93: Wandering Soul (Part 3)

“The first Wandering Soul Guardian!”

Xiao Shi looked at the Wandering Souls floating beside him.

The privilege of the [Sacred Land Badge. Black] allows him, after a successful kill, to have a fifty percent chance for the deceased’s soul to become his Wandering Soul Guardian.

His luck was good this time.

After killing this Qi Martial Realm cultivator who had opened eight Qi Vortexes, his soul directly became a Wandering Soul Guardian.

If he killed everyone here… how many Wandering Soul Guardians would he create?

Xiao Shi scanned the people around him with a hint of eagerness.

However, he still suppressed the killing intent in his heart.

He knew.

Now was not the time to kill them.

Given the situation of this place of opportunity, more people should gather before the flowers and trees in the basin fully bloom.

If he were to start killing now.

Although he could eliminate everyone here.

But subsequently, no one would dare to come.

Rather than that.

It was better to leave them for now and wait for more people to arrive.

Then he could deal with them all at once and gain a greater harvest!

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi calmly walked to the side, sat under a tree, and waited quietly.

The others all looked at Xiao Shi with grave expressions.

Especially the Wandering Soul Guardian floating beside Xiao Shi, which made them extremely wary.

They didn't know what it was… they only felt that this burly man was very strange and quite dangerous!

Even the group to which the person killed by Xiao Shi belonged, upon seeing this scene, dared not entertain thoughts of revenge.

The Qi Martial Realm cultivator killed by Xiao Shi was merely a handyman among them.

In the current environment, where there were various Qi Martial Realm powerhouses, a novice Qi Martial Realm like him could only do odd jobs.

When the flowers bloomed and the struggle began, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to intervene.

Such a person… was not of high value to begin with.

If he died, he died.

It was impossible to seek revenge for him.

Especially this burly man, who seemed to have only opened one Qi Vortex, yet was extremely mysterious.

Whether it was his terrifying physical strength, his unfathomable movement technique, or the black shadow beside him, all made them realize that they could not judge this person by the cultivation realm he displayed.

Even those Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators in the crowd were wary of Xiao Shi, regarding him as a formidable enemy.

Xiao Shi did not pay attention to everyone's gazes.

He had already noticed when he arrived that most of these people were Qi Martial Realm Early Stage and Middle Stage, with a few Qi Martial Realm Late Stage.

There were no Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivators.

At this moment, he was mainly focused on the tree in the basin, sensing the faint Qi emanating from the white flower buds on its branches.

Some of these Qis were cold, some were hot, some were sharp, and some were heavy, representing various different Qis.

Soon, Xiao Shi sensed an extremely familiar Qi from one of the flower buds.

“This is… Grand Yin Qi!”

Xiao Shi's eyes suddenly brightened.

He finally found the Grand Yin Qi!

However, the Grand Yin Qi would only form when the flower buds bloomed.

It was a pity.

Among so many flower buds, only one emitted Grand Yin Qi; the rest emitted other special Qis.

But soon, Xiao Shi sensed Grand Yin Qi again on some short grasses beneath the tree.

“Very good!”

Xiao Shi’s eyes shone brightly.

He mused that with this Grand Yin Qi, he would be able to open more Qi Vortexes.

Now, he just had to wait for these flowers and plants to bloom… As time passed.

A night passed.

At the moment the morning light scattered on the second day.

More people successively discovered this place of opportunity.

However, to stay here and contend for the opportunity, one obviously needed certain qualifications. If it was just an ordinary novice Qi Martial Realm cultivator, alone and without a team, they would be directly cleared out.

To stay here, one had to be at least Qi Martial Realm Early Stage.

Three days passed like this.

The flowers and plants in the basin still had not bloomed.

But everyone could feel it… it was close!

At the same time.

Their numbers here also grew with time.

When Xiao Shi first arrived, there were only over ten people here, but now, the number of people was almost forty.

“It seems it will be another great harvest!”

Xiao Shi's heart was greatly excited.

The more people there were, the greater his harvest would be after killing them.

This was much better than him killing upon arrival.

It was dusk at this moment.

Red clouds filled the sky, one after another, like autumn leaves covering the firmament.

Inside the basin.

The Qi emanating from the flowers and plants was constantly surging, growing stronger, which made everyone realize that they were about to bloom!

Many people had already stood up from the ground, their eyes filled with excitement, preparing for battle in advance.

Although their strengths were not equal, with some strong and some weak.

But there were many flowers and plants in the basin.

Even those powerful Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators could not monopolize all the opportunities here.

Some people eat meat, and naturally, some will drink soup.

These Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators mainly focused on contending for the flower buds on the tree.

While many Qi Martial Realm Early Stage and Middle Stage cultivators would compete for the flowers and plants beneath the tree.

Currently, many of them had already formed alliances.

There were almost no people acting alone.

After all, in this situation… it was very difficult to gain anything by acting alone.

During this period.

Some people had also come to Xiao Shi to form an alliance, but Xiao Shi refused them all.

For these people, their goal was only the opportunities here, but what Xiao Shi wanted was not just these opportunities; everyone here was also his prey!

“Did you see that burly man? Later, if his target is only the flowers and plants beneath the tree, then we don't need to bother with him. But if he dares to snatch the flower buds on the tree, then we'll deal with him first!”

Several Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators who had formed an alliance were discussing at this moment.

Some of them had arrived later.

They hadn’t seen Xiao Shi make a move.

However, when they saw the black shadow floating beside Xiao Shi, they all found it very strange.

They expressed agreement with this proposal.

“I have a premonition that this person will be our biggest formidable enemy, we must deal with him first!”

Another team of Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators also cast their gaze towards Xiao Shi.

They regarded Xiao Shi as their number one formidable enemy.

It was truly the black shadow beside Xiao Shi that made them extremely wary; they had never seen such a thing before.

The unknown is often the most terrifying.

Soon.

The Qi emanating from the many flowers and plants in the basin grew increasingly intense as time passed.

The white flower buds growing on the branches had already begun to gradually bloom.

And with their blooming, the faint Qi surrounding each flower bud became increasingly fervent, growing from little to much, from thin to dense, thus forming clusters of special Qis.

Not only that.

At one end of one of the branches, an oval-shaped, light green fruit had also grown.

It was… a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure!!

At the same time, the many flowers and plants beneath the tree were also growing at a visible speed, forming various special Qis.

For a time.

This basin was completely enveloped by numerous different special Qis.

And within it, a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that drove people mad had appeared!

Heavy breaths emanated from the crowd, and many people's eyes were bloodshot from excessive excitement.

Veins bulged on their necks.

Such an opportunity… was enough for them to risk everything!

Whoosh!

In an instant.

Everyone rushed into the basin.

At their fastest speed, they went to seize these opportunities and fortunes in the basin.

Only Xiao Shi… remained seated there, not even standing up.

He looked indifferently at the people rushing into the basin, snapped his fingers, and the Wandering Soul Guardian beside him immediately floated forward.

At the same time.

A long flute also appeared in his hand.

As he brought the flute to his lips and gently blew it.

One after another, Wandering Souls continuously floated out from the long flute.

When ten Wandering Souls had floated out from the long flute.

With a click.

The entire [Wandering Soul Flute] shattered.

It could only be played ten times.

And these ten Wandering Souls that floated out from the flute, under Xiao Shi's control, drifted into the basin and began their slaughter.

The attacks of these Wandering Souls could ignore all defenses, all obstructions, and all Qi Strength!

No one could stop them.

But Xiao Shi found that… each Wandering Soul could only attack once.

After one strike, the Wandering Soul would dissipate.

At the same time, the Wandering Soul's attack could often only target one person, and there was no large-scale attack.

This also led to one Wandering Soul only being able to kill one person.

“It seems that with just this [Wandering Soul Flute], I can only kill ten people at most.”

Xiao Shi shook his head.

This exclusive item obviously could not achieve the killing effect of the [Wandering Soul Finger Blade].

Furthermore.

He also discovered… when the Wandering Soul Guardian floated in front of a Qi Martial Realm Early Stage martial artist and attacked him, the Wandering Soul Guardian’s attack was actually ineffective against this person!

This Qi Martial Realm martial artist not only did not die from the Wandering Soul Guardian’s attack, but he also did not have even a single injury on his body, as if he had not been attacked at all.

And the Wandering Soul Guardian itself, after this attack, dissipated into thin air.

“What’s going on?”

Xiao Shi frowned.

He vaguely had a guess in his heart.

To verify his guess, he quickly took out another exclusive item of the killing type.

This exclusive item was also a summoning artifact for Wandering Souls, similar to the [Wandering Soul Flute].

However, this exclusive item could only kill people below Qi Martial Realm Late Stage.

Xiao Shi controlled the Wandering Souls summoned from this exclusive item to kill Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators.

He found that these Wandering Souls also exhibited the same situation as the Wandering Soul Guardian.

Attack ineffective!

“I understand!”

Xiao Shi suddenly realized.

The Wandering Soul's attack is only effective against martial artists whose strength is lower than the Wandering Soul's.

Once it encounters a martial artist whose strength is higher than the Wandering Soul's, the attack becomes ineffective!

The previous Wandering Soul Guardian only had the strength of eight opened Qi Vortexes. If it were to kill martial artists below eight Qi Vortexes, it would naturally be an instant kill.

But if it were to kill martial artists beyond eight Qi Vortexes, then its attack would be ineffective.

“In other words… the Wandering Soul’s attack is either an instant kill or an instant ineffectiveness!”

“And regardless of the outcome, after one strike, the Wandering Soul will dissipate.”

After Xiao Shi understood this point.

He also knew what kind of Wandering Soul to use to kill what strength of martial artist.

For example, these Wandering Souls summoned through the [Wandering Soul Flute] could kill martial artists below Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection. Using them to kill Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators was basically a guaranteed kill.

Of course.

This was limited to the Wandering Soul attacking on its own.

If it were a weapon refined from Wandering Souls, like the [Wandering Soul Finger Blade], that would be another situation.

Puff!

Puff!

These Qi Martial Realm martial artists who rushed into the basin were constantly being killed by individual Wandering Souls.

And with their deaths.

One Wandering Soul Guardian after another was successively born.

Although not all deceased Qi Martial Realm martial artists would become Wandering Soul Guardians.

But a fifty percent chance… also caused the number of these Wandering Soul Guardians to continuously increase.

And these Wandering Soul Guardians would directly inherit the cultivation strength from before their death.

This also led to the emergence of several Wandering Soul Guardians among them that were comparable to Qi Martial Realm Late Stage cultivators!

At this moment, not only were more and more items falling to the ground.

The team formed by many Wandering Soul Guardians was also growing larger and larger!

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