Chapter Thirteen, Ninth Level

  "Just a single drop of spiritual liquid and its effect is so powerful!" Wang Shi woke up with a joyful expression on his face, and under the help of that drop of spiritual liquid, he had actually reached the mid fifth layer of the Cultivated Land!

  "My body is infinitely powerful!" This was what Wang Shi directly felt. Wang Shi felt that his body was filled with spiritual energy, every corner of it was filled with spiritual energy, and in the Sea of Qi, that thick fog had become even denser.

  And his own body had been tempered through washing and refining, becoming even more powerful to a higher realm! Even he himself wasn't too clear just how strong he was.

  "But this feeling is great!" Wang Shi laughed and said.

  After waking up, the body shook slightly, and the black substance fell off, revealing a somewhat fair ketone body, apparently newly grown skin.

  "Ah! How hateful, quickly put on your clothes!" Zhou Xuan suddenly covered her eyes with shame, her face bright red.

  Haha, someone just said they wanted to marry a certain person, now they're actually shy about it!

  "Zhou Kai!" Zhou Xuan stomped her foot in annoyance and embarrassment.

  Zhou Chen slapped Zhou Kai's forehead and said, "How dare you tease my sister, are you looking for death?!"

  At this moment, Zhou Kai shrunk his head, but shrugged and said: "This is a fact!"

  Zhou Xuanming flipped his right hand, and a piece of clothing appeared in his hand like magic. He threw it to Wang Shi and said, "Oh? Did Xuan'er take a liking to Wang Shi?"

  Zhou Xuan shook her head vigorously and said, "It's not like that!" Then she glanced at Wang Shi, who slowly put on his clothes again, seemingly indifferent. This made Zhou Xuan a bit angry, thinking to herself: At the very least, you bastard should show some attitude!

  Zhou Chen hastily explained and told Zhou Xuanming about this process.

  Zhou Xuanming seemed to have understood, and suddenly said solemnly: "Xuan'er, as a person, one must not lose the trust of others. Since you've made a promise, you must take responsibility for it!"

  "Ah!" Zhou Xuan was somewhat at a loss.

  "Big brother, this... isn't right, is it? Brother Wang, say something!" Zhou Chen said somewhat urgently to Wang Shi.

  Wang Shi only then looked at them and said, "I didn't have any relationship with her to begin with. I saved you guys, not for Zhou Xuan to marry me." Wang Shi hadn't thought about this matter since saving them, almost forgetting it entirely.

  Zhou Xuan's eyes lit up for a moment when she heard this, but some ripples rose in her heart.

  "See, Big Brother!" Zhou Chen finally let out a sigh of relief.

  "Heh heh, is there a reason?" Zhou Xuanming looked at Wang Shi with great significance.

  "At least for now I'm not interested in her, that's all!" Wang Shi wasn't stupid, Zhou Xuanming was extending an olive branch to him.

  Zhou Xuanming seemed to have gotten a satisfactory answer, and laughed: "Kid, you're really cautious, but it's just what I like. Looks like this drop of spiritual liquid was used correctly."

  Wang Shi thanked him emotionally: "Thank you, Uncle!" He accepted this feeling and remembered it.

  "Hmm! How does it feel?" Zhou Xuanming said.

  "It feels great," said Wang Shi.

  Zhou Xuanming suddenly said: "Want to have a spar with me?"

  Wang Shi was taken aback, his face filled with a fierce determination, and he said: "What's there to be afraid of? However, Big Brother should show some mercy!"

  Zhou Chen and Zhou Kai were also stunned, they really hadn't seen their uncle spar with a young person before.

  "This serves Wang Shi right!" Zhou Hong said with some schadenfreude.

  "I'm really looking forward to it, how can Big Brother bully him!" Zhou Xuan suddenly became angry.

  "It shouldn't be too bad, right?" Zhou Xinquan muttered.

  …………..

  It was already sunset at this time, and the day passed like this.

  All that can be seen is in the midst of a dense forest, two shadows collided with each other, producing a dull explosive sound.

  Wang Shiling's spiritual power went wild and a blast of spiritual energy shot out from his palm, then collided fiercely with Zhou Xuanming.

  Rumble rumble

  Wang Shi felt as if he had been pressed onto a metal plate, and then a strong force surged from his arm, burning hotly, sending Wang Shi tumbling through the air for several somersaults, retreating dozens of feet before finally standing still.

  A surge of fiery sensation welled up in his chest, and Wang Shi hastily smoothed it over, his face somewhat pale.

  "Be careful, Wang Shi!" Zhou Xuanming slapped a palm over.

  Wang Shi felt a strong sense of oppression coming immediately, Wang Shi's spiritual power rotated rapidly, and a burst of his peak state power surged out.

  "Charge!" Wang Shi shouted loudly, a surge of high morale was stirred up!

  Boom

  Wang Shi felt the oppressive feeling approaching, almost suffocating. The two collided, and Wang Shi was still knocked back, crashing into a large tree.

  Wang Shi couldn't help but smile wryly, this was totally bullying him.

  Zhou Xuanming came at him again with a blow, but Wang Shi didn't plan on going toe-to-toe with him this time.

  Only Wang Shi's figure dodged, making Zhou Xuanming's attack ineffective.

  "Haha!" Zhou Xuanming laughed and said.

  His hand movement at this moment suddenly smashed towards Wang Shi again.

  Wang Shi's two hands were hard and resistant, his spiritual power bursting out in full force, like a white snake dancing wildly.

  Boom

  Wang Shi was still knocked to the ground, and mud splashed everywhere.

  Wang Shi's face turned even paler, his blood surged up, and his spiritual energy shrunk by a small margin.

  "My own strength and speed are being completely suppressed!" Wang Shi said.

  "Uncle, I really can't take it anymore!" Wang Shi said with a deep breath.

  "Haha!" Zhou Xuanming was also somewhat surprised, although he hadn't used his full strength, but this was enough to severely injure a Seventh Layer Qi Refining cultivator! And yet Wang Shi had only been knocked back, without even spitting out blood. This caused him to look at Wang Shi with an even higher level of regard.

  "Awesome! And Grandmaster obviously didn't use his full strength, yet he was still defeated!" Wang Shi only then realized how big the gap between them was! However, he wasn't discouraged at all.

  "The cultivators of the Primordial Ruins are actually not considered true cultivators, at least not those in the first eight layers." Zhou Xuanming said to Wang Shi.

  "Why." Wang Shi was surprised, then listened carefully.

  "For those who are at the ninth level or have a strong Lingzhu, the difference in spiritual power accumulated in the first eight levels is not much different, so it's very common to fight across levels." Zhou Xuanming said.

  At this time, Zhou Chen and others also came over. They didn't expect that the big brother would be so ruthless, while Wang Shi was unscathed, leaving them speechless. How strong is this body?!

  Wang Shi was initially puzzled, but soon understood. Compared to the ninth layer of condensed bead masters, their spiritual power density must be terrifying.

  "After reaching the ninth level, the gap in strength between the early, middle and late stages is enormous, making it even more difficult to advance. To put it simply, a mid-ninth level can take on four or five early ninth levels, while a late-stage ninth level is almost invincible in the wilderness! If they were to get angry, an early or mid-ninth level would hardly have any chance of survival. Even if over ten people went together, the outcome would still be the same - the gap between them is like the distance between heaven and earth." Zhou Xuanming said with a sigh.

  Wang Shi was shocked and couldn't understand why there would be such a huge difference on the ninth floor.

  "You should know that the ninth layer is about to catch up with the Cong Pearl, how can it not be powerful?" Zhou Xuanming seemed to have seen Wang Shi's doubts.

  "Is the bead really that powerful?" Wang Shi asked with a puzzled tone.

  Zhou Xuanming felt a little fearful and respectful: "Very powerful, even I, for the strong who condensed the pearl, would be just one finger away from death!"

  Wang Shi's heart was stirred up like a huge wave, and he only then realized how formidable Cong Zhuan was. No matter how strong he himself was, he was still just a small figure after all!

  ………..

  "Do you want to hear the story of the Condensed Bead?" Zhou Xuanming suddenly said.

  Wang Shi nodded vigorously, his eyes shining brightly.