Chapter 49: A Peculiar Small Town

The leading hulking man entered the Martial Soul Possession State, turning into a gorilla over three meters tall, and his clothes were instantly torn apart by the massive size.

He just suffered a minor loss under Tie Li's Thunder Hammer.

A scorching patch appeared on his chest, with faint electric arcs still lingering.

Tie Li leapt again, launching an attack toward the leading hulking man.

Seeing the two Hundred-Year Soul Rings on Tie Li, he realized he could not be careless.

The Third Soul Ring suddenly lit up, a white orb of light condensed in his mouth and shot out sharply toward Tie Li.

Tie Li abruptly ended the Thunder Hammer Form, and his Second Soul Ring lit up.

Second Soul Technique, Thunder Break!

The Forging Hammer aimed at the blasting white light and struck with all its might.

Thunder Break possesses a Shock Repel effect, not only against physical attacks but also applicable to energy forms, compounded by Tie Li's considerable power.

Under the terrified gaze of the leading hulking man, his Third Soul Technique was brutally reflected back by Tie Li.

"What?"

"Boom"

Resisting his own Third Soul Technique, the leading hulking man rolled aside amid a cloud of thick smoke.

Tie Li naturally would not let this chance slip.

Gathering power, he surged upward, and his First and Second Soul Rings lit up simultaneously.

The terrifying Lightning Light condensed on the Thunder Hammer, signifying a pure single‑target attack.

His Soul Power Level had already reached Level 27; although the opponent was a Three Ring Soul Honorable, the gap in soul power would not exceed five levels.

In terms of Soul Ring count, the opponent had one extra Ten-Year Soul Ring, but regarding Soul Ring quality, the combined years of the opponent's three rings might not even match his own.

Moreover, his two Soul Rings came from the same lineage, their perfectly matched attributes could not possibly be inferior to the opponent's.

"Boom—"

With a massive crash, the leading hulking man's chest caved in, and his internal organs suffered a devastating blow.

"You… Pfft!"

"I'll send you off on your final journey." Tie Li raised his Thunder Hammer high and struck down; his head exploded like a watermelon, red and white blood spraying in all directions.

Tie Li calmly took the money bag from his body, turned and went to assist Ma Sen and others in dealing with the four One Ring Soul Masters.

Only Ma Sen was a Soul Master; the others were ordinary people, and facing four One Ring Soul Masters, danger lurked everywhere.

With Tie Li's arrival, the situation flipped instantly.

In less than a moment they dealt with the four, and finally the two Great Soul Masters; facing the caravan's Great Soul Masters, they were helpless, their Soul Power Levels were similar, and the opponents refused to fight to the death, merely stalling them.

"You dare kill my Black Armor Sect, are you not afraid of our retaliation?" At the final moment, they tried to threaten Tie Li and the others with the name of the Black Armor Sect. But such behavior was the most foolish; the current situation clearly would not let them leave alive.

They still tried to use the Black Armor Sect to threaten, hoping to incite everyone's anger?

Tie Li gave them no time for further chatter; with a swift step he appeared before a man, and the Thunder Hammer slammed down hard onto his body.

"Buzz"

His martial soul was a long sword; faced with Tie Li's sudden attack, he immediately used the blade to defend, producing a harsh clanging sound, a fine crack appearing on the blade and spreading as Tie Li's force increased.

"Clang"

The Two Ring Great Soul Master originally assigned to handle him seized the chance, and sharp wolf claws pierced his chest.

"Pfft!" Blood streamed from his mouth corner.

Tie Li and he exerted force together, instantly causing the Black Armor Sect's Soul Master to die on the spot, with a terribly ugly death.

Ma Sen, on the other hand, faced another Two Ring Great Soul Master; Ma Sen entered the Martial Soul Possession State, and the long sword in his hand glowed with fire, greatly boosting his combat power.

This was why he could, together with the caravan, hold off the four One Ring Soul Masters.

Ma Sen's First Soul Ring lit up, flames surged on his body, and the long sword he wielded seemed an extension of his body; the First Soul Technique's enhancement also covered the sword.

Ma Sen and the other wasted a bit of time, but unsurprisingly they beheaded the Black Armor Sect's Soul Master.

The Black Armor Sect members surely had money bags on them.

Tie Li contributed the most power, so in the loot division he would definitely take the biggest share.

Short of money, Tie Li decided not to be polite; besides the Three Ring Soul Honorable's money bag, he also took an extra twenty Gold Soul Coins.

The Gold Soul Coins on these six added up to only about eighty, the rest were thirty to forty Silver Soul Coins and Copper Soul Coins.

As for the seven corpses, Ma Sen selected six from the caravan, each dragging a body, planning to place them farther away, add some dry wood, and perform a body‑destruction erasure.

They were more experienced with such matters, so Tie Li did not intend to get involved, returning to the carriage to rest.

He also took out the Three Ring Soul Honorable's money bag; opening it revealed a full one hundred twenty Gold Soul Coins and twenty‑seven Silver Soul Coins.

Not bad, it made his once‑skinny money bag a bit fuller.

When a sliver of light appeared in the sky, the caravan set out again.

…

"Finally arrived, this is your reward." Upon reaching Geng Xin Cheng, Ma Sen immediately paid a reward of ten Gold Soul Coins.

"I still need your seal, may I?" Tie Li took out his ledger; it was barren, bearing only the Wind and Snow Trading Company's seal.

"Of course."

This time protecting this cargo under the Black Armor Sect's control relied mainly on Tie Li, so Ma Sen naturally did not withhold his seal.

"Thank you."

Seeing an additional Feather Robe Trading Company seal on the ledger, Tie Li couldn't help but smile faintly.

After bidding farewell to the Feather Robe Trading Company here, Tie Li planned to go alone to Geng Xin Cheng.

The main reason was that Hadrian City and Geng Xin Cheng were so close that virtually no trading company had escort missions to Geng Xin Cheng.

Rent a carriage?

Forget it, the cost is too high, not worth it.

Between Hadrian City and Geng Xin Cheng there is a small town; traveling from Hadrian City to Geng Xin Cheng takes more than a day, so passing through the town, one can rest there for a night and set out again the next day.

Tie Li, having made a plan, immediately got up.

He entered the city through the north gate and left through the south gate.

With Tie Li's physique, he can easily sustain long-distance running.

Setting out from the south gate at noon, he successfully reached the small town before dark.

After finding an inn with reasonably fair prices, Tie Li, having gotten the key, was about to return to his room to rest properly.

Lying on the bed, Tie Li quickly felt drowsy.

At that moment, there were light footsteps outside the door, which he thought were other guests passing by his door.

But the footsteps outside the door came to a noticeable stop.

Feeling something amiss, Tie Li got up and saw a slip of paper under the door crack?

Soon, the footsteps outside the door departed.

Tie Li took it out from under the door crack and saw that its content differed somewhat from what he had imagined.

In the dark corners of this small town, there is an underground trading market.

(End of chapter)