Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Want to Compete in Numbers?

"A Half-Step Spirit-Connected Treasure: the Dragon Blood Battle Saber!"

Sensing the terrifying killing intent within the Dragon Blood Battle Saber, an indescribable joy filled Ye Wushuang’s heart. This killing intent was a perfect match for his Invincible Saber Intent.

"This is one of my grandfather’s proudest creations," Qianling explained. "Not only is it incredibly powerful, but it also has a special property: it can fuse with powerful Spiritual Talents or Celestial Treasures and be refined to increase its grade."

"Increase its grade!"

Upon hearing this, Jian Bufan, Ye Rou, and the others were stunned. The ability to increase its grade was something that no other Spiritual Artifact or even Spirit Communication Treasure could possibly do.

Ye Wushuang glanced at the Dragon Blood Battle Saber in his hand in surprise, then looked up at Qianling and asked, "Qianling, are you sure this was forged from Dragon Blood Profound Gold?"

"Don’t underestimate my grandfather, Ye Wushuang," Qianling said. "Even in the entire Grand Emperor Domain, you’d be hard-pressed to find more than a few people whose Artifact Refining Technique can compare to his."

Of course, she didn’t tell Ye Wushuang that his master, the Star Elder, also deserved credit for this.

The saber only possessed this miraculous ability to increase its grade because the Star Elder had contributed his own treasure, the Stone of Ten Thousand Transformations, which was fused into the Dragon Blood Profound Gold.

Generally, when forging weapons, the lowest-grade material is ordinary Refined Iron. Above that are Spiritual Talents.

Spiritual Talents are treasures formed from rare materials nurtured over millions of years. They possess spirituality, and once forged and engraved with Inscriptions, they can become powerful Spiritual Artifacts.

Beyond Spiritual Talents, there is an even more precious type of material: Celestial Treasures!

Celestial Treasures are nurtured by and born from the world itself. They contain a trace of the world’s mysteries and are exceptionally precious. When forged into weapons, they grant all sorts of miraculous abilities.

The Stone of Ten Thousand Transformations is one such peculiar Celestial Treasure. When fused into a weapon, it grants the power of metamorphosis! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

It was originally the Star Elder’s treasure, but he gave it to the Craftsman Emperor to help forge the Dragon Blood Battle Saber for Ye Wushuang!

In the future, as long as Ye Wushuang finds more precious Spiritual Talents and Celestial Treasures, he can fuse them into the saber and reforge it to increase its power.

Hearing Qianling’s explanation, Ye Wushuang frowned slightly but didn’t dwell on it. With the Dragon Blood Battle Saber in hand, his strength had risen to a new level.

"Let’s head out."

Qianling smiled.

Ye Wushuang put away the Dragon Blood Battle Saber and nodded. Only then did the six of them leave Wangtianya and head for the Endless Wilderness.

The Endless Wilderness was boundlessly vast, covering a large portion of the Grand Emperor Domain. It was home not only to unparalleled dangers but also to many Treasures of Heaven and Earth and world-shaking opportunities.

This was Ye Wushuang’s second time setting foot in the Endless Wilderness!

The first time, he had only touched upon a corner of it and had yet to truly enter its core region!

But this time, thanks to his breakthrough in strength, he and his five companions would venture into the depths of the Endless Wilderness.

Along the way, the six of them occasionally encountered Demon Beasts and Desolate Beasts.

When they met second or third-level Demon Beasts, Yang Qing’er and Qiu Mo would immediately dispatch them. If they ran into Demon Beasts of the Fourth or Fifth Layer, whose strength was comparable to the True Essence Realm, all six of them would surround and kill them together.

As they spent more time together, the six of them developed a tacit understanding.

With this unspoken synergy, the group steamrolled their way forward, entering the true Endless Wilderness.

...

BOOM!

BOOM!

At the foot of a mountain ridge, the earth-shattering sounds of a battle suddenly erupted. Immense energy spread out in all directions, destroying everything in its path. The violent tremors could be clearly felt for dozens of miles around!

"There’s a commotion over there. Let’s go check it out!"

Several miles from the ridge, three young men stood atop a small hillock, gazing in the direction of the battle. A glint of delight flashed in their eyes.

The three exchanged a glance, and their figures flickered. Like phantoms in the jungle, they sped toward the ridge.

All three had Cultivations at the True Essence Second Layer, and their speed was astonishingly fast. In just a moment, they landed in a thicket of bushes taller than a man and concealed themselves.

From there, they had a perfect view of the battle!

In their line of sight, two figures were locked in a fierce battle with a Fire-Scaled Beast.

This Fire-Scaled Beast was a Fourth-Level Demon Beast, its strength comparable to the True Essence First Layer. Its body was covered in fiery red scales that shimmered under a swirling, crimson demonic light.

As it roared in fury, the crimson demonic light spread outward, scorching the very air as waves of fire rolled toward the two fighters.

Of the two, the man had a straight and tall posture. His bangs were swept aside, lifted and tossed about by the scorching heat waves.

He wielded a long black spear. With a flick of his wrist, he thrust it through the air. The spear’s tip glowed, extending for several meters as the shaft shot forward like a roaring black dragon, piercing through the air toward the Fire-Scaled Beast.

The other fighter was a pure and lovely young woman. With a wave of her sleeve, a brilliant Spiritual Light flared, and a Spirit Sword shot out from within it, supporting the man from the side.

Although neither of them had yet reached the True Essence Realm, their teamwork was flawless. They coordinated to keep the Fire-Scaled Beast pinned down while attacking simultaneously, leaving the beast in a sorry state.

"What a beautiful woman!" one of the three young men hidden in the bushes couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. A fervent and wicked light ignited in their eyes as they stared at the lovely young woman.

"Lii Yi, Lii Kui, wait for them to kill the Fire-Scaled Beast. Then, we’ll strike together, take their treasures, and as for that girl... Heh heh!" Lii Xu gave a wicked grin and shot the other two a knowing look.

The two immediately understood. They could both see that the pair were quite skilled; the Fire-Scaled Beast’s death was already a foregone conclusion.

Once the Fire-Scaled Beast was dead, they would surround the duo. With their strength at the True Essence Second Layer, they could easily capture both of them. Then, the girl would be at their mercy.

BOOM!

Just as the three were scheming, the man with the side-swept bangs unleashed a brilliant light from his black spear, instantly piercing through the hard scales on the Fire-Scaled Beast’s head and running it through.

ROAR!

The Fire-Scaled Beast shrieked in pain and struggled frantically for a moment before crashing to the ground. The savage light in its eyes slowly faded.

However...

Before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, three figures suddenly shot out from the nearby bushes, swiftly surrounding them from three directions.

It was none other than Lii Xu and his companions.

As for the man and woman they had surrounded, who else could they be but Qiu Mo and Yang Qing’er?

The two of them quickly moved closer together, warily eyeing the trio.

None of the three spoke. Lii Xu ignored the pair and moved to collect the corpse of the Fire-Scaled Beast they had worked so hard to kill.

Qiu Mo’s brow furrowed. "Put it down!" he said coldly.

But Lii Xu just sneered disdainfully and ignored him, stuffing the Fire-Scaled Beast’s corpse into his Storage Ring.

At his side, Lii Kui sneered, "Kid, you can’t even save yourselves. What use do you have for this stuff? I’ll do you a favor and take it."

"A favor?" Qiu Mo’s eyes narrowed, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "You mean a robbery!"

"Hahaha, looks like you’re a sharp one, kid. In that case, let’s cut the crap. Hand over your treasures, leave the woman, and you can get lost!" Lii Xu shouted. Then, the three of them fixed their feverish, wicked gazes on Yang Qing’er.

Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Qiu Mo’s eyes as he shouted, "I’ll give you three breaths to get the hell out!"

"Telling us to get the hell out? Hahaha!" The three of them burst out laughing. "Kid, are you stupid? Can’t you see there are three of us? We outnumber you."

"You want to talk numbers?" Qiu Mo stared coldly at the trio.