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Chapter 125 - 125 125 Assaulting the Tenth Rank

125: Chapter 125 Assaulting the Tenth Rank 125: Chapter 125 Assaulting the Tenth Rank Huang Xiaolong had not expected to hear the news of the Li Mansion’s annihilation upon his return from an Outer Kingdom.

The news came suddenly; although he had instructed Marshal Haotian to have his men pay attention and protect the Li Mansion, it was nonetheless eradicated.

At that moment, having learned of Huang Xiaolong and Fei Hou’s return, Marshal Haotian rushed over from Marshal Mansion.

After paying respects to Huang Xiaolong, Marshal Haotian reported in detail the circumstances of the Li Mansion’s destruction.

“Young Master, I have already ordered someone to track down the murderer,” Marshal Haotian said after making his report.

“Haotian, based on your judgment, how strong do you think the opponent is?” Huang Xiaolong asked thoughtfully.

“Judging by the palm power of the Poison Blood Palm imprinted on the chests of Li Mu and Li Cheng, the perpetrator should be an Innate Expert!” Marshal Haotian spoke with a grave expression.

“An Innate Expert.” Huang Xiaolong frowned.

Back when he killed Jiang Wei, the leader of the Green Hawk Gang, the opponent was only at the Late Stage Tenth Rank Peak.

Could it be that the opponent had now broken through to the Innate level?

If that were the case, things would be troublesome.

Even if the opponent had just broken through to the Innate level, it would still be troublesome.

At present, only Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian were capable of dealing with such an adversary.

Shortly after, both Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian left.

Huang Xiaolong instructed them to strengthen the guards of Heavenly Mystical Mansion, especially in ensuring Li Lu’s safety.

Now, only Li Lu remained from the Li Mansion; the murderer would likely target her to eliminate all witnesses and would make an attempt on her life.

That night.

The moon shone brightly.

Huang Xiaolong stood in the courtyard, gazing up at the bright moon in the sky.

Suddenly, footsteps approached, and Huang Xiaolong turned to see Li Lu approaching.

Adorned in a purple skirt, her figure was exquisite; under the moonlight, she walked towards him, resembling a celestial fairy descending to the human world.

Li Lu stopped in front of Huang Xiaolong.

“Xiao Long,” Li Lu began, hesitating for a moment before continuing, “I have something to tell you.”

“Speak.” Huang Xiaolong smiled as he looked at Li Lu.

“I’ve broken through to the Seventh Rank,” Li Lu said.

“Seventh Rank?” Huang Xiaolong was somewhat surprised.

Given Li Lu’s talents, it was impossible for her to have advanced to the Seventh Rank so swiftly, even if she had been consuming his Flame Dragon Pearls and Iron Fruits for cultivation these past years.

Could it be that Li Lu had some unexpected fortune?

Li Lu, seeing the puzzlement on Huang Xiaolong’s face, explained, “A few days ago, when the academy went out for training, I fell into an abyssal pool.

Out of hunger, I consumed some mushroom-like grass, which catapulted me from the Sixth-stage Late Stage directly to the Seventh Rank.”

Huang Xiaolong’s eyes widened in amazement.

Li Lu had had such a fortuitous encounter, advancing directly from the Sixth-stage Late Stage to the Seventh Rank.

What kind of spiritual plant could those mushrooms have been?

However, as Huang Xiaolong was still marveling at Li Lu’s unexpected encounter, a surge of light enshrouded her body, and a black longsword appeared floating behind her.

Dark runes flowed over the sword.

This was her Ninth-level Top Martial Soul: the Dark God Sword.

Yet the light flashed again, and a white longsword materialized behind her.

The white sword was almost translucent, emanating a holy aura.

The blade itself was entwined with things that resembled little golden elves.

“What is this?!” Huang Xiaolong was utterly astonished.

In addition to the Dark God Sword Martial Soul, Li Lu actually possessed another Martial Soul.

Like Huang Xiaolong, she had Twin Martial Souls!

Moreover, like him, her Twin Martial Souls were of the same category, one black and one white sword!

Huang Xiaolong could see that Li Lu’s white long sword Martial Soul was much stronger than the Dark God Sword, seeming like a Super Martial Soul?!

However, Li Lu had Twin Martial Souls, and he hadn’t known about it before?

“This second Martial Soul was awakened just after I made my breakthrough to the Seventh Rank,” Li Lu explained at this moment.

“This is the Holy Light Sword, a twelfth-level First-class Martial Soul.”

Just awakened!

Huang Xiaolong suddenly realized.

No wonder, if Li Lu had Twin Martial Souls before, he would have known.

In the past, Huang Xiaolong had looked through books at Star Sky Academy introducing Martial Souls.

In cases like Li Lu’s, the Martial Soul World had seen them before.

Martial souls generally awaken at around seven years old in the Martial Soul World, but some people’s second martial souls awaken much later, usually upon breaking through to the Fourth Rank or the Seventh Rank.

The later the second martial soul awakens, the stronger it becomes!

Some people’s second martial souls awaken as they break through to the Fourth Rank, and the second martial soul is one or even two levels higher than the first one.

Li Lu’s second martial soul only awakened upon breaking through to the Seventh Rank, and it turned out to be a twelfth-level First-class Martial Soul, the Holy Light Sword!

That was more than two whole ranks stronger than her first martial soul!

Of course, cases like Li Lu’s are extremely rare.

In the history of martial souls, such instances could be counted on one’s fingers.

Looking at Li Lu’s twin-sword Martial Soul behind her, Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help feeling happy for her.

With Li Lu’s awakening of her second Martial Soul, which was a twelfth-level First-class Super Martial Soul, her cultivation speed would certainly be astonishing, though not as terrifying as his own.

It was a given she would break through to the Innate stage eventually.

“Xiao Long, do you think…

will I die?” Just then, Li Lu suddenly asked in a faint voice.

Huang Xiaolong was taken aback and then reassured her, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

Li Lu nodded and suddenly hugged Huang Xiaolong.

“I’m so scared that I might never see you again, never see you again,” she said, her voice breaking into sobs.

Huang Xiaolong patted Li Lu’s back tenderly and said softly, “It’s okay, everything will pass.

Marshal Haotian is already investigating the murderer, and he should find out who it is soon.

From now on, the Heavenly Mystical Mansion will be your home.”

Li Lu’s delicate body trembled slightly, and she raised her head to look at Huang Xiaolong with shy acknowledgment in the moonlight.

After a while, Li Lu left the courtyard.

After Li Lu left, Huang Xiaolong entered the Ancient Battlefield and continued his cultivation by swallowing the Flame Dragon Pearl.

Thus, three months passed.

During these three months, Huang Xiaolong didn’t go to cultivate in the Silver Moon Forest; instead, he stayed and diligently practiced within Heavenly Mystical Mansion.

After three months, he had reached the Ninth Stage Late Stage Peak, half a step into the Tenth Rank, and only half a step away from it.

The three months went by uneventfully.

Huang Xiaolong had told Li Lu to stay inside Heavenly Mystical Mansion.

Now, besides attending classes at Star Sky Academy, she cultivated within the mansion.

When attending the academy, she was escorted by high-level guards from Marshal Mansion.

After awakening her second martial soul, her cultivation speed was indeed astonishing.

Although only three months had passed, she had already reached the Seventh-stage Middle Stage.

However, Marshal Haotian’s investigation into the Li Mansion murderer had still yielded no results; it was as if the person responsible had vanished from the face of the earth after killing everyone in Li Mansion.

Of course, it wasn’t ruled out that the person had left the Luotong Kingdom.

Although the culprit had not appeared, Huang Xiaolong had not let down his guard.

Two more months passed.

Huang Xiaolong sat cross-legged in the Ancient Battlefield, with the Black and Blue Dragons behind him emitting light while swallowing incessantly, and Nine Netherworld Dark Energy rolling down from the void.

Inside his meridians and Qi Sea, the Nine Netherworld Fighting Qi roared and surged violently.

As Huang Xiaolong circulated the Asura Technique, the Nine Netherworld Fighting Qi repeatedly struck at the Tenth-Order Barrier.

The intense pain kept transmitting; breaking through the Tenth-Order Barrier was more difficult and painful than breaking through the Ninth Rank.

Each time he struck at the Tenth-Order Barrier, it felt like his insides were being viciously stabbed by a giant needle, which was almost too much to bear.

(Update completed) (To be continued.

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