Jiang Hanshuang just stared at Tang Rao for a full ten minutes.

Finally, Tang Rao couldn't stand it any longer.

"Um, can you say something? Staring at me like this, it's really awkward," Tang Rao said.

"I just want to know if you are serious," Jiang Hanshuang said softly.

Tang Rao: "..."

Isn't it obvious that I'm serious?

I help you achieve your Golden Core, and you just give me a kiss, this should be a good deal for you.

If it were me, I'd kiss even the ugliest man without hesitation, not to mention I'm pretty handsome.

It's definitely a win for you.

"Er, it's just a kiss. Look, I need to get some reward. Asking you to pledge your life to me is too much, so just a peck will do. I'm actually pretty low maintenance. If it were someone else, without several hundred million Blood Spirit Pills, I wouldn't even bother," Tang Rao blabbered.

Jiang Hanshuang rolled her eyes.

"Can we, now?" Jiang Hanshuang asked.

"No rush, no rush, sometime when we find a quiet, secluded corner, we can sneak a kiss," Tang Rao said.

Jiang Hanshuang: "..."

"But currently, I actually don't have the ability yet. To achieve a Golden Core, one must comprehend the Heaven and Earth Rules, which is a necessary condition. Maybe once I reach the peak of the Integration Stage, I can start to manipulate the power of the Heaven and Earth Rules a bit, and then you can try to understand it through the power of my Heaven and Earth Rules," Tang Rao explained.

Hearing Tang Rao's words, Jiang Hanshuang felt somewhat disappointed.

She thought Tang Rao could help her reach the Golden Core Stage right now.

It turns out she has to wait until he reaches the peak of the Integration Stage.

This kid is just in the later stages of the Opening Light Stage, it will probably take a long time to reach the peak of the Integration Stage.

"Alright then, I'll wait for you to reach the peak of the Integration Stage," Jiang Hanshuang said.

And Tang Rao, just staring at Jiang Hanshuang, hesitating to speak further.

"Stop staring at me, my cultivation doesn't rely on Blood Spirit Pills. Do you want a few thousand of them?" Jiang Hanshuang gave Tang Rao a glance.

Tang Rao: "..."

You should have said so earlier, and here I was eagerly hoping.

"What do you plan to do next?" Jiang Hanshuang asked, "Ying Tianhe is vengeful and will definitely seek an opportunity to retaliate against you."

"Just let him retaliate; it's a good opportunity to trick some more Blood Spirit Pills out of him. One hundred fifty million isn't nearly enough," Tang Rao muttered.

One hundred fifty million Blood Spirit Pills is like fifteen billion units of Spiritual Energy. I'm currently in the later stage of Opening Light, and to move on to the peak of Opening Light, I need about one billion units of Spiritual Energy. I have no idea how much I'll need to transition from the peak of Opening Light to the early stage of Integration.

Five billion? Ten billion? Who knows...

Tang Rao was somewhat exasperated, what a situation, damn it, just at the Opening Light Stage and already dealing with billions of units of Spiritual Energy.

If this goes on to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul, wouldn't it be in the hundreds of billions.

Holy shit, there are even stronger realms ahead, don't tell me it needs trillions of units of Spiritual Energy, I could suck an entire planet dry and still not be sure if it's enough.

Jiang Hanshuang didn't say anything more, but quietly ate face to face with Tang Rao.

The food in this tavern was actually quite good, appealing to the eye, nose, and palate.

Absolutely top-notch.

"Hey bro, have you heard?"

"Heard what?"

"Holy shit, you don't know? Something strange happened in the center of the nine King Towers."

...

Tang Rao and Jiang Hanshuang at the table nearby, several people were howling and talking.

Both were stunned, then listened carefully.

"What strange thing, do tell!"

"Yeah, tell us, don't keep us in suspense."

"You guys are really out of the loop, let me tell you, between those nine King Towers, a mysterious deadly zone has formed. It's said that more than ten people have already died, among them, the strongest was a cultivator at the peak of the Opening Light. Anyway, anyone who gets close mysteriously croaks, don't you think that's weird?"

"Is it true? So mystical?"

"Nonsense, the guy from the next house to my aunt's little uncle just went to take a look and died immediately."

"Should we go take a look?"

"You can go if you want to die."

...

Tang Rao slightly furrowed his brow, a death zone formed at the center of the nine King Towers?

Is it true?

Was it formed naturally or artificially?

If it's artificial, it's still manageable, but if it's natural, then it's a big problem.

This means that the space barrier set up by that powerful being is starting to crack. These cracks will become more frequent and wider, eventually leading to the complete collapse of the entire space barrier.

Given Blue Star's current strength, it would be a tragedy once discovered by the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains.

"Should we go take a look?" Jiang Hanshuang asked.

"Let's go." Tang Rao nodded. If it really is a crack in the space barrier, it's best to repair it timely.

This might buy us some more time.

...

"So many people?" When Tang Rao and Jiang Hanshuang arrived, many people had already gathered around the nine King Towers.

Everyone was discussing.

Many even had faces filled with fear.

People are always terrified of the unknown.

"Let's go, let's have a look." Tang Rao didn't waste words and headed straight towards the center of the nine King Towers.

Jiang Hanshuang followed closely behind.

Soon, the two reached the front of the crowd.

A hundred meters ahead was a pitch-black crack, stretching right across the space.

Gloomy, mysterious, terrifying.

"Tang Rao, what do you think? Is it a problem with the space barrier?" Jiang Hanshuang asked.

Tang Rao slightly frowned, then shook his head: "It doesn't seem like it, it looks more like a crack caused by some kind of overlapping space."

Jiang Hanshuang didn't quite understand.

"A Space Token is actually a type of small overlapping space, and this, is just bigger and more advanced. I'm not quite sure what's inside, it might be a treasure trove created by some master, or it could be an extremely dangerous spatial trap," Tang Rao whispered.

"Damn it, let's go take a look!" At that moment, a burly man next to Tang Rao suddenly shouted.

The burly man was not weak, at the peak of Golden Core Stage, with a face full of beard, looking rough and tough.

"Old Niu, I'm with you!" Another person said.

"Let's go!"

The two steadily stepped forward, slowly approaching the dark crack.

Tang Rao just calmly watched.

There will always be those who aren't afraid of death to try these things.

If lucky, they get the first spoils; if not, they die instantly, providing lessons for those who follow.

The two weren't fast, pausing with each step, clearly unsure themselves.

When they were still ten meters from the crack, Old Niu suddenly roared: "Damn it, screw it, charge!"

With that, Old Niu suddenly burst with Spiritual Energy, rushing towards the crack.

"Crash!" The next moment, Old Niu's body collided with the dark crack.

His body, as if struck by some extremely sharp weapon, instantly burst into pieces, scattering blood and flesh everywhere.

As for the guy who followed Old Niu, he swallowed a gulp of saliva and started retreating.

His strength was similar to Old Niu's, it was better not to seek death.

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