Chapter 119 - 116: Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source

"A Spiritual Source?"

The surrounding crowd was filled with shock. They knew what a Spiritual Source was. As a Source of Heaven and Earth Energy, it was an absolute treasure of the world.

Recently, they had heard that the Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source had appeared in the Southern Wilderness, causing a frantic scramble among various factions and drawing experts from all over to track it down. In the end, the Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Yet this young man standing before them had actually refined a Spiritual Source? Furthermore, he was a Spirit Master who had successfully refined it, not an ordinary Cultivator. This was utterly heaven-defying. Imbuing a manifested Spirit Body with attribute power would lead to a qualitative leap in combat strength, pill refinement, and healing abilities.

No wonder he dared to be so arrogant! It was also no wonder that Chu Yiming and Qiu Fengliang, two Third-Grade Spirit Masters, had lost their composure so thoroughly.

The higher one’s cultivation level, the more they yearned for a Spiritual Source. High-Grade Spirit Masters, in particular, knew exactly what successfully refining one meant. A Spiritual Source was the very thing they dreamed of!

"What... what kind of Spiritual Source did you refine?" Chu Yiming asked, his face etched with shock.

"The Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source!" Xie Shiming declared with a haughty expression.

"The Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source? A burning attribute!" Chu Yiming’s eyes gleamed with intense light. According to the ancient records he had read, the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source ranked ahead of many others among the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Sources. Although there wasn’t a definitive ranking, it certainly wasn’t at the bottom!

"A Spirit Master who has refined a Spiritual Source... I’ve never heard of such a thing before!" Qiu Fengliang couldn’t help but exclaim.

This was something they couldn’t even dare to hope for in their entire lives. To think that someone had actually obtained one, and successfully refined it at that. After all, even if one obtained a Spiritual Source, attempting to refine it was incredibly dangerous, with an incredibly slim chance of survival. Seeing a Spirit Master who had successfully refined a Spiritual Source standing alive right in front of him made it hard to keep his heart calm, even as a Third-Grade Spirit Master.

Of course, since Xie Shiming had already successfully refined it, snatching it back to extract and re-refine it was practically impossible. The Spiritual Source had already integrated with his body, and they had never heard of any method to extract it from someone for a second refinement. It was just like the food one had eaten, already digested and absorbed into the body. Trying to extract it whole was an impossibility. Perhaps it wasn’t absolutely impossible, but they certainly didn’t possess such heaven-defying abilities.

On the other side, Mo Qianqian was equally surprised.

This Xie Shiming had successfully refined a Spiritual Source as well? How did the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source compare to his Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source?

"This realm of yours is quite special. To think that a mere small place would simultaneously produce the eleventh and twelfth-ranked Spiritual Sources in the universe!" At this moment, the voice of the mysterious woman echoed in Mo Qianqian’s ears, emanating from his faint shadow cast by the candlelight.

Mo Qianqian thought in shock, "Eleventh and twelfth in the universe?"

That meant his and Xie Shiming’s Spiritual Sources ranked eleventh and twelfth respectively. But who was eleventh, and who was twelfth? How did his Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source compare to the other’s Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source? Which one was stronger?

"You’re probably wondering who is eleventh and who is twelfth, right?" the mysterious woman’s voice rang out again.

Since it wasn’t convenient for Mo Qianqian to speak aloud, he simply nodded.

"If you want to know, just fight him in a bit and see who is stronger," the mysterious woman giggled, then fell silent.

Mo Qianqian frowned. In truth, the eleventh and twelfth rankings were very close. Just like the eleventh and twelfth places on the Hidden Dragon List, if they were to fight directly, it was hard to say who would come out on top. Actual combat strength depended not just on the Spiritual Source, but on the individual. With the mysterious woman saying that, it was suddenly difficult for him to discern which was stronger and which was weaker.

Meanwhile, the crowd was filled with astonishment. They couldn’t see the Spirit Body, nor could they see the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source, but they had all seen the middle-aged man spit blood almost instantly. They had heard of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Sources, and now, none of them dared to look down on Xie Shiming. No wonder he dared to be so arrogant; he had such powerful capital backing him.

Chu He, Ye Xiao, and the others all stared fixedly at Xie Shiming. First, a monstrous genius like Asura had appeared. Now, a genius Spirit Master younger than them who possessed the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source had shown up. This was a bitter pill to swallow for these top Second-Grade Spirit Master geniuses of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Ye Xiao clenched his fists, feeling an immense pang of bitterness in his heart as he thought, "Why isn’t it me?"

Chu He, on the other hand, had a different thought: "I must become stronger!"

How many monstrous geniuses were there in this world? Once, he had believed himself to be the number one, the most monstrous genius in the Spirit Master Realm. But now, that was no longer true. If he didn’t risk his life to become stronger, he would eventually be eliminated from the competition among geniuses.

"A Second-Grade Spirit Master who has refined the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source... I’m afraid other Second-Grade Spirit Masters will find it hard to match him. We can only rely on Asura now."

"Who knows if Asura can defeat him?"

"It’s a bit doubtful. We’ve never heard of anyone possessing a Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source before. No matter how strong Asura is, I’m afraid he’ll be countered by such an absolute treasure of the world."

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The crowd began to worry about Asura once again. If Asura lost, the Great Xia Dynasty would not be able to salvage its reputation. The Great Xia Dynasty’s Spirit Master Banquet was originally meant to elect the most formidable and monstrous Spirit Master in the entire dynasty. If their Master Kui lost to the third-ranked genius of the Great Shang Dynasty, it would be a massive joke.

At the same time, they harbored doubts. This was a monstrous genius who had refined the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source. And yet, he only ranked third among the Second-Grade Spirit Masters of the Great Shang Dynasty? Was there really someone in the Great Shang Dynasty stronger than this Xie Shiming? Or was he just saying that on purpose?

The Eldest Prince wore a solemn expression, his mind already churning with various considerations. He was even contemplating a plan to ensure the two didn’t leave the Great Xia Dynasty alive if Asura proved to be no match for them. However, with a Third-Grade Spirit Master protecting them, silently eliminating the two would be incredibly difficult.

A Third-Grade Spirit Master was an existence capable of sweeping away everything in the Tongyou Realm. But having refined the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source, this Xie Shiming was bound to become a massive threat to the Great Xia Dynasty in the future. He didn’t know if Asura’s talent could suppress him.

"Well? Do I have the qualifications now?" Xie Shiming looked at the middle-aged Spirit Master with a playful expression.

The middle-aged Spirit Master snorted coldly and retreated.

Xie Shiming’s gaze then shifted toward Mo Qianqian, who was surrounded by beauties. "Does the Master Kui of the Great Xia Dynasty want to hide like a coward, or will you come up and fight?"

"I’d also like to see just how strong the combat power of a Spirit Master possessing the Heaven-Burning Spiritual Source really is!"

At this moment, Mo Qianqian made his move, slowly stepping forward.

"Be careful, Little Asura. This guy isn’t simple," the Third Princess warned.

"Elder Asura, do your best! I believe in you. You will definitely win!" Shi Muyao also clenched her fists in encouragement.

"This guy is yapping too much. Just because he has some Spiritual Source, he acts as if he’s ascended to the heavens. Just go up and beat him up, and that’ll be the end of it," Lao Liu couldn’t help but chime in.