After traveling far from Mad Dragon City and making sure no other experts could find him, Huo Hai finally stopped. This battle had allowed his Sunset Swordsmanship to break through to the third level, and he had gained some combat experience as well.
Of course, Huo Hai had finally witnessed the might of the Heavenly Soul Domain's foremost experts. Though Guo Fan had not unleashed his power back then, Huo Hai could still vaguely sense that unfathomable strength. If Guo Fan made a move, Huo Hai dared say he would not be able to withstand even a single attack. Such was the gap in strength at the Spirit Emperor Realm.
At the Spirit Emperor Realm, Huo Hai could still barely challenge opponents above his level, but he could only cross one or two levels at most. Anything higher was impossible. Even against Blood Blade, who had only just reached the third level of the Spirit Emperor Realm, he could not guarantee victory.
Of course, this also had much to do with Huo Hai's lack of combat methods. Once his Spirit Insects successfully transformed, his combat strength would surely continue to rise. He had suffered a few injuries during his battle with Blood Blade, so he might as well recover first.
Huo Hai stopped, circulating his spiritual energy to heal his wounds while taking out the Spatial Ring Mad Dragon had left behind. After opening it, Huo Hai immediately found some of Mad Dragon's personal belongings. As the leader of a mercenary corps, Mad Dragon did not completely trust his subordinates, so he always kept the most important things on him.
Huo Hai found five million Spirit Crystals inside. Managing such a massive mercenary corps, with countless people using Spirit Crystals every day, it was already no easy feat for Mad