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A wisp of sea breeze passed by, and the ghost's soul completely vanished into thin air, as if it had never appeared.

The towering blood energy and resentment also dissipated with the sea breeze.

"Pfft!"

Liu Mang spat out several mouthfuls of fresh blood, his face turning deathly pale.

That was the ghost he had refined with his own blood sacrifice; in some ways, the ghost was his second avatar. Now that his avatar had been destroyed, as the host, he had naturally suffered substantial injuries.

Liu Mang was filled with anger, but even more so with fear.

He knew all too well how strong the ghost he had personally refined was and how terrifying its attacks were.

However, it was exactly this powerful ghost that had been slashed into nothing by that mysterious shadow.

What was the origin of this shadow?

"Could it be that this shadow is an avatar he's cultivated?" Liu Mang looked at Li Xiaoyao with resentment, unable to think of any other possibility.

The shadow still stood in front of Li Xiaoyao like a statue, like a guardian deity dedicated to him. Whoever wanted to deal with Li Xiaoyao would have to get past him first.

Nangong Yan swallowed nervously, looking at the shadow with some trepidation.

The many factions watching the battle from below had thought Li Xiaoyao was surely doomed, only for a mysterious shadow to suddenly emerge.

The one with the most complicated feelings was probably the Lion King.

The Lion King had wanted to win over Li Xiaoyao, but the Rakshasa Sect had unexpectedly intervened. Although he wanted to win over Li Xiaoyao, he wasn't foolish enough to offend the Rakshasa Sect for his sake.

While the death of Li Xiaoyao would be a regret for him, someone who easily provoked powerful factions, if truly won over, might bring considerable trouble to him.

Yet, things always developed in ways unexpected.

For the Rakshasa Sect, such a powerful force, to end up at a disadvantage against Li Xiaoyao was simply inconceivable to outsiders.

The Li Family of Xuan Country was indeed strong, but the Rakshasa Sect was even more terrifying.

As an Ancient Sect, the Rakshasa Sect was an entity that Xuan Country itself would treat with deference, and yet now, they couldn't even handle a junior member of the Xuan Country Li Family.

Liu Mang was undoubtedly annoyed and resentful, but his mind was clear; he understood that he could not kill Li Xiaoyao by himself.

And after several attacks, he had also discovered that the shadow was entirely defensive, perhaps even lacking its own consciousness.

In other words, as long as he did not attack, the shadow would definitely not strike him.

But likewise, once he attacked, the shadow would respond and eliminate any life form that might threaten Li Xiaoyao's life with swift and decisive measures.

"Boom!"

An overwhelming aura, deep as the abyss, burst forth from Li Xiaoyao's body.

Streams of spiritual energy transformed into tornadoes, as if descending from the heavens, pouring into Li Xiaoyao's body.

This sudden scene left everyone shocked, with their mouths agape.

"That aura!"

"Did he successfully make a breakthrough?"

"Unbelievable, to forcibly break through and actually succeed!"

"This aura, it's at least that of a Cultivator in the Golden Core Realm!"

"Since when did the Li Family of Xuan Country produce such a monstrous talent?"

Some exclaimed in admiration, while others sneered.

"So what if he's in the Golden Core Realm? So what if he's a genius? The Li Family has offended the Rakshasa Sect of the Ancient Sect."

With this point made clear, everyone suddenly came to a realization.

Indeed, even if the Li Family of Xuan Country has produced a genius, what of it?

The overall strength of the Rakshasa Sect is several times stronger than that of the Li Family.

"It really is a pity. Such a freakishly talented young man, if given time and allowed to grow, his achievements would surely be astonishing!"

"Heh, being a genius doesn't make it easy to become a strong cultivator; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth much."

Not everyone wishes to see a genius smoothly grow into a powerhouse. More people are envious of Li Xiaoyao for possessing a stronger cultivation level and higher talent than they have. They would prefer to see Li Xiaoyao die young in his path to growth, among these, the Luo Family, Long Family, and Hehuan Sect are the most eager.

The elders from Da Lin Temple stood below, somewhat conflicted.

The abbot had ordered them not to be enemies with Li Xiaoyao and even said that, if possible, they should try everything to resolve past grievances with him.

The elders truly couldn't understand the abbot's thoughts. Throughout the Human Realm trial, Li Xiaoyao had killed many disciples of Da Lin Temple, and Xiaoqing even killed an Ancestral Elder of Da Lin Temple along with the disciples who participated in the Human Realm trial.

Such a deep blood feud, was the abbot really planning to let it go just like that?

When the last spiritual energy tornado was completely absorbed by Li Xiaoyao, he slowly opened his eyes.

Two clusters of golden flames flashed through Li Xiaoyao's eyes. He stood up from the ground and before he could take in his surroundings, the voice of the Mysterious System resonated in his mind.

"Golden Body detected, completeness: 37%."

Li Xiaoyao felt joy in his heart, as it turned out just as he had initially thought—the completeness of the Golden Body was based on cultivation level.

With each advancement in realm, the completeness of the Golden Body increased by a point.

It might seem slow, but anyone who understands the strength of the Golden Body would know that although its recovery is slow, each point restored brought a significant improvement to Li Xiaoyao's cultivation level.

The moment Li Xiaoyao opened his eyes, that dark shadow also disappeared as if it had never been there at all.

Liu Mang, who was ready to flee, saw the shadow vanish and became agitated.

"This shadow probably appears only when the boy is unconscious. Now that he's awake, the shadow naturally disappears too."

"If it's just Li Xiaoyao, I could easily kill him."

Liu Mang sneered coldly and shouted, "Kid, did you kill a disciple of the Rakshasa Sect?"

Hearing the voice, Li Xiaoyao looked up.

"If you're talking about Chen Feng, yes, he was indeed killed by me," Li Xiaoyao replied indifferently, as though he was recounting a trivial matter.

Liu Mang was furious. The attitude Li Xiaoyao displayed in his eyes was undoubtedly a direct provocation. As an elder of the Rakshasa Sect, he had always been the one to bully others; no one dared to disrespect him.

"The disciples of the Rakshasa Sect aren't just anyone's for the taking. You killed him, so prepare to pay with your life."

Li Xiaoyao noticed a puddle of scrap metal at his feet, the remains of what used to be Liu Mang's weapon, the Nine-Section Whip.

"You're not qualified to kill me," Li Xiaoyao shook his head, his fists clenched tightly as strength seemed to surge into them inexhaustibly.

He had the illusion that with just one punch, he could blow away the man before him.

This time, by forcefully breaking through, Li Xiaoyao had advanced from the second rank of the Golden Core Realm to the fourth rank in one fell swoop. His soul's realm had even reached the pinnacle of the Nascent Soul Realm.

A typical Mentalist's soul realm is usually only one realm higher than their spiritual power cultivation level, but Li Xiaoyao's was two full realms higher, and even more.

All of this was thanks to the great serpent Orochi.

One could hardly imagine how powerful Li Xiaoyao's soul realm would become if he were to completely refine Orochi.

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