Douluo Continent: Half-level Innate Realm, but a Sword Cultivator with a Heart-Only Mind

While Serpent Spear Douluo was busy searching for Qi Dao, Qi Dao rode his sword and, relying on the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak, traversed hundreds of miles back to the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Now we're much safer.

Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts rarely appear on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, so with Qi Dao's current strength, he is basically in no danger.

In the evening, Qi Dao safely returned to the town he had come from.

He and Li Luo had spent one night in town, so he went directly to the hotel where they had stayed.

I never expected to see Li Luo as soon as I entered.

Li Luo was in extremely poor condition, her face was deathly pale, and her left hand was empty.

When Li Luo first saw Qi Dao, she thought she was seeing things, but she quickly realized and exclaimed with delight, "Qi Dao, you really are alive!"

"It was just luck. As for Senior Li Luo..."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Luo's empty left hand.

Li Luo waved his hand and said, "It's alright, it's just an arm. If it's broken, it's broken. As long as you're still alive, that's all that matters."

As he spoke, a hint of lingering fear flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know if Serpent Spear Douluo would be in trouble if Qi Dao got into trouble in the Star Dou Great Forest, but he would most likely have to atone with his death when he returned.

Fortunately, Qi Dao returned unharmed.

However, a hint of curiosity immediately followed in his eyes.

"Young friend Qi Dao, how did you escape from the other person?"

Faced with the pursuit of a flying Soul Master at the Soul Emperor level, Qi Dao's chances of survival seemed slim.

Qi Dao pondered for a moment and said, "That man was arrogant and overconfident, thinking he had victory in his grasp. He was completely unprepared for me, and as a result, I killed him instead."

"However, my soul power is also exhausted, so I can only hide and wait for my soul power to recover before using the Deceitful Cloak to escape back to the town."

He had no intention of hiding anything.

Since Xue Qinghe has sent out a titled Douluo Teng, he will inevitably search for his whereabouts, and finding the short bat man's corpse will not be difficult.

Li Luo was stunned after hearing this.

"You...you actually killed that person!"

That's a Soul Emperor!

Qi Dao laughed and said, "Although he is a Soul Emperor, his Soul Ring configuration is too poor. His sixth Soul Ring is only ten thousand years old. Among Soul Emperors, he is probably at the bottom."

"And he was too careless. If he had been more vigilant, I'm afraid my body would be stiff by now."

Despite Qi Dao's explanation, Li Luo still found it unbelievable, exclaiming, "If word gets out that a Soul Venerable killed a Soul Emperor, it would surely make you famous throughout the continent!"

Qi Dao shook his head and said, "I would appreciate it if Senior Li Luo could help me keep this a secret."

Li Luo nodded.

"Don't worry, I will keep this a secret for you, young friend!"

Li Luo then told Qi Dao what had happened.

It turns out that the tall man with the scorpion tail dared to attack the Soul Saint because he was indeed quite skilled.

Li Luo fought him to the very end, but was no match for him. His left hand was even hooked by the scorpion's poisonous stinger, and he was poisoned. He had no choice but to sacrifice the pawn to save the king.

Fortunately, he was rescued by a powerful passerby at a critical moment, thus saving his life.

Needless to say, the powerful figure passing by that Li Luo mentioned must be the Title Douluo sent by Xue Qinghe to secretly protect him.

...

Qi Dao and Li Luo stayed in the town for a few more days.

Ostensibly, it was for recuperation, but in reality, it was to wait for the Serpent Spear Douluo.

Serpent Spear Douluo was unaware that Qi Dao had safely returned to the town and searched for him in the Star Dou Great Forest for several days.

Li Luo was also unable to contact Serpent Spear Douluo, so she and Qi Dao had to stay in the hotel.

Only after the Serpent Spear Douluo's search yielded no results did he return to the town.

However, he breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news that Qi Dao was still alive.

Qi Dao and Li Luo then returned to Tian Dou City.

On the way back, Qi Dao was still recalling the state he had miraculously entered when he was on the verge of death in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Sword Soul Realm!

It transcends the realm of man and sword becoming one!

Unfortunately, just like last time, this is only a one-time trial card for the Sword Soul Realm.

The only advantage is that Qi Dao entered the Sword Soul Realm ahead of schedule, which will make it easier for him to comprehend this realm in the future.

It's important to understand that even in a world 20,000 years from now, with an increasingly sophisticated cultivation system, those who can comprehend the sword soul will still be extremely rare.

Whether it's sword spirit, saber spirit, or spear spirit, as long as one can reach any of these realms, their future prospects will be limitless.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Soul Masters in Battle Level 1 and 2 are less talented than Soul Masters in Battle Level 3.

During this period, the cultivation system was still relatively primitive and incomplete. Even with great talent, one could only explore it step by step on their own.

Therefore, even a sword genius like Ji Juechen could only reach the realm of perfect harmony between man and sword.

Of course, whether he would comprehend the Sword Soul Realm before his time was up, Qi Dao did not know, and it was not written in the original work.

In addition, Qi Dao could feel that his understanding of swordsmanship had also increased significantly.

I'm afraid he'll be able to reach the state of oneness with the sword in one or two years at most.

If a master swordsman were to exchange ideas and discuss with him, this time could be brought forward.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Heavenly Dou City, Crown Prince's Residence!

As soon as Qi Dao returned, Xue Qinghe rushed forward to greet him, looking him up and down with a hint of relief in her eyes.

Clearly, he had already returned to the Crown Prince's residence before Qi Dao and Li Luo arrived by carriage, and recorded everything that happened on the way in a booklet, which he then handed to Xue Qinghe so that he could know the ins and outs of the matter as quickly as possible.

Upon learning that Qi Dao had nearly died in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xue Qinghe was both furious and terrified.

If he had known there would be such a twist, he would have secretly sent the Porcupine Douluo along as well.

Thankfully, Qi Dao is alright!

What shocked him even more was that Qi Dao had actually killed a Soul Emperor all by himself!

Keep in mind that his actual level is only level 58.

(Nine years later, Qian Renxue was at level 77 or 78. That level should be pretty high now.)

Of course, he was also confident that he could easily kill the Soul Emperor.

But what level is he, and what level is Qi Dao?

"Adao, how did your hunt for the soul ring go?" Xue Qinghe asked, feigning ignorance.

Qi Dao glanced at Xue Qinghe and thought his acting was superb; his expression made it seem as if he really didn't know anything about the process of hunting for the soul ring.

After he recounted the events, Xue Qinghe's eyes flashed with malice, his voice was icy, and he slammed his hand heavily on the table in anger.

"These fallen soul masters, it seems the Spirit Hall hasn't scared them off after all!"

Qi Dao could tell that Xue Qinghe was truly angry.

Temperament!

Qi Dao laughed and said, "The Spirit Hall has done a very good job. This time, I'm just unlucky."

Xue Qinghe raised an eyebrow.

"Does Ado also think the Spirit Hall did a good job?"

Qi Dao smiled and said, "At least in terms of helping commoner soul masters awaken their martial souls and cracking down on fallen soul masters, the Spirit Hall has done a good job."

These are his heartfelt words.

It is undeniable that some of the higher-ups in the Spirit Hall have indeed become corrupt.

But in the two aspects he mentioned, the Spirit Hall is absolutely indispensable to the continent.

Although there are still Fallen Soul Masters on the mainland, at least there won't be any Fallen Soul Masters with titles, right?

Let alone being banned, even being a Contra Master is extremely rare.

(Actually, there are indeed Fallen Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level; Tang San killed several in the City of Slaughter in the original novel. However, according to the original description, even a Soul Douluo is like a tiger without claws and teeth if they lack soul power.)