Chapter 80: Level 36

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In the early morning, as the sun rose, the sunlight filtered through the trees and cast warm rays of light into the dim forest. In the woods, mist floated gently, accompanied by the sounds of insects and birds, creating a dreamy and tranquil atmosphere.

In this tranquil forest, dawn broke upon Zeng Yi. He sat cross-legged under a tree, with a faint blue aura surrounding his body, flowing slowly. The wind lifted fallen leaves, swirling around Zeng Yi's body as he closed his eyes and engaged in meditation and cultivation.

As the wind rustled the leaves, the movements synced with Zeng Yi's breathing - sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and eventually settling into a harmonious rhythm, natural and calm.

After a while, the wind suddenly ceased. The suspended fallen leaves in the air paused for a moment.

In an instant, a powerful and fierce aura erupted from Zeng Yi, causing a surge of energy to sweep through the surrounding space. The fallen leaves turned into sharp blades, shooting towards the surroundings and piercing the tree trunks.

Zeng Yi opened his eyes abruptly, and his pitch-black pupils sparkled with a sharp and piercing light, like sword rays.

"Level thirty-six."

Feeling the increased strength of his soul power, Zeng Yi muttered with a smile, extending his right hand and looking at his palm. He clenched his fist and then turned it into a knife-hand, slashing towards the trees in front of him. An invisible vigor burst out from his hand, cutting through the mist. The vigor struck the tree trunk with a loud boom, causing the tree to shake and leaves to rustle down. Upon closer inspection, a smooth notch appeared on the tree trunk, as if it had been slashed by a sword.

"Not bad, perfect strike! Thirty-six percent achievement of the goal!" Zeng Yi exclaimed with joy, standing up from the ground and raising his hands in the air, followed by a satisfying stretch. His body felt refreshed.

Since being chased in Suotuo City and killing those enemies, three days had passed. During these days, Zeng Yi had left Suotuo City and continued wandering randomly. He thought he would still be pursued, but until now, no one had caught up to him, which put his mind at ease.

Zeng Yi had fully recovered from his previous injuries. After experiencing several battles, he immersed himself in cultivation, and his soul power had broken through another level, which was cause for celebration!

However, it was unfortunate that he had gotten entangled with the Martial Soul Hall. How would he receive the monthly allowance from the Martial Soul Hall in the future? It was worth a hundred Gold Soul Coins!

He didn't mind being hunted down by the Martial Soul Hall personally, as he had a thousand and one ways to escape. If he couldn't win, he could still outrun them. What really hurt him was the monthly allowance!

Thinking that he wouldn't be able to receive that money anymore in the future made his heart ache.

Hopefully, it was just the Martial Soul Hall in Suotuo City acting on their own accord, and not a warrant issued for me across the entire continent. Otherwise, I can only retire in the Spirit Beast Forest.

But thinking about it, I haven't done anything outrageous. There's no reason for the Martial Soul Hall to target me. Why panic? It's probably just someone in the Martial Soul Hall in Suotuo Harbor being jealous of how handsome I am, which led to this situation. If it were in a different place, there might not have been any issues. Hehehe.

Zeng Yi comforted himself in his mind. Currently, his strength was still not enough. If the Martial Soul Hall really continued to chase him relentlessly, he wouldn't have a way to handle it.

Well, let's just take it step by step!

Zeng Yi shook his head, casting aside the unpleasant thoughts in his mind, and silently said to himself.

"Xiao Ju!" Zeng Yi looked up and called out. He saw a small tree beside him, with Xiao Ju lazily lying on a branch. Upon hearing Zeng Yi's call, Xiao Ju raised its head, glanced at Zeng Yi below, then stood up slowly, stretched lazily, and jumped down from the tree, landing on Zeng Yi's shoulder.

Zeng Yi caught Xiao Ju and rubbed its head, letting it stand on his shoulder.

"Let me see if there's any city nearby."

Saying so, Zeng Yi took out a rolled-up piece of parchment, unfolded it, and carefully looked at the map drawn on it.

After a while, Zeng Yi scratched his head in confusion, looking a bit embarrassed.

He didn't even know his current location, so what was the use of looking at the map? Did the map have a positioning navigation system?

Damn it, I wasted a Gold Soul Coin buying this idiotic map.

Cursing in his heart, he reluctantly put away the map.

"Let's just walk around and ask someone for directions if we encounter people."

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