Chapter 547

"Go try it," Tang Luo said, eyes closed, taking a step forward on his own initiative.

This action didn't draw much attention; only Bu Yisi glanced over.

Before long, Tang Luo reached the edge of the "well mouth"; the rim of the Sacred Heart Pool stood about a meter above ground level.

No protective measures were in place — in fact, the protections lay farther out.

There was no need; ordinary people can touch and pick up a Sacred Heart, but cannot inflict any damage on it.

And with many Sacred Hearts gathered together, this Sacred Heart Pool had already produced a special effect.

Even an Exorcist cannot take a single Sacred Heart from the pool; only a Resonator's resonance effect can "take" these Sacred Hearts out.

Bu Yisi and the others weren't the least bit worried that Tang Luo might do something harmful — he didn't have the ability.

"Probably just impatient," Bu Yisi murmured.

The old Exorcist beside him nodded.

He had seen the resonance situation of the last "Otherworld Summoned One."

Actually, not every Summoned One can resonate with a Sacred Heart the moment they enter.

Some Summoned Ones initially cannot resonate with a Sacred Heart. Until a certain trigger — the triggers vary widely: an emotional fluctuation, feeling pretty or ugly today, or — the great terror between life and death.

Only then will they resonate with a Sacred Heart.

A certain Sacred Heart will actively fly to the Resonator's side.

This kind of resonance without any warning, sudden and abrupt, is actually the resonance of this world's Exorcists.

Bringing a group to the Sacred Heart Pool for a resonance method like a xianxia or xuanhuan academy sect entrance test belongs only to Otherworld Summoned Ones.

Be that as it may, the Otherworld guests who were summoned will, without exception, eventually resonate with a Sacred Heart.

The records state this very clearly, beyond doubt.

Bu Yisi felt the bully Tang Luo was merely impatient; the records had similar accounts.

Someone was getting anxious.

"Tang Luo, no need to rush. As Saviors, each of you will sooner or later resonate with a Sacred Heart," Bu Yisi said, addressing the others as well.

Hearing this, the high schoolers who hadn't yet resonated instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

So that's it — just hasn't been their turn yet.

Tang Luo nodded, looking as if he'd taken Bu Yisi's words to heart, then pitched forward and plunged headfirst into the Sacred Heart Pool.

"Hey!"

Bu Yisi couldn't help shouting; this situation wasn't recorded in the files!

Even if the Sacred Heart Pool has a self-protection function, the Exorcist Holy Order would certainly keep strict watch over it.

An open day like this happens only once in several decades.

Normally even Bu Yisi, the Holy Order's chief steward, couldn't approach the Sacred Heart Pool at will.

Now someone had actually jumped in!

"Uh, seems this water hasn't been changed in a few hundred years..." After the shout, the first thought in Bu Yisi's mind was this: "Won't the guy be suffocated to death?"

Tang Luo certainly wasn't suffocated.

The Sacred Heart Pool's water indeed hadn't been changed in hundreds of years, but Sacred Hearts are no ordinary objects, so the water was extremely clear.

Looking at the seemingly deep Sacred Heart Pool, it actually wasn't deep.

Depth around seven or eight meters; the water was shallower, only up to Tang Luo's knees.

Standing here, visibility was much clearer; he could see one glowing object after another, just like the Sacred Hearts that had resonated out moments ago.

The light was white with a hint of jade-like green, very pleasing to the eye.

Honestly, the Sacred Hearts' shape somewhat resembled Fate Fragments.

But the main body wasn't irregular fragments; they were more like oval pebbles.

Tang Luo could tell each Sacred Heart had subtle differences; they weren't completely identical.

Casually bending down and scooping, Tang Luo picked up a Sacred Heart; it felt like holding a great mountain, heavy to the extreme.

Either the three of us stowaways really won't resonate with Sacred Hearts, or this Sacred Heart isn't the one destined for Tang Luo.

Either way, it didn't matter.

"Don't you two copy me."

Bu Yisi's voice came from above; splashes rose beside him as Zhu Bajie and Ao Yulie also jumped down.

"Oh~ so many."

Ao Yulie looked at the Sacred Hearts on the ground, eyes lighting up: "Master, let's snatch them all."

Sacred Hearts were clearly good things.

"What are you saying," Zhu Bajie said discontentedly, "we're renunciates; how can we say snatch? It's called collecting alms."

"Right, renunciates collecting alms is perfectly justified." Ao Yulie nodded; Second Senior Brother is awesome!

"No rush for alms," Tang Luo said, "best to collect all of them, leave it for last."

After slapping that whatever Demon King dead with one palm, then collecting all the Sacred Hearts would be better.

Tang Luo wasn't about to let the world fall into the Demon King's hands for a tiny bit of benefit.

And the situation is still unclear; can't say the Exorcist Holy Order is definitely the righteous side.

This Sakura Island Wind opening might suddenly throw a twist where the Demon King is actually a cute loli or a busty onee-san, and the Exorcist Holy Order are the villains — a completely un-twisted twist.

"Want it all" naturally includes the Power of Merit as well.

This poor monk Tang Xuanzang is one who acts on Heaven's behalf, punishing evil and promoting good!

So for now, just try collecting three; follow the normal process and see how it goes. If we really get three Sacred Hearts and the mission completes so we can leave, immediately discard them, enter free mode, no more main or side quests.

"You two each take one too, be ready to discard at any time, to avoid being pulled back when the mission completes."

Tang Luo said.

As an African who only succeeded once in staying in the mission world, Tang Luo did not want to pin his hopes on "I really still want to stay for three more months."

"Okay." Zhu Bajie and Ao Yulie prepared to bend down and pick up the Sacred Hearts.

Several more Sacred Hearts flew out directly, resonating.

Some sounds came from above the head.

After Ao Yulie and the others, someone else could not hold back and approached the Sacred Pool.

Buyi Si was still considering whether to stop this slightly out-of-control scene, but those who approached quickly resonated.

Thus, everyone gathered around the well opening, and the number of those resonating increased significantly.

This was another phenomenon not recorded in the data, and the recorder beside Buyi Si immediately noted it down.

At the same time, he also released the restriction, allowing this group of summoned high school students to move freely.

Naturally, it would be best if everyone could resonate at once.

Soon, only six people remained who had not resonated: Tang Luo and his two disciples still in the pool, and the three boys above.

"Indeed, it's a chain mission."

In the Sacred Pool, Tang Luo and his two also obtained the Sacred Hearts at the same time, and the mission changed.

From the original "Obtain the Sacred Heart" it became "Eliminate a hundred demons," and judging by this, the mission still has follow-ups.

"Eaten." Confirming the mission was worry-free, they could continue staying in this world, Tang Luo and his two immediately swallowed the Sacred Hearts.

The Sacred Heart turned into a stream of refined power, which Tang Luo and the others refined.

It felt somewhat like a fate fragment.

"Comfortable, with improvement."

"Not bad a feeling."

Zhu Bajie and Ao Yulie spoke, saying that the Sacred Heart helped them in restoring and enhancing their strength.

"Good thing, must beg for it." Ao Yulie firmly remembered the monastic principle that monks must beg for alms, and must indeed beg.

"Plop!"

"Ouch!"

"Ah ah ah ah!"

A miserable cry rang out beside Tang Luo and the others, as the three high school students struggled desperately in the water.

"..."

"Are you stupid?" Ao Yulie said helplessly.

These three were the last ones who had not resonated; they approached the well opening but still failed to resonate, and unable to restrain themselves, they jumped in voluntarily.

Who would have thought this was a seven- or eight-meter-deep pool? One by one, they instantly broke their legs, now wailing, and incidentally choked on water.

"Bring them up." Tang Luo said.

Ao Yulie and Zhu Bajie walked over, each taking one person with one hand, one taking two with two hands, leapt up, and jumped back onto the ground.

"Huh?"

"Who are you!"

When they came out, the people around showed expressions of surprise.

Those few exorcists immediately drew their weapons and aimed at the two, looking ready to act at any moment.

"We resonated successfully." Ao Yulie and the others set the people down on the ground, "As for these three, they broke their legs."

"Ao Yulie?" Someone looked uncertainly at the devastatingly handsome man before them.

Is this Ao Yulie?

The person beside him, now even more robust and taller, with more prominent protruding ears and upturned nose.

Just a demeanor—calm with a hint of dignity, and also a hint of laziness.

This is that kind of "social presence" after achieving success and fame.

Is this person "Zhu Bajie"?

What about the bully Tang Luo?

"You all resonated?" Buyi Si walked over and asked, with a hint of hesitation.

"Yes."

"Are they all parasitic-type Sacred Hearts?" Buyi Si looked at the two whose appearances had changed.

The two's changes were actually just exceeding their role's capabilities when jumping, causing the disguise to fail.

In fact, this should count as a difficulty in the mission.

To play one's role well.

Fortunately, there is this type of parasitic Sacred Heart.

Tang Luo and the others also had the ability to flip the table at any time—old master doesn't want to play, just won't play—and thus naturally dropped the disguise.

"Yes, yes." Ao Yulie said, "Full-body parasitic transformation-type Sacred Heart."

Buyi Si nodded, thoughtful, his face showing a hint of joy.

Exorcists with parasitic transformation-type are few in number, but according to records, they are generally stronger.

"Is this transformation-type very powerful?" someone asked.

Buyi Si was about to explain the rarity of this parasitic transformation type.

Meanwhile, Ao Yulie said: "This transformation isn't about whether it's powerful or not—it's truly a special kind—handsome!"

"Truly handsome!"

"..."

"……"

Looking at Ao Yulie's face after his transformation — handsome enough to make one howl — the crowd simply couldn't refute it.

"What about Bully Tang?"

"Could he have drowned in there?"

The three with broken legs were still being ignored, yet someone noticed Tang Luo hadn't come out yet.

"You're the one who drowned." Ao Yulie said.

Tang Luo was a step late; in truth, he was inside counting the number of Sacred Hearts he'd seen, and in the end, even his alms-seeking had to match this figure — no, it should be the bottom-line figure.