68: Encountering an enemy

However, Xiao Shi had not yet encountered a Qi Martial Realm Martial Warrior, and only had a vague concept of their strength, not knowing the specifics.

But he figured that with his current strength, even if he couldn't win, he could at least ensure his own safety.

"Then, after this operation ends, I can go find the Qi Martial Realm Martial Warriors among the evil forces around Jin Yun City and give it a try..."

Xiao Shi made a decision in his heart.

To obtain Qi Warrior Grade items, he could only start with these Qi Martial Realm Martial Warriors.

If he merely relied on killing Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm (evil spirits) to drop Qi Warrior Grade items, on one hand, the number of kills required would be too great, and on the other hand, it wouldn't drop many Qi Warrior Grade items.

With a decision made,

Xiao Shi took out Entrance to Martial Rank heavenly materials and earthly treasures from his storage bag.

He currently had several Entrance to Martial Rank heavenly materials and earthly treasures on hand.

These were all obtained from killing evil spirits during this period.

Although Entrance to Martial Rank heavenly materials and earthly treasures were not very useful to him now, Xiao Shi still decided to give them a try.

After all, keeping them would just mean they gathered dust in his storage bag.

And they weren't easy to sell.

After all, given the special preciousness of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, selling them would inevitably cause a sensation.

This might lead to unnecessary trouble.

Xiao Shi planned to try cultivating Vajra Skin with Entrance to Martial Rank heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

He held the heavenly materials and earthly treasures tightly in his hands.

Following the cultivation method of Vajra Skin, he refined the heavenly materials and earthly treasures in his hands into a liquid-like substance.

It flowed over his body and was quickly absorbed by his skin.

Immediately, a faint, almost imperceptible golden light flashed across Xiao Shi's skin, extremely weak.

He carefully felt it.

As expected, the improvement was very small, but it was better than nothing.

He immediately refined all the other Entrance to Martial Rank heavenly materials and earthly treasures he had on hand and used them for the cultivation of Vajra Skin.

Even a small mosquito has meat... Night.

Xiao Shi and his team continued their mission to eradicate evil spirits.

Now, without the opportunity to kill Qi Martial Realm Martial Warriors, Xiao Shi could only first kill evil spirits to drop the second Qi Warrior Grade item.

He couldn't help but recall that he had killed thousands of Spotted Bugs to get the second Entrance to Martial Rank item.

If the same pattern applied... then the number of evil spirits he still needed to kill would be quite large.

However, Xiao Shi thought about it carefully.

He felt that it might not require so many.

After all, mortal-grade creatures are not like Entering Martial Realm, which has a detailed division from one to nine levels.

For example, killing an Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level would make it easier to drop high-quality items.

"If I were to kill Entering Martial Realm First Level or Second Level, it might take thousands of kills to drop the second Qi Warrior Grade item."

"But if I were to kill Entering Martial Realm Eighth Level or Ninth Level..."

"Perhaps only a few hundred kills would be needed to drop the second Qi Warrior Grade item!"

Xiao Shi felt that if his guess was correct,

the drop of this second Qi Warrior Grade item would not be so far away.

He began to slaughter these evil spirits on a large scale through the Martial Warrior Puppet.

He wanted to drop Qi Warrior Grade items as soon as possible.

Two days later.

After successfully eliminating a wave of evil spirits and destroying the nearby corpses, everyone returned to the camp together, and Xiao Shi fell into deep thought.

Now, with the continuous attacks from their Night Watch,

the surrounding evil spirits had been effectively controlled.

They were becoming fewer and fewer.

Xiao Shi pondered that the operation to eradicate evil spirits should be nearing its end.

Afterward, he could proceed with his original plan to eliminate the evil forces around Jin Yun City.

"I'll strive to drop the second Qi Warrior Grade item before the operation ends."

Xiao Shi thought silently in his heart.

Although there would still be Martial Warriors of the Entering Martial Realm Eighth Level and Ninth Level that could be killed afterward,

in terms of quantity, they would obviously not be as numerous as the evil spirits.

And after his slaughter during this period,

the evil spirits he had killed, all added up, amounted to two or three hundred.

However, not all of these many evil spirits were comparable to Entering Martial Realm Eighth Level or Ninth Level evil spirits.

To drop the second Qi Warrior Grade item, more kills were still needed.

Just as he was thinking,

suddenly.

Xiao Shi's mind tensed, his body tightened, and he broke out in goosebumps all over.

His heart pounded even more wildly.

An incomparably strong sense of dread arose within him.

He felt a gaze from afar, fixated on him.

He knew very well that with his current strength and cultivation, an existence above Entering Martial Realm must be the one whose gaze could give him such a feeling!

Without any hesitation,

Xiao Shi directly took out the Mist Cylinder, releasing a large amount of mist that instantly covered and enveloped the area where he was.

At the same time.

On a high slope several kilometers away from Xiao Shi.

The Black-Robed Leader, dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Good perception..."

He didn't expect that he had only glanced from afar.

The other party had directly perceived his presence.

This made him even more certain that this fellow, who superficially appeared to be only at the Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level, was someone who kept his true abilities hidden.

If it weren't for the residual aura of the Deputy Leader after his death on the other party's body,

he would never have thought that such a strong individual was hidden among the Night Watch of Team Ding.

"Although this person hides very deeply, he doesn't seem to be in the Qi Martial Realm..."

The Black-Robed Leader mused in his heart.

It was very difficult for a Qi Martial Realm practitioner to disguise themselves as an Entering Martial Realm practitioner.

If this person were in the Qi Martial Realm, he would have seen through it at a glance.

But now, through his observation,

he felt that this person was more like an Entering Martial Realm practitioner.

"Not in the Qi Martial Realm... Then how did he kill the Deputy Leader?"

Doubt arose in the Black-Robed Leader's heart.

In his opinion, with the Deputy Leader's Qi and Blood Manifestation realm, no one in the Entering Martial Realm should have been able to kill him.

"A bit interesting."

He suddenly developed a strong interest in this deeply hidden Night Watch.

At this moment, he moved.

He sped directly towards the misty area ahead.

In the mist.

Wang Luo and the others looked at the swirling mist around them, utterly bewildered.

By now,

they were no strangers to this mist, knowing it was the mysterious expert's doing.

However, normally, that mysterious expert would only release this mist when leaving; why would he release it now for no reason?

Just as they were perplexed,

a whistle suddenly came from the mist.

Under this whistle,

their consciousnesses all fell into a dazed state.

Xiao Shi moved.

He quickly moved away from here.

He knew that the enemy this time was extraordinary, and to avoid accidentally harming Wang Luo and the others, he decided to move the battlefield.

The further away from Wang Luo and the others, the better.

Running wildly,

Xiao Shi rushed out of the area covered by the mist.

He didn't intend to use these mists to deal with the opponent.

These mists were fine for dealing with Martial Warriors of the Entrance to Martial Realm, but they were ineffective against experts above the Entering Martial Realm.

As expected.

The figure that rushed into the mist, his gaze directly pierced through the mist, firmly fixed on Xiao Shi, and pursued him rapidly.