"I WILL CRUSH YOU!!" The roaring shout of Xiao Ba flipped everyone's worlds again. The hall was quacking, people were trembling, and nobody could believe their eyes! Someone in the Nascent Origin realm fighting a Spiritual Xiantian cultivator?!

It was like comparing a toad to a tiger! They shouldn't be comparable at all!

This realm was truly akin to being reborn. Everything about a cultivator body and soul is washed under pure Spiritual Essence energy, transforming their lives completely.

Yet none of that seemed to matter now...

"L-Luke..."

Lingxi silently whispered his name feeling more enthralled into him than ever. It was like a switch went off for him and a new side of his personality shown threw now. Her heart was racing, and a blush naturally appeared on her face as her mark frantically surges in the face of Luke, showing off his power.

All the while, Luke was still feeling incredible! All this time before, he was taking it a bit slow to get to know Lingxi and Qingyue better, but now he wants to experience the rush of fighting and adventure with them! This battle was eye-opening to him since he now fully realize the extent of his soul could have.

If their souls call to him and his soul calls to them, why should he wait?

He won't anymore! It's time to expand his potential to the fullest!

He thought all of this while unconcern with the angry shout Xiao Ba made. And all he said in return was,

"Is that so? Then let's see if you can crush my lightning!"

Like madmen, Luke and Xiao Ba rushed each other!

Xiao Ba blue spatial ring flashed, and he brought a brown looking straight sword that exuded power. When they near each other, Xiao Ba face shot a savage grin as he attempted to shout,

"Extre-"

'KA-CHA!'

The sound of a hand grasping a sword so hard that it nearly broke it, blasted Xiao Ba eardrums. His brain had lagged for a moment as he saw Luke's blue lightning hand grab his sword and formed cracks upon it.

But this is a Xiantian Armament weapon, how did he?

Xiao Ba thoughts was cut off however when Luke held his other hand in front of his face,

"It was fun...at least for me."

'Zzzt!'

Luke's hand intensely crackled with his soul lightning and

'Bang!'

"GUAAARGH!!"

Like a dying pig, Xiao Ba rolled off the stage, shrieking as Luke blasted him with full frontal soul lightning. He felt like his body was getting rip to shreds! Luke's soul lightning rampage through his body and effectively tore up his soul.

No blood gushed out of him, but blue lightning streaks constantly flashed on Xiao Ba's body as he stayed limped. Luke turned off his soul lightning, going back to his usual charming self.

The silence was crushing...

Nobody wanted to move and felt pressure by merely Luke's aura. Not only did he took Xiao Ba down with extreme ease, but he also destroyed a Xiantian Armament weapon and also cultivate lightning laws!

One of the strongest laws know in the Empire at least.

Even the Elders in the Clan felt weary to Luke, but he seemed to have no intentions in continuing the beat down.

Luke, however, was feeling a new bliss!

This fight completely overshadows his battle with those two bears and any other he had in his previous life. He still wanted to experience more action even now! And towards Xiao Ba, despite being another human, he felt no guilt or remorse for nearly killing him.

Honestly, in a world where killing is as common as kicking dirt, why should he care if his enemies live or die? Of course, sometimes there are cases where it would be better for an enemy to live only to use them, but Luke obviously didn't care about Xiao Ba.

Although that Xiao Sect is noisy, so with a look towards Xiao Kungyun, he saunters over to him. But when Luke took a single step, he felt his soul suddenly stir! From the state his body was in now, Spooky fused with his Spirit Sense and sucked in Nascent Essence energy into his dantian like water!

His dantian was humongous, yet it still got filled quickly, reaching thresholds in the Forging Nascent Origin realm. From the first level to the second level

Third level,

Fourth level,

Fifth level,

Sixth level!

'Bang!'

Luke's sixth level Nascent Origin aura further buzzed everyone's brain as he made it seemed like a candy to advance! Although Luke was curious about something with his levels.

At first, in the Elementary realm, he quickly advanced by just simply letting Spooky absorb essence energy, and then because of the soul lightning refining his body, it pushed him to the eighth level of that realm.

And then because of him gaining soul Spirit Power, Luke's body once again pushed itself to breakthrough from the Elementary Condensation realm into Nascent Origin.

Yet. after that, Spooky didn't bring up breaking through again. Luke assumed he could always quickly advance if he wants to, but from what he felt from his body, he knew there was a reason behind it. Something that he should've asked far earlier to Spooky, and he was sure she knows what's going on.

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But Luke pushed those thoughts down for later, and under the dramatic silence of everyone, Luke walked up to Kungyun while he was sweating.

This guy is a monster! Like Xiao Lie, he has heard of geniuses possessing Heaven Defying prowess but not to this extreme!

And to think I let him play in my games! Kungyun thought and suddenly a voice that oozed into his mind like warming steam said,

"You won't tell anyone about this and get your two guards to stay quiet about it too, right?" Luke's words broke into his soul, and Kungyun eyes fell into his bright, flashing blue eyes.

Luke now realized as well his glowing blue eyes just wasn't for cosmetics.

It can actually see into a person's soul!

At least that's what Luke currently thought since he felt all of Kungyun's fear.

And before Xiao Kungyun could respond, Luke snapped his neck like an owl to stare into Xiao Moshan's eyes. He was planning on speaking up for his Young Master, but after feeling Luke's aura and getting enrapture by his soul's eyes, Moshan caught a lump in his throat.

"Hahahah!! Of course, we'll keep it a secret! You have won the exams after all!" Xiao Kungyun hurriedly agrees with him since every fiber of his being was suppressed by Luke. His peak Nascent Origin prowess or status meant nothing now. His pitiful soul was nothing in front of Luke's towering one.

Everyone else who heard that Luke won also realizes he forcefully ended the exams! With Xiao Ba down for the count, there was no way to continue the exams, and honestly, everyone saw what they needed to see.

"As for my prizes, I'm sure you have a full detail map of the Empire, a detailed cultivation manual, and a good sum of money and beasts cores, right?" This was quite the high demand for anyone in the sect!

But like a dog in a hurry to please its master, Xiao Kungyun took out another blue spatial ring from his pockets and dumped all that Luke requested in there from his original spatial ring.

"Yep! Here you go! A huge sum of red crystal beads, the map and guide, and several Xiantian beasts cores! In all good graces!" Taking the ring and wearing it, all Luke had to do was move his Nascent Essence energy towards it, and he was a bit shock seeing the inside.

It was pretty spacious, probably about the size of a small apartment room he remarked. And it had everything he needs for his next moves. Luke knew he didn't need any weapons or cultivation arts from these guys since their so low level their not worth his time.

One because he knew Spooky, their souls, and the axe was all connected, so of course, it would be a mighty weapon. Plus, just his mere soul lightning tower above many cultivation arts if he were to guess.

"A pleasure doing business." As Luke turned his back to walk away, Xiao Moshan got an idea to mark Luke, but immediately recalling his soul quivering by just looking at him, took away this idea. Like Xiao Ba, he was also in the Spiritual Xiantian realm, yet he was very cautious in provoking Luke less; he wants to end up like him!

Ignoring all eyes on him like it didn't matter to him, Luke saunter over to Lingxi, Yun, and Xiao Lie with a broad smile. All three of them saw Luke in a new light, and the magnetic attraction he had only gotten stronger!

It was especially true for Lingxi, who nearly walked up to Luke as he got near them. Holding his hand out to her Luke said,

"Before I go back to my inn to tell Andy about today's events, I have something to say to you, Lingxi. I hope you don't mind, Elder Lie?" Despite Luke's domineering show with the other Xiao's, Luke still had the courtesy to ask him.

"Haah, someone like you won't even stay in our small Empire for long. But at least I can tell you treat your friends right...I have no problem if you want to talk to her." Xiao Lie had a small smile as he answers. If Luke indeed was an outrageous person, he simply would've crippled Xiao Ba and tried to forcefully take Lingxi.

Xiao Lie was confident in his prowess, but he knew he couldn't even tell Luke actual prowess correctly after seeing his casual jump in levels. Thankfully none of it had to come to that since besides showing a lot more confidence, Luke didn't really change when talking to them.

"A-Ah! You want to...Mnh." Lingxi didn't even try to protest as she bashfully nodded her head and took his hand. Instantly they both felt a burst of warmth and joy from their hands connecting.

Luke pulled her in close and, without another word, walked off outside the hall.

Once she and Luke left, everyone let out a breath they didn't even know they held! Luke's pressure and bearing all underwent a tremendous change during one fight! All of their souls got enraptured by his lightning appearance, and the pressure was nearly unbearable for some.

Xiao Yulong, Chengzi, and Yang were all wet with cold sweats as if they were to provoke Luke, they would've ended up worse than Xiao Ba!

"Ah, shit! Moshan! Get a healing pill for Xiao Ba." Xiao Kungyun shout broke everyone out into chattering as they dazedly recalled the recent events.

"So you were like this all this time. And that's not even all he's hiding..." Xiao Yun mutter out since there was also his soul Spirit Power which would've similarly dominated Xiao Ba.

From this moment in the Xiao Clan history, a shattering event occurred that wasn't even caused by their own members...

….

Outside in a secluded area of the Xiao Clan near the Clan entrance, Luke took Lingxi over here until he suddenly stopped and turned around to stare in her beautiful face. From his newfound ideals, Luke knew that as he long, he doesn't push certain boundaries, he can make their relationship develop even smoother than before.

All he had to do is simply be more daring once he knew they like him!

"Before anything else happen in the future, I want you to know Lingxi I truly do like you. And I won't beat around the bush either. I like Qingyue as well, but that'll never change what I feel about you. You don't have to answer now, but I do hope you come with Andy and me in the future."

Luke, while announcing it, suddenly hugged Lingxi tenderly, holding her close to his chest.

"Wh-wh-wh-what are you saying so suddenly?!? I-it's unfair! At least give my heart some time to adjust!!"

Lingxi blurted out with a scarlet as she laid her arms over Luke's chest. Everything was a rush to her, and while now, despite even saying he likes Qingyue, Lingxi felt happy from his words.

But she was still an innocent maiden at heart and needed a bit of time to think.

"Hahahah! Don't worry, I just wanted to say this time you since I see no reason not to! Oh, and one more thing..."

Gently he held out Lingxi to look at her face and suddenly kissed her forehead!

Her whole body ignited in passionate heat! Lingxi dazedly stared up at Luke with the sexiest blushing face as she only blurted out,

"Ah...Luke...this is..."

Smiling, Luke knew this was enough for the poor girl. Letting her go, he flashed his spatial ring and brought a Spiritual Xiantian beast core. With a swift motion, he gently but forcefully put it in her hand without a chance for her to refuse, saying,

"Another little gift for when we spend another day together! Tomorrow I'm going to teach Qingyue, but after that, I'll come to the Clan, or you could meet me at the inn either one work. Sorry for the quick rush, but I really need to tell Andy some important news."

Giving her hand a gentle squeeze, Lingxi was looking down at the ground, but he did hear a small,

"D-don't be late..."

"Of course I won't, see you later." Slowly he walked back raving at her before vanishing from his spot with insane speed!

Left alone, Lingxi clutched the core in her hand as a burst of warmness spread through her body. She had an uncontrollable smile, and she fondly said to herself,

'Even now, he still wants to just hang out with us. And he still so kind. Luke...'

….

"Andy! I think it's time for you as well to experience what I just went through!" Luke loudly claim while bursting through their door. Andrea was sitting cross-legged on her bed but immediately jumped up once Luke chaotically stormed in.

"What! Oh?! I can sense you somehow made it to the sixth level. Looks like a lot of stuff happen at the Clan, huh?"

Smiling as he holds up his spatial ring, Luke said,

"Oh, that's an underestimate! Come on, it's time for us to make some plans and change up our game plan!"