Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: Breakthrough to the 7th Layer_1

At this moment, Leng Mei was very clear in her heart that as Ling Xiao was currently in the limelight, there would definitely be people who found him disagreeable and would come to provoke him.

Such disturbances would definitely affect Ling Xiao’s cultivation, which was not good.

On the fourth day, troubles indeed arrived.

A genius at the early stage of the Martial Vein Sixth Layer came to challenge Ling Xiao.

Fully aware that he was no match yet still coming forward to challenge, it was clear that his intention was to annoy Ling Xiao.

However, before the person could even speak, Leng Mei sent him flying with a palm strike.

Leng Mei would absolutely not allow anyone to disturb Ling Xiao at this time.

On the fifth day, another disturbance arose.

This time, the troublemaker was more potent, a martial artist who had just broken through to the Martial Vein Sixth Peak.

Leng Mei’s expression turned grim as she employed the ”Shadow Killing Technique” for the first time in battle.

The opponent was powerless to retaliate, slashed by the sharp dagger in her hand, and fled in a panic.

If not for the Hidden Dragon Camp’s prohibition on killing and inflicting severe disabilities, Leng Mei was completely confident she could have slain the person.

On the sixth day, four avatars returned to the body within the room behind Leng Mei.

Ling Xiao could feel the four streams of pure True Essence merging into his body, completely filling the six Martial Veins.

At the same time, he began attempting to break through to the seventh Martial Vein.

This challenge was more difficult than any before it.

But Ling Xiao was full of confidence.

With the True Essence from his body and four avatars, not only was it strong, but it was also abundant and nourishing, even if the seventh Martial Vein was harder to breakthrough than the previous six combined.

He could still succeed.

True Essence flowed in the meridians, creating the sound of a surging river; each shock made the seventh Martial Vein increasingly loose.

Moreover, each shock was stronger than the last.

Each impact was more powerful.

Boom!

After forty-nine cycles, the seventh Martial Vein could no longer withstand the surging True Essence and was breached.

After sixty-four cycles, that breach had widened into a thoroughfare, and the seventh Martial Vein was completely opened up, connecting with the other six.

True Essence circulated unceasingly among the seven Martial Veins.

After eighty-one cycles, the last bit of Gang Qi inside of him was converted into True Essence.

Martial Vein Seventh Initial Stage!

He finally made a breakthrough!

Ling Xiao opened his eyes and took a long breath; the silver-white True Essence in his hand was much more refined than the Gang Qi, almost taking on a liquid form.

It was completely different from the former True Qi and Gang Qi.

No wonder Martial Masters could casually burn True Essence, for upon burning, it merely turns from liquid to gas and doesn’t get fully consumed, so for a Martial Master, this becomes commonplace, with no side effects.

Without becoming a Martial Master, one would never know how powerful a Martial Master truly is.

Ling Xiao distinctly felt that his strength had undergone a qualitative improvement.

Previously, at the pinnacle of the Martial Vein Sixth Layer, although the energy within his body was not much less than now, facing a Martial Master at the Martial Vein Seventh Initial Stage, he could still not guarantee a victory rate of over fifty percent.

But now, if he were to face a Martial Master at the Martial Vein Seventh Initial Stage again, he could easily win with a single move.

This was a change from quantity to quality.

The difference was indeed too great.

Not only that, but at the instant he broke through to the Martial Vein Seventh Initial Stage, his ”Nine Rotations Golden Body Technique” also broke through to the eighth rotation.

Even at the pinnacle of the Sixth Layer, Ling Xiao had already exhausted all the gold he had obtained from the Black Scarf Thief Lair.

All of it went into enhancing the ”Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique.”

It was a pity that despite being just a hair’s breadth away from a breakthrough, he just couldn’t break through.

Now he understood.

Below Martial Master of the eighth revolution of the ”Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique,” one simply couldn’t achieve a breakthrough; it was only about continuously accumulating quantity, and only upon becoming a Martial Master would a qualitative change occur.

At the seventh revolution of this defensive martial art, one could cultivate a golden body. When deploying the ”Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique,” the body would appear golden, with a thin membrane-like substance adhering to the skin’s surface, which could even rebound an enemy’s attacks.

The eighth revolution was even more formidable; martial artists of the same level could hardly cause any damage, and at the same time, it could reduce by half the damage inflicted by a warrior of one higher level and by thirty percent from a warrior two levels higher!

Ling Xiao had now reached this level; warriors of the same realm hardly fazed him, unless the opponent possessed divine weapons or special martial arts, they could hardly injure him.

Even those at the Martial Vein Seventh Layer Middle Stage, one level above, could only inflict ordinary damage on him.

Even Martial Artists at the late stage of the Martial Vein Seventh Level could only deal seventy percent damage to him.

In such a scenario, one could imagine the advantage Ling Xiao held in battle.

However, what he urgently needed now was to reach the ninth revolution!

The ninth revolution, known as the golden body of the Nine Rotations, could, with gold, heal and regenerate even severed limbs and gruesome injuries, as long as they weren’t fatal.

Gold!

He needed a large amount of gold!

Just as he was preparing to solidify his cultivation level and then go to General Jiu Yue to collect his special reward, suddenly, a towering aura came from outside.

”Murong Shao actually broke through?”

Ling Xiao frowned slightly but quickly came to terms with it, ”With access to nearly transcendent martial arts and the True Essence Pill, plus the spiritual medicine exchanged with military achievement points, it wouldn’t make sense if Murong Shao didn’t break through, considering his talent.”

A breakthrough was good; he could serve as the first opponent for Ling Xiao to practice on.

He was eager to know just how strong he had become after his breakthrough to the Martial Vein Seventh Initial Stage, and he believed that various martial arts techniques would also experience a unified improvement.

Murong Shao’s breakthrough was, of course, known by many.

After all, he was not like Ling Xiao.

When Ling Xiao broke through, everything was calm and quiet, without any fuss.

Murong Shao, on the other hand, seemed to fear that others wouldn’t know when he had his breakthrough, releasing his True Essence wildly, which indeed made the other leaders’ faces turn rather sour.

Ling Xiao was only slightly surprised, then he concentrated on solidifying his cultivation level again.

Murong Shao, however, was different. Without waiting to solidify his cultivation level, he broke out of his seclusion.

As soon as he emerged, except for Dai Yuling, Shi Lei, Ling Yixue, and Yin Ran, virtually all disciples of the Hidden Dragon Camp went to congratulate him.

”Hahaha, congratulations to Captain Murong, a Martial Master at just sixteen, truly enviable! From now on, our Hidden Dragon Camp has gained another great master!”

”Indeed, Captain Murong can now prepare to challenge the position of Commander.”

Murong Shao’s first thought after emerging was of Ling Xiao.

This could also be considered a fateful entanglement.

Amidst the congratulations, he went straight to Ling Xiao’s room.

Upon arriving, he saw Leng Mei defeat a Martial Vein Sixth Peak Martial Master.

Murong Shao couldn’t help but express astonishment, then smilingly said, ”You are Leng Mei, right? From now on, follow me.”

”Respectfully, Captain Murong, I only obey Captain Ling,” Leng Mei responded, neither warmly nor coldly.

”If I say follow me, you follow me; stop the nonsense. It’s your good fortune that I’ve taken a liking to you. Say another unnecessary word, and see if I don’t let you die on the spot,” Murong Shao said, and he was absolutely capable of doing it, as Leng Mei was merely a servant, not a disciple of the Hidden Dragon Camp.

Leng Mei shook her head, not uttering a word; her stance was quite clear.