Chapter 199: Return, The Soul Master Competition is About to Begin_1

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"No beating around the bush, I want to cripple you."

Qin Xiao's reply was very straightforward.

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao's face instantly darkened.

Does this sound like something a person would say?

"Thank you for your frankness,"

he said gruffly.

The next moment, Soul Power surged from within him, not because he wanted to attack Qin Xiao but because he sought to end his own miserable life by self-detonation.

But how could Qin Xiao let him have his way?

Reacting faster than Tang Hao's oncoming attack, he punched Tang Hao in the abdomen.

The force Tang Hao had just gathered was instantly scattered by that punch.

"Thump."

Tang Hao fell to the ground, clutching his stomach like a shrimp out of water, curling his body and convulsing continuously.

He clenched his teeth and with a trembling voice said, "Qin... Qin Xiao... I swear, even as a ghost, I won't let you off."

Qin Xiao's attack was not simple; it had destroyed the meridians within his body.

From then on, his body was like a leaky ball, incapable of storing any Soul Power.

Qin Xiao sneered, "Heh, talk about becoming a ghost when the day comes."

Having said that, he picked up Tang Hao and went in search of Bossi, intending to undertake the next examination.

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Time flies, days pass like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.

On this day, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan gathered in front of the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, waiting quietly.

Qin Xiao had told them that today was the day he would take them back to Soul Land.

Tap tap tap.

At that moment, a series of footsteps sounded, and everyone looked up to see Bossi in a red dress, approaching gracefully.

"High Priest..."

Zhu Zhuqing and the others greeted her in unison.

Throughout the year, Bossi had given them quite a bit of help, guiding their cultivation, and they all felt grateful.

"Has Qin Xiao not returned yet?"

Bossi asked softly.

Ning Rongrong answered, "Not yet, but he should be back soon. Before Qin Xiao left, he said he would quickly complete Tang Hao's sixth examination."

The sixth examination... Bossi's gaze flickered for a moment.

She knew that Tang Hao's seventh examination was very peculiar—it was her evaluation of Tang Hao; if he passed, he would smoothly succeed the position of High Priest.

It could be said that the last task was something Tang Hao could complete in an instant.

"Am I about to be released?" Bossi's gaze suddenly became complicated.

In everyone's eyes, the Sea God High Priest was supreme, able to decide the life and death of countless sea creatures with a single word—how impressive?

But only she knew it wasn't like that.

The position of High Priest was actually a cage; the day she succeeded, she became firmly trapped here, losing all freedom.

And after inheriting the position of High Priest, she had never thought that one day she would be able to leave Sea God's Island!

Over time, she even abandoned that thought.

She resigned herself to her fate.

However.

At this moment, her heart, which had been sealed by cement, began to grow warm again, becoming hot.

"Didn't expect all of you to arrive so early."

Just then, Qin Xiao came from afar, greeting everyone with a smile.

Following him was Tang Hao, who now looked like a walking corpse.

Now on the entire Sea God's Island, few didn't recognize Tang Hao, and they all said that he was a man who seemed like a dog.

"Qin Xiao, did you succeed?"

Once Qin Xiao approached, Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

Qin Xiao nodded, "Of course I did."

As he said this, he turned to look at Bossi, "I've brought the man to you, the last examination can be carried out at any time."

"There's no rush for this matter," Bossi shook her head slightly.

"Why? You don't want to leave here?" Qin Xiao asked curiously.

"It's not that, I'm just afraid of complications. It's better to wait until the last step of your Divine Exam is complete before we have Tang Hao finish the final examination."

"That's fine too, but it won't take long,"

Qin Xiao agreed with Bossi's approach.

Over this year, he had not been idle.

Of the Sea God's Nine Quests, only the last two remained for him.

The eighth was to slay the Deep Sea Demonic Whale, removing the thorn in Sea God's side.

The ninth was to accept Bossi's sacrifice.

Well... Normally, that is the case.

But the final examination for Tang Hao was sure to bring some changes.

On the other hand, upon hearing Bossi's conversation with Qin Xiao, Tang Hao's face showed no particular emotion, but his mind was filled with complaints, "You two sure have it all planned out, a seamless transition, huh? But have you considered my feelings?"

It's just that his thoughts were heard by no one.

Of course.

Even if someone did hear, what difference would it make?

Nobody cared about his feelings.

"So, you're all prepared early?"

Qin Xiao looked at the others again.

It had to be said, they had changed more over the past year.

Becoming taller and more attractive.

With dewy skin that seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.

And having completed five quests, their advances in cultivation were immense.

The strongest among them, Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing, had reached the Soul King level of 59.

Meng Yi and Ning Rongrong were a bit behind, but were also at level 49.

It looked like they might break through the 50-level threshold at any moment.

Don't think this kind of progress is exaggerated.

Every quest completion results in the gain of approximately two more levels of Soul Power, right?

Even Qin Xiao thought this was a little less than expected.

But he believed that it would certainly drop jaws everywhere.

After all, the so-called Golden Generation of the Martial Soul Hall trio were now just slightly over the 50-level in Cultivation Level.