197: The second martial spirit item

Swish!

The moment Hong Six and the other two stepped into the great hall.

They appeared out of thin air in the valley.

They saw Ming Wu not far away at a glance.

Ming Wu had been staying on the outskirts of the valley.

He had not stepped into the valley.

Now, upon seeing these three arriving Flame Bearers, he was immediately alarmed, sensing that they were coming with ill intent.

Fortunately, the three Flame Bearers merely glanced at Ming Wu indifferently before shifting their gaze away, paying him no further attention.

In their eyes, an ant like Ming Wu was not worth wasting their time on.

"He is inside the valley."

The black-bearded giant Xiong Wu, who resembled a violent bear, said in a deep voice.

He took the lead and advanced into the valley.

Hong Six and Yan Jiu followed closely behind, their eyes filled with cold murderous intent.

Ming Wu clearly saw...

Beneath the feet of the three of them, there actually existed a massive Formation!

This Formation was formed by the overlapping of multiple Formations.

This kind of method...

Was definitely not something that they, these Flame Bearers, could achieve!

It seemed that they had sensed Xiao Shi's location through the Formation beneath their feet and were now heading straight for him.

Ming Wu felt anxious inside.

He wanted to warn Xiao Shi, but he could not enter the valley.

Whoosh!

Very quickly.

Under the rapid dash of Xiong Wu and the other two.

They saw Xiao Shi's figure from afar.

This made them breathe a sigh of relief.

They all knew that Xiao Shi was capable of going into the depths of the valley.

And with their Demonic nature, they could not go that far.

If Xiao Shi had escaped directly into the depths of the valley, they would have been helpless against him.

Now that they saw Xiao Shi was only located in the front section of the valley.

Murderous intent flashed in their eyes simultaneously.

"We must not give him the chance to escape into the depths of the valley!"

Xiong Wu said in a deep voice, his speed suddenly increasing.

The three of them seemed to turn into three streams of light, directly surrounding Xiao Shi from three different directions to prevent him from escaping.

Xiao Shi sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed.

He did not make any moves.

Until the moment these three Flame Bearers arrived in front of him.

He opened his eyes.

"You have arrived."

Xiong Wu and the other two were all startled.

Judging from the other party's reaction, it seemed that he had known about their arrival all along.

At the same time, Xiao Shi's calm demeanor and the depth of his eyes could not help but make them recall the formidable power he had unleashed during his earlier battle with Ke Zhuozheng.

Especially Hong Six and Yan Jiu.

Although they were all Three-Blood.

But there existed a huge gap in combat power between Three-Blood cultivators!

They admitted that they could not defeat a top-tier Three-Blood like Ke Zhuozheng.

Let alone facing Xiao Shi, who could even kill Ke Zhuozheng.

However, thinking of the Formation beneath their feet, which had been enhanced by Old Ancestor Guizhen, they immediately had enough confidence.

The Formation beneath their feet was a powerful one that Old Ancestor Guizhen had specially laid out this time to target Xiao Shi.

It could be said that it was their greatest reliance on this trip!

"Don't talk nonsense with him, just suppress him!"

Xiong Wu said coldly.

The three of them attacked simultaneously.

The Formation beneath their feet glowed simultaneously, thereby forming a powerful blockade.

This was a powerful Formation blockade that Old Ancestor Guizhen had added to them in advance to prevent Xiao Shi from fleeing as he had before.

Under this blockade.

They believed that Xiao Shi would not be able to escape even with wings.

As long as they prevented Xiao Shi from fleeing, it would not be too difficult for them to suppress him.

Xiong Wu's figure charged forward, both arms raised high, and he bombarded Xiao Shi with the force of Mount Tai pressing down.

At the same time, the Formation beneath his feet operated, causing his strength and speed to be enhanced to a terrifying degree.

After all, this Formation was formed by the overlapping of multiple Formations.

The abilities it possessed were far more than just one.

Hong Six and Yan Jiu also charged in from the other two directions.

Hong Six's blood vessels bulged throughout his body, his skin turned red, and his palms pressed together like a blood-red awl, stabbing fiercely at Xiao Shi's chest.

Yan Jiu's upper body muscles expanded rapidly and grew larger, his arm skin turning pitch black like ink, resembling a black iron sculpture.

His palms struck out a large area of palm shadows in an instant, falling towards Xiao Shi's back like flying snow.

The three of them held nothing back; their attacks were all-out.

"What a pity..."

"If you had come earlier, perhaps I would have only been able to hide in the deepest part of the valley."

"But now."

Xiao Shi shook his head.

"It's too late!"

His words had just fallen.

Boom!

Boom!

The three Flame Bearers who were charging at Xiao Shi with all their might suddenly shuddered, as if they had suffered a heavy blow, and fell to the ground simultaneously!

"What is this!?"

The expressions of the three changed drastically.

They raised their heads and looked at Xiao Shi in unison.

Only to find that Xiao Shi had been sitting there from start to finish, without making any moves.

"It seems Old Ancestor Guizhen is very anxious..."

Xiao Shi looked coldly at the three of them, slowly stood up from the ground, and pointed his fingers like a sword.

"But this is good too, it can deliver more heads to me."

Xiong Wu and the other two struggled violently at this moment.

Only to find that the power within their bodies had been directly suppressed and Sealed, and even the Formation beneath their feet, which had been enhanced by Old Ancestor Guizhen, had stopped operating.

Completely ineffective!

This made their expressions fearful, and their hearts were incredibly shocked by this.

"Could this be... the Formation of this place!?"

A terrifying thought suddenly sprouted in Xiong Wu's mind.

He knew very clearly.

The only thing capable of suppressing and Sealing them all, leaving them without any ability to resist, and even rendering the Formation personally enhanced by Old Ancestor Guizhen completely ineffective, was the Formation in this Yin Flame Valley!!

But... how is this possible?!

Given the profoundness and complexity of the Formation in this Yin Flame Valley.

Let alone Xiao Shi here.

Even if Old Ancestor Guizhen came, it would be impossible to use this Formation.

Incredulity also appeared on the faces of Hong Six and Yan Jiu.

They had originally thought that with the Formation enhancement brought by Old Ancestor Guizhen, it would certainly not be difficult to take down Xiao Shi.

But they didn't expect that just as they made their move...

Ssh!

Ssh!

Ssh!

Three gray sword lights flashed.

Blood holes exploded on the backs of all three of them simultaneously.

A large amount of blood, accompanied by shattered internal organs, sprayed and exploded, scattering onto the ground.

The three died on the spot!

Xiao Shi stepped forward.

He picked up the items that dropped after they died.

After his interpretation of the Formation in this place using the [tianfu array diagram] during this period, he had already gained a certain level of control over the Formation of this place.

Although such control was still incredibly tiny within the entire Formation.

But it was enough for him to use this Formation to suppress these three Flame Bearers.

He quickly picked up the items that dropped after the three died.

And checked them.

[Name: Sealed Ghoulish Spirit]

[Type: Seal Object]

[Grade: Blood Martial Grade]

[Introduction: Many years ago, a powerhouse accidentally entered the Spirit Domain. When he escaped from the Spirit Domain, he successfully Sealed quite a few Ghoulish Spirits.]

[Note 1: Using one's own Natal Martial Blood, one can break the Seal and release the Sealed Ghoulish Spirit!]

[Note 2: The Ghoulish Spirit will attack regardless of friend or foe. Once targeted by it, if one does not kill it, it will pursue endlessly.]

[Note 3: The one who breaks the Seal is more likely to be targeted than others.]

...

"Ghoulish Spirit?"

Xiao Shi was stunned.

He immediately thought of the massive Ghoulish Spirit in Seven Stars Province back then.

Regarding the power and terror of Ghoulish Spirits.

He had a deep understanding.

Back then, if it weren't for the Battle Soul that was released, their Red Tiger Sect would likely have been wiped out directly by that Ghoulish Spirit.

He didn't expect that a Sealed object of a Ghoulish Spirit would actually drop now.

However, this item could not be used lightly.

After all, the released Ghoulish Spirit was uncontrollable, did not distinguish between friend and foe, and was easily prone to targeting the person who broke the Seal.

It could only be used in some specific situations.

Xiao Shi looked at the second item.

[Name: Ghoulish Source Mark]

[Type: Mark]

[Grade: Blood Martial Grade]

[Introduction: A special mark containing a Ghoulish Source, which has a great attraction to Ghoulish Spirits.]

[Note 1: This mark can be applied to any object, thereby allowing Ghoulish Spirits to devour it.]

[Note 2: The more Ghoulish Source the Ghoulish Spirit devours, the greater the improvement it obtains.]

[Note 3: This is an item sufficient to make all Ghoulish Spirits go crazy for it.]

...

Xiao Shi's eyes lit up.

This item could just form a combination with the previous item, compensating for the drawbacks of the previous item.

Just imagine.

When he breaks the Seal, he directly applies the [Ghoulish Source Mark] on the target.

The Ghoulish Spirit released this way would not attack him first.

Instead, it would immediately pounce on the target that has the [Ghoulish Source Mark] on them!

To a certain extent.

This could also be considered a kind of control over the Ghoulish Spirit.

Being able to designate the Ghoulish Spirit to attack a target.

As for cultivating Ghoulish Spirits through this item?

Xiao Shi naturally did not have this thought.

Ghoulish Spirits themselves were a species that were uncontrollable and would bring harm to humans.

Even if the Ghoulish Spirit released by Xiao Shi could assist him in killing the target, he would also conveniently destroy the Ghoulish Spirit after killing the target.

He absolutely could not let it develop and grow.

Otherwise, it would bring disaster to all of humanity.

Xiao Shi looked at the third item.

[Name: Heaven-Forged Wonder Stone (Middle Three Realms)]

[Type: Casting, Materials]

[Grade: Martial Soul Grade]

[Introduction: There are a total of three Heaven-Forged Wonder Stones in the world, corresponding to the Lower Three Realms, Middle Three Realms, and Upper Three Realms respectively. Those who possess a Heaven-Forged Wonder Stone can, through visualization, cause it to automatically forge itself into the form of the weapon in their visualization.]

[Note 1: The weapon formed through visualization will determine the quality and characteristics of the weapon under visualization based on the visualization situation.]

[Note 2: Each Heaven-Forged Wonder Stone has three opportunities for visualization.]

...

Xiao Shi's heart surged.

He completely did not expect that this was actually a Martial Soul Grade item!!

One must know.

Under normal circumstances, cross-grade drops were extremely rare.

Of course, first kills were an exception.

However, when he killed the Ghoulish Spirit back then, he had already dropped a Martial Soul Grade item on the first kill of the Blood Martial Realm.

Didn't expect...

Apart from the first time.

Now, another Martial Soul Grade item had actually dropped.

At first, when he saw that this item was a Material, he was originally a bit disappointed.

Thinking it was just an ordinary Material.

However, after reading all the item information, he realized the power and extraordinariness of this item!

As a casting Material, this item did not require Xiao Shi to master any casting techniques.

He only needed to use visualization to form the weapon shape he wanted.

And he could visualize a total of three times.

This meant...

He could completely visualize the first time when in the first Realm of the Middle Three Realms, the second time after reaching the second Realm, and the third time when in the third Realm.

In this way, the grade of this weapon could be continuously improved!

This was a weapon with extremely high growth potential!

It could allow him to have a suitable weapon to use in every Realm of the Middle Three Realms.

This kind of weapon...

Could be said to have infinite value!

However, the visualization involved.

Still needed to wait until Xiao Shi reached the Martial Soul Realm to carefully study.

"My luck is good this time, it counts as a huge loot!"

Xiao Shi was extremely satisfied with these three items.

And after sorting through these three items.

He continued to follow his previous plan.

While interpreting the Formation of this place through the [tianfu array diagram], he carried out the cracking of the blood mass.

"I hope Old Ancestor Guizhen can continue to let people come in to deliver heads to me."

Xiao Shi thought full of anticipation.

He was just worrying about not having the opportunity to kill these Flame Bearers.

If he could slaughter all these Flame Bearers.

The harvest would certainly be huge.

Just like this, two days passed.

Snap!

The last two Natal Martial Bloods remaining on the blood mass.

Finally, under Xiao Shi's efforts, fell off.

The moment these two Natal Martial Bloods fell off.

The sky above the valley suddenly darkened.

The earth began to shake.

Endless violent winds permeated from the valley, sweeping in all directions.

Xiao Shi clearly saw...

The Formation inside the valley actually flashed with light all at once at this moment.

As if because of the arrival of some kind of power, the Formation started on its own.

Although Xiao Shi had already sensed earlier that the secret in the blood mass was not simple.

But he didn't expect that just the moment of unlocking the blood mass would cause such a big commotion.

His gaze was fixed on the front.

He saw a heart about the size of a millstone gradually appearing from the void in front of him.

The entire heart was gray, looking as if it had been petrified.

On the heart, there was surprisingly a blurry face, but only a rough outline could be seen, and the specific features could not be seen clearly.

The entire heart just floated in front of him, motionless.

"Is this... the secret in the blood mass?"

Xiao Shi held his breath and looked at the heart in front of him.

At this time, the light of the Formation beneath his feet was blinding, and the entire Formation had already operated to a terrifying degree that Xiao Shi had never seen before.

It seemed that the appearance of this heart brought great pressure to the Formation in the valley.

Making this Formation have to operate to the extreme in order to form a confrontation.

And the reason why Xiao Shi could not feel the terror of this heart at this moment.

Was mainly because the moment he unlocked the blood mass, the [martial emperor mask] had already appeared on his face.

Under the effect of the [martial emperor mask], he could be immune to all aura pressure.

Thus, he did not feel any terrifying aura from this heart.

But through the commotion of the Formation in the valley, he could also realize how terrifying the aura of this heart was.

If there was no [martial emperor mask], he would likely have been crushed into powder directly under this aura.

The status of this heart...

Was likely higher than the Yin Flame!

At the same time.

The moment this heart appeared.

Xiao Shi's body suddenly vibrated.

It seemed that something was about to rush out from his body.