“Alright then, let’s have a spar.”
The Grand Elder pondered for a moment, then said coldly, “Qin Hao, do you have any objections?”
“I don’t agree!” Qin Yuntian’s expression was grim.
Qin Gaochi sneered, “Qin Yuntian, this concerns the Qin Family’s Young Lord position; your disagreement doesn’t matter!”
Qin Yuntian was furious, his True Qi surged, forming a violent gust of wind around him.
“Father.”
A hand suddenly reached out, stopping Qin Yuntian. Qin Hao stepped forward, turned to face the Grand Elder, and said, “Since it’s the Grand Elder’s decision, I naturally have no objections. However, I have one condition!”
“The time will be set for half a month from now! In half a month, Qin Fang and I will fight. If I lose, I will automatically give up the Young Lord position. But if I win, Qin Fang, you’ll have to walk around me whenever you see me!”
The Soul Splitting Technique had already been successfully Cultivated!
In half a month, Qin Hao was confident he could raise his strength.
“Good, Qin Hao, you said it yourself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Fang eagerly jumped out and laughed wildly, “You trash, do you really think you can catch up to me in half a month? By then, I will step on you in front of the entire Family. You are destined to become my first stepping stone on my path to the Peak of Martial Dao!”
Qin Hao didn’t even glance at him, turning to Qin Yuntian and saying, “Father, I’ll go back first.”
Qin Yuntian hesitated, then said with a complex tone, “Hao’er, go back and rest well. I’ll take care of everything.”
...Returning to his room, Qin Hao sat cross-legged on the bed and let out a light breath.
Perhaps, the coldness of human nature and the harshness of the world were nothing more than this.
In the past, protected by his father, and as the Young Lord of the Qin Family, he had never experienced the darkness of the world.
Now, Qin Hao deeply realized the importance of strength.
The strong are respected, while the weak are only bullied and trampled upon!
If he possessed great strength, who would dare to provoke him?
It was the same everywhere!
Closing his eyes, the contents of the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art appeared in Qin Hao’s mind.
The Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art is divided into nine chapters!
The first chapter, Spirit Stealing.
The second chapter, Sacred Embryo.
The third chapter, Heaven and Earth.
For some reason, although all nine chapters of the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art were in Qin Hao’s mind, he couldn’t make out the last six chapters.
“For the past three years, in order to Cultivate the Soul Splitting Technique, my cultivation has been stagnant at Body Tempering Realm First-Grade.”
“While other peers, their cultivation is at least Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade.”
For three years, Qin Hao had already memorized the contents of the Spirit Stealing Chapter by heart and fully understood it.
“I endured for three years, Cultivated diligently for three years, all for today.”
“Now... let’s begin!”
Qin Hao’s eyes became fervent.
He adjusted his breathing, his mind shook, and his Martial Soul was released.
A Golden Small Sword appeared out of thin air.
The Little Sword exuded a faint Aura of majesty; it was Qin Hao’s Martial Soul.
Martial Souls are diverse.
Some people’s Martial Souls are beasts, others are weapons, or like Liu Ruoxue’s special Martial Soul that contains attributes.
Qin Hao’s Martial Soul belonged to the weapon Martial Soul type.
However, Qin Hao vaguely felt that this Golden Small Sword bore some resemblance to the Supreme Sword Tower.
As his Martial Soul was released, Qin Hao’s body immediately transformed into a giant furnace, absorbing all Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
“The Great Dao is in harmony, all things can be taken, returning to my body!”
“Great Dao Spirit Stealing!”
Boom! ~
Centered around Qin Hao, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a ten-mile radius boiled.
It surged towards Qin Hao at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“This…”
Qin Hao was shocked.
Like an ocean of Spiritual Qi, a misty white fog formed in the room. Just taking a slight breath, it was extremely dense Spiritual Qi.
When Qin Hao Cultivated with a Fifth-Grade Martial Soul previously, the Spiritual Qi he absorbed was less than one-tenth of what it was now.
Every pore on his body was like a thirsty, hungry wolf, and every cell was frantically absorbing Spiritual Qi.
Afterward, all the Spiritual Qi completely integrated into every cell. With a hum, Qin Hao felt as if something had been broken, and his entire body’s Aura suddenly surged.
Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade Early Stage!
“I broke through! Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade!”
Qin Hao was overjoyed.
He had originally thought that with his current First-Grade Martial Soul, it would take at least three days to break through.
Yet, it only took a few breaths.
And... Spiritual Qi continued to pour into his body non-stop.
Buzz buzz ~
His cultivation was still surging.
Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade Middle Stage.
Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade Late Stage.
Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade Peak... Body Tempering Realm Third-Grade Early Stage.
Finally, Qin Hao’s cultivation only barely stopped after breaking through to Body Tempering Realm Third-Grade.
Even so, Qin Hao could still feel his body’s thirst, as if it could continue to surge forward.
Qin Hao’s heart was surging.
Under normal circumstances, a Martial Artist with a First-Grade Martial Soul, going from Body Tempering Realm First-Grade to Body Tempering Realm Second-Grade, would take at least half a year to break through without external help.
It would take even longer to advance from Second-Grade to Third-Grade.
After all, there were thresholds between Realms, which required a lot of time.
But Qin Hao, as if there were no thresholds, could break through with ease!
The only strange thing was that the Spiritual Qi consumed from Body Tempering Realm First-Grade to Third-Grade was also ten, even a hundred times that of a normal Martial Artist!
“The Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art is indeed extraordinary!”
Qin Hao was excited.
He didn’t think that needing more Spiritual Qi was a big problem. On the contrary, the more Spiritual Qi absorbed, the more solid the foundation would be, and the more terrifying the strength increase brought by breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm in the future would be.
Just as he was excited, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
Qin Hao opened the door and saw a burly, strong man standing at the entrance.
“Uncle Liu?” Qin Hao was surprised.
The strong man’s name was Liu Wei, he was Qin Yuntian’s guard, had followed his father for many years, and was loyal.
Liu Wei held a crystal bottle in his hand and said in a deep voice, “Qin Hao, these twenty body tempering pills are your monthly allowance. The Family Head asked me to deliver them.”
Qin Hao was stunned.
Today was indeed the day for distributing monthly allowances.
However, previously he could only receive a maximum of ten body tempering pills. Now that he had been tested as having a First-Grade Martial Soul, the Family surely wouldn’t waste resources on a ‘cripple’ like him, yet they sent double the amount.
His father must have paid a considerable price.
“Father…”
Qin Hao’s nose tingled, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.
Liu Wei said expressionlessly, “The Family Head had a dispute with many Elders over these twenty body tempering pills. The Grand Elder forced your father to give up the Family Head position next year, and your father has already agreed!”
“Take care of yourself!”
With that, Liu Wei turned and left.
Qin Hao clenched his fists, flames burning in his eyes.
He knew his father must have paid a price, but he didn’t expect it to be such a huge price.
“Father, don’t worry, I will definitely not disappoint you. Now, I will use the twenty body tempering pills you sent to break through to Body Tempering Realm Fourth-Grade!”
Qin Hao opened the crystal bottle and saw twenty crystal-clear body tempering pills inside, a rich Spiritual Qi rushing out.
body tempering pills were extremely precious. Even the Qin Family’s monthly allocation was fixed. Ordinary disciples would be very lucky to receive one or two a month.
Taking out a body tempering pill and swallowing it, the Medicinal Pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, transforming into a surge of energy.
Qin Hao was about to refine it when suddenly, a huge suction force came from within his body, absorbing all the Spiritual Qi from the body tempering pill.
“The Spiritual Qi was absorbed? What’s going on, could it be…”
After a slight daze, a fervent expression appeared on Qin Hao’s face.
The next moment.
The Golden Small Sword Martial Soul reappeared.
Taking out a body tempering pill, Qin Hao swallowed it without hesitation.
His gaze was fixed on the Little Sword Martial Soul in front of him.
One, two, three... In just an instant, Qin Hao had already consumed over a dozen body tempering pills, and the Spiritual Qi from every single body tempering pill was completely absorbed by his Martial Soul.
The originally slightly dim Golden Small Sword now looked significantly brighter.
After consuming the remaining body tempering pills in one go, with a hum, the Golden Small Sword vibrated slightly, and an authoritative, extraordinary Aura diffused out.
The Golden Small Sword, which was originally only half a meter long, actually grew several centimeters.
“Second-Grade Martial Soul!”
Qin Hao’s heart trembled wildly, overjoyed.
His Little Sword Martial Soul had actually advanced from First-Grade to Second-Grade!
“What was recorded in the Great Dao Spirit Stealing Art was indeed correct!”
“The Reincarnation Great Emperor of the Wind Fire Divine Realm Cultivated the Soul Splitting Technique, his Tenth-Grade Fire Attribute Martial Soul decreased to First-Grade, and then with his cultivation, his Martial Soul continuously advanced! Now, my Martial Soul has also advanced!”
Martial Souls are destined at birth!
He had never heard of anyone whose Martial Soul could advance, yet now, Qin Hao’s Little Sword Martial Soul had advanced from First-Grade to Second-Grade.
Moreover, the higher the Rank of the Martial Soul, the faster the Martial Artist’s cultivation speed, and the greater the increase in combat power it brought.
When Martial Artists of the same Realm fight, there is a huge difference in combat power between not releasing their Martial Soul and releasing it!
Qin Hao was extremely excited, but he also discovered a problem.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi could only increase cultivation, while Medicinal Pills could advance Martial Souls!
“Next time I get Medicinal Pills, I’ll try again.”
Qin Hao mused, “My cultivation has now broken through to Body Tempering Realm Third-Grade, and my Martial Soul has also advanced to Second-Grade. It’s time to go to the scripture pavilion to take a look.”
That year, Qin Hao had achieved Major Achievement in a Yellow-Grade Low-Tier Martial Skill in three months, demonstrating extraordinary comprehension of Martial Arts. It was precisely because of this that he attracted the attention of the Myriad Manifestations Hall. However, since then, he had never been to the scripture pavilion again.
Arriving at the scripture pavilion, Qin Hao selected a Martial Skill.
Martial Skills are divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow four Ranks. The best Cultivation Technique in the Qin Family was only Yellow-Grade High-Tier, which was the foundation of the Qin Family’s existence.
“My Martial Soul is a sword, and I am most interested in sword techniques, so I will choose a sword technique.”
“'Raging Waves Sword Technique', 'Lonely Wind Single Sword', 'Sword Drawing Technique', 'Azure Cloud Sword'...”
After looking for a long time, Qin Hao chose the Sword Drawing Technique.
The Sword Drawing Technique, Yellow-Grade Middle-Tier, kills with just one move! Cultivated to its extreme, a single sword strike is like a shooting star, fighting above one’s Realm is effortless.
Qin Hao was very satisfied. Martial Skills should avoid being flashy but impractical; in battle, enemies can easily exploit weaknesses and defeat you.
The Sword Drawing Technique was simple and practical, exactly to his liking.
Afterward, Qin Hao also selected the Yellow-Grade Middle-Tier Seven Stars Step!
The Seven Stars Step, stepping on the Seven Stars, Dou Zhuan Xing Yi (Cosmic Shift), moving and dodging, making it impossible for enemies to get close.
Cultivated to its Peak, it could even rival Yellow-Grade High-Tier movement techniques, making it extremely extraordinary.
After confirming the Martial Skills, Qin Hao recorded them, agreed to return them after ten days, and then walked out of the scripture pavilion.
Not long after walking out of the scripture pavilion, two figures suddenly blocked Qin Hao’s path.
“Qin Hao?! I wondered why I couldn’t find you, you trash, at your house. Turns out you were hiding here!”
One of the youths exclaimed in surprise.
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