Chapter 1183: Chapter 1183: Assassin of the Heavenly Nether Mansion
Xiao Yi and Qing Lin were hastily traveling.
After leaving Sky Square City, two days had passed, and at their speed, they had flown countless millions of miles.
Two more days later.
"This Four-direction City is really far," Qing Lin said impatiently.
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Four-direction City is situated at the center of the Four-direction Domain, so naturally, it’s quite far."
"What, getting impatient after just a few days of traveling?"
Qing Lin pouted, "For the past few months, it’s been non-stop traveling. Only when we got to Sky Square City did we have a little fight, my hands are itching."
"However, this Four-direction Domain is truly much more vast compared to other regions."
"If it were other regions, at my current speed, I could cross back and forth in a few days."
"It takes seven full days just to reach the central city of this Four-direction Domain."
Xiao Yi chuckled and said, "It is precisely because of its expanse and multitude of forces, with all sorts mixed in, that makes it meaningful for training."
"Considering the time, we’ve traveled for four days now. In about three days, we should reach Four-direction City."
"I’ve heard the Eight Palace Main Hall in Four-direction City is quite powerful, and the Hall Master stationed there is one of the Ten Great Hall Masters."
As Xiao Yi said this, suddenly, "Hmm?"
Qing Lin, who was originally looking forward to it, also let out a "Hmm?"
Their flight suddenly came to a halt.
"Looks like you won’t have itchy hands anymore," Xiao Yi said playfully with a smile.
Qing Lin also smiled teasingly, shouting, "Don’t hide, come out."
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...
A series of dense sky-breaking sounds appeared.
In just moments, hundreds of figures emerged out of thin air, encircling the two.
"Mountain bandits?" Qing Lin said with indifference.
In the Central Region, crises were everywhere, and such pillaging acts were far from rare.
Especially in the Four-direction Domain, where all sorts mixed, incidents like this were even more common.
However, any ordinary martial artist encountering such a significant number of mountain bandits would show signs of vigilance and extreme caution.
Yet, Xiao Yi and Qing Lin both bore playful and amused expressions.
The duo was extremely confident in their own strength.
"Two little kids, rather confident," sneered a bunch of mountain bandits.
"Speak, shall we give you a swift end or let us exert more effort?"
"Naturally, if it comes to that, we will let you know what living hell means."
"Wait, hold on." Qing Lin raised his hand, then quickly checked the Task Scroll.
After a while, Qing Lin put away the task scroll and shook his head, "These guys aren’t on the task scroll."
Xiao Yi glanced at the mountain bandits, "Two at the Fourth Layer of Saint King Realm, five at the First Layer of Saint King Realm, while the rest are mixed between the Saint Realm and Heavenly Extreme Realm."
Xiao Yi shook his head, "This band of mountain bandits is too weak; they must be on the wanted list of nearby big cities, but surely not at the top of the list."
"Never mind then," Qing Lin pouted, "I was even wondering if they might be on the academy’s task scroll so I could earn some task points along the way."
General mountain bandits are always on the wanted lists of various major cities.
And these bandits themselves are composed of various desperate individuals.
However, unless there’s a wanted criminal among them concerning the Eight Palaces, the wanted task won’t be passed to Black Cloud Academy.
The Ancient Eight Halls do not interfere in other factions’ affairs, including wanted criminals.
If anyone is wanted by the Eight Palaces, they must be involved with martial artists from various branches of the Eight Palaces.
"What are these two kids whispering about?" said one of the leading mountain bandits, eyes full of malice.
"Kill them for me."
The two leading mountain bandits issued a command for execution.
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...
Numerous streams of light instantly launched toward Xiao Yi and Qing Lin.
"The usual rules?" Qing Lin smiled.
"No need," Xiao Yi shook his head, "You can fight."
"Alright then." Qing Lin nodded and instantly sprang into action.
With a wave of his hand, countless Annihilation Winds swept past.
As the winds passed, the streams of light were all annihilated.
Xiao Yi stood idly at his spot, watching casually.
Qing Lin was already entangled in battle with the mountain bandits.
At his fingertips, countless invisible winds swirled and spread; wherever his fingers fell, a mountain bandit met death.
Originally, with Qing Lin’s strength, he should have quickly resolved this group of mountain bandits.
However, Qing Lin didn’t, merely killing and battling one by one.
Xiao Yi only glanced a few times before revealing a look of realization.
"No wonder you felt itchy," Xiao Yi chuckled.
Clearly, Qing Lin’s control over Primordial Power was somewhat unstable.
Having fought side by side with Qing Lin numerous times, Xiao Yi roughly understood Qing Lin’s level and his Primordial Power.
Currently, Qing Lin’s cultivation had reached the Seventh Layer of Saint King Realm, and the invisible winds he wielded carried the aura of this level.
Yet, Qing Lin’s control over Primordial Power was only around the Fifth Layer of Saint King Realm.
Logically speaking, Qing Lin should be able to fully control his Primordial Power and exert all his strength, even beyond its limits.
Ten parts of Primordial Power should yield twelve parts or more of power.
Yet now, ten parts of strength only resulted in about eight parts of power.
The reason was simple.
This guy must have just finished closed-door cultivation, broke through to the Seventh Layer of Saint King Realm, and immediately came to the Four-direction Domain.
Cultivation had increased, but he didn’t stabilize or familiarize himself with control in time.
Now, Qing Lin was slowly getting familiar with his Primordial Power, stabilizing his cultivation.
After closed-door cultivation, training has always been the best cultivation method.
An hour later, the ground was littered with corpses.
Qing Lin’s control over Primordial Power gradually solidified.
Xiao Yi nodded.
"I’ll join in too." Xiao Yi chuckled lightly, his Cold Flame Sword suddenly appearing in his hand.
Xiao Yi’s figure moved.
With his strength, he could similarly quickly dispatch these mountain bandits, without even needing to use the Cold Flame Sword.
Yet now, he was only slowly engaging in combat.
One sword after another, slowly swinging.
Though it appeared slow, every sword strike resulted in the death of a mountain bandit.
He too was practicing.
After some time, a flash of blood light crossed the sword in Xiao Yi’s hand.
"Blood Realm Slash," Xiao Yi voiced softly.
A sword strike sent out a fierce blood light, instantly dismembering a mountain bandit.
As he planned to head to Four-direction City for training, it was also time to start practicing Sword Dao.
He realized he hadn’t used Blood Realm Slash yet, so it was a good time to practice.
...
A minute ago.
In the distance, several dozen figures sped by.
"Hmm?" Among the dozen, leading was an elder and a young man.
The elder suddenly let out a mild exclamation, his gaze fixed tightly on Xiao Yi and Qing Lin’s battle.
No, to be precise, it was fixed on Xiao Yi.
"Impressive, who is that kid?" The elder showed a look of surprise.
"Each move seems extraordinarily slow, yet he moves as leisurely as if he were strolling."
"Looks like he’s practicing moves, but his body instinctively maneuvers, and with every maneuver, the sword instantly targets all the vital points of the enemy’s body."
"He steps lightly, yet each step instinctively prevents leaving any traces."
"Impressive, this kid is an assassin, and he’s highly skilled."
The young man took a glance and shook his head, "We still have tasks; it’s unnecessary to cause trouble."
"Hmm." The elder nodded.
The group was just about to fly away when they heard a low shout, and their expressions instantly changed.
"Hmm? Blood Realm Slash?" The elder and the young man’s expressions turned cold simultaneously.
Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...
Several dozen figures instantly descended from the sky and landed before Xiao Yi.
"Kid, who is Hui Wushi to you?" The elder coldly shouted, his momentum instantly locking onto Xiao Yi.
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First update.
