Chapter 356
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Chapter 356: Let Me Take a Look First
Shui Qingxuan had always been gentle, never showing anger. Even Su Hao hadn’t witnessed true fury from her in twenty years, yet now he sensed genuine rage emanating from her core.
Su Hao squeezed his wife’s hand tighter, surprised. "Xuan’er, how did you know about the Li Dai Tao Jiang method?"
Shui Qingxuan’s gaze softened as she looked at him. "To survive the seventh-level Golden Core tribulation, this method requires selecting someone from another race—humans choose the Demon Race, and vice versa. Though most demons were sealed ages ago, some still roam. While we don’t name our cultivation stages like Golden Core or Nascent Soul, heavenly tribulations come regardless. The Li Dai Tao Jiang method remains the simplest solution."
"So that’s it." Su Hao’s eyes blazed. "Bi Hao’s cruelty knows bounds! But Ling’er’s weak cultivation—how could she endure tribulation?"
"He spread news of her Demon Race Bloodline to lure Golden Core experts from the Great Qin Empire." Her voice turned icy. "Once they arrive, he’ll seize their alchemy pills and force-feed them to Ling’er."
"Impossible! Her body can’t withstand such power!"
"Awakening her bloodline through secret techniques will temporarily transform her into a demon. In that state, her body could briefly contain the energy—long enough to withstand two or three Divine Thunder strikes." Shui Qingxuan spoke rapidly, as if reciting familiar scripture.
Su Hao staggered, struggling to process the monstrous plan.
"One alchemy pill wouldn’t suffice." Elder Seven’s murderous gaze sharpened. "To resist seventh-level tribulation, she’d need mid-to-late Golden Core strength."
Before Shui Qingxuan could respond, a figure descended—Murong Wuqing. "He’ll use multiple pills. Sage Huo Yun carries five. If those fail, Elder Jin, Elder Seven… all become targets."
The group froze. If true, Bi Hao’s scheme reached depths of cruelty they’d underestimated.
"Then we’ll let them cripple each other," Ye Yun said coldly. "We’ll reap the spoils."
Their sword-like gazes pierced Bi Hao, who remained oblivious—fully focused on Sage Huo Yun.
"Fight with me!" Bi Hao roared. Elder Jin and Yan Changchun materialized beside him as others teleported in.
"Du Hua Sheng! Alive and Golden Core!" Bi Hao grinned at the white-haired elder hovering nearby.
Du Chuntian knelt. "Ancestor!"
"Can’t die before you, whelp." Du Hua Sheng snorted.
"With you, Sage Huo Yun dies today!"
"Don’t forget Duan Yan." Du Hua Sheng gestured where space rippled, revealing a golden-robed elder bearing a five-clawed dragon emblem.
"Grandfather?!" Duan Yunsha and Duan Hongcheng kowtowed frantically. The former Jin emperor, presumed dead after failing Golden Core breakthrough a century prior, stood alive—a sixth-level Golden Core expert.
"Duan Yan! Stuck at heavenly tribulation too?" Bi Hao laughed. Their past sparring sessions had honed both men’s skills. With Duan Yan’s help, victory odds surpassed fifty percent.
A battle axe split the air behind Sage Huo Yun. "He killed my disciple. Let’s test seventh-level power."
"Jiang Chong! Not dead either?" Bi Hao chuckled.
"Waiting to claim Qi Yang Sect, were you?" The black-robed man glared. "You killed Yin Sulian. Fancy yourself mighty?"
Sage Huo Yun yawned. "I forget ants. More of you? Let’s begin."
Five surrounded him—two sixth-level Golden Cores (Bi Hao, Duan Yan), two fifth-level (Du Hua Sheng, Jiang Chong), and second-level Elder Jin.
"Disciples!" Bi Hao thundered. "Seal Tian Shen Peak with Yan Changchun! Let none escape!"
Yan Changchun hesitated, then led disciples downward.
"Old Seven! Murong boy! Aid us. Su Hao—guard your family. We’ll talk post-battle."
Murong Wuqing cut off Elder Seven’s reply. "We’ll observe from here."
"Afterward, I’ll teach you respect!" Bi Hao snapped.
Murong Wuqing shrugged.
"Golden Core battles are lethal," Elder Seven whispered. "We should flee during chaos."
Su Hao nodded, but Murong Wuqing shook his head. "Watching masters fight? Priceless."
Shui Qingxuan interjected, "We’re marked by Sage Huo Yun’s spirit perception. Escape is futile."
"Impossible!" The men paled. How had they missed a seventh-level expert’s tracking?
Above, five Golden Core experts tightened their circle around Sage Huo Yun, energies flaring.
