Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 137 - 128: Soul Refinement Realm Seventh Level
"Let’s go, Director Xu, together we shall witness the miracle unfold!"
The Third Prince smiled at Xu Fang.
Director Xu nodded and walked with the Third Prince towards the Martial Arts Ground.
With the appearance of the Seventh Prince and the Third Prince, the atmosphere at the Great Qian Martial Institute reached an even higher climax.
Many disciples from the East Campus knew of the Seventh Prince and the Third Prince, especially those from the major families’ princely heirs, many of whom had even met the Seventh Prince or the Third Prince.
And with their arrival, these princely heirs had already guessed a possibility.
That was that these princes intended to recruit talents for the Great Qian Martial Institute.
After all, the news of the current sovereign’s critical illness was a secret known by all.
The princes had already been openly and covertly playing the drama of the struggle for succession.
Therefore, these princely heirs, or other martial cultivators aspiring to establish territories within the Imperial Court, had secretly decided to stand out in the upcoming battle to be noticed by these two princes and thereby obtain the opportunity for loyalty.
In fact, what these disciples of the Great Qian Martial Institute thought was not wrong.
The two princes were indeed considering recruiting talented individuals while watching the competition between the East Campus and the West Courtyard today.
Of course, the most important point was to vie for the control of the Great Qian Martial Institute.
Once they controlled the Great Qian Martial Institute, whether it was the Seventh Prince or the Third Prince, both would gain a strong first-mover advantage for the power struggle in the future.
The competition was set to begin in half an hour.
This was the final preparation stage.
In the East Campus disciples’ camp, everyone was eager and ready.
Gu Fengxian and Mu Yunlan stood among the crowd.
"Junior Sister Yunlan, have you made up your mind?"
Gu Fengxian whispered, looking at Mu Yunlan with anticipation and excitement in his eyes.
"Senior Brother Gu!" Mu Yunlan pondered for a long time before finally speaking, "I can agree to your request, but... you have to keep your word!"
"Of course!" Gu Fengxian didn’t pause, "Don’t worry, Junior Sister Yunlan. Killing that Qin Qing is simply a matter of moving my hands, but we have made a deal, Junior Sister. As long as I kill Qin Qing, you’ll become my Dao companion!"
"Mhm!"
Mu Yunlan replied softly, a charming blush blooming on her cheeks.
Seeing this, Gu Fengxian felt even more affection for her.
"Then, watch how I slaughter Qin Qing, Junior Sister Yunlan..."
After saying this, Gu Fengxian bade farewell to Mu Yunlan and then entered the ranks of the East Campus disciples.
As Gu Fengxian turned around, the charming blush on Mu Yunlan’s cheeks also disappeared, along with the shyness that had just emerged, vanishing in an instant.
...
Meanwhile, in the camp of the West Courtyard disciples.
Everyone was waiting anxiously.
"Why hasn’t Junior Qin returned yet?"
"The competition is about to start, and there’s less than half an hour left..."
"We have at most two or three quarters left, all the elders, both the directors and deputy directors of the East and West Campuses are all here!"
"Besides, people from the palace have come. I heard that the two young men sitting up there are the current princes!"
Most of the disciples in the West Courtyard didn’t recognize the palace people.
Furthermore, they rarely see the emperor’s sons, who are the princes.
"I think Qin Qing won’t be coming back!" Mo Nian said with a cold sneer.
"That shouldn’t be the case. Junior Qin isn’t the type to covet life and fear death!" someone argued.
"It’s hard to say, one can know a person’s face but not their heart. Although he showed bravery in the competition among the newly admitted disciples, that was just a contest between newcomers. The strength of the old disciples is not something the new ones can compare to!"
"That’s right. Perhaps Qin Qing has realized this and knows his own limits. So he made up an excuse to leave and dared not come back!"
At that moment, one person stepped forward and sneered, "I think he is nothing but a cowardly turtle, a mouse, a son of a bitch. If he really doesn’t come back this time, then from today onwards, he will have no place in the West Courtyard!"
This person had had a feud with Qin Qing as well.
It was Pei Zhenshan who had encountered Qin Qing at the dormitory on the previous occasion.
Pei Zhenshan also harbored feelings of adoration for Jiang Ruorong. Last time, after seeing Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong together, he became jealous, and later, during the bet with Xu Cheng and Qin Qing, he joined the betting camp.
As a result, it was clear that not only did he lose spirit stones, but he also shamefully imitated a dog’s bark and crawl.
Pei Zhenshan had harbored resentment in his heart ever since.
Among the ranks of the West Courtyard Disciples, Pei Zhenshan’s strength could definitely be ranked in the top three.
The current commonly recognized top three among the West Courtyard Disciples were Mo Nian, Pei Zhenshan, and Jiang Ruorong.
Previously, it was thought that Mo Nian’s strength was the first among the West Courtyard Disciples, with Pei Zhenshan second, and Jiang Ruorong third.
However, in this past year, Jiang Ruorong’s strength had made rapid progress, and whether she still ranked third was something no one knew yet.
But Pei Zhenshan being among the top three was already enough to indicate his strength.
"Just wait a bit longer. There’s still time..." Mo Kong comforted.
...
At this moment.
Inside the training room of the Autumn Water Villa.
Qin Qing was still in the midst of his cultivation...
Time ticked away gradually.
Around Qin Qing, there were piles of rubble and stone dust.
These were the residues left behind after the spirit stones were depleted.
Qin Qing had already exhausted all the spirit stones he possessed, and yet the spiritual energy from the heavens and earth around him continued to pour into his body.
Spiritual power surged like the rolling waves in a river, continuously washing over his meridians and tempering his physical body.
Throughout this process, the injuries that had initially appeared in the first round began to heal steadily.
"Roar roar..."
Successive dragon’s chants burst forth from within Qin Qing, while in the void behind him, the Divine Dragon began to tumble and roar, emitting rolling dragon might.
Qin Qing’s entire body was enveloped in azure flames, which burned more and more fiercely, leaping and flickering endlessly.
"Boom!"
Finally—
With a loud explosion,
The air around Qin Qing burst open.
The spiritual energy that had been gathering around him surged outwards like a tidal wave in all directions.
Qin Qing’s Martial Soul became even clearer, resembling a true Divine Dragon, ready to soar.
Then a light pattern lit up, enveloping the Divine Dragon above.
It was the seventh light pattern!
"Soul Refinement Realm Seventh Level!"
"I’ve succeeded!"
Qin Qing, with his eyes closed, abruptly opened them, and in his eyes blazed towering azure flames which, on closer inspection, turned out to be two Azure Dragons coiled in his pupils.
However, as the azure flames around Qin Qing dissipated, the two Azure Dragons in his eyes vanished as well!
"Whoosh!"
Qin Qing let out a light breath.
At this moment, he felt his body once again filled with strength.
Having gone through the competition for new disciples, especially the strike from the Lightning Puppet, the injuries inside Qin Qing’s body were actually not light.
But after the baptism of the Emperor Dragon Secret Technique and the breakthrough in his cultivation, Qin Qing’s condition had directly reached a new peak.
The difference between the Sixth Level and Seventh Level was only one step.
Yet it was a leap from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage of the Soul Refinement Realm.
Now Qin Qing felt that his strength had increased significantly compared to when he participated in the competition for new disciples, ascending a large step...
