The emerald green light grew even brighter, like a green-glowing light bulb slowly rising from the bottom of the well. Not only Jiang Hao, but even the mage standing diagonally opposite him began to breathe rapidly.

Finally, the Immortal Heart emerged. It was a dark green seed the size of a grain of rice. The bright light did not emanate from it, but rather the surrounding light was being drawn to it in a frenzy, and the sheer volume of light created its dazzling appearance.

The moment the Immortal Heart appeared, Jiang Hao couldn't help but cast a detection spell over it.

Seed of the Immortal Heart

After the ancient immortal heart was shattered, the last remaining crystallized part, through years of accumulation, formed a seed.

The simpler the introduction, the more impressive it is.

The older something is, the more powerful it is.

This is Jiang Hao's understanding of the Immortal Heart Seed before him.

He confidently clenched his right hand, expecting the Seed of Immortality to appear automatically, but it continued to rise slowly. Jiang Hao opened his right hand and saw it was empty.

Huh? Wasn't it said that my talent was top-tier? Wasn't it said that any target would be hit 100% of the time?

This is the first time Jiang Hao has encountered a situation where his talent doesn't work.

A moment later, Jiang Hao's eyes widened, and he took a deep breath.

He was startled by a thought of his own.

Hiss~

Could it be that the level of the Immortal Heart Seed is even higher than my talent?

In that moment of distraction, Jiang Hao saw that the mage Proud had somehow produced a jade porcelain bottle. The bottle, which Proud was holding lightly in his hand, was emitting a white glow, much like the grayish-white vortex in the air. At that moment, the bottle's opening was directly facing the Immortal Heart Seed floating in the air. Jiang Hao quickly turned his head and saw the Immortal Heart Seed flying towards the bottle's opening. Without hesitation, Jiang Hao swung his greatsword at Proud.

Proud's body vanished instantly, and the jade porcelain bottle, having lost its footing, crashed to the ground with a clatter, though it didn't shatter. The Seed of the Immortal Heart paused briefly in mid-air, adjusted its direction, and continued flying towards the jade porcelain bottle.

Proud's body appeared beneath Jiang Hao's greatsword, the dizzying stars above his head spinning rapidly, his wolf-like face revealing neither joy nor shock. Jiang Hao immediately commanded his summoned creatures to launch a group attack on him, while he himself hurriedly ran towards the direction where the jade porcelain bottle had fallen. He needed to obtain the Immortal Heart before the Seed of Immortal Heart drifted into the porcelain bottle.

He could have easily used his talent to pull the jade porcelain bottle over, but Jiang Hao didn't dare gamble. What if the bottle couldn't be pulled over either? That would be a complete waste of a second. Moreover, once the Immortal Heart Seed entered the bottle, whether it could be retrieved, and how, was another question. Jiang Hao didn't want any unexpected events to occur, so it was safer to personally seize the Immortal Heart Seed.

It was only five or six steps from here to the jade porcelain bottle. Jiang Hao quickened his pace, but his movements were still like swimming in water, only managing two steps per second. The Immortal Heart, though floating slowly, was still much faster than him. Jiang Hao was anxious and was about to try using his talent to pull the bottle over when he noticed the light on the bottle suddenly disappear. The Immortal Heart seed seemed to have suddenly lost its pull and began to hover in mid-air. Jiang Hao quickly looked up at the well and saw that the grayish-white vortex above the well, without Proud's control, had stopped flickering and its rotation was slowing down, almost stopping completely. Jiang Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Hao turned to look at Proud, who was still dizzy, surrounded by nine summoned creatures that were launching a fierce attack. He figured Proud's health bar would be emptied soon. Jiang Hao walked to the Seed of Immortality, feeling the cool air and slight warmth emanating from it, and then reached out and grasped it in his hand.

With a snap, a sudden change occurred.

The porcelain vase on the ground suddenly shattered, startling Jiang Hao. He quickly turned his head and saw a wisp of white mist rise from the broken pieces of porcelain, then form in the air the phantom of a gnoll wearing a tall mage's hat and a jet-black mage's robe. The gnoll's fur was completely white, yet it showed no signs of old age. Its posture was upright, and its demeanor clearly indicated it had long held a high position. The gnoll looked down at Jiang Hao like a god looking down upon the mortals below.

Why is there another boss in WC?

Jiang Hao subconsciously withdrew his hand from the Immortal Heart Seed, only to find it had vanished. He quickly looked around, but couldn't find a trace of its existence.

"Player has obtained the Seed of Immortality and completed a special event quest. Thank you for your assistance. You will now be teleported to your original realm. Please prepare accordingly. Teleportation countdown: 5..."

Jiang Hao, who had been puzzled, suddenly revealed a hint of joy. Looking at the mage in the air again, he saw that the mage was scrutinizing him carefully, as if a god were examining his believer.

"Did you obtain the Heart of Immortality? Give it to me!"

“4”

The illusory mage actually spoke, and immediately asked Jiang Hao for the Seed of Immortality, which startled Jiang Hao.

"You're not a gnoll?"

The sorcerer's eyes blinked, revealing a profound truth. Jiang Hao suddenly sensed his anger; his entire phantom distorted as if engulfed in a heatwave. The sorcerer pointed, and a beam of white light instantly struck Jiang Hao.

"Damn it!"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, a sharp, needle-like pain shot through his chest. Jiang Hao then noticed that the fist-sized gray armor on his chest, along with the werewolf fur and skin inside, instantly turned grayish-white after being struck by the white light. The grayish-white armor slowly crumbled, turning into sand-like fragments that fluttered down. Through the large hole in his chest, Jiang Hao could see his internal organs throbbing inside his body. The sensation was strange; there was no pain, and he couldn't even smell blood.

A grayish-white color spread outwards from the fist-sized hole, like ripples on water. It seemed that Jiang Hao would be reduced to ashes before the countdown ended.

"You're not from this realm?"

The Grand Master frowned and said.

“3”

Jiang Hao was terrified, wondering why the system notifications were taking so long!

The camera shifts, skipping the events unfolding in the cave, and rapidly ascends into the sky until the area transforms into a light blue planet. The camera pans to a specific direction in the void, revealing vast swathes of stars. The camera moves quickly forward, the stars appearing as afterimages and disappearing rapidly at the edges of the frame. But large swathes of stars are emerging from the center of the frame. This continues for an unknown period—perhaps a century, perhaps just a moment. Finally, a nebula appears in the frame. The camera slows, focusing on the largest star within the nebula. The star rapidly grows larger, revealing an ocean, then a vast landmass, and in the center of that landmass, a magnificent palace. Finally, the camera enters a grand hall, revealing a gnoll wearing a tall mage's hat and a jet-black robe, sitting cross-legged on a low couch.

"Haha...hahaha, it's rare to see you get the short end of the stick. What happened? Tell me so I can have a good laugh too."

The voice was old and hoarse, coming from beside the monk.