The mere thought of the scene he witnessed at the China-Myanmar border made the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor's eyes burn with fury.
Bloody altars stood like forests, surrounded by the corpses of young children.
The sinister laughter of the Japanese and the cries of children echoed around them.
The depths of the forest were like a living hell.
But they were no match for them.
Even with the army providing suppressive fire, the enemy could still use divine-level Shikigami to block all firearms.
Coupled with the presence of a peak demigod-level expert on site, this made the battle extremely difficult for the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor and his companions.
With no other choice, he had to ruthlessly activate his cultivation technique, absorbing the residual soul power.
He knew these were once innocent children, but he had no other option.
If these beasts were allowed to escape, countless more innocent lives would be slaughtered by them.
Fortunately, he succeeded.
Although this soul power was not as pure as the ghost energy he gathered using the Hundred Ghosts Array in the past, the sheer quantity made up for it.
By continuously absorbing it, disregarding his own safety, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor successfully crossed the divine-ascension ladder and reached the supreme realm he had always dreamed of.
Yet, even so, he felt no joy in his heart; only anger towards the beasts before him.
Finally, he activated his domain and annihilated all the low-level Onmyoji present.
Then, he utilized this fresh Hundred Ghosts power to unleash a powerful killing move he had never used before.
In the face of a divine-level supreme being in such a rage, even the divine-level Shikigami could not withstand the pressure and was shattered by the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor's attack.
The so-called altars, stained with blood, were also reduced to ashes.
"Later, we searched several similar locations along the way but did not find any similar altars."
"That's why, after deploying sufficient police forces, I returned here."
After recounting his experience, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor's eyes involuntarily turned red.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan quickly extended his right hand.
With a flash of light, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor returned to normal.
"Kid, what is this?!"
Knowing his own condition, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor understood that his current state was due to the backlash from absorbing too much soul power.
However, this backlash was something he himself could not suppress even with all his might, yet Qin Xuan had restored him to normal with a mere raise of his hand.
This was clearly not something a demigod could achieve!
Facing the inquiring gaze, Qin Xuan smiled and explained, "You experienced this because you absorbed too much chaotic soul power, leading to impure energy."
"I've simply filtered it for you with spiritual energy. To achieve complete purification, you will still need to cultivate diligently and convert the energy into your own use."
"I know that. I'm talking about your cultivation!"
"It's only slightly higher than yours."
What?!
Qin Xuan's words caused not only the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor but also Ke Wudi and the other two to change their expressions.
After all, when this guy had just returned from the United States, he had only just broken through to the demigod level.
How long had it been since then?
He had already reached the divine-level supreme realm?!
Even for a genius, this was too much!
Was there no law?
Was there no justice?!
And as the four were greatly shocked by Qin Xuan's cultivation, Qin Shoujiang, standing by, added fuel to the fire.
With a sly grin, he revealed Qin Xuan's current strength to the four.
At first, they naturally didn't believe him.
What kind of monstrous talent could advance from demigod to peak divine level in such a short period?
But when Qin Xuan sheepishly nodded, admitting that even the four of them combined couldn't defeat him, they nearly fainted.
"No, I don't believe it. How can anyone cultivate this fast in this world?"
"Even if you treated cultivation like drinking water, there's still a limit!"
Recovering from their shock, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor remained unconvinced and insisted on fighting Qin Xuan with Ke Wudi and the others to test his depth.
However, when Qin Xuan released his aura in front of the four, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor's mouth hung open, unable to utter a sound.
This aura was beyond anything he, who had just entered the divine level, possessed, let alone Ke Wudi and the others.
This meant that Qin Xuan's current strength indeed surpassed all of them present.
In fact, the four divine-level supremes combined might not be able to withstand Qin Xuan's full power.
At this point, silence became the dominant atmosphere in the room.
It wasn't until Zheng Wanqing, with a look of relief, approached Qin Xuan that the others snapped back to reality.
As his master, Zheng Wanqing didn't care if Qin Xuan's strength had surpassed her own.
She only cared if Qin Xuan could continue to progress further on his own path.
From Qin Xuan's current situation, his progress was clearly very smooth.
If that was the case, wasn't that enough?
Similar to Zheng Wanqing, Ke Wudi and Hu Sanqiang, who had recovered later, also expressed their happiness for Qin Xuan.
Having accompanied Qin Xuan to the Lu family, they knew that Qin Xuan would eventually have to face the Core Formation stage cultivators from the hidden families.
Core Formation and Divine level might sound like only one rank apart.
However, the difference in their strength was like heaven and earth.
If a Core Formation cultivator willed it, they could completely drain the vital energy of a divine-level supreme being using their internal nascent core.
And no matter what level of super human they were, once their vital energy was depleted, they would be at the mercy of others.
"Fortunately, the quality of your spiritual energy, Xuan'er, far surpasses that of Core Formation stage cultivators."
"Once you increase the quantity as well, dealing with them should not be a difficult task."
Based on Qin Xuan's current situation, Ke Wudi and the others analyzed it together.
They believed that as long as Qin Xuan increased his spiritual energy reserves, he would be able to easily deal with those so-called Core Formation stage powerhouses.
With that said, Qin Xuan sheepishly scratched his head and stated the purpose of his visit today.
Upon hearing this, the three of them smiled knowingly and then each took out various resources from their storage boxes that they believed would be most useful to Qin Xuan.
Seeing this, the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor also felt awkward just sitting there idly.
Since the other three had brought out their most prized possessions, he gritted his teeth and took out what he thought Qin Xuan could use.
"Soul Nourishing Grass, Mother-Child Flower, Qi Cultivating Pill, Life Infusing Pill..."
"What a shame. None of these are of any use to me..."
Qin Xuan was dazzled by the large quantities of cultivation resources.
But to his disappointment, even though the four had brought out their most valuable cultivation resources, not a single one could help him improve further.
The three masters listened and shook their heads in disappointment.
Only the Hundred Ghosts Great Emperor, with a thoughtful expression, took out an item from behind him.
"Qin Xuan, you said you wanted to improve your level. Can this thing be of use?"