Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

”Senior Brothers, please wait here.”

Zang Qing observed the halo around the three young men’s bodies starting to fade and spoke.

”Alright.”

The three young men nodded in agreement. They truly couldn’t hold on any longer. They hadn’t expected the Li Fire to be this terrifying. Even with their Seventh Grade strength and the treasure given by the higher-ups, they couldn’t get close to the Li Fire.

Now, awakening the Li Fire could only depend on Senior Brother Cang.

”Then, Senior Brothers, take a good rest. I’ll complete the task and return.”

Zang Qing didn’t delay any further. To him, these three brothers were mere burdens. The responsibility of awakening the Li Fire ultimately lay with him.

In fact, there are many ways to awaken the Li Fire. The simplest method would be to have an Upper-Grade Martial Artist forcibly enter the array to release their aura. The aura of an Upper-Grade Martial Artist would stimulate the Li Fire.

However, the powerhouses of the Nansha Three Islands disagreed. If Upper-Grade Martial Artists were used to stimulate the Li Fire, it would awaken instantly, and not only the Li Fire Path of Liang but also the Nansha Three Islands would suffer, and even the Upper-Grade Martial Artist wouldn’t escape unscathed.

The powerhouses of the Nansha Three Islands only agreed to awaken the Li Fire gradually to buy time for their escape.

Zang Qing’s lips curled slightly. This escape didn’t refer to the common people of the Nansha Three Islands but to the Island Masters’ kin and the nobles.

However, this is the worst plan: the best plan is to slowly awaken the Li Fire and let it devour towards the Li Fire Path. This way, the Nansha Three Islands could avoid the calamity of the Li Fire.

But how to force the Li Fire towards the Liang side is not part of his task.

Four two-hours later, Zang Qing stopped and looked at the massive Abyss ahead, along with the cascading magma causing fiery waves, shock evident on his face.

”Is this where the Li Fire resides below?”

A hundred feet from the Abyss, Zang Qing took a deep breath, drew out six fiery-red beads from his bosom, and after a deep breath, he threw one bead fiercely towards the Abyss.

With his Sixth Grade strength, he could easily throw over the hundred-foot distance, not to mention the beads were no ordinary objects.

The red bead whistled towards the Abyss, suddenly exploding mid-air, revealing a creature resembling a Fire Dragon with four legs. It circled once before diving to the depths of the Abyss.

These beads were provided by Zheng Kingdom.

Each bead contained a Fire Salamander Essence Soul, which was a delicious food for Li Fire and could awaken it.

One bead, two beads, three beads...

As Zang Qing was about to throw in the fourth bead, a cold glint suddenly appeared.

”Ambush!”

The sudden cold glint made Zang Qing’s expression change dramatically. He conjured a spear in his hands, striking towards the cold light.

Whoosh!

However, the cold glint passed right through the spear and, to Zang Qing’s incredulous eyes, penetrated his forehead.

”Divine Soul Attack!”

Zang Qing’s face instantly turned pale, and he seemed to lose all Essence, Qi, and Spirit, collapsing onto the ground.

For Grade-Entering Martial Artists like them, physical damage still allowed for combat unless limbs were severed. Yet, if the Divine Soul was severely injured, it meant the Martial Path Will couldn’t congregate, reducing them to no different from Martial Artists who hadn’t Entering the Grade.

He had been in the Grade for ten years and was accustomed to using Martial Path Will. Now, falling to the state of a non-Entering Grade Martial Artist left him bewildered.

In front of Zang Qing, several meters away, a Flying Saber hovered quietly.

”Senior, this junior is a Martial Artist from the Han Kingdom, assigned here under orders.”

Zang Qing quickly revealed his identity. Someone who could use Divine Soul to conjure a Flying Saber was undoubtedly an Upper-Grade Martial Artist.

Such a martial artist wasn’t someone he could contend with. Though he didn’t know why there was an Upper-Grade Martial Artist inside this array, the only hope was to reveal his identity, making his opponent wary of delivering a fatal blow.

”If this junior dies here, the senior martial artists from Han Kingdom would surely investigate thoroughly.”

Seeing the Flying Saber still hovering above him, cold sweat dripped from Zang Qing’s forehead: ”Senior, if our actions have offended you, I will leave immediately and inform the strong men in my kingdom, avoiding any disruption to your plans.”

To Zang Qing, this Upper-Grade Martial Artist staying inside the array surely had ulterior motives, possibly related to Li Fire.

It’s highly likely they were secretly absorbing the energy of Li Fire to cultivate some Cultivation Technique.

As for how this senior could remain undetected by Li Fire, that was beyond his speculation.

”Senior, if I can’t complete the task and return, the strong men from Han Kingdom would resort to any means necessary, awakening Li Fire forcefully, which you surely would not want to see happen. If you have any message to convey, I can pass it on.”

Having said all that he could, Zang Qing could only wait for this senior to make a decision.

After a while, the Flying Saber trembled lightly. Zang Qing blinked, and seeing that the Flying Saber was not heading towards him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Flying Saber continuously circled in the air, but Zang Qing quickly understood that the senior was using it to write words.

”Why are you here? Speak truthfully.”

Upon recognizing the script written by the Flying Saber, Zang Qing hesitated. That senior had yet to reveal themselves, likely caught up by something or unable to show themselves due to some reason.