Chapter 43 The Powerful Energy

The energy released by the Evil Yin Pearl walloped in Qin Hao's body. It was like flood that could not find a good vent as it rampaged about. Qin Hao suffered terribly. His muscles bulged up here and there, almost making him to burst.

"Ah——!" The earth shook, and a powerful air wave centered on Qin Hao pounded out all around. Originally, the Ghost-Masked Man had already raised his knife and pointed it at Qin Hao. At this critical moment, the strong wave burst out, and the Ghost-Masked man and his knife were all knocked back and flew out. "Boom!" the Ghost-Masked Man hit against the wall behind him, causing the soil and stone to fly everywhere. He was stuck in the wall, unable to catch his breath for a long while. A master like him had been defeated, and it could be seen how strong that energy was.

"Whew." After releasing this air wave, Qin Hao finally managed to let out a breath. Now he had a feeling of comfort. There's still some energy left in his body, but it would't do him any harm. This energy should not be wasted, otherwise, it would be an abominable waste.

Qin Hao didn't know why the Evil Yin Pearl had drilled its way into his brain, and why it had chosen him. Perhaps it was because he had practiced the Yin Wind Bone Erosion Palm. Surprisingly, after the bead disappeared into his head, he didn’t feel any discomfort. It was like a part of his mind.

In order not to waste the energy left in his body, Qin Hao put down the doubts in his heart and sat down to cultivate. The Spirit Qi in his body ran circles after circles.

The Evil Yin Pearl was really a good thing. Its energy could be very useful. As Qin Hao continued to absorb and refine it, his strength rose bit by bit. He didn’t stop until he had reached the First Martial Cultivator Peak. In such a short time, he had been promoted two stages in a row. Don't underestimate these two stages. If you were to train normally, it would take more than ten years. The Evil Yin Pearl was really a good thing for the energy within it could be so useful. As Qin Hao continued to absorb and refine it, his strength rose bit by bit. He didn’t stop until he reached the First Martial Cultivator Stage and the First Martial Cultivator Peak. In such a short time, he had been promoted two stages in a row. Don't underestimate these two stages. If you were to train normally, it would take more than ten years.

This was only a small amount of energy left in the Evil Yin Pearl. He was heartbroken that most of the energy was released by him just now. It was all the fault of that detestable Ghost-Masked Man. If it wasn’t for him, he may have reached the Second Stage Martial Cultivator. If he reached that stage, he would no longer have to take risk to go to Kumukuli Desert, and he would no longer be afraid of the Zuo Family. He could directly return to Changhai City and destroy the Zuo Family. According to Tang Wei’s cousin Chang Luo, one could be regarded as an expert as long as he reached the Inner Stage in the city. The Perfection Stage Cultivators were rare there, and higher-level experts were only found in the mountains. So, after he became a Second Stage Martial Cultivator, he would be capable of self-preservation.

Thinking about the person who ruined his plan, Qin Hao stood up and glared at the person who was still stuck in the wall. His eyes were filled with killing intent. Now he hated this person.

At this moment, that man has lost his original arrogance. He was in a miserable state with countless cuts on his clothes. His body was badly mangled as if he had been cut by numerous knives.

Qin Hao was confused. He did not use a weapon and there were no other people here. The only explanation was that the power he released was too powerful. When Qin Hao saw a deep ditch that was a few meters wide and more than a meter long in the wall in front of him, he finally realized that its strength was truly too terrifying. No wonder that guy was pushed into the wall and still hadn't woken up yet.

Qin Hao couldn't wait for him to wake up. Although his strength had increased, who knew whether he was a match for him. He didn't want to take the risk, so the right thing to do now was “take your life while you were sick”.

Therefore, Qin Hao picked up the short knife, walked to the wall, raised it high and cut off his head.

"This knife is so sharp." Holding the short knife in his hand, he was very satisfied. He did not expect to cut off his head so easily. The cut was smooth and the blood started to gush out of the head.

Qin Hao found the knife's sheath and put it away. After looking at the head on the ground indifferently, he turned around and walked out.

Outside the basement, the rest of the Skeleton Men were still standing there in rows. However, without a leader, they just stood there, unmoving.

Qin Hao glanced at these Skeleton Men and his eyes were fixed on the glittering beads in their empty eye sockets. He could feel the Spirit Qi emitted by them. Everything that exhaled the Spirit Qi was priceless.

Now that he knew they were treasures, he would not just leave them there. He carefully reached his hand out towards a Skeleton Man to took out a bead from his eye socket. Just as his hand was about to touch it, a blue light flashed as if the Skeleton Man was aware of the danger. Suddenly, he grabbed towards Qin Hao's face with its ghastly claws.

Qin Hao had already prepared himself for this attack. Seeing that the Skeleton Man had moved, he used another hand and struck out with his Spirit Strength. "Boom", the Skeleton Man was smashed into pieces by the palm, and the beads in his eye sockets rolled out, spinning in circles on the ground.

Qin Hao took a step back and looked at his palm in surprise. It was different when he was at his peak state. Before that, he could only knock down the skeleton with one slap. It would shatter when it fell to the ground, but it’s not completely broken. If the beads were still there, he could reassemble his body. But this time, the beads fell directly off, leaving him no chance to reassemble. So, these beads were the power source of the Skeleton Men. They were nothing but a pile of dried up bones without these beads.

Now, Qin Hao's killing intent rose. He dashed into the Skeleton Men, slapping them one by one. "Boom, boom, boom!" The sound continued. Not long later, all of them were shattered by him and he collected all the beads shining with blue light.

There were dozens of beads in total. He piled the beads into a pile. It bothered him that he couldn't take them away since his clothes were torn apart and there were only two small pockets in his trousers. He was so eager to have a storage device.

It is said that all the cultivators had a mysterious storage ring or a storage bag. If only he could get that thing.

Of course, it’s no use thinking about it now. What’s more important was to figure out a way to deal with the beads. After thinking it over and over, he finally decided to absorb and refine the Spirit Qi of the beads.

In order not to be disturbed, Qin Hao moved the beads into the place where the Evil Yin Pearl was bred, and then used some soil to block the hole, then he sat down peacefully and started to refine the beads.

The beads were refined one by one. They all lost their luster and turned into powder and ashes.

There was no concept of time to cultivate in this place. Therefore, when Qin Hao finished his cultivation, he didn’t know how long he had been there.

There were only three beads left and the others had all been refined by him. Regretfully, he failed to advance to the Second Stage Martial Cultivator. There was a big difference between breaking through a low stage and a high stage. Aside from the energy deposition, the high stage also required comprehension. It's hard to break through without either of the two conditions. The actual effect of these dozens of beads was that he was half a Second Stage Martial Cultivator now.

Sighing regretfully, Qin Hao put away the three beads. Since he was unable to breakthrough with so many beads, the remaining three wouldn't help much either. He might sell them to earn some money. He did not know that even one bead was enough to make countless Martial Cultivators crazy.

On the way he walked out of the tunnel, Qin Hao discovered some other corpses. He did not understand why these people were killed. The rats and Skeletons Men were all killed, even the Ghost-Masked Man was dead. Who took their lives? Of course, there was no need for him to pursue the cause of the matter. These people had nothing to do with him.

He walked smoothly to the bottom of the well that he had originally come down from. Qin Hao was not in a hurry to go up there. He explored the situation above with his Spirit Sense first. He’d better be careful. If there were people hiding above, he would be killed. Now that his Spirit Sense was able to explore the area within fifty meters, he could detect the entire square clearly.

Nearly a hundred people were surrounded in the square at this time. Many of them were injured. They looked dusty and awkward. Maybe they had just come out from the tunnel.

There were so many corpses in the tunnel, and there were even more people in the square. They must be from the various sects.

Amongst the people, Qin Hao's Spirit Sense had discovered two beautiful women, Ye Siyu and Shi Bingying. Along with the others, they were staring- at a dozen people kneeling in the center of the square. From their dress, it could be seen that they were all from the Ghost Sect. Their masks were taken off and crushed. Their pale faces were exposed.

"Where is the Evil Yin Pearl? If you don't tell me, I will kill you." A big man holding a gleaming blade grabbed one of the men and asked loudly.

The man’s face twitched, and he laughed coldly: "You despicable people will never know where the Evil Yin Pearl is. When you know it, you die."

"Fuck you." The big man was enraged. With a single slash, he hacked his head into two halves. Blood splattered everywhere. He did this not just to kill him, but also to intimidate. The others kneeling on the ground were frightened, and a thin man began to tremble.

The big man saw him and pulled him out immediately.

"Don't, don't kill me. I can tell you anything. Don’t kill me.” Before he was asked, he was about to reveal all the secrets.