Start with the Soul Forge

Chapter 37 37. Hidden Rewards in Hanyun County
The execution method for bandits in Partridge Village is to blow their heads off with sticks, while the execution method for horse bandits is to behead them.

The horse bandit was pushed to the ground and laid horizontally between two stone pillars, with his head and feet held down and his waist hanging in the air.

The Mo Dao swung vertically and cut the man in half at the waist. His intestines flowed out directly from his waist and abdomen. Because the bandit was strong and could not die for a while, his upper body was still crawling and screaming on the ground.

Some people couldn't bear to watch it and vomited all over the floor. Even the students from the three schools looked unhappy.

As for the people who helped hold down both ends of the horse bandits, their faces were pale and they looked like they were about to faint.

Even when Mo Hao looked at the horse bandit who was beheaded, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

As accomplices in treason, the bandits were doomed to die, but they could still be killed quickly.

The armored horse bandits are the main culprits and must be punished with the death penalty to deter others.

When drafting the execution methods for the bandits, the county magistrate and the legal advisor proposed several cruel plans, including slow slicing, skinning, and burning with fire...

Some plans were not feasible, some lacked tools, and Mo Hao needed to kill to increase his energy and blood, so he proposed beheading as an executioner.

The remaining bandits were all beheaded. The execution ground was already covered in blood, and the pungent smell of blood was overwhelming.

What's more, the intestines that flowed out after being chopped off had an even worse smell.

After all the executions were completed, their bodies were not allowed to be collected. They were left exposed for several days and then left to be eaten by wild dogs.

After the execution, Mo Hao left in a hurry. The magistrate and others just regarded it as the discomfort caused by the first execution. They also ordered the servants to send some things to Mo Hao's house later.

Mo Hao returned to the room and closed all the doors and windows. Then he clenched his fists and concentrated all his strength into one place. Invisible chains began to appear on his body.

This time, invisible chains appeared not only on the wrist, elbow, and shoulder of the right hand, but also on the corresponding parts of the left hand.

Seeing this, Mo Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Now he was certain that the invisible chains that suddenly appeared on his body were related to the blood and energy enhanced by the [Soul Furnace].

Before, Mo Hao had already felt that the strength of his Qi and blood had reached the human body's limit of 200 calories, but when killing, due to the effect of the [Soul Furnace], his Qi and blood were still increasing.

Even he himself was not clear about the current level of his own Qi and blood strength. He could only barely confirm that it had exceeded 200 calories, but had not yet exceeded the limit of the human body.

Mo Hao himself didn't know what would happen if he continued killing according to the function of [Soul Furnace], but judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

"First the right hand, then the left hand, then the ankles, knees, and waist."

Based on the locations where the chains appeared, Mo Hao estimated that if his blood and energy strength increased again, he would probably have to hang more than a dozen chains on his body.

Mo Hao had no idea what the abnormality in his body was.

The only thing that can be confirmed is a vague feeling.

It seemed that these chains did not harm him and even had some benefits.

There is no point thinking too much about things you don’t know, so Mo Hao quickly put aside the invisible chains that appeared on his body.

He knew very well that his ability to reach this point now was inseparable from the strength of Qi and blood in the [Soul Furnace] that he gained through killing.

Since I have no choice but to use the characteristics of the [Soul Furnace], I can only trust my own feelings and believe that this thing will not harm me.

Glancing at the sun outside the window, it was already afternoon. Mo Hao opened the box in the room, which was filled with white porcelain jars that were as glittering as jade. The jars were sealed with wax and labeled. Tiger bone chalcedony cream, diamond essence, bear bile liquor, leopard fetus tendon pills, snake bile eye-clearing liquid, snow ginseng nourishing paste... and so on, dozens of jars of medicine.

These were all various secret medicines for practicing martial arts, purchased from various pharmacies and clinics with the county magistrate's seal.

Apart from the tiger bone chalcedony ointment, there were only one or two bottles of the other secret medicines. The students tacitly handed over these medicines, which were in short supply and basically unavailable on the market, to Mo Hao.

If it weren't for Mo Hao, they would still be trying to figure out how to deal with the man-eating tiger and the Partridge Village, and they might not even be able to find these secret medicines.

After all, just building good relationships with various pharmacies and clinics requires a lot of energy.

Moreover, the tiger bone chalcedony cream that Mo Hao distributed was enough for the students to use for a period of time.

At the same time, because the quantity of the secret medicine purchased was scarce and difficult to distribute, the students simply left the things with Mo Hao and let him distribute them, or simply let Mo Hao keep them himself.

There is an unwritten rule in exploring the Taixu Realm: whoever contributes more will get more.

From the current perspective, Mo Hao is undoubtedly the MVP in terms of kills and support. When Mo Hao gets these things from others, he is not only convinced, but even thinks that it should be so.

What is contained in the box in Mo Hao's room can be regarded as the best things that the entire Hanyun County can provide. All the magical medicines accumulated by Hanyun County over the past hundred years are here.

Mo Hao did not touch the other rare secret medicines in the box. Instead, he took out a large spoonful of tiger bone chalcedony cream and took it. That one spoonful was at least five times the amount that an ordinary person would use.

After swallowing the ointment, he immediately felt warmth all over his limbs. Mo Hao did not waste the medicine and immediately practiced the Golden Bell Cover.

The Golden Bell Cover cultivates both inside and outside, and the external training method is also open and closed. Mo Hao's blood is steaming as he dances, and there is a vague bell-shaped energy force covering him.

As the practice progressed, the invisible energy became more and more solid.

After the medicinal power of the tiger bone chalcedony ointment was completely consumed, Mo Hao slowly exhaled, and a stream of white energy spurted out like an arrow, then slowly dissipated.

"I am about to reach the top of the first level of the Golden Bell Cover. I wonder if I can reach the second level with my current condition?"

The second level of the Golden Bell Cover requires breaking through the limits of the human body. Only warriors with internal strength can get started. Mo Hao is not sure whether he can meet the conditions for practicing the second level now.

At the same time, when the Golden Bell Cover reaches the second level, he needs to use blunt objects to hit the body for training, which is actually a troublesome thing for him.

With his current physical condition, it would be threatening if an ordinary person hit him with a blunt object.

At the same time, breaking through the first level of the Golden Bell Cover is an extremely difficult task in itself. The Golden Bell Cover is difficult to learn and even more difficult to master. Mo Hao is not sure whether he can make a breakthrough before the college entrance examination.

Just put this matter aside for the time being.

Suddenly, Mo Hao looked up at the sky in a certain direction. For some reason, he sensed a huge sense of danger from that direction.

"It seems that the head of the Partridge Village has recovered from his injury."

"This exploration of the Grand Void Realm should also be coming to an end."

Thanks to [Mingyuan Youwang] for the reward.

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