It was common knowledge that Xiao Hao had awakened the Black Snake Martial Soul.
Any Tier One Demon Beast in the Demon Beast Mountain Range could have easily killed such a piece of trash.
But now, he had appeared in the Central Region of the Demon Beast Mountain Range!
This was truly unbelievable!
"Hmph! This piece of trash is Xiao Chen’s adoptive son. Since we’ve run into him here, let’s just kill him."
Bai Xin said from the side, his face impassive.
Xiao Chen shared a blood feud with their Patriarch, so naturally, he couldn’t let Xiao Hao leave this place alive.
"Trash, die!"
The middle-aged man’s face twisted into a savage snarl as his figure flashed, lunging toward Xiao Hao.
He didn’t hold back just because Xiao Hao was considered trash. Instead, he unleashed all the True Qi in his body.
He understood the principle of using one’s full strength even to hunt a rabbit.
SWOOSH!
In the blink of an eye, the middle-aged man appeared before Xiao Hao, concentrating all his True Qi into his right fist and viciously smashing it toward Xiao Hao’s head.
SHLICK!
Just then, a cold glint of light suddenly flashed across the middle-aged man’s neck.
Immediately after, his head separated from his neck, and blood splattered everywhere.
Before he died, his eyes were wide with disbelief, unable to accept that he had been killed by a piece of trash.
"Yellow Realm Ninth Layer? How is that possible?"
Bai Xin’s body trembled violently as if he had seen a ghost.
Just over a month ago, Xiao Hao had only just completed his Awakening and gained his Martial Soul.
But now, his Cultivation had already reached the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer.
Such a Cultivation speed was simply unheard-of. One likely couldn’t find another like it in the entire Great Li Dynasty.
’I have to kill this old bastard too. Otherwise, if the Bai Family Patriarch finds out about my true strength, he’ll stop at nothing to eliminate me.’
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Hao’s eyes.
The Bai Family Patriarch was his adoptive father’s mortal enemy. If he learned how fast Xiao Hao’s Cultivation was progressing, he would surely try to nip him in the bud.
Therefore, he absolutely could not let Bai Xin leave alive.
"Xiao Hao, you really know how to hide your strength! Don’t tell me... you were the one who killed our Second Young Master,"
Bai Xin said coldly.
"Dead men don’t need to know such things!"
Xiao Hao immediately executed the Spiritual Ape Body Technique. Treasure Sword in hand, he left an afterimage in his place as he charged toward Bai Xin.
"You don’t know your own limits. Die!"
Bai Xin sneered, his gaze toward Xiao Hao like that of someone looking at an ant he could crush at will.
RUMBLE!
The next moment, a surge of True Qi several times more powerful than the middle-aged man’s erupted from Bai Xin’s body.
As a Profound Realm Second Layer powerhouse, the True Qi in his body was on a completely different level from a Yellow Realm Martial Artist’s. Killing Xiao Hao should have been as easy as butchering a dog.
SWOOSH!
In a flash, Xiao Hao was in front of Bai Xin. He activated his full Three-headed Dragon Elephant Power and executed the first form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
The Treasure Sword in his hand instantly transformed into a searing blaze as it swept toward Bai Xin.
"What powerful Swordsmanship."
Bai Xin’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly executed the strongest of his Martial Arts, the Mountain-Shattering Palm.
With a loud BANG, Xiao Hao’s Treasure Sword clashed violently with Bai Xin’s palm, which was wreathed in True Qi.
Aaargh!
The next moment, a blood-curdling scream erupted from Bai Xin’s mouth as his entire hand was chopped clean off.
"How is this possible? How could this be possible?"
Bai Xin’s face was a mask of sheer terror as he instinctively activated his Martial Soul.
His Mountain-Shattering Palm was a Mortal Level Upper Grade Martial Art, one he had cultivated to the Perfection Realm.
Yet before Xiao Hao’s Flame Emperor Sword Skill, it was completely useless.
This was truly difficult for him to accept.
He feared that even a Mortal Level Top Grade martial art at the Perfection Realm would be far less powerful than the first form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
ROAR!
The next instant, a Thunder Leopard materialized behind Bai Xin. It opened its mouth and spat a bolt of purple lightning toward Xiao Hao.
This was the Soul Technique derived from his Martial Soul, and its power surpassed even his Mountain-Shattering Palm.
However, he had never imagined he would have to use such a Soul Technique against a mere Yellow Realm Martial Artist.
"Flaming Meteor."
Faced with the bolt of purple lightning, Xiao Hao didn’t dodge. Instead, he directly executed the second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
He could use Bai Xin as a perfect test subject for this move’s power.
With a deafening BOOM, a ball of fire condensed above Xiao Hao’s Treasure Sword and, like a meteor from the heavens, collided violently with the bolt of purple lightning.
Immediately after, the purple lightning vanished without a trace.
"No! What kind of monster are you?"
Bai Xin’s eyes bulged, filled with terror and disbelief.
SQUELCH!
The next moment, Xiao Hao’s Treasure Sword pierced through his chest, leaving a bloody hole the size of a washbasin. He was killed instantly.
’Going all out, I should be able to threaten a Profound Realm Third Layer powerhouse. As soon as I step into the Profound Realm, I can go destroy the Evil Wolf Stronghold.’
Xiao Hao murmured to himself as he looked at Bai Xin’s corpse.
Even a Profound Realm Second Layer powerhouse like Bai Xin had been completely powerless against him.
He was confident he could kill even a Profound Realm Third Layer powerhouse if one came.
Once his Cultivation entered the Profound Realm, his strength would undergo a monumental leap.
At that time, he would be absolutely certain he could annihilate the Evil Wolf Stronghold and resolve his adoptive father’s crisis.
Next, Xiao Hao activated his Heaven-Devouring Martial Soul and consumed the Martial Souls of Bai Xin and the other man.
"It’s finally evolved again!"
Xiao Hao couldn’t help but look pleased.
Over the past half-month, although he had devoured the Martial Souls of many Demon Beasts, his Heaven-Devouring Martial Soul had shown no signs of evolving.
But after devouring Bai Xin’s Martial Soul, it had finally evolved to Bronze Four-Stars.
This was mainly because Bai Xin was a Profound Realm Powerhouse, and his Martial Soul was significantly stronger than those of Tier One Demon Beasts.
"The Martial Souls of Tier One Demon Beasts aren’t having much of an effect on me anymore. For now, I’ll focus all my efforts on breaking through to the Profound Realm and stop hunting Tier One Demon Beasts for a while!"
After speaking, Xiao Hao took out a Purple Spirit Pill, swallowed it, and resumed his Cultivation.
He still had sixteen Purple Spirit Pills left, which would surely be enough to help him break through to the Profound Realm.
...
And so, Xiao Hao spent five hours every day on the Refinement of Purple Spirit Pills to increase the True Qi in his body.
As for the rest of his time, he devoted it all to comprehending the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
Unlike before, when he had to go out and hunt Demon Beasts, he could only spend one hour a day practicing the Flame Emperor Sword Skill.
Because of this, his progress with the Flame Emperor Sword Skill was remarkably clear.
He would likely master the third form before long.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
After the Refinement of ten Purple Spirit Pills, Xiao Hao’s Cultivation finally broke through to the Profound Realm First Layer, just as he had hoped.
’Such powerful True Qi! It’s several times more potent than when I was at the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer.’
At that moment, a surging tide of True Qi churned within Xiao Hao’s Qi Sea, even forming a vortex.
This was the sign of having stepped into the Profound Realm First Layer.
His True Qi was several times stronger than it had been at the Yellow Realm Ninth Layer.
It was hard to imagine how terrifyingly powerful the second form of the Flame Emperor Sword Skill would be now!
’Now, it’s time to go back and help my adoptive father deal with the Evil Wolf Stronghold.’
A cold glint flickered in Xiao Hao’s eyes.