Chu Feng naturally knew what the Fierce Beast Prison Realm was.
It was a cultivation ground that opened once a year, but only Sleeping Dragon disciples and True Disciples were qualified to enter.
The six treasures Chu Feng had previously helped Li Muzhi refine were meant for use inside the Fierce Beast Prison Realm.
"Could it be that the Black Pool is connected to the Fierce Beast Prison Realm?"
The reason Chu Feng had this speculation was not only because he had discovered the stone tablet inscribed with the words "Fierce Beast Prison Realm," but also because this jungle — so vast it defied imagination — was teeming with Fierce Beasts everywhere.
Within just the range of his Heavenly Eye, Chu Feng had spotted dozens of Fierce Beasts.
The strongest among them possessed a cultivation base equal to his own — the sixth grade Supreme realm.
Therefore, Chu Feng concluded that this place had to be the Fierce Beast Prison Realm where Li Muzhi and the others conducted their hunts.
"Mm—"
But suddenly, Chu Feng's face twisted, his expression one of unbearable pain.
Sensing something wrong, he quickly loosened his clothing and discovered that his body was covered in black patterns.
Those black patterns looked quite mysterious and emanated an aura.
And that aura was identical to the black water within the Black Water Six Finger Pool.
Except the aura of these black patterns was far more potent.
Right now, those black patterns seemed to possess a life of their own, squirming as they converged toward Chu Feng's heart.
And the agony washing over Chu Feng was precisely released by these black patterns.
Chu Feng felt his body growing weaker by the moment. If this continued, he could very well die.
"Hasn't it already been subdued by me? Why is this still happening?"
"Could it be that I overlooked something?"
Chu Feng was not surprised by the existence of the black patterns — what surprised him was the crisis they posed at this moment.
"No, this is a poison curse, and this poison curse has a method of resolution."
"Is this the final test?"
Soon enough, Chu Feng discovered that the black patterns on his body had given him some clues.
However, as for how exactly to resolve them, he had no idea.
"This feeling."
But before long, Chu Feng sensed an aura that resonated with the black patterns on his body.
And that aura was emanating from none other than the stone tablet inscribed with "Fierce Beast Prison Realm."
Chu Feng used his Heavenly Eye to examine it carefully, only then discovering that the Fierce Beast Prison Realm stone tablet did not merely bear those four characters.
Faintly, a light was flickering on its surface. Though dim, every time the light appeared, dense clusters of characters surged forth from the tablet.
"There really is a connection."
Chu Feng was now almost certain that he had not come to this place without reason.
The method to break the poison curse on his body was on that Fierce Beast Prison Realm stone tablet.
Chu Feng wasted no time and hurried to the tablet for a closer inspection.
After a thorough examination, he quickly found the method of resolution.
So he sat cross-legged and harnessed the power of the stone tablet, soon halting the black patterns that had been contracting toward his heart.
As the black patterns stopped their creeping advance, the agony sweeping over Chu Feng dissipated along with them.
But before long, Chu Feng furrowed his brow again.
Although the power of the black patterns was now under his control, this state could only protect him from the threat of the poison curse.
The power of the black patterns could not be utilized by him.
But if he continued the process of resolution, it would be extremely dangerous.
The stone tablet had already given Chu Feng a hint.
What came next would lead to one of two outcomes: either he would succeed brilliantly and gain tremendous benefits from this Fierce Beast Prison Realm, or he would invite catastrophe, bringing annihilation upon the realm itself.
"It seems there isn't much time left to consider."
Chu Feng realized that the power of the stone tablet was weakening and would dissipate completely before long.
If he wanted to fully master the power of the black patterns, he had to do so before the stone tablet's power vanished.
"I can't afford to hesitate."
"Fortune favors the bold. If I fail, I hope everyone won't blame me."
Chu Feng said this because he knew that Li Muzhi and the others were currently hunting within this very Fierce Beast Prison Realm.
If he failed and truly brought about a catastrophe, Li Muzhi and all the others would be implicated by him.
But Chu Feng still decided to give it a try.
He admitted that this act of his was somewhat selfish, but it was also born of confidence.
If he lacked even this much confidence, he would be in no position to save Zi Ling, let alone her mother.
With that thought, Chu Feng closed his eyes once more and formed the Technique. The black patterns and the stone tablet's power began to merge together.
This time, things were different from before. The stone tablet began to tremble, and then the earth began to shake, the trembling spreading outward, growing ever farther and farther…