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Even though Ming Xuan was heavily injured, the Da Yuan Qi Replenishing Powder was a pill used by the Core Formation Stage powerhouses to recover their strength. It contained a terrifying recovery rate.

Even though Ming Xuan was a powerhouse at the ninth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage, and had consumed a huge amount of his physical strength, he could still completely restore his strength with the potent medicinal effects of the Energy Replenishment Powder.

At this moment, Ming Xuan was sitting cross-legged on top of a huge mountain, continuously healing his body.

As for Xue Buhui and the others, they dug out the heart of the white tiger and placed it beside Ming Xuan to protect him.

When Ming Xuan recovered his strength, they were ready to return home. Hope ignited in everyone's hearts that the Great Ming Empire would be saved!

Just like that, about two hours passed before Ming Xuan finally opened his eyes. His black pupils glowed with a bright light, and there were even flashes of lightning within them.

Before, Ming Xuan had used up all of his energy and the power of lightning couldn't be transferred away. But now that the energy from the Energy Replenishment Powder had recovered, his wounds were fully healed. Even the vicious wound on his left side was healing rapidly.

Because it was only a short two hours, Ming Xuan had already recovered nearly two-thirds of his strength!

It would take three days to restore his strength to its peak, but at this moment, Ming Xuan was extremely excited. Not to mention three days, another two hours, a minute, a second, or even a single breath, it was all a waste of time!

Ming Xuan took off his blue and gold dragon robes that were tattered from the battle and changed into a suit of dark dragon tattoos on the black ground. He then said regretfully to Xue Wu, "General Xue, give me the final heart of the rank 10 evil spirit."

Without any hesitation, Xue Buhui handed the gigantic Fierce Tiger Heart to Ming Xuan.

With a flick of his mind, another eight hearts appeared, and a total of nine hearts floated around him.

Every heart was a blood-red color, but their shapes were all different. Some of them were small, some were huge, but no matter how big they were, they all contained unimaginable amounts of energy!

Looking at the nine hearts of all sorts of shapes and sizes, everyone felt as if nine tenth level ferocious beasts were standing in front of them. The terrifying pressure that was like a mountain caused their scalps to go numb and their minds to tremble.

Mingwu and Mingyue both saw this scene, and their eyes were filled with gratification.

If it weren't for Ming Xuan, they wouldn't have been able to gather all nine Class 10 Magical Beasts in such a short amount of time. Ming Xuan was the well-deserved number one, after this meritorious service, Ming Xuan would be the crown prince, and no one would be able to shake his position.

As long as a few dozen more years passed, or even a dozen more years, Ming Xuan would be able to break through to the Mortal Core realm. At the age of 20 to 30 years old, he would be able to step into the Core Formation stage.

The time has come. This world is finally being stepped on by me!

Ming Xuan muttered to himself, his eyes glazed over.

Suddenly, both his hands formed a seal and a powerful energy ripple appeared on his rune ring. With a "shua" sound, a circle with a radius of five meters rose from beneath his feet. Following which, an arc of translucent energy enveloped his entire body.

"Your Highness Ninth Prince, you …"

Xue Wanxi and the others were extremely astonished. What did Ming Xuan mean by starting the formation at this time?

As for Ming Wu, Ming Yue, Jiang Shiyu, and Ye Xi, they were also very surprised. Since Ming Xuan had already collected the nine Level 10 Ferocious Beasts' hearts, it was now time for them to return home.

"How laughable."

Ming Xuan scanned the surroundings with his black eyes, disdain clear within them.

He had already planned this long ago. This defensive rune was a high-grade first-grade array formation bestowed to him by Duke Ming. It was called Iron Cliff's Qi Barrier. It had extremely strong defensive capabilities and could maintain for nearly an hour.

When Duke Ming had bestowed it to Ming Xuan, he was worried that he would be besieged by ferocious beasts. Because of this, Duke Ming had given away the incomparably precious defensive runes to Ming Xuan.

As for Ming Xuan, he was using the Iron Cliff Energy Barrier that Duke Ming had given him to temporarily block all of the outside world's energy. However, everyone could see every single movement that Ming Xuan was making through the translucent light barrier.

Ming Xuan gathered the nine blood-red hearts in front of him, and the nine bright red hearts formed a vertical ring around his body, constantly rotating.

At this moment, with another flick of his wrist, a blood-red crystal floated in the center of the nine hearts.

"It's a blood crystal!"

Xue Wehui was the first to speak. He was experienced and knowledgeable, so he naturally knew about this blood crystal.

Blood Crystals were a type of extremely rare and mysterious treasure. They were condensed from the blood of vicious beasts and had been precipitated over thousands of years to form a crystal.

This blood crystal contained an extremely violent and refined energy. Even if it was used by a Core Formation Stage powerhouse, it would still be useful.

Mingwu, who was at the side, said in surprise, "Could it be that these are the blood crystals used to condense the Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal?"

Xue Buhui said in a deep voice, "That's right. These are exactly those Blood Crystals. I definitely won't be wrong about them."

Xue Bugui was well-informed. He was sure that the Blood Crystal in Ming Xuan's hand was indeed a Blood Crystal!

"Impossible, how could it be a blood crystal? My brother doesn't even know the method to condense the Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal, so what's the use of having a blood crystal?" Even if we have to take ten thousand steps back and say that it really is a blood crystal, it must be something that I have prepared for royal father. "

Brightmoon, on the other hand, shook her head in defense of Ming Xuan.

When the crowd heard Brightmoon's explanation, they also felt that it made sense. This was the only reason they could explain why Ming Xuan had taken out the blood crystal.

However, in the next moment, everyone saw that within the light barrier, Ming Xuan's right palm was extended forward and slowly formed into a fist.

At the same time, Ming Xuan chanted the chant and focused on the nine hearts.

"Swish!"

At this time, the nine hearts each shot out nine blood-red threads, connecting to the blood crystals in the center. As Ming Xuan's right palm closed, the nine hearts were actually gathering towards the center at an extremely slow speed!

It was extremely difficult to combine the nine types of energy in the heart of a rank 10 beast. However, it was true that Ming Xuan had learned the secret skill of the Nine Revolving Blood Crystal, so he was able to draw out the nine silk threads and forcefully fuse the nine hearts' energy.

As for the blood crystals, they were the carrier for these nine hearts after fusing!

Originally, the fact that Ming Xuan possessed a Blood Crystal was already shocking enough. But now, with his Secret Skill of condensing a Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal, it made everyone even more at a loss. Everyone's faces were filled with astonishment.

Could it be that not only did Ming Xuan possess a Blood Crystal, he would also directly condense a Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal and give it to Ming Chenyuan as a gift? Or could it be that this was Ming Chenyuan's orders to Ming Xuan?

At that moment, everyone began to discuss among themselves.

"What is His Highness doing? Where did he get the blood crystals from?"

"Yeah, and he even knows the method to make the Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal. We don't even know anything about it."

"All of you shut up, the ninth prince naturally has his own reasons for doing things, you just quietly watch!" Mingyue's face turned cold as she turned her head back and shouted in a cold voice. Everyone shut their mouths and kept quiet.

Brightmoon's words dispelled all their misgivings. That's right, there must be a reason why Ming Xuan did what he did.

All they had to do was unconditionally trust Ming Xuan, and trust their sovereign. That was it!

At this moment, Ming Xuan's eyebrows furrowed together. He felt his right hand slowly close and felt a repelling force coming from it. This was because the nine hearts were already repelling each other, wanting to jump out of his grasp!

Ming Xuan's right palm suddenly contracted. Because of the violent power of the attack, his right wrist began to tremble.

Unconsciously, Ming Xuan grabbed the wrist of his right hand with his left hand and then closed it again.

Gradually, the nine terrifying energies began to shrink and overlap with each other. With a roar, Ming Xuan's right hand finally clenched into a fist. The nine hearts exploded, turning into streams of blood that poured into the blood crystal!

"Buzz!"

The blood crystal was glowing brightly. At first, it was only blood-red, but now, the blood crystal was emitting a strange, bright light. It was even as dazzling as the stars. It made everyone's faces turn bright red!

As for the glowing scarlet blood crystal, it was the Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal!

"I never thought that big brother would actually be able to condense a Nine Revolutions Blood Crystal …"

Mingyue sighed, "In this way, big brother will be able to skip the entire process of father's refinement."

Mingyue's originally bright eyes and white teeth had a hint of a smile forcefully drawn on her exquisite face. Actually, she was more convincing herself.

Because his brother was Ming Xuan, he was the Great Ming Dynasty's one and only genius. He was the strongest, the most capable, and the most likely to become the next Wise King!

Because he was Ming Xuan, there was no way for him to betray Qin Wentian.

Everyone also had the same thoughts in their minds. In their eyes, Ming Xuan was a god-like existence!

In the next moment, Ming Xuan held onto the Nine Revolving Blood Crystal with one hand, his eyes filled with a fierce look. Suddenly, the muscles on his right arm exerted force and pressed the Nine Revolving Blood Crystal into his heart!

"What …"

Everyone was stunned, and Mingyue cried out in surprise. She covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes wide open as she looked at Mingxuan in disbelief!

Although Ming Xuan didn't say anything, this action of his was even more deadly than saying some ear-piercing words!

In half a year, even though Ming Xuan had used most of his power, these people had similarly followed him to the top of the mountain of fire. Even if they didn't have any merit, they still had to put in a lot of effort.

They were doing it for the sake of the bright citizens and the bright glory!

The nine powerful hearts that he had painstakingly obtained had actually all fused with Ming Xuan's heart. He clearly wanted to take all of the Nine Revolving Blood Crystal's energy for himself, so he hadn't even thought of giving it to Duke Ming!

"Your Highness, do you know what you are doing!"

Xue Buhui was the first to yell out. The veins on his forehead were already popping out. He brandished the Azure Dragon's crescent moon blade in his hand and instantly appeared in front of Ming Xuan.

The saber came crashing down on his head. The thick energy smashed onto the Iron Cliff's Qi barrier with a loud bang. Ripples spread out from the Qi barrier. However, in the end, it did not break apart.

On the contrary, Xue Buhui felt a strong rebound from the Qi barrier that sent his entire body flying backwards.

Xue Buhui somersaulted backwards in midair and fell heavily onto the ground. His eyes were bloodshot as he faced Ming Xuan's betrayal. He felt as if a sharp knife had ruthlessly pierced into his heart, and the person who stabbed this knife was Ming Xuan!