I only have passive skills, so I'm extremely cautious

After the first round, there will be a one-week rest period.

But the empire did not reduce its enthusiasm because of the temporary end of the game. Instead, catalyzed by another incident, it reached a high degree of expansion and directly exploded.

That is the change of the Lei family!

There was no way this matter could be concealed, the top management was almost dead, and the other hostile aristocratic families were not fools either, so they easily got the news.

The entire empire was in panic, and rumors and rumors abounded.

Who doesn't panic?

Even Emperor Yu Yongren was extremely concerned and has been busy with this matter during this period.

While the whole country was focusing on the competition, one of the three major aristocratic families in the imperial capital was slaughtered by a mysterious killer. The key tribunal and other institutions could not find any clues.

This is the reason why the people are panicking, especially those small and large families in the imperial capital. For a moment, everyone is in danger, fearing that someone will come to their door.

Moreover, the White Tower Federation and the Divine Empire took the opportunity to fan the flames and posted rumors on the Internet all the time, trying to make this muddy water even more chaotic.

Yu Lingli was also very busy, but with his help, various clues were led to the other two empires, which had nothing to do with Chen Zhong anyway.

The instigator turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window and focused on having trouble with Jia Shuangshuang in the same room.

As for what to do?

Of course, he is studying how to make Jia Shuangshuang stronger...bigger!

As his personal imperial spiritual weapon master, Jia Shuangshuang's cultivation progress cannot be too decadent. Even with the assistance of earth-level skills, it is still a bit slow in Chen Zhong's eyes.

But he understands better that there is no way to encourage others, so he can only seek it slowly.

But there is one thing she can use, and that is the Heart of the Ancient Soul obtained at the Qiange Ancient Battlefield!

Since you don't need it yourself, it would be a pity to keep it and not use it. If you give it to others or sell it, it would be a waste of resources.

Therefore, Chen Zhong felt that using it on the person he trusted the most was the best choice.

The young sword master wants to use this heart to stabilize the sword, and he can see some of the effects of the ancient soul heart from it.

As a fifth-grade treasure, it is the most basic to improve the realm of cultivation, but this is not the real function of the heart of the ancient soul. What is precious about it is that it strengthens the internal organs and tempers the spiritual will!

The direct effects may include: doubling the personal will, being unafraid of charms, peering into illusions, and being immune to mental control when the strength is not much different.

There is also an effect that is coveted by master-level experts - the surface of the heart is covered with a layer of ancient soul protection, which can resist fatal damage in critical moments of crisis until the energy of the ancient soul is exhausted.

"Eat it directly?" Chen Zhong held the gleaming ancient soul heart, a little unable to hold it, and couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of the method in the ancient books.

This is a fifth-grade treasure. Even if the energy is mild and harmless, you can't be so careless, right?

Jia Shuangshuang, who was next to her, curiously looked at the heart-shaped and beating light group, "If I can become stronger, it doesn't matter, I'm willing to give it a try."

"Try it?" Chen Zhong frowned, "What if..."

"That's right. What if I get choked?" Jia Shuangshuang joked and said seriously after a few seconds, "If I can help you more, I really..."

"Don't try to impress me with some disgusting words. Where is your caution? The process must be followed. Go over and sit down and take a few pills to protect the meridians and internal organs!"

After Chen Zhong gave the serious instructions, he stood up, closed the doors and windows, and walked around in circles, "I'll make some preparations first so that I'm prepared."

So, Chen Zhong spent a whole day setting up the spirit gathering array, healing array, hemostasis array, concentration array, vomiting array, body protection array, freezing array, explosion-proof array...

Many auxiliary spirit arrays that are rarely used in daily life are all in action. They are overlapped in the room. The walls, floors, ceilings, desks, beds, and cabinets are all covered with dense spiritual array patterns and complicated spiritual seals.

Jia Shuangshuang silently watched Chen Zhong's every move, neither playing with her mobile phone nor sleeping, she just stared blankly.

"He is so busy because of me. I must not let him down. I must become stronger and stronger. When I grow up, I will give him... a baby Chen Zhong! Ahhhhhhh, I am so shy. What are you thinking about?"

Jia Shuangshuang started to attack herself, completely unaware that Chen Zhong had been standing in front of her for several minutes.

"Are you blushing like a bubble teapot? Are you racing inside your head again?" Chen Zhong looked helpless and pinched Jia Shuangshuang's pink ears a little harder.

When he said this, Jia Shuangshuang's face turned even redder.

"Okay, hurry up." Chen Zhong twisted Jia Shuangshuang out of the sofa and threw her into the center of the formation on the ground.

"Ouch... be gentle~"

"Please don't make any weird noises."

Chen Zhong handed her the Heart of the Ancient Soul, and their attitudes instantly became serious.

Jia Shuangshuang smiled, swallowed it in one gulp without a moment's hesitation, and then slowly started to run the technique, waiting for changes.

She knew that Chen Zhong would not harm her.

To be honest, Chen Zhong was a little nervous. Even though he had asked Ni Hengxiu to confirm the heart of the ancient soul, and even though he had read the ancient books over and over again, he was still a little nervous.

Take a deep breath, take a deep breath!

As he gradually calmed down, he observed carefully. As Jia Shuangshuang's only backing, he must take responsibility. Meticulousness is the best response.

One minute, nothing changes at all.

At the 61st second, Jia Shuangshuang's body glowed with a dark golden light. She was like a hollow porcelain doll. Her clothes and skin were illuminated almost transparently, and she could clearly see the bones and internal organs inside, and even the blood flowing in the blood vessels.

Hey guys, explicit photos appeared in front of people!

What made Chen Zhong breathe a sigh of relief was that Jia Shuangshuang didn't look uncomfortable. The expression on her face looked a bit like she was asleep, but also a bit... strange?

As the ancient soul energy entered Jia Shuangshuang's heart, the golden light converged, and a dull and depressing atmosphere began to fill the room.

The most critical moment had arrived, and Chen Zhong didn't even dare to take a breath.

Who would have thought that Jia Shuangshuang's expression gradually changed and she seemed to be enjoying it?

"uh-huh……"

She gasped unconsciously, her exposed skin became strangely flushed, and her empty eyes became blurred.

"Gu..."

Chen Zhong swallowed his saliva like never before and quickly took a sip of ice water to refresh himself.

Is this ancient soul’s heart a bit unorthodox?

Or are you saying that people are not serious?

Chen Zhong thought that this was the end, but he didn't think so. The suffering had just begun.

Maybe the ancient soul's heart really didn't feel any pain, Jia Shuangshuang kept humming.

Chen Zhong seriously doubted that Jia Shuangshuang did it on purpose!

Suddenly, the panting stopped.

Chen Zhong was startled and quickly concentrated.

At this moment, Jia Shuangshuang's heart was wrapped in a layer of dark golden light patterns, one of which moved upward and entered the center of Jia Shuangshuang's eyebrows.

The soul is tempered and the will is sharpened!

Time passed by, the night turned white, the blue sky turned black, Chen Zhong did not move his position all day and night.

The spirit gathering array and concentration array in the room were operating quietly, with light smoke floating in the air.

The spiritual tempering is completed, and finally the level is improved.

Jia Shuangshuang opened her eyes, light flowing in her eyes, she blinked blankly, her face suddenly changed, her delicate body trembled, "No more!"

Chen Zhong knew that she was talking about realm levels, so he immediately said, "Steady your mind, use your will to suppress it, stack it up like bricks!"

puff--

After several twists and turns, everything ended safely.

"Fifth level of Blood Surge Realm? It's okay. If you don't suppress it, you will probably rush directly to the peak of Blood Surge Realm, but that will make your spiritual power weak, and you will need to spend too much unnecessary time to adapt. Only by slowly trying can It's the safest." Chen Zhong touched Jia Shuangshuang's head happily and said, "Go take a bath."

Jia Shuangshuang was stunned, sniffed her arm, turned red, turned around and slipped into the toilet.

"call."

Chen Zhong let out a long sigh and settled the matter.

Next, it’s not time to be idle yet.

Two hours later, in a deserted mountain far away from the imperial capital, Chen Zhong brought Xiaobai here.

The goal is simple - absorb the blood of the ancient dragon!

Senior Jin Long's spirit really shocked Chen Zhong, and he also understood the reality that even a strong man at the level of a bald man could not survive alone in the face of the demonic catastrophe. What confidence did Chen Zhong have to survive even when the world was destroyed? Can survive?

Besides, he, who is supposed to be a lone wolf, has more worries.

It's deadly and suffocating.

Of course, Chen Zhong would give half of the ancient dragon blood to Xiao Baiyun. It was a dragon species, and the pure dragon essence blood would be of great benefit to it.

"We each have half of this thing." Chen Zhong took out the beads casually.

Xiaobai instantly turned into a stone statue, his eyes widened, and he knelt down uncontrollably. The process was smooth and smooth.

"This...this is...the blood essence of the golden dragon!"

"I...how dare I...really give me half of it?"

Xiaobai shed tears the size of his fist as he spoke, and they fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"Well, I should know how to absorb your instinct. Just find a place and hurry up."

The beads are not hard and can be pinched into two pieces with a little effort, one big and one small.

Chen Zhong naturally threw the big portion to Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, bursting into tears of gratitude.

Then it transformed into a small snake, swallowed it in one gulp, occupied a bird's nest, and destroyed the happiness of the two birds inside.

Chen Zhong first dug a deep hole in the ground, jumped in, and then buried it, leaving some gaps for ventilation.

Although there are already more than a dozen spiritual formations around, this is the imperial capital after all, so it is better to be careful.

At this time, Chen Zhong just swallowed the dragon's blood.

As for why he is so happy, the answer is: this is not his true form.

The effect of this passive skill shows that the benefits obtained by the clone are 100% fed back to the main body, so it is the same for everyone.

However, something happened that stunned him.

The dragon's blood melted in the mouth and poured into the four limbs crazily. Just when it was about to be tempered, the Xuanwu body started automatically.

Just as fast as the blink of an eye, the ancient eighth-level dragon blood was absorbed by the Xuanwu body!

Like a small splash caused by a pebble?

"Is this...done?"

Chen Zhong was at a loss, he didn't feel anything, it was over.

The next second, the pure power of the dragon's blood was reflected. Golden flow patterns appeared on Chen Zhong's body, and they converged under the skin little by little, revealing the pressure of the superior dragon clan!

The body bones have also strengthened...a little bit.

It is unpretentious to the extreme, and it consumes a lot of energy before taking a shit.

A minute after it was buried, Chen Zhong emerged from it, jumped up on a tree branch out of boredom, and watched Xiaobai.

Compared to Chen Zhong, Xiaobai is much more thrilling!

There were constant crackling sounds inside the body, as blue, white and gold intertwined and collided.

And its slender body has deformed and expanded, like a long sea urchin.

After noticing that Xiaobai was in pain, Chen Zhong made a hand gesture, and the concentration array and the healing array started to work. Soft light marks entered its body, relieving the pressure and severe pain.

The sun set, and the moon and stars were sparse tonight.

It was not until after five in the morning that Xiaobai finished absorbing the dragon blood.

"Ying——"

It raised its head and roared, changing its form.

The original pair of funny little wings had disappeared, and the snow-white dragon body had some golden scales. There was a small bulge between the four claws, which was a sign of the growth of the fifth claw.

There were three golden and blue delicate dragon horns on the head, which was a little cute.

The overall size was not large, with a body length of only more than 100 meters, but it was perfect, like a beautiful ice sculpture.

Now Xiaobai has completely lost his snake shape and is a true ice and snow dragon!

More importantly... Xiaobai has broken through to the fifth level!

Chen Zhong could not imagine how powerful the fifth-order high-level dragon clan was.

With Xiaobai now, Jia Shuangshuang's personal safety can be assured.

"Thank... thank you, Master, I..." Xiaobai was incoherent and excited.

Chen Zhong waved his hand and smiled, "I don't like to hear these things. Just protect Shuangshuang well, that's the best reward for me."

"Eh?" Xiaobai suddenly tilted his head, "Why is the master's... dragon clan pressure more powerful than mine?"

Chen Zhong spread his hands, "This touches on my blind spot of knowledge."

...

Some are happy and some are sad. Not only is the Lei family covered with white cloth, but Yanyu is also now full of clouds of sorrow.

"Who killed my apprentice!" The Lord of Yanyu shouted angrily, and lifted up the Yanjiang River hundreds of meters with a slap.

Everyone below was trembling and could not answer.

"Investigate! List all the suspects. I will personally greet their families!"

The order was issued, and all the members of Yanyu moved to list all the thousands of contestants and eliminate them one by one.

But they had no clues.

"When I was traveling with my senior brother before, I seemed to hear that... the Lei family and the Yan family asked my senior brother... to kill someone." An inconspicuous member reported to his superiors.

"Who!!!"

"Chen Zhong from Tianyan Academy."

...

A week later, the second round of the competition was just around the corner.

Some contestants were forced to withdraw from the competition because their injuries were not healed.

The second round of the competition will not be broadcast live to the public, and everyone just needs to wait for the results silently.

The venue of the competition was also announced on the same day, located in the public area bordering the Chiyan Empire and the Divine Empire-Beixuan Labyrinth!

Early in the morning, dozens of people boarded the military's combat airship, steam gushed out, and Jia Shuangshuang and others looked up to see them off.

"I heard that there is a real ice and snow realm over there, and you will also meet the spiritual warriors of the Divine Empire!" Yuan Wusha whispered excitedly.

"The Divine Empire?" Chen Zhong thought of his spy Luo Ya.

For various reasons, he and the Pantheon of the Divine Empire will collide sooner or later. The reason is that the Divine Empire is too restless, otherwise he would not have planned to attack them.

The discussions on the airship gradually disappeared, and everyone was doing things quietly.

The temperature dropped lower and lower, and soon fell above zero.

Looking at the thermometer, it was more than 20 degrees below zero!

"We are about to reach the Beixuan Labyrinth Town. It is not as peaceful as the Zhongyue Labyrinth Town. Everyone should pay attention to safety." A major general of the Imperial Army said seriously.

"The specific rules and content of the competition will be detailed later. Everyone should check their equipment and supplies now to see if the most important holy spring is sufficient. If not, come to me to get it." The person in charge of the event introduced seriously.