Devouring Soul Emperor

"Village Chief, Qingyun, now that we’ve killed Zhao Yishui, will the Zhao Clan come for revenge?"

Chu Hua said, his face etched with worry.

The most powerful faction in Flame City... just the thought of it was terrifying.

Compared to a power like that, the Chu Family Village was as insignificant as an ant!

After a moment of thought, Chu Qingyun shook his head and said, "Don’t worry, everyone. A mere Tier Two Martial Soul is nothing in the eyes of a faction like that."

"Zhao Yishui only received a Token; he wasn’t directly inducted into the clan. That means the Zhao Clan didn’t pay much attention to him. They’re certainly not going to raise a fuss over him."

After hearing Chu Qingyun’s analysis, the village chief and the others nodded in agreement.

"Alright, no one is to speak of this matter. It must be kept strictly confidential."

"Qingyun, you’ve been running around all night. Hurry home and rest. Everyone, let’s disperse. Go home and get some sleep."

Finally, the village chief waved his hand, dismissing everyone to go home and rest.

After returning home, Chu Qingyun took out the package he had gotten from Zhao Zhiyi and carefully counted its contents.

"A total of 245 Upper Grade Primordial Stones!"

’I can’t believe that old coot Zhao Zhiyi was so rich...’

’Hmm, I can use these Primordial Stones for cultivation. My Qi Sea isn’t full of Primordial Power yet, and I need to buy the Martial Master Chapter for the Hidden Qi Technique. I should also get a better sword, and then there’s the Spiritual Medicine for the Second Layer of the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern...’

In an instant, Chu Qingyun thought of many things he needed money for.

But not a single one of them could be resolved with just one or two hundred Primordial Stones.

’Ugh, I’m still so poor...’

Chu Qingyun sighed helplessly. He thought he’d struck it rich, but after calculating everything, he realized the deficit was still enormous.

In the end, he decided not to touch the two hundred-plus Upper Grade Primordial Stones.

Good steel should be used on the blade’s edge. Who knew when he might desperately need them.

After putting away the Primordial Stones, Chu Qingyun took out the Golden Blood Ginseng.

’I’ll use it now and cultivate the First Layer of the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern to completion. Best not to let this drag on!’

Chu Qingyun tore off a piece of the ginseng’s skin, opened his mouth, and swallowed all of the liquid inside.

A surging medicinal power erupted within Chu Qingyun’s abdomen.

Harnessing this power, Chu Qingyun began to inscribe the Divine Patterns on the other parts of his body.

Two hours later, every part of Chu Qingyun’s body—his limbs and torso—was inscribed with dark gold Divine Patterns, with the exception of his face.

All the Divine Patterns connected into a single whole, radiating a dark gold light that gave off a mysterious, majestic, and powerful aura.

After completing the First Layer of the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern, its power increased dramatically, giving a huge boost to Chu Qingyun’s combat strength.

By Chu Qingyun’s estimate, with the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern alone, he could now handle an ordinary level-two Martial Artist.

Adding to that his perfect control over his Martial Soul and his Sword Technique that had comprehended Sword Momentum, he now had a fighting chance even against a level-three Martial Artist!

’Zhang Han, there are still over twenty days left. Just you wait...’

For the next few days, Chu Qingyun didn’t rush to Qingshan City, instead staying home to be with his parents.

Chu Qingyun hadn’t told anyone in the village about his one-month duel with Zhang Han of the Blood Wolf Gang, for fear of worrying his family.

With the help of the herbal medicine prepared by the village chief, Chu Xuan’s injuries were mostly healed after about ten days. He could not only get out of bed and walk but also do some light chores.

During this time, the devouring of Zhao Yishui’s Flame Gun Martial Soul was completed.

However, Chu Qingyun still chose not to keep it. He was a swordsman and knew nothing about Spear Technique, so he used the power of the Flame Gun Martial Soul to strengthen his Devouring Martial Soul instead.

With that, the enhancement progress of his Devouring Martial Soul reached 16%, while his Five-Star Vine Soul and Shadow Martial Soul remained at 0%.

Without large-scale battles, advancing a Martial Soul was a difficult task.

The fact that Chu Qingyun had been able to smoothly upgrade all his Martial Souls to Tier Two was, speaking of which, thanks to Young Master Ning for stirring up trouble at the Yuan Stone Ore Vein.

Cultivating his Realm required Primordial Stone resources, and the Second Layer of the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern required new Spiritual Medicine. Chu Qingyun had none of these.

Therefore, for the past twenty-odd days, he had been focused on studying the Gale Seven Swords.

If he could master the final sword of the Gale Seven Swords before his one-month duel with Zhang Han, it would undoubtedly take his strength to the next level.

There were three days left until the one-month duel.

That afternoon, Chu Qingyun lay on his roof, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, his eyes half-closed as he watched the clouds drift and disperse across the azure sky.

’Wind-Scattering Clouds, Wind-Scattering Clouds...’

’Why can’t I grasp the essence of this final sword, Wind-Scattering Clouds...’

The final sword of the Gale Seven Swords: Wind-Scattering Clouds.

Chu Qingyun had practiced all the Sword Techniques until he knew them by heart, but without grasping that wisp of essence, the techniques were still dead.

’The first four swords take the momentum of the four seasons’ winds as their essence.’

’Dawn Wind and Waning Moon takes longing and the waning moon as its essence.’

’Gale and Torrential Rain takes ferocity and sharpness as its essence.’

’But this final sword, Wind-Scattering Clouds, where does its essence lie?’

It was May, and willow catkins danced in the air.

Large clumps of catkins gathered together, lifted by the breeze, drifting like clouds in the sky.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew past, and all the catkins were instantly scattered.

Watching this scene, it was as if a flash of lightning struck Chu Qingyun’s mind!

’Wind-Scattering Clouds... its essence lies in momentum! An unstoppable, majestic momentum that guarantees victory with every strike!’

’These past few days, I’ve been constantly worrying about the one-month duel, worrying whether I can defeat a level-three Martial Artist. With such hesitation, how could I ever comprehend that unstoppable momentum!?’

’I understand, I finally understand!’

’No matter how strong the opponent, you must dare to draw your sword and give it your all!’

’Unstoppable!’

’Victory with every strike!’

’This is Wind-Scattering Clouds!’ 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Chu Qingyun abruptly leaped more than ten meters from the rooftop, soaring down. In mid-air, he drew his longsword.

He swept his sword out, and a sharp Sword Aura over twenty meters long carved a deep trench in the ground. With a BANG, it split a small hillock dozens of meters away in two!

With that, he had mastered the seventh sword, Wind-Scattering Clouds.

The entire Gale Seven Swords technique had been cultivated to the state of Great Success!

He stayed home for two more days. On the morning of the third day—the day of his one-month duel with Zhang Han—Chu Qingyun mounted a swift horse and galloped toward Qingshan City.

The news that a level-nine Martial Artist was going to fight a life-and-death duel with a level-three Martial Artist had long since spread throughout all of Qingshan City.

The Blood Wolf Gang, far from stopping it, had fanned the flames and hyped it up, making sure even more people knew about it.

Their goal was simple: to establish their dominance and show everyone the miserable fate that awaited those who offended the Blood Wolf Gang!

Early that morning, the admission tickets for the Great Xia Martial Palace in Qingshan City were completely sold out.

To cope with the surging, excited crowd, the Great Xia Martial Palace had no choice but to make an exception and sell standing-room-only tickets.

But even with the stands packed to the brim, many people outside still couldn’t get tickets and could only wait outside for the result.