The Great Ruler: Raising From Liu Domain

The path of monster hunting in the Dark Abyss wasn't as smooth as Liu Bai had imagined.

Leaving aside the fact that the spiritual beasts living here were all extremely ferocious, the most troublesome issue was that many of them existed in groups. Even if they were just low level spiritual beasts, once their numbers increased, the threat they posed would rise exponentially. In fact, even Divine Soul Realm cultivators would often have no choice but to flee when encountering such situations.

Moreover, the most dangerous part of battling in this primeval jungle was that if one couldn't finish the fight quickly and got entangled, they'd soon be facing an endless tide of beast attacks. At that point, all that awaited them was a desperate escape.

"It seems my plan to farm beasts in the Dark Abyss has gone up in smokes. I'll have to wait until the Academy organizes an expedition to the Northern Spiritual Plains," Liu Bai sighed in his heart after narrowly evading another group of mid-Level spiritual beasts the Greenrock Lions under the guidance of Liu Jingshan.

The Northern Spiritual Plains lay in the northwest of the Northern Spiritual Realm. It was also a region dominated by spiritual beasts, much like the Dark Abyss.

However, compared to the Dark Abyss, the Northern Spiritual Plains were considerably safer. That's why the Northern Spiritual Academy used it as a training ground for its students every year.

"Be careful. We've entered the territory of high-level spiritual beasts..."

Just as Liu Bai was lost in thought, Liu Zong's voice suddenly rang out beside his ear.

At this moment, they had left the dense jungle and entered a barren, ravine-filled mountain region. The landscape looked eerily similar to the Dragonridge Maze.

Liu Bai carefully observed the surroundings and found that the stone-strewn ground was dyed an ominous black. Even the air carried a strange, metallic stench...

"According to the intelligence we've gathered, this ravine belongs to a high-level spiritual beast—the Azure Scale Scorpion. It's ranked 182nd on the Earth Ranking of the Myriad Beasts Record, making it a powerful spiritual beast. If we can obtain its spirit essence, my strength will rise tremendously!" Liu Zong whispered to Liu Bai.

Liu Bai nodded slightly at those words. No wonder their journey had been so swift they already had a target.

That "Azure Scale Scorpion"… what did it look like exactly? Liu Bai was quite curious.

Thus, the Liu Clan party waited quietly on a hillside for nearly two hours. When the sun was about to set, a thick, greenish mist suddenly began to rise from the ravine.

"Careful! The Azure Scale Scorpion is coming out!"

Liu Jingshan lowered his voice to alert everyone.

Liu Bai immediately looked down the slope and saw a massive, green scorpion seven or eight meters long rushing out from a fissure in the ravine. It then swiftly scuttled along the valley, seemingly either hunting or patrolling its territory.

The most eye-catching feature of this giant scorpion was its jade-green tail stinger. Within the poisonous mist, it gleamed with a venomous light, emitting a pungent stench.

"You all stay here and protect the Young Master. Do not reveal yourselves," Liu Jingshan instructed the others in a low voice. Then, giving Liu Bai a meaningful glance, he dashed out without hesitation.

Liu Zong followed closely behind.

Liu Bai silently watched everything unfold. Naturally, he wasn't foolish enough to throw himself into a battle of this level. He was far too weak to be of any help.

Boom!

Atop the mountain ridge, powerful spiritual energy erupted from Liu Jingshan like a volcanic explosion.

That raging force swept out in all directions and manifested behind him as a colossal black two-headed dog, exuding a murderous aura.

—The Twin-Headed Demon Hound, ranked 98th on the Earth Ranking of the Myriad Beasts Record!

Though it only barely bordered on the level of a Heaven Beast, it was still far stronger than an Azure Scale Scorpion.

Clearly, aiming for a swift battle, Liu Jingshan unleashed a thunderous attack right away.

He stepped into the air, spinning both palms. A vortex of spiritual energy gathered, transforming into flames and black wind in his hands.

Spitting wind and flame the innate ability of the Twin-Headed Demon Hound. Having refined its spirit essence, Liu Jingshan could naturally wield these powers as well.

Windfire Pulse!

With a mighty shout, Liu Jingshan struck forward. The black flames under his palm twisted like a fiery python, while the other palm summoned a black windstorm stretching a hundred meters wide.

Such a terrifying scene left Liu Bai stunned.

This was his first time since transmigrating that he had witnessed the combat of a powerful cultivator every move could shake the heavens and earth.

And this was merely the display of a cultivator's own spiritual power. If one reached the Heaven Fusion Realm and began to channel Heaven and Earth Essence, the scale of battle would be even more staggering!

This truly was the Great Thousand World, a high-level fantasy realm where even low-tier cultivators could unleash such devastating force.

While Liu Bai was silently amazed, the Azure Scale Scorpion had already been terrified.

Its first instinct was to flee…

But before it could act, the storm and fire had already descended upon it. Realizing it had no chance of escape, its bestial savagery erupted. The stinger at the end of its tail glowed with eerie green light as it stabbed viciously toward Liu Jingshan.

It was trying to drag someone down with it!

"Hmph!"

Liu Jingshan snorted coldly. With a backward sweep of his palm, the black fire python spun around and intercepted the scorpion's stinger, while the massive black windstorm engulfed the entire ravine, lifting the creature into the air and causing it to lose control of its body.

Heaven-Splitting Spear!

At that moment, Liu Zong who had been waiting launched his attack. The long spear in his hand shot out like a blazing arrow.

Infused with his full strength, the attack struck the airborne Azure Scale Scorpion with deadly precision, piercing through its body and dealing a devastating blow.

Boom!

A deafening crash shook the earth. The mountain wall behind was smashed apart as the scorpion's body crashed down, breaking it to pieces. Already severely wounded, the beast was now on the verge of death from the brutal impact.

Liu Jingshan and Liu Zong both sighed in relief. Although the battle seemed short, any slip in coordination could have let the creature escape.

And if it had managed to retreat into its underground lair, even someone of Liu Jingshan's strength wouldn't dare chase it. The hunt would have ended in failure.

The two walked to the massive crater caused by the crash and gazed down at the mangled body of the Azure Scale Scorpion.

"Zong'er, finish it," Liu Jingshan said.

Liu Zong nodded and retrieved a glowing longsword from his spatial bracelet, preparing to descend and put an end to the beast's misery.

"Second Uncle, wait!"

A voice suddenly rang out. Liu Bai rushed over, flanked by five guards.

"Second Uncle, how about… you let me deliver the final blow this time?" Liu Bai said with a grin.

This spiritual beast grinding expedition was on the verge of collapsing, and now that a High-level beast had appeared, if he let this opportunity slip by, Liu Bai would probably never forgive himself.

"Uh… sure." Though Liu Zong didn't understand why his nephew would make such a request, he didn't refuse.

After all, it didn't matter who landed the final blow it wouldn't affect the spiritual beast essence. This wasn't like those spirit rings in a certain soul beast system where who killed it mattered.

Seeing his Second Uncle agree, Liu Bai's face lit up with delight. Amidst the puzzled gazes of everyone around, he took the spirit sword from Liu Zong's hand, walked up to the Azure Scale Scorpion, and thrust it straight into the creature's head…

Perhaps it was a final burst of dying resistance, but the Azure Scale Scorpion's body violently twitched the moment Liu Bai's sword stabbed into its skull.

Unfortunately, by now all of its legs were broken, and even its venomous tail stinger had snapped. Even if it wanted to take someone down with it, it was no longer capable.

That was also the reason Liu Zong had agreed to let Liu Bai finish it there was absolutely no danger.

"Ding! Congratulations, player, for defeating a high-level spiritual beast Azure Scale Scorpion across realms. You have received 3000 EXP and 5 Beast Soul Points."

The pleasant system notification sounded in Liu Bai's mind, and the smile on his face deepened.

In the next moment, a crimson spiritual radiance emerged from his palm, wrapping around his hand. He then picked up the condensed beast essence that had formed outside the Azure Scale Scorpion's corpse and handed it to Liu Zong.

Holding the beast essence, which contained a miniature jade-green scorpion suspended within, Liu Zong couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the right place to absorb the essence, so he had to suppress his eagerness and return to his father, Liu Jingshan.

"It's getting late now. We'll have to wait until sunrise before heading out again. You few, tidy up a bit and find a safe spot nearby to camp for the night," Liu Jingshan ordered.

This entire area belonged to the Azure Scale Scorpion. Normally, neither low-level nor other high-level spiritual beasts would dare to approach it. Though the scorpion was now dead, as long as its presence hadn't fully faded, the territory would remain safe a perfect place for the night.

As the sun dipped completely below the distant mountains, the world was instantly draped in darkness. A bright moon hung high in the sky, casting a layer of silvery light over the ravine.

Outside the entrance of a cave, a bonfire blazed warmly.

Liu Bai sat beside it, gnawing on a roasted meat leg. Inside the cave, his Second Uncle Liu Zong was beginning to refine the beast essence, with his grandfather Liu Jingshan overseeing the process.

Taking advantage of the quiet moment, Liu Bai opened up his Status Panel once more.

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Player: Liu Bai

Cultivation Level: Spiritual Movement Realm – Mid Phase

Spiritual Pulse : None

Cultivation Technique: Blazing Sun Art (Second Layer – 0/400)

Skills:

Common-grade High-level: Wind Piercing Finger (Greater Mastery)

Spirit-grade Low-level: Blaze Step (Beginner – 0/100)

Spirit-grade High-level: Great Sun Burning Sea Palm (Uninitiated – 0/200)

Experience Points: 3080

Beast Soul Points: 11

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After killing a high-level spiritual beast, his EXP had skyrocketed!

Naturally, the top priority was increasing cultivation. At this stage, it was still the most important factor…

To upgrade Blazing Sun Art to the third layer required 400 EXP, and the fourth layer would need 800. But going beyond that would require over 2000 EXP because the fifth layer represented the Spiritual Wheel Realm, a major threshold, and thus the EXP requirement jumped drastically.

"Then let's first raise Blazing Sun Art to the fourth layer. With the remaining EXP, I'll level up Blaze Step," Liu Bai planned silently. "And Great Sun Burning Sea Palm should at least be initiated it can serve as my trump card."

After a round of upgrades, his panel now looked like this:

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Player: Liu Bai

Cultivation Level: Spiritual Movement Realm – Peak Phase

Spiritual Pulse: None

Cultivation Technique: Blazing Sun Art (Fourth Layer – 0/2000)

Skills:

Common-grade High-level: Wind Piercing Finger (Greater Mastery)

Spirit-grade Low-level: Blaze Step (Greater Mastery – 0/1500)

Spirit-grade High-level: Great Sun Burning Sea Palm (Minor Mastery – 0/1200)

Experience Points: 880

Beast Soul Points: 11

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In an instant, the spiritual energy within Liu Bai's body surged severalfold, reaching the very peak of the Spiritual Movement Realm. Naturally, this upheaval didn't escape the notice of those around him, who all turned to look at him with widened eyes, as though they had seen a ghost.

"Hey, Old Wu… tell me I'm not crazy did the Young Lord just… break through?" a middle-aged man in black armor said, wide-eyed, poking the robed man beside him with fingers as thick as carrots.

The one called "Old Wu" was dressed like a scholar in green robes, holding an iron-boned fan. He squinted at the scene, then said,

"Enough, stop fussing. The Young Lord is extraordinarily gifted. After experiencing a life-and-death battle today, what's so strange about gaining enlightenment? Don't ask questions…"

Honestly, those last four words were all that really mattered. The rest was nonsense.

If killing a single beast could allow someone to instantly leap two sub-realms, then all these old veterans who had fought for over a decade would be Sovereigns by now, instead of being stuck in the Spirit Wheel Realm.

Still, the armored man understood the real meaning behind the scholar's words and immediately shut up just like everyone else.

The firelight flickered, casting Liu Bai's face in a warm orange hue.

After adapting to the sudden surge of power, Liu Bai began to process the information that the system had implanted into his mind specifically, the spiritual circulation paths for Great Sun Burning Sea Palm.

Now that he had reached Minor Mastery in this high-level Spirit-grade offensive art, he could finally unleash a portion of its true might.

But according to the knowledge in his mind, even to fully display the might of a Minor Mastery Great Sun Burning Sea Palm, the spiritual energy required was immense. Even though he had reached the peak of the Spiritual Movement Realm, he could only manage three strikes at most.

After those three strikes, his spiritual energy would be exhausted. Not only would he lose the ability to move, but he might even damage his meridians. There was no way he could afford to push that far.

"Looks like learning Spirit Arrays is becoming inevitable now."

Due to the limitations of Blazing Sun Art, his spiritual energy reserves and amplification weren't high, which restricted how often he could use powerful techniques. If he wanted to kill monsters more efficiently, Spirit Arrays were the best solution.

Level-1 Spirit Arrays could unleash attacks on par with the Spiritual Wheel Realm, and Level-2 Arrays could even clash with the Divine Soul Realm. Their destructive force far exceeded even the Great Sun Burning Sea Palm.

Most importantly, arrays didn't require high cultivation they only depended on personal aptitude.

And for someone like Liu Bai, who could add points directly and upgrade instantly...

Was that a problem?

Thinking to this point, a faint smile curled at the corners of Liu Bai's lips. In the firelight, it made him look unusually handsome with a subtle, mysterious charm.

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