Even though the negative effects of burning true essence were relatively large, it was still one more hidden trump card.
Now, even if he faced an Initial Rank Seven Martial Vein Martial Master, he could preserve his life without using the Heracles Ape’s corpse.
As for the victory, it would still be extremely difficult.
After all, a realm-skipping battle was much harder than a level-skipping battle. Only after he had converted the gang qi in at least five martial veins into true essence would he have a chance against Rank Seven Martial Vein Martial Masters.
Naturally, even now, if an Initial Rank Seven Martial Vein Martial Master wanted his life, it was basically impossible.
He had too many means, so although he couldn’t kill his opponent, his opponents also couldn’t easily kill him.
Ling Xiao stood and left the room.
“Are you all right?”
Leng Mei quietly stood outside the door. Her injuries had healed, and her complexion was much improved.
“Yes, Captain.”
Ling Mei bowed her head and replied.
“Good. It’s good that you are fine. Today, I’m going outside to carry out a task. Do you want to come together?”
Leng Mei’s cultivation base was at Initial Rank Five Martial Vein. Although somewhat low, there were a lot of martial artists below Rank Five Martial Vein among the Dream Pill merchants. This might be an opportunity for her to improve her strength.
“Can I?”
Ling Mei excitedly asked in surprise. In the entire Hidden Dragon Battalion, no martial artist had ever treated a servant as a human being, let alone taking them to carry out a task.
“Of course, you can. However, you are relatively weak, so you must listen to my every arrangement.”
Ling Xiao said indifferently.
“This servant will obey.”
At this moment, the disciples of the Hidden Dragon Battalion had already formed teams and left. Wearing casual outfits, it was basically impossible to know their real identities.
Ling Xiao, Ling Yixue, Yin Ran, and Leng Mei also set out.
According to Yin Ran, something had happened in these past three days. According to rumor, Side General Lin Ze had led his Twelve Tiger Guards and the disciples of the Hidden Dragon Battalion to destroy Dream Pills elsewhere.
The Side General Residence must have spread this information, but Ling Xiao didn’t care about how it had been done.
There was also no need to care since Lin Ze would naturally be more familiar with this kind of thing.
“Since we have formed a team, we should be honest about our rough strength! How about it, Brother Yin?”
Ling Xiao needed to know the extent of Yin Ran’s true strength. Like that, it would be easier to arrange tasks and make the best decisions when they ran into enemies.
“Of course!”
Yin Ran nodded his head and immediately released his aura.
“Half-Martial Master! 50% incomplete martial soul! What a good fellow! You have truly concealed your strength!”
Ling Xiao could sense that Yin Ran had already converted the gang qi in five of his martial veins into true essence. Just on the basis of his surface strength, he was stronger than Ling Xiao and a true Half-Martial Master.
“I made you laugh.” Yin Ran said with a smile.
Ling Xiao naturally knew that Yin Ran still had some undisclosed hidden trumps, but it was not good to force him to reveal them. Many martial artists always maintained one or two hidden trumps to preserve their lives.
Next, Ling Yixue revealed her cultivation base——Initial Rank Seven Martial Vein.
“Sure enough, you are a Martial Master!”
At this moment, Yin Ran was completely convinced by Ling Yixue’s strength.
However, Leng Mei surprised everyone.
This girl had actually cultivated a martial art called <Restrain Qi Formula> that copied Ling Xiao’s realm template’s effect.
Her real cultivation base had already reached Initial Rank Six Martial Vein.
Furthermore, Leng Mei also had a 20% incomplete martial soul——Snow Plum Incomplete Soul.
Like a plum blossom standing in the midst of wind and snow, it proudly radiated grace.
“I’m ashamed! This girl has been by my side for two years, but I actually didn’t even know her real cultivation base.”
Yin Ran made a wry smile.
Leng Mei had once been his maidservant, but he hadn’t cared about his maidservant, unlike Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao understood why Leng Mei chose to do this.
It was not a good thing for a servant to be strong. It would not bring any benefits, only disasters, perhaps even life-threatening ones.
“It’s my turn!”
Ling Xiao released his aura.
“Peak Rank Six Martial Vein! 40% Ghost Ship Incomplete Soul!”
Ling Xiao naturally didn’t reveal his full strength. The strength he had revealed was enough to carry out this task.
“What a good fellow! The cultivation speed of Brother Ling is simply amazing. When you swapped pointers against Tian Guang, your cultivation base was just Late Rank Six Martial Vein, and your Ghost Ship Incomplete Soul was just 30%. I never thought that you actually made a breakthrough in these three days.”
Now, Yin Ran finally understood why he had felt more misgivings toward Ling Xiao rather than Ling Yixue.
This fellow’s improvement speed was too fast.
“Okay, since the strength reveal is over, and we have a basic understanding of each other, let’s go carry out the task now.”
Ling Xiao inwardly thought: “I haven’t displayed my three complete martial souls; otherwise, you might have been even more surprised.”
The four left the Hidden Dragon Battalion, walking outside Hollow Cloud City.
Generally, the Dream Pill Stores inside the city were all guarded by Martial Master realm experts, so Ling Xiao’s targets were warehouses, manufacturing sites, and transportation corps hidden outside the city.
Although these targets were also guarded by experts, they were inferior to those in the Dream Pill Stores in the city, so it was comparatively easier to start with them.
Coincidentally, most of the Hidden Dragon Battalion’s teams chose the same plan.
Therefore, they ran into a few teams along the way, but no one greeted each other so as not to complicate the issue.
However, there was one team that intentionally caught up with Ling Xiao and the others.
“Yin Ran, you don’t have any face! You lost to a person and became the other party’s servant?”
This voice was very unpleasant, and Ling Xiao quickly identified it as Murong Shao’s voice.
He looked back.
Murong Shao’s team actually had ten people who were all Peak Rank Six Martial Vein martial artists. Tian Guang was among them.
“Hehe, there is nothing wrong with relying on the strong. Brother Murong should focus on yourself.”
Yin Ran’s temper was good, or his willpower was fearsome. He just smiled and returned Murong Shao’s words.
“Then, you should rely on me, not them.”
Murong Shao sneered.
“I’m truly sorry, but I think he is stronger than you.”
Yin Ran smiled indifferently.
Hearing his words, Murong Shao’s complexion turned unsightly.
Did Yin Ran actually dare to look down on him?
“I guess you still don’t know my true strength.”
Murong Shao narrowed his eyes while staring at Yin Ran.
“Hehe.”
Yin Ran just smiled without saying anything.
“Hahaha, this fellow actually brought along a servant. Did no one else want to join your team?”
Murong Shao honestly could do nothing about Yin Ran, but noticing Leng Mei, he targeted her.
He only had Yin Ran and Ling Yixue in his eyes, automatically ignoring the other two.
“What about a servant? She is better than you.”
Ling Xiao indifferently added: “Tian Guang, you better think carefully. With Murong Shao, you all might never return to the Hidden Dragon Battalion.”
He had killing intent towards Murong Shao.
Today, Murong Shao’s overbearingness had increased Ling Xiao’s killing intent.
However, it was not the time yet. After leaving Hollow Cloud City, it wouldn’t be late to make a move.
