Zhou Hu, the Great Grandmaster, also died, his death was extraordinarily mysterious.
Wang Sheng gathered the bodies of the two together to destroy them and erase all traces.
Watching the two bodies gradually dissipate under the force of Qi Blood Power, his face was expressionless. Having killed so many, he no longer felt anything.
But inside, his mind was filled with myriad thoughts.
Had he not killed them immediately just to clarify the situation and ensure that he wasn’t making a mistake?
Perhaps.
In fact, under his Divine Thought, he clearly saw whatever the two wanted to do next, what their next move would be.
Asking questions was just a formality, the final outcome would not change.
Not killing them immediately was more about his curiosity; he really wanted to know if these two would regret their actions.
And he saw it.
They did regret, but not that they didn’t regard ordinary people’s lives as human lives, but that they regretted choosing the wrong place, facing him.
Wang Sheng had somewhat anticipated this outcome.
How could those people feel remorse?
“Seeing that kind of expression was quite satisfying, though!”
After all, he was human, not some so-called immortal, and had his own emotions and desires.
Upon hearing the words “so what,” he thought about how Zhou Hu regarded ordinary people’s lives as worthless, and wondered if he would feel the same if his own life were just as fragile, ready to be taken at any moment?
It turned out everyone has only one life, even the strong; it doesn’t change anything.
That fear, dread, was exactly the same as that of ordinary people.
To put it simply, he felt exhilarated!
Once powerless in the face of injustice and able to only fume in anger, now he could fight back, tooth for tooth; such things indeed brought pleasure.
“I’m not becoming a psychopath, am I?”
Wang Sheng shook his head, casting out the thought from his mind.
The problems were resolved, the affair had reached a temporary conclusion.
Of course, it was not completely over.
One Zhou Hu, one Jiang Luoye, both were from major forces, especially with Zhou Hu, the aide to King Yong Nian, being killed by him, King Yong Nian would likely not let the matter rest.
However, he had a rough understanding of King Yong Nian’s situation.
Not to mention how long it would take King Yong Nian to find out after he destroyed the bodies and erased the traces.
Just losing a Grandmaster alone was enough to put him in a difficult position, vulnerable to potential upheaval, probably leaving him no time to worry about Wang Sheng.
Besides, even if he were found, he might not necessarily be his match.
Thinking of this, his mind became calm.
“Let’s head back!”
After gathering his flying sword and the spoils of battle, Wang Sheng headed straight for the people of Qingshan Village who were evacuating.
The evacuation was ordered by Wang Sheng, through the village chief and Yue.
After all, he didn’t know what the situation was like at the time; if the battlefield couldn’t be moved, the fight could easily affect Qingshan Village.
Better to evacuate than to become a burden.
However, the two were weaker than he had expected.
Or it could be said that the effect of the God-slaying Sword was much stronger than he had anticipated, which allowed such an easy resolution to the affair.
Seeing Wang Sheng’s return, the village chief and a few martial artists gathered around.
“Yun Sheng, are you alright?”
Wang Sheng shook his head and said, “I’m fine, those two weren’t too strong. It’s all settled, we can go back now.”
“…”
Faced with what Wang Sheng said, everyone didn’t know what to say.
Not too strong?
They had witnessed the commotion of the fight, fully imagining just how powerful the two were.
But to Wang Sheng, they were just “not too strong.”
“Perhaps this is the confidence of a powerful person!”
Many people silently marveled to themselves.
In any case, the matter was resolved, and the people of Qingshan Village did not have to leave once more.
Not only that, the village chief looked at the aftermath of the battle and called in the village’s martial artists to fill in the remnants; the traces couldn’t be completely restored, but with a few rains, everything would disappear.
After eradicating the traces, secrecy was emphasized again and again in the village.
Qingshan Village then returned to its usual tranquility, as if nothing had happened.
Wang Sheng returned to his own little cabin.
Da Bai and Yun Xiao had become increasingly lazy, which had started a year ago after consuming the Medicine King.
They claimed it was transformation, but the time it was taking was quite lengthy.
Compared to demon beasts’ advancement, being spirit beasts, they seemed quite slow.
Why exactly demon beasts improved so quickly after consuming humans, Wang Sheng hadn’t figured that out yet.
Of course, he wouldn’t let Da Bai and Yun Xiao go down that path.
After all, no matter how fast they advanced, it wouldn’t match his own speed.
Might as well keep them as mascots.
After stroking Da Bai who seemed to still be sleeping, Wang Sheng returned to his cultivation cave.
His cultivation had been interrupted by the battle, and since his flying sword had not yet been fully tempered and the matter was now settled, it was naturally time to continue.
Especially since he had just tested the new function of his flying sword—the God-slaying Sword!
The “God” in “God-slaying” was derived from “Divine Thought.”
During the process of refining the Flying Sword, Wang Sheng discovered that the Flying Sword could also absorb the power of Qi Blood and Divine Thought.
The material of the Flying Sword once again gave Wang Sheng quite a surprise.
And as the refining continued, the Flying Sword developed new properties.
Apart from the destructive trait born from the power of Qi Blood, there was the “God-slaying Sword” which Wang Sheng used to kill Zhou Hu.
The Flying Sword could temporarily “spiritualize,” directly affecting an opponent’s spirit and killing unseen.
These two traits appeared because of the “refinement” and the exceptional nature of the material of the Flying Sword itself—missing either would not suffice.
The effect of the refinement was even more powerful than Wang Sheng had imagined.
Unfortunately, since it had not been completely refined, the “God-slaying Sword” could only be used once, and to use it again, it would need to be refined some more.
It must be said that the limitations were still significant.
Of course, the greater the limitations, the better the effects. Not to mention anything else, being able to instantly kill a Great Grandmaster is definitely not something that ordinary martial arts can compare with.
And the “God-slaying Sword” was just recently developed. The first trial had such an effect, its future potential was absolutely not low, not to mention—
“God-slaying Sword: 1 (1%)”
The God-slaying Sword even had a progress bar.
That is to say, the God-slaying Sword was recognized as a martial technique.
As long as one practices it over a long period, the God-slaying Sword will only become stronger.
Of course, what Wang Sheng needed to do first wasn’t to practice the God-slaying Sword.
“First, let’s completely refine the Flying Sword!”
The God-slaying Sword was a skill that appeared because of refining, so there definitely would be no problem in completing the refinement of the Flying Sword.
The power of Qi Blood and Divine Thought intertwined in the cave, and Wang Sheng began the final phase of refinement.
The progress of refinement had reached ninety-nine percent, but as with many other skills, the last bit of progress increased the slowest.
It took three days.
Only then did the progress of the “Flying Sword Refinement” reach one hundred percent.
At the moment of successful refinement, the Flying Sword emitted a blue, ghostly light, like a hazy soul.
Wang Sheng, who had forged and refined the Flying Sword from the beginning, knew what this meant.
The Flying Sword had become like a “Spiritual Body.”
Before the refinement was complete, the Flying Sword could also briefly achieve this state, precisely at the moment when the God-slaying Sword was used.
Just like how the God-slaying Sword could only be used once, without complete refinement, entering this state could only be maintained for an instant.
Now that the Flying Sword was fully refined, it could completely enter the “Spiritual Body” state, now a very powerful and deceitful Spiritual Heavenly Sword.
Wang Sheng had formed an extremely powerful connection with this Flying Sword.
He could truly make the sword move as his heart wished, not just simply using his own Divine Thought Control.
While moving the sword as his heart wished and Divine Sword Control had similarities, fundamentally they were completely different.
The former control of the Flying Sword was more powerful.
In this state, the Flying Sword possessed a spirit; though there was no Artifact Spirit, it no longer required Wang Sheng to control it with divided attention.
And not only that, the Flying Sword in this state had a very powerful effect.
“Retrieve!”
The Flying Sword flew towards Wang Sheng, and when it approached him, it disappeared into thin air as if it had never existed.
Wang Sheng too closed his eyes and, in a state of inner vision, saw the location of the Flying Sword.
Inside the Dantian!
After being spiritualized, Wang Sheng could directly turn the Flying Sword into a Spiritual Body and then absorb it inside his own body.
In theory, a spiritualized Flying Sword like this should head to the Mud Ball Palace.
But his Flying Sword was different.
Besides being refined by Divine Thought, his Flying Sword was also refined by the power of Qi Blood.
“Spiritual Body” was merely one of its manifestations, not the whole.
Therefore, the Flying Sword appeared at the location of the Dantian, or to be precise, above the position of “Great Medicine.”
This location was exceptionally special, situated where the “Great Medicine” in the Refining stage was.
Divine Thought and Qi Blood fused there and then became part of the Great Medicine.
Thus, this place contained both Divine Thought and Qi Blood, and it was where they were the most balanced. This balanced power could continue the refinement of the Flying Sword, refining it every moment.
And since the Flying Sword was refined by him, there were no safety concerns, and naturally, the benefits were significant.
“Emerge!”
The sword appeared outside his body once again.
Wang Sheng could clearly feel that now he could use the God-slaying Sword multiple times.
Not only that, the “Spiritual Body” state of the Flying Sword was not a fixed state.
“Transform!”
With Wang Sheng’s low shout, the Flying Sword once again returned to its original metallic form.
By the nature of the original material of the Flying Sword, this was impossible.
But the Flying Sword had such a change because “refinement” played a significant role, hence this phenomenon occurred.
In both states, he could freely switch, choosing the suitable attacking mode.
The “Spiritual Body” was more deceitful, directly acting on the spirit, while the metallic Flying Sword leaned more towards destructive power.
Neither state was superior to the other; it all depended on the type of opponent faced.
After the refinement was complete, Wang Sheng had a deeper understanding of the God-slaying Sword; in fact, the power of this level-one skill wasn’t terrifyingly strong. If the opponent was someone with a resolute spirit, they might not be killed in one strike—of course, as it stands, a Great Grandmaster at Zhou Hu’s level would definitely not be able to stop it.
The same was true for the metallic body; the metallic body didn’t even possess the Flying Sword Divine Power yet.
Considering all these, Wang Sheng sighed:
“There is still a long way to go!”