At this moment, a flash of light flickered a hundred li away, and Qin Hao appeared there.
Ignoring his injuries, Qin Hao stood up and gazed toward the village in the distance. Relying on the corpse king's formidable eyesight, he could only make out a faint glow of fire.
“Damn it!” Qin Hao roared and punched a nearby tree. The large tree, as thick as a bowl, fell with a crash.
Then tears began streaming uncontrollably from his eyes. The image of the little girl who had saved him surfaced before Qin Hao.
That little girl with innocent eyes, resembling a porcelain doll!
Then Zhao Ming's smug, self-satisfied face appeared before him!
This caused Qin Hao's rage to blaze. Never before had he been so furious, nor had he ever hated anyone so deeply!
“I, Qin Hao, hereby swear a vicious oath: if I do not kill Zhao Ming in this lifetime, may I never enter reincarnation for all eternity!”
After he made the vicious oath, a thunderbolt suddenly split the clear sky. Qin Hao also sensed the unseen will of heaven linking his karma with Zhao Ming's. From this moment onward, only one of them could survive!
Far away, Zhao Ming, who had ordered the dao protector to burn the entire village to ashes without leaving behind the slightest clue, also sensed the unseen will of heaven linking his karma with someone else's.
“He actually made a vicious oath capable of moving the will of heaven!”
Zhao Ming was shaken. His instincts told him that he had caused enormous trouble this time, making him somewhat panicked. He hurriedly summoned the dao protector and asked, “How many disciples came to the secret realm this time?”
“One hundred outer sect disciples and ten Inner sect disciples. Among them is Luo Bin, ranked seventh among the Inner sect disciples, who has a good relationship with you,” the dao protector replied.
This answer made Zhao Ming let out a long breath. Now everything was settled!
Luo Bin was ranked seventh among the Inner sect disciples and was a half-step foundation establishment expert. With him by Zhao Ming's side as they explored the secret realm, Zhao Ming was no longer very afraid of a sudden attack from Qin Hao.
If the secret realm had not been so terrifying, he would not have sent the news back to the sect.
Inside the secret realm, the dao protector obviously could not remain by his side at all times, because he had to restrain the dao protectors from the other sects. However, now that Luo Bin had arrived, everything would be fine.
“Sensing the host's extremely strong desire to become stronger, I recommend that the host open the Novice Care Gift Pack. It can help a new corpse king like the host rapidly increase his strength.”
The System's notification sounded once again. This time, Qin Hao accepted the System's suggestion without hesitation and opened the Novice Care Gift Pack!
“Congratulations, host, on opening the Novice Care Gift Pack.”
“The host has obtained the Mission System. The host has obtained the Lucky Wheel. The Lucky Wheel has been detected to have two free spins. Would the host like to spin the Lucky Wheel?”
“Spin it for me!” As long as there was even the slightest chance to become stronger, Qin Hao would not hesitate!
Zhao Ming was clearly not as simple as merely being an outer sect disciple of the Zhengyi Sect!
Judging solely from the dao protector's attitude toward Zhao Ming, Zhao Ming's identity was definitely extraordinary!
Qin Hao had personally experienced the dao protector's strength. Using spiritual energy condensed from the air into a palm, he had severely injured Qin Hao with a single strike, leaving him completely unable to move.
Moreover, that mountain-like heaviness was absolutely not something an ordinary person could possess.
Yet such a figure was willing to let Zhao Ming order him around and speak to him coldly. How could Zhao Ming possibly be simple?
The spin began. A huge, dazzlingly multicolored wheel appeared before Qin Hao, and it slowly began to turn.
After spinning rapidly, the wheel gradually slowed down, and the pointer landed on a blue section.
“Congratulations, host, on obtaining a compulsory mission: secret realm Exploration!”
Before Qin Hao could react, the wheel began spinning again. This time, the pointer stopped on a golden section!
“Congratulations, host, on obtaining one legendary item card.”
After the Lucky Wheel's spins ended, Qin Hao checked his devouring points and used one devouring Point to exchange for world common knowledge.
After exchanging for world common knowledge, Qin Hao understood what kind of world he was in.
This was a world of immortal cultivators. Its power system was simple and clear: Qi Refinement, foundation establishment, golden core, nascent soul, deity transformation, spirit severing, body integration, mahayana, and tribulation transcendence—nine realms in total. Apart from the first through ninth layers of Qi Refinement, all the other realms had four minor stages: early, middle, late, and peak.
The Zhengyi Sect, where Zhao Ming belonged, was one of the Seven Great Sects of the Ten Thousand Mountains. It was a renowned righteous sect. Its founding patriarch was Daoist Zhengyi, who had already Ascended to Immortality, while the current sect master was the nascent soul great expert Venerable Zhengfa.
“System, what is my current strength?”
“The host's current cultivation level is qi refinement sixth layer. However, because the host absorbed the virgin blood of the Primordial Spirit Sacred Physique, the host's strength is enough to defeat an ordinary cultivator at the seventh layer of qi refinement.”
“Then why couldn't I defeat Zhao Ming before?”
“Because the host had not fully mastered his own strength and had yet to cultivate any techniques or spells.”
For an immortal cultivator, aside from their own cultivation level, techniques and spells were also key factors affecting combat strength. Of course, there were many other factors, such as pills, magical treasures, and realms.
“I recommend that the host spend twenty devouring points to cultivate the Undying Corpse God Scripture.”
“Cultivate it for me!”
“Congratulations, host, on successfully cultivating the Undying Corpse God Scripture. Your cultivation level has risen to the seventh layer of qi refinement.”
Following the System's notification, Qin Hao felt that a segment of memory regarding the Undying Corpse God Scripture had appeared in his mind. He immediately understood it completely; he did not need to study it at all and simply knew it instinctively.
His own strength also increased substantially.
“So this is the Undying Corpse God Scripture. What incredible power!”
Qin Hao guided the transformed spiritual power within his body outward. His spiritual power had previously seemed ordinary, but now it was tinged with a trace of dark gold, appearing mysterious, powerful, and incomparably noble.
The Undying Corpse God Scripture was an unparalleled cultivation technique created by the Corpse God. Once cultivated to its highest realm, one would be undying and imperishable, pluck stars and grasp the moon, rival achieving sainthood through the physical body, and attain the Dao before ascending to immortality!
Qin Hao possessed the Corpse King Physique, making him exceptionally suited to cultivating the Undying corpse king Scripture.
“Compulsory mission issued: secret realm Exploration!”
“The host must explore the Netherworld Mountain Secret Realm and obtain the secret realm inheritance. Successful completion will reward the host with the Smoke-Sand Step. Failure will require the host to continuously absorb blood to maintain his body.”
After Qin Hao glanced at the mission requirements and penalty, his expression immediately darkened.
He had never been willing to absorb blood to maintain his body. Now that the mission penalty required him to continuously absorb blood to sustain himself, how could he possibly accept it?
This mission could only succeed; failure was not an option!
Of course, Qin Hao's thoughts had changed somewhat by now. He naturally did not wish to harm the lives of people with whom he had no connection or absorb their blood for no reason. But for people like Zhao Ming, Qin Hao would be more than willing to uphold justice on Heaven's behalf and Devour them one by one, preventing them from remaining in the world to wreak havoc!