Dongfang Hong frantically scavenged materials.
He was covered in sweat as he cut through the beast's fur, covering a radius of a hundred meters, then its eyes, and then its bones... He didn't even spare the flesh and blood, devouring it in large mouthfuls, eating it raw, and the blood energy within his body surged like never before.
"I can do it!"
"I can digest more flesh and blood!"
"In this world, His Majesty the King only knows how to flatter the Earth Dragon Gate. Once a child is found to have sufficient aptitude at the age of three, he is sent to the Earth Dragon Gate. Countless families are torn apart, yet they do not know that seventy percent of these children will become bait for taming the Earth Dragons. Of the remaining thirty percent, only a few survive the brutal battles. My own brother..."
I will become stronger! I will change all of this! I can do it!
Dongfang Hong's stomach was already bloated, his intestines were making loud rumbling sounds as if they couldn't bear the burden, but he was still eating, his eyes were bloodshot.
He must eat, he must absorb more blood and energy, in order to have even a one in ten thousand chance of forcibly breaking through.
Because of his lack of aptitude, he will find it very difficult to advance to the fifth level of supernatural powers in this lifetime and will never become a Golden-Clad Constable.
Those who can contact the Earth Dragon Gate, a subordinate sect of the Blackwater Palace, must at least be Golden-Clad Constables of the country, equivalent to the 'strongest person' of the country's martial arts alliance leader!
Eat, eat, eat!
Keep devouring until you break through or die!
Dongfang Hong originally planned to sell the materials to obtain some mild breakthrough materials, but considering his own aptitude, he gave up and chose to fight with his back against the wall, taking this path of nine deaths and one life. In that very elegant courtyard with a small bridge and flowing water, Fang Zong, who only intended to casually save a good person, hummed and a hint of interest appeared in his eyes.
"Is this fate?" Fang Zong chuckled softly.
He foresaw Dongfang Hong's fate.
So-called destiny is not something controlled by a god of fate; in fact, there is no such god of fate. Dongfang Hong's destiny began to swing like a clock from the moment he was born. Who was his father? Who was his mother? How many people were in his family? What was each person's personality like? Countless intertwined threads gathered together to form Dongfang Hong's initial destiny.
Then, when Dongfang Hong was eighteen, his younger brother was forcibly taken away, which also forcibly severed Dongfang Hong's original destiny. Dongfang Hong, who should have been a small merchant, embarked on the path of martial arts, starting from the lowest-ranking yamen runner, fighting on all sides and shedding blood in all directions, and finally became the silver-clad constable of this country.
"This little guy was supposed to die after failing to break through, or he should have succeeded but been dealt with by the emperor before even entering the Earth Dragon Gate. But my appearance has once again broken his fate, and it seems that his fate... is in my hands?"
Fang Zong bent his fingers.
His fingers touched the air, but in his eyes, an invisible thread was being drawn; he could kill Dongfang Hong right now, or he could give Dongfang Hong…
"Okay, then I'll give you a chance."
Fang Zong smiled and took a step forward, reappearing in front of Dongfang Hong.
He flicked two glass-bead-like objects with his fingertips. These were the mixed energies he was too lazy to absorb, but they were still mixed energies from a Heavenly Flood-level Grand Venerable. To Dongfang Hong, they were an eye-catching elixir that made him extremely envious!
It was like a thirsty traveler in the desert seeing an oasis, or like a starving ghost who hadn't eaten for 108,000 years suddenly being presented with a gluttonous feast!
"Give it to me..." Dongfang Hong's eyes were bloodshot as he reached out to snatch it.
However, in the next instant, he saw Fang Zong's ambiguous smile, as he used his great will to control all his desires. Fang Zong also saw Dongfang Hong's fate line jump. Even if Fang Zong didn't intervene, Dongfang Hong wouldn't have died during the forced breakthrough process.
He's a good person, a resolute young man.
Fang Zong nodded approvingly, and with a wave of his hand, two glass beads shot into Dongfang Hong's left and right eyes. The blood energy within Dongfang Hong's body instantly receded, like thin snow meeting a powerful beam of light capable of melting gold and refining iron; it was instantly and completely absorbed by Dongfang Hong. The two energy beads then released something like meridians that spread throughout Dongfang Hong's body. In an instant, Dongfang Hong seemed to possess world-destroying power!
"Thank you so much, Immortal Master!"
Dongfang Hong promptly knelt down and performed three bows and nine kowtows.
Fang Zong accepted the offer with a smile, then shook his head and said, "You are not qualified to be my disciple."
"Immortal Master?"
"Saving you was just a joke. If you want to repay the favor, take over this country. I have a friend coming to visit soon, and we need a place to hold a banquet. We'll need to set up some welcoming platforms."
Fang Zong casually said, "My friends like to see the people living in peace and happiness, so the monarch of this country should be changed, and the sect that this country worships should also be changed... I remember that this country worships the Earth Dragon Sect under the Blackwater Palace? Let's destroy it."
As they were talking, Fang Zong discovered that Dongfang Hong's fate had changed again, and in a very interesting way.
He casually uttered a few words, and Dongfang Hong's Fate God transformed into a monstrous torrent, covering the lines of all life in the entire kingdom, and then intertwined with another very thick Fate God, in a love-hate relationship.
"Your brother is still alive."
Fang Zong was immediately amused. Without saying anything more, he waved his hand and threw Dongfang Hong out.
A beam of light shot up like a meteor, reaching infinite heights before suddenly falling. Dongfang Hong found himself in a very familiar place.
In the training ground, which covered more than 30 acres, hundreds of bronze-crowned constables filed in, reporting information from constables in various places about the search for suspects in the Blackwater Palace. Of course, all of them were empty-handed. The one who received the message was Xue Wuqing, the top constable among the thirteen in the country!
The bottom twelve of the thirteen constables are all terrifyingly powerful individuals at the fifth level of supernatural abilities. Only Xue Wuqing has reached the Imperial Path level, with a status similar to that of the King. There are even rumors that Tie Wuqing is the true representative of the Earth Dragon Gate, even more powerful than the King.
Upon noticing Dongfang Hong, Xue Wuqing raised an eyebrow, and a flurry of snowflakes fell, freezing hundreds of meters and creating a snowstorm that stretched for miles. He stood like a god amidst the heavy snow, and asked in a clear voice, "Silver-clad Dongfang Hong, what brings you here?"
"Humble..."
Dongfang Hong's voice trailed off.
Xue Wuqing was once his most admired strongman, his most hated enemy, and his most feared leader. But when he met Fang Zong again, he remembered Fang Zong's indifferent figure and felt that compared to the serene immortal master, Xue Wuqing, who seemed like a god of ice and snow, was so insignificant.
No!
It's not about comparing it to the Immortal Master.
But... is Xue Wuqing really that weak?
“I…” Dongfang Hong straightened his bent back and suddenly said, “I want to say, in the past six thousand three hundred years, how many innocent children of our country have actually died in the Earth Dragon Gate?” His eyes were filled with tears as he roared, “How many of them have died in the Earth Dragon Gate!”
"Bang!"
With a roar, the sound waves exploded.
Dongfang Hong was still waiting for Xue Wuqing's reply, but found that Xue Wuqing had been turned into smoke by his shout.
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