147: The Zhao family was completely wiped out

Half a day passed, but the subordinate Zhao Tianji sent out to recruit earth-attribute Cultivators had still not returned.

He finally detected an anomaly.

“Come out of the valley with this old man,” he ordered in a deep voice, his figure stepping into the Void Realm.

Behind him, more than ten people also flew up.

Just at this moment, more than a dozen dim soul shadows flashed and disappeared.

The figures of these last remaining Zhao family powerhouses all froze, their Divine Souls silently annihilated, and their corpses fell just as they had ascended into the air.

Zhao Tianji’s face suddenly turned cold, and a chill ran down his spine. Although his Divine Sense occasionally swept the surroundings, he found nothing. Now, seeing his subordinates’ Divine Souls collapse, how could he not understand?

A powerhouse whose Soul Cultivation far surpassed his own must be lurking here.

A strong sense of crisis suddenly surged in his heart. He rushed out of the dense forest, his gaze frantically sweeping around, and roared, “What kind of rat dares to hide? Get out here!”

At this moment, Qiao Zimo, whom Xiao Zhuo had transformed into, finally appeared, flying up.

He confronted Zhao Tianji from a hundred zhang away.

“Qiao Zimo?” Zhao Tianji’s pupils constricted sharply, the chill in his heart deepening, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

He even suspected that his old friend was plotting against him.

But he immediately dismissed the idea.

“You are not Qiao Zimo. Who exactly are you?” Zhao Tianji condensed an Azure Dragon Halberd in his hand. The blade emitted black light, and the veins on his palm bulged.

Xiao Zhuo wore a cold smile on his face and said indifferently, “Zhao Tianji, do you think I’ll tell you?”

A look of anger flashed across Zhao Tianji’s face. He stepped into the Void Realm, and with a flash, instantly appeared in front of Xiao Zhuo.

The halberd descended, and violent black Qi erupted with the blade: “A hidden coward! Let this old man capture you first and then see what your true background is.”

Xiao Zhuo’s eyes narrowed. His entire body turned golden, and a purple armor suddenly appeared around him.

The Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method was performed, and his soul infant materialized outside his body. The Soul Guiding Pearl also transformed into a purple armor, covering him.

With a raise of his hand, a long blade constructed from Divine Soul Power appeared in his grip, and he brought it down, meeting Zhao Tianji’s strike.

Purple Extreme Star Flame wrapped around the long blade.

“Boom!”

The two blades clashed, and purple flame and black Qi exploded.

Neither of them gained an advantage from this exchange.

Scattered black Qi struck Xiao Zhuo’s purple armor, emitting “hissing” sounds.

Beneath the faceplate, Xiao Zhuo’s eyes flickered slightly.

This old fellow Cultivated a method that condensed and activated Evil Qi for attack.

After retreating, the two paused briefly before clashing again.

Above Mist Valley, two figures, one purple and one black, continuously flashed and collided. With each collision, the unleashed shockwaves dispersed a significant amount of the mist below.

Xiao Zhuo was constantly adapting to using the Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method to control his soul infant in battle.

The weapon in his hand was sometimes a long blade, sometimes a sharp sword. From time to time, Soul Power would transform into blades, spears, swords, and halberds, unleashing Divine Soul attacks.

For a time, Zhao Tianji, whose Cultivation had reached the Late Stage of Body Integration, was still firmly suppressed by Xiao Zhuo, even though he had unleashed his Profound Evil Concept, which had already reached the Perfection stage.

Although this person’s Divine Soul was comparable to a third-rank soul infant and he possessed Divine Soul defensive methods, under Xiao Zhuo’s almost inexhaustible Divine Soul attacks and harassment, he was simply unable to fight Xiao Zhuo with his full power.

Most of his attention had to be focused on guarding against the Soul Power divine weapons that could strike at any moment.

As Xiao Zhuo became more proficient in using the Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method, he stopped using Soul Slaughtering Divine Weapons and began to employ the Spirit Suppressing Seal.

After dodging over a hundred cutting black lines of Evil Qi with a flash, Xiao Zhuo formed hand seals. A hundred-zhang golden seal condensed in mid-air. The golden seal was carved with countless immortal palaces and divine generals, appearing sacred.

It descended with a majestic Divine Might.

“Earth Soul Seal? You are from the Soul Refining Sect?” Zhao Tianji’s expression changed. He flashed repeatedly, attempting to avoid this great seal, which strongly resembled a great Divine Ability of the Soul Refining Sect.

Xiao Zhuo’s lips curled into a mocking arc. He remained silent, simply watching Zhao Tianji’s frantic evasion.

The Spirit Suppressing Seal could be directly controlled and blasted, or it could intercept a trace of the opponent’s Divine Soul aura to lock onto the target for attack.

The two had been fighting for a long time, and Xiao Zhuo had already intercepted a wisp of Zhao Tianji’s Divine Soul aura. The Spirit Suppressing Seal had firmly locked onto him, making any evasion futile.

After ten consecutive instant transmissions, Zhao Tianji also realized this. This damned golden seal kept chasing him relentlessly.

He gritted his teeth and released a green tortoise shell.

Xiao Zhuo’s eyes flashed. Another tortoise shell.

Did the Zhao family slaughter some turtle’s old home?

Zhao Xiange had a tortoise shell with astonishing defensive power, and this old fellow also had one, clearly from the same lineage.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Suppressing Seal targeted the Divine Soul. Unless this tortoise shell also had Divine Soul defensive effects, taking this blow would leave even a third-rank soul infant crippled if not dead.

The next moment, the great seal descended. The tortoise shell emitted a brilliant green light, actually blocking the attack completely.

Xiao Zhuo watched from afar, his eyes bursting with sharp light.

It was actually a rare treasure with both physical and Divine Soul defense!

Zhao Tianji’s face flushed, and his spiritual energy and Divine Soul Power frantically poured into the tortoise shell.

The green light of the tortoise shell grew even brighter, and it actually began to push the golden seal upwards.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhuo no longer merely watched. He hadn’t been controlling the Spirit Suppressing Seal; he was simply enjoying the show. Seeing that this old geezer had actually withstood the blow, he stepped into the Void Realm, transforming into a golden flash, and instantly appeared beside Zhao Tianji.

A nine-foot black blade appeared, with golden lightning mixed with purple flame. As the blade descended, ripples appeared in space.

Zhao Tianji was scared out of his wits. He blocked with his blade held horizontally in one hand.

“Boom!”

A tremendous force smashed onto the halberd’s shaft. A “crack” of bone breaking sounded, Zhao Tianji’s right arm snapped, and the weapon slammed heavily into his left chest.

His entire body, like a meteor, crashed towards Mist Valley.

The green light of the floating tortoise shell suddenly dimmed, and Xiao Zhuo snatched it away.

The Spirit Suppressing Seal, now unimpeded, followed Zhao Tianji and slammed down.

Amidst a thunderous roar, a prompt appeared on Xiao Zhuo’s panel:

“Killed Integration Stage Cultivator X1, gained 24874 Attribute Points.”

Glancing at the more than eighty thousand Attribute Points accumulated on his panel, Xiao Zhuo revealed a satisfied smile.

This time, he had slain at least ten Soul Transformation Cultivators, one Void Refining Cultivator (a Zhao family powerhouse), over a dozen demon infants, and dozens of demon cores.

Combined with what he gained from Zhao Tianji, not only did he recover his consumption, but it was also enough to push his spiritual energy to Void Refining, or even Body Integration.

Descending into the valley, Xiao Zhuo drained the essence blood from Zhao Tianji and the last dozen Zhao family Cultivators, collected all their Storage Pouches, and with a flick of his finger, released the Purple Extreme Star Flame, incinerating the corpses to ash.

And Qiao Zimo also emerged from the mist.

“Master’s Divine Might, even an Integration Stage Cultivator can be slain!” His eyes burned with fervor, viewing Xiao Zhuo as a deity. “Master, the relics of Zhao Xiange and the others have been retrieved.”

As he spoke, a pile of Storage Pouches was floated by spiritual energy to Xiao Zhuo’s front.

Xiao Zhuo only took the myriad ages token. With a wave of his hand, he pushed the Storage Pouches, including Zhao Tianji’s, to Qiao Zimo: “You suffered heavy losses from being pursued. Take the resources within for yourself. Zhao Xiange’s tortoise shell is also for you to protect yourself.”

Qiao Zimo’s eyes showed emotion: “Master, for this subordinate to be accepted as your disciple is already a great fortune. I dare not hope for further rewards.”

Xiao Zhuo’s gaze was indifferent. He said faintly, “I don’t yet have a suitable person in this realm. Your talent is extraordinary. You possess the asura demonic body and have Cultivated the Asura War Body, making you worthy of my nurturing. Once this matter is settled, you must hide well. When the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm opens, you will accompany me there.”

“Yes, Master!” Qiao Zimo finally nodded in agreement.

He began to select what he needed from the many Storage Pouches.

A moment later, he only took twenty thousand Spirit Stones, five protective demonic artifacts, two great hammers, and a few Medicinal Pills.

And he sorted the remaining items into four Storage Pouches, respectfully offering them back.

Xiao Zhuo swept with his Divine Sense and found that the demonic artifacts and Medicinal Pills were all superior to what Qiao Zimo had taken.

Knowing that he had done it intentionally, he did not expose him. He waved his hand, collected them, and departed through the Void Realm.

Qiao Zimo bowed deeply in the direction where Xiao Zhuo disappeared, then once again submerged into the depths of Mist Valley to lie dormant.

The Zhao family was annihilated here, and no one would imagine that Qiao Zimo was still hiding in the valley.