538: Chapter 538 The Extravagant Fire Morning, the Magical Harp Advances

The numbers of heaven and earth reach their peak at nine, and the same applies to spirit pearls!

Recalling this sentence, Hun Tiandi was shocked. His eyes widened as a sharp light flashed within them.

He murmured softly, "The water spirit pearl contains the origin of water. It is crystal clear, with pure and dense water-attribute energy. It can cleanse the marrow and refine the essence, altering one's constitution. It is a treasure sought after by water-attribute Dou Qi practitioners."

This pearl was definitely the Five Elements Water Spirit Pearl from among the nine great spirit pearls of heaven and earth. No wonder that youth was so nervous.

"If this water-blue spirit pearl is indeed the water spirit pearl, then the black bead in his hand should also be one of them."

The ultimate yin black bead, obtained from the tomb of the Saint, had been carefully stored away by him.

The Five Elements Spirit Pearls were very easy to distinguish, as each contained a type of origin energy, each with its own unique mysteries.

"It's you! Hun Tiandi, hand over the water spirit pearl immediately, or else offending my Yan Clan will surely lead to no good end!"

The Yan Clan youth roared, as if the young man who had snatched the spirit pearl was an unpardonable demon.

"Yan Clan?" Hun Tiandi sneered.

"Speak, where did you get this water spirit pearl?"

"You have the audacity..." the Yan Clan youth said indignantly, his finger trembling as he pointed at Hun Tiandi.

Swish!

Hun Tiandi's figure moved like a ghost, appearing right in front of the Yan Clan youth. He gave a wicked smile and said, "Since you won't talk, then prepare to suffer a bit!"

Slap...

He reached out his wicked hand, raised his right palm, and delivered a heavy slap to the Yan Clan youth's buttocks. The sharp pain caused the youth's body to shudder.

Instantly, his pale face turned beet red.

"You..." The Yan Clan youth was full of rage. Since leaving the Tianshan Blood Pool, although he had not yet advanced to Dou Zong, his strength had clearly improved.

However, his strength was still at the Dou Huang level, and he was firmly suppressed by Hun Tiandi.

Slap...

"Will you talk or not..." Hun Tiandi felt playful. After a dozen slaps, the youth's buttocks were red and swollen.

"You bastard, you should at least ask!" The Yan Clan youth cried out in shock and anger. The young man in the green robe before him was an absolute devil.

"Ah? My apologies, it's my first interrogation, I don't have much experience!" Hun Tiandi said apologetically.

This comedic turn of events left Liu Ling and Tian Xin, who were not far away, instantly stunned.

This Yan Clan youth's beating was truly undeserved!

"Where are you from? What is your name?" Hun Tiandi began his questioning.

"Hmph, this young master is from the Yan Clan. I do not change my name or my surname; I am Huo Chen. Release me quickly, or when my aunt arrives, she will definitely teach you a lesson!"

The showy Huo Chen looked at Hun Tiandi askance, still shouting provocations.

Slap...

Hun Tiandi unexpectedly delivered another slap. Huo Chen was like an angry little leopard, staring at Hun Tiandi with fury.

"You bastard, I answered your questions, why did you hit me again?" Huo Chen's eyes welled with tears as he glared at Hun Tiandi.

"Ah... my hand just slipped?" Hun Tiandi said casually. His tone sounded apologetic, but his expression told Huo Chen otherwise.

I did it on purpose!

"The water spirit pearl, where did you get it?" He finally asked the key question.

"It was from the Blood River Ruins. After it was opened by many experts, the pearl flew out from within. My strength is low, so my aunt told me to chase after it!"

Huo Chen suppressed his anger and directly explained the sequence of events to avoid another beating.

However, in his heart, he roared, "Just wait until my aunt comes out of the ruins, we'll see if she doesn't finish you off!"

"Blood River Ruins?"

Hun Tiandi was surprised. He hadn't expected a ruins to appear in the Central Plains. Any ruins were inevitably passed down from ancient times and contained the tombs of experts.

They might even contain rare medicinal pills, cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques, or natural treasures...

He had once entered the Heavenly Silkworm Ruins and obtained the inheritance of the Heavenly Silkworm Dragon Emperor, which was the capital that allowed him to rise.

Liu Ling and Tian Xin exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.

If they could enter the so-called Blood River Ruins and collect some natural treasures, their strength would surely advance significantly.

"I've told you everything, now let me go!" Huo Chen said uneasily.

"Jie jie jie, you should stay here quietly for now!" Hun Tiandi laughed wickedly.

"Liu Ling, keep an eye on this fellow!"

"Yes!" Liu Ling tapped a finger, sealing Huo Chen's Dou Qi and crushing his last chance of escape.

With a flash, they landed on the ground. Liu Ling held Huo Chen captive, while Tian Xin and Little Golden Dragon followed suit.

Ding-dong...

Zheng-zheng...

Suddenly, a series of intense zither notes echoed within his soul, conveying a sense of urgency.

"Eh... this is the sound of the nether demonic zither. Could it have completed its transformation?"

Hun Tiandi was slightly stunned, then realized that these notes were coming from the nether demonic zither that had been undergoing transformation and advancement within the Nether Small World.

He hadn't expected it to move at this time. With a thought, he summoned the demonic zither from his soul space, his expression serious.

This was his life-bound treasure.

They shared glory and ruin; man and zither were one. Moreover, he would never give up the demonic zither's methods of attack.

He used the peerless demonic zither recorded in the Purgatory Soul-Suppressing Melody for self-defense.

Whoosh...

A flash of eerie black light shimmered, and a mysterious and strange ancient zither, looking like white jade, floated before him.

Within the body of the zither, thread-like black patterns flowed continuously, looking extremely eerie.

"Hmm? It's still at the Magical Artifact level. How can this be?"

One must know that weapons on the continent were ranked from high to low as: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow. Each rank was divided into low-tier, mid-tier, high-tier, and peak.

Hun Tiandi's nether demonic zither was at the Magical Artifact level and had not yet reached the low-tier Yellow Rank magic treasure level.

Doubt appeared in his eyes; he didn't quite understand.

The transformation of the demonic zither had lasted for over twenty years. Back when it began, the entire zither was as black as ink.

Now it had regained its crystal clarity, but the black threads on the zither indicated that the transformation was not yet fully successful.

It seemed that only when the nether demonic zither returned to being pure white and flawless would the transformation be considered complete.

"That's not right. I refined it according to the ancient scroll of the Purgatory Soul-Suppressing Melody; there shouldn't be a problem?"

His sharp gaze scanned every inch of the demonic zither as he recalled the records in the ancient scroll.

"Could it be that the demonic zither really cannot ascend?" Hun Tiandi felt a wave of disappointment, but then his gaze fell upon the grooves of the zither, and his eyes lit up. "Wait, no, there are grooves on both the demonic zither and the ancient scroll."

"Each string corresponds to a groove. Could it be..."

When he refined it years ago, it was exactly the same. He pondered to himself that it likely needed some beads for embellishment, like pearls or gemstones...

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind. He flipped his hand and took out two jade boxes, lightly wiping them to dissipate the seals.

Upon opening them, one revealed a black bead emitting an aura of ultimate yin and coldness, as if it could freeze everything.

The second jade box contained the water spirit pearl he had just snat—no, that Huo Chen had delivered. As its light fell upon him, it felt like a flowing stream, and the power within his body increased significantly.

Ding-dong...

The demonic zither before him emitted rapid notes. Hun Tiandi snapped back to reality. "Could it be that there are nine grooves on the demonic zither, and there are nine spirit pearls in the world? Perhaps they are meant to be inlaid with spirit pearls?"

Immediately, the groove for the first string seemed to sense the aura of the spirit pearl, and the string vibrated even more intensely.

Click!

Without hesitation, he placed the water spirit pearl directly into the first groove. A crisp sound rang out, and the demonic zither erupted with an astonishing power, flying up into the air.

The demonic zither's ascension?

Zheng-zheng...

The moment it was inlaid, the black patterns on the demonic zither vanished strangely. The two fused perfectly, appearing as a single, natural entity, as if they were always meant to be one.