My disciples are all villains.

"Demon?" Duanmu Sheng let go of the Overlord Spear to look at his wrists in disbelief. There were two purple dragons like birthmarks on his wrists. He could feel the marks contained indescribable magic power. As long as he adjusted his Primal Qi slightly, the two purple dragons would glow faintly, looking as though they would fly out at any time.

Lu Wu lowered his head and exhaled. "I... used… my essence… merged… with… them… Your… bloodline… awakened…"

"Them?" Duanmu Sheng was confused.

Lu Wu's tongue was different from humans after all. Therefore, its speech was slow. "Corrosive… energy… Great… Void Seed…"

'Corrosive energy?' Duanmu Sheng scratched his head, indicating he did not understand a single thing that was said. In the end, he said, "I'm very grateful you saved me, but I must return…"

Duanmu Sheng grabbed the Overlord Spear and leaped up into the sky. However, he soon discovered every direction looked the same.

Lu Wu said down on its haunches and ignored Duanmu Sheng as though it was saying, "If you have the ability, then leave..."

Duanmu Sheng turned around and said, "Send me back!"

Lu Wu said in a low voice, "Back… where?"

"To my master! To the Evil Sky Pavilion!" Duanmu Sheng said.

"Fight... defeat me… first..." Lu Wu said sleepily; its contempt was obvious.

"Okay!" Duanmu Sheng gripped the Overlord Spear with both hands. The shaft thrummed as Primal Qi surged. At the same time, the purple dragons on his wrists glowed faintly as well.

Swoosh!

A golden energy spear shot our looking like a gigantic dragon. The tip of the spear buzzed at a high frequency.

Duanmu Sheng's body was parallel to the surface of the lake as he thrust the spear out.

When the attack was about to land, Lu Wu turned around and opened its maw, exhaling a dense cloud of white mist.

Duanmu Sheng was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

Lu Wu, clearly bored, laid down and said, "Weak."

Duanmu Sheng. "..."

He felt extremely suffocated; he could not even defeat a beast!

He tried mobilizing and circulating the Primal Qi in his Dantian's sea of Qi in an attempt to crack Lu Wu's ice seal. Alas, no matter how hard he tried, not even a hairline crack could be seen on the block of ice.

Just Lu Wu had said, he was too weak! In the Evil Sky Pavilion, his talent was the lowest, his strength was the weakest, and his comprehension skill was the slowest. No matter how hard he worked to catch up, he could not compare to the others who only needed to expend a little effort to surpass him. However, all these things did not mean he had to admit defeat or give up.

Duanmu Sheng roared. At this moment, purple smoke rose from his arms like two dragons snaking around his body.

Bang!

Duanmu Sheng cracked the ice.

An evil energy lingered between his brows while the purple smoke wafted around his body like two dragons. His eyes shone with a cold fury.

Lu Wu raised its head slightly to look at Duanmu Sheng. "It's… not… enough!"

Then, Lu Wu stomped on the ground with its four paws, causing the island to quake, before it leaped straight up into the sky.

The water that splashes up from the lake immediately formed a curtain in the sky that was frozen in just an instant.

The air on the island was bone-piercingly cold; even the surface of the lake and the schools of fishes under it were frozen by Lu Wu.

With just a swipe of its paw, Lu Wu pushed the clouds away and landed on the frozen surface of the lake. It was nimble and landed lightly like a cat. Its eyes emitted a faint light as it said, "Use… your magic… power…"

After saying that, it turned around and leaped away.

…

Five days passed in just a blink of an eye.

When Lu Zhou activated his eighth Birth Chart, he had felt a sharp pain, but it was still within the tolerable range.

Based on this, it could be seen that the six Birth Charts were a cycle. For example, the pain of activating the eighth Birth Chart was similar to the pain when he activated his second Birth Chart. The difference was only the difficulty in activating the Birth Charts. Without passing the Birth Trial, the Birth Palace would not be able to endure the activation of the seventh or the eighth Birth Chart.

Fortunately, the process of activating Birth Charts this time was smooth. He had now successfully entered the Eight Chart stage.

The size of every cultivator's Birth Palace was different. The size of one's Birth Palace determined one's limit.

For example, Lu Li could only activate five Birth Charts. If he wanted to activate more Birth Charts, he had to expand his Birth Palace, which was an almost impossible task.

On the other hand, Lu Zhou's Birth Palace was quite miraculous. Every time he activated a Birth Chart, it would expand in size; his Birth Palace had been growing bigger and bigger. This meant he was still far from reaching his limit.

"I wonder how many Birth Chart I'll be able to activate?"

After everything had stabilized, Lu Zhou withdrew his lotus. He would have to wait a while before he could activate his ninth Birth Chart.

Over the past few days, Lu Zhou also noticed that Duanmu Sheng's loyalty had increased from 0 to 20 before it fell to 0 again. Strangely, when he used the power of sight, he could not even see the pitch-black scene anymore. It was as though he was being blocked by some invisible force.

"Lu Wu?"

Lu Zhou keenly felt that he had grossly underestimated Lu Wu. Lan Xihe was right; beast emperors were very powerful. If beast emperors are so powerful, were there even more powerful beasts than them in the Unknown Land?

At this moment, Conch walked into the Preservation Hall and said, "Master, Sixth Senior Sister has returned to the Evil Sky Pavilion."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Okay."

"Master, should I come along as well?" Conch asked.

The Unknown Land was extremely dangerous. If it was possible, Lu Zhou did not want to bring Conch with him. However, she was the only one in the Evil Sky Pavilion who knew the language of beasts.

"Yes." Lu Zhou nodded.

"Thank you, master," Conch said happily.

Lu Zhou said, "It's very dangerous in the Unknown Land. Be careful at all times."

"Understood," Conch said with a bow,

Ever since Conch grew up overnight, she had long wanted to find out about her past. How could she be willing to give up on the chance to go to the Unknown Land?

…

The next morning.

In the Hall of Runes.

"Master! I want to come along as well…" Little Yuan'er said with a pout.

Lu Zhou glanced at Little Yuan'er. After thinking for a moment, he said, "In the Unknown Land, the environment is harsh, and the light is scarce. There are also many ugly fierce beasts. Indeed, it's a good place to gain experience. You lack experience and have grown lax. It's not a bad idea for you to gain some experience…"

"Ah? Is that so?" Little Yuan'er hastily waved her hand and said, "Master, I better not go. It's fine for you to bring Little Junior Sister alone…"

"Hmm? You don't want to come?" Lu Zhou asked, puzzled.

"Yes. I won't go; I was only spouting nonsense earlier!" Little Yuan'er clasped her hands on her back and took a step back before she lowered her head.

"Forget it. Stay here then. If you have any questions, speak to your senior brothers."

"Yes, master!"

Following that, Lu Zhou and Conch stepped into the runic circle. With a flash of light, they disappeared from sight.

At this time, Mingshi Yin, who had appeared at some point, leaned against the entrance of the Hall of Runes and said, "Ninth Junior Sister, if master won't take you out to play, I'll take you out to play."

"No need." Little Yuan rolled her eyes at Mingshi Yin and walked out of the hall.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

Qiong Qi came out from the side and barked at Little Yuan'er.

Not only was little Yuan'er not afraid, but she barked fiercely as well. "Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Wuu!

Qiong Qi whimpered before running away.

Mingshi Yin. "..."

'Is this a typical example of bullying the weak and fearing the strong?'

Mingshi Yin was still lost in his thoughts when Zhu Honggong walked over. "Fourth Senior Brother."

"What's the matter?" Ming Shiyin cleared his throat and straightened his back, displaying the posture of a senior brother.

"Do you want to spar?"

"With you?"

"Fourth Senior Brother, you may not know this, but I'm no longer the same person from the past. I've been reborn during my years in the yellow lotus domain," Zhu Honggong said.

Ming Shiyin nodded slightly and imitated Yu Shangrong's attitude as he said, "Your courage is commendable."

"Huh?"

Before Zhu Honggong could reach, Mingshi Yin had already arrived in front of him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of miserable cries like that of a ghost rang in the air.

…

Meanwhile...

"Ding! You've disciplined Zhu Honggong. Reward: 200 merit points."

"Ding! You've disciplined Zhu Honggong. Reward: 200 merit points."