Chapter 37 Breaking the Soul

Jiang Li's gaze sharpened, and a barely noticeable cold light flashed in his eyes.

This was exactly the effect he wanted. Without hesitation, he immediately mobilized more of the soul power within his body, quickly condensed it into a sharp spike of soul power, and then suddenly shot it towards Nanny Chen's forehead.

The spike of soul power streaked through the night with a faint glow, like a sharp arrow shot by the Grim Reaper. It was extremely fast and had already reached Nanny Chen in the blink of an eye.

At this time, all Nanny Chen could think about was how to tear Jiang Li to pieces. She didn't even notice that Jiang Li's counterattack had already arrived quietly.

"Puff!"

With a soft sound, the spike of soul power shot by Jiang Li accurately hit Nanny Chen's soul.

Nanny Chen felt a sharp pain in her head, as if an extremely sharp needle had been stabbed directly into her mind.

The intense pain instantly spread throughout her body, making her body suddenly go stiff. Then she fell headlong on the way of her forward charge, her body still twitching continuously. Obviously, she had suffered a huge impact.

Jiang Li said coldly,"Don't worry. I won't kill you. And don't even think about reuniting with your old man for now. Just live as a fool." His voice was as cold as ice, without the slightest trace of emotion, as if he were pronouncing Nanny Chen's fate.

After Jiang Li finished speaking, he slowly put away the Mo Li Sword and looked expressionlessly at Nanny Chen, who was lying on the ground, struggling in pain.

At this moment, Nanny Chen's eyes were full of horror and confusion. The head that had just been hit by the spike of soul power seemed to have lost partial control of her body. Her limbs were twitching randomly, and from time to time, she let out indistinct sobs. She really looked extremely miserable.

Jiang Li didn't feel the slightest bit of pity in his heart. If he hadn't had some skills today, he might have already become an idiot or even lost his life by now. He knew very well that in this cruel Jiang Mansion, if he didn't toughen his heart, all that awaited him would be the fate of being bullied to death.

Nanny Chen seemed to still want to struggle to get up, but her body wouldn't obey her. She could only twist around on the ground in vain.

Her gaze was fixed firmly on Jiang Li, and the hatred in her eyes was clearly visible even in her confused state, as if she wanted to devour Jiang Li alive.

"Then, goodbye."

Jiang Li uttered these two words softly, and then another spike of soul power shot towards Nanny Chen's head again.

After doing all this, he left just like that, and he didn't forget to close the door on his way out. With a "bang", the sound of the door closing echoed.

"Jiang Cheng..." Jiang Li murmured the name quietly to himself, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes. He hadn't expected that his dear elder brother would be so impatient. Since he had made the first move, there was no need for Jiang Li to hold back any longer.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he turned back. He pushed open the courtyard gate and looked at the person and the corpse on the ground without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

He bent down, grabbed them, and took them away. Coincidentally, a waist plaque fell from Wang Dahai's body. There was a character "Yu" engraved on the waist plaque.

Jiang Li's gaze sharpened.

"Yu? Among the prominent families with the surname Yu in the capital city, there should be no one else except Yu Zongxian, the Minister of Rites.

Could this person be sent by the Yu family?

However, why would the people from their Yu family come to trouble me? I don't remember offending them!"

Was it a frame-up? Or was it for some other reason?

Never mind for now. Since Nanny Chen was here, Jiang Cheng probably couldn't get away from this matter!

In that case, don't blame me for being impolite.

After putting away the waist plaque, he continued to make his way to the outside of Jiang Cheng's courtyard. Sensing that there was no one around, he threw it inside. Only then did he leave satisfied and head back.

When he returned to his own courtyard, Jiang Li looked at the mess all over the ground and couldn't help shaking his head slightly and sighing softly.

He saw that several of the originally flat floor tiles had been lifted up and broken, the shattered wooden door was hanging crookedly on the door frame, and the soil was scattered everywhere. The whole courtyard seemed to have just gone through a catastrophe.

It took Jiang Li the time it takes to burn a stick of incense to clean up the mess.

After that, he sat on his bed and began to review the battle that had happened today.

He softly muttered the four words "soul projection" to himself, and the scenes of the battle with Wang Dahai tonight kept replaying in his mind, especially those moments when Wang Dahai launched attacks by projecting his soul outwards.

Every detail, every attack and defense, clearly emerged in his mind, flashing by one by one like scenes in a movie.

The reason he was able to narrowly defeat Wang Dahai this time was partly due to his strength as a dual cultivator of soul and martial arts and the miraculous repairing power of the Yang Jade, but on the other hand, it was also because Wang Dahai had underestimated him at the beginning and hadn't expected him to have such abilities.

However, if he were to encounter even stronger opponents in the future, relying solely on the way he had dealt with things tonight would probably be far from enough.

"Soul projection can not only nimbly shuttle among various obstacles but also launch attacks. It's truly an extremely powerful means." Jiang Li murmured to himself, his brows slightly furrowed as he sank into deep thought.

If he hadn't been vigilant, he might have been killed by Wang Dahai's soul without even realizing it!

He recalled the surging power of the soul when Wang Dahai launched the spike of soul attack.

Wang Dahai was at the initial stage of a Soul Master, while he himself was at the peak of a Soul Warrior. Although the difference between them wasn't that big, there was still a huge gap in soul power between two major cultivation realms, just like the difference between heaven and earth!

"My current reserve of soul power is still too weak. Even though I have the 'True Scripture of Human Origin' that can quickly replenish soul power, it's still far from enough!" Jiang Li sighed softly, knowing in his heart that he still had a long way to go in this regard.

Jiang Li simply stopped thinking about these things. Instead, he closed his eyes and once again activated the "True Scripture of Human Origin" to accelerate the recovery of his soul power.

As the cultivation method was activated, the spiritual power in the air slowly flowed within his body and was gradually transformed into soul power, nourishing his somewhat exhausted soul.

Jiang Li immersed himself in cultivation. As time passed, the soul power within his body gradually accumulated, and his soul also received unprecedented nourishment.

The spiritual power in the air seemed to sense his needs and gathered even more densely, flowing along the routes described in the "True Scripture of Human Origin" within his meridians.

After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of spiritual power was transformed into soul power and injected into his already saturated soul, Jiang Li suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of fullness.

Immediately after that, this sense of fullness quickly transformed into an indescribable feeling of breakthrough. The soul power within his body was like a flood breaking through a dam, surging with great force, yet orderly running along new paths.

"Boom!" A slight noise exploded in Jiang Li's heart. This was not a sound from the outside world, but a loud bang from the depths of his heart.

At this moment, he clearly felt that his cultivation realm had undergone a qualitative change, and both the quality and quantity of his soul power had reached a new level. He opened his eyes, with a strange glint shining in them, which was the joy and excitement after the breakthrough.

"Did I break through?! I never expected that after being stuck at the peak of the Soul Warrior realm for a month, I would break through just like this after this battle! Hahaha, now that I'm also a Soul Master, doesn't that mean I can freely control my soul to leave my body!"

It seemed that no matter how long one practiced in seclusion, it was never as effective as a real combat in helping one grow!

Perhaps he could find more people to spar with in the future!

He stood up, feeling the surging soul power within his body, and countless possibilities welled up in his heart.

In another part of the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Cheng was still anxiously waiting for news.

He paced back and forth in the room, constantly muttering to himself,"Why is there still no news? Could it be that Wang Dahai failed? No, no. He's a Soul Master. How could Jiang Li, a good-for-nothing who hasn't cultivated before, possibly be a match for a Soul Master?"

After comforting himself for a while, Jiang Cheng simply decided not to wait any longer. Yawning, he went to bed and fell asleep.

Completely unaware that Jiang Li had already delivered something to his doorstep.