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The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit gradually discerned the situation.
It disdainfully exhaled a mouthful of reddish-brown smoke, convinced that Ning Zhuo's actions were completely futile.
However, just as it was about to lift a fingertip to stop Ning Zhuo, it abandoned the thought.
Suddenly, it found watching this spectacle rather interesting.
It's like toying with a little ant, each time raising a palm to block the ant's path. When the ant found no way forward, it could only turn around and take another path. By constantly blocking the way, the ant had to keep changing its path.
Isn't this amusing?
Unaware that he had become the little ant, Ning Zhuo felt immense pressure.
*"I must succeed."*
*"I must destroy my own name!"*
Ning Zhuo was acutely aware of the severity of the situation.
*This success or failure could determine his life or death!*
*Even if he didn't die, the outcome would surely be very tragic.*
*Would he join the Ning Family and confess to them?*
Ning Zhuo hardly considered this option.
*Given the family traditions of the Ning Family, if he confessed, they would likely support him on the surface while secretly suppressing him.*
*Support? They would just treat him as a tool.*
*His future life would undoubtedly be stifled, with everything he gained at the Immortal Palace being seized by the family.*
*Freedom? That was out of the question!*
"What about joining the other three parties?"
Ning Zhuo shook his head to himself.
*Joining now was not good. People like Meng Chong and Zhou Zhu had been secretly harmed. As an outsider with such outstanding achievements, he would definitely become the focus of major powers.*
*His small stature couldn't endure it, absolutely couldn't endure it!*
*"My greatest advantage is that I've always hidden my talents, stayed in the dark. But now, a simple ranking board had exposed my concealment, nullifying the results of more than ten years of hiding."*
*"I am not willing!"*
With such pressure and emotions, Ning Zhuo quickly assembled a makeshift catapult.
He aimed it accurately, calculated the distance, then quickly cut the cord.
The next moment, the massive hammerweight in the sling was launched.
Bang.
A muffled sound echoed as the massive hammerweight hit the stone pillar hard, precisely landing on Ning Zhuo's name.
Then, another loud bang resounded.
The massive hammerweight crashed onto the floor tiles, shattering the nearby tiles.
However, on the stone pillar ranking board, Ning Zhuo's name still showed no damage, remaining just as prominent and outstanding!
Seeing this, Ning Zhuo's heart sank heavily.
He clenched his fists tightly, staring up at his name with determination.
*He never expected that during his second exploration of the Lava Fairy Palace, he would encounter a life-and-death crisis!*
*If he were not in a puppet body right now, he would surely be drenched in sweat.*
*Various negative emotions inevitably arose and quickly spread through his heart.*
Ning Zhuo couldn't help but recall his mother's dying instructions.
*"Mother told me to stay safe. If my life is in danger, even if I have to give up this Immortal Palace, I can."*
*"Life is still the most important!"*
*"Perhaps I shouldn't have any greed and come to explore the Lava Fairy Palace."*
Ning Zhuo sharply shook his head, a cold light appearing in his eyes.
*"Heh, what's wrong with me?"*
*"If I had another chance, I would still choose to do this!"*
*"With such an opportunity before me, if I don't fight for it and live so cowardly, I might as well be dead."*
*"Calm down!"*
*"Even if I am eventually exposed, I accept this worst-case outcome."*
*"Because these are all my own choices!"*
Ning Zhuo adjusted himself very quickly, returning to a state of calm and composure.
Once calm, he soon had other ideas.
*"The stone pillar ranking board is difficult to destroy, but perhaps the Lava Fairy Palace itself offers a function to alter or disguise names?"*
*"In the preparation room, there are still many places I haven't explored."*
Ning Zhuo began to explore around.
He quickly browsed through the workbenches, mechanical crafting tools, and various types of mechanical platforms. Some he recognized, but most he did not.
He reached the exit of the room and touched the doorway, but there was no response.
*"It seems the preparation room doesn't provide any rewards."*
Finally, he focused on the five stone pillars in the center of the room.
Earlier, he had touched the stone pillars to scrape off his name, but nothing happened.
However, Ning Zhuo thought it over and still felt that the stone pillars should not be so simple.
He tried to infuse Spiritual Power into the stone pillar, and the next moment, the pillar emitted a thin ray of light, striking Ning Zhuo squarely in the chest.
In Ning Zhuo's chest, the fine light imprinted a seal.
Within a few breaths, the seal faded and disappeared.
"Trial Disciple?" Ning Zhuo saw the seal and felt it was familiar.
Suddenly, he understood: the font style of the seal was consistent with the Buddha Heart Demon Seal.
*"This is not surprising, as the Buddha Heart Demon Seal was something my mother retrieved from the Lava Fairy Palace."*
The seal from the Lava Fairy Palace had not dissipated, just hidden its form.
Then, further messages were transmitted to the depths of Ning Zhuo's heart.
*"It turns out that having a name on the ranking board means there are weekly rewards. These rewards are related to the specific ranking. The higher the rank, the more generous the rewards."*
*"One week's time... from when does it start counting?"*
*"What are the specific rewards? They also didn't say."*
Ning Zhuo leaned against the stone pillar, looking up at his ranking, sighing bitterly in his heart.
*"That's not the problem."*
*"I would rather give up these rewards than have my name removed."*
For Ning Zhuo, rewards were just the icing on the cake. But name exposure was nearly catastrophic!
*"I must get off the list, get off the list!"*
*"What should I do?"*
*"I don't want my name to be up there!"*
Ning Zhuo racked his brain, but still couldn't think of a good solution.
But due to his exhaustive thinking, he gradually felt a vague yet familiar sense.
*"This feeling..."*
*"It seems like the Buddha Heart Demon Seal?!"*
In an instant, Ning Zhuo felt like a drowning man clutching at a lone life-saving straw. Whether it was useful or not, it was his only hope at the moment.
Immediately, he focused his spirit, eliminating distractions, fully amplifying his sense of the Buddha Heart Demon Seal.
Fire Persimmon Immortal City.
Ning Zhuo's physical body lay on the bed, indistinguishable from normal sleep.
But within the Upper Dantian Divine Sea, the towering Treasure Seal began to gradually illuminate.
Its brilliance intensified continuously, emanating from the physical body, traveling along the Life Hanging Thread, reaching Ning Zhuo's soul.
Ning Zhuo's soul was residing in the puppet, which was constantly in contact with the five stone pillars.
Through this transmission, the influence of the Buddha Heart Demon Seal extended over the five stone pillars.
Ning Zhuo: "It works, it really works!!!"
Under Ning Zhuo's intense desire, his name actually began to slowly sink down.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had been watching Ning Zhuo all along.
Seeing Ning Zhuo try every method to erase his name but fail, then fall into deep contemplation, it found it quite amusing.
It lay on the throne, eyes penetrating space, watching with great interest.
The next moment, its actions halted abruptly, and its eyes shot out blinding red light.
It had sensed the Buddha Heart Demon Seal!
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit became extremely agitated, leaping up, flying into the air.
Roar!
It let out a mighty roar, its delicate little body emitting an astonishing cry. The entire Lava Fairy Palace again radiated dazzling treasure light!
On the top of Fire Persimmon Mountain, treasure light like giant pillars shot by the hundreds and thousands straight into the sky.
The entire Immortal Palace trembled endlessly, magma violently churned, and thick smoke billowed continuously.
The Fire Persimmon City Lord, who had been the guardian, was jolted awake and hurriedly took action to suppress it, preventing Fire Persimmon Mountain from erupting.
*"What on earth is happening?!"* he wondered, full of confusion.
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