Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 76 Six-Star Grandmaster

Time passed slowly, and before they knew it, it was time for Xiao Bai to send back a message.

Early in the morning, the training ground of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group was filled with about a hundred people, both men and women, all of whom looked tough and capable.

Dressed in white, Xiao Ding stood on the high platform with a gentle expression, looking at the group of people in the arena with a smile. His eyes revealed a hint of pride. All of this was earned by him and his brother through their own hard work!

However, when he thought of the news Xue Lan had told him a couple of days ago, his pride gradually faded, and he felt a little bitter.

Xiao Bai didn't even need to take action himself; the mere glimmer of lightning around him was enough to kill a Great Dou Master. Compared to him, what was his own skill worth?

That guy has been at the ninth level of combat power for so many years. I really don't know how he cultivated. I couldn't see through him before, and now I feel even less able to see through him.

Fortunately, he was a member of the Xiao family, not an enemy; otherwise, just thinking about it would be terrifying.

"Is everyone here?" Xiao Ding turned his head to look at Xiao Li beside him.

"Everyone's here!" Xiao Li glanced at the heads and nodded.

"Let's go then!"

On a sand dune southeast of Stone Desert City, the last wisp of yellowish-gray lightning in the yellow sand beneath Xiao Bai disappeared.

After a short while, Xiao Bai opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and bright. Facing the rising sun, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Six-Star Grandmaster!"

Feeling the power within his body that was far stronger than usual, Xiao Bai smiled. After refining the Earth Nether Lightning, he broke through to the third star simply by relying on the energy remaining in his meridians during the refining process.

His lightning seeds are simply imprinted with his soul through refinement, thus becoming under his control.

Xiao Bai would not absorb their essence to improve his cultivation level. In his view, these lightning seeds were just juveniles with unlimited potential, and he would not do something that would kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

These lightning seeds all possess their own sentience, and he regards them as his children. The path of cultivation is long, and they will accompany him on his journey.

Moreover, they are of great help to Xiao Bai: Xiao Yi's healing effect and Xiao Bing's domineering attack. Not to mention that the two can be used together to refine medicine.

As for the Earthly Thunder, although it caused him some trouble this time, it also gave him a great gift.

That's the location of the underground passage. Xiao Bai had already sensed the underground situation through the lightning he emitted while refining it.

The Earthly Thunder of the Earthly Branches truly lives up to its name, containing the energy of the earth's veins. In this desert, sensing the earth's depths is far more effective than relying solely on soul power.

The divine soul, attached to the lightning, could directly probe downwards for miles.

However, this location is about 300 meters underground. To get in, given his current strength, he would have to dig a hole in the desert, which would require a professional.

Xiao Bai's expression suddenly changed. He sensed that Xiao Ding was leading a large group of people towards them. He stood up and stretched, and his whole body crackled and popped.

"Young Master!"

The little girl followed the crowd to the foot of the small sand dune, and quickly walked to Xiao Bai's side through the yellow sand, her eyes bright and her face beaming as she called out.

Seeing her happy expression, Xiao Bai smiled, patted her pigtails, and nodded.

"Young friend Xiao Bai!"

"Xiao Bai!"

"Grumpy!"

Xiao Bai ignored the strange greeting, greeted Elder Hai, and then looked at Xiao Ding, saying with a smile, "Thank you for your trouble!"

"We're family, no need to be so polite!" Xiao Ding said with a gentle smile, holding Xiao Li's arm with one hand. He was the one who interrupted Xiao Li's greeting just now.

"By the way, when I heard you needed more people, my second brother summoned all his men familiar with the desert terrain back overnight!"

Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Li, only to see him about to say something but being stopped by Xiao Ding. His dark, cold face flushed red, and Xiao Bai couldn't help but tease him, saying, "Thank you, Second Brother!"

"Big brother, let me go! I'm going to fight this bastard to the death!" Xiao Li was furious when he heard Xiao Bai's words. He tried to break free from Xiao Ding's grip and rushed towards Xiao Bai.

"Calm down, calm down, second brother!" Xiao Ding used all his strength to pull the furious Xiao Li back. He felt a little helpless. His second brother was usually a very calm person, but as soon as he met Xiao Bai, he immediately turned into a brute.

"Let's get down to business! What did you call us here for?" Seeing that Xiao Li was no longer struggling, Xiao Ding quickly changed the subject.

"Drill a hole!"

"Drill a hole?"

"Okay, dig a tunnel for me at the location I described, about two hundred meters underground. Is that alright?"

"No problem!" Xiao Ding assured him. He had subordinates who were skilled in this. He didn't know why Xiao Bai wanted to do this, but he didn't ask. It was the rule for mercenaries.

Xiao Bai then pointed out the general location, and Xiao Ding pulled Xiao Li to arrange for people to start work. He didn't feel comfortable leaving Xiao Li here, otherwise the two of them would definitely fight.

If he hadn't heard news of Xue Lan, he would have had some faith in his second brother, but now... well, he'd better keep an eye on his second brother, lest he accidentally get lost!

Following Xiao Ding's order, the mercenary group of over a hundred people began to divide up the tasks: those familiar with the desert environment took command, while those unfamiliar did manual labor, all working with great enthusiasm.

"Brother, do you think the Sand Mercenary Group might come and join in the fun if we do this?" Xiao Li asked with some concern upon seeing the situation.

Xiao Ding turned to look at Xiao Li, whose eyes were filled with worry, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry! It's nothing even if you come!"

He didn't tell Xiao Li about Xiao Bai, afraid that it would upset him.

As for the Sand Mercenary Group, Xiao Ding is not only not worried, but is actually looking forward to their arrival. If it weren't inappropriate, he would have already gone to inform them.

If Xiao Bai can help them deal with that Grand Master of the Sand Mercenary Group, he is confident that he can bring all the mercenaries in Stone Desert City under his command. At that time, the entire Stone Desert City will be under the control of their Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

Xiao Li looked at his confident older brother and wondered where his confidence came from. However, seeing that he didn't say anything, he didn't press him for an answer, but instead became more vigilant.

"Xiao Bai, have you decided on the location?" As soon as Xiao Bai took the ring from Qing Lin's hand, Yao Lao asked impatiently.

"Yes, it's confirmed. The strange fire should be down there. Don't worry, senior!" Xiao Bai said confidently.

"Haha, good!" Yao Lao was overjoyed upon hearing this. Although he didn't know what kind of strange fire it was, it didn't matter. As long as it was a strange fire, even the Xuanhuang Flame, which was ranked last, would be fine.

His body refining only required three kinds of strange fire, and he didn't care about the specific ranking of the strange fire. Thinking that he would soon have two kinds, Yao Lao was a little excited.

He had been inside the ring for too long. If he could, who wouldn't want to walk openly and honestly in the world? Who would want to live secretly inside a ring?

Thinking of that "good disciple" who had caused him to end up in this state, he valued him so much, even treating him like his own son. But he never expected that the disciple would be so ungrateful for a cultivation manual. He was utterly heartless and worse than a dog or a pig.

"You wicked disciple, you didn't expect that, did you! I'm not dead yet! When I'm resurrected, I will personally take back everything I gave you!"

(End of this chapter)