Chapter 573 - 573: Four Level 8 Martial Spirits

"What a formidable guy. I don't think even I could have blocked that sword strike. He's just too strong..."

"He's reached the Intention Realm! I bet not many even in the Martial King Realm have achieved that."

"It wasn't just a sword strike at the Intention Realm. His Primordial Power must be incredible, too. I also heard he has a mutated Tier Four Martial Soul. No wonder he dared to skip the Pill Institute and come to the Outer Sect. He clearly has something to back him up..."

Outside the Saint Extreme Road, the older disciples who had been in the sect for years began to whisper among themselves.

Chu Qingyun was already quite famous in the Outer Sect.

But that was mostly because he was the champion of the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference and had over ninety thousand Saint Extreme Points.

Now, however, things were different. The strength Chu Qingyun had just displayed was enough to leave these Outer Sect disciples in awe.

In that moment, the fervent desire many held for his ninety-thousand-plus Saint Extreme Points cooled considerably.

To defeat a Level Eight Martial Spirit with a single sword strike... such strength was proof enough. Among the Outer Disciples, likely more than 80% of them were no match for him.

To covet someone's Saint Extreme Points without the strength to back it up was simply asking for death!

At this moment, the faces of the twenty-odd older disciples who had returned from the Molten Rock District turned grim.

They had been clamoring to drive all the new disciples off the Saint Extreme Road. They never expected that the first Level Eight Martial Spirit they sent out would be felled by a single strike from Chu Qingyun and still hadn't gotten back up.

"Idiot! I told him to be careful, and he still couldn't even take a single blow!" one of them cursed in frustration.

"You can't really blame Yang Cheng," said someone who was on good terms with him. "After all, there are hardly any masters in the Outer Sect who have comprehended the Intention Realm. Without experiencing it yourself, who could know how terrifying a strike like that is?"

After grievously wounding Yang Cheng with a single strike, Chu Qingyun slowly walked over to him.

The unique pressure of the Saint Extreme Road seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever.

"What... what do you want?"

Yang Cheng's expression was ghastly. He pushed himself up from the ground and forced the words out.

"Nothing much," Chu Qingyun said coolly. "Just what you said earlier. I'm making you get off the Saint Extreme Road."

"Kid, you dare! I—"

Before Yang Cheng could finish, Chu Qingyun kicked him. The force sent him tumbling across the ground, rolling all the way back out the way he came.

After tumbling off the Saint Extreme Road, Yang Cheng saw the mocking and scornful gazes all around him. A surge of rage and humiliation washed over him, his vision went black, and he passed out.

'It was just too humiliating.'

Instead of forcing others off the Saint Extreme Road, he was the one who got beaten and sent rolling out.

After knocking Yang Cheng out, Chu Qingyun didn't proceed further down the Saint Extreme Road. Instead, he stood with his sword at the ready, his gaze fixed on the twenty-odd people from the Molten Rock District.

He knew they wouldn't let this go. They certainly hadn't come prepared with only a single Level Eight Martial Spirit like Yang Cheng.

Sure enough, one of the men from the group of twenty-plus turned to the four Level Eight Martial Spirits beside him. "The four of you, it's up to you now. You saw what happened to Yang Cheng. Don't show any mercy!"

The four nodded, their expressions solemn, and walked toward the Saint Extreme Road.

These four were clearly reinforcements they had called in.

Among their group of twenty-plus, only Yang Cheng was eligible to enter the Saint Extreme Road this month. For the others, half a year had not yet passed since their last attempt.

But having spent many years in the Outer Sect, they naturally had friends. They could even hire or bribe others to help them.

After registering their information outside the Saint Extreme Road, the four Level Eight Martial Spirits stepped inside.

After taking a moment to acclimate to the pressure on the Saint Extreme Road, they spread out in a fan formation and slowly closed in on Chu Qingyun.

Facing four Level Eight Martial Spirits, Chu Qingyun didn't dare be careless. He immediately and preemptively unleashed his Martial Soul.

A tall Martial Soul Illusion, wreathed in flames, materialized behind him. A scorching aura began to permeate the air.

"Attack! Don't give him an opening!"

One of the four Level Eight Martial Spirits suddenly bellowed and unleashed a Soul Technique.

A flash of cyan light appeared before him, and a gust of wind instantly blew toward Chu Qingyun.

The gust of wind had no offensive power. But as it passed, four cyan halos materialized out of thin air, shackling Chu Qingyun's wrists and ankles.

The four halos looked as if they were condensed from wind, constantly swirling within.

Furthermore, the halos seemed to be nailed to the very air. Chu Qingyun yanked at them twice but couldn't budge them. His limbs were completely immobilized.

'It's a Tier Three control-type Soul Technique!'

Once the control-type Soul Technique took hold, the other three didn't hesitate. They unleashed their own cultivated Secret Manuals and Soul Techniques, attacking Chu Qingyun directly.

Learning from Yang Cheng's fate, none of them wanted to give Chu Qingyun another chance to unleash that terrifying sword strike!

Chu Qingyun had been caught by control-type Soul Techniques many times before, so he didn't panic.

With a mere thought, Chu Qingyun sent eight Flame Vines sprouting from his Martial Soul Illusion to intercept the three charging Level Eight Martial Spirits.

Defeating them with just a few Flame Vines was practically impossible.

But entangling them for a short while was no problem at all.

Once all eight Flame Vines were engaged with the three men, Chu Qingyun summoned another one, sending it streaking between them, straight toward the man casting the control-type Soul Technique.

This control-type Soul Technique was quite powerful and incredibly difficult to defend against.

But it was, after all, only a Tier Three Soul Technique, and it had a very obvious flaw.

Chu Qingyun had noticed instantly: after unleashing the Soul Technique, the man hadn't moved. He was standing in place, concentrating all his energy on maintaining it.

Seeing the vine rushing toward him, the man's face fell. "Help me!" he roared.

The man nearest to him immediately repelled the three Flame Vines he was fighting and flashed back to help, intercepting the attack so the caster could maintain the Soul Technique.

Chu Qingyun, however, had the Flame Vine continuously circle the man casting the control-type Soul Technique, constantly probing for an opportunity to strike him.

Just like that, with a single Flame Vine, he had tied down two opponents.

Meanwhile, the other eight Flame Vines kept the remaining two Level Eight Martial Spirits completely entangled, making it impossible for them to break free and launch a real attack on Chu Qingyun for the time being.

Having advanced to a Level Seven Martial Spirit and reached the Celestial Spirit Realm, the power of both his Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul and his Fire Martial Soul had increased immensely.

Now, even a Level Eight Martial Spirit couldn't easily sever the vines.