"Ah, Fortress Master..." Inside the Palace Tree hall, Edward had just passed through when he saw Zhang Tie suddenly appear. Startled, Edward hurriedly bowed to Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie swept past Edward like a gust of wind, not even having time to say a word before rushing to Little Tree. He plucked the newly formed Soul Tribulation Fruit, stuffed it into his mouth, smiled at Edward, and vanished beneath Little Tree. The entire process took less than three seconds, leaving Edward standing there in stunned bewilderment...
When Zhang Tie emerged from Castle of Black Iron again, he was still chewing the freshly formed Soul Tribulation Fruit as he sat down cross-legged.
The last Soul Tribulation Fruit Zhang Tie had eaten had been in the Earth Element Realm. Though he had swallowed that one, he had barely activated it. It had been so long since he last ate a Soul Tribulation Fruit that Zhang Tie had nearly forgotten its taste.
The strange energy contained within the Soul Tribulation Fruit rose from Zhang Tie's mouth like a wisp of blue smoke after he swallowed it, then shot straight into his Sea of Consciousness and merged with his spiritual energy. A spot of light then appeared in his Sea of Consciousness. A strange hexagonal entrance came flying out of that light and enveloped Zhang Tie in an instant, bringing him into the bizarre Soul Tribulation Realm...
Zhang Tie appeared in the room again.
Zhang Tie stood there. Before him was the demonized puppet he had just killed. The red-eyed demonized puppet let out a roar and lunged straight at Zhang Tie as if it had encountered its mortal enemy.
This level-nine demonized puppet was no more than a fly buzzing around Zhang Tie to him now. He could not even be bothered