Human Grade Fifth Tier

Wei Lin's two followers charged at Su Mo without hesitation, their speed incredibly fast.

However, they came back even faster than they went.

Bang! Bang!

With two muffled thuds, both men were sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground and crying out in pain.

"Wei Lin, you think these two dogs are enough to break my limbs?"

Su Mo sneered disdainfully.

"You...!"

Wei Lin was furious. He hadn't expected his two followers to be no match for Su Mo, not even lasting a single exchange.

"Hmph! No wonder you're so arrogant! So you're also at the Qi Refining Realm Third Layer!"

Wei Lin scoffed, his voice sinister. "But with your current strength, you're not enough to impress me. Today, I won't just break your limbs, I'll cripple your cultivation and turn you into a true good-for-nothing."

Hoo!

Wei Lin let out a loud shout, his Qi Refining Fourth Level aura erupting wildly. A yellow halo flashed behind him as he unleashed his Martial Soul.

Wei Lin's Martial Soul was a Demon Wolf, possessing three yellow halos. It was a Human Grade Third Tier Martial Soul.

Wei Lin's talent was considered average. However, due to his slightly older age, he had awakened his Martial Soul last year, which allowed him to reach the Qi Refining Fourth Level cultivation now.

The commotion caused by Wei Lin and Su Mo here had already attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

Both of them were 'celebrities' of sorts, and the crowd couldn't help but murmur amongst themselves.

"Isn't that the Su family's Young Master, Su Mo! He actually offended the Wei family's second young master. He's probably in for a beating today!"

"Yeah! Although he defeated Wei Lin's two followers, he's definitely no match for Wei Lin."

"..."

Su Qingqing stood behind Su Mo. Seeing Wei Lin's aura erupt, her face turned pale.

She was just an ordinary girl who hadn't awakened a Martial Soul, and Wei Lin's oppressive aura made her extremely uncomfortable.

"Brother Su Mo, I'm sorry, I've dragged you down. Please leave quickly! Don't worry about me."

Su Qingqing said to Su Mo urgently.

"Qingqing, don't worry! He's just a spoiled brat, not worth mentioning," Su Mo replied with a smile.

"Hmph! Su Mo, you're still so arrogant even now. You truly don't know your place!"

Wei Lin let out a long roar, stepped forward, and threw a punch at Su Mo's lower abdomen: "Die!"

He intended to cripple Su Mo's Dantian first.

"You're courting death!"

Su Mo's body moved as he met the attack. True Qi circulated throughout his body, and seven layers of strength combined with his physical power as he unleashed a powerful punch.

Nine Heavens Sea Wave Fist!

Bang!

Fists met, and surging energy erupted. Su Mo's stance remained unmoving, while Wei Lin was forced to retreat repeatedly, leaving himself wide open.

Thump!

Su Mo naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass. He closed the distance and also threw a punch at Wei Lin's lower abdomen.

"Useless! How dare you!"

Wei Lin was shocked, but he had no time to dodge. In his haste, he could only block with his left arm.

Crack! Pop!

A sound of bone cracking echoed, followed by a sound like a balloon bursting.

Wei Lin's arm was directly shattered by the immense force, with bone fragments exposed.

Even though his arm had blocked Su Mo's punch, Wei Lin's Dantian was still crushed.

"You... you actually crippled my Dantian?"

Wei Lin was stunned, then roared maniacally.

"You intended to cripple my Dantian, so you should have been prepared to be crippled yourself. From now on, just be an honest-to-goodness cripple!"

Su Mo's expression was cold. He wouldn't be polite to scum like this.

Although this person was at the Qi Refining Fourth Level, his body had been weakened by excessive indulgence in alcohol and women. His True Qi was superficial, and his strength was only slightly stronger than Su Heng, who was at Qi Refining Third Layer.

With that, Su Mo grabbed the still-stunned Su Qingqing and flashed away.

He left behind the shocked crowd.

Su family.

After Su Mo returned, he went back to his own room.

He took out his storage bag and poured out over two hundred gray crystals. Within each crystal, the beast souls could be faintly seen.

These gray crystals were Soul Crystals, capable of storing beast souls.

Because these beast souls were of low level in life, their consciousness had already vanished after death.

If they were not stored in Soul Crystals, they would dissipate within moments.

Su Mo released his Martial Soul, a pitch-black vortex with three rings of yellow light, hovering behind him.

Crack!

Su Mo picked up the Soul Crystals of two First Grade Fourth Tier Beast Souls and crushed them directly. The beast souls immediately floated out.

Su Mo quickly circulated his Martial Soul, and the Devouring Martial Soul erupted with an invisible suction force, devouring the two beast souls.

After devouring the two beast souls, the Devouring Martial Soul showed no reaction, and Su Mo continued.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

Ten!

Twenty!

Forty!

Su Mo kept devouring. When he had devoured sixty First Grade Fourth Tier Beast Souls, the Devouring Martial Soul suddenly trembled, and the fourth ring of yellow light erupted.

Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul!

Su Mo was thrilled and continued to devour.

Soon, all the First Grade Fourth Tier Beast Souls were devoured. Su Mo began to devour the First Grade Fifth Tier Beast Souls.

The First Grade Fifth Tier Beast Souls were clearly more powerful than the First Grade Fourth Tier Beast Souls; Su Mo could clearly feel it.

Ten!

Thirty!

Fifty!

One hundred!

One hundred and forty!

Su Mo didn't stop for a moment, but after he devoured one hundred and forty Fifth Tier Beast Souls, his Martial Soul still hadn't advanced. He was immediately dejected.

As his Martial Soul's level increased, the difficulty of promotion grew greater and greater.

"There are only ten left. I hope they won't disappoint me!"

Crack crack crack!!!

He smashed the remaining ten Soul Crystals with a sweep of his hand. After devouring them, the Devouring Martial Soul finally reacted again.

The yellow light lit up again, adding another halo.

Five rings of yellow light, Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul!

Su Mo was overjoyed and immediately circulated his Martial Soul with all his might, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Strands of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi quickly gathered, crazily drilling into Su Mo's body.

With the increase in his Martial Soul's level, the speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi was a full ten times faster than when he was at the Human Grade Third Tier.

After a long time, Su Mo stood up, his entire demeanor spirited.

"Su Yu, aren't you called the Su family's number one genius? A Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul? At the family gathering, I will thoroughly crush you under my feet."

Su Mo's eyes carried a smile. "And Liu Yushan, you will realize how foolish your choice was!"

Afterward, Su Mo went to the family's armory and selected a fine steel long sword.

That's right, Su Mo planned to cultivate sword skills.

As for the Spirit Severing Sword, it couldn't be taken out easily because its level was too high.

Su Mo understood the principle of not revealing one's wealth.

Su Mo not only wanted to cultivate the "Divine Wind Swordplay," but also the "Phantom Steps" and the "Primordial Unity Qi Art."

These three manuals were all Grade 3 low-rank cultivation methods. Once he achieved mastery, Su Mo's overall strength would definitely skyrocket.

Divine Wind Swordplay was a wind-element sword skill, consisting of four forms.

The first form was Gale Edge.

The second form was Cloud Splitting.

The third form was Wind Piercing Nine Heavens.

The fourth form was Divine Wind Kill.

Each of the four sword forms was more difficult than the last, and each was more powerful than the last.

The key point of Divine Wind Swordplay was a single word: 'speed'. Speed to the extreme, speed to the pinnacle.

Phantom Steps is a very advanced footwork skill. When mastered, one's movements become as swift as a ghost's, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

As for the Primordial Unity Qi Art, a cultivation method, the True Qi cultivated through it is known as Primordial Unity True Qi. Primordial Unity True Qi is incredibly powerful, more than ten times stronger than the True Qi cultivated by Su Mo's Cloud Qi Art.

For the next few days, Su Mo practiced swordplay and footwork during the day, and cultivated the Primordial Unity Qi Art at night, his strength steadily improving.

One day, Su Mo was practicing swordplay in the courtyard.

Sword light flowed like water, forming a dazzling sword curtain. Sword Qi crisscrossed in all directions, slicing the air into pieces.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Just then, a violent knocking sound echoed.

Su Mo's brow immediately furrowed.

This wasn't knocking; it was practically smashing the door, with such force that it was about to break.

"Who is it?"

Su Mo opened the courtyard gate with a cold expression.