Han Li returned to his room number "332" in District Nine and sat down, letting out a soft sigh.

After composing himself, he ceased dwelling on other matters, closed his eyes, and began circulating the *Yuhua Feisheng Gong*, refining the Tiger Scale Beast's beast core within his body.

Although there were ways to preserve the Star Power contained within the beast core for a longer duration, they were ultimately inferior to a fresh one. However, in reality, obtaining a fresh beast core was easier said than done.

This first participation in the Profound Battle could be considered thrilling yet without harm, while also allowing himself to deeply realize the situation he was in now, which wasn't good.

If he wanted to survive, he had to improve his physical strength as soon as possible, and only by constantly improving his physical strength would he have a chance to leave this place.

As he pondered, the Tiger Scale Beast core gradually dissolved within his body, transforming into a mass of Star Power.

The Tiger Scale Beast was indeed worthy of being a Profound-grade Scale Beast, as the Star Power contained in its core was considerable, several times greater than the Tarot Beast cores he had previously purchased. However, like the Tarot Beast cores, this Star Power was quite impure and chaotic, rushing wildly within his body, with a subtle tendency to overflow.

"Is the Star Power contained in the Tiger Scale Beast core inherently so chaotic, or is this the case with Scale Beast cores that have reached a certain age?" Han Li wondered inwardly, not paying attention to the overflowing Star Power.

As he expected, before long, the mouth of the Palm Heaven Bottle in his body emitted a suction force, drawing back all the overflowing Star Power.

Having previously experimented with the Tarot Beast cores, Han Li had gradually grasped some patterns, that is, the Palm Heaven Bottle's absorption and purification of impure Star Power was somewhat similar to its absorption of light spots under the moonlight.

The difference was that previously it was outside the body, and now it was inside the body.

This Star Power and the certain Heaven and Earth spiritual power contained in the moonlight were likely to have some special similarities.

If not, ordinary people who directly swallowed a Tarot Beast core would probably only be able to truly absorb a fraction of the Star Power, and while this Tiger Scale Beast core was better, it would at most absorb one or two percent.

But with the Palm Heaven Bottle, it could absorb almost all the Star Power contained in the beast core, and the difference between the two was too great.

Perhaps this was also why his absorption of Scale Beast cores was much more effective than Shi Chuan Kong.

Han Li continued to circulate the *Yuhua Feisheng Gong*, absorbing this Star Power to impact the third Profound Aperture.

Several days later, a bright starlight appeared on his calf again. Under the impact of the vast Star Power, the third Profound Aperture showed signs of opening again.

Han Li did not open his eyes and continued to circulate the technique.

At this moment, the white tree roots above his head emitted streaks of white starlight, shining on him, and the Star Power within was also absorbed into his body.

Just at that moment, a faint light flashed on the white tree roots, and three white worms flew silently down from above.

These worms were as thin as hair, and their bodies were crystal clear. Mixed in with the surrounding white starlight, they were almost unrecognizable.

The white worms' bodies did not move, and as the surrounding starlight flowed, they floated toward Han Li's body.

Han Li was concentrating on cultivation and did not use his divine sense to probe the surrounding situation, so he was completely unaware of the changes above his head.

The three worms quickly landed on his shoulders. As soon as they touched his skin, they quickly melted into his body like raindrops falling into dry fields.

After entering Han Li's body, the white worms, which had been still, suddenly came to life. Their bodies swayed from side to side, and they drilled toward his heart with extreme speed.

"What is this!" Han Li immediately sensed something after the white worms touched his body, and suddenly opened his eyes, stopping his cultivation.

At that moment, the Black Tribulation Worm attached to his heart suddenly moved, its fine claws trembling, and a trace of black light appeared in its eyes, as if it had awakened.

Han Li's heart trembled.

The Black Tribulation Worm was now closely related to his life, and he couldn't afford to have any accidents.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and his arms shook violently. The muscles and bones throughout his body trembled and buzzed, emitting bursts of vibration force that spread throughout his body.

The three worms were wrapped in this vibration force, and their forward speed immediately slowed down a lot, but they still drilled toward Han Li's heart.

Seeing that the vibration force was ineffective, Han Li's right hand blurred, and two fingers tapped three times on his chest like lightning.

Three sharp finger forces penetrated his body, accurately hitting the three white worms.

The worms' bodies immediately dented downward, stretching tightly.

But these three white worms were truly extraordinary, their bodies were constantly stretched, and at the same time, they continued to drill forward.

After all, finger force was an invisible thing and could not last long. It soon disappeared without a trace.

The three worms' bodies bounced, immediately returning to normal, and advanced at a faster speed, drilling to a place not far from the heart in the blink of an eye.

Because of the approach of the white worms, the Black Tribulation Worm trembled even more violently, and even let out a squeaking sound from its mouth.

Han Li was extremely anxious. A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and the crystal light at the center of his brow shone brightly.

Three crystal clear small swords flew out from it, flashing and slashing at the top of his chest, disappearing into it.

The crystal clear small swords were actually tangible objects. Han Li's skin was pierced with three inch-long wounds, and blood gushed out.

He ignored the wounds on his body and manipulated the three small swords to break through the flesh and blood, slashing at the three white worms.

Even though the white worms' bodies were tough, these three small swords were condensed by Han Li using the Mind Sword Technique and were extremely sharp.

With three soft "puchi" sounds, the three worms' bodies were easily cut into two pieces, and the two severed bodies twisted a few times and stopped moving.

As soon as the white worms died, the Black Tribulation Worm immediately stopped moving and returned to calm.

Han Li felt this situation and finally felt relieved.

At that moment, his brow suddenly furrowed, and he spat out a small mouthful of blood, coughing a few times.

Although he had killed the white worms, the crystal clear small swords had also caused considerable damage to his body.

However, Han Li ignored these and pinched a magic formula. Streaks of crystal light reappeared at the center of his brow, and three crystal chains shot out, drilling into the wound and pulling out the six pieces of the worms' bodies.

With this, the wounds on his chest immediately expanded a bit, and blood flowed out.

Han Li didn't even look at the wounds on his body and silently circulated the *Great Zhou Heavenly Star Yuan Gong*.

As dense white starlight gathered, the three wounds on his chest quickly healed, soon forming three blood cocoons.

But Han Li's sight at this time was only on the six white worms' bodies in front of him, and his eyes shone with a cold light.

Just now, if he hadn't reacted quickly and decisively killed these three worms with the Mind Sword Technique, these three white worms would probably have really drilled into his heart.

He just didn't know what would happen with the Black Tribulation Worm's reaction to these white worms.

These white worms were so peculiar, they were definitely not things that were born in the Profound Battle Arena. Could it be that someone wanted to harm him?

Han Li couldn't help but think of Scarface's face, but then shook his head.

He took a deep breath, his face quickly returned to calm. He tidied up the blood stains on his body and pulled open the door.

In the center of the cave clearing at the door, many Profound Battle fighters were gathered, talking and laughing with each other, seemingly discussing the game that had just taken place. Scarface was also among them.

When these people saw Han Li appear, they greeted him with smiles. Only Scarface showed a trace of unnatural expression on his face, turning his head to the side without speaking.

Han Li nodded slightly to the others, glanced at Scarface intentionally or unintentionally, and then walked toward Chen Lin's room.

"Knock knock..."

Arriving outside Chen Lin's room, Han Li raised his hand and tapped lightly on the stone door twice.

After a moment, a white light lit up in the gap below the stone door, flashed, and then disappeared.

Immediately afterward, a rubbing sound came, and the stone door slowly opened.

"Fellow Daoist Li, why is it you? Haha, hope you have been well." Chen Lin stood behind the stone door, looked at Han Li outside the door, first showed a surprised expression, and then said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, may I come in and have a chat?" Han Li cupped his hands and said.

"Of course, come in." Chen Lin stepped aside, making a please gesture.

Han Li stepped into the room, and the door closed again with a "rumbling" sound.

"Fellow Daoist Li, looking at your expression, did something happen?" After inviting Han Li to sit down at the stone table, Chen Lin raised his eyebrows and asked.

"There are indeed some things I would like to ask..." Han Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately told about how he had been attacked by the white worms while cultivating in his room.

"There is such a thing? Fellow Daoist Li, it's unbelievable that you were able to survive in this situation." After hearing this, Chen Lin stood up directly, saying with a face full of surprise.

"What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Chen?" Han Li's heart moved, and he asked in confusion.

"You probably don't know what those white worms are, do you? That is the famous Heart-Eating Worm, a kind of strange worm that can only be produced in the ghostly place of Heart-Eating Valley. This little thing is the mortal enemy of the Black Tribulation Worm. Once they meet, it is an endless situation. If they devour each other in your body, then no matter what kind of strong physique you have, you will definitely die." Chen Lin said with a frown.

"So that's how it is. It seems that my life shouldn't be cut off." Han Li touched his nose and said with a wry smile.

"Did Scarface do it?" Chen Lin's eyebrows moved, and he asked tentatively.

"Who else could it be besides him?" Han Li sighed and said.

"Under normal circumstances, Profound Battle fighters are not allowed to leave this place, so in this District Nine, besides him, there is indeed no one who can get Heart-Eating Worms." Chen Lin said thoughtfully.

"Oh, it seems that this person has some special background?" Han Li asked in confusion.

"Special background can't really be considered, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen to this point. It's just that although he is not strong, he has some close relationship with a small steward in the City Lord's Mansion. But it is this tiny bit of relationship that allows him to get some things from the outside that are not available in the Profound Battle Arena to trade with other Profound Battle fighters. Plus, he has a good relationship with Boss Poison Dragon, so no one is willing to provoke him, so he has become increasingly arrogant." Chen Lin slowly explained.

Han Li nodded noncommittally after hearing this.

He had originally not paid attention to this Scarface, but now it seemed that he was still a little careless.