Chapter 1865: Chapter 1865: East, the Final Task
"Pfft." Xiao Yi spat out a mouthful of warm blood, but his eyes had already regained their clarity.
Having absorbed the last trace of Poison Power, Xiao Yi stopped cultivating.
The Universe Ring from that Evil Cultivator was also obtained by Xiao Yi.
Inside, there were quite a few poisonous items.
Useful ones had been absorbed by Xiao Yi, yet his Cultivation still hadn’t broken through.
Xiao Yi shook his head.
This time, although there was no breakthrough in cultivation, his Dao Heart had significantly enlarged after he crushed the illusions of the Four Great Elders from Mirror Flower Water Moon, dispelling his Heart Demon.
Today’s Martial Arts demon obstacles will never appear again.
"A monster, huh?" Xiao Yi touched his face once more.
"Heh." Xiao Yi withdrew his hand, smiling self-contentedly, "Seems, the word ’monster’ sounds more pleasant than ’little thief’."
Holy Moon Sect, ruined his opportunity.
The opportunity in the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb is naturally the most precious in the world.
It was because of this that Xiao Yi awakened his Martial Soul for the second time in the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb, and his cultivation skyrocketed from Martial Arts Great Power directly to the Peak of Supreme.
Now his cultivation was lost, but the true opportunity belonging to the Ancient Emperor should be the second transformation of his Martial Soul.
His Fire Control Beast Martial Soul was still intact, without loss.
Thus, in fact, he hadn’t lost this opportunity.
What was truly lost was merely the phase from Martial Arts Great Power to Peak of Supreme cultivation.
That short period did indeed allow his cultivation to soar tremendously, which was quite marvelous.
Yet, with his current speed, it’s not difficult to recover his cultivation to the Martial Arts Great Power level before entering the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb.
And afterwards, he might still obtain opportunities.
Furthermore, these opportunities don’t have to be as significant or as rare as those in the Ancient Emperor’s Tomb.
After all, he had already successfully awakened his Martial Soul for the second time.
Simply enhancing cultivation is much less problematic.
Opportunities, he can seek out again.
As for strength, currently, the Ten Thousand Poison Treasure Book, from a Physical Strength perspective alone, certainly can’t compare to the Asura Battle Body; but the combined power of Martial Arts and Body Dao definitely surpasses the physical strength given by the Asura Battle Body.
The Ten Thousand Poison Treasure Book can also restore him to peak capability.
As for appearance, though ugly, what harm does it do?
Since he dared to enter Demon Dao and cultivate Demon Dao, how can he fear changes to his appearance?
If he cared about these costs, how could he be worthy of being called a ’demon’?
With venom winding around him, and the brutal poison ravaging his body, his face hideous and terrifying, perhaps, this resembles a demon more.
Transforming into poison, mastering Poison Dao!
There was no longer any distraction in Xiao Yi’s heart, only determination and indifference.
Today’s demon obstacles will no longer manifest.
Yet, the enmity with Holy Moon Sect, he won’t forget a single bit.
Ruining someone’s opportunity for a Martial Artist is certainly a deadly enmity.
Furthermore, they not only ruined his physical body and condemned his cultivation but also broke his Dao Heart and threatened his life.
This is a life-and-death vendetta.
Xiao Yi took a deep breath.
Introspecting on his barren and fragmented Small World within.
Inside, the only things intact were the two Martial Souls.
Around the Fire Control Beast, traces of Fire Attribute Elemental Power gradually gathered.
Indeed, Xiao Yi planned to start cultivating Soul Dao.
Soul Masters are named for ’soul’ because they require Martial Souls to cultivate.
From Martial Souls, Soul Power is cultivated.
Soul Power, to Soul Masters; just like Primordial Power, to Martial Artists.
Xiao Yi cultivated, aggregated.
Fire Attribute Soul Power around the Fire Control Beast grew ever thicker.
However, as for the Ice Phoenix Sword, not a trace of Soul Power appeared.
This situation was something Xiao Yi had already anticipated.
Previously, he had tried to cultivate Soul Power using the Ice Phoenix Sword, but the result was; every time Ice Attribute Soul Power was cultivated, it would be entirely absorbed by the Ice Phoenix Sword.
No matter how much he cultivated, it was futile; no trace of Ice Attribute Soul Power would remain.
An entire two hours later.
Fire Attribute Soul Power around the Fire Control Beast, although increasingly substantial, seemed not to have increased in quantity much.
"I don’t have many Soul Master Skills at hand."
"Soul skills, only Burning Silence."
"Seems afterward, I still need to make a trip to the Soul Hall."
Xiao Yi pondered for a moment and temporarily stopped Soul Dao cultivation.
In the past, he disliked the Fire Control Beast’s inherent weakness, so he did not specifically focus on cultivating Soul Dao.
Now, with the help of the Ancient Emperor Holy Pill, the Fire Control Beast had successfully awakened for the second time, greatly increased in power, and advanced to the Black Rank.
Once his Soul Dao is accomplished, the soul power strength brought by the Fire Control Beast would undoubtedly be exceptionally strong.
Moreover, he currently carries no Primordial Power and his body can’t bear another type of power.
Otherwise, as long as there is Primordial Power, the Fire Control Beast could once again coalesce and deploy various powerful flames.
The Fire Control Beast inherently controls these various flame capabilities.
"Hoo." Xiao Yi took another deep breath, stopped cultivating, and then stood up.
His figure slowly departed, gradually disappearing into Shunhuo Forest.
In the coming half year, no matter how arduous, difficult, or thorny the path might be, he would, as always, forge ahead unceasingly.
The more challenging the path, the more excited and expectant he becomes.
The harsher the journey, the tougher it is to tread, granting him more enhancement.
If this path to the ultimate Martial God position were indeed so easy, then Xiao Yi would look down upon this Martial Arts Dao.
Ultimately, he remains that proud and stern Xiao Yi!
...
In the following days, Xiao Yi constantly continued to take on missions, completing them.
Of course, he also trained during this time.
If this speed continues, at most, in a few days, he will leave the Eastern Range.
Afterward, he might choose to return to the Eighteen Mansions Territory for further training.
Thinking about it, over a year ago, his training in the Eighteen Mansions Territory was yet incomplete.
Back then, he had only gone through a few territories when he met Guu Lianxing and Gongsun Huowu.
Although later he traveled through more than half of the various mansion territories to assist Guu Lianxing in restoring her Martial Soul, he had ultimately yet to finish.
This time he could conveniently continue training all the way there.
There are some perilous places he hasn’t challenged yet.
Moreover...
"Given the time, Ye Liu’s big wedding day is about to arrive." Xiao Yi chuckled knowingly.
A wide black robe shrouded him entirely, concealing his expressions.
Yet, under the mask, his slightly upturned lips still showed a hint of joy.
At the moment, he was in the Main Hall of a Black Demon Hall.
If there weren’t any unforeseen circumstances, this would be his last mission in the Eastern Range.
A new top mission was slowly appearing on the mission platform.
"Hmm? A new top mission is up now." Xiao Yi looked toward the mission platform with interest.
Nearby Black Mages also directed their gazes toward the mission platform.
"Oh? Is it a top mission posted by one of our Black Demon Hall’s Main Hall Masters?"
Each Black Mage discussed curiously.
"Eh, the task isn’t too difficult, merely to assist in searching for some rare Poison Dao cultivation items."
"The quantity is somewhat large."
"However, the reward is sufficiently generous."
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Second update.
