"There’s a treasure spot guarded by a Fourth Rank top-grade Immortal Puppet. We encountered it two years ago but weren’t its match. My brother and I thought that through a battle of attrition, we could exhaust its energy and win without a fight. We fought off and on for a long time and almost depleted its energy, but alas, time ran out..."

Wang Xian bitterly smiled: "According to Senior Sister Hong, some Immortal Puppets, besides being powered by an energy core, can absorb surrounding Heaven and Earth Power while dormant via internal arrays. Although inefficient, charging for a year allows them to fight for a while. Previously, we fought in vain."

Lin Xia warned: "This top-grade Immortal Puppet can also mobilize Heaven and Earth Power to fight, akin to an End Realm Heavenly Phenomenon Master. Granted, the puppet’s intelligence and battle skills are far inferior to a Grandmaster, but made from high-grade materials and comparable to an Intermediate Divine Weapon, it is still troublesome, certainly on par with an End Realm Heavenly Phenomenon Master."

The senior siblings, recounting for the past two years, had suffered a lot.

However, by the look of Lin Xia, this time bringing Lu Chenzhou was definitely for success.

Upon learning the junior had advanced to Middle Realm Martial Arts Grandmaster, she was confident.

Could three Middle Realm Heavenly Phenomenon Masters not subdue a single puppet?

A week later, riding a tiger sculpture, the three reached the primal forest of the third layer.

Every plant here resonated with the atmosphere of the Great Wilderness, surrounded by towering trees a hundred feet high, making a person feel like they were weaving through mountains.

Suddenly, while Wang Xian and Lin Xia chatted, Lu Chenzhou’s brow twitched, and he shot into the sky, delivering a punch forward.

The next moment, a terrifying aura suddenly awakened.

A massive tree unbeknownst to all came alive, its branches swinging like countless serpents flying forth.

Fierce punches accompanied by frost, fire, and thunder phenomena, descended the King’s Domain. The branches entering it turned to nothing, burning fiercely.

Lu Chenzhou’s arms were tightly muscled, and with a twist in the void, the giant tiger spirit behind him roared, forcibly tearing the hundred-foot tree in two.

The enormous tree collapsed with a crash, a trace of green light faintly visible, disappeared into the dense forest.

Lu Chenzhou said: "It ran away, not sure what kind of ghostly thing it was."

Lin Xia: "That’s a [Wood Sprite], quite common, generally weak yet skilled in hiding inside giant trees, controlling them in battle, and adept at Wood Escape."

Wang Xian’s eyes filled with a hint of surprise: "The junior’s danger perception is sharp, is it because of the ’Tiger Demon Tai Sui Technique’?"

The Wood Sprite was adept at concealment; both he and Lin Xia failed to notice it.

Lu Chenzhou shook his head: "That’s part of it. What I’ve realized is the World Dao, providing a unique perception of the surrounding world unlike others."

This was a wonderful discovery he made after becoming a Grandmaster.

The World Dao allows him to constantly be in a mystical Unity of Heaven and Man state.

Within the range of perception, every qi mechanism, every emotion, even a single dust particle falling, resonates directly with his spirit.

He calls this ability [Listen to the World’s Sound].

In the end, the ’Tiger Demon Tai Sui Technique’ is just a true skill method and cannot be so miraculous.

In summary, there are still many things about the World Dao that can be unearthed.

Lu Chenzhou’s development of it is perhaps less than one ten-thousandth completed.

If he could fully develop it, he feared he might truly... control the world!

The appearance of the Wood Sprite was just a minor episode on the road.

Dusk fell, and the third layer darkened.

The tiger sculpture halted on the ground. Ahead in the valley came sounds of battle, the waves of which slightly trembled the earth.

Lin Xia’s face slightly changed: "Could it be that this treasure spot has been discovered by others?"

The Earth Palace world is immensely vast, but with so many explorers, encounters are inevitable.

Those entering the Earth Palace aren’t limited to human Grandmasters, as other civilizations’ Fourth Realm experts also have opportunities.

Essentially, it’s also a large-scale trial ground.

Wang Xian said: "My Floating Cloud Leisurely Dao is suited for concealment. I’ll go have a look."

With that, faint white clouds descended around him, exuding an ethereal, immortal-like aura, standing apart from the mortal world.

Then, Wang Xian disappeared.

Lu Chenzhou used telekinesis to perceive but couldn’t detect him. Only the World’s Sound could discern a qi mechanism departing: "Senior’s Dao is also formidable."

Lin Xia smiled: "Every time we collaborated, tasks of probing enemy conditions were always given to Xiao Xian. It’s said that in olden times, a sage comprehended a higher grade of [Forgetfulness Dao], able to pass unnoticed through bustling marketplaces because those who saw him would subconsciously ignore his existence."

After becoming a Grandmaster, the significance of Dao cultivation becomes ever more prevalent, as Lu Chenzhou deeply felt.

In his mind, the Martial Arts Tree had already reached a height of two thousand three hundred feet.

For the past two years, the Martial Arts Tree had grown one foot each day, and its growth was becoming more and more vigorous.

Most remarkably, sometimes after he took a nap, he found the tree had grown significantly more.

This was partly because, when Water Spirit used a divine artifact to refine him, much Power of Dao remained within his body.

Second, due to the Martial Arts Tree slowly assimilating the Power of Dao left inside.

He is so sure because on the Martial Arts Tree, under the [Martial Arts Regret] section, there was a new entry of the Power of Dao.

Before this, there had been none.

...

A black Divine Temple hung suspended on the cliff, an imposing sight to behold.

Three figures battled a puppet, its body flowing like liquid mercury, suspended in the air beside the precipice.

One man had an impressive aura, his eyes were bright and shining, he was Li Minghuang, majestic.

Another, Qin Xiao, with a sharp gaze, held the Yanling Blade, its glint smooth as satin.

Qin Xiao temporarily retreated, panting heavily: "This Immortal Puppet is really tough; we’ve been fighting it for three days, yet its energy is still not depleted."

"This damn puppet just won’t quit, even after a week of continuous battle!"

Suddenly, a shadow flashed by in the mist amid the forest; the sound of trees falling echoed as Qin Xiao’s eyes grew instantly grave. He glanced around, moved by a thought, the Heavenly Phenomenon descended, and with a swift cut from the flowing blade, giant trees fell in its wake, the shadow disappearing into the distance.

Seeing this, Qin Xiao’s eyes narrowed with sudden intensity, as he surveyed his surroundings: "You must be the one hiding in the shadows, Wang Xian?"

Wang Xian laughed: "I visited this place last year; didn’t expect to see it discovered this year."

With those words, he vanished as if blown away by the wind.

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