The entire villa complex stood by the sea. Jiang Che chose a house with abundant sunlight, where he could see the ocean as soon as he opened the windows.
Along the way, Jiang Che had managed to dig up everything about Qianqian.
Qianqian's full name was Li Qianqian. She was six years old, with level-eight soul power and a Sea Wave Flower martial soul. Her family held a near monopoly on real estate in Vast Sea City and also had businesses in the surrounding cities. Her father was a level-eighty-seven Soul Douluo.
Jiang Che's house was enclosed, so privacy was no concern at all. He could cultivate right in the courtyard.
It was not far from the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena either, just a short walk away.
"I can replace these empty patches in the courtyard with Blue Silver Grass."
That should allow him to create a Mimicry Cultivation Environment of his own.
A week later.
The Blue Silver Grass trembled gently, the dewdrops on its leaves refracting countless points of starlight.
The protagonist sat cross-legged in the clearing, quietly releasing his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul. Rings of golden patterns spread outward from him like ripples on water.
Every blade of Blue Silver Grass within a ten-meter radius raised its head in resonance.
The wind stopped!
The entire patch of Blue Silver Grass suddenly went still. Then a speck of deep-blue light condensed at the tip of every leaf.
"The thirty-seventh attempt!" Jiang Che said evenly.
During this week of cultivation, Jiang Che had suddenly gained some insights into creating his own soul skill.
Jiang Che raised his right hand and gently traced his index finger through the air.
In an instant, an exceedingly fine thread condensed at the tip of every leaf.
These fine threads were sharp needles condensed from the Blue Silver Emperor's immense vitality.
Individually, these needles of vitality looked utterly insignificant, but when a vast patch of Blue Silver Emperor unleashed them together, their power could not be underestimated.
At Jiang Che's direction, the Blue Silver Emperor began rotating in a regular pattern, gradually forming a blue-gold wheel of light.
The needles of light vibrated, giving off a hum like an ancient zither.
"Star Wheel Rotation!"
The wheel of light abruptly accelerated, its vibration frequency rising to the limit.
The surrounding air was torn into a vortex, and dead leaves swept inside were instantly reduced to dust. It was not the needles of light that caused this, but resonance at an extremely high frequency.
The destructive power generated by Star Wheel Rotation was enough to strike fear into five-hundred-year soul beasts.
"If I choose a second soul ring that enhances the Blue Silver Emperor's toughness and sharpness, Star Wheel Rotation will be powerful enough to strike fear into thousand-year soul beasts!"
The Tianyun Mountain Range.
In a grove, Jiang Che sat cross-legged in a forest clearing, the Blue Silver Emperor swaying and shining around him.
Above the canopy, a lurking Wind Falcon screeched and dove, its sharp talons aimed straight at Jiang Che's head.
The corners of Jiang Che's mouth lifted slightly.
The surrounding Blue Silver Emperor rapidly grew into vines that tightly entangled the Wind Falcon, wrapping it in a blue cocoon of light.
The cocoon churned wildly like a meat grinder!
Three breaths later, the cocoon dispersed, and the Wind Falcon fell helplessly, its body covered in wounds!
[Ding-!] [Killed a 388-year Wind Falcon. Obtained 5 skill points.] [Current skill points: 344.]
Jiang Che had used this method to hunt quite a few soul beasts.
The Black Kui Underground Duel Arena.
Within a week, Jiang Che had achieved a terrifying record of fifty consecutive victories at the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena.
Now, whenever anyone noticed that signature white mask appear, they paid particular attention, afraid they might end up in the same ring as this monster.
"Xuebi."
Just as Jiang Che was about to head to the lounge to wait and see whether any reckless fools wanted to fight him to the death today.
The manager at the front desk stopped him.
"Something you need?"
"Your name now carries tremendous weight in the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena. No one has achieved such a terrifying record of fifty consecutive victories in the past ten-odd years."
"With your current reputation, I'm afraid no one in the One-Ring Soul Master rings will dare fight you to the death. Would you like a more difficult fight? Battle someone above your rank!"
Jiang Che raised his eyebrows. "You mean you want a One-Ring Soul Master like me to fight a Soul Grandmaster to the death?"
"That's right. Naturally, as part of the arrangement, you'll receive a reward of ten Gold Soul Coins for every match you win!"
Jiang Che smiled faintly and agreed without hesitation.
Soon, news that Xuebi would challenge someone above his rank spread throughout the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena.
"What! Xuebi's challenging a Soul Grandmaster? Has he gone mad?"
"I think Xuebi has what it takes."
"Are you kidding? That's a Soul Grandmaster! They're on a completely different level from Soul Masters."
"Who cares? Xuebi's a badass!"
At that moment, in the VIP room at the highest point of the duel arena, which offered the best view, a middle-aged man wearing a jet-black mask watched the scene with interest.
He was none other than the owner of the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena.
"This is the Xuebi you mentioned, who won fifty consecutive matches, each in less than a minute?"
The person beside him said fawningly, "That's right. Not only that, no one even knows what his martial soul or soul skills are yet."
"Interesting. Do you think he has a chance against a Soul Grandmaster?"
"Uh... I think a Soul Grandmaster has two soul skills, after all, and their total soul power exceeds a Soul Master's by far more than a little."
The masked middle-aged man smiled faintly. "Then let's watch."
A small, thin black man wearing a black iron mask walked into ring six.
At the sight, quite a few people immediately perked up.
"That's Mad Shark!"
As Mad Shark appeared, more and more people gathered beside the ring.
Jiang Che's gaze sharpened slightly. He could clearly sense that the small, thin man in black opposite him was no ordinary opponent.
If he was not mistaken, this man in black was probably the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena's doing.
He had already won fifty consecutive matches. The duel arena certainly would not want to see his winning streak continue. Wouldn't that cost them a fortune?
As the referee announced the start of the fight...
Two yellow soul rings appeared beneath the small, thin man in black, and he closed in on Jiang Che.
"First soul skill, Wave Palm!"
The image of a shark appeared behind the small, thin man in black.
Jiang Che's gaze hardened. True qi erupted throughout his body, and he met the man's fist head-on with his own.
Bang!
Their fists collided!
The small, thin man in black retreated two steps, but he was skilled at dissipating force and instantly recovered. He planted his foot and used the momentum to spring forward again.
At the same time, he unleashed his second soul skill.
"Second soul skill, Shark Slash!"
He shaped his hand into a blade and chopped viciously at Jiang Che's neck.
A sharp whistle immediately rang out as it cut through the air.
Jiang Che's heart jolted, and a hundred-year soul ring appeared beneath his feet.
Three Blue Silver Vines crossed to form a defensive shield.
Jiang Che could tell that the small, thin man in black attacked fiercely, clearly intending to end the fight quickly.
Since his opponent focused on offense, he would focus on defense.
"Holy shit! He forced them out! He finally forced Xuebi to reveal his soul ring and soul skill!"
"Blue Silver Grass?! Xuebi's martial soul is actually Blue Silver Grass?"
"The trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass!"
The people in the VIP room could not help being startled as well.
"The trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass. We misjudged him this time. His combat experience is certainly extensive, but with a trash martial soul like Blue Silver Grass, he won't get far in the end."
The masked middle-aged man said nothing, merely watching the fight in the ring below with an impassive gaze.
He kept feeling that something was wrong. This Blue Silver Grass seemed different in some way from the Blue Silver Grass he knew, but he could not put his finger on it.
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