Today's first update: Chapter 3013! 1/4!
The answer finally surfaced. Analyzing the various clues, the former owner of that strangely beating heart had undoubtedly possessed strength far beyond the limit permitted on the Second Tier War battlefield—the Demi-Saint Realm!
The Second Tier War's Battlefield Rule was strict: aside from the rulers of each race, no existence at the sixth realm or above could personally enter the fray. Even manifestations of their power were forbidden.
That was precisely why Black Tortoise Crown Prince Si had been so utterly helpless when facing Xu Kun. He had not even been able to protect himself. How many times could this pampered Crown Prince possibly have personally faced real danger?
Whenever he traveled in the past, he had always been surrounded by attendants. Even if he offended powerful figures, the experts of his clan would stand behind him and vouch for him.
Therefore, Si's death had not truly been caused by a gap in strength, but by his failure to recognize the situation. Outside the battlefield, he might still have been unable to escape Xu Kun's deadly grasp, but he would not have died so directly.
Even a rebuke from one of the Eight Wise Kings had been ignored outright by Xu Kun, posing no threat whatsoever.
The rules were strict, but every race had its own ways of dealing with them.
For example, on the Rabbit Race battlefield, Wang Xin and Chi Ji had briefly unleashed power far beyond the Demi-Saint Realm through their fusion technique.
How could one gain combat strength beyond the Demi-Saint Realm in a Second Tier War constrained by the rules?
This was a direction countless races had continually explored in their pursuit of victory.
Ultimately, it could be summed up in one sentence:
"What comes from outside won't