Stunned, Qin Xue Xin rebuked, "Hey, how can you make a bet with someone like that?
Don't you know it's very unreasonable? "
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
A cold stab of pain came from his body. Qin Shi quickly waved his hand and said, "Alright, if Senior Ku Deng loses, I'll agree to whatever you want."
"Are you sure?"
"I mean what I say!" Qin Shi said decisively.
Only then did Qin Xue Xin reveal a satisfied smile. Her beautiful eyes looked at the battlefield with worry. Xuan Xiao and Ku Deng stared at each other for a long time.
In the beginning, neither of them acted rashly. Xuan Xiao's mind wasn't on the battle, but on how to escape. His gaze swept around and finally landed on Ku Deng. He thought to himself, With Qin Shi's personality, he definitely won't let Ku Deng be killed. If I can capture him alive, there might be a chance of survival.
Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Old thing, since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish!"
Ku Deng sneered. With a twist of his hand, a string of withered yellow vines flew out like pythons. "Hehe, when this old man was moving unhindered in the northern region, you were still playing rope flipping in your mother's womb. You actually dare to shamelessly call yourself this seat?"
"You overestimate yourself!"
Under the tens of thousands of vines, Xuan Xiao was calm and composed. Flames burned between his fingers as he charged forward and burned all of them with the momentum of a prairie fire.
After dealing with the vines, Xuan Xiao's spirit energy surged. He raised his palm and a fire dragon appeared. It spread out and pierced towards Ku Deng's chest.
Withered Lamp's eyes narrowed as he hurriedly placed his hands on his chest. There was a huge gap between the Heavenly Realm and the Cryptic Spirit Realm. Even his hands were unable to cross it, and he was sent flying dozens of meters away.
What was chilling was that Xuan Xiao didn't stop there. Instead, he took advantage of the momentum and leaped into the air. A series of afterimages swayed through the rocks and arrived behind Ku Deng. His five fingers pressed directly against Ku Deng's bent waist, and he forcefully tapped.
Bang!
With a loud bang, five dazzling flames shot out like cannonballs. In an instant, they passed through Ku Deng's waist and landed on his chest, creating five bottomless holes in the ground in front of him.
The crowd was shocked. Huo Caidie came forward worriedly and shouted, "Ku Deng!"
"Senior Ku Deng!" Qin Xuexin called out angrily.
Just when many people were about to make a move, a golden light suddenly swept out from Qin Shi's palm. It slashed open a ravine on the ground and stopped them. "All of you are not allowed to make a move!"
Huo Caidie's expression changed, and she reproached, "Kid, are you crazy?
Ku Deng will die! "
"Yes, Shi Tou!"
Qin Xue Xin had the mind of a little girl. She said coquettishly, "I'll go home with you. I'll go home with you, okay? You win this time."
Feeling somewhat speechless, Qin Shi said, "Well, you must have mistaken me for wanting to win the bet, that's why I don't want outsiders to help me, right?"
"There's another reason?" Qin Xue Xin was puzzled.
Qin Shi didn't respond. He raised his head resolutely and said, "Have you ever wondered why Senior Ku Deng insisted on fighting Xuan Xiao even though he knew he wasn't a match for Xuan Xiao?"
At this point, he shifted his gaze to Huo Caidie, "Senior, you and Senior Ku Deng have known each other for a hundred years. Don't you understand him at all?"
Huo Caidie's body trembled after being questioned, and she didn't say anything for a while.
In the silence, Qin Shi said to Qin Xue Xin, "Xue Xin, do you remember the scene in the blood lake at the Passionless Cliff and what I said to you?"
Frowning slightly, Qin Xue Xin fell into a trance. She recalled that when they were surrounded by dozens of blood puppets, Qin Shi knew he wasn't a match for them, and he knew he would die, but he resolutely stood in front of her and didn't take a single step back.
At that time, what Qin Shi said was...
Suddenly remembering something, Qin Xue Xin raised her head and said, "You mean … dignity?"
Nodding deeply, Qin Shi said, "That's right. For Senior Ku Deng, this isn't just a battle of spiritual energy, it's also a battle for his dignity and beliefs."
The noisy crowd couldn't help but tremble.
Zhu Shanzhi walked up from behind and patted Huo Caidie's shoulder, saying, "Little friend Qin Shi is right. We can't take part in this battle. Ku Deng can only rely on himself."
"But … he will die!"
"He won't!"
Qin Shi suddenly turned around and said with a bright smile, "You have to believe that the strength of a person's beliefs is sometimes far greater than their spiritual energy cultivation!"
Suddenly meeting Qin Shi's gaze, a fascinating light flashed in his deep, black eyes. Thinking back to how Qin Shi, who was only at the Spirit Sealing Realm, fought against dozens of Spirit Breaking Realm blood puppets and escaped from death in the end, Qin Xue Xin smiled, "Yes, I believe you."
Thump!
With a hole in his chest, Ku Deng knelt in the dust.
Standing behind him, Xuan Xiao laughed proudly, "Haha, old fart, I told you you weren't my match. You lost, you lost!"
"Lost?
I didn't. "
Ku Deng's withered palm pushed against the ground, and he suddenly revealed a strange smile, "This time, I won't give up!"
"Burn!"
Boom!
Inexplicably, torrential flames burst out from his palm. Within the raging flames, a pitch-black demonic symbol ignited. Suddenly, a vast and mighty power was generated. The power disrupted the blue dome of heaven, and a black panther galloped in the sky.
"Wraith Seal?"
The sudden phenomenon caused many people to be alarmed.
"Such terrifying power. This Wraith Seal was refined by an Arcane Spirit Realm wild beast?" Huo Caidie and Zhu Shanzhi's eyes widened.
Those who followed Qin Shi weren't surprised.
Qin Xue Xin smiled and patted Qin Shi's shoulder, "So, you were prepared?"
"If I wasn't prepared, how would I dare to make a bet with someone as smart as you?"
"Alright, you tricked me on purpose, didn't you?"
Hearing this, Qin Xuexin pouted her cheeks and rolled her eyes. "No, I can't let it go this time."
"Don't, a five-marked Wraith Seal can be sold for two million spiritual stones."
Qin Shi's face sank, and he cried out in pain, "Beauty Xue Xin, let's keep our promise. I'll buy you to accompany me home for two million spiritual stones. You shouldn't reject me just because of my sincerity, right?"
Unexpectedly, Qin Xuexin's face sank after hearing this. She pouted and scolded, "Oh, so I'm only worth two million Upper Grade Spiritual Stones in your heart?"
"… …"
Speechless for a time, Qin Shi's mental strength was exhausted. He discovered that no matter what kind of woman it was, from a Sect's Holy Maiden like Qin Xuexin to an ordinary girl from an ordinary family, being unreasonable was their innate nature, and they didn't need to be taught.
"Alright, I agree."
Looking at Qin Shi's worried face, Qin Xue Xin couldn't help but smile.
Looking back at the battlefield, the black panther circled around the green sky three times, scuttling into the space between Ku Deng's eyebrows. Soon after, his muscles suddenly bulged, and his arms became more than three meters thick. He faced the sky and roared, "Roar …"
The roar was filled with a terrifying pressure, and Xuan Xiao couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Damn it, a five-marked Wraith Seal?
Why do you have such a terrifying thing? "
Xuan Xiao clenched his teeth and panicked. The five-marked Wraith Seal was a treasure that even the Sky Burning Sect didn't have.
Ku Deng was already at the peak of the Cryptic Spirit Realm, and with the help of the Wraith Seal, his spiritual power was enough to fight against a Heaven Realm cultivator. Coupled with the terrifying body of a wild beast, he could even suppress Xuan Xiao to a certain extent.
Bang!
He swung his sharp claws and struck Xuan Xiao's chest.
Boom!
This time, Xuan Xiao was sent flying dozens of meters away, and he only managed to stop himself after grabbing a huge rock with one hand. But this wasn't the end. Ku Deng, who had turned into a black panther, was extremely fast. He didn't give Xuan Xiao any time to catch his breath and pounced again.
Five sharp claws left a few ripples in the air and tore open five wounds on Xuan Xiao's chest. The wounds were so deep that bones could be seen.
Seeing this scene from afar, many people gasped. Zhu Shanzhi praised, "The Wraith Seal is indeed too heaven-defying. A Cryptic Spirit Realm cultivator can actually fight against a Heaven Realm cultivator with its help."
"Indeed. But in the northern region, most Wraith Magicians are only two-marked, and rarely three-marked. This kind of Wraith Seal may be useful in wars between empires to increase the strength of armies, but it's useless in one-on-one battles."
Huo Caidie shook her head and said, "I wonder where Ku Deng found this five-marked Wraith Seal."
"Hehe, this five-marked Wraith Seal was naturally refined by our sect master," Cen Chi couldn't help but chime in.
The two elders were shocked. "You're saying that this five-marked Wraith Seal was refined by our young friend, Qin Shi?"
Cen Chi puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Of course. In the entire empire, the only person who can refine a five-marked Wraith Seal is our sect master."
"Ptui, and me too!"
Little Qing pouted unhappily. "Don't forget that it's all thanks to our Yu Family's Universal Wraith Seal that Stinky Rock could refine a five-marked Wraith Seal!"
Scratching his head awkwardly, Cen Chi hurriedly said, "Yes, I've forgotten about Miss Little Qing. In the entire empire, the only people who can refine five-marked Wraith Seals are the sect master and Miss Little Qing!"
The seemingly incoherent conversation shocked Huo Caidie and Zhu Shanzhi. They swallowed hard, "Gulp … Fifty Cryptic Realm cultivators, several Heaven Realm cultivators, and the only two five-marked Wraith Seal Masters in the empire. Just how monstrous are these people?"
Suddenly, a thought flashed through their minds. "Perhaps, after this time, there really won't be a Burning Sky Sect left in the northern region."
What the two of them didn't expect was that the current Qin Shi was far from an ordinary Wraith Seal Master. He was a Soul Curse Seal Master that could drive anyone crazy in the entire continent.
Hearing the discussion behind him, Qin Shi turned around and smiled. "Seniors, what's wrong?
Are you interested in the Wraith Seals?
If you like them, I have a few more Wraith Seals that I can give to you. "
After saying this, Qin Shi spread out his palm, revealing four devil talismans with five patterns. He handed them over to Zhu Shanzhi and Huo Caidie.