184: Chapter 184 Soul Slayer Appears

No matter how much Zhang Sheng complained, there was indeed a treasure within the stone tablet.

Su Xiaobai continued to increase his Mental Energy output, and the stone tablet's vibrations grew more intense.

Suddenly, the back of the stone tablet cracked open!

A precious sword, emitting a dazzling cold light, floated quietly within the crack.

"What a blinding cold light!" Zhang Sheng couldn't help but shield his eyes.

"What a beautiful sword!" A soldier looked at the sword with some envy.

Su Xiaobai was excited deep down, but his expression remained calm.

He didn't step forward; instead, he gently covered the sword with his Mental Energy. With a slight pull, the sword slowly drifted in front of him.

The blade was about one meter long, the hilt was about twenty centimeters, and the blade width was about six centimeters.

The blade was silver-white, with the words 'Soul-Slaying' engraved on it in Small Seal script.

The hilt was pure white, with flowing light on its surface and a dense white mist inside, as if life itself were flowing within it.

"The sword's name is Soul-Slaying. A good name!" Su Xiaobai was excited inside, but he appeared unusually calm.

He used his fingernail to lightly cut his finger, letting a drop of blood fall onto the soul-slaying sword, which was instantly absorbed.

At that moment, Su Xiaobai could feel that a connection had been established between his spirit and the soul-slaying sword!

Zhang Sheng and the 1,000 soldiers witnessed this scene, which was rich with the flavor of immortal cultivation, and their envy was palpable.

"Second Young Master, I'm starting to suspect you're the protagonist of a novel. Just as you enter a new place, you immediately obtain a treasure," Zhang Sheng said with emotion.

"How am I a protagonist? If the 100 people from Shengyuan Holy Land had come to the stone tablet, they would have discovered it too," Su Xiaobai said shyly.

"Second Young Master, how powerful is this sword? Do you want to try it?" Zhang Sheng's tone was full of anticipation.

"Alright! Watch!" Su Xiaobai did not hesitate and activated the soul-slaying sword with his Mental Energy.

The soul-slaying sword instantly took flight, turning into a streak of white light that charged straight into the surrounding swarm of ghosts.

The ghosts seemed to see their natural enemy; as soon as the soul-slaying sword approached, they were so frightened that they immediately scattered and fled.

Unfortunately, how could their speed possibly match that of the soul-slaying sword?

One, two, three, four...

One by one, the ghosts were skewered like hawthorns on a stick of candied fruit, and then, like punctured balloons, they all dissipated with a 'poof'!

Under Su Xiaobai's control, the soul-slaying sword made a circle around the formation.

With just one circle, the surrounding ghosts were either killed or scared into fleeing.

"Impressive! Truly impressive!" Zhang Sheng gave a thumbs up.

"These small ghosts are too weak. I could easily kill them even without Soul-Slaying; it doesn't reflect the sword's true power at all," Su Xiaobai said softly.

"Let's continue on our way. Once we encounter a large ghost, everyone will be able to see the true strength of Soul-Slaying."

"Good! Everyone, speed up. We're not far from our target!" Zhang Sheng shouted.

"Yes!" Everyone responded and immediately accelerated.

"Is there nothing else in this Soul Realm?" Su Xiaobai looked at the monotonous ghosts and withered trees around him, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"For the time being, we haven't discovered any other life forms," Zhang Sheng explained.

"Have you explored the interior of the great river?" Su Xiaobai kept glancing at the surging river beside them. He always felt that this river was very extraordinary.

"Last time was quite rushed, so we haven't explored it yet," Zhang Sheng replied.

"After we kill that ghost in a bit, we'll go down and explore," Su Xiaobai said calmly after thinking for a moment.

"We can! However..." Zhang Sheng looked at Su Xiaobai and said cautiously, "However, Second Young Master, you cannot lead the charge."

Su Xiaobai frowned slightly and glanced at Zhang Sheng. He had heard Su Fan's instructions to Zhang Sheng outside the space crack.

He wasn't the rebellious type. He knew that if he insisted on leading the way now, he would only be making things difficult for Zhang Sheng and the others, so he finally nodded.

"Mm, alright."

Zhang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was truly afraid this Second Young Master would act on impulse and be the first to rush down regardless of the consequences.

If something happened to the Second Young Master, one could easily guess that even if they gained a lot in the Soul Realm, their fate would not be good.

Su Fan's current status in Xia Country was like that of a god.

If they failed to protect the Second Young Master, even if Su Fan was broad-minded and didn't blame them, others would find ways to finish them off.

That was reality!

"Second Young Master, do you see the big mountain ahead?" Zhang Sheng said softly to Su Xiaobai while running fast.

"When we came last time, that large ghost was halfway up the mountain."

"I see it!" Su Xiaobai nodded.

As time passed, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.

Everyone saw the large ghost halfway up the mountain.

"Brothers, we've arrived!" Zhang Sheng shouted. "Temporarily cancel the sub-groups. Everyone, expand your Mental Power Barrier!"

"Yes!"

By the time Zhang Sheng gave the order, the large ghost halfway up the mountain had already noticed them.

The human aura emitted by a thousand people was far too strong; in the eyes of a ghost, they were like guiding lanterns!

"This large ghost is moving! It's flying toward us, so fast!" a young soldier said in a tense tone.

"Everyone, protect yourselves." Su Xiaobai controlled the soul-slaying sword to hover above his head.

As the large ghost was about to reach the formation, the soul-slaying sword turned into a white light and instantly passed through the large ghost's body!

Hiss—

The large ghost let out an unwilling roar before its death, and then its five-hundred-meter-tall body shattered like foam with a 'poof'.

To everyone's shock, the shattered body of the large ghost was directly absorbed by the nearby soul-slaying sword!

"This... so... what a powerful soul-slaying sword!" Zhang Sheng was so shocked he started to stutter.

One must know that last time, it took 50 of them just to barely wear down a three-hundred-meter-tall large ghost!

Su Xiaobai recalled the soul-slaying sword to his side, his eyes fixed on the hilt.

After absorbing the body fragments of the large ghost, the white mist inside the hilt had increased slightly.

Of course, if one wasn't the master of the soul-slaying sword, it would be very difficult to notice this slight increase.

"Does this soul-slaying sword have some hidden function?" Su Xiaobai thought to himself.

In mid-air, a white octahedral crystal emitting a dazzling light fell straight toward the ground.

Seeing this, Zhang Sheng immediately wrapped the crystal with Mental Energy and guided it to Su Xiaobai.

"Second Young Master, you killed it, so this soul crystal belongs to you." Zhang Sheng was very discerning; he wouldn't dare compete with Su Xiaobai for items.

"Alright!" Su Xiaobai didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed the soul crystal.

He clearly remembered his father saying that soul crystals were of great benefit to cultivating Mental Energy.

However, the current environment was not suitable for sitting down to cultivate; to verify this, he would need to leave the Soul Realm.

"Next is to explore this great river." Su Xiaobai looked at the river beside them.

"Captain Zhang, I feel there's something special about this river."

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