Xu Qing sat cross-legged in the back room of the Green Spirit Pharmacy, his mind linked with the golden crow nascent soul. As of this moment, he was the golden crow.2

Upon entering the pearl, he found himself in a strange dimension. Everything was blurry and filled with roiling mist and muffled thunder. Then, only a moment after he arrived, the mist parted to reveal a huge face rushing toward him.1

It was none other than Guru Blackeyes. His eyes were crimson and bursting with madness. After being sealed in the pearl, he had experienced unending torment that made him wish he could die. He had assumed that his life would be like that forever going forward. But then, the terrifying Smoldering God had unexpectedly told him that he would have ten chances to devour a golden crow and thus free himself. He had no choice but to believe the Smoldering God. Therefore, as soon as he laid eyes on Xu Qing, he didn’t hesitate for a moment to unleash his cultivation base, causing a full secret trove to appear.6

“Hurry up and die!” he howled. “Hurry up and die ten times!”1

Then he lunged toward Xu Qing with his mouth wide to devour him.0

Xu Qing fell back, his golden crow body flaring with unending...1