Soul Power Reaches Bottleneck, Preparing to Hunt a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast

"Did I tell you that you could move?" Qin Xuan's expression turned frigid as he snapped his fingers with a crisp sound.

Immediately, the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger unfurled the wings on its back and lunged toward E Kao at breakneck speed.

E Kao felt a chill run down his spine, and when he turned his head to look, the Evil Emperor Hook, glowing with a sinister black light, was already inches away!

Swish!

The Evil Emperor Hook pierced through E Kao's heart with ease!

His muscles withered rapidly, and his life force began to fade away.

"Ho... how is this possible!" After letting out a cry of unwillingness, E Kao's entire body shriveled up like a deflated balloon.

Only then did the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger pull the hook out of his body with a sharp swish.

Thud.

As E Kao collapsed heavily to the ground, two yellow spirit rings uncontrollably flew out from his body.

Crunch.

The Nine Nether Evil God Tiger chewed them up like potato chips, crushing the two yellow spirit rings into powder before swallowing them.

E Kao's eyes were wide open, staring in death, his left hand still reaching toward the position of Bu Le and the others, as if he were still trying to beg for his life even in his final moments.

"This... what kind of wicked spirit is this? It can actually devour spirit rings!" Bu Le was drenched in cold sweat, his footsteps retreating instinctively as he spoke.

Tian Ya was no better off on the other side, but as the eldest of the three, he was far more composed than the other two.

This giant black tiger is incredibly fast. There's no escaping now; I have to sue for peace! After glancing at E Kao's gruesome corpse, Tian Ya made a decision and spoke in a trembling voice:

"We were blind today and offended you, young hero. Please, have mercy!"

"We are willing to give you our entire fortune of eight thousand Gold Soul Coins. Please, hero, spare our lives!"

Hearing this, Qin Xuan said nothing, instead walking slowly toward the two with a smile.

"No, no, no... let's talk this over." Seeing this, Tian Ya could no longer feign composure. "This is our first time meeting, we have no grudges. Can't you just let us live?"

Qin Xuan shook his head and said calmly, "If my strength weren't heaven-defying, I'm afraid I would have been killed and robbed by you long ago."

"You beasts don't realize you're wrong; you just realize you're about to die!"

"First Spirit Skill, Dark Fire Wind Blade!"

As the purple spirit ring flashed, four three-meter-wide blades of fire shot toward Bu Le and his companion from different directions.

The two used all their strength to barely block the first blade.

Then, with a bang, the two blades attacking from behind sent them flying more than ten meters away!

"Ah!!!" A shrill scream echoed through the alley.

Bu Le and Tian Ya were engulfed in raging flames.

In less than three minutes, they were burned to ashes.

Qin Xuan moved his mind, attempting to control the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger to absorb the spirit energy of the two, only to find it impossible.

He realized then that to absorb a spirit master's energy, he had to pierce their body with the Evil Emperor Hook while they were still alive.

Qin Xuan felt as if he had just dealt with three stray dogs; he didn't even bother to look at the three corpses again, his heart completely unmoved.

However, just as he was about to walk out of the alley, his originally purple eyes suddenly turned red.

In an instant, a desire for slaughter surged from the depths of his heart.

At this very moment, he wanted to kill every living thing within a hundred-meter radius!

But this thought vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

When his eyes shifted back to purple, he quickly regained his clarity.

Qin Xuan let out a long breath and sighed, "The evil energy from earlier almost caused me to lose control."

"The devouring ability is powerful, but if used too frequently, I fear it will lead to unimaginable consequences!"

After resolving this small episode, Qin Xuan hurried back to the Spirit Hall Primary Academy.

Over the next two years, nothing of note happened.

Qin Xuan and the two girls, Song Qingling and Xia Hui, were busy cultivating, and their days were fulfilling.

Now, both Song Qingling and Xia Hui were one-ring spirit masters.

Qin Xuan's spirit power had also reached the bottleneck of level thirty.

At midday.

The group walked out of the Mimicry Training Ground.

"Brother Qin, let me and Qingling assist you in hunting spirit beasts," Xia Hui said, casually wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"No need..."

"I am heading to the Sunset Forest this time to hunt a ten-thousand-year spirit beast. It is far too dangerous."

"A Spirit Hall elder will accompany me later."

"Alright then." Xia Hui was self-aware enough, simply saying calmly, "A ten-thousand-year spirit beast is truly not something mere one-ring spirit masters like us can handle."

"If we went, we would only add to Brother Qin's troubles."

Hearing this, Song Qingling's bright eyes shifted, a smile appearing on her face: "Xiaohui, we must accelerate our cultivation speed so we aren't left too far behind by Brother Qin."

"Good heavens..." Xia Hui groaned, looking pained. "Qingling, Brother Qin has innate full spirit power of level twenty and possesses a god-level martial soul. How can we compare ourselves to him?"

"Although you and I could barely be considered geniuses based on our talent, if we are placed alongside Brother Qin, it's like comparing stars to the bright moon!"

"Even though that Hu Liena is the Pope's personal disciple, when it comes to talent, she isn't even fit to carry Brother Qin's shoes!"

She said this last sentence quite loudly, immediately drawing the gazes of the students passing by.

Song Qingling hurriedly covered her pink lips. "Can you keep your voice down, you loudmouth?"

Xia Hui nodded quickly, and only then did Song Qingling let go.

"I'm leaving now." Qin Xuan watched the two girls playing and laughing, a doting smile on his face.

"Take care, Brother Qin." Song Qingling and the other girl spoke in unison.

Qin Xuan gave a soft "Mn," then turned and walked away without looking back, thinking to himself:

I am, after all, a personal disciple taken in by Bibi Dong. It would be impolite to not see her for such a long time.

Sigh... it's time to pay my master a visit.

When it came down to it, he didn't particularly like Bibi Dong.

If not for Bibi Dong's spirit-hunting operation, which caused Qian Renxue's plan to be moved forward, perhaps the usurpation of the Heaven Dou throne would have succeeded.

Moreover, this Bibi Dong could be considered a peerless talent of her generation; he just couldn't fathom why she would fall in love with that trash Yu Xiaogang. Could it be that she also wanted to absorb some 'Ten Year Lone Bamboo'?

If Bibi Dong hadn't insisted on eloping with Yu Xiaogang, how would Qian Xunji have taken her virginity?

It was much like Yang Jian's sister falling in love with a mortal scholar.

Qian Xunji's mood at the time was likely similar to Yang Jian's; not killing Yu Xiaogang was already an act of mercy.

Qin Xuan put himself in Qian Xunji's shoes and felt a surge of anger himself.

How could he stand by and watch his own disciple be defiled by a pig?

Of course, he would never be like Qian Xunji and force himself upon Bibi Dong.

From his perspective as an outsider, both sides were at fault; whether it was Qian Xunji or Bibi Dong, both had been far too extreme.

"Yu Xiaogang..." Qin Xuan muttered, unable to help but recall the many infamous scenes of this 'Grandmaster,' and he chuckled aloud.

Before he knew it, Qin Xuan had arrived at the Pope Hall atop the high mountain.

He pushed open the doors of the Pope Hall and looked inside.

He discovered that besides Bibi Dong sitting on the papal throne, there were three other figures—two men and one woman.