Chapter 111

Every day he plays the fool to catch tigers, but do you really think you're a tiger? You can't swallow anything. Ye Xuan's lips twitched: "This time, I'll swallow all of you." He refused to believe that an entire hour wouldn't be enough to scour the ninth level—even if he dug three feet into the earth, the time would suffice to find the Spring of Longevity.

The crowd gritted their teeth inwardly; Ye Xuan had hidden his depth too well. Damn bastard, no wonder he dared challenge Xu Chen.

Xu Chen didn't bother replying, only said: "Those from Jixia Academy and Qixiu Workshop, be careful."

Don't move unless you have my Shen Yu battle armor—I'll handle the lingering souls." The women, hearing this, felt a faint warmth.

Xu Chen was clearly facing everything alone to protect them. So they all said: "Brother Chen, we're not afraid."

Xu Chen looked like he had a toothache: "Shut up. Everyone stay still. I said I'd handle the lingering souls."

Ladies, don't come snatch the spiritual qi. Remember, one lingering soul is worth at least a Fourth-Grade Pill. If you come and scatter the residual qi, I won't be able to absorb it properly.

The women murmured "Oh," and stopped attacking.

"Hmph!"

The disciples of various sects, seeing Xu Chen trying to show off, simply stopped moving too. You wanna be cool? Fine, fine, fine—leave all the lingering souls to you. We'll watch you drain your spiritual qi dry. With that, they silently withdrew.

For a moment, only Xu Chen remained in the Ancient Battlefield, slaying lingering souls. Ye Xuan couldn't help laughing: "Idiot. Wait till you've slain these ten thousand lingering souls—you'll have no spiritual qi left. When you're drained, you'll be no better than trash. Just wait till I take control of you." Ye Xuan didn't respond—he was absorbing spiritual qi and had no time. The Ling Zunzhe watched Xu Chen's posture and frowned slightly.

He sensed something was off, but couldn't say what. Around him, the crowd crossed their arms, watching Xu Chen with mocking smirks. The women felt pity, yet didn't dare defy Xu Chen's wishes.

They thought to themselves: if Xu Chen truly couldn't hold out, they'd step in. Many disciples from the major sects sneered: "This kid Xu Chen is frantically draining his spiritual qi just to show off."

"Strange. Can he really absorb this spiritual qi? He doesn't seem like an idiot."

"Come on, with seven or eight beauties watching, wanting to show off is normal. Don't even think he can absorb Resentment Spirit."

"Exactly. Who in their right mind would absorb this kind of Resentment Spirit? That's suicide."

"True. Everyone can absorb it—but no one dares."

At this moment, nearly everyone was watching the spectacle, yet could do nothing. They planned to conserve their spiritual qi for now.

When Ye Xuan finds the Spring of Longevity, they'll strike. That's when they'll reveal all their hidden cards. 0…………Requesting flowers…………

For now, just watch Xu Chen and Ye Xuan work for them. But soon, they began to sense something was wrong.

Because they saw that after about fifteen minutes, Xu Chen's aura hadn't weakened—it had grown stronger.

They gasped: "What the hell is going on?"

Impossible. He's already slain five or six thousand lingering souls—his aura not weakening, but growing? That's insane.

His aura even seemed to be approaching Sixth Grade Middle Stage. "Fucking hell, this is really insane!" the crowd stared blankly…

The women were stunned too. What's going on? Why has Xu Chen's aura grown so much?

The next second, they faintly noticed the spiritual qi in the ninth level seemed thinner.

Their mouths opened slightly—they suddenly understood. Xu Chen was absorbing the spiritual qi here. "Brother Chen is absorbing spiritual qi… but he isn't being affected by the Resentment Spirit."

"Look at his eyes—clear-minded, sharp, calm," said Gongsun Liuli.

The women, curious, observed closely and nodded: "Yeah, weird…"

Then Bu Fengshuang spotted the truth: "It's because of the Shen Yu battle armor—it blocks the Resentment Spirit."

"Shen Yu itself is forged from the essence of heaven-and-earth spiritual qi, impervious to blades and spears. But it's not just about being invulnerable—it repels all impurities." Gongsun Liuli nodded: "Ancient texts mention this, but I've never seen it—never imagined it was real."

The women exclaimed joyfully: "So Xu Chen is getting stronger?" Bu Fengshuang agreed: "Yes. If he can absorb it, each lingering soul is equivalent to a Grade Four Spiritual Medicine. Though such medicine barely affects Xu Chen, if the quantity accumulates, it changes everything."

"Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. I estimate Xu Chen will break through soon." The women cheered: "Yay!" "One soul equals one Fourth-grade Pill? Damn!"

The disciples of the major sects stared, dumbfounded.

This Shen Yu battle armor blocks Resentment Spirit and lets Xu Chen absorb spiritual qi? That's truly insane!

They now understood why Xu Chen was so "stupid" to charge in alone and beat the lingering souls—it wasn't for show, it was to absorb spiritual qi!

Looking at the situation, Xu Chen was about to completely crush all ten thousand lingering souls. Their lips twitched—damn, they'd underestimated him.

Ye Xuan, who had been arrogant moments ago, now wore a dark expression. Xu Chen can absorb Resentment Spirit?

"As for the evil qi, for Xu Chen it is much the same as resentment and can also be blocked off.

Ye Xuan gritted his teeth: "Xu Chen, you're faking again. Why don't you absorb the Gale Wind and Malevolent Qi?" Bu Fengshuang glanced at Ye Xuan, coolly: "Xu Chen is a Body Cultivator. He can withstand Gale Wind—it's actually beneficial."

"As for Malevolent Qi, for Xu Chen it's no different from Resentment Spirit—it can be blocked too."

"Ye Xuan, you'd better find the Spring of Longevity quickly. Otherwise, you'll regret it." Ye Xuan: "………" This was unbearable. What the hell was the point of fighting now?

【43】 Fuck!

【44】 PS: 1 chapter!! 10k.