77: King Wu's Heart

When Lu Xingchen arrived at the small tower gate, he discovered a Spirit Formation, which was a Fourth-grade Spirit Array.

After continuously practicing Formations these past few days, Lu Xingchen's knowledge of Formations had increased significantly, and he had gained some understanding of Fourth-grade Formations.

He clasped his hands together, and hundreds of Spiritual Seals flew out from his palms, merging into the Formation before him.

Although he couldn't directly break the Formation, he understood its structure and found its weak point.

Taking advantage of the absence of others, Lu Xingchen activated the "Heaven Swallowing Art," raising his Realm to the Peak of the Great Martial Master Realm, then unleashed the "Heaven Obliterating Seal," striking the Formation's weak point with his palm.

The Fourth-grade Spirit Array immediately shattered with a crash.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly and entered the small tower.

Walking all the way to the top of the tower, Lu Xingchen saw a dim room, guarded by two Puppets outside, both at the Three-Star Martial Spirit Realm.

Outside the room, there was a chessboard.

A Puppet sat on one side of the chessboard, and above its head was a '???'.

Lu Xingchen frowned tightly.

He could see the Realm of the two Puppets at the entrance, but not the Realm of the Puppet on the chessboard, indicating that its strength was at least Five-Star Martial Spirit.

Forcing his way through might be possible, but he would definitely be severely injured, which would put him at a disadvantage when contending for the secret treasure at the large tower later.

It's better to check the requirements of these three guardian Puppets.

They couldn't possibly truly fight him to the death, could they?

Lu Xingchen walked to the chessboard with an uneasy heart, and the powerful Puppet spoke.

"Young man, our meeting is fated. Do you wish to obtain my Legacy? You only need to play a game of Gomoku. If you win, the door will open for you."

Lu Xingchen's heart was filled with joy.

Gomoku, wasn't that simple?

He had played it since he was a child!

Lu Xingchen immediately sat on the stool, took out a black piece, and placed it in the center of the chessboard.

The opposing Puppet also took out a white piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Thirty seconds later, Lu Xingchen won.

Because, in his previous life, he had seen videos of the "Gomoku Invincible Formation" online, and with his "Underpants Formation," he easily defeated this Puppet.

The Puppet that played against Lu Xingchen stood up and spoke in a cold voice: "Young man, you have won and are qualified to receive my Legacy!"

As its voice fell, the two Puppets guarding the door retreated.

Lu Xingchen bowed to it.

"Thank you, Senior, for granting me this Opportunity!"

He then walked to the door and gently pushed it open.

Inside was a small room, with only a table and a chair.

Two scrolls lay on the table.

Lu Xingchen reached out and touched one of the scrolls, and the scroll's information flooded into Lu Xingchen's mind.

This was a Cultivation Technique called "Spirit Burning Art," ranked earth rank low grade, and it was actually a Cultivation Technique used to train Soul Power!

The Soul was an ethereal thing on the Tianyuan Continent; everyone knew of its existence but didn't know how to use Soul Power.

Generally speaking, Soul Power would slowly increase with the improvement of Martial Dao Cultivation, but there were very few Cultivation methods for it.

This showed the preciousness of the "Spirit Burning Art."

Being able to actively enhance Soul Power was an invaluable treasure for Lu Xingchen.

Because both Alchemists and Spirit Array Masters required powerful Soul Power; the stronger the Soul Power, the faster they could refine Medicinal Pills and set up Spirit Formations.

Through the "Spirit Burning Art," Lu Xingchen also learned the Realm divisions of Soul Power.

From low to high, they were Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heaven Realm, and Emperor Realm, with each major Realm further divided into low, middle, high, and Great Perfection.

His current Soul Realm had already reached Mortal Realm Advanced, which could be said to be as rare as a Phoenix feather among those in the Great Martial Master Realm.

Lu Xingchen guessed that this might be related to his frequent refining of Medicinal Pills.

He immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and tried to circulate the "Spirit Burning Art."

With the help of this Cultivation Technique, he entered his sea of soul.

In the sea of soul, there was a transparent little figure, identical to Lu Xingchen in appearance; it was Lu Xingchen's Soul Body.

As the "Spirit Burning Art" circulated, a bright red brazier appeared in the sea of soul, with flames burning within it.

Lu Xingchen then controlled his Soul Body and leaped into the brazier.

An intense burning sensation spread throughout Lu Xingchen's body, and his Soul Body let out a wail.

But Lu Xingchen remained unmoved.

Because the "Spirit Burning Art" relied on burning the Soul to enhance the strength of the Soul Body.

Half an hour later, Lu Xingchen's back was drenched in cold sweat before he stopped circulating the "Spirit Burning Art."

Although his Soul Body was extremely weak, it was noticeably stronger.

Lu Xingchen stood up and looked at the other scroll on the table, reaching out to touch it.

The scroll's information immediately appeared in Lu Xingchen's mind.

This was a Martial Skill called "Startling Soul Roar," also ranked earth rank low grade.

The "Startling Soul Roar" was a Martial Skill that attacked the Soul, where the user's Soul Body would let out a roar, directly attacking the enemy's Soul.

Lu Xingchen was overjoyed.

Cultivation Techniques for Soul Power were inherently rare, and apart from Alchemists, most Martial Artists' Soul Power was not strong.

As long as he used "Startling Soul Roar" in battle, it would undoubtedly produce miraculous effects!

After all, if a person's Soul Body was destroyed, they would be nothing more than a walking corpse.

Putting away the two scrolls, Lu Xingchen bowed again to the powerful Puppet, then turned and left.

Arriving at the entrance of the great tower, Lu Xingchen noticed traces of a Fourth-grade Spirit Array being destroyed, and his heart immediately tightened.

It seemed that the others had already ascended the Great Tongtian Tower. He needed to move faster, or he wouldn't be able to snatch the secret treasure!

Actually, he was already satisfied with the "Spirit Burning Art," but the secret treasure that could help one Breakthrough to Martial King was definitely in the Great Tongtian Tower, and at that time, everyone would surely fight fiercely.

Lu Xingchen had promised Lin Tian to help him deal with the Three Heretical Sects, and he couldn't let anything happen to Lin Tian before he even arrived.

Lu Xingchen ascended the tower at the fastest possible speed, discovering on the way that the Tongtian Tower had a total of fifty floors, each protected by a Fourth-grade Spirit Array.

Along the way, there were traces of Fourth-grade Spirit Arrays being destroyed everywhere.

This, in turn, put Lu Xingchen at ease.

With a Fourth-grade Spirit Array on each floor, the main group's advance speed would definitely not be too fast.

He should still have enough time!

Finally, on the 36th floor, Lu Xingchen caught up with Lin Tian.

All the members of the Lingxiao Sect were present, but among the other seven great Sects, even counting their Sect Master, there were only three or four people.

Clearly, some experts failed the trial of the Flame Corridor and chose to leave.

Seeing Lu Xingchen approach, Lin Tian's face immediately lit up with joy.

"Lu Xingchen, you're finally here! The days without you have been truly agonizing."

Lu Xingchen said with a wry smile: "Sect Master, please don't say ambiguous things, okay? What's the situation now?"

Lin Tian said in a deep voice: "It's already clear. At the top of the Great Tongtian Tower, there is a secret treasure called the heart of the martial king."

"As long as one Fuses with the heart of the martial king, they can Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm without a Bottleneck."