CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: THE AVENGER

After Wang Ruoxie left the Marquis’s Mansion, news quickly spread.

Because Wang Ruoxie was ruthless during the clan’s martial arts competition and crippled his brother’s Sea of Qi, he was expelled from the Marquis’s Mansion.

Effective immediately, Wang Ruoxie would no longer have any ties with the Wang Family of the Marquis’s Mansion.

Everyone who heard this news secretly sighed.

In the eyes of the people, the once useless Seventh Young Master suddenly turned into a prodigy with extraordinary talent, unleashing physical power comparable to the Seventh Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm with his cultivation at the Third Layer.

People thought that Wang Ruoxie’s status in the Marquis’s Mansion would be greatly elevated, possibly even becoming the direct heir to the marquis, but unexpectedly, he ended up this way.

Some even felt injustice for Wang Ruoxie. Many had seen with their own eyes that Wang Ruokun attacked first, almost killing Wang Ruoxie with a sleeve arrow.

Wang Ruoxie merely defended himself. Though his counterattack was a bit heavy-handed, he shouldn’t have been punished so severely.

...

In the main hall of the Marquis’s Mansion, Lady Wan sat with a grim expression.

Wang Lang respectfully kneeled below, saying, "Madam, although the young master’s body has recovered, his Sea of Qi is completely destroyed. He will likely never be able to cultivate martial arts again, just like me."

"You should head to the Royal City now and inform my father of this," Lady Wan said with a fierce look in her eyes, "The Marquis may not kill that little beast, but I will not let him go. I will use his head to vent for Kun’Er."

"Yes, madam."

Wang Lang agreed and quickly exited the hall.

...

Meanwhile, Wang Ruoxie had returned to the depths of the Tongyun Mountain Range.

He knew well that the road ahead would not be smooth.

After all, the first wife’s family is a significant force in the Royal City. If they send someone for revenge, it would likely be at least a Middle Stage, or even Late Stage expert, of the Energy-Introducing Realm.

Thus, he planned to break through to the Fourth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm, or even higher, before leaving Wuyi County.

Otherwise, with his current cultivation and strength, he might not be able to handle the impending ambush.

Before this, he also made a trip to Jisheng Hall, selling several potion formulas to Ling Xiang.

Now, he had five hundred thousand silver notes and a significant amount of alchemy and artifact refining materials on him.

Traveling to Inquiry Sword Peak would take at least a few months, so he had to be well-prepared.

Moreover, the Celestial Sword Sect is the top sect in the East Victory Kingdom; joining it is not easy. At the very least, he needed to condense his own Bloodline Power.

However, although the Essence Blood from Demon Beasts contains far more energy than the heart blood he previously acquired, it was now of little use given his cultivation at the Third Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm.

Yet, Tier Two Middle Level Demon Beasts were extremely rare in the Tongyun Mountain Range—he couldn’t even find one.

Thus, Wang Ruoxie had no choice but to hunt as many Tier Two Low Level Demon Beasts as he could to make up for the lack of quality with quantity.

In the following days, Wang Ruoxie focused on hunting demon beasts in the depths of the mountain range and using the Blood Refining Technique to extract their essence blood.

...

Southern Prefecture City, Zhou Family.

Within a luxuriously decorated hall.

"Father, I’ve discovered that the one who killed my second brother is Wang Ruoxie, the seventh son of Marquis Qingyun from Wuyi County."

A handsome young man in a white robe reported to a stern-looking middle-aged man.

"Marquis Qingyun’s son? This could be troublesome."

The middle-aged man frowned slightly and said, "Even though Wang Minghan’s cultivation is only at the Eighth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm, he is a marquis. It will require careful planning to target his son."

"Father, I’ve also learned that Wang Ruoxie has been expelled from the Marquis’s Mansion and is currently in the Tongyun Mountain Range."

The young man added.

"Alright, in that case, take some men to the Tongyun Mountain Range and make sure to bring back his head as an offering to your second brother’s spirit," the middle-aged man said, his eyes filled with a cold killing intent.

"Rest assured, Father, I will avenge Second Brother."

The young man nodded in response.

...

In the depths of the Tongyun Mountain Range.

After killing a Flame Tiger with a single punch, Wang Ruoxie extracted its essence blood.

Just over ten days ago, a Flame Tiger nearly killed Wang Xiuhui and Wang Xiuyan, and he had to rely on a Top Grade Mortal Artifact bow and arrow to blind it and eventually kill it.

But now, he could easily kill this even stronger Flame Tiger with just one punch.

After extracting its essence blood, the Flame Tiger’s corpse shriveled, almost like a dried carcass, its blood and flesh seemingly consumed entirely—an eerie sight.

This showed that whether human, demon beast, or other life forms, essence blood is the fundamental essence.

It’s a pity these demon beasts are of too low a tier, without the formation of a Beast Soul, and their essence blood is insufficient for condensing a Blood Soul.

"A few more Tier Two Low Level Demon Beasts, and I’ll have enough to reach one thousand drops of essence blood, which should be enough for me to advance to the Fourth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm," Wang Ruoxie thought to himself. Generally, a Tier Two Low Level Demon Beast yields at most five drops of essence blood.

Over the past days, including this Flame Tiger, he had killed nearly two hundred Tier Two Low Level Demon Beasts, obtaining nearly a thousand drops of demon beast essence blood.

He estimated that one thousand drops of essence blood should suffice to break through to the Fourth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm after refining.

Wasting no time, Wang Ruoxie continued to search for Tier Two Low Level Demon Beasts.

Just then, the sound of something slicing through the air suddenly reached his ears.

Wang Ruoxie’s eyes narrowed as he turned to see six figures rush out from the dense forest behind him, surrounding him in a matter of moments.

The leader, a handsome young man, looked vaguely familiar to him.

"Are you Wang Ruoxie?"

The young man asked coldly, staring at Wang Ruoxie.

"That’s me. What do you want?"

Wang Ruoxie frowned slightly and replied.

Among these six, the young man possessed the cultivation of the Fifth Layer of the Energy-Introducing Realm, while the other five were at the Third Layer.

They emitted a chilling aura and surrounded him with clear malicious intent. Moreover, the young man knew his name, likely making it a personal vendetta.

"Did you kill my brother, Zhou Jun, over three months ago?"

The young man pressed coldly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ruoxie understood that these people came to avenge Zhou Jun.

"Yes, I did."

Wang Ruoxie nodded nonchalantly. Zhou Jun had attempted to kill him and even tried to extract his blood to refine into a Blood Pill—of course, he couldn’t sit idly by.

"Good, then surrender yourself. Perhaps I might leave you with an intact corpse," the young man said with a cold smile.

"Avenging your brother is only natural, but it depends on whether you have the strength," Wang Ruoxie replied with a faint smile.

"Hmph, kill him," the young man snorted coldly and ordered the five Third Layer Energy-Introducing Realm guards.