Chapter 536

Chapter 536: Mortal Body

All the Hidden Spirit Sect Disciples received a message.

“A new inheritance small world has been discovered, filled with a wealth of artifacts, spirit objects, spirit stones, and spirit ore.”

“The small world has already been secured by the sect and will arrive outside the sect in a month, at which point it will be open to all sect’s disciples.”

“Please prepare yourselves accordingly.”

Upon reading this message, the first thought that crossed the minds of all the sect’s disciples was that the sect was handing out benefits again.

"Another month to wait?"

"I can’t wait any longer~"

"I wonder if I can snag a top-tier artifact as a reward."

The Hidden Spirit Sect Disciples began eagerly anticipating the arrival of the inheritance small world.

At that moment, Eryuan, who was busy devouring a large meat roll, glanced up at the sky and said with anticipation, “I wonder if there are any top-quality ingredients inside."

She felt like she had already eaten everything edible around the sect, so she had recently become obsessed with collecting rare ingredients and having the chef whip up delicious dishes.

“The inheritance small world has been sealed for ages; any ingredients inside might have gone bad," Li Lei Hu remarked from beside her.

"What do you know? An unfamiliar small world means an entirely new environment. Do you get what that implies?"

"It means a setting and ingredients completely different from our Lin Sen Fairy City—the fusion of unique flavors and textures. Can you even grasp that?"

Eryuan had an air of superiority, as if she were the only one who truly understood.

"I just think as long as I can fill my stomach, it’s fine. Once I advance further, I won’t even need to eat anymore," Li Lei Hu replied nonchalantly.

“You ordinary folks can’t appreciate the delicacies of this world; they’re wasted on you,” Eryuan retorted, turning her head back to continue munching on her meat roll.

Li Lei Hu, who was eating, simply chuckled at Eryuan’s attitude.

Before long, the large meat roll in Eryuan’s hand was completely gone.

“Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something: you should be careful when visiting the Precious Artifact Rabbit Clan’s soul healing center; certain people aren’t too happy about it,” Eryuan said, squinting her eyes. She hadn’t seen Li Lei Hu get scolded in a while.

Li Lei Hu, mid-bite, froze for a moment, his eyes flickering with panic as he quickly said to Eryuan, “You’ve got to explain to your sister Mo Wan that it was my dad who took me there. It wasn’t my idea!”

“Whether it was your idea or not doesn’t matter; the fact is, you went,” Eryuan replied casually.

A few years ago, a struggling Precious Artifact Rabbit opened a soul healing center in Lin Sen Fairy City with a group of her sisters, offering treatments to soothe the souls of human cultivators.

The soul healing center became an instant sensation in Lin Sen Fairy City, and the Precious Artifact Rabbit Clan was astonished to discover how easy it was to earn spirit stones.

In no time, a massive industry chain sprang up. Rumor had it that the spirit stones held by the original founder of the soul healing center had already surpassed those of their beast king.

In human form, the Precious Artifact Rabbit sported long rabbit ears, giving her an exotic charm, especially when treating human cultivators, providing immense relief to their souls.

The middle-aged butcher, due to his long-term operation of high-level puppets, often suffered from soul overload and thus became a regular visitor.

"It’s just a visit to the soul healing center. Why is she so upset?"

"It’s not like it’s some shady place~" Li Lei Hu muttered under his breath.

With the rise of such a vast industry, a gray market inevitably followed.

“You know about shady places? Seems like I should bring this up with sister Mo Wan,” Eryuan said, smiling slyly with narrowed eyes.

“Eryuan, remember, when your sister Mo Wan loses hope in me, that’s when I’ll cut your head off,” Li Lei Hu threatened.

“You’ve grown some guts, huh? Threatening me now? It’ll take more than a few top-tier ingredients to win me over,” Eryuan said with a snort, standing up and heading out of the cafeteria.

“By the way, sister Mo Wan has been into the scent of Tianqing flowers lately. As your buddy, that’s all the help you’re getting,” Eryuan’s voice trailed back to Li Lei Hu.

“Now that’s how you get your hands on top-tier ingredients,” Li Lei Hu chuckled, watching Eryuan walk away.

A month later, on a beach near Hidden Spirit Island, all the Hidden Spirit Sect disciples gathered, lining up to enter the Glowing Portal in an orderly fashion.

By then, the Taiyue Sect’s inheritance small world had been transformed into a massive trial arena.

Once all the sect’s disciples entered, they received a message.

The trial tower in the sect was no more—this place would now serve as the Hidden Spirit Sect’s trial grounds.

“Wonder what new twists they’ve added this time.”

As Xiong Li stepped through the Glowing Portal, he was greeted by an enormous plaza.

From the plaza, numerous paths branched out, leading to areas that once housed the trial tower’s various challenges.

“Battle Royale, Lives and Deaths at High Speed, Wujie’s Limitless Challenges, Lives and Deaths Arena—these were the old trial games.”

“Alliance Canyon, Mortal Body, Simulated Life, Gravity Ladder, Path of Heart…”

“They’ve added a bunch of new stuff,” Xiong Li muttered, frowning.

He wasn’t a fan of these flashy new trials, but he couldn’t deny the benefits they offered.

“Senior Brother, the Mortal Body trial sounds pretty interesting. Wanna give it a shot?” Qian Bing, standing beside Xiong Li, asked with a playful wink.

“What? You wanna turn into a mortal and then try to blast me?” Xiong Li shot him a glare.

“Senior Brother, you’ve got it all wrong. I’m just curious, thought we’d check it out,” Qian Bing replied with a grin.

“Alright, let’s take a look,” Xiong Li said, curiosity piqued.

The two followed the path leading to the Mortal Body trial, soon arriving at a grand palace-like structure.

“Everyone, get ready. The first Mortal Body competition is about to begin.”

At that moment, streams of spirit light enveloped each Hidden Spirit Sect disciple.

They were teleported to an ancient battlefield, split into two equal teams.

“Choose your battlefield role.”

A light curtain appeared before Xiong Li, displaying three options.

“Melee, Ranged, Commander,” Xiong Li read aloud.

“This is a team-based competition. All participants will have mortal bodies, with strength and physical abilities equal to those of ordinary mortals.”

“To win, you must eliminate all enemies.”

“The match begins in fifteen minutes.”

An Electronic Voice explained the rules to everyone.

“Fighting with a mortal body?” Xiong Li muttered, feeling the fragility of his new form.

“Senior Brother, watch out. The other side has a lot of first-generation senior brothers,” Qian Bing warned, holding a longbow and carrying a quiver on his back.

“So what? Even with a mortal body, I can still take them down,” Xiong Li said confidently.

And right up until the moment he was overwhelmed by a flurry of blades, Xiong Li truly believed he was a powerful being.