Chapter 43: Leaving Seclusion, Advancing to Fighting Spirit

The bloody thunderclouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the last trace of the origin of the Blood Soul Punishing Heavenly Thunder was also absorbed into Xiao Li's dantian.

Although the bloody qi between heaven and earth remained vast, it was clearly missing a part.

Xiao Li slowly opened his eyes, his pupils flashing with unprecedented ferocity and brilliant light, proof that he had crossed the line between strength and weakness and mastered forbidden power.

Peak of Three-star Fighting Spirit!

In his mind gathered the resentful qi of hundreds of supreme experts; Xiao Li steadied his mind, and his powerful soul power suppressed these vengeful spirits that had been dead for who knows how many years.

These resentful qi must be slowly eliminated; they must never be handled carelessly, for the consequence of negligence could be having one's soul destroyed by the resentful qi.

The ferocity in Xiao Li's eyes subsided, turning into clarity: "Truly a vicious resentment; it almost devoured my divine sense."

If the Blood Soul Punishing Heavenly Thunder had not willingly acknowledged him as its master, even a Fighting King expert like Xiao Li would likely be struck by this world's resentment and turned into a monster that knows only slaughter.

Gazing at the vast energy still remaining in this world, Xiao Li let out a slight sigh of regret; unfortunately, he could not withstand another impact of resentment in the short term, otherwise this energy would be more than enough for him to seclude himself and break through to the Fighting King realm.

The bloody lightning in his hand surged, forming a restriction to prevent the murderous qi and resentment here from dissipating; Xiao Li will still come here to seclude himself in the future.

Moreover, only Xiao Li treasures this thing; others who see it fear and avoid it, and if they absorb it, the best outcome is a drastic change in personality, becoming bloodthirsty and fond of fighting.

Xiao Li concealed his sharpness and stepped out of the subterranean world.

Qian Lao opened his eyes, which had been closed for half a year, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Finally out."

"Junior Xiao Li, thank you, Qian Lao and Bai Lao, for guarding the law." Xiao Li wore all black, his aura dark and indistinct.

Qian Lao's eyes flashed with astonishment: "Amazing, this strange lightning actually blocked even my probe; Xiao Li, what is your strength now?"

"Three-star Fighting Spirit."

"Not bad, not bad, actually breaking through to Three-star Fighting Spirit, a heaven-defying genius!" The two elders Qian and Bai stared at Xiao Li like a monster, their astonishment impossible to hide.

"Just luck."

Xiao Li shook his head; his rapid breakthrough was entirely thanks to the Blood Soul Punishing Heavenly Thunder's support, not his own talent, so there was nothing to be proud of.

"By the way, Qian Lao, how long have I been in seclusion?"

Qian Lao stroked his chin and said, "Probably six months."

"Six months?" Xiao Li startled, that's such a long time.

Calculating that way, the time spent on the road to Jia Nan Academy, the time for the selection, the time for training, plus the time spent absorbing the Blood Soul Punishing Heavenly Thunder, all added up to about ten months.

"Um... two elders, I might need to make a trip first."

Qian Lao's motion of stroking his chin paused, "Go? Where to?"

"Junior wishes to return to the family to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony..." Xiao Li said.

"Ah, hahaha, I almost forgot, you little brat are still not an adult." Qian Lao and Bai Lao laughed loudly.

After laughing, they couldn't help but sigh at his monstrous talent.

"Alright, looking at your current strength, safely leaving Heijiao Yu should be no problem; there are still four months of training time, and when you return, we'll take you elsewhere." Bai Lao said.

Xiao Li nodded, following the two; obviously they were much stronger in cultivation than himself.

Watching Xiao Li stride away, Qian Lao finally couldn't help but sigh: "This guy hasn't even entered the Inner Court yet, and he's about to graduate."

"Exactly, although he hasn't experienced the Inner Court's survival of the fittest, it seems fine now; if he entered the Inner Court, it would be misfortune for those little brats." Bai Lao echoed.

However, what the two elders Qian and Bai don't know is that the Inner Court, Xiao Li will definitely go; there resides a group of the most talented people on the Northwest Continent, and if he could recruit his own Thunder Sect, that would be a huge profit.

At the front mountain, Steward Li looked strangely at the visitor, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead; what's going on, the sect leader disappeared for half a year, how could it make me feel a pang of depression, clearly before seeing him I felt nothing…

"Sect Leader." Steward Li performed a respectful salute.

"Steward Li, please rise; you've worked hard managing the sect during this time." Xiao Li said.

Although I disappeared for half a year, the sect is already in good order; now over a hundred members have initially developed a sense of belonging, and there are even sect missions and reward systems, showing Steward Li has put in a lot of effort.

"Steward Li, this is a fourth-grade medicinal herb; please take it." Xiao Li produced a Blood Soul Ginseng and handed it to Steward Li.

Its murderous qi and energy are of no use to him anymore; better to use it to win people's hearts.

"Thank you, Sect Leader." Steward Li happily accepted the Blood Soul Ginseng; if superiors give, just take it, so the other party can rest assured; Steward Li understands this principle.

"It's just a pity that the Blood Sect's fearsome reputation was too great; although it's been half a year since its destruction, only after I sent people to spread the news did a few come; if no one comes, we simply cannot recruit new disciples." Steward Li sighed.

Xiao Li frowned; this is indeed a problem, but he has no other way, only able to wait, wait for the news of the Blood Sect's destruction to be confirmed by people, only then will they come; what he needs to do is instead first break through to Fighting King, for only a Fighting King expert can truly stand firm in Heijiao Yu.

"Steward Li, the matter of recruiting can wait; I now need to make a trip out, I should return within a year; before that, please trouble yourself to guard the Thunder Sect."

Steward Li helplessly nodded; it seems our sect leader is a hands-off manager, appearing once every half a year, coming out for ten minutes then leaving again.

"If there's anything, you can go find the two inside the main hall."

Steward Li's spirit was shaken; yes, with those two seniors, their Thunder Sect could even be considered the best in Heijiao Yu, two Fighting Sect experts, which is also one of the main reasons he's willing to stay.

After bidding farewell to Steward Li, Xiao Li set off on the road home; in a blink, nearly a year passed, and he didn't know how Xiao Yan and his father were now, nor… the Little Medical Fairy.

Thinking of that cute girl, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Li's mouth; he now understood that he liked the Little Medical Fairy.

Damn it, all because of that damned Xiao Yan, who infected him with the habit of refining copper!

At this moment, far in the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Yan, who was undergoing the alchemist assessment, sneezed: "Strange, is Xun'er thinking of me?"

Yao Lao gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, veins bulging on the forehead of his soul form: "You idiot, don't think about so much; just focus on refining the medicinal ingredients."

"Oh oh, okay, teacher, my second brother's coming-of-age ceremony should be soon; I want to go back and have a look."

Looking at Xiao Yan's tender face, Yao Lao paused; this child, after all, is still young.

"Fine, as long as you pass the second-rank alchemist assessment, we'll return."

"All right," Xiao Yan grinned, the flames in his hands burning brighter.

Dear readers, I have already lifted the comment restriction; really sorry, a few days ago I was mindlessly sprayed by someone, so I imposed the restriction, that person actually cursed me, saying killing magic beasts for a year in the Magic Beast Mountain Range is exhausting the lake to fish, I ****** this is not Dou Luo Continent!

Today is Tuesday, recommendations come out Thursday, news arrives Friday; what we're looking at is Tuesday's follow-reading, hoping to get on the recommendation list, thanks for the support, bosses!

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