Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 308 - 296: Set Off Immediately, Return to Luo River
Xu Kaihe paused, stopping in his tracks, staring blankly toward the distant sky.
The Zhuiri Ancestor had already caught up with Bai Guangjin.
After all, one was at the Seventh Level of the Nascent Soul Realm, while the other had just recently broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
The gap between their strengths was still quite significant.
"Whoosh!"
The Zhuiri Ancestor struck directly with his palm, launching an attack that enveloped Bai Guangjin.
Endless flashes of Thunder Blade sparkled, as if forming a gigantic Thunder Pond, which completely shrouded Bai Guangjin within it.
"Boom!"
The sound of a massive explosion came.
Bai Guangjin was directly suppressed on the ground by the immense Thunder Pond, coughing up blood.
The Zhuiri Ancestor grabbed Bai Guangjin from the ground and brought him in front of Qin Qing.
Qin Qing coldly watched Bai Guangjin on the ground as the Azure Dragon Spear emerged and hovered in his hand.
"Wait..."
Xu Kaihe suddenly spoke up.
"General Qin!"
Xu Kaihe approached, looking at Qin Qing, "General Qin, this time Bai Guangjin has indeed made a grave mistake by colluding with the external traitors. But I implore General Qin to show mercy!"
"Mercy?"
Qin Qing sneered, "Do you realize how many soldiers of the Great Qian have died on the battlefield, how many households have been shattered, how many children will become displaced because of this?"
"I know!" Ancestor Kaihe took a deep breath and nodded, "The mistake Bai Guangjin has made is unforgivable. However, I am willing to assist the army at the Northern Pass and defend it for a hundred years, no, three hundred years... During these three hundred years, I will stay in the military camp of the Northern Pass. I will go nowhere else..."
"I hope that within these three hundred years, I can accumulate battle merits to redeem Bai Guangjin’s sins!"
Ancestor Kaihe’s words were humble, and he looked at Qin Qing with a sincere gaze.
This made Qin Qing hesitate.
An ancestor of the Nascent Soul Realm willing to defend the Northern Borderlands for three hundred years.
This was undoubtedly a huge boost for the Northern Pass.
Ancestors of the Nascent Soul Realm typically would not actively engage in war, as the secular battles were hardly enticing for them to participate in anymore...
They had higher pursuits, which were the Martial Arts, the higher levels of Martial Arts, the ultimate pursuit of Martial Arts!
"Fine!"
Qin Qing finally spoke up, then said, "However, though the death penalty can be spared, punishment cannot be avoided."
With that, Qin Qing swung the Azure Dragon Spear in his hand.
"Bang!"
The body of the spear heavily struck the back of Bai Guangjin.
Bai Guangjin cried out in pain, spurting fresh blood from his mouth.
Simultaneously, a powerful surge of Spiritual Power burst forth from his body, carrying the aura of Returning to Purity and Simplicity...
Bai Guangjin’s core was shattered!
"I’ve destroyed his cultivation. I spared his life, do you have any objections?" Qin Qing asked, looking at Ancestor Kaihe.
Ancestor Kaihe shook his head.
"No objections, nor any complaints!" Ancestor Kaihe declared.
Ancestor Kaihe knew that Qin Qing sparing Bai Guangjin’s life was already showing mercy and, moreover... Qin Qing had only broken Bai Guangjin’s core, but hadn’t destroyed his Soul Palace.
This was also Qin Qing showing leniency.
Destroying the core without damaging the Soul Palace meant that if, within a certain period of time, one could find heavenly materials and earthly treasures capable of repairing the core, then Bai Guangjin’s cultivation might have a chance to be restored.
If the Soul Palace had been destroyed, then the hope of restoring cultivation would have been almost impossible.
"Thank you, General Qin, for your leniency!" Ancestor Kaihe bowed deeply.
As an ancestor of the Snow Eagle Sect, Ancestor Kaihe naturally carried his own pride, but now he bowed before Qin Qing.
On one hand, it was because Qin Qing indeed showed mercy to Bai Guangjin, and deep down, Ancestor Kaihe felt a fatherly affection for Bai Guangjin.
On the other hand, since the Zhuiri Ancestor was willing to follow Qin Qing, bowing to Qin Qing seemed not to damage the reputation of him as an ancestor.
"Ancestor Kaihe! I, Qin Qing, have a personal matter to ask. I wonder if you might agree," Qin Qing spoke up again at that moment.
"Oh? What matter? Please speak freely, General Qin," Ancestor Kaihe responded.
"I would like to borrow to read the two Burial Dragon Steles of your Snow Eagle Sect!" Qin Qing stated.
Ancestor Kaihe let out a self-deprecating laugh.
By this time, the Snow Eagle Sect had nearly been razed to the ground, and for Qin Qing, taking the Burial Dragon Stele was just a matter of convenience.
The reason why he was still so polite to Ancestor Xu Kaihe at this moment was to leave him with a final shred of dignity.
"The Burial Dragon Stele is located at the Snow Eagle Ridge of my Snow Eagle Sect. General Qin, you may accompany me to take a look!" Ancestor Xu Kaihe said.
"Strategist Guo, you can now lead the army back to the main camp at Northern Pass, I won’t be returning," Qin Qing then turned towards Guo Ziyi and said.
"Alright. General Qin, I hope that you will return to the Northern Pass soon. I believe that before long, we will all miss the days of fighting shoulder to shoulder with you!" Guo Ziyi said with a cupped fist salute.
Qin Qing smiled wryly and also gave a cupped fist salute, then he went along with the Zhuiri Ancestor towards the Snow Eagle Territory.
The Snow Eagle Territory is the holy land of the Snow Eagle Sect, just as Saint Lake Mountain is to the Heavenly Lake Palace.
In the Snow Eagle Territory, Qin Qing saw those two segments of the Burial Dragon Stele.
As expected...
It was just as Qin Qing had anticipated.
The nine segments of the Burial Dragon Stele were indeed a unified whole.
It wasn’t that the complete Burial Dragon Scripture was divided into nine volumes.
To cultivate the complete Burial Dragon Scripture, one must collect all nine segments of the Burial Dragon Stele.
Otherwise, one can only speculate from the Burial Dragon Scripture that has been observed.
However, for Qin Qing, the most direct benefit was still to absorb the mysterious power within the Burial Dragon Stele.
The power within these two segments from the Snow Eagle Sect was also sealed within them.
"Perhaps, only I can perceive the existence of this power and refine and absorb it?"
Qin Qing didn’t speak; he observed the secret techniques and secret patterns on the two segments of the Burial Dragon Stele closely while quietly absorbing the ancient power within them.
Before long, Qin Qing closed his eyes.
He began to meditate and cultivate.
The Emperor Dragon Secret Technique started to operate, with surging spiritual power circulating his body’s meridians, swiftly completing one circulation cycle after another.
"Boom!"
A robust aura suddenly exploded from Qin Qing’s body.
He had a breakthrough!
"Divine Might Realm Seventh Level!"
"This..."
Shock arose in the heart of Ancestor Xu Kaihe who stood beside.
The Zhuiri Ancestor felt the same way... 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Although Qin Qing had already had a breakthrough at Saint Lake Mountain because of observing the Burial Dragon Stele, the fact that the same thing happened again still made the Zhuiri Ancestor’s heart tremble.
At the same time, it further solidified his belief that following Qin Qing was a very wise decision!
"Moo moo!"
At this moment, Xiao Bai flew out from within Qin Qing’s sleeve.
After a period of recuperation, Xiao Bai’s injuries had completely healed.
Feeling Qin Qing’s cultivation breakthrough, Xiao Bai also felt happy for Qin Qing!
"Huff..."
Qin Qing opened his eyes.
"How many days have passed?" Qin Qing asked.
"Three days!" the Zhuiri Ancestor replied.
"Three days have passed again?"
Qin Qing, immersed in cultivation, felt that these three days passed in the blink of an eye.
"There are only five days left. It’s time to return to Luochuan!" Qin Qing stood up.
He had broken through to the Sixth Level of the Divine Might Realm.
Qin Qing could clearly feel that his strength had greatly increased.
When he was at the Fifth Level of the Divine Might Realm, Qin Qing could already confront Lu Yu’an head-on, and now having broken through another minor realm, if he encountered Lu Yu’an again, Qin Qing had a considerable chance of defeating him.
"The number one genius on the Hidden Dragon List, huh?"
"You want to put me in mortal danger during the Spring Hunt?"
"Then let’s see if you truly possess such ability!"
Qin Qing got to his feet and said to the Zhuiri Ancestor, "Ancestor, let’s set off immediately, back to Luochuan..."
