Dual Cultivation In Martial Peak

Chapter 64: Let's Kill Them

"The results are..."

"... Far better than we thought."

After a whole day of diligent cultivation, the Hu Sisters finally opened their eyes, astonished at the progress they had made in such a short period when they checked their cultivation base, making both of them widen their eyes in surprise.

Initially, Hu Jiao'er had expected Hu Mei'er's cultivation to rise to the 7th Stage of the True Element Realm from absorbing the Bloof Beads collected while hunting the Ghost King Valley's disciples, but unlike what Hu Jiao'er had imagined, their cultivation soared even higher after they had absorbed the fifty Blood Beads they had collected within the hidden valley, reaching the peak of the 8th Stage of the True Element Realm, something that surprised both Hu Jiao'er and Hu Mei'er.

The Siblings Divine Art was supposed to bring Hu Mei'er's cultivation base to the same level as Hu Jiao'er's at a rapid speed, and it did, bringing her to the 7th Stage of the True Element Realm. After that, their cultivation bases would rise alongside each other.

"I'm not sure how much progress the others have made since we arrived at this isolated place, but I doubt it is anywhere near us, Mei'er." Hu Jiao'er commented, getting up from the ground.

"Big sis, I think we're the strongest in this isolated world after Su Mu." Hu Mei'er commented with a sweet smile, getting up before the two sisters walked out of the cave they were in.

Even after reaching the peak of the 8th Stage True Element Realm, the Hu Susterd were sure that they'd still stand no chance against Su Mu, even if they were to fight him together.

"Even if that's the case, don't let that get over your head. There aren't many cultivators with a cultivation base higher than ours, but there are still 6th Order Monster Beasts out there." Hu Jiao'er replied, looking at the centre region of the hidden valley.

6th Order Monster Beasts were equivalent to Immortal Ascension Realm Cultivators, so coming into conflict with one wasn't something Hu Jiao'er wanted.

The Hu Sisters could fight above their realm of cultivation when they were together, but charging head-on against a 6th Order Monster Beast would be incredibly stupid, especially when they were not prepared.

"I see." Hu Mei'er nodded.

"And after we leave this hidden valley, don't expose your cultivation. If there's a fight, let me take charge and only kill weaker enemies from behind." Hu Jiao'er ordered.

"Why?" Hu Mei'er asked, tilting her head.

"Because if you use your strength, I doubt you can hide your cultivation base; you practically jumped four stages in a few days. It's always good to hide some things." Hu Jiao'er explained, making her little sister nod.

"I'll keep that in mind, Big sis."

While Hu Mei'er was better at strategic planning, Hu Jiao'er had better survival instincts, so the two sisters perfectly balanced each other's strengths and weaknesses.

"For now, let's explore the central region of the hidden valley." Hu Jiao'er said, knowing that all the 5th and 4th Order Monster Beasts within the edges of the hidden valley had already been taken care of by the two of them.

If possible, Hu Jiao'er wanted to break through to the 9th Stage of the True Element Realm before leaving this hidden valley since they were at the peak of the 8th Stage.

Having made the decision, the Hu Sisters activated their movement skills and dashed towards the centre of the valley, occasionally meeting a few Monster Beasts, but as they moved closer to the valley's centre, they no longer encountered any Monster Beasts.

They could not even see traces left by Monster Beasts.

"What is that...?" Hu Mei'er, who was looking at a distance, suddenly muttered.

"What is it?" Hu Jiao'er asked, placing her hand on the hilt of her sword.

"It's nothing dangerous, but it's better to see for yourself." Hu Mei'er replied, and Hu Jiao'er relaxed her vigilance a little.

After travelling for another two thousand metres, the Hu Sisters came face to face with two enormous skeletons, and just by standing a hundred metres away from them, they could tell that those skeletons once belonged to powerful monster beasts.

After looking at those skeletons from afar, the Hu Sisters walked forward, and Hu Jiao'er commented. "These two must've killed each other."

"From the kind of pressure their skeletons are giving, they should've been above the Immortal Ascension Realm." Hu Mei'er added.

"Maybe Transcendent Realm?" Hu Jiao'er stretched her hand, gently touching one of the white skeletons, but as soon as she did, a burst of noise rang out and the bones crumbled instantly. Soon after that, both skeletons collapsed into a pile of dust.

"Big Sis..." Hu Mei'er looked at the pile of dust with a smile. "I think I found a way for us to break through to the 9th Stage of the True Element Realm."

"You mean...?"

"Only True Element Realm Cultivators can access this place, and this is a tremendously deep valley shrouded in clouds, so I doubt any cultivator would come here. The only reason we did this was that I could grasp the depth and the threats this valley had."

Hu Mei'er's explanation made sense, and after thinking about it for a few seconds, Hu Jiao'er crouched down, placing her hands on the ground.

"Big sis, this is..." Hu Mei'er was caught by surprise as the ground around them suddenly started transforming into a pit, causing them to go deeper and deeper into it.

"It's a trick I learned while training with Su Mu." Hu Jiao'er replied.

She remembered how Su Mu had used this same technique to bury her body in the ground, only leaving her head outside to tease her for hours.

Thinking about that incident, Hu Jiao'er felt embarrassed, but at that moment, a ray of crimson light suddenly flashed from the ground.

"Found them..." The enthusiasm in Hu Jiao'er's voice died down when she noticed that the two Blood Beads were only slightly larger than those condensed by 4th Order Monster Beasts.

"I wasn't expecting this." Hu Mei'er picked up one of the two beads, and so did Hu Jiao'er.

"... Let's not judge them by their size and try absorbing them." Hu Jiao'er said, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

"If you say so, Big sis." Hu Mei'er sat next to her older sister, closing her eyes.

Both of them had one Blood Bead in their hands, and soon, they started circulating the Sibilings Divine Art through their bodies, but the moment they did, their senses perked up as an overwhelming surge of energy flooded into their bodies.

To top it off, the energy entering their bodies wasn't pure; it was a mix of Monster Qi and Evil Spirit Qi.

The Hu Sisters couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with these Blood Beads, but they focused on circulating the their Secret Art, knowing that it was more than enough to absorb all of this energy, albeit with some difficulty thanks to their limited comprehension.

For all the Blood Beads they had collected, the energy within them was extremely pure and could be easily absorbed, but these two Blood Beads were completely different; Monster Qi and Evil Spirit Qi filled them.

If any of it were to be haphazardly absorbed, the cultivator doing so would lose their human nature and become akin to a Monster Beast in human skin, but with the Secret Art given by Su Mu, the Hu Sisters weren't worried about such consequences, but they were curious about the strength those Monster Beasts had in their prime.

As time passed, the Monster Qi and Evil Qi were slowly refined by the Hu Sisters, but these energies tried to not fuse within their bodies, trying to squeeze out of their meridians, only to get controlled by the Hu Sisters.

After a few days, the Hu Sisters had both absorbed one of the Blood Beads, and their energy had completely merged with their own, making them realise that if only a single person were to absorb these two beads, the struggle they would go through would've been a lot more.

Their cultivation method was simply perfect for the current situation, as the Blood Beads had struggled a lot, but against the combined efforts of the Hu Sisters, they simply had no chance.

"So these Blood Beads belonged to the Heaven Shaking White Tiger and the Earth Splitting Divine Ox." Hu Jiao'er commented, slowly opening her eyes.

The Blood Bead Hu Jiao'er had absorbed belonged to the Heaven Shaking White Tiger, while the one absorbed by Hu Mei'er belonged to the Earth Splitting Divine Ox.

"We reached the 9th Stage True Element Realm, so I think it was a great success." Hu Mei'er got up from the ground before raising her left hand above as a bow made out of Monster Qi appeared in her left hand, followed by an arrow in her right hand.

"Hmm." Just by looking at the arrow, Hu Jiao'er could tell that it was enough to easily kill a Peak True Element Cultivator with a single strike.

Hu Mei'er had implemented the power she obtained from the Earth Splitting Divine Ox within her Dao of Archery perfectly, increasing its raw power.

"Big sis, I think my arrows can now travel for at least two thousand and five hundred metres." Hu Mei'er said with a smile, causing the bow and arrow in her hands to disappear.

"That's amazing, Mei'er."

"What about you, Big sis? How do you plan on using the Heaven Shaking White Tiger's Monster Qi?" Hu Mei'er asked, clearly excited to see what her older sister would show her.

"It's a secret for now." Hu Jiao'er said with a smile, too embarrassed to admit that she hadn't yet come up with a way to implement the Monster Qi within her body, and she kicked the ground, jumping out of the pit they were in.

The Monster Qi within their bodies was powerful, and as long as they could integrate it with their existing martial skills, their powers would be boosted by a lot, similar to what Hu Mei'er did.

"Eh...? That's not fair, Big sis! Don't leave me here!" Hu Mei'er spoke in a loud voice, kicking the ground and following behind her older sister.

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"Mei'er... It looks like the thing you said about the Monster Beasts behaving strangely has become worse than it was before we left."

"It looks like the ones controlling those Monster Beasts aren't limited by the number they can control."

"The situation must be pretty rough in this place."

"From what I can see, there is another large group of cultivators fighting together against various Monster Beasts, apart from the man and woman in front of us."

"I see."

Sitting on the branch of a tree, the Hu Sisters looked at the man and woman who were desperately fighting for their lives against a dozen or so monster beasts, but not all of those beasts belonged to the same species, so their organised attack on the pair of cultivators was strange, with most of them being 4th Order.

If everything went well, the two cultivators would survive the situation, but there were still three 5th Order monster beasts for them to deal with.

"What should we do, Big sis?"

The Hu Sisters had been roaming around this area for almost half a day, getting a graps of the situation, and while they had a general idea of what was going on, there wasn't enough information to make any major moves.

"Regardless of what we do in the future, we need to get all the information we can, so let's save those two first. And if the monster beast tamers can only control 5th Order Monster Beasts..." Hu Jiao'er stood up, jumping forward. "... There isn't much problem for the two of us."

But if they could control a 6th Order Monster Beast, the situation might end up turning out for the worst, even if the Hu Sisters were to go all out.

"Hm? Big sis isn't using her sword?" Hu Mei'er watched as her elder sister dashed towards the three 5th Order Monster Beasts, and before anyone on the battlefield could realise anything...

Boom!*

With a single punch to its stomach, Hu Jiao'er killed one of the three monster beasts.

"... Her strength is as inhumane as ever, but why is she fighting like a brute?"

Even though both Hu Jiao'er and Hu Mei'er now had similar cultivation bases, Hu Jiao'er's physical strength was at least five or six times greater than Hu Mei'er's, who was slightly below average when compared to other 9th Stage True Element Cultivators.

"Forget it. I'll help out, too." Hu Mei'er raised her left hand towards the battlefield, condensing a bow and arrow from her True Qi, making sure to limit her strength as much as possible and only target the 4th Order Monster Beasts.

And thanks to their intervention, it only took about five minutes for dozen of monster beasts to turn into Blood Beads, and Hu Mei'er also jumped forward, landing next to her older sister.

"Thank you for saving our lives. We'll remember this favour."

The man and the woman cupped their fists towards the Hu Sisters, and Hu Jiao'er asked.

"Can you tell us what's going on with the Monster Beasts?"

"We can." The woman replied, explaining the general situation that had occurred after the Hu Sisters left for the hidden valley.

After getting the minimal information they could get from the injured pair, the Hu Sisters allowed the two to take some blood beads from the monster beasts and recover their depleted True Qi.

Even if the Hu Sisters were to absorb these Blood Beads, it wouldn't help them for the most part because the three strongest Monster Beasts they killed barely matched the 4th Stage True Element Realm Cultivators.

"So it's the cultivators from the Tian Lang Dynasty?" Hu Jiao'er muttered.

"What do you plan on doing, Big sis?" Hu Mei'er asked.

"What we came here to do... The Tian Lang Dynasty Cultivators." Hu Jiao'er smiled. "Let's kill them and absorb their Blood Beads."

The Tian Lang Dynasty Cultivators were the strongest individuals here, so absorbing their Blood Beads might help the Hu Sisters break through to the Immortal Ascension Realm in one fell swoop.

"If that's what you say." Hu Mei'er added.

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A/N:

You're now aware of your breathing, now you shall breathe manually. (idk what I am doing)