71: Operation Ended [Third Update]

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Xiao Shi panted heavily.

Every breath he took pulled at his wounds, causing them to bleed continuously and throb with intense pain.

He quickly took out a healing pill from his storage bag.

He swallowed it swiftly.

Looking at the fallen corpse in front of him, Xiao Shi let out a sigh of relief, but also felt a surge of excitement.

He hadn't expected… that he would actually manage to kill a Qi Martial Realm warrior!

In this battle, he had used every trump card he possessed.

He held nothing back.

Enraging the Crimson Tiger, the secret technique Crimson Fang, the Martial Emperor's Aura, and his enhanced combat power during the night… if he had lacked even one of these.

He wouldn't have been able to kill this Black-Robed Leader.

Especially the Martial Emperor's Aura, which played a decisive role!

This was one of the effects of the martial emperor mask.

It allowed Xiao Shi to generate a wisp of Martial Emperor's Aura around himself.

If it weren't for the deterrence brought by this wisp of Martial Emperor's Aura, which caused the Black-Robed Leader's blade qi to become unstable and partially collapse on its own.

Xiao Shi would certainly not have been able to withstand that strike.

This was the first time Xiao Shi truly felt the power of a Qi Martial Realm warrior!

Even without the suppression of a realm.

The power level of a Qi Martial Realm warrior was completely incomparable to that of a Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm.

Thinking of the blade qi the opponent had unleashed.

He still felt a lingering fear.

At the same time, he understood why even the strongest Entering Martial Realm warriors could not defeat a Qi Martial Realm warrior by fighting above their rank.

If he didn't have the martial emperor mask, even if he became the strongest Entering Martial Realm warrior, he still wouldn't be a match for a Qi Martial Realm warrior.

But with the martial emperor mask… that was different!

This battle also made Xiao Shi deeply realize the extraordinary nature of the martial emperor mask.

This couldn't help but fill him with endless anticipation for the other parts of the entire Emperors Armor.

Just one martial emperor mask was so powerful.

If one day he gathered the entire Emperors Armor… to what extent would he become powerful?

“No matter what, I now possess the strength to kill Qi Martial Realm warriors, so I don’t have to rely solely on killing Martial Warrior of the Entrance to Martial Realm and evil spirits to drop Qi Warrior Grade items.”

Xiao Shi stepped forward.

From beside the Black-Robed Leader's corpse, he picked up the item that had dropped after his death.

The second Qi Warrior Grade item was in his hands!

Although he had taken a healing pill at this time.

Xiao Shi found that the healing of the wound on his body was not very ideal.

This made him frown.

The healing pill he had taken earlier was no worse than the [Restoration Pill] he had taken the first time he faced a Ninth Level Entrance to Martial Realm Warrior.

At that time, his entire sternum had been shattered, and his chest had even collapsed, yet after taking the [Restoration Pill], he recovered completely in the blink of an eye.

This time, his injuries were clearly not as severe… yet the recovery was extremely slow.

This was clearly not right.

“Could it be that injuries caused by a Qi Martial Realm warrior are difficult to recover from?”

Xiao Shi pondered this, feeling it was very likely.

Injuries caused by a Qi Martial Realm warrior could no longer be easily healed by Entering Martial Rank healing pills.

Fortunately, although the recovery was slow, it was not without effect.

He just needed to prepare more healing pills.

And the recovery time would also be longer.

After bandaging his wound, Xiao Shi put on his clothes, and from the outside, nothing seemed amiss.

This way, he didn't have to worry about others discovering his injury.

When Wang Luo and the others awoke from their stupor.

They didn't know that a Qi Martial Realm expert had appeared here earlier.

They only knew that a fog had appeared, and then they fell into a daze amidst a howling sound.

Although they were very confused about this.

They didn't think too much about it.

By now… they had already grown accustomed to the unpredictable actions of that mysterious expert.

In any case, this mysterious expert wouldn't harm them, so they just let him do as he pleased… Back in the camp tent.

Xiao Shi couldn't wait to take out the Qi Warrior Grade item he had acquired this time.

It was a pity.

What dropped this time was not a heavenly treasure.

But a mass of gas.

[Name: Grand Yin Qi]

[Type: Aura]

[Grade: Qi Warrior Grade]

[Description: A wisp of aura originating from the Taiyin, which can be used to break open a Qi Lock.]

[Remark: After breaking the lock with Grand Yin Qi, the Qi Vortex will transform into a Taiyin Qi Vortex.]

…Xiao Shi looked at the mass of gas in his hand.

This was a type of item that had never appeared before.

And regarding the 'Qi Lock' and 'Qi Vortex' mentioned in the description and remark, although he didn't know what they were, he could guess that they were related to the Qi Martial Realm.

It was just that his understanding of the Qi Martial Realm was limited at present.

Even if he obtained such a Qi Warrior Grade item, he didn't know its specific use.

He could only keep it for now.

Although the Qi Warrior Grade item that dropped this time was not a heavenly treasure.

Xiao Shi mused that there was still a chance.

If he killed a few more evil spirits, a third Qi Warrior Grade item should drop soon.

In addition.

Once this operation concluded.

He could also go and kill the Qi Martial Realm warriors among the surrounding evil forces.

“I hope a heavenly treasure drops soon.”

Xiao Shi thought silently in his heart.

Only if a Qi Warrior Grade heavenly treasure dropped would he be able to cultivate the Nine Refinements Vajra Body.

Two days later.

All the Black-Robed Men of the Heretical Organization gathered together.

The atmosphere was incredibly solemn.

They had just received news.

The leader was dead!

This news was like a bolt from the blue.

It shocked everyone immensely.

They had never expected the leader to die!

“There must be a Qi Martial Realm warrior here!!”

Many Black-Robed Men firmly believed this.

When the deputy leader died before, they suspected a Qi Martial Realm warrior had acted, and now that even the leader was dead, only a Qi Martial Realm warrior could have accomplished this.

Now that both leaders were dead.

They were temporarily without a head.

They could only report this news to their superiors.

Awaiting instructions from above.

Soon, there was a reply from above, ordering them to evacuate immediately and cancel the plan.

Although these Black-Robed Men didn't understand the superiors' thoughts.

They dared not disobey the instructions from above.

That same day, they quietly chose to withdraw.

For a time, with the withdrawal of the Heretical Organization.

The various Night Watch teams found the task of clearing evil spirits much easier.

At the same time, without these Heretical Organization members constantly creating evil spirits, after five consecutive days of clearing, the evil spirits around Jin Yun City were basically cleaned up.

Although a very small number of evil spirits still existed, they no longer posed any threat to Jin Yun City.

“It’s finally over!”

In the various camps.

Many Night Watch members breathed a sigh of relief.

This operation was extremely dangerous for them.

All teams suffered significant casualties.

Especially Team Ding.

After statistics, as many as half of the Team Ding Night Watch members had died!

However, for the Night Watch members who survived.

This operation also brought them considerable gains.

Especially Xiao Shi's team.

Their gains were even greater!

Their current contribution points alone had already reached over ten thousand!

To accumulate twenty thousand contribution points in three years and be promoted to Inner Sect Disciple would be almost effortless.

Xiao Shi also successfully dropped a third Qi Warrior Grade item by killing evil spirits at the end of the operation.

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