Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 65 The Arrival of the Three Women
Ling Xuan sensed that Lei Bao's physical injuries were healing at an increasingly slower pace, indicating that his world power was nearly exhausted and his cell activity had dropped to its lowest point.

Although I've also expended a lot of energy, overall I can still sustain myself for a battle.

"You think the Immortal Temple will let me go after you go back? Are you kidding me? You won't let me go either." Ling Xuan sneered.

"No, no, no~ I swear, I will never take revenge." Lei Bao looked earnest, his features almost squeezing together. Coupled with his burly appearance, if Ling Xuan hadn't seen how he tricked Ke Lun, just looking at this expression, he really looked like an honest, simple, and trustworthy person.

But Lingxuan just smiled coldly and didn't say anything.

His teacher, the founder of the Giant Axe, was an actor who could deceive so many of the strongest beings in the universe for countless years. In terms of acting skills, the thunderstorm in front of him was nothing more than showing off his limited skills in front of an expert.

Ling Xuan's offensive continued relentlessly, his three-pointed double-edged sword transforming into countless blade shadows, swiftly attacking Lei Bao.

Thunderstorm gritted his teeth and raised his warhammer with both hands to parry.

He looked utterly disheveled. His once imposing armor was shattered, revealing his battered body. His hair flew wildly in disarray, and his eyes were filled with exhaustion and fear.

Ling Xuan, this young man, has a frighteningly aggressive fighting style. In his first battle, he adopted a decisive stance, showing no intention of testing the enemy's strength.

This frenzied fighting style quickly pushed Thunderstorm, which was already exhausted from the previous fierce battle, into a desperate situation, leaving it with no strength to resist.

Another fierce attack came, and Lei Bao raised his hammer to defend himself.

However, the world power accompanying this hammer was too weak, like thin paper, and was simply not enough to withstand Ling Xuan's overwhelming strike.

With a loud clang, the giant hammer was slammed apart by the three-pointed double-edged sword. The blade then spun around, like a nimble snake, and darted into Lei Bao's armpit.

With a muffled "thud," the blade pierced flesh, blood splattering everywhere. Lei Bao's arm, along with the warhammer in his hand, was instantly and swiftly severed. The severed arm and the warhammer fell to the ground together, raising a cloud of dust.

"Ah!" Lei Bao let out a shrill scream as blood gushed from his severed arm.

Unlike before when he recovered quickly from his injuries, now Lei Bao's wounds were glistening with tears, but a new arm was slow to grow.

So, he endured the excruciating pain, mustered the last bit of strength in his body, and with a flash, fled frantically into the distance.

During his escape, he didn't forget to look back and conjure several bolts of lightning, shooting them towards Ling Xuan in an attempt to stop Ling Xuan's pursuit.

Ling Xuan snorted coldly, his figure moving like a ghost, easily dodging the lightning.

He kept walking, closely following Lei Bao.

Several seconds passed before a new arm slowly grew from where the thunderstorm had severed the arm.

It was clearly at its last gasp; both cellular activity and the power of the world had been completely exhausted.

As time went on, the thunderstorm's presence grew weaker and weaker, and the escape speed slowed down.

Ling Xuan, however, grew stronger with each battle, his eyes flashing with unwavering killing intent.

Finally, in a desolate valley, Thunderstorm exhausted its strength and could no longer hold on, collapsing to the ground.

Ling Xuan stepped forward, looking down at Lei Bao with no pity in his eyes.

"Your crimes are heinous, today is your death day." With that, he raised his three-pointed double-edged sword high, the crimson flames and silver runes on the blade shining brightly, and with a world-destroying aura, he slashed down fiercely at Lei Bao.

"No—" Thunderstorm cried out in despair, but it was all in vain.

As the blade fell, Lei Bao's body was instantly cleaved in two; its primordial core was pulverized along with it, and blood stained the surrounding land.

After collecting Lei Bao's corpse and the strange objects, Ling Xuan put away his three-pointed double-edged sword and turned back to the place where the battle had taken place. His gaze fell on the immortal armor that exuded a mysterious aura.

The intense battle that had just taken place did not attract any new powerful figures.

Firstly, the Ancient God Ruins are extremely dangerous, so there aren't many people who come here to train. Secondly, the Ancient God Ruins have a diameter of nearly 100 billion kilometers, making it vast and boundless, so it's not easy to encounter living people.

Ling Xuan slowly stepped forward and reached out to put the armor into his world ring.

"Puff, let's analyze this armor now and see how much it's worth!" Puff happily bounced out, quickly took out her instruments, and busied herself around the armor, beams of light sweeping across it.

After a moment, Puff straightened up and said in a serious tone, "Master, this is a very old-fashioned legion-standard battle armor. It should be a relic of a certain military lord-level immortal who came to conquer the Blood Luo World. It is 88% intact and can be used normally. Its value is about 50 Chaos Origin Units."

As she spoke, a hint of excitement flashed in Puff's eyes, "Looks like we've struck it rich again."

"Not bad, not bad." Ling Xuan smiled with satisfaction.

His net worth skyrocketed, and the adventure was incredibly rewarding, putting him in a great mood.

"Drip~"

Puff's clear voice rang out again, "Master, your three wives have sent a message that they have arrived in the Blood Luo World and are now requesting a video call with you."

"Connect it," Ling Xuan immediately ordered.

Almost a year has passed, and Feng Lishuang and the others have only just arrived. He is filled with anticipation.

The video call connected, and three bright, pretty, and uniquely beautiful faces appeared on the virtual screen in front of me.

"Ling Xuan, we've arrived. Where are you?" Leng Yanqiu spoke first.

"You guys fly over the clouds and head towards the Ancient God Ruins. I'll have Puff send you the map," Ling Xuan said.

Outside, there is no detailed map of the Blood Luo World. The Giant Axe Arena would not provide such detailed information to the geniuses training below, otherwise this so-called training would become just a game.

One of the purposes of the training is to cultivate survival skills and intelligence gathering abilities.

However, Feng Lishuang and the other two were not yet ready to start taking on cultivation missions, so Ling Xuan's decision to give them some extra help at this time would not disrupt their cultivation schedule.

Ling Xuan also flew above the clouds, and the two sides approached each other using their detectors.

After the four reunited, Ling Xuan led them back to the ruins of the ancient god.

He searched carefully and finally found a place where the malevolent energy was relatively weak, and then he had the robots of the Crimson Flame Dragon King start working.

In a short while, a spacious cave was dug for the three women.

"This place will serve as your living and cultivation area for the time being," Ling Xuan said gently.

The three women thanked them in unison, their eyes filled with love and gratitude.

After settling the three women, Ling Xuan decided to head to the cave deep within the ruins of the ancient god.

The malevolent energy here is too weak, making it unsuitable for him to temper his will and undergo transformation by malevolent energy.

Before leaving, he solemnly handed the Blood Luo Crystal and Blood Luo Medal to the three women and instructed them, "These are the Blood Luo Crystal and Blood Luo Medal. Try to absorb as much of the Blood Luo Crystal as possible before you leave. When the cosmic-level qualifying battle begins, I will accompany you to fly to the clouds. That is a forbidden zone for the strong in the Blood Luo world, and no one will disturb you there."

The three women accepted the Blood Crystal, their eyes gleaming with determination.

They knew this was an excellent opportunity to improve their skills and one of the key objectives of this training.

Ling Xuan turned around and resolutely walked into the depths of the ancient god's ruins.

Inside the cave, Feng Lishuang and the other two sat cross-legged, each picking up a Blood Crystal and beginning to absorb it.

Upon obtaining the Blood Crystal, a warm power surged through them, but immediately afterward, a powerful killing intent assaulted their consciousness.

Feng Lishuang frowned, circulating her internal energy to resist this force.

Leng Yanqiu and Ren Yaoli were the same; they gritted their teeth, their foreheads covered in sweat, and fought against this will with all their might.

Time passed slowly as the three women immersed themselves in absorbing the Blood Crystal.

(End of this chapter)