Chapter 157

Behind him, Tang Hao's face showed an enlarged version of a gloomy smile; the difference was that Tang Hao's smile carried a hint of domineering pain.

Spirit Hall

The pain stems from the fact that, although he possesses Asura God's power within his body, he still retains some resistance to toxins.

Even though he knows this place is filled with toxins, Tang Hao still cannot leave; the outside world is already dominated by the Spirit Hall and the Breaking Heaven Sect.

If he and Tang San were to go out, they would have their information intercepted by the Sharp Feather Hall; by then, the father and son, who are not yet a match for Yang Yun, would likely die regretting in the northwest.

Everyone who newly arrives knows that the outside of Shalu Zhidu is already completely watched by the Sharp Feather Hall.

Shalu Zhidu

Furthermore, anyone who dares to provoke the Sharp Feather Hall will suffer extremely terrifying pursuit; even jumping into Shalu Zhidu is torment akin to waiting for death.

But better to live shamefully than die honorably, so no one ever dares to offend the Sharp Feather Hall.

However, on the main road there are always soul masters with nowhere else to go who enter Shalu Zhidu; Tang Hao offered a reward of five cups of Yellow Spring Dew just to obtain firsthand information from the outside.

Therefore, newcomers all treat these five cups of stored Yellow Spring Dew as a newcomer's gift package to claim.

Tang Hao looked at Tang San with considerable relief: 'Xiao San, it seems your talent has been further strengthened here; you actually grasped the mysteries of the Great Sumeru Hammer so quickly.'

'But what I will teach you next is a stronger and more profound Haotian Hammer secret technique; it can give you a chance to turn defeat into victory in desperate straits, though it must be used with caution; I myself once relied on this move to seriously injure the previous Pope, Qian Xunji.'

'This move cannot be tried casually, so you can go participate in the Slaughter Arena; after fifty victories, the first trial of the Nine Trials of the Asura will be considered complete; if you reach a bottleneck at that point, there will be a bestowed soul ring for you to absorb.'

'But I hope you can temper your body to its strongest before using it; then you might possibly directly obtain two, though not necessarily.'

Tang Hao only knows that reaching a bottleneck will grant a bestowed soul ring, but he does not know whether, if the bottlenecks of a Soul Emperor and a Soul Saint occur simultaneously, one could absorb two bestowed soul rings.

If that were possible, it would be great.

Around Tang San, the Blue Silver Emperor had mutated into a blood-red form, fluttering about like an octopus.

A strand of red light appeared in the depths of Tang San's eyes.

'Father, I will certainly not disappoint you; by then I will directly attain the rank of Soul Douluo, even that of a Titled Douluo, go out and completely kill, annihilate, and destroy that Yang Yun and the Breaking Heaven Sect!'

Tang San's expression suddenly became extremely frenzied, the blood-colored Blue Silver Emperor surging wildly; it looked immensely terrifying.

'Then, let the hunt begin; hehehehe'

Behind him, beside the flying wooden hammer, there was a pile of stacked victory monuments, with scattered white bones forming tables around it.

A village outside the vassal towns of the Qilama Kingdom.

A plump child with fiery red wings growing from his back was flapping his wings and flying in midair; he stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

Star Luo royal family

All that met the eye was firelight; the key point was that the fuel for these flames was the shanty houses built from the poor's wood scraps, and there were also scorched corpses and blood covering the ground.

'What is going on? Could it be that I did all this? Impossible, this is impossible!'

Although he said it was impossible with his mouth, the firelight was filled with the flames of his martial soul; it was obviously his doing, the flame aura brimming with evil desire.

Wind Demon Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes

Wind Demon One Hundred and Six Consecutive Slashes

But this counts as overtime, so overtime pay should be given. Ma Hongjun suddenly flashed an image in his mind: in the picture, that juicy young woman was standing in front of him.

He shouted loudly: 'Soul Master, please let this humble woman accompany you for fun and spare my daughter; I am a courtesan, but my daughter is pure, please, please, please let her go.'

'You money-losing good-for-nothing, weren't you told not to just come out? Hurry up and get out, old lady; you're disturbing the Soul Master's interest.'

The memories that followed became a blur.

Ma Hongjun's heart suddenly thumped violently, his face drastically changed as he gazed at the ruins and flames before him.

"Someone's coming; no matter what, this has nothing to do with me. Let's leave first to avoid trouble."

Not long after.

A black figure sped from afar and landed on the ground, looking at the scene before him that resembled a human purgatory, he involuntarily clenched his fists.

"Report it, report it immediately; a new evil soul master has appeared in the Star Luo Empire. Rush to Break Heaven Sect for aid—this flame is somewhat special, not ordinary fire, and despite burning over such a large area for so long it hasn't been extinguished; the opponent's soul master level may be no less than a Soul King."

Within the Star Luo Empire, Break Heaven Sect's prestige is faintly trending to surpass that of the Spirit Hall, because once the matter is reported to Break Heaven Sect and posted on the mission hall...

Basically, they can be completed quickly and perfectly.

Soon, the matter was reported layer by layer to Star Luo City, with three separate reports submitted to Break Heaven Sect, the Star Luo royal family, and the Spirit Hall.

When the mission hall refreshed, Feng Xiaotian had just obtained his fifth soul ring and came to the mission hall wanting to take on a few missions to earn some points.

After experiencing that flying-like sensation while training in the Heart-Refining Tower during this period, he couldn't stop; although his regular training was much faster than before.

But it still wasn't as exhilarating as the speed of the Heart-Refining Tower.

He happened to see the refreshed mission about an unknown fire-attribute martial soul evil soul master appearing within the Star Luo Empire, who had slaughtered and burned an entire village, not to mention...

According to the supplementary explanation from the mission's follow-up investigation, this beast didn't even spare little girls.

The lower body was mutilated beyond recognition, making Feng Xiaotian feel a surge of anger; he involuntarily clenched his fists, silently vowing to make this evil soul master taste the power of his newest soul skill, Wind Demon Seventy-Two Linked Slash.

The basic condition for Wind Demon Thirty-Six Linked Slash depends on the body's endurance, which places high demands on one's physique.

Later, there might be even higher levels of Wind Demon Seventy-Two Linked Slash, such as Wind Demon One Hundred Six Linked Slash, and so on.

"I'll take this mission." Feng Xiaotian accepted the new mission without hesitation; however, it was a fire-attribute evil soul master that he himself had to capture.

Striving to break through to the Soul Saint realm as soon as possible, Feng Xiaotian had a premonition; perhaps his martial soul would undergo a qualitative change when he absorbs his seventh soul ring upon reaching Soul Saint.

By then, his martial soul would be the mutant martial soul Three-Head Swift Wind Demon Wolf, whose quality would certainly not be inferior to that of top-tier martial souls.

The Extreme North.

Oscar joined a mercenary squad, gaining recognition from all members due to his strong support abilities.

Because of his presence, the squad suffered far fewer casualties, greatly increasing the survival rate.

Usually mercenaries like to gossip about the policies of major powers and women, but in such a frontier mercenary group...

During this time, Oscar heard most often not about Break Heaven Sect or the Spirit Hall, but about an organization called Earth Fire.

(End of chapter)