Chapter 122: Choice

Di Tao and Jiao Shen rushed towards the scene. 

Both Long and Bai's ancestors managed to wear off each other. Long Zhi Ruo was battling with the one in the center. Di Tao signaled Jiao Shen to proceed towards their targets. They chose a position close enough to launch a surprise attack. They couldn't let this attack slip off. DI Tao gave Jiao Shen a pill. "this is a berserker's pill. Your current realm is not good enough to land a surprise attack which is good enough to kill the guy. Use this."

"What are its effects?". Jiao Shen was not going take risks with his body by swallowing a pill which might prove to be harmful to his body. 

"This is a QI enhancer pill. It helps you to fasten your blood and Qi regulation and also open ups your QI intake pores. You will be able to not only absorb much higher amounts of Qi but also be able to concentrate it into a suitable attack. I have to say though, you are going to face some recuperations. You might not be able to control your QI regulation for some time. But it is necessary to take care of the following situation."

"Can't we just kill one of them, then gang up on the other?" Jiao Shen was not in favor of taking that pill.

"We can't let any of them escape. It will be detrimental for us if they join hands with the enemy and come back for revenge. The future will grow unpredictable in that case." Jiao Shen was about to reply when Di Tao put his hands on his shoulders "I know that you are scared brother. But this is necessary. Just think of the possible mishaps, if any of the three decides to sneak attack on our groups or the royal family." 

Jiao Shen nodded and took the pill. Both of them rushed to their respective spots. 

Jiao Shen was going to attack from the roof of one of the Bai family's storage rooms, while Di Tao chose the roof of the dwelling belonging to the three ancestors. It was a tuff decision to decide which attack to use. It needed to be strong enough, to deliver a killing blow

Jiao Shen decided to go with his dragon spear art's final form, mad dragon pierce. He looked at the two people battling in the skies and found the spot to attack his target. It was going to be a strike in the spinal region, closer to the heart. It was already wounded, and this strike would be able to pierce through. 

He took in the pill. The Qi within his body began to react violently. More and more Qi was being absorbed from the surroundings. He tried his best to concentrate on materializing the QI into the attack. 

Jiao Shen coiled his leg and jumped towards the target. 

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The Crimson Lord world-

Long Tao managed to complete the last cycle of the Heaven pestle art. He was finally a soul master. A powerful yet soothing feel spread around his body. He could feel an enhancement in his existence within the world.

"Congratulation on being able to breakthrough the Soul master realm." The keeper was quite delighted with Long Tao's achievement. Long Tao bowed with respect to him.

Both the keeper and the puppet were like his master. They guided him in the path of cultivation. "Where are you in body cultivation?". 

"The last 9 meridians remain closed. The remaining pill would be able to help me breakthrough another 2 at most. I would still have 7 meridians unopened.". Long Tao was quite apprehensive about his future cultivation requirements. The resource he was using at the moment was already quite large. 

"What are your plans regarding the break-through?". 

"I will have to break-through the Qi general level. I was hoping to break-through the 6th level of 9 thunder body, but it's not easy. If I go according to the feeling, I will not be able to break-through the sixth level with the remaining pills. There goes our chance to obtain more thunder pills." 

The keeper knew that the current situation demanded a break-through to the Qi General level. He wouldn't be able to change the tide of rebellion without that. The enemies he had confronted until now were not of the top echelon. A more powerful figure stood behind these figures. Long Tao was currently on their radar. 

"I have decided. I will be going for a break-through to Qi general once I consume all the remaining pills." The keeper nodded in support of Long Tao's decision to go for the break-through. The only undermining fact was the break to a perfect cultivation plan. 

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Jiao Shen's attack landed a little bit farther than the expected location. He just hoped that the weapon's rank and the berserk pill would be able to compensate for that. 

The spear stood up to its reputation as a quasi-king weapon. The target's heart was directly pierced, and he died. Jiao Shen couldn't stay upright and fell down. 

Just as he was about to hit the ground, his body was caught mid-air. "You did better than expected." The familiar sound was of none other than his nemesis. Long Tao saved him from falling down. 

"the spear seems to suit you. I hope you could impress me in our next fight." Su Menqi arrived beside them. "take care of prince Jiao. I will go and finish the last rites of the Bai family."

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The death of two of his brothers was a shock for the Bai family's ancestors, but he needed to escape fast. He landed a punch on Long Zhi Ruo and rushed towards the opposite direction.

He was not far away when a figure appeared before him. He tried to attack the figure, but a single punch pushed him back.". The figure in front was a Qi master, but his strength was nearly equivalent to him. A sudden realization occurred in his mind. "You are Long Tao."

Long Tao to a stance of boxing. "I am happy to know that you are aware of me. I would like you to have an honorable death in my hands. This is a technique I developed with all my understanding. It is called Dominator's fist.".

The technique was a combination of his understanding of vibration and the thunder element. One of the many moves within the dominator's fist. It was called Raging Thunder clutch.  A huge fist aura rushed towards the opponent. he was instantly decimated. 

"I guess he had consumed too much of his Qi."

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In the Bai clan premises-

Su Menqi was taking charge of extracting all resources from the Bai clan treasury. The Long Clan members saw this and were expecting rewards from this operation. One of the elders came forward. "What about the division of these treasures. How much do we get?" 

Su Menqi looked at him with a mocking smile. In a loud voice, she said "I give the Long clan 1 incense stick of time to fuck off from here. You have to choose between staying alive, and being wiped out by us."