"Luckily, I made it."
When Long Chen reached the entrance of the Divine Fire Spirit Pool, it was his turn, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After handing over the nameplate, a passage appeared ahead. As soon as he entered, a scorching surge of heat swept over him, making one feel as if they were inside lava.
Within this heat came pure heaven and earth source energy. As soon as it touched the heat, Long Chen's blood began to circulate rapidly, and every nerve became active.
It seemed every drop of blood pulsed, every pore opened, greedily sucking in the energy here.
"What a treasure land. No wonder so many people are desperately trying to get in." Long Chen sighed inwardly; the power here was overwhelming. Just a few breaths of the air here made one feel as if they had become stronger.
After entering the passage, Long Chen saw countless formations flowing around. He seemed to see one pool after another, each filled with immortal energy, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Someone led the way ahead, and they walked a long way forward, almost reaching the end of the passage, where a portal finally appeared.
"This is the Divine Fire Spirit Pool. Remember, everyone's absorption of the pool's essence is limited. Don't overdo it, or you'll risk your life." The person who had brought Long Chen in reminded him sternly.
Because many disciples, in order to absorb more spiritual pool essence and unlock more potential, have exceeded their body's capacity, resulting in their bodies exploding and dying all too often.
Long Chen nodded, thanked the man, and walked inside. After watching Long Chen enter, the man took out a formation disk, tapped it, and a portal sealed off the pool.
After finishing all this and about to leave, the man suddenly felt something strange behind him. Just as he was about to turn around, he was struck the back of the neck, and the man immediately lost consciousness.
It was a person shrouded in mist, seemingly untangible, looking extremely eerie. He reached out and took the formation disk from the man's hand. Within the mist, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of the man's mouth.
...
As Long Chen entered, the door behind him instantly closed. As the door closed, mist began to rise from the pool within a ten-zhang radius, and more and more heavenly energy began to pour out.
Long Chen found this was a sealed space, with the door locked. Without worrying about being watched, he stripped off his clothes and jumped into the pool.
When he jumped into the pool, Long Chen cried out in surprise. He found that every pore in his body instantly opened, frantically absorbing the energy in the pool.
Long Chen's body was like land parched for tens of thousands of years, frantically absorbing the surrounding energy.
At that moment, Long Chen felt as if he were floating among the clouds, incredibly comfortable. His body was slowly changing, and he felt the hundred thousand eight thousand stars within him begin to move slowly.
Long Chen vaguely sensed that while his body was absorbing the energy of the Divine Fire Spirit Pool, the hundred-eight thousand stars were also absorbing it.
However, the body seemed to have priority; out of the hundred and eight thousand stars, only a tiny fraction could be absorbed. It seemed they had to wait until the body was fully fed before it could be their turn.
"Could the source power of heaven and earth be ...?"
Long Chen was suddenly startled. The 108,000 stars were condensed in the mortal realm. Upon reaching the Immortal Realm, they needed to undergo a metamorphosis. His body had completed the metamorphosis, so did the 108,000 stars also need to transform?
If so, how much energy would that require? I wonder if this Divine Pool has absorbed or gone online. If it does, there are 108,000 stars. If you can't complete the transformation into the mortal realm, you can directly advance to the Divine Fire Realm, and will you never have another chance to transcend the mortal?
Thinking of this, Long Chen's expression changed. He hadn't expected the transformation of the 108,000 stars. He was still too impatient; he should first find the method for the transformation of the 108,000 stars before condensing the Divine Fire Seed.
"Senior brother, I suddenly feel unwell. Let me out. I give up this baptism..."
Long Chen suddenly jumped up, ran toward the gate, reached out to knock, and shouted loudly.
This was no joke. The 108,000 stars were the foundation of his power. Any problem would seriously affect his future combat power.
But to Long Chen's shock, he kept knocking on the door, making it roar, yet there was not a sound outside.
"Hey, is anyone here? Let me out, I'm going to die." Long Chen shouted. At this moment, he couldn't care about saving face or anything.
"Are you very alert, kid?" He actually knew he was going to die? "Just then, a sinister voice came from outside the door. Long Chen heard it and was instantly filled with shock and anger:
"Old dog, you?"
He recognized the voice—it was the elder beside Chu Huairen, one of the three great thrones. He still didn't know that person's name.
"Kid, screaming until you scream is useless. There's a formation here—I can see you, but you can't.
Only I can hear your voice. No matter how much you shout or call for help, it's useless. The old man's voice came again.
"Old dog, you dare to harm me here. Aren't you afraid the academy will investigate and die with me?" Long Chen shouted angrily.
He shouted as he looked around to see if he could find any breakthrough. He couldn't just sit and wait for death.
"No need to waste your effort. This place is completely sealed. Beneath the divine pool is a ley line that leads directly to the source of the world.
There's a gate there—you can't get through, and even if you do, it's useless. The core power of the Source of the World—even if we touch it, we'll die, let alone a rookie like you.
Kid, it's an honor to preside over your death sentence here, watching you die in despair.
As for your so-called being pursued by the academy, don't worry. After you die, I'll blame this unlucky guy for everything. I'll transfer part of the footage of your death into his soul, and then the academy will investigate your soul, and the truth will be revealed." The old man chuckled.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, Long Chen sensed a surging force surging from beneath the divine pool. The world's source energy was several times stronger than before.
A sudden inspiration struck Long Chen, and he thought of a possibility. His heart leapt with joy, but he pretended to be terrified and shouted:
"Old ghost, what did you do?"
"Heh heh, increase the output of the world's source power, you'll be killed by the limit, what? Scared? The old man chuckled.
Damn it, am I scared? Long Chen was still puzzled—why was there no response at all when he was being schemed against this time? It turned out this scheme posed no real danger to him, which is why he couldn't sense anything.
"Old ghost, I won't let you succeed." Long Chen roared in anger, sitting cross-legged outside the pool, adopting a frenzied defensive stance.
"Idiot, do you really think you can resist?"
The old man sneered, pressed his hand on the array disk, and the water level of the pool rose rapidly, flooding the entire space.