"Ding! Clang!..."
The sound of stones colliding rang out continuously as both figures activated their martial spirits and launched attacks on a stone wall.
Earth and rocks flew everywhere, scattering all around until a cave was revealed, at which point the two figures stopped their attack.
"It seems that the spiritual veins here have already been taken away."
With a light tap of her slender fingers, the woman's silk scarf, flowing like water, scattered some pebbles. Looking at the somewhat empty cavern, she spoke softly.
"Senior Sister Shui, you should keep this spiritual vein. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to take it."
The boy took out a jade-like sphere from his bosom. A small, fiery red dragon continuously struck it, and after each strike, the sphere emitted a red glow.
After escaping the tide of lava giant scorpions, Qin Xin and Shui Qingxi did not leave the underground world immediately, but instead planned to find another spiritual vein to take with them.
The spiritual veins that Shui Qingxi had previously collected had been safely taken out by Qin Xue and the others, so she was able to collect another spiritual vein and take it out. After some searching, the two of them found two places where the aura of spiritual veins remained, but the spiritual veins in them had already been taken away.
"Oh? You don't want to get that peak position?"
Seeing Qin Xin hand over the extremely powerful spiritual vein, Shui Qingxi raised her eyebrows and said with some surprise.
"It's just some empty fame," Qin Xin said, shrugging.
"I didn't expect you to be so mature for your age. But you should keep this spiritual vein safe. On the one hand, it's to fulfill my promise, and on the other hand, we can't let those guys from the Thunder Pavilion benefit from the benefits it brings."
Shui Qingxi smiled, her voice softening considerably, and continued, "In the future, I will often take Qin Xue and the others to the main peak for cultivation. Just don't refuse then."
“Alright, if Senior Sister Shui wants to come, then I will open the cave door to welcome her.”
Qin Xin grinned, and seeing that Shui Qingxi was unwilling to accept it, he didn't force her.
Just as Qin Xin was about to put the spiritual vein back into his arms, a sudden voice caused the two of them to abruptly activate their martial spirits, and their true energy instantly flowed throughout their bodies.
"Hahaha, the spiritual power of this spiritual vein must be more than ten times stronger than that of other spiritual veins!"
A loud laugh suddenly came from one side of the cave, and several figures surrounded Qin Xin and Shui Qingxi.
Clouds obscure! Princess Steed!
As soon as the two figures appeared, Shui Qingxi's aura surged instantly, and anger rose in her eyes. She wished she could kill the two people in front of her immediately. If it weren't for Qin Xin, her body would probably have already been defiled by the two people in front of her.
"Oh ho, what a small world!"
"Qin Xin, if you know what's good for you, hand over the spiritual vein you possess. My previous promise to invite you into the Thunder Pavilion remains unchanged, and I can even promise you a position as a peak disciple. How about it?"
After Yun Yi's eyes darted around, they fixed intently on the spiritual vein in Qin Xin's hand.
"Oh? Unfortunately, I don't seem to be the kind of person who knows what's good for me." Qin Xin looked at Yun Yi, who was drooling, and said with disdain in his eyes.
Under Yun Yi's watchful gaze, Qin Xin directly tucked the spiritual vein into his robes.
"You're asking for it!"
His plans were ruined, and Qin Xin ignored him so blatantly. Yun Yi, who had been pretending to be gentle and refined, tore off his mask in anger. After a huge eagle wing unfolded behind him, an eagle-like martial spirit rose up, surrounded by black air currents, and blue electricity pulsed on its claws.
Five-star Martial Spirit, Electric Claw Black Feather Eagle.
With a whooshing sound, the battle began.
Ji Ju moved with strange movements, and his Purple Thunder Nebula Fan spun in the air before striking directly at Qin Xin's location, seemingly intent on taking his life.
"call!"
A silk scarf, flowing like water, swept out and wrapped around the Purple Thunder Star Cloud Fan, causing a series of thunderous explosions to erupt.
"Ji Ju, you managed to ambush me last time, but this time your Purple Thunder Nine Seals Technique will be useless against me!"
Shui Qingxi took a step forward, let out a delicate shout, and immediately engaged in battle with Ji Ju.
The two possessed similar spiritual power, and their battle was so intense that it was difficult to determine a winner for the time being.
"Advanced Xuan-rank martial art, Shattering Gold Claw!"
After a loud shout, Yun Yi's figure transformed into a streak of blue light and attacked Qin Xin. The fingernails on his hands, which were originally a bit short, immediately grew much longer and crackled with electricity.
"Heavenly Phoenix Nine Nirvanas! First Nirvana!"
Qin Xin dared not be careless. He immediately activated the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern, and the armor constructed from flames covered his entire body. At the same time, he activated the Desolate God Battle Body. Supported by the powerful blood energy, the rocks shattered as his feet touched the ground. As he retreated, he threw out several orange fire blades.
"Sizzle!"
Under the pair of lightning-fast eagle claws, the fire blades shattered instantly, and the clouds that broke through the flames seemed to have been unharmed.
"when!"
With a crisp sound, Qin Xin held the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Staff horizontally in front of him. After colliding with the eagle claw, his body flew backward and crashed directly into the stone wall of the cave.
Feeling the tingling sensation in his hand, Qin Xin's eyelids twitched. He was somewhat wary of Yun Yi's martial spirit. Although Qin Xin's martial spirit had evolved through the Spirit Devouring Stone and its spiritual power level was close to six stars, this so-called spiritual power level only made it easier for martial artists to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and to refine it faster. After reaching the seven-star level, the martial spirit's ability to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was almost the same, which did not have a significant impact on cultivation.
Therefore, the star rating of a martial spirit only determines the lower limit of a martial artist's potential, while the true upper limit still depends on one's own comprehension and the application of one's own martial spirit.
After Qin Xin saw Yun Yi's martial spirit emerge, he discovered that its spiritual power was weaker than his own black stick martial spirit, but its attacks were extremely fierce and could unleash even stronger combat power, which surprised him slightly.
"Hmph! Is that all the strength you've got?"
Seeing Qin Xin sent flying by a single claw strike, Yun Yi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he gathered true energy in his palms once more, seemingly preparing for an even stronger attack.
Qin Xin leaped down from the stone wall, his orange flame armor completely dissipating all the power, but the true energy consumed by this armor was terrifying.
Orange flames suddenly rose from the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Staff in his hand, seemingly forming a single entity with the flame armor covering his body.
The moment the martial arts intent appeared, it activated the protective array around Qin Xin's meridians, and the intense spiritual energy of heaven and earth rapidly gathered in front of him.
"Hmph! So what if it's a low-rank martial art! Strength determines everything!"
Yun Yi was somewhat surprised by Qin Xin's actions, but he was not afraid. In his eyes, it was impossible for Qin Xin, who was only at the sixth level of the Awakening Realm, to defeat him.
Qin Xin naturally knew that he was able to defeat Han Yao before because the other party had underestimated him, which was why he was able to catch him off guard with a level-one martial art. Now, Yun Yi was obviously not Han Yao, but he had no choice but to continue using it.
A massive, orange-red flaming blade, crackling with violent fluctuations of spiritual energy, swung down with a devastating force.
Just as the giant fire blade slashed down, a smile appeared on Yun Yi's lips. As he spread his claws forward, black light flowed, accompanied by the cry of an eagle.
"boom!"
The explosion sent flames flying through the cave, and boulders fell continuously, instantly leveling the area.
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