Chapter 250: Chapter 249: So What if I’m Arrogant?
The Soul-Searching Technique was an exceptionally vicious form of Martial Arts. It involved forcefully searching another person’s soul for their memories. How much could be retrieved was an unknown, but one thing was certain. Anyone subjected to the Soul-Searching Technique would almost certainly be reduced to an idiot. Even if they weren’t, their soul would inevitably be traumatized, severely impacting their future cultivation.
With an incomplete soul, one’s cultivation speed would naturally plummet, as would their aptitude. It could be considered one of the most ruthless Martial Arts in existence. However, very few people knew how to perform it. It wasn’t surprising that someone from the Netherworld Empire would know of the Soul-Searching Technique; from the looks of it, they had used it many times.
The Great Elder and the others’ expressions changed. The enemy wouldn’t care whether they cooperated or not; they would simply use the Soul Search first and deal with the consequences later.
Yi Tianyun’s expression, however, remained unchanged. ’It’s perfectly normal for them to know such insidious techniques,’ he thought. ’It’d be abnormal if they didn’t.’
"I see. In that case, I am willing to hand it over!" Yi Tianyun said abruptly.
Yi Tianyun’s words left everyone stunned, including the Great Elder and his group. They never imagined he would choose to hand it over at a time like this.
"Hahaha... Weren’t you supposed to be a tough guy? You refused to join the Netherworld Empire before, and now you decide to beg for mercy?" Nan Fengyun roared with laughter, his eyes filled with ridicule.
"Exactly! It’s too late to hand it over now!" the other Mansion Masters chimed in, laughing so hard that tears welled up in their eyes.
They had seen fools before, but never one this foolish! He had so much backbone in front of everyone earlier, but now he had completely caved. ’Making a young man a Mansion Master truly is unreliable. He says one thing and does another.’
"No, this is simply a case of a wise man adapting to the circumstances. If you’re willing to hand it over, I can spare your Celestial Extreme Mansion!" Lin Hao smiled. Finally, something was going his way. But a murderous glint flashed in his eyes, revealing he didn’t mean a word of it.
"This is the Profound Celestial Divine Technique. Here, take it!" Yi Tianyun then tossed out a manual. However, it didn’t land in Lin Hao’s hands, instead falling to the ground. "My apologies, I missed."
"Go pick it up!" Lin Hao rubbed his hands together, ignoring Yi Tianyun’s feigned apology, and gestured for a nearby Guard to retrieve it.
"Lord Lin, allow me to help you." Nan Fengyun smiled, walked over to pick it up, and then scurried back eagerly to present the manual.
The moment Lin Hao took it, he commanded, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!" He didn’t even glance at the contents. His expression was savage; he had clearly broken his promise.
"You—you already have our Profound Celestial Divine Technique! Why are you still attacking?!" The Great Elder didn’t understand why Yi Tianyun had chosen to surrender, but he had still supported his decision. Yet now they were to be killed anyway. How could he tolerate this?
"I only said I would spare Celestial Extreme Mansion. I never said I would spare you!" Lin Hao laughed, signaling for the Shadow Guards to attack.
The three Shadow Guards lunged forward without hesitation. They were so fast they seemed to vanish on the spot. But as they closed in, a figure moved like a whip, lashing out violently.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The three Shadow Guards were sent flying by the kicks, slamming heavily against the side before crumpling to the ground.
"Ding! Successfully killed a Shadow Guard. Obtained 260,000 EXP, 3,200 Madness Value, 50 Sin Value. Obtained Shadow Step, Shadow Blade!"
"Ding! Successfully killed a Shadow Guard. Obtained 280,000 EXP, 3,300 Madness Value, 60 Sin Value. Obtained Shadow Step, Shadow Blade, Stealth Suit!"
"Ding! Successfully..."
The three Shadow Guards were killed with a single kick each—cleanly and effortlessly. Sensing that the Shadow Guards’ auras had completely vanished, the expressions of the various Mansion Masters changed drastically. These were Cultivators at the Spirit Pill Stage! How could they be killed with a single kick?
This proved that the young Mansion Master before them had a cultivation level at the Spirit Pill Stage, and a high one at that.
"I knew you were full of lies. Why don’t you take a look at what you’re holding?" Yi Tianyun sneered.
Only then did Lin Hao look down at the item in his hands. Upon seeing it clearly, he roared in anger and tore the manual to shreds, scattering the pieces on the ground. The words "Basic Boxing Technique" could be faintly seen on the scraps!
This was the most common, worthless trash imaginable. Yi Tianyun didn’t even have it in his inventory; he had to specially purchase it from the shop, which cost him a full one hundred Madness Value.
"You dare to play me for a fool!" Lin Hao was furious. He had truly believed that Yi Tianyun was scared and would hand over the Profound Celestial Divine Technique. He never expected to be tricked.
Upon seeing that it was a fake, the Great Elder and the others broke into laughter. That was their Mansion Master Yi, alright—unwilling to bow his head to anyone!
"If I hadn’t played a trick on you, how would I have known you were playing a trick on me?" Yi Tianyun sneered. "You didn’t even check if it was the real Profound Celestial Divine Technique before ordering our deaths. Tsk, tsk... How calculating of you!"
"Insolent!" Nan Fengyun sneered. "You think you’re invincible just because you have a little skill? Lord Lin, allow me to deal with him for you!"
"My lord, count me in!"
"Lord Lin, count me in as well!"
One after another, the Mansion Masters stepped forward. Having just joined the Netherworld Empire, how could they not offer their assistance? Their gazes toward Yi Tianyun were filled with killing intent, but even more so with the desire to prove their worth!
The ability to instantly kill Spirit Pill Stage Shadow Guards proved that Yi Tianyun’s cultivation was well above the average Spirit Pill Stage. Sending more ordinary experts at that level would be foolish. That was why Nan Fengyun had volunteered to capture Yi Tianyun himself.
"Good. Capture him for me. I want to make that brat wish he were dead! Kill all the others!" Lin Hao’s eyes blazed with fury. Since he had volunteers, he would let Nan Fengyun make the first move.
Nan Fengyun stepped forward, and the aura of his third-level Core Condensation Stage cultivation erupted, pressing down heavily on Yi Tianyun. Besides him, several other Mansion Masters also stepped forward, unleashing their auras. The weakest among them was at the eighth or ninth level of the Spirit Pill Stage, and they quickly surrounded Yi Tianyun.
"Brat, let’s see how you survive this! You killed my Direct Disciple, so I’ll slaughter everyone in your Celestial Extreme Mansion!" Nan Fengyun sneered. "You were so arrogant before, weren’t you? Let’s see you try to be arrogant now!"
BOOM!
Suddenly, Yi Tianyun erupted, transforming into a crimson flash that shot forward. Before Nan Fengyun could even react, Yi Tianyun’s foot slammed into him.
With a loud THUD!, Nan Fengyun was sent flying like a rubber ball. He slammed heavily into the wall and then, with a BOOM!, the wall gave way under the terrifying force. He shot straight through it and vanished from sight.
"And what if I am?" Yi Tianyun slowly retracted his leg, his cold gaze sweeping over them.
