Xiang Shaoyun was facing a pincer attack. Even a regular Saint wouldn’t be able to safely escape this situation. However, Xiang Shaoyun was no ordinary cultivator. He was capable of fighting peak Sovereigns when he was still a fourth-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator.
Now that he was a peak Sovereign, his combat strength had already reached the realm of Saints. With his newly improved combat strength, his speed had naturally improved as well. Before the two attacks could even reach him, he retrieved the crystal. Only then did the two attacks arrive.
“Scram!” Xiang Shaoyun roared and released his nine-layered soul foundation. A terrifying aura erupted and blasted the two attacks away.
His nine-layered soul foundation had long fused with his Imperial Nether Domain. After becoming a Devil Saint, his Imperial Nether Domain had become even more terrifying. Even a Saint would not be able to escape the domain alive. The fusion of the soul foundation and the domain had greatly enhanced the soul foundation.
As the soul foundation was originally forged with primal divine stones, it basically had no weaknesses. Thus, when he combined the might of his soul foundation and saint soul, he was able to unleash a might comparable to a mid-stage Saint. The two attacks couldn’t even pose any threat to Xiang Shaoyun before they were sent flying away.
As Xiang Shaoyun was in a good mood, he couldn’t be bothered to kill. He looked at his two opponents coldly and said, “Scram, or I won’t mind killing both of you here.”
The two were frightened upon sensing Xiang Shaoyun’s strength. They had only recently entered the Heaven Battling Realm and solidified their foundations. This youngster before them seemed to be a ninth-stage Sovereign, yet he was able to easily blast their attacks away. It was immediately clear how terrifying this youngster was.
The middle-aged man wielding a hammer looked unresigned. He knew that the crystal was definitely an extraordinary item. He did not wish to give up on it and said, “So long as you can take on my fully powered attack, I’ll leave.”
Without waiting for a reply, he gathered all his strength into his hammer before bringing it down at Xiang Shaoyun. It was as though a mountain was crushing down toward Xiang Shaoyun.
Mount Tai’s Descent!
That was an attack that could instantly flatten half a city. Even the other Saint was forced to retreat in the face of it. He did not have the courage to face such an overbearing attack head on. After all, earth cultivators held the advantage in terms of brute strength.
Xiang Shaoyun didn’t even bother to move away from the incoming attack. He indifferently said, “Looks like you’re asking for a humiliation.”
He then threw a punch out. His fist shone brightly with a purple radiance and shot forward like a lightning bolt, carrying with it boundless fist intent. The purple fist collided with the hammer, creating a loud rumble. Massive aftershocks spread in all directions, and a figure could be seen flying away.
The flying figure was the hammer wielder. At this moment, his hammer had been completely destroyed, and on his chest was a purple fist mark. The purple energy was constantly extinguishing his life force. It was obvious he had suffered a complete defeat.
The second Saint, planning to launch a sneak attack, witnessed that scene and instantly stopped what he was doing. He fled without hesitating. He no longer dared to try anything as he thought, Damn it. Just what kind of monster have I encountered?
He was filled with confidence after breaking through into the Heaven Battling Realm. However, his newly gained confidence was completely shattered by a monster that wasn’t even a Saint. He felt like killing himself from shame.
As for the hammer wielder, his confidence dropped so much that he probably wouldn’t be able to advance further in his path of cultivation anymore. Xiang Shaoyun did not bother chasing after the two. Instead, he continued his search. He had a feeling he could find even more treasures in the Saintforce Realm.
Sure enough, he discovered a saint-grade herb atop a certain hill two days later. The herb was called the narcissus vine. The narcissus vine was a water elemental plant. Its body was translucent, and it generally grew at extremely hidden locations. If it wasn’t for Xiang Shaoyun’s sharp senses, he would have missed the plant.
After obtaining the narcissus vine, Xiang Shaoyun became even more confident that the Saintforce Realm hid quite a lot of treasures. He thus spent even more time searching the Saintforce Realm.
Most of the people in the Saintforce Realm were still cultivating in silence. Only a small number of people were searching around like him. Similarly, these people had also discovered some treasures early on. They were all hoping to obtain even more saint-grade objects.
Originally, Xiang Shaoyun only minded his own business. But some of these people started assuming that he could be easily bullied with his lower cultivation level.
“Young brother, looks like you have obtained some treasures. Share them with us, or you’ll probably lose your life here,” said a man who looked like a street hooligan.
Xiang Shaoyun did not intend to rob anyone. Thus, he was pleasantly surprised to see a victim delivering himself to him.
When the man saw that Xiang Shaoyun was smiling, he cursed, “Kid, are you a fool? Why are you smiling? Don’t you know that I’m robbing you? Come on now. Hand over everything you have. Don’t make me do it myself.”
“Who’s the fool here?” muttered Xiang Shaoyun. He then walked forward and said, “Hand over everything of value you have!”
“Huh?” The man was completely stunned. He wondered if he was hearing things. Was this kid repeating his words?
“Bro, I’m here to rob you. What are you waiting for? Hand over everything you have,” said Xiang Shaoyun as he took out his saber, hoisted it up, and rested it on his shoulder like a bandit.
“Kid, are you dumb? I’m robbing you, and now you’re trying to rob me?” asked the man.
“You’re the dumb one. Hand over your stuff. Don’t make me go over there,” said Xiang Shaoyun. He found this person rather comical. It was not like his words weren’t clear enough, yet the man was still acting dumb.
“Looks like you’re really tired of living. Let me teach you a lesson,” said the man as he dashed toward Xiang Shaoyun to claw Xiang Shaoyun’s chest.
Xiang Shaoyun did not even bother to attack and allowed his opponent’s hand to strike his chest. From the strike, he could sense that the man was a second-stage Heaven Battling Realm cultivator instead of a fresh Heaven Battling Realm cultivator.
