Meeting

Uncle pulled a sharp dagger from the void and tossed it into his nephew's arms with the leisurely air of saying, "Go commit seppuku."

This dagger was a Scout-class item. It was peerlessly sharp but had no bleeding effect, making it perfect for cutting through a Day Wanderer's tough skin without causing lasting damage.

"Uncle, give me this dagger." Zhang Yuanqing fondled the Sovereign-grade dagger, unable to put it down.

"If you want to give it to Fu Qingyang, he won't think much of it. If it's for Guan Ya, once she reaches the Sovereign stage, I'll give you something better. For now, she can't afford the price of using this dagger." Uncle refused. "As for you, it's practically useless."

There were so many treasures in the Myriad Treasure Tree, yet he was still this stingy! Zhang Yuanqing grumbled inwardly.

He gripped the dagger in reverse, pressed it against his chest, and drove it in with force. Slicing open flesh and skin, he lifted the pitch-black, throbbing heart connected to blood vessels into his palm.

Uncle leaned forward and held his palm above the heart. Dense, interlocking void runes immediately surfaced across the black heart's surface.

The family disgrace lightly twisted his wrist, and Zhang Yuanqing saw the void runes rapidly dissipate. A thin layer had vanished, and he immediately stuffed the heart back into his chest.

The next second, intense negative energy crashed over him like raging waves.

Zhang Yuanqing collapsed to the floor in agony. A sun mark appeared on his forehead, then twisted into a black-hole mark collapsing inward before transforming back into a sun mark.

His aura alternated between evil and hollow, and pure and radiant.

After repeating this cycle for a long time, Solar Power finally gained the upper hand, suppressing the Phantom God's Heart's