Chapter 93
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Chapter 93: Reclaiming the Heroic Soul
Burning Blood Peak was after all a sacred mountain that had been inherited for tens of thousands of years. The mountain’s mystical restrictions made it impossible for someone of Fang Lie’s current abilities to break through.
Compelled to join the battle outside, Fang Lie had no choice but to negotiate with the Ancient Heroic Soul.
Grateful for Fang Lie’s assistance, the Ancient Heroic Soul taught him a unique secret technique – the Soulfire Lance.
To ordinary practitioners, this technique served as a desperate last resort since it consumed the user’s own blood essence.
The tongue-tip blood version Fang Lie had used created explosive Soulfire Lances capable of shattering third-tier magical item defenses. The resulting fiery invasion would boil enemies’ blood like scalding water – a signature Soulfire Lance effect that could pain even seasoned cultivators to death.
Victims lost all capacity for counterattack, consumed by the struggle to suppress their boiling blood.
The heart blood version possessed greater penetrative force, its intensified flames capable of igniting victims from within!
Had Fang Lie employed this during his duel, the White Horse Silver Spear Little Overlord would’ve become a human torch perishing on the Arena.
The most formidable version utilized third eye blood. These ethereal lances bypassed most defenses to strike directly, unleashing soul-scorching flames that ravaged both body and spirit. Only specialized anti-soul equipment could prevent certain death.
Though devastating, these techniques carried heavy costs that deterred ordinary users. Yet Fang Lie wielded them as casually as his self-damaging Explosion Qi Technique.
Mastering Soulfire Lance dramatically boosted Fang Lie’s combat strength. He could now confidently challenge third-tier magical items with high success rates.
After acquiring the technique, Fang Lie slit his throat to resurrect through the Cycle of Fire, simultaneously shedding accumulated fatigue. While the Nirvana Healing Technique mended physical wounds, continuous days of blood essence expenditure and healing arts usage had left him mentally exhausted – equivalent to three days of nonstop battle.
This resurrection restored him to peak condition. Fang Lie even felt grudging gratitude toward the foolish White Horse Silver Spear Little Overlord whose time-wasting antics had preserved his qualification. This debt stayed Fang Lie’s hand from delivering lethal punishment.
Following celebratory gatherings at the Fang Family’s Flaming Peak with his siblings, Fang Lie returned to Burning Blood Peak. His previous hasty departure had left behind the Ancient Heroic Soul’s altar and bloody statue – treasures needing secure relocation.
"Peak Master! Show yourself!" Fang Lie’s shout summoned the Burning Blood Peak Master, whose formerly smug face now twisted with regret.
The Ancient Heroic Soul’s Ninth-Rank Puppet origins meant potential restoration to former glory with sufficient blood essence. Selling such a treasure for mere spirit pills now seemed monumentally stupid.
Fang Lie coldly addressed the trembling Peak Master: "Your last ‘mistake’ nearly trapped me. Open the cave – try closing it again and you’ll regret it."
The Peak Master hesitated before blurting: "I revoke our deal! The Blood God Puppet stays!"
"Regret?" Fang Lie’s anger flared up instantly. "I expended countless blood essence to finally awaken the dormant Ancient Heroic Soul. Now you say you won’t sell it? Do you think this matter can be settled so easily?"
The Burning Blood Peak Master knew his demand was unreasonable. But the Blood God Puppet’s value far exceeded what he was getting, making him deeply reluctant to complete the transaction.
He resorted to trickery. "How do I know you’re telling the truth? I’m canceling the deal – I’ll return your spirit pills. Now get lost!" With that, he turned to leave.
Fang Lie sneered coldly. "So that’s your decision? Then I’ll have no choice but to bring this before the Ancestral Hall’s Law Enforcer. Let them judge this matter!" He spun on his heel to depart first.
Cold sweat drenched the Burning Blood Peak Master as he urgently blocked Fang Lie’s path. "This isn’t fair! Everyone knows you’re the Benevolence Token Lord candidate. The Law Enforcers obey you like grandsons! You’re abusing your power!"
"And what are you doing?" Fang Lie retorted. "Fraud and deception? Killing me once wasn’t enough – now you dare steal from me? Do you think me weak? Hand over the Blood God Puppet today, or I’ll have your sacred mountain confiscated and your clan destroyed!"
"Wait!" The peak master panicked. "Fine! I’ll sell it! But you must compensate the price difference! This was once a Ninth-Rank Puppet – selling it at third-tier prices ruins me!"
"Rubbish!" Fang Lie shot back. "Sealed for millennia without blood essence replenishment, its combat strength barely reaches third-rank. You’d peddle this as Ninth-Rank? Greed has addled your mind!"
"But with enough blood essence, it could regain Ninth-Rank power!" the peak master argued desperately. "Such potential deserves higher value!"
"You need infinite blood essence for that!" Fang Lie countered. "A Cultivator only has five mouthfuls! Restoring it would require bleeding the entire Mo Sect dry – we could buy multiple Ninth-Rank Treasures for that cost!"
"But you possess unlimited blood essence!"
"Fool! Unlimited doesn’t mean effortless!" Fang Lie snapped. "Waking the Ancient Heroic Soul already drained me. Enhancing it further brings endless trouble! The deal stands – by all laws, it’s mine. Cross me, and see if your mantis arms can stop this chariot!"
The peak master paled. "Don’t push me too far!"
"You crossed the line first by trapping me." Fang Lie said coldly. "I repay respect with respect, offense with greater offense. Now OPEN THE CAVE!"
Cursing, the defeated peak master complied. Better submission than facing the Ancestral Hall’s wrath.
Ignoring the broken man, Fang Lie entered the cave. After worshiping at the altar, he used the secret technique from the Ancient Heroic Soul to shrink both altar and statue into palm-sized sculptures.
Returning to his sacred mountain, Fang Lie prepared an underground chamber through magic. Following incense offerings and prayers, he reestablished the Ancient Heroic Soul’s shrine and resumed blood essence sacrifices.
In antiquity, entire tribes of millions sustained such entities through tongue-tip blood offerings. Even one drop per worshipper created staggering quantities, granting limitless power. Modern cultivation clans lacked such numbers, dooming most Ancient Heroic Souls to decline – until Fang Lie’s unique capabilities offered renewal.
Through sustained sacrifices, Fang Lie calculated the entity could stabilize at third-rank top-grade within months, preventing further degradation. Continued devotion might gradually restore its former glory.
