Chapter 68

Shen Xiang set fire to the corpses of Song Nanming and others, and to his surprise, after the fire, everything turned to ashes, but a two-foot-long golden light band remained.

"What is this?" Shen Xiang asked in confusion, then told Bai Youyou and Su Mei Yao.

Su Mei Yao and Bai Youyou, dressed in black and wearing black hoods, ran out from the storage ring to avoid being seen by others.

"Could it be a martial soul?" Bai Youyou's cold voice carried a hint of surprise.

Su Mei Yao bent down, gently touched it, and said confidently, "Yes, it's a martial soul!"

"What is a martial soul?" Shen Xiang had never heard of such a thing.

"It's something with unique properties, but we can't explain it clearly! In short, it's cultivated from true qi, or formed by heaven and earth. If it's an ice martial soul, after you integrate it into your arm, your fire-attribute true qi will turn into ice true qi when it passes through the ice martial soul in your arm," Su Mei Yao explained.

Shen Xiang was startled and said, "Then if someone who can't release true qi fire integrates a fire martial soul into their arm, wouldn't they be able to release true qi fire well?"

Bai Youyou said, "That's right, so martial souls are very precious, but we don't know what attribute this martial soul has."

This was the first time Shen Xiang had heard of such a magical thing, which indicated it was very rare. But why did Song Nanming have it?

"The martial soul means little to you because you can already release the five elements of true qi at will. You might as well keep it and sell it; perhaps you can get a lot of good things in exchange," Su Mei Yao took out a small jade bottle, activated the Tai Chi divine skill, generated suction, and sucked the martial soul into it.

"This seems to be a fire-attribute martial soul, likely cultivated by someone who practiced fire-attribute true qi for a long time under unexpected circumstances. Not everyone can cultivate this. It seems Song Nanming obtained it by chance and integrated it into his body but didn't know how to use it," Su Mei Yao said, now able to sense the heat of the martial soul.

Shen Xiang was secretly amazed. From Su Mei Yao, he learned that those who possessed such a fire soul were all powerful figures!

At the Chaotic Wind Mountain, a large stone mountain that wasn't very tall, many buildings were built at the top, including a grand palace. Shen Xiang didn't expect such a large black organization to gather in such a place.

Shen Xiang secretly admired his father, who, with the strength of the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, dared to create such a vast black organization and kill many important figures.

At the foot of the mountain, many people were patrolling. Due to Shen Tianhu's intrusion last time, the Chaotic Wind Mountain had become even more stringent, but it meant nothing to Shen Xiang. His father had already killed many high-ranking officials, making it easier for him now.

Shen Xiang already knew the strength of the Nine Toxins Gang, which was the use of highly toxic hidden weapons. As long as he was well-prepared, the Nine Toxins Gang was nothing to fear.

Previously, Shen Xiang was attacked by thousands of hidden weapons from all directions but remained unharmed. These hidden weapons were useless against him.

A member of the Nine Toxins Gang saw Shen Xiang suddenly walk out of the forest, immediately drew the large knife from his waist, and shouted at the others, "Who are you?"

"Shen Xiang!"

The Nine Toxins Gang members, seeing the handsome young man emit a terrifying killing aura, were all frightened. They had no doubt that this young man was the legendary Shen Xiang!

Shen Xiang, with a killing aura in his eyes, scanned them. Suddenly, the Nine Toxins Gang members quickly waved their hands, and countless steel needles of various sizes shot out from their hands, gleaming in the sunlight.

As Shen Xiang had expected, most members of the Nine Toxins Gang used such hidden weapons. For ordinary martial artists, it was almost impossible to defend against them, and they could be easily killed.

But for Shen Xiang, it was harmless. He raised his eyebrows, and a scorching true qi surged from his body, forming a protective shield around him, freezing the steel needles in place.

Shen Xiang looked at the sharp steel needles and smiled coldly, releasing a powerful divine sense to control the countless steel needles, turning them around to face the Nine Toxins Gang members.

"You must have worked hard to make these. Here, take them back!" Shen Xiang laughed coldly, and the countless steel needles shot toward the Nine Toxins Gang members like a rainstorm.

The Nine Toxins Gang members didn't have time to react as the steel needles pierced their bodies, turning them into human pincushions.

Next, Shen Xiang saw a scene that made his scalp tingle. The forty to fifty people nearby, after being pierced by the steel needles, suddenly turned black. They let out inhuman screams, and their bodies slowly melted, eventually turning into black blood.

The highly toxic blood not only melted their clothes but also slowly dissolved the stones and steel needles around them, showing how terrifying the poison was.

"This Nine Toxins Gang cannot be left alive!" Shen Xiang frowned, released a large flame, and burned the toxic blood, then rushed toward the mountain top.

As Shen Xiang fought the Nine Toxins Gang members, a series of bell sounds came from the mountain top. Shen Xiang knew he had been discovered, but he still rushed toward the top.

At the mountain top, there was no one. When he entered the grand palace, he saw a spacious and luxurious hall filled with black-clothed people. Suddenly, a large group appeared behind him, surrounding him, numbering in the thousands!

"Your father is dead, right?" A white-haired, short, and ugly old man walked out and asked in a very unpleasant voice.

"No, he's still alive and well!" Shen Xiang replied calmly, making the old man's eyes widen. Shen Xiang was sure this old man was the leader of the Nine Toxins Gang.

"Hmph, if that's the case, why did you come to die?" the Nine Toxins Gang leader said coldly, looking at Shen Xiang as if he were already dead.

"I didn't come to die; I came to take your life," Shen Xiang said solemnly, with a serious expression.