Qin Hao remained calm. He took a sip of tea and said lightly, "Soul Refining Sect of Pilu Nation!"
He had to go to the Soul Refining Sect sooner or later anyway, so there was nothing wrong with saying it in advance, was there?
"What?"
Upon hearing the three words "Soul Refining Sect," both the Giant Demon Clan expert and Lin Yi's expressions changed drastically.
On Vermilion Bird Star, the Soul Refining Sect was known to everyone.
Although the Soul Refining Sect was merely a sect from a Level 5 Cultivation Nation, it possessed the sect-protecting treasure, the Ten Billion Soul Banner.
That made the sect an existence surpassing all Level 5 Cultivation Nations.
Its status on Vermilion Bird Star was second only to Vermilion Bird Country. As long as it produced an Ascendant, it would be qualified to challenge a Level Six Cultivation Nation.
Though the Giant Demon Clan occupied a Level 5 Cultivation Nation with the strength of its entire clan, their strongest member was only at the Early Infant Transformation stage.
The Soul Refining Sect, however, had two Late Infant Transformation Experts. Even without using the Ten Billion Soul Banner, they were not something the Giant Demon Clan could contend against.
"So you are a Fellow Daoist from the Soul Refining Sect!"
The Giant Demon Clan expert smiled and said, "I heard my Old Ancestor mention that Senior Lian Tian of the Soul Refining Sect had profound cultivation and was one of the rare great experts in the world!"
Naturally, he did not believe Qin Hao so easily. He was deliberately testing him.
As long as Qin Hao followed along with his words, he would know that he was an impostor.
And anyone who dared deceive him naturally had only one path: death.
"Fellow Daoist, you must have remembered incorrectly."
Qin Hao glanced at him and replied, "My Soul Refining Sect has never had any Senior Lian Tian. We only have Ancestor Nian Tian and Ancestor Dun Tian!"
He had read the original story, so the other man's test was utterly useless against him.
"Look at this memory of mine!"
The Giant Demon Clan expert laughed heartily. "That's right, it was Ancestor Dun Tian!"
Sitting beside Qin Hao, he asked, "May I ask why Fellow Daoist has come from so far away?"
"To carry out a sect mission!"
Qin Hao casually replied, "Fellow Daoist need not mind me. Go ahead and deal with your own affairs!"
"Very well!"
Lin Yi nodded and called down to the Cultivators below, "The three-month deadline has arrived. All disciples, leave the valley!"
As he spoke, he formed a hand seal toward Jue Ming Valley, and the formation there immediately opened.
One injured disciple after another emerged from Jue Ming Valley.
The Giant Demon Clan expert sensed the surroundings and said, "This time, six Outer Realm Battlefield tokens were shattered. It seems the competition was quite fierce!"
Not far away, Teng Huayuan flew to the formation outside Jue Ming Valley and began waiting for Wang Lin to appear.
Qin Hao glanced at Teng Huayuan and found that his body radiated a dense bloody aura and killing intent.
Clearly, the entire Wang Family had already been slaughtered by Teng Huayuan.
"He's here!"
Suddenly, Teng Huayuan sensed his curse. His hands immediately clenched into fists.
He roared into the formation, "Wang Lin, if you want to reclaim your parents' souls, stop hiding!"
Whoosh!
A green Flying Sword shot out of the formation first, stabbing toward Teng Huayuan's head.
Although the Flying Sword appeared extremely abruptly and moved with astonishing speed, Teng Huayuan merely flicked a finger and knocked it aside.
Then Wang Lin stepped out of the formation.
His aura had originally been only at the middle Foundation Establishment stage.
Yet with every step Wang Lin took, his body rapidly expanded, and his aura soared.
In only a few breaths, it had risen to the Early Nascent Soul stage.
His body had become as massive as a mountain range.
Wang Lin looked down below, crimson lightning coiling around his entire body as he roared, "Teng Huayuan, return my parents' souls!"
"This is... the Nascent Soul stage?"
"How is that possible?"
"How could there be a Nascent Soul stage Cultivator inside Jue Ming Valley?"
In an instant, everyone around them was utterly shocked.
"How could he break through from Foundation Establishment to Nascent Soul in such a short time?"
Even Teng Huayuan revealed an expression of disbelief.
On the Suspended Platform.
Lin Yi was first stunned, then laughed. "So it is Thousand Illusions Transformation from Illusion City. Even this Old Man was nearly deceived!"
The Giant Demon Clan expert held a Spirit Fruit, gnawing on it as he said, "This little fellow is rather interesting!"
[ Ding! ]
The instant Wang Lin appeared, the system's voice suddenly echoed in Qin Hao's mind.
[Detected that Wang Lin, the person outside Jue Ming Valley with the highest spiritual power grade, possesses Ice Attribute Extreme Realm Spiritual Power. The host has obtained all-attribute Extreme Realm Spiritual Power!]
"Extreme Realm Spiritual Power?"
Hearing the system's words, Qin Hao was overjoyed.
In this world, there were three special realms: Extreme Realm, Dao Realm, and Origin Realm.
Among them, Extreme Realm Power represented ultimate power and invincibility among those of the same realm.
Extreme Realm Power was divided into Extreme Realm Spiritual Power and Extreme Realm Spiritual Sense.
After Wang Mazi's entire family was exterminated, he developed Ice Attribute Extreme Realm Spiritual Power within Jue Ming Valley, gaining the strength to sweep aside all Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Although Extreme Realm Power was powerful, it was not without flaws.
That was, once Extreme Realm Power reached the Nascent Soul stage, it could no longer continue breaking through.
In other words, the vast majority of Cultivators possessing the Extreme Realm could at most cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage in their entire lives.
"But this has no effect on me whatsoever!"
Qin Hao chuckled inwardly.
With the system, as long as he entered a newly unlocked map, he could continuously raise his cultivation.
It could be said that as long as he set foot in the Soul Refining Sect, he would become an Ascending Immortal Cultivator with Extreme Realm Power.
At that time, Qin Hao would possess invincible power in the Ascension stage.
As long as he did not provoke Tuo Sen or Mo Zhi, the envoy of the Cultivation Alliance, he would be invincible on Vermilion Bird Star.
Once he followed Wang Mazi beyond Vermilion Bird Star, he would become a Second Step Expert possessing the Extreme Realm.
Cheating all the way really was exhilarating!
Qin Hao calmed his mind and turned his gaze toward the scene below.
At this moment, Wang Lin's illusion had already dissipated, revealing his true cultivation.
"An illusion?"
Teng Huayuan was nearly mad with rage.
Wang Lin had toyed with him before so many experts, utterly humiliating him.
Whoosh!
Teng Huayuan reached out and grabbed through the air. A Soul Banner emitting Black Qi appeared in his hand.
Holding the Soul Banner, he roared, "Wang Lin, you dare humiliate me like this? Watch as I crush your parents' souls today!"
"There are actually more than thirty thousand souls inside this Soul Banner. Not bad, not bad. I'll take it!"
Qin Hao praised it, then reached through the air and forcibly snatched the Soul Banner from Teng Huayuan's hand.
"Senior, what do you mean by this?"
Teng Huayuan abruptly turned around, his face filled with displeasure as he questioned him.
Consumed by rage, he had already forgotten the gap between their strength.
"Insolence! You dare talk back to This Seat!"
Qin Hao slapped out with one palm, smashing Teng Huayuan into the ground and blasting out a huge crater.
Rip!
He pointed again, severing one of Teng Huayuan's arms.
Although Qin Hao could erase Teng Huayuan with a single thought, he still intended to leave him for Wang Mazi.
Only by letting Wang Mazi act personally could he soothe the hatred in his heart.
Moreover, Teng Huayuan's existence would spur Wang Mazi to cultivate diligently.
Qin Hao stored the Soul Banner inside the Chaos Bead. Standing with his hands behind his back on the Suspended Platform, he looked indifferently at Teng Huayuan and said, "In the Cultivation World, the strong are revered. A weakling like you has no right to question an expert!"
"Forget taking just one Soul Banner from you. Even if This Seat killed you and refined your soul, no one would dare say a word!"
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