Human Grade Fifth Tier

Wei Lin's two lackeys charged at Su Mo without hesitation, moving incredibly fast.

Yet they went fast and came back even faster.

Bang! Bang!

Accompanied by two dull thuds, the pair flew backward and crashed heavily onto the ground, howling in pain.

"Wei Lin, you think these two dogs of yours can break my limbs?"

Su Mo gave a disdainful smile.

"You...!"

Wei Lin flew into a rage. He had never expected his two lackeys to be unable to withstand even a single move from Su Mo.

"Hmph! No wonder you dared to act so arrogantly! So you're also at the Qi Refining Realm Third Layer!"

Wei Lin sneered and said sinisterly, "But with that little strength of yours, you're still nothing before me. Today, I won't just break your limbs—I'll cripple your cultivation and turn you into a real piece of trash."

Ha!

Wei Lin shouted, and the aura of Qi Cultivation Fourth Level erupted wildly from his body. Yellow light flickered behind him as he released his Martial Soul.

Wei Lin's Martial Soul was a demon wolf with three yellow rings of light, a Human Grade Third Tier Martial Soul.

Wei Lin's talent was only average, but because he was somewhat older, he had awakened his Martial Soul last year. That was why he had reached Qi Cultivation Fourth Level by now.

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The commotion caused by Wei Lin and Su Mo had long drawn a crowd of onlookers.

Both were considered "celebrities," and the crowd could not help discussing them.

"Isn't that Su Mo, the Su family's young master? He actually offended the Wei family's second young master. Looks like he can't avoid a beating today!"

"Yeah! Though he defeated Wei Lin's two lackeys, he definitely isn't Wei Lin's match."

"..."

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

She was merely an ordinary girl and had not awakened a Martial Soul. Wei Lin's oppressive aura made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Big Brother Su Mo, I'm sorry. I dragged you into this. Hurry and leave! Don't worry about me."

Su Qingqing hurriedly said to Su Mo.

"Qingqing, don't worry. He's just a dandy, not worth mentioning." Su Mo smiled.

"Hmph! Su Mo, you're still acting so arrogantly even now. You truly don't know whether you're alive or dead."

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 moved and met him head-on. True Qi surged through his body as the force of seven layers combined with the power of his fleshly body, and he blasted out a punch.

Nine Heavens Sea Wave Fist!

Boom!

Their fists collided, and Forceful Energy swept in all directions. Su Mo did not move an inch, while Wei Lin was sent stumbling back again and again, his defenses wide open.

Thud!

Naturally, Su Mo would not miss such a fine opportunity. He closed in and threw another punch at Wei Lin's lower abdomen.

"Trash, how dare you!"

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

Crack! Pop!

The sound of cracking bone rang out, followed closely by a sound like a balloon bursting.

Wei Lin's arm was smashed apart by the tremendous force, broken bone protruding through the flesh.

Even with his arm blocking Su Mo's punch, Wei Lin's dantian was still shattered by the impact.

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

Wei Lin went blank for a moment, then began roaring madly.

"If you wanted to cripple my dantian, then you should have been prepared to be crippled yourself. From now on, obediently live as a cripple!"

Su Mo's face was cold. He would not show mercy to scum like this.

Though this man was at Qi Cultivation Fourth Level, he had hollowed out his body through excessive indulgence in wine and women. His True Qi was weak and unsteady, and he was only slightly stronger than Su Heng at the Qi Refining Realm Third Layer.

Having said that, Su Mo took the still-dazed Su Qingqing by the hand and flashed away.

Leaving behind a stunned crowd.

Su family.

After returning, Su Mo went straight back to his room.

Taking out his Storage Bag, Su Mo poured more than two hundred gray crystals from it. Within every crystal, a Beast Soul could vaguely be seen.

These gray crystals were Soul Crystals, capable of storing Beast Souls.

Because these Beast Souls had been low-grade during their lives, they had already lost their consciousness after their bodies died.

If they had not been stored within Soul Crystals, they would have dissipated in no time.

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

Crack!

Su Mo picked up two Soul Crystals containing Level 1 Tier 4 Beast Souls and crushed them directly. The Beast Souls immediately floated out.

Su Mo hastily activated his Martial Soul. The Devouring Martial Soul instantly released an invisible suction force, swallowing both Beast Souls.

After devouring the two Beast Souls, the Devouring Martial Soul showed no reaction, so Su Mo continued.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

Ten!

Twenty!

Forty!

Su Mo continued devouring without pause. When he had devoured sixty Level 1 Tier 4 Beast Souls, the Devouring Martial Soul suddenly shook, and a fourth yellow light burst forth.

Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul!

Su Mo was overjoyed and continued devouring.

Soon, all the Level 1 Tier 4 Beast Souls had been devoured, and Su Mo began devouring Level 1 Tier 5 Beast Souls.

Level 1 Tier 5 Beast Souls were clearly more powerful than Level 1 Tier 4 Beast Souls. Su Mo could distinctly feel it.

Ten!

Thirty!

Fifty!

One hundred!

One hundred and forty!

Su Mo did not stop for even a moment, but after devouring one hundred and forty Tier 5 Beast Souls, his Martial Soul still had not advanced. He immediately felt frustrated.

As his Martial Soul's grade rose, advancing it became increasingly difficult.

"Only ten remain. I hope they won't disappoint me!"

Crack! Crack! Crack!!!

With one sweep of his hand, he smashed the remaining ten Soul Crystals. After devouring them, the Devouring Martial Soul finally reacted again.

Yellow light flared once more, and another ring of light appeared.

Five yellow lights—a Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul!

Su Mo was overjoyed. He immediately activated his Martial Soul at full force and absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Strands of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rapidly gathered, wildly pouring into Su Mo's body.

With his Martial Soul's grade elevated, his speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi was a full ten times faster than when it had been Human Grade Third Tier.

After a long while, Su Mo rose to his feet, filled with high spirits.

"Su Yu, aren't you called the Su family's number one genius? Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul? When the clan assembly comes, I'll grind you beneath my feet."

A smile appeared in Su Mo's eyes. "And Liu Yushan, you'll learn just how foolish your choice was!"

Afterward, Su Mo went to the lineage's armory and selected a refined steel longsword.

That was right—Su Mo intended to cultivate swordplay.

As for the Spirit Severing Sword, its grade was too high for him to take out casually.

Su Mo still understood the principle that wealth should not be displayed.

Su Mo would not only cultivate the Divine Wind Swordplay, Phantom Steps, and Primordial Unity Qi Art—he would cultivate them all.

These three manuals were all lower-grade Level Three cultivation arts. Once he mastered them, Su Mo's overall strength would surely soar.

Divine Wind Swordplay was a Wind-element Swordplay with four forms.

The first form, Gale Edge.

The second form, Cloud Splitting.

The third form, Wind Piercing Nine Heavens.

The fourth form, Divine Wind Kill.

Each of the four sword forms was harder than the last, and each was stronger than the last.

The Divine Wind Swordplay had only one key point: fast. Fast to the limit, fast to the summit.

Phantom Steps, meanwhile, was an exceptionally profound movement technique. Once cultivated to great mastery, one's body would move as swiftly as a ghost, coming without a shadow and leaving without a trace.

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

Over the next few days, Su Mo cultivated swordplay and movement techniques during the day, then cultivated the Primordial Unity Qi Art at night. His strength steadily improved.

On this day, Su Mo was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.

Sword light flowed like water, forming a Sword Curtain that flashed without end. Sword Qi crisscrossed in every direction, slicing the air into fragments.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Just then, a burst of violent knocking came from the gate.

Su Mo immediately frowned.

This person was not knocking on the door at all—they were clearly smashing it. The blows were so powerful that they were nearly about to break the gate down.

"Who is it?"

Su Mo opened the courtyard gate with a cold face.