Chapter 202: Thousand Layer Steel Cloud

Shang Ke had been extremely curious about Shang Xia’s abilities since hearing about them in the Mountain and Sea Fantasy Spiritual World.

Shang Xia’s increase in strength was too damn fast! Moreover, his battle achievements were terrifyingly high too! A trace of mystery and glory surrounded Shang Xia and it caught the attention of both Shang Ke and Shang Bo.

In order to check out Shang Xia’s true strength, Shang Ke didn’t remind him about the ambush he was about to walk into earlier. He wanted to force out every bit of Shang Xia’s strength and watch how he dealt with the cultivator from the Four Spiritual Peak who was one whole realm stronger than himself!

According to him, Shang Xia would be forced to his limit in order to deal with his opponent.

He couldn’t be more wrong. Just when he got ready to watch the huge battle unfold before his very eyes, the Martial Intent Realm expert was sliced in two!

One strike, that was all it took!

With his divine sense covering the area long before the battle started, he discovered that his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him! Shang Xia only used a single strike to kill his enemy!

Not only did Shang Xia’s sword qi cut through his enemy’s inner qi defenses, but it also sliced through Shang Ke’s divine sense that wrapped around it!

Shang Ke felt that if he forcefully increased his control over his divine sense to peer into the intricacies of the sword qi, it was very likely for his divine sense to be injured!

Was that something a Martial Extremity Realm cultivator was capable of?!

Shang Ke’s imagination started running wild. There had to be something special about Shang Xia’s technique! He even suspected that Shang Xia had used some sort of talisman to kill his opponent so easily. Otherwise, the opponent had to be seriously injured before they arrived…

Even though Shang Xia hadn’t been in the Coral Forest for long, his journey was rich! Shang Ke had no idea how much the kid actually gained!

After analyzing the situation, Shang Ke realized that the possibility of the opponent suffering from injuries could be eliminated. As a Martial Extermination Realm expert, he was extremely clear about the other party’s condition!

Taking a giant step, he appeared right above the corpse before Shang Xia could even react.

By the time he arrived, Shang Xia had barely searched the corpse. From the look of disdain on his face, it wasn’t hard to tell that the cultivator of the Four Spiritual Peak barely had anything on him.

Shang Ke had a complicated look in his eyes as he turned to Shang Xia. He snorted jokingly, “Brat, what exactly is your martial intent? What are you trying to hide?!”

“This opponent is too damn weak! I can’t even find the chance to use my martial intent!” Shang Xia jested.

With the side of his lips twitching uncontrollably, Shang Ke nearly broke out with a torrent of curses at him. When he saw the ‘innocent’ look on Shang Xia’s face, he snorted in anger, “Whatever. Don’t say I didn’t remind you. He probably appeared from below because he was trying to retrieve something. Otherwise, he would have left immediately once he sensed danger. With your cultivation level, you won’t be able to eat his dust if he ran away earlier.”

Shang Xia nodded slowly as he felt that Shang Ke’s reminder made sense. He could only sigh about the dead cultivator’s bad luck.

Even though the other party wasn’t very fortunate, Shang Xia lucked out. A grin eventually formed on his face as he dug into the ground happily. Shang Ke wasn’t as carefree as him. A deep frown could be seen on his face as he examined the corpse carefully.

The originally intact corpse finally experienced some changes. A drop of blood started to flow from the space between his eyebrows as his body finally separated in two.

“One, two, three… No… Fire qi? That should form a pair with the ice qi. Light and heavy? No, seems like void and reality qi. What the hell? There are at least four pairs of qi here!” Shang Ke’s eyes widened in shock. Even at his level, it wasn’t easy to distinguish between the different types of qi.

“What martial intent did this brat actually comprehend? There are so many different types of qi in his body, how has his dantian not exploded yet? He’s definitely hiding something that can fuse so many types of qi at once. That has to be it. He definitely learned some especially high-ranking techniques for him to accomplish all this!” Shang Ke rubbed his chin slowly and continued, “Hah, even if you beat me to death, this granddaddy here won’t believe that the Triple Mystery Polarity Art can allow him to achieve something like this! He probably ran into some special opportunity or obtained a secret cultivation manual! Damn brat, if he really trained in some secret cultivation manual, he’s seeking death! Who the hell trains in something he has no idea about? Oh right, the brat didn’t even die when he was struck by lightning while cultivating in the institution. No wonder he had the balls to try something like that.”

A voice interrupted his thoughts. “I found it!”

Walking over to the voice, Shang Ke turned to stare at the corpse behind him suddenly. “Hmm, his sword skills aren't good enough yet. Otherwise, the corpse wouldn’t split into two so quickly.”

Even though he didn’t speak loudly, his voice rang clearly in Shang Xia’s ears.

He might have criticized Shang Xia’s sword technique, but his face started to burn slightly in embarrassment. He thought about the time he was still a Martial Extremity Realm cultivator and cursed himself silently.

“Bah, who cares! This old man is already in the Martial Extermination Realm. I won’t compare myself with an annoying brat!”

It didn’t take long for him to arrive beside Shang Xia.

“Hey! That’s Thousand Layer Steel Cloud! It’s extremely precious even among rank four treasures! How did the Four Spiritual Peak get their hands on this? Why didn’t they send this back to the Azure Spiritual World the moment they discovered it?” Shang Ke gasped.

“Rank four treasure?” Shang Xia asked. “What can it be used for?”

“If we use this in combination with a few other resources from our clan, we can invite an expert from the institution to create a graded weapon! In fact, we can probably create a high-grade spear for your Grandpa Bo! When the time comes, he can return the Nine Firefly Lance to the institution.” Shang Ke explained.

“Oh! Is there a blacksmith in the institution that can create high-grade weapons?” Shang Xia widened his eyes in shock.

Shang Ke was just about to reply when their conversation was interrupted by a loud cry from the skies. Raising his head, Shang Xia looked at the Lightning Bird circling above and yelled, “The members of the Tongyou Peak have arrived!”

“Haha, Liu Qinglan is something else alright. She dared to take the gamble after receiving a report from a Martial Extremity Realm disciple. Luckily, she’s right! Now, all we have to do is to see how long the rank five undead corpse can last.” Shang Ke chuckled.

Noticing the strange tone in Shang Ke’s voice, Shang Xia frowned. “Grandpa Ke, will there be any more surprises?”

“It depends on how far the four races are willing to go…” Shang Ke smiled but stopped his explanation there. Shang Xia could only stare at him in confusion.