Chapter 693: Chapter 692: Becoming a Demon Martial Way
"He really killed the one surname Yue?"
Elder Wang was a little dazed.
In the Divine Barrier Realm, killing and defeating carry entirely different concepts.
For instance, between a top Twice Tier Earth Immortal and a high-ranking Twice Tier Earth Immortal, the former could at most defeat the latter, but find it hard to kill them unless their Flying Skill was many times superior.
But when the attack power differs by just one small level, it’s not easy to tell who has the superior Flying Skill. After all, every person who has ascended to the Divine Barrier Realm is no simple character.
"I hear Zong Wei is only around sixty years old, not even seventy yet. There aren’t many such young and powerful Earth Immortals in the entire Flying Horse Dynasty, are there?"
The situation was settled. Earth immortals like An Hongwei, looking at Shi Xiaole who stood on the tree with a tall and strong physique, all had expressions of admiration and reverence.
Devil Path respects the strong more than Righteous Path. Shi Xiaole, undoubtedly, is the strongest in Purple Beauty Hill and might also become one of the strongest in Ghost Lethal Sect in the future.
"This youngster is tricky. I need to inform the Young Master about him."
Gu Songtao concealed the surprise in the depths of his eyes.
The power he represented was neither Righteous Path nor Devil Path, at most considered as Evildoers. It had no direct conflict with the Left Sect, so his astonishment at Shi Xiaole’s growth did not result in envy.
Of course, Gu Songtao was very grateful that both the Young Master and he chose to cooperate with Shi Xiaole. Otherwise, he surely would have suffered revenge, with unimaginable repercussions.
The great battle came to a smooth end.
After this battle, almost the entire Right Sect was destroyed. The Left Sect lost dozens and injured close to a hundred people, achieving a significant victory indeed.
"Zong Wei, you’ve truly opened my eyes. I believe few among the younger generation in the Martial World a match for you in terms of combat power."
Gu Songtao led the alliance members towards Shi Xiaole, laughing heartily.
In the Divine Barrier Realm, anyone under a hundred years old is considered young, so Gu Songtao’s assessment was extremely high.
"Gu Leader, thank you for your assistance. If you have free time tomorrow, let’s discuss the splitting of resources at my Left Sect."
Shi Xiaole chuckled. His words of politeness, contrasting with his usual arrogance and overbearing demeanor, made Gu Songtao and others feel unexpectedly appreciated.
Shaking his head in secret, Gu Songtao laughed and agreed.
...
Whether as a goodwill gesture or for another reason, during the resource allocation negotiation the following day, Gu Songtao willingly gave up sixty percent, expressing his desire to keep only forty percent.
After some thought, Shi Xiaole gave his consent.
In the previous night’s battle, both sides made a similar effort. A sixty-forty split meant that Shi Xiaole already had the upper hand. As for why, Shi Xiaole did not probe too deeply.
This fitted well with his domineering image.
Having received sixty percent of the resources on Purple Beauty Hill, fifty percent were Ghost Lethal Sect’s assets, the remaining ten percent was divided among everyone. This was Ghost Lethal Sect’s rule; after all, without this policy, who would willingly risk their life for you?
Loyalty and faith simply don’t exist in the Devil Path; only personal interests are truly recognized.
This successful elimination of the Right Sect was primarily due to Shi Xiaole’s efforts. It could be said that he single-handedly controlled the entire situation, hence he received forty percent of the ten percent of resources.
The remaining sixty percent was divided among the over four thousand members who took part in the battle, including Elder Wang, Elder Chen, An Hongwei, and three other Earth Immortals.
Adding it up, Shi Xiaole received four percent of the resources on the Purple Beauty Hill. It seemed insignificant but the size of Purple Beauty Hill was vast. When masses of cultivation resources were delivered to Shi Xiaole’s courtyard, he too was slightly taken aback.
There were Zhu Xue Fruits to enhance one’s vitality, Bodhi Grass to help with concentration, and Lien Bone Creeper to strengthen the meridians... Each type of resource was dazzling and altogether worth at least several billion silver pieces.
"These resources can be given to the Wuling Villa, saving a large part of the expenses and serving as a reward for the villa’s disciples’ cultivation."
Shi Xiaole secretly smiled, a strange idea coming to his mind.
Wuling Villa had a financial deficit and lacked resources. Would it be feasible to use Shi Xiaole’s resources from the Ghost Lethal Sect to resolve this issue?
I hear Ghost Guards, as long as they prove their capabilities, can have their own power. When the time comes and I accumulate my strength and cultivate loyal followers, I could establish a secret channel with Wuling Villa, as long as I’m careful.
Shi Xiaole kept this idea in his mind, then arranged for his resources to be transported away in cartloads. Halfway through, he intercepted the goods, putting all of it into the system’s space, concealing all traces before leaving.
Those in charge of transport had their memories erased, keeping the matter quiet.
A few days passed and the Left Sect headquarters sent a message, praising Shi Xiaole profusely. They requested him to return to headquarters soon as there was a major change in positions. It seemed they saw his potential and planned to cultivate him extensively.
Nonchalantly setting the command aside, Shi Xiaole shut himself in his room to increase his cultivation as Illusion Martial Way was about to break through after his long practice.
One day at dawn, a mystical aura suddenly erupted from Shi Xiaole’s body, causing the light in the room to distort and various illusions to take form.
"Illusion Martial Way has reached thirty percent."
Shi Xiaole exhaled turbid air that wasn’t actually there.
The power of the Illusion Martial Way at twenty percent, combined with his full strength, was strikingly close to the power level of Third Tier Earth Immortal. Now, he would estimate it’s at the level of a low-ranking Third Tier Earth Immortal.
The main issue is that the level of Shi Xiaole’s Illusion Martial skills is too low, unlike the thirty percent peak Wind Sword Way. Once combined with the perfected Divine Wind Movement, even Shi Xiaole himself doesn’t know how powerful it would be.
In other words, the current real self, Shi Xiaole, was still much stronger than his disguised self, Zong Yue.
Besides Illusion Martial Way, the transforming Demon Martial Way had also significantly improved and could break through at any time. Shi Xiaole planned to stay at Purple Beauty Hill for a few more days.
Unexpectedly, it happened that same night.
With a loud bang!
Inside the sea of spirit, the humanoid figure representing the Demon Martial Way began to solidify. Glaring eyes appeared in its eye sockets, blinking intermittently, emitting a chilling demonic aura that made even the little blue sword and the misty lake tremble.
The Demon Martial Way progressed up to ten percent!
Releasing his spiritual strength, Shi Xiaole nonchalantly swung his sword. His blade, imbued with demonic Sword Qi, cut across the sky in a dark arc, casting a chilling reflection into one’s heart.
"The destructive power is not inferior to twenty percent of the Wind Sword Way, even surpassing it."
Shi Xiaole exclaimed.
If he would have known that the Supreme Martial Arts was the strongest of all mortal martial arts, he would have understood earlier. Comparing their development potential, Wind Sword Way was likely to pale in comparison.
"Come out."
Suddenly, Shi Xiaole lifted his gaze, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
With a creak, the door was pushed open, a shadow flew in from the outside, the fragrance of perfume dashed into Shi Xiaole’s chest, a coiling voice said: "Young Master!"
By the touch of an index finger, the other person’s skin was very smooth and supple, with a firm elasticity only a martial artist would have. Shi Xiaole’s eyes burned brightly, saying: "An Hongwei, what are you up to?"
The other person had only recently approached the courtyard and was oblivious to the happenings inside the house.
Tearing her clothes, An Hongwei twisted in Shi Xiaole’s arms like a snake, coquettishly saying: "Young Master, I ask nothing else, only to spend one night of pleasure with you."
Bang!
A crisp sound echoed in the courtyard, An Hongwei scrambled up from the ground, her face alternating between green and red with shame and anger.
A man’s ultimate humiliation is to wear a cuckold’s cap, for women though, what can hurt their pride more than throwing herself at man’s mercy only to be casually discarded?
This Zong Yue, isn’t he a eunuch?
An Hongwei bitterly cursed in her heart but didn’t dare to let out a single sound. She gathered her black veil, carried her resentment, and quickly left.
Unbeknown to her, the aphrodisiac effect of the Blood Yang Pill had been triggered when she flounced her legs on Shi Xiaole. It was more intense than usual and it took him three 2-hour periods to ward off lustful thoughts from his mind.
"That was close to losing control."
If An Hongwei had been bolder and came in again, Shi Xiaole would have definitely lost control. However, after struggling all night, he found that his Vigorous Air had improved. Such a torment!
After making successive breakthroughs in martial arts, Shi Xiaole decided not to linger much longer. That very day, he set off to leave the Purple Beauty Hill without telling anyone.
...
In a mountain range, dense and lush with trees.
Shi Xiaole stopped in his tracks and said, "You’ve been following me for a while, why don’t you come out and meet me?"
"Not bad for a Ghost Guard, when did you discover me?"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Five figures suddenly appeared on his left side, among them, four people were those who fled from the battle earlier, they were the four Earth Immortals of the Right Sect.
The man leading them was dressed in tattered clothes with patches all over, his appearance was old and ragged, but he had the strongest aura amongst the five and asked with interest.
Actually, he already had the answer. Shi Xiaole had already seen through the loopholes in their Array System, his detection ability was undoubtedly very strong, it was not surprising that he found them. He asked this question only to mock.
"I am stronger than you, so naturally, I can find you."
Shi Xiaole said indifferently.
"Young man, your arrogance won’t last. Today is the day of your death!"
One of the Earth Immortals pointed at Shi Xiaole and laughed aggressively.
Although they had escaped that night, they dared not really betray the Right Sect, so they reported Shi Xiaole’s whereabouts to the headquarters of the Right Sect.
It turned out that one of the elders was doing something nearby. Upon receiving the news from the headquarters, he secretly hid near the Left Sect’s station, until Shi Xiaole left, he secretly followed him.
This elder was known as the Beheading Demon Beggar, a medium-ranked Third Tier Earth Immortal, who enjoyed beheading people the most. With his strength, defeating Shi Xiaole was very easy, and with the help of the other four, they were confident of leaving no escape route for Shi Xiaole.
"I’m serious, if you want to live, leave now, or don’t blame me for not being polite."
Shi Xiaole seemed very calm.
The arrogant and insolent attitude, even Beheading Demon Beggar could no longer stand and angrily said, "I want to see, what makes you so confident. Beheading Strike!"
The Beheading Demon Beggar’s weapon was a rusty iron blade. Despite being rusty, it was still a genuine top lower-tier spiritual weapon. As the blade aura emerged, it filled the entire sight.
At the same time, the four Earth Immortals of the Right Sect also activated their utmost skills, attacking Shi Xiaole from different directions, leaving no loopholes for him to exploit.
In this situation, if Shi Xiaole really was Zong Yue, then he would undoubtedly die.
Unfortunately, he is not.
