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Death Grip
"Senior Brother." Seeing Qin Ying, Xing Chen also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was currently severely injured and had no Vital Energy left in his body. If he encountered someone with ill intentions, it would be easy for him to be killed.
"Junior Brother, what happened? How did you..." Qin Ying asked in shock upon seeing Xing Chen's injuries.
"It's nothing, just ran into someone from the Eastern Sun Gang," Xing Chen shook his head, indicating that it was not a big deal.
"Someone from the Eastern Sun Gang? How dare they come to my Azure Cloud Gang! They really have some nerve." Qin Ying helped Xing Chen up, his face filled with anger. "Junior Brother, I will take you back to the gang first, then mobilize all the forces of Azure Cloud Gang. I won't believe he can come here and still escape."
"Cough cough... No need, Senior Brother. I will personally kill this person myself in the future," Xing Chen coughed a couple of times and then said softly.
"Alright, if that's the case, then I'll leave this person to you," Qin Ying frowned and then asked, "Do you know this person's name?"
"Xu Xiao," Xing Chen pondered for a moment, recalling that rascal's self-introduction.
"Xu Xiao? He's a strong practitioner of the Soul Refinement Realm. How dare he make a move against you?" Upon hearing it was Xu Xiao, the anger on Qin Ying's face became even more evident. It was absolutely unacceptable for a strong practitioner of the Soul Refinement Realm to attack someone from the Body Refinement Realm. In conflicts between the two gangs, it was always practitioners of the Soul Refinement Realm against each other and practitioners of the Body Refinement Realm against each other. Now Xu Xiao from the Soul Refinement Realm had attacked Xing Chen from the Body Refinement Realm, which violated the agreement reached between the two gangs.
"Senior Brother, there's no need to worry. I'm fine now, and it's not that easy for Xu Xiao to kill me," Xing Chen looked at the angry Qin Ying and smiled for the first time.
"Junior Brother, let's return to the gang now. I'll help you heal," Qin Ying said as he led Xing Chen down the mountain.
...
"Junior Brother, how are you?" Qin Ying looked at Xing Chen who was sitting cross-legged to heal.
"Thank you for the elixir, Senior Brother. I'm feeling much better now." Xing Chen slowly opened his eyes, then leaped up, slightly stretching his stiff limbs as he spoke.
"That's good to hear. However, Junior Brother, there are still five days left for the disciples to compete for the Helmsman position. Are you confident in breaking through to the Soul Refinement Realm?" Qin Ying looked at Xing Chen with some concern. After all, Yun Qing had been strong enough to secure a position, and while he had no problem taking down two Helmsmen himself, Junior Brother...
"Don't worry, Senior Brother. Among those ordinary disciples, there are hardly any strong ones in the Soul Refinement Realm. Even if one or two do appear, I am confident I can win." Xing Chen's expression remained unchanged. Although it was somewhat unlikely to reach the Soul Refinement Realm within five days, his combat power was not much weaker than that of someone in the Soul Refinement Realm. As for those at the Refining Body Ninth Level, he was completely confident he could defeat them instantly.
"Junior Brother, you shouldn't underestimate these ordinary disciples. From what I know, there are indeed some who have already broken through to the Soul Refinement Realm but have been hiding among the ordinary disciples without joining the elite ranks. They might be waiting for this opportunity. Moreover, this time in the Struggle for the Position of Leader, it's unlikely that any from the Body Refinement Realm will participate; each sect will surely eliminate those who lack strength and only bring their elites to this competition." Seeing Xing Chen's indifferent expression, Qin Ying couldn't help but advise him.
"This is something I should indeed be cautious about. I'll do my best to break through to the Soul Refinement Realm within these few days. If it doesn't work out, I'll just try my best," Xing Chen nodded. Qin Ying was right; it wasn't surprising that among the Azure Cloud Gang's tens of thousands of ordinary disciples, a few had reached the Soul Realm.
"Yes, Junior Brother, just don't be too careless when the time comes." Seeing that Xing Chen finally took this matter seriously, Qin Ying felt a sense of relief.
"Senior Brother, I'll take my leave now. I'll do my best to reach the Soul Refinement Realm within five days!" After saying this, Xing Chen turned and walked outside. Although he was currently at the peak of the Body Refinement Realm, crossing into the Soul Refinement Realm was not easy. Even with Yun Qing's Nourishing Soul Pill, he couldn't guarantee a breakthrough.
Soon, Xing Chen returned to his residence, and Luo Tong was still standing outside as usual. The only difference was that this time Luo Tong did not step forward to respectfully call out "Young Master Chen."
Xing Chen didn't mind this at first, but in the next moment, his gaze towards Luo Tong changed because Luo Tong had actually reached the Soul Refinement Realm. This left him shocked; after all, when he broke through to the Refining Body Ninth Level, Luo Tong was only at Body Refinement Level Eight. Now he had jumped straight to the Soul Refinement Realm.
"Luo Tong, you are now in the Soul Refinement Realm?" Xing Chen asked in confusion as he stepped closer to look at Luo Tong.
"Yes!" Luo Tong nodded, and there was a hint of pride in his voice. He believed that he was soon going to become a Helmsman and thus no longer needed to show such respect towards Xing Chen.
"Not bad, not bad..." Xing Chen nodded as he looked at Luo Tong. He could easily detect that hint of pride in Luo Tong's tone. However, for someone like Luo Tong who was typically arrogant after achieving success, Xing Chen naturally had ways to handle him: "Having you at the Soul Refinement Realm guarding the door is much more reassuring than having you at the Body Refinement Realm." With that, Xing Chen turned and entered his room without looking back.
"Asshole, Xing Chen, you son of a bitch, once I become the Helmsman, I'll make sure to cut you into a thousand pieces." After hearing Xing Chen's words, Luo Tong was momentarily stunned but quickly became furious. Xing Chen's implication was clear: even if he reached the Soul Refinement Realm, he would still just be a gatekeeper.
"My Northern Dipper Star Steps can completely evade attacks from the Soul Refinement Realm, and both the Lonely Star Sun Blade and Ninefold Thunder Palm can pose a threat to those in the Soul Refinement Realm. However, killing someone in the Soul Refinement Realm is quite difficult." In the room, Xing Chen murmured to himself, "Unless my Lonely Star Sun Blade can unleash its second form, Disaster Star Descends, or the Ninefold Thunder Palm can generate Double Thunder energy."
"Of course, the best method would be for me to break through to the Soul Refinement Realm; that way, securing the Helmsman position would be almost guaranteed. However, I currently have little confidence in breaking through to the Soul Refinement Realm." Xing Chen shook his head inwardly. The bottleneck of the Soul Refinement Realm was not easy to overcome. According to his estimation, it would take at least ten attempts to break through.
"If I forcefully attempt to break through the bottleneck now, I only have a thirty percent chance of success. That probability is simply too low. Moreover, if I fail, I might end up seriously injured and suffer backlash." Although Xing Chen's method for breaking through the bottleneck was effective, it was too violent; one misstep could leave him severely injured or even crippled.
"Forget it; I should focus on cultivating for a while longer before preparing to break through the bottleneck!" With that thought, Xing Chen closed his eyes and concentrated on his cultivation. As he began to cultivate, strands of white Vital Energy were absorbed into his body, nourishing him.
For several days following that, Xing Chen remained immersed in his cultivation and rarely went out. In the blink of an eye, four hours had passed.
"Tomorrow is the day for competing for the Helmsman position. If I take the Nourishing Soul Pill now, I only have a forty percent chance of breaking through. Should I take it?" Holding a jade vial containing the Nourishing Soul Pill in his hand, Xing Chen showed a hint of hesitation on his face.
After pondering for a while, a glimmer flashed in his eyes as he stood up and walked into the courtyard. He said to Luo Tong beside him, "Luo Tong, let's have a match!"
"Young Master Chen, I think it's better not to. If I hurt you, I won't be able to explain it to the leader!" Luo Tong glanced at Xing Chen. At this point, he no longer felt fear towards Xing Chen; after all, he was now a strong practitioner in the Soul Refinement Realm and was about to become the Helmsman. There was no need for him to be so afraid of Xing Chen anymore.
"Just compete if I say so; stop with all that nonsense." Xing Chen frowned and spoke up.
"In that case, Young Master Chen shouldn't blame me for being rude." A cold glint flashed in Luo Tong's eyes. Although he still didn't dare to kill Xing Chen, he felt confident enough to accidentally injure him. He thought that when their leader saw his talent afterward, he wouldn't blame him; perhaps he'd even take him as a disciple. Luo Tong thought happily to himself.
"Receive my sword!" As soon as Luo Tong finished speaking, a sword like wind pierced toward him fiercely.
Xing Chen's gaze flickered as the Lonely Star Sword was drawn. He thrust the sword forward, and a fierce wind wrapped around it, the sword light shimmering and the sword shadows dancing. With a 'ding', the two swords collided. Xing Chen, holding the Lonely Star Sword, couldn't help but take a few steps back. The Soul Refinement Realm was indeed formidable; in a direct confrontation, he was absolutely no match.
"Eclipse Sun Sword?" After stabilizing himself, Xing Chen looked at the long sword in Luo Tong's hand. The sword was blood-red and shimmered with an eerie light, with a Blood-colored Divine Dragon coiling around it, adding an extra touch of malevolence.
"Young Master Chen, you have a good eye; this is indeed the Eclipse Sun Sword," Luo Tong said with a slight smile. The Eclipse Sun Sword was his family heirloom, not at all inferior to Xing Chen's Lonely Star Sword.
"Good sword." Xing Chen nodded and then thrust his sword again. A brilliant starlight suddenly appeared, mesmerizing like a dream. However, within that starlight, a killing intent suddenly erupted. A Black Sword Qi shot out from the sword and slashed towards Luo Tong.
"Eclipse Sun Sword Technique, Fire Dragon Devouring the Sun!" Seeing the Black Sword Qi, Luo Tong's expression changed slightly. He then unleashed a brilliant light from the Eclipse Sun Sword in his hand. Countless sword energies shot out, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply as if one were in a Fire Sea. The numerous sword energies combined with Luo Tong's Eclipse Sun Sword strike to form a fire dragon that charged towards the Black Sword Qi.
Watching the fire dragon in the air, Xing Chen's expression changed drastically, especially as he felt his Black Sword Qi being devoured by the fire dragon. His face grew more serious.
"Disaster Star Descends—" At this critical moment, Xing Chen's eyes brightened as he unleashed the second move of the Lonely Star Sunlight Sword Technique: Disaster Star Descends!
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