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Death Grip
"Don't..." Hao Hongbao screamed, but he was powerless to stop the sword that seemed to come from nowhere.
Puff!
Hao Hongbao's head was severed by a single strike, and Xing Chen walked out from the shadows with an indifferent expression.
Although Xing Chen did not consider himself a good person or someone who meddled in others' affairs, he had no qualms about killing scum like this when he encountered them.
"Guardian Beast, Azure Wind Tiger, I would like to experience it," Xing Chen licked his lips, revealing a hint of a bloodthirsty smile.
"Roar!" Seeing this newly appeared figure, the Azure Wind Tiger growled threateningly, its expression filled with vigilance. Its instincts told it that this person posed a greater threat than the four it had just faced combined.
"Shattering Star Finger!"
Xing Chen's gaze turned cold as he pointed forward. Starlight surrounded his fingertip, looking beautiful, but within that beauty lay a ruthless killing intent.
The Azure Wind Tiger opened its mouth wide and unleashed a wave of sword energy to collide with Xing Chen's Shattering Star Finger.
Boom!
As the two forces collided, a powerful shockwave instantly spread out. A purple-red light flashed in Xing Chen's eyes, and the Thunderfire Divine Shield appeared before him, shielding him from the residual impact.
The Azure Wind Tiger was not so fortunate. Already injured, it lacked the strength to evade and was struck by the shockwave, sending it flying backward.
"Roar..." The Azure Wind Tiger struggled to rise, its gaze filled with murderous intent, but its aura weakened even further at that moment.
"Still not dead?" Xing Chen raised an eyebrow, his palm quickly forming seals. Four Blood Seals stacked upon each other shot out in an instant.
Seeing the Blood Seals resembling an Angry Dragon, the Azure Wind Tiger let out another mournful howl, but it had no strength left to resist. Struck by the Blood Seals, its body flew backward and fell to the ground, unable to rise again.
"Fortunately, this Azure Wind Tiger was already injured by those people before I made my move; otherwise, killing it would not have been easy," Xing Chen remarked as he glanced at the Azure Wind Tiger's corpse.
Xing Chen slowly approached and retrieved the Demon Core from within the Azure Wind Tiger's body—a Half-Step Yang Spirit Realm beast's Demon Core, which was quite useful.
"En? This Demon Core?" Xing Chen's expression shifted slightly after sensing the aura of the Demon Core in his hand. "This actually has the same effect as that Earth-Level Remnant Soldier, allowing me to cultivate rapidly."
Xing Chen's eyes sparkled with excitement. The Demon Core, having been long affected by the surrounding Negative Power, contained a large amount of death energy and resentment. This energy was far more important to Xing Chen than any material treasure.
"The Negative Power contained in this Azure Wind Tiger's Demon Core is even greater than that in Hun Haoran's Earth-Level Remnant Soldier." As Xing Chen felt the Negative Power within the Azure Wind Tiger's Demon Core, excitement filled his eyes.
After carefully sensing for a while, Xing Chen finally confirmed that the Negative Power contained in this Demon Core was comparable to that in the Slash Sword, which was an intermediate Earth-Level Remnant Soldier with power nearly on par with Xing Chen's Thunder God Sword.
"Coming to Cursed Sword Valley this time was definitely worthwhile. With this Azure Wind Tiger's Demon Core and this intermediate Earth-Level Remnant Soldier, I can not only break through to the Soul Realm but also solidify my cultivation after breaking through."
Xing Chen thought excitedly, and most importantly, the Earth-Level Remnant Soldier guarded by the Azure Wind Tiger was also here. Given the Azure Wind Tiger's strength, its guarded Divine Weapon must undoubtedly be an Earth-Level Remnant Soldier.
The presence of two Earth-Level Remnant Soldiers and a Demon Core comparable to an intermediate Earth-Level Remnant Soldier made Xing Chen feel extremely exhilarated. This trip to Cursed Sword Valley could be considered a great success, especially since he also had those Human-Grade Remnant Weapons in hand.
Although the Negative Power contained in Human-Grade Remnant Weapons was less than that of Earth-Level Remnant Soldiers, having them was better than not having any at all. Moreover, while the amount of Negative Power in Human-Grade Remnant Weapons was relatively small, their quantity was significantly greater!
"Next, I need to find the Azure Wind Tiger's Divine Weapon before I leave! With my current strength, it's not suitable for me to delve deeper; I should at least wait until I break through to the Soul Realm before continuing."
Xing Chen walked forward while secretly calculating in his mind.
Xing Chen arrived at the resting place of the Azure Wind Tiger and found an intermediate Earth-Level Remnant Soldier in a cave. This result made him feel incredibly elated; he had never felt such joy in his life before.
"With these two Earth-Level Remnant Soldiers and a Demon Core comparable to an Earth-Level Remnant Soldier, breaking through to the Soul Realm is not a problem. In fact, breaking through to the mid-Soul Realm is also possible."
Thinking about this, Xing Chen planned to leave. Although this place was a sacred ground for cultivation for him, it was equally dangerous; therefore, he would never attempt a breakthrough here.
Xing Chen stored away his spoils and turned to walk out of the valley. He was extremely satisfied with his haul and intended to return to explore Cursed Sword Valley again after breaking through to the Soul Realm.
Soon, Xing Chen reached outside the valley where Qian Hongkai and Hun Haoran were surprisingly still waiting outside and had not left Cursed Sword Valley. This surprised Xing Chen; he had thought they would have left long ago but found they had been guarding this spot.
"Why haven't you two left?" Xing Chen asked them casually.
"We've been waiting for you!" Hun Haoran suddenly became very respectful towards Xing Chen for some reason, which left Xing Chen slightly taken aback.
He did not know that during the time he entered Cursed Sword Valley, Qian Hongkai had informed Hun Haoran about Xing Chen being hunted and his fierce battle with Qi Gaojie. The purpose of this was to make Hun Haoran suppress any malicious thoughts in his heart; otherwise, he would definitely not survive until dawn.
Qian Hongkai's tactic was indeed effective; Hun Haoran was shocked and dared not entertain any thoughts, while simultaneously developing a deep admiration for Xing Chen.
After all, in Sword Mound, strength is revered above all else. Having grown up in Sword Mound, upon hearing that Xing Chen from Earth Soul Realm could withstand an attack from Yang Spirit Realm, he was instantly filled with awe.
"I need to find a place to break through my realm. You should know where there is a suitable location, right?" Xing Chen asked directly without further thought on the matter.
"How about going to my cave outside? It's very safe there, and absolutely no one will disturb us," Hun Haoran suggested after some consideration.
"Alright, let's go take a look!" Xing Chen nodded, and then the group headed towards Hun Haoran's cave.
Hun Haoran's cave was not far from Cursed Sword Valley. In just half a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the cave. Xing Chen took a quick glance and confirmed that it was indeed very secluded; breaking through here would be quite safe.
"This place is good. I'll break through here!" Xing Chen nodded at the cave before him. The Negative Power here was much denser than in ordinary places; although it couldn't compare to Cursed Sword Valley, it was still relatively rich.
It seemed that Hun Haoran had built the cave in such a dense Negative Power area precisely because he did not want anyone to know about it.
Under Hun Haoran's guidance, Xing Chen entered the cave's secret chamber to prepare for his breakthrough into Soul Realm. Of course, Xing Chen had no trust in Hun Haoran at all, so he placed the Demon Core he obtained from Cursed Sword Valley at the entrance of the secret chamber.
If anything unexpected happened, he could detonate the Demon Core instantly; even a Yang Po First Level expert would be killed by it, and a Yang Po Second Level expert would be severely injured.
After everything was set up, Xing Chen began preparing for his breakthrough. Looking at the two Earth-Level Remnant Soldiers before him, he casually picked up the Slash Sword and felt the dense negative energy within. A glimmer of joy flashed in his eyes.
However, he did not rush to absorb it because there was not only negative energy but also a powerful sword aura present—this sword aura could rival an attack from a Yang Spirit Realm expert.
It was precisely because of this powerful sword aura that Xing Chen dared not absorb the energy recklessly.
"I must find a way to neutralize this sword aura first; otherwise, absorbing this energy would be very risky," Xing Chen frowned in thought. How to dissolve this sharp sword aura became his current dilemma.
"The Mysterious Jade Pendant does not respond to my commands, so I can't consider it. Although the Thunderfire Pearl is also within me, with its violent Thunderfire Power, I'm afraid I would be consumed before I could even refine the sword aura..."
One method after another flashed through Xing Chen's mind but were all dismissed. Neither the Thunderfire Pearl nor the Mysterious Jade Pendant was suitable for eliminating this formidable sword aura.
"What should I do?" Xing Chen furrowed his brows. The issue of the sword energy had to be resolved, but he had thought of every possible method and none were feasible.
"Right, I can use the Thunderfire Divine Ring to absorb this sword energy." Suddenly, a light flickered in Xing Chen's eyes as he remembered the Thunderfire Divine Ring in his possession.
Ever since the last time Xing Chen had utilized its power, he had completely forgotten about the capabilities of the Thunderfire Divine Ring.
The Thunderfire Divine Ring not only stored items and attacked enemies but also absorbed power, which could then be stored. The more energy it stored, the greater the power it could unleash.
For example, during the last confrontation with Qi Gaojie, the Thunderfire Divine Ring unleashed a strike at the peak level of Gaze of Fate. That was a result of over a thousand years of accumulated power. Now that that power had been exhausted, it could naturally absorb external energy again.
Since the Thunderfire Divine Ring was not interested in negative powers like death energy or resentment, Xing Chen was not worried that it would absorb the negative energy from the Earth-Level Remnant Soldier. The Thunderfire Divine Ring would only absorb that formidable sword energy because it had no interest in negative energy.
"It seems that only the Thunderfire Divine Ring is suitable for this task," Xing Chen said, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.
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