Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 78: Chapter 77: Purple Crystal Spirit Flame

Two hours later, Xiao Yi finished his cultivation.

The demon beast essence blood of the Purple Flame Lion King had been completely absorbed.

It was gratifying that the first layer of the Asura Battle Body was now fully cultivated.

Xiao Yi stood up and felt his body brimming with strength; he threw a punch fiercely.

With a ”boom,” a nearby spiritual barrier fluctuated several times.

”How strong,” Xiao Yi gasped in amazement.

The punch he had just thrown had been powered by his physical strength alone; he hadn’t used True Qi or Martial Techniques.

”With mere physical strength, my combat power is equivalent to the Innate Ninth Layer. The Asura Battle Body is indeed powerful,” Xiao Yi silently praised.

For the average Martial Artist, True Qi is the primary source of strength.

Without True Qi, one’s combat effectiveness would greatly decrease, and you wouldn’t be able to exert your full battling potential.

This is also why Martial Artists, when training and battling outside, generally don’t dare to deplete all their True Qi; otherwise, it could be very dangerous.

Yet now, even without True Qi, spiritual artifacts, or any other means, Xiao Yi could fight a demon beast at the Innate Ninth Layer to a standstill with just his body.

”If we leave out spiritual artifacts, physical strength is currently my strongest combat capability. Heh, the first layer is already this formidable; if I could cultivate the second layer...” Xiao Yi thought to himself.

Of course, he was just pondering.

The Asura Battle Body required a copious amount of demon beast essence blood for cultivation.

This time, it was only because of the essence blood left behind by the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch from the Level 6 demon beast, the Purple Flame Lion King, that he could successfully cultivate the first layer in one go.

”In addition to the inner core, a demon beast’s blood also contains immense power, with essence blood being the most vital few drops from all of the blood in their body.”

”The Purple Flame Lion King is a demon beast with Earth Origin Realm strength; all its essence blood was just enough for me to perfect the first layer.”

”If we talk about other Third-level Demon Beasts with only Innate Realm strength, who knows how many must be killed to obtain enough blood, not to mention that the essence blood required for the second layer is even more.”

Xiao Yi spoke to himself and shook his head.

The Asura Battle Body has a total of seven layers, each requiring demon beast essence blood to cultivate. And the higher the layer, the more essence blood energy is needed.

At that moment, there was suddenly a restlessness inside Xiao Yi’s body.

”Eh?” Xiao Yi was startled and performed introspection.

The agitation stemmed from his Martial Soul.

The Fire Control Beast, which had always been sluggish, suddenly became lively, as if something was pouring into it.

”Is it the ferocious aura? Wasn’t it eradicated?” Xiao Yi’s expression changed dramatically, yet suddenly he discovered something else, ”No, it’s not the ferocious aura, but a pure force.”

After the Fire Control Beast calmed down, Xiao Yi felt it over and realized what had happened to his Martial Soul, as he knew it well.

”Indeed.” Xiao Yi muttered to himself, ”The ferocious aura comes from the essence blood of the Purple Flame Lion King and inherently carries its power. After the Sun and Moon Eyes absorbed the ferocious power, the remaining pure strength was all transferred to the Fire Control Beast.”

Just like before when Yiyi was hit by Yang Fu’s poisonous dagger Martial Soul, the Sun and Moon Eyes eradicated the poison, with the remaining power then transferring to the Fire Control Beast Martial Soul.

But, aren’t the Sun and Moon Eyes only capable of absorbing Martial Soul Power? How comes it absorbed the ferocious aura as well now?

After a long pause, still unable to understand, Xiao Yi moved his hand and manipulated a flame to coalesce in his palm.

At that moment, he became even more surprised.

Because the flame was purple.

”Could it be...” Xiao Yi suddenly had a terrifying thought.

The Purple Flame Lion King was a famous Level 6 demon beast, especially for controlling the Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, an extremely formidable type of flame.

Anything touched by the Purple Flame would cling like a malignant tumor, impossible to wipe off, inextinguishable by water, or blown out by the wind; only by burning the object to ashes would it cease by itself.

Xiao Yi tried it out and pulled out a piece of Purple Cloud Iron from his Qiankun Bag.

The purple flame latched onto the Purple Cloud Iron instantaneously; in a few seconds, the entire piece was reduced to ash.

”Hisss,” Xiao Yi took in a sharp breath, ”It really is the Purple Crystal Spirit Flame.”

Purple Cloud Iron is a very hard material, and previously when he burned it with a flame, it took a full hour to completely melt.

But now, under the Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, it couldn’t last even a few seconds.

”The Fire Control Beast actually has the ability to manipulate the Purple Crystal Spirit Flame,” Xiao Yi frowned.

There are many types of flames in the world, some strong, some weak.

For instance, the Great Elder of the Xiao Family can wield a kind of flame known as the Flowing Gold Separation Fire.

Flowing Gold Separation Fire has a much higher temperature than the average flame and possesses formidable attack power; in the art of alchemy, it also greatly increases the speed at which the Grand Elder can burn medicinal materials, significantly enhancing his alchemy capabilities.

But that’s because the Great Elder’s Martial Soul is the Flowing Gold Separation Fire, a Fire Attribute Martial Soul.

Whereas the Fire Control Beast Martial Soul would only manipulate ordinary flames, and the weakest ones at that, barely sufficient for burning wood.

The Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, on the other hand, belongs solely to the Purple Flame Lion King and is more than a hundred times as powerful as the Flowing Gold Separation Fire.

”How could the Fire Control Beast be used?”

Xiao Yi pondered for a moment and had some guesses.

The Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes inherently had the ability to absorb the Martial Soul Power of others to upgrade their own Martial Soul Rank.

Perhaps, the Fire Control Beast Martial Soul belonged to the Demon Beast Martial Soul.

And the Purple Flame Lion King, also being a demon beast, naturally possessed its capabilities along with its violent aura.

Once the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes absorbed the violent aura, they eliminated the brutality that was harmful to Xiao Yi’s body. The remaining capabilities of the Purple Flame Lion King were then infused into the Fire Control Beast.

In simple terms, the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes granted the Fire Control Beast the ability to manipulate Purple Flames.

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but smile, ”The Fire Control Beast, though slow-witted and expert in Fire Control, was merely a low-level demon beast with common flames. Now with the Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, its power must have greatly increased.”

”Huff,” Xiao Yi took a deep breath and muttered to himself, ”It’s time to go.”

Having said that, he bowed again toward the couch before turning to leave.

Upon exiting the Cave Mansion and seeing the enormous transparent Spiritual Barrier, Xiao Yi touched it, feeling the firmness of the barrier.

Originally, besides shielding the Cave Mansion, the barrier also served a defensive purpose.

Unless someone stronger than the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch attempted it, entering the Cave Mansion through the barrier was not possible.

However, it was because the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile had tampered with it that the Demon Hunters were able to enter.

Now that the ’avatar’ conjured by the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile had been destroyed, the Spiritual Barrier had regained its function.

No one could enter the Cave Mansion in the future.

Xiao Yi also distinctly felt that the Ghost Mask he was wearing had lost its effect.

If he wished to come again, he would have to wait until he had enough strength to forcefully break the barrier.

Inside the Cave Mansion, in addition to the Heavenly Star Thunder Crocodile, there were countless Thundering Wilderness Crocodiles. But since the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch did not kill them back then, there must have been a reason. Xiao Yi also did not dare to kill them, to avoid affecting the prohibitions.

In a few breaths, Xiao Yi had already left.

This venture to the Cave Mansion had indeed been fruitful.

A batch of high-rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the Ghost Mask, and the Blood Slaughter Sword as treasures.

Moreover, he acquired the Asura Battle Body Body Refining Technique, having perfected the first layer.

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Mystic Breakthrough City, Demon Hunting Hall.

Xiao Yi approached the Task Department and handed over his Token.

The staff of the Demon Hunting Hall took out a task booklet, glanced at it a few times, then returned it to Xiao Yi.

”This task has been concluded and the bounty paid by the one who posted it,” the Demon Hunting Hall staff said politely.

Xiao Yi nodded, understanding that it must have been Uncle Tie Da and the others who had ended the task after returning to Mystic Breakthrough City.

The Demon Hunting Hall staff continued, ”This was a third-level recruitment task, which you have completed, earning ten Task Points. Besides, your rank is Level 1 Demon Hunter. If you have enough strength, you can use this to promote yourself to a Third-level Demon Hunter.”

”Third-level Demon Hunter?” Xiao Yi’s eyes lit up.

He did not want to waste time on low-level tasks. If he could raise his rank, it would naturally be beneficial.

After completing a third-level task, he was entitled to be promoted to a Third-level Demon Hunter.

”What do I need to do?” asked Xiao Yi.

”It’s quite simple,” the staff of the Demon Hunting Hall said, ”you need to prove that you have the ability of a Third-level Demon Hunter.”

”How do I prove it?” Xiao Yi frowned and inquired.

The Demon Hunting Hall staff explained, ”The simplest way is to reveal your aura, of course. But I’m just an ordinary member of the Demon Hunting Hall with limited strength; I’m afraid I won’t be able to judge if your aura is too strong.”

Xiao Yi frowned and asked, ”Doesn’t the Demon Hunting Hall have stronger staff members?”

”Normally there is a Deacon responsible for this, but he happens to be out on business. The Law Enforcement Team members are indeed strong enough, but they are not obligated to serve you.”

Xiao Yi pursed his lips, finding the rules of the Demon Hunting Hall to be rather cumbersome.

”When will your Deacon return?”

”Uncertain, it could be several days or a few weeks. Our Chief Steward does have free time, but you don’t have the authority to meet with him.”

”This...” Xiao Yi was speechless and asked, ”If I’m in the Innate Realm, I’m qualified to be a Third-level Demon Hunter, right?”

”You would be, but I can’t determine if you are in the Innate Realm...”

With a ”bang,” a True Qi Outer Layer suddenly appeared around Xiao Yi.

”True Qi Outer Layer?” the staff member of the Demon Hunting Hall was taken aback.

”Does this prove it?” Xiao Yi asked.

”Of course,” the staff member of the Demon Hunting Hall nodded earnestly, receiving Xiao Yi’s Token.

Being in the Innate Realm does not necessarily mean one possesses a True Qi Outer Layer, but those who do are definitely in the Innate Realm, and among them, a genius.