The New Method bigwigs looked grim as they opened the black box again and released the third Golden Core combatant.
A few dozen breaths later, they opened the box for the fourth time.
Then came the fifth, the tenth, the thirtieth...
In one Golden Core Realm duel after another, every creature released from the black box died.
Yes, they died horribly-even their corpses were given to Wang Quan by the victorious Legend Golden Cores.
Wang Quan happily plucked out their Golden Cores, briefly refined them, then sent them along with the brains to the Bump Spirit Monsters for cleansing and refinement.
Once the Bump Spirit Monsters finished, Wang Quan hung these things behind him.
For a time, his wisdom soared.
After all, these were the original brains of Golden Core prodigies. They really packed a punch when put to use.
The many Legend Golden Cores received Favor, grinning from ear to ear.
Wang Quan was grinning from ear to ear too.
The others assumed he was delighted by his haul of materials.
But they had no idea:
After they won their duels with Wang Quan's guidance, Wang Quan received Combat Favor too.
Though the Combat Favor earned through guidance was meager, little by little it added up, netting him another seven or eight strands.
Each strand of Favor could bring him a ray of Primordial Spirit Light.
The New Method bigwigs ground their teeth. "These Old Cultivation Method bumpkins killed our people, and now they're basking in the joy of a bountiful harvest?"
"Animals."
One New Method practitioner gritted his teeth. "Keep releasing experts."
"We won once at the start. We can definitely win again."
The other New Method bigwigs nodded and told the New Method unlucky wretch, "Hurry up and release more Golden Core experts."
"I don't believe every