197 The Ninth Stage!
“The tenth stage… Could it be a true force beast of the bone pattern realm?” Qin Huai was eager to try.
In the next instant, his head sank, and the ground beneath his feet instantly dragged him into the ground, causing the surrounding ground to crack inch by inch.
Crack!
Qin Huai’s legs were unable to hide the heavy pressure, and he immediately knelt on the ground. Before he could exert his strength, his entire body instantly crawled on the ground and could not move.
!!
Whoosh!
The torches that had been burning around them were instantly extinguished.
Qin Huai’s body was pressed tightly against the ground, feeling the warmth of the earth. He was a little stunned on the spot and only reacted after a long time.
He… He was already ‘dead.’ It was so fast that he didn’t even notice something appearing.
He didn’t even feel much pain. It was likely that the treasured weapon, Azure Dragon Pass, had determined his death.
“This treasure is not that simple either.”
Qin Huai felt a lingering fear in his heart. Was that the combat power of a true bone pattern realm expert? It was too terrifying.
When he learned about the attack method of the force beast, he had already raised his strength evaluation. But now, it seemed that he had still underestimated it.
“If you want to obtain the right to fight against a bone pattern realm warrior, you must at least master force,” Qin Huai mumbled. He had already realized the importance of power.
“Weak, I’m still too weak,” he said in a low voice and walked out of the cellar.
He had to work hard on his cultivation! His goal shouldn’t be limited to the martial arts field. He should also go to the courtyard and walk around.
He should lean on the wall and be more thin-skinned to ask the martial artists who didn’t cultivate on the martial arts field for advice, then let them demonstrate for him. It would help him advance faster.
“I’m still too reserved, too introverted, and somewhat bound by basic human nature… This isn’t right, at least not in terms of cultivation. I should not be ashamed to ask questions and abandon these bad habits of my character.”
Qin Huai reflected on himself and made up his mind. He took a piece of active stone at the exit of the cellar. It was said that the three dragon elders could see the results from this.
Qin Huai sized it up but didn’t find anything special. He held the stone in his hand and walked out.
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Outside the cellar, the elder felt a slight tremor in the ground, and a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes. ‘Which little brat is causing such a huge commotion underground?’
He looked around at the entrances of the cellars. The previous batch of little ghosts had yet to come out. They were all martial artists who had refined their blood, so they would stay longer.
“Buhu, how long do you think Brother Qin can stay inside?” Zhang Haoyue stood beside Li Buhu and asked with a warm smile.
“About twenty-five minutes. Brother-in-law has to reach the eighth stage no matter what and be able to kill all the beasts,” Li Buhu pondered.
After the sixth stage, because of the sudden increase in difficulty, the ranking of the Azure Dragon Pass was based on detailed analysis of the number of kills.
After all, his brother-in-law had just broken through to the eighth refinement, and it was his first time entering Azure Dragon Pass, so he was not familiar with the beasts. Only those who had personally experienced such a monster would know how terrifying it was.
The first time they came into contact, they would definitely suffer a huge loss.
He could still give his brother-in-law the results of the eighth stage purely because his brother-in-law had fought in September Hook and in the slums and completely convinced him.
“You underestimate Brother Qin too much.” Zhang Haoyue shook his head. “Brother Qin is someone who killed Wu Zian, so it’s the eighth stage.”
The man he fancied was definitely beyond common sense.
“If we calculate the time, Brother Qin should have reached the seventh stage by now.”
Indeed, twenty-five minutes was considered normal progress. Those who were slightly weaker would have just entered the seventh stage, while those who were stronger might have already fought halfway.
Whoosh…
Suddenly, there was an uproar.
Not far away, Li Buhu and Zhang Haoyue’s expressions froze.
“Brother-in-law, you… You’re out.” Li Buhu quickly went up to him and looked at Qin Huai’s grave expression. The words that he wanted to say were swallowed back into his stomach.
‘To come out at this time, Brother-in-law’s expression was so bad.’
He knew that his brother-in-law must have made a mistake that all newbies would make. He had underestimated the killing power of the force beasts.
“Brother-in-law is fine. The first time is usually very fast… The next time would be better. Next time, you will be able to display your true level.” Li Buhu braced himself and comforted Qin Huai.
Qin Huai’s face was solemn. “No, this is already my true strength. The reason I failed was because I wasn’t strong enough.”
“Brother Qin’s temperament is correct. This is the temperament of an expert.” Zhang Haoyue also walked over, but he didn’t say anything to comfort him. “A momentary failure isn’t scary. What’s scary is that you don’t dare to face it.”
Qin Huai glanced at the genial man in front of him. Thinking that the other party was already a powerful bone pattern realm warrior, the sense of urgency in his heart became more and more obvious.
“Are you Erlong’s disciple…” Elder Sanlong looked at Qin Huai, who was walking over, and fell silent after he finished speaking.
After a while, only then did he spit out two words, “Good luck.”
“Thank you for your encouragement, Elder Sanlong.” Qin Huai cupped his hands and handed the stone to Elder Sanlong. “Junior will take his leave first!”
Qin Huai bade farewell to Elder Sanlong, then walked toward the Li family’s residence at the Nine Dragons sect without looking back.
He was about to start his cultivation plan. From now on, he will make a change.
“He’s brave after knowing shame. Not bad.” Elder Sanlong looked at Qin Huai’s back and nodded.
His brother did not pick the wrong disciple. At least his temperament was not bad.
He raised his brush and was about to place it on the position of the seventh refinement. Then, he held the stone in his hand and slowly invaded the stone with his aura.
In the next instant, the tip of Elder Sanlong’s brush paused, and he was stunned on the spot.
This was because the ‘residue’ of force that he could sense from the stone was not at the level of the seventh stage.
Instead…
It was the ninth stage!
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He raised his head and looked in the direction Qin Huai had left. He had long disappeared.
“That kid… How could he be so fast?” He frowned and walked to the front of the list, then put down his brush. “Eleventh, Qin Huai, nine full stages”
He looked at the ranking of Azure Dragon Pass and felt a little conflicted. The Li family’s matter would probably change soon.
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