High Martial Arts: I Travel Through Heaven and Earth Through Dreams

Chapter 324 One step away from the 9th rank

The mastermind behind the actual order was sitting in a secluded, desolate canyon.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at that, that's what you call execution."

"This batch of employees may have a bit of a temper, but they're quite efficient at their work."

Lin Hanzhou, through the slave seal's vision, saw the Fiery Sun Celestial Venerable's transformation from furious to instantly submissive, and finally obediently going to work, and couldn't help but sigh.

The reason he needed these ninth-tier experts to help him collect the corpses of eighth-tier demons was because his Demon Emperor's Heart needed to absorb energy to recover.

In this void battlefield, the eighth-tier demon race is the best source of energy.

As long as his ninth-order demonic heart obtains enough energy, he can directly transform into a ninth-order demon emperor, possessing ninth-order combat power.

Although the ninth-tier Demon Emperor of the Demon Race is somewhat weak, he is basically nothing compared to the ninth-tier Human Race.

They can only defeat the ninth-tier human race by overwhelming numbers.

But no matter how weak a ninth-rank demon is, it is still a ninth-rank powerhouse, an existence that the eighth rank cannot reach.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if hundreds of eighth-level, tenth-level human cultivators with perfected Dao traces were combined, a single ninth-order demon would not be enough to fill its teeth.

Using the phrase "below the ninth level, all are ants" to describe the gap between them is perfectly appropriate.

Currently, this is also the fastest way for Lin Hanzhou to improve his combat power.

Although his current cultivation level is formidable, even allowing him to fight opponents of higher ranks, he is still only at the eighth rank.

Even if someone with this level of cultivation were to enter the battles of those ninth-tier powerhouses, they would only be an ant, unable to cause any trouble.

But once he possesses the combat power of a ninth-tier Demon Emperor, he can try to implement many things.

.....

Time is the cheapest, yet most agonizing thing in this desolate world.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

This once desolate and remote nameless canyon has now been completely transformed.

The ground of the canyon was no longer covered with black, hard rocks, but with a thick layer of grayish-white powder, which was the weathered and shattered remains of the demon race after their essence had been completely devoured.

The air was filled with an intense, almost overwhelming, bloodthirsty aura. If a low-level cultivator with a weak mind were to stray into this place, their consciousness would likely be instantly overwhelmed by this aura, turning them into a madman who only knew how to kill.

"Click."

A crisp sound came from the center of the canyon.

Lin Hanzhou sat cross-legged and casually crushed a demon heart that had lost its luster into powder.

That was the demonic heart of an eighth-order, fifth-level demon.

As a wisp of pure, dark purple demonic energy flowed into his body through his fingertips and finally merged into the greedily beating [Demon Emperor's Heart], Lin Hanzhou slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes held a deep purple hue, yet also revealed a profound sense of helplessness and restlessness.

"Failed again..."

Lin Hanzhou looked inward at the Demon Emperor's Heart within his body. After a month of frantic "feeding," it had become full and powerful. Each beat was like a thunderous war drum, pumping out a heart-pounding power.

However, there is still a thin veil separating us from returning to the ninth level.

"This feels so damn familiar."

Lin Hanzhou rubbed his temples, a self-deprecating bitter smile playing on his lips.

"Isn't this just like that damned Pinduoduo price-cutting app from my past life?"

"Even though the progress bar is already at 99.99%, the system tells you that you only need the 'last cut' to withdraw your money."

"As a result, you brought in all your relatives and even elementary school classmates you hadn't contacted in years, and you kept trying to collect the last penny, but all you ever got were 'gold coin fragments'."

This really messes with your mindset.

Over the past month, those more than one hundred "workers" have worked diligently and conscientiously without complaint.

Under the high-pressure whip of the [Soul Devouring Slave Seal], these ancestors transformed into the most efficient hunting machines, almost completely plundering the wandering demon race of the Void Continent.

There are at least five or six hundred eighth-tier demon hearts delivered.

Quantitative change has indeed led to qualitative change. Lin Hanzhou could clearly feel that the revival of the Demon Emperor's Heart had reached a critical point.

The problem is that this critical point is like the last 0.01% of Pinduoduo's future, which it just can't seem to get past.

He knew that this was not a matter of quantity, but of quality.

"Eighth-tier demons at the first, second, and third levels, although they are also eighth-tier, have too little demonic energy in their bodies and their demonic blood is too impure."

"This level of demonic heart simply cannot provide the explosive power needed to break through the ninth-order barrier."

They wanted to make that final push, to kick open the gate to the ninth level.

He must devour a true powerhouse, namely a demon at the eighth rank and tenth level.

Only a demonic heart of that level contains enough demonic energy to trigger a qualitative change.

"But it's difficult."

Lin Hanzhou sighed and sat back down on the stone platform.

Over the course of this month, he gained a more detailed understanding of the demon race.

Those cannon fodder and low-level demons, due to their low intelligence, are only driven by their killing instincts, running around like headless flies.

However, at the eighth rank, especially at the tenth level of the eighth rank, the demons' intelligence is no less than that of humans, and they are even more cunning and treacherous.

They are true hunters.

Before forming an overwhelming numerical advantage, these massive creatures typically choose extremely hidden void rifts or underground nests to lie dormant, accumulating power and waiting for their opportunity.

Trying to find these deliberately hiding creatures in this vast, dark wasteland is like finding a needle in a haystack.