Chapter 77: Heart Fire? Suppression by the Origin Tree!
"Hey, isn't that Xiao Ze?"
"Where? Let me see... Oh, it is him!"
"He looks so young. He really mastered the ground-level martial skill and even defeated a three-star Fighter with his own hands?"
"Although it seems unbelievable, I have to tell you, it's true. I saw it with my own eyes yesterday!"
"The gap between people sometimes makes you feel desperate!"
As Xiao Ze and his group approached the Sky Incineration Refining Tower, some students who had watched the previous battles recognized Xiao Ze.
A heated discussion ensued.
However, it wasn't time for the tower to open yet.
Xiao Ze miscalculated the opening time of the Sky Incineration Refining Tower.
Around the black tower, there was a faint spatial ripple, exactly like what Xiao Ze had seen in the library before.
This was a spatial boundary that only Dou Zun-level experts could set up! It showed the importance the Canaan Academy placed on the Sky Incineration Refining Tower.
Xiao Ze stood under the shade of a tree, feeling the continuous gaze from all around, but he didn't pay much attention.
He just watched; as long as no one caused trouble, it wouldn't be a problem to watch for a bit.
After all, Xiao Ze's achievements upon entering the inner court were enough to deter many senior students.
Even some old forces in the inner court, if they weren't strong enough, didn't dare to provoke Xiao Ze.
Generally speaking, a force with one Dou Spirit-level expert was enough to be considered second-rate in the inner court.
With multiple Dou Spirit-level experts, they could be considered first-rate forces.
And those top forces all had powerful experts, even ranking in the top ten of the Strong Ranking.
Each one possessed terrifying strength at the Dou Spirit Peak level.
From this, it could be seen how intense the competition in the inner court of the Canaan Academy was.
Only forces with Dou Spirit Peak experts could be considered top forces.
Therefore, ordinary second-rate forces or even first-rate forces didn't dare to provoke Xiao Ze.
Being at the Dou Spirit level plus mastering ground-level martial skills was already enough to deter them.
A melodious bell suddenly rang out, and an elder also appeared out of thin air in front of the tower.
The elder looked around, his gaze seemingly indifferent, but it paused on Xiao Ze for a moment.
Then, a majestic voice echoed through the square.
"Open the tower!"
Xiao Ze and his group remained calm, not rushing to join the queue, still chatting under the shade of the tree.
When the crowd had thinned out considerably, Xiao Ze walked towards the black tower.
"Are you guys the victorious newcomers' team that's been making waves these past couple of days?"
As Xiao Ze approached, the elder smiled and spoke.
"In response to Elder, if you're referring to the victorious team of the Fire Hunt, then yes, that's us."
Xiao Ze bowed.
"Hehe, no need for so much courtesy, young ones. Old Lin told us about your situation yesterday. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have believed it."
The elder chuckled as he introduced himself.
"I'm Elder Liu, you can just call me Elder Liu. How much do you know about the Sky Incineration Refining Tower?"
"A little."
Xiao Ze thought for a moment before answering, "The first time you enter the Sky Incineration Refining Tower, you'll endure the roasting of Heart Fire."
"Yes, because the first time you endure Heart Fire, without knowing how to resolve it, you can only passively endure its roasting."
Elder Liu stroked his beard, smiling as he explained.
"The longer you can endure, the stronger your resistance to Heart Fire, and the more benefits you can gain inside the refining tower."
"However, there are also risks involved because enduring Heart Fire roasting inside the body is not a safe practice."
"Then, from now on, I'll trouble Elder Liu to look after us," Xiao Ze said, clasping his hands.
"Haha, rest assured, young ones. This is already my duty; I won't let anything happen to you."
Elder Liu chuckled, allowing them to begin their attempt.
Han Yue, seeing that Xiao Ze and the others were not moving, volunteered and stepped into the tower first.
Soon, Han Yue's expression changed suddenly, and her body became somewhat stiff.
Her originally fair face began to flush, as if there was a flame burning inside her body.
"Xiao Ze, let's go?"
Xiaoxun'er held the little doctor's hand and stepped into the refining tower together, then turned back and blinked at Xiao Ze.
"Do you want to try and see who can endure longer?"
"Maybe not. I might be the first one to break free," Xiao Ze said with a smile, shaking his head, following closely behind them.
At the entrance of the Sky Incineration Refining Tower, four figures stood motionless.
Elder Liu stood nearby, with a smile on his face and anticipation in his eyes.
His gaze was focused more on Xiao Ze.
This young man, who was expected by the outer court, what kind of miracles could he create in the inner court?
There were also some senior students around, wanting to see what this newcomer, who was known as a monster, could achieve.
As soon as Xiao Ze stepped into the refining tower, he felt a faint, colorless Heart Fire appear near his heart.
However, Xiao Ze's powerful soul perception, coupled with his strong control over his body, allowed him to detect the Heart Fire the moment it appeared.
Although it was colorless and formless, it was still within Xiao Ze's body, so he could roughly sense its shape.
Before the Heart Fire could start to expand recklessly, Xiao Ze was already aware of its presence.
Although it was intangible and colorless, dealing with it for the first time still made Xiao Ze somewhat flustered.
Unexpectedly, it was directly suppressed by the Origin Tree.
After all, weakness and strength were always relative.
This strand of Heart Fire, compared to the true form of the Fallen Heart Flame, was extremely weak.
But even for newcomers who had just entered the inner court and were still at the Dou Shi or Dou Grand Master level, it was enough to cause permanent damage to their bodies!
Being easily suppressed like this, Xiao Ze also felt somewhat surprised.
At present, Xiao Ze didn't plan to take action himself.
He wanted to see how the Origin Tree would deal with this fireball.
Under the guidance of the golden light, the fireball was swallowed into the void space.
As soon as it entered the void space, the fireball completely lost its ability to resist.
Two golden roots pierced through the void, directly inserting into the fireball from both sides!
The Dou Qi inside the Origin Tree rushed into the fireball through one of the roots.
The fireball, originally the size of a fingertip, instantly expanded to the size of a basketball!
Fortunately, this void space was independent of his body.
Otherwise, the sudden expansion of the Heart Fire would probably cause damage to his body.
The fireball formed by the Heart Fire was inflated into a basketball size, and the originally colorless flame was rendered deep blue.
With the flicker of light, the Heart Fire diligently tempered the Dou Qi infused into its body.
It crazily compressed its own size because, with a terrifying enemy present, it dared not expand its own body.
As the Heart Fire continued to temper, a pure Dou Qi surged out from the other root and returned to the Origin Tree.
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(End of this chapter)