Human Grade Third Tier Martial Soul

Su Mo was stunned as he watched the Yinfeng Wolf flee, not expecting it to suddenly turn and run.

Though these low-level demonic beasts had very low intelligence, they were quite decisive when facing life or death.

Naturally, Su Mo wouldn't let it escape. Demonic beasts contained Demonic Cores, which were very valuable.

True Qi erupted from his feet, and Su Mo stomped down, rapidly chasing after the Yinfeng Wolf.

The Yinfeng Wolf fled all the way until it reached a small valley and darted into a cave.

Su Mo stopped in front of the cave, looking at the dark opening without rashly entering.

After a moment of hesitation, Su Mo still flashed inside.

This cave was clearly the Yinfeng Wolf's lair. Besides the Yinfeng Wolf, there shouldn't be any other dangers.

As expected.

After rushing into the cave, Su Mo saw the injured Yinfeng Wolf lying on the ground, with nothing else around.

"Hm?"

Just then, Su Mo noticed a plant growing in a rock crevice not far from the Yinfeng Wolf. The plant had eight green leaves, and in the center of these eight leaves was a pale red fruit. The fruit was only thumb-sized but emitted bursts of fragrance.

"Is this... a Purple Spirit Fruit?"

Su Mo's eyes widened, and his heart stirred with excitement.

The Purple Spirit Fruit was a Grade 1 Mid-rank Spirit Fruit. For cultivators below the Qi Refining Realm Fourth Layer, it could directly increase their cultivation by one layer.

However, judging by the fruit's color, it seemed to be only about eighty percent ripe, not fully mature yet.

Even so, if Su Mo consumed this fruit, he could easily advance to the Qi Refining Second Layer.

No wonder this Yinfeng Wolf chose this cave as its lair. It was likely because of this Purple Spirit Fruit!

Roar!

Seeing Su Mo charge into the cave, the injured Yinfeng Wolf let out a roar and bit towards the Purple Spirit Fruit.

"Not good..."

Su Mo was greatly alarmed. If the Yinfeng Wolf consumed this Purple Spirit Fruit, he would have no one to blame but himself.

"Die!"

Su Mo shouted fiercely, stomping his foot. True Qi exploded beneath his feet, and using this momentum, Su Mo instantly flew above the Yinfeng Wolf.

"Nine Heavens Sea Wave Fist."

Circulating his True Qi to its limit, Su Mo fiercely punched the Yinfeng Wolf's head, unleashing five layers of fist force.

Bang!

Blood splattered, and brain matter sprayed. The Yinfeng Wolf was instantly dead beyond any doubt.

After killing the Yinfeng Wolf, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking to the Yinfeng Wolf's corpse, Su Mo dug out a grayish-white crystal from its shattered skull – the Yinfeng Wolf's Demonic Core.

The Demonic Core of a Grade 1 First-rank demonic beast was worth at least ten taels of silver.

Afterward, Su Mo walked to the Purple Spirit Fruit and, without hesitation, plucked it.

Although the Purple Spirit Fruit was not yet ripe, Su Mo couldn't wait here forever. An eighty percent ripe Purple Spirit Fruit was already very rare.

Having plucked the Purple Spirit Fruit, Su Mo sat down cross-legged and swallowed it in one gulp.

This cave was quite secluded. Refining the fruit here would pose no danger.

Upon entering Su Mo's mouth, the Purple Spirit Fruit immediately transformed into a surge of potent medicinal energy that raged within him.

Su Mo quickly calmed his mind and guided the medicinal energy, letting it flow through his meridians and eventually transform into True Qi, gathering in his dantian.

Before long, Su Mo's dantian bulged, and a powerful aura surged upwards.

"Finally broke through... Late Stage of Qi Refining Second Layer!"

A glint of joy flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and he nodded with satisfaction.

One Purple Spirit Fruit not only allowed him to break through to the Qi Refining Realm Second Layer but also advance to the late stage of the Qi Refining Second Layer.

After his cultivation breakthrough, the True Qi within Su Mo became more than twice as potent as before, and it was also more condensed.

He could also clearly feel that his five senses had become much sharper than before.

"I'll stabilize my cultivation first, then head out."

Su Mo smiled slightly and resumed his cultivation.

Behind him, his dark vortex Martial Soul ascended and began to slowly rotate.

Just then, an anomaly occurred.

The blood and essence of the already dead Yinfeng Wolf all converged, being absorbed by the vortex Martial Soul.

Not only that, but a phantom Beast Soul slowly floated up from the Yinfeng Wolf's corpse and was devoured by the vortex Martial Soul.

After its blood and essence were absorbed, the Yinfeng Wolf's entire body transformed into a surge of potent energy that flowed into Su Mo's body.

Su Mo's aura surged, bringing him close to the peak of the Qi Refining Realm Second Layer.

"This...?"

Su Mo's entire body trembled, his face filled with shock.

Could a Martial Soul devour blood energy?

Could a Martial Soul devour Beast Souls?

Su Mo had never heard of or seen a Martial Soul that could devour blood energy and Beast Souls.

As Su Mo marveled, another change occurred.

The vortex Martial Soul, having devoured the Beast Soul, vibrated with a hum, and the next moment, it erupted with yellow light.

The vortex Martial Soul, which originally had only one yellow halo, now burst forth with two yellow halos.

With two halos, the vortex Martial Soul's speed of absorbing Spiritual Energy greatly increased, more than doubling its previous rate.

"What?"

Even with Su Mo's firm will, his heart was thrown into turmoil at this moment.

As everyone knew, the level of a Martial Soul was innate and could not be changed after awakening. This was an eternal truth in this world.

A martial artist's cultivation talent mainly depended on their Martial Soul's level.

Yet now, his Martial Soul had broken this world's truth.

The Martial Soul's level had improved from Human Grade First Tier to Human Grade Second Tier.

If he devoured enough Beast Souls, couldn't he raise his Martial Soul's level again, perhaps even to Earth Grade or Heaven Grade?

The terrifying power of a Heaven Grade Martial Soul made Su Mo's heart burn with excitement.

"Hahahaha!"

After a long while, Su Mo calmed his inner excitement and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Could this be the benefit of me being a transmigrator?" Su Mo thought to himself.

Ever since awakening his Martial Soul, Su Mo had been quite depressed about its level.

He hadn't discovered any special abilities of his Martial Soul either.

Now, with the Martial Soul's heaven-defying abilities revealed, it far exceeded his expectations.

It swept away Su Mo's previous gloom, filling him with exhilaration.

"I'll call you the Devouring Martial Soul from now on!" Su Mo said with a smile.

Then, Su Mo quickly left the cave, eager to hunt demonic beasts and devour their Beast Souls.

Over the next two days, Su Mo went out and madly hunted demonic beasts, killing over fifty of them.

Among these fifty-plus demonic beasts, ten were First Grade Second Tier demonic beasts, and the rest were all First Grade First Tier demonic beasts.

After devouring the vital blood and Beast Souls of all the demonic beasts, Su Mo not only broke through to the Qi Refining Realm Third Layer in cultivation but also advanced his Martial Soul to Human Grade Third Tier.

Through extensive practical combat, Su Mo's fist techniques were also greatly honed.

With the Nine Heavens Sea Wave Fist, each punch could unleash six layers of fist force, greatly increasing his attack power.

In the cave, Su Mo sat cross-legged, his dark Devouring Martial Soul suspended in the void, shimmering with three dazzling yellow halos.

The surrounding Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth surged, constantly integrating into Su Mo's body.

After his Martial Soul advanced to Human Grade Third Tier, Su Mo's speed of absorbing Spiritual Energy was ten times faster than when he had a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul.

After a while, Su Mo opened his eyes.

"My cultivation is now completely stable at the Qi Refining Third Layer. I can go hunt stronger demonic beasts!"

Su Mo smiled slightly, feeling refreshed.

After his cultivation and Martial Soul advanced, Su Mo returned to this cave. After all, his cultivation had surged in just two days, and he needed to consolidate his realm properly.

Thump, thump, thump, thump...

Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed from outside the cave.

"Brother Wei Long, it's this cave. The Purple Spirit Fruit is in this cave, and it should be ripening soon."

"Let's be careful. It seems there's a Yinfeng Wolf guarding it."

"Heh heh! A mere Yinfeng Wolf, I can kill it with a flip of my hand."

As the voices spoke, Su Mo saw two tall youths enter the cave.