Chapter 71 - The Seed of Life

"Boat tickets?" Hearing Coribo's words, Chen Heng fell into thought and asked, "How can one obtain such a thing?" After he finished speaking, Coribo glanced at him, then shook his head and said, "I'm not sure." "However, I do know one thing." "Only the true nobles with powerful bloodlines flowing in their veins will have boat tickets." "Ordinary people are not qualified to possess such a thing." "I see..." Chen Heng immediately frowned. "In other words, only the true nobles with powerful bloodlines are qualified to board the ship to leave?" "Under normal circumstances, that's indeed the case," Coribo nodded. "However, there are exceptions." "If you have a powerful talent in a certain aspect and can be taken as a follower by a certain noble, you will be able to board the ship to leave together with that noble." "I got it," Chen Heng nodded and then continued to ask questions. In this way, the two of them kept asking and answering, chatting casually here. Kuludo, on the other hand, stood aside, listening quietly. He was listening with great interest, but he didn't yearn for the so-called boat tickets at all. After all, he didn't have any obsession with leaving this continent and didn't want to leave. Since he didn't want to leave this world, he naturally didn't long for the so-called boat tickets. Chen Heng was actually the same. At this moment, when he asked Coribo questions, he just wanted to further understand this world and didn't really mean to leave this continent. On this continent, he had worked hard for such a long time and had laid a certain foundation for himself. As long as he persisted in the future, he would be able to see the rewards. If he left this continent rashly, all that he had done before would be in vain. Going to a brand-new world, he would have to start all over again, and he didn't know how much time it would take. Through the conversation with Coribo, Chen Heng's vision was greatly expanded, and he also had a better understanding of this world. Apparently, this world was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. In fact, it was far more wonderful than Chen Heng had imagined. It was just that there were many things that he couldn't access in the past. But that didn't matter. He was not an ordinary person. Unlike others, he didn't have only one chance. For Chen Heng, if he couldn't touch those secrets this time, there would be a next time. After countless simulated reincarnations, one day, he would explore the deepest secrets of this world and obtain the truth of this world. Before that, all he needed to do was to be himself, and that was enough. After talking with Coribo, Chen Heng made a request. "Are you sure you want to drink the blood of the black wolf now?" Looking at Chen Heng, Coribo's face showed a bit of surprise. "Don't you want to wait a little longer?" "Your physique is special. For you, there is still room for your body to grow. There's no need to start the attempt now." "No need," Chen Heng smiled and said, "I can feel that my progress has gradually slowed down. If I continue like this, it will just be a waste of time and meaningless." His Rock Body Tempering had now reached the second step and was about to condense the Rock Body. At this stage, compared to the past, his progress had inevitably slowed down a lot and he couldn't maintain the efficient progress as in the past. Rather than continuing to waste time and slowly making progress like this, it was better to start the attempt now and try to awaken the Seed of Life. Only then did Coribo nod. After that, under Coribo's care, Chen Heng took off his upper clothes, smeared special potions on his body, and then swallowed the prepared black wolf blood potion in one gulp. A sweet and sour taste flooded into Chen Heng's mouth and then gradually spread, heading towards his entire brain. Before he knew it, his entire brain was dominated by a burning sensation. His whole body seemed to be burning with a flame, and it was extremely uncomfortable. This feeling was somewhat similar to when life was burning, but it was even more intense, just like the difference between a match and a big fire. Pain, extremely terrifying pain, surged from all over his body, making people have an urge to cry out. Chen Heng endured this pain with great effort and didn't scream. Sweat flowed down his body, and a faint trace of blood could be seen all over his body. A hot breath kept spreading outwards, like a stove constantly emitting heat. Undoubtedly, this was an extremely painful experience. However, with his tenacious will, Chen Heng managed to endure it. Looking at this scene, Coribo smiled. Being able to endure the pain caused by the burning of the black wolf's blood was equivalent to passing the first hurdle. If one couldn't endure this step, one's will would be distorted by the intense pain, which would lead to the inability to guide the subsequent changes and eventually result in the failure of awakening the Seed of Life. Under the effect of the black wolf's blood, once the awakening of the Seed of Life failed, it would mean the death of the knight himself. However, for this hurdle, Chen Heng undoubtedly passed it easily. Coribo was not at all surprised about this. As Chen Heng's teacher, he naturally knew Chen Heng very well. In his opinion, if Chen Heng couldn't even pass this hurdle, that would be a strange thing. Time passed slowly. Before he knew it, the intense pain gradually subsided. Drops of sweat kept falling, but now they had gradually turned red. On Chen Heng's skin, spots of blood kept seeping out, looking particularly eerie. But at the same time, a new change also appeared on Chen Heng's body. Bang! Bang! Bang! Sounds kept ringing out, like heartbeats, and also like the sound of war drums,格外的清脆响亮. In front of him, Kuludo seemed to hear Chen Heng grunt, and then the surrounding aura suddenly changed. A hot air current enveloped the surroundings and spread out in an instant, covering both him and Coribo. Feeling this sensation, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and look forward. "What is this..." Bang!! A strange sound suddenly rang out. In front, Chen Heng slowly opened his eyes and looked forward. On his body, the continuously surging life energy was spreading. Faintly, it seemed that a pale white light was condensed on the surface of his body, but it quickly dissipated. It disappeared so quickly that Kuludo almost thought it was an illusion. "It seems that the effect is very good," Looking at the changes on Chen Heng's body, Coribo immediately smiled. The result of Chen Heng drinking the black wolf's blood was even better than he had expected. During the process of a knight awakening the Seed of Life, stimulated by life energy, the knight's strength would make a leap forward and his body would be improved in all aspects. After drinking the black wolf's blood, the substances contained in the black wolf blood potion would further enhance this process. Moreover, Chen Heng's strength was far stronger than that of an ordinary knight apprentice. To put it bluntly, before awakening the seed, his strength was already no less than that of many knights. And now, with the dual enhancement of the Seed of Life and the black wolf blood potion, his strength had improved by a large margin, which even surprised Coribo a little. Under his gaze, Chen Heng stood there, gasping for breath. As the effect of the black wolf blood potion disappeared, the original intense burning sensation in his body began to gradually dissipate, and instead, a strong sense of fatigue and hunger emerged. It was as if he hadn't slept or eaten for several consecutive days. He was extremely tired at this moment. Even with a knight's physique, he could hardly hold on at this moment and had an urge to just fall asleep directly.