“No!!!”
The youths roared one after another, already unleashing their strongest attacks.
Boom.
Boom.
Boom.
A series of thunderous explosions rang out. The power of the dozen-plus Ji family members completely collapsed. The vital force and spiritual force of the nine struck the group.
Pfft.
Pfft.
Pfft.
Over a dozen Ji family youths were blasted into piles of minced flesh, killed on the spot. Some were even reduced to blood mist.
In the entire scene, only Ji Gan survived. All the others were dead, including the earth-grade genius Ji Mao.
Even Ji Gan spat out great mouthfuls of blood, gravely wounded, and was sent flying far away.
Several surrounding mountain peaks collapsed with a rumble.
“This… how is this possible? What kind of monsters are these people…” Ji Gan was filled with disbelief.
Dead. The earth-grade genius Ji Mao was dead. The other promising young disciples were dead. In a single strike, they had perished at the hands of nine youths.
Even he, who still retained Sixth or Seventh Layer Martial Emperor strength, could not withstand one blow from that youth and was directly blasted away.
If not for his original Ninth Layer Martial Emperor cultivation and tougher body, that strike might have claimed his life too.
“Who exactly are you?”
Ji Gan shouted in shock. But what answered him was wave after wave of terrifying power, all blasting towards him.
“No!!!”
Ji Gan roared unwillingly. A Ninth Layer Martial Emperor elder leading a Ji family team, one who had few rivals even among Ninth Layer Martial Emperors.
Yet today, with his cultivation suppressed, he was about to die at the hands of a group of youths he had never met. He refused to accept it.
Alas, in the next moment, the waves of power struck him. Even forcibly unleashing Sixth or Seventh Layer Martial Emperor strength, he was directly blasted into meat paste, perishing.
Nearby peaks collapsed one after another from the commotion.
“This poison is truly effective. We killed a Ninth Layer Martial Emperor without any effort.”
Sheng Li could not help sighing in admiration.
Without it, they might not have succeeded. Though their overall strength was great, they might not have been able to hold back a Ninth Layer Martial Emperor’s methods.
Dropping his cultivation made killing him far easier.
“A Ninth Layer Martial Emperor’s possessions must be very rich. As usual, share them equally.”
Zi Ling flashed forward and began looting the storage rings of these people.
“Then let’s wait until we wipe out the Ji family forces and the main allied forces before dividing.”
Ling Hu’s eyes burned, filled with battle intent.
“We caused some disturbance here. People could arrive anytime to report. Let’s set an ambush first, pick them off one by one, then move across the thirty-thousand-li line and eliminate them group by group.”
Lu Chuyou said.
The others nodded in agreement. Only by wiping out these experts one by one would they be safer.
News reaching the Ji family headquarters would take longer.
Otherwise, if Ji family headquarters experts arrived, they would be in danger.
Even without headquarters experts, if the thirty-thousand-li line forces gathered, they could not cope.
Since they had already struck, the best strategy was to take the initiative, eliminating the enemy’s strength piece by piece.
Moreover, there were large numbers of Martial Emperors here, many high-tier ones, plus some spirit controllers. Searching all the way, the spoils would surely be abundant.
Gathering all these people’s wealth, the resources they obtained could make them immensely rich in one go.
Of course, they also shared a common enmity with Lin Xiao.
“So many blue spirit stones!”
At that moment, Zi Ling took Ji Gan’s storage ring, checked it curiously, and began exclaiming.
“Blue spirit stones?”
The group was shocked, their eyes lighting up.
In the Southeast Domain, such things were rare. Yet this Ninth Layer Martial Emperor’s storage ring actually contained blue spirit stones?
Zi Ling tossed Ji Gan’s storage ring to the others. They passed it around, each showing shock and joy.
Everyone revealed the same expression: they had struck it rich. After checking all the dozen-plus Ji family storage rings, the excitement passed, and the group began ambushing, killing the incoming reporting teams.
These reporting teams were clan heads or sect leaders from various forces, the strongest individuals in their respective groups.
Yet against the nine’s attacks, nearly all were killed in one or two moves, with no resistance.
Just from the ambush, the nine eliminated considerable forces.
After killing for some time, they finally departed, heading to various positions across the search line to slaughter the teams one by one.
… Holy Province, Spirit Pool Island.
“Spiritual force truly becomes harder to break through the higher one goes.”
Lin Xiao, who had been in seclusion for a month, slowly opened his eyes and let out a helpless sigh.
This seventh-grade advanced spirit rush pill was already extraordinary.
Yet no matter how hard he tried, he could not break through.
Reaching seventh-grade spiritual force realm was truly too difficult.
No wonder few youths reached seventh-grade mid-level spirit controller. Even with pills of this level, breakthrough failed, let alone those without such resources.
From seventh-grade mid-level to seventh-grade advanced spiritual force would probably be even harder. No wonder across the entire continent, only a handful of seventh-grade advanced spirit controllers existed under fifty years old.
“Still, refining this seventh-grade advanced spirit rush pill has strengthened my spiritual force considerably. With my current spiritual force, using various spirit techniques, if I encounter Duanmu Gaoming or Tantai Wenjun again, I should be able to hold my own.”
Lin Xiao assessed inwardly.
Though he failed to break through, he had reached the edge of seventh-grade initial spiritual force realm, just a hair away from seventh-grade mid-level. His combat strength had seen massive improvement.
In spiritual force techniques alone, he was probably comparable to near-saint powerhouses.
Not sweeping all seventh-grade advanced spirit controllers, but he could stand in the top tier. Matching Tantai Wenjun or Duanmu Gaoming evenly would likely no longer be difficult.
“If I refined an eighth-grade initial spirit rush pill, advancing directly to seventh-grade mid-level spirit controller should be no issue. But forcing a breakthrough is not always good, and using a high-quality eighth-grade initial spirit rush pill just for seventh-grade mid-level would be too wasteful.”
Lin Xiao shook his head inwardly, rejecting the idea.
An eighth-grade initial spirit rush pill of high quality might not have medicinal power as gentle as the seventh-grade advanced one.
Whether his current state could withstand it was questionable.
Moreover, having just refined the seventh-grade advanced spirit rush pill, he needed time to consolidate. Forcing cultivation advancement was never wise.
“It’s time to retrieve the Heaven-Swallowing Spirit Emperor’s token. But the Ji family great elder and the Holy Heaven Gate Martial Saint probably haven’t left yet, have they?”
With a long sigh, Lin Xiao stood and walked towards the door, preparing to find An Miao.
With Martial Saints lying in wait outside, it remained troublesome. He hoped An Miao could handle it and secretly escort him out.
As soon as Lin Xiao stepped out, he saw a seventh-grade advanced spirit controller elder flying from the island’s edge into the void. The elder addressed him, “Elder Ximen has sent me to protect Elder Lin.”
“Thank you for the trouble, senior.”
Lin Xiao returned the courtesy respectfully. This was something he had known in advance.
Now, he was nominally an elder of Spirit Pool Island. Though he held no real authority, he could accept the respectful address.
“By the way, Elder Long Tutian from the Azure Dragon Gate came to visit and has been waiting on the guest island at the periphery of Spirit Pool Island.”
The elder added.
