The Villain Became the Protagonists’ Nightmare

Chapter 6: Breaking Through to Martial King Realm:

At this moment, Xiao Lingfeng needed to decide which type of power he would use to make a breakthrough into the Martial King Realm.

It was important to note that Xiao Lingfeng could challenge opponents above his realm and survive, not just because of his ruthlessness, but also because he had two innate attributes.

On the Martial God Continent, children typically started their martial arts training at the age of 12, once their bones were set.

Before beginning their training, they would use attribute stones to determine their innate talents, which would guide their choice of cultivation techniques.

Xiao Lingfeng began his training at eight years old because his father had spent a fortune on a very gentle body-tempering elixir, which allowed his body to reach the level suitable for training by that age.

Back then, Xiao Lingfeng secretly tested his innate attributes (since that special body-tempering elixir was very expensive, the truth was naturally concealed). His tested attributes were dark and gold dual attributes.

Though dark attribute cultivators were very rare, they were also highly despised.

As a result, dark attribute cultivation techniques were extremely rare.

At the time, the Xiao family wasn’t as powerful, and his father was only an eighth-stage Martial General Realm. Therefore, the Xiao family did not have any dark attribute techniques.

So, Xiao Lingfeng only cultivated gold attribute techniques, and everyone in Tianye City believed he had only gold attribute power, unaware of his dark attribute talent.

By chance, he later discovered an ancient relic and obtained a high-level dark attribute technique, successfully activating his dark attribute talent.

Having already cultivated for many years, the dual attribute combination allowed him to rapidly improve his levels, given enough resources.

Consequently, his dark attribute power also advanced swiftly, and both his powers reached the peak of the Martial Commander Realm.

While either of his attributes could make a breakthrough given enough accumulated resources, they were fundamentally two different energies.

Thus, the Martial King Pill could only elevate one attribute to the Martial King Realm. The other attribute would require more time to reach that level.

Xiao Lingfeng quickly decided to use his dark attribute power to make a breakthrough.

Over the years, he had engaged in many dangerous dealings, and to avoid exposing his main identity and losing his last refuge, he created a secondary identity.

However, this secondary identity was now at risk.

Although his second power would only need half a year to reach the Martial King Realm, he couldn’t wait any longer.

Moreover, his main identity didn’t need to display such immense power.

Therefore, he released a dense wave of dark Qi, enveloping the Martial King Pill inside his body and absorbing its rich spiritual Qi.

As the Martial King Pill was absorbed, Xiao Lingfeng felt his power reach a peak, unable to make a breakthrough a barrier no matter what. This barrier was familiar to Xiao Lingfeng; it was the unique barrier blocking the Martial Commander Realm from reaching the Martial King Realm, proof of his limited talent.

Previously, he had almost driven himself to despair trying to make a breakthrough this barrier, but now he was confident because the perfect-quality Martial King Pill was no joke.

Having swallowed the Martial King Pill, the dark Qi surged wildly, constantly attacking the barrier within Xiao Lingfeng.

The dark surge seemed endless, and under its relentless assault, cracks began to appear in the barrier, which then slowly shattered.

As the barrier disappeared, the entire dark surge poured through, undergoing a transformation that made it purer.

However, this purer Qi also became incredibly thin. The once boundless dark surge was now reduced to a ball of gas about the size of a basketball.

Nonetheless, Xiao Lingfeng was satisfied because this gas wasn’t Qi, but more advanced Yuan Qi.

This Elemental Qi was the key for Martial Kings Realm experts to fly.

Xiao Lingfeng had even heard that the Martial King Realm was the true beginning of cultivation, and understanding Yuan Qi was the first step in true cultivation. Xiao Lingfeng believed this because the higher levels—Martial Emperor and Martial Sovereign—also cultivated Elemental Qi. This indicated that only the Martial King Realm, who could cultivate Elemental Qi, were true powerhouses.

Due to his second identity, Xiao Lingfeng had frequent dealings with Martial King Realm cultivators. He knew that when they made a breakthrough into the Martial King Realm, the Elemental Qi in their bodies was about the size of an adult’s fist.