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Chapter 52: Level 24
The place where Bai Chen landed with the others was directly in front of the wolf pack.
While they had been speaking, the distance between the two sides had already closed to the point where close combat was inevitable.
For them, this distance was perfect. If it had been any farther, the wolves could have launched another large-scale wind blade barrage, and Bai Chen would have had no choice but to flee.
Bai Chen spread the wings on his back and flew into the air once again.
"Leave the wolf king to me," he said in a low voice.
"You three hold off the rest of the wolves."
Without waiting for a reply, he immediately flew over the dozens of Wind Demon Wolves in front and headed straight for the largest wolf in the pack.
This was the advantage of a top-tier flying martial soul.
If it had been his versions from the other eras, bypassing the wolves blocking the way would have been extremely difficult. They would have needed to force their way through with brute strength.
But with flight, Bai Chen could simply break through from above.
Naturally, the wolves didn't just watch.
A howl rang out, and the same storm of wind blades appeared again, sweeping toward Bai Chen alone.
In midair, Bai Chen twisted and dodged as much as possible.
Those he couldn't avoid, he shattered with the Evil God Hook.
Even so, several cuts inevitably appeared on his body.
Fortunately, just then, the howls of several Wind Demon Wolves sounded out.
The other three had already started fighting as well.
The density of wind blades immediately dropped.
Bai Chen seized the opportunity and landed smoothly in front of the Wind Demon Wolf King.
The wolf king's body length reached nearly five meters.
When it saw Bai Chen descend from the sky, it did not panic.
Instead, it stepped back and gestured for the two wolves beside it to attack first.
Soul beasts that reached the thousand-year level already possessed a certain degree of intelligence.
Creatures like wolves—already known for their cunning—were especially so.
However, before the wolf king could issue further commands, Bai Chen had already charged forward at high speed.
The Evil God Hook pierced through one hundred-year Wind Demon Wolf, while his tiger claw smashed the other to the ground.
Bai Chen had once severely injured a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
A mere hundred-year soul beast posed no threat to him.
Black light surged upward.
After devouring the energy of another Wind Demon Wolf, Bai Chen felt his cultivation rise slightly again.
He was now one step away from breaking through to the next level.
"Wooo…"
Watching its two subordinates instantly defeated, the wolf king bared its teeth at Bai Chen in a threatening snarl.
At the same time, a green energy sphere rapidly condensed above its head.
Inside it, dozens of wind blades spun violently.
This was its ultimate move.
After witnessing its two strongest guards being killed so quickly, the wolf king's earlier arrogance had vanished.
It intended to tear Bai Chen to pieces with this attack.
But it would never get the chance.
The wolf king suddenly felt its vision blur.
By the time it reacted, Bai Chen's Evil God Hook had already pierced through its skull.
"AWOOOO—!"
The wolf king let out a deafening howl as it struggled desperately with its final bit of life.
But it was useless.
Its struggle only made its death come faster.
Black-red light began devouring the wolf king starting from its head.
As pure energy flowed into Bai Chen's body, the bottleneck in his cultivation shattered.
He had finally broken through to Level 24.
"Haa… that wasn't easy."
He sighed softly and shook his head.
In the past few days, he had attempted normal cultivation.
But the speed could only be described as painfully slow.
Without exaggeration, even an entire year of normal cultivation might not match the improvement he just gained from devouring a single thousand-year soul beast inside the Spirit Ascension Platform.
However, Bai Chen didn't remain immersed in his thoughts for long.
The wolf pack crisis had not yet been completely resolved.
He adjusted his mindset and threw himself back into battle.
Without the leadership of the wolf king, the wolves' morale and combat strength dropped significantly.
A few minutes later, the once massive wolf pack had been completely wiped out.
Only then did the four of them finally relax.
Gu Qingyu looked at Bai Chen with a complicated expression.
"Little brother, you…"
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Chen interrupted her.
"Thank you for taking care of me along the way. But I still have important matters to handle, so let's part ways here."
After speaking, he gave them a polite nod and turned away without looking back.
Gu Qingyu opened her mouth as she watched him leave.
But in the end, she couldn't bring herself to ask him to stay.
Originally, they had thought they were protecting a child.
Instead, it turned out they were the ones being protected.
Once Bai Chen walked out of their sight, he let out a quiet sigh of relief.
He hadn't lied earlier.
He really did have something important to do.
Looking around to confirm that no one was nearby, he extended his hand toward a large tree in front of him.
In the next moment, small green particles of light gathered in front of his palm.
They condensed into a sharp wind blade that shot forward.
Bang!
A deep slash instantly appeared on the tree.
"Hmm…"
Bai Chen stared at the mark and fell into thought.
While slaughtering the wolf pack earlier, after killing one of the Wind Demon Wolves, he suddenly felt something extra appear within his body.
The sensation was somewhat similar to absorbing a soul ring.
A sudden intuition had appeared in his mind:
If he wanted, he could release wind blades, just like the wolves.
And as it turned out, his intuition was correct.
However…
The power of this wind blade was somewhat awkward.
Both its condensation speed and destructive power were far inferior to the genuine wind blades he had just seen.
Furthermore, whenever he used it, he felt that the flow of his soul power was unusually sluggish.
Could this really be considered a soul skill?
When he used his two real soul skills, he never felt anything like this.
"…."
Bai Chen narrowed his eyes and raised his hand again.
Well, the consumption of this ability wasn't particularly high.
He might as well test it a few more times.
The fact that he could obtain new abilities through devouring was extremely important.
He needed to thoroughly understand the mechanism behind this power.
For the next hour, Bai Chen remained in the area studying his newly acquired ability.
Occasionally, passing soul beasts would appear.
Each time, he casually killed them to restore his soul power.
After an hour passed, Bai Chen finally developed a preliminary understanding of the ability.
The most important discovery was this:
The power of the wind blade was not fixed.
As he practiced more, the release speed and attack power gradually increased, while the sluggish feeling during soul power circulation slowly disappeared.
Although it still couldn't match a real soul skill yet…
At this rate, raising its power beyond the normal standard would only be a matter of time.