Chapter 701: Chapter 699: Counterattack Against the Jin Family Grandmaster!
Lin Xuan shook his sleeve, and a miniature black snake flew out.
Upon seeing this, Jin Yao was filled with disdain. This kid must be out of his mind. Does he really think this little snake can block my attack? Ridiculous!
He reached out, his palm seeming capable of pushing through anything as he grabbed forward. But at that moment, the miniature snake began to glow before its body suddenly expanded, transforming into a hundred-meter-long giant python that coiled in the sky.
With a roar, a terrifying kingly aura swept across the area.
THUD.
Jin Yao was instantly suppressed by this power and collapsed to his knees. His body trembled, his face filled with terror as if he had seen a ghost.
A King! This is actually a Snake King! Dammit, how can this be? How could this kid have a Snake King with him? It’s over. The family’s intelligence was wrong. I was set up! No matter how strong I am, I’m no match for a Snake King. I can’t even withstand a single one of its glares!
"Who sent you?" Lin Xuan asked coldly.
"If I tell you, will you spare me?" Jin Yao asked quickly.
Lin Xuan snorted. "Bargaining with me?"
He waved his hand.
The Snake King above glared, and its gaze instantly pierced Jin Yao’s body.
Jin Yao screamed in agony, "I’ll talk! I’ll talk! My name is Jin Yao, and I’m from the Jin Family. I was ordered by the Jin Family’s Clan Leader to assassinate you."
"The Jin Family? I have no grudges against your Jin Family, do I?" Lin Xuan frowned, as he didn’t know any Jin Family.
"Jin Ze! It was Jin Ze! He’s also a disciple of the Jin Family. He was the one who suggested the family kill you," Jin Yao spilled out everything in one breath.
Oh, so it was him! The realization dawned on Lin Xuan. So, this Jin Ze still refuses to give up. He even resorted to using his family’s power. Fortunately, I have a King guarding me, otherwise, this would have been troublesome.
A frigid killing intent surfaced in Lin Xuan’s eyes. I must find a chance to eliminate this Jin Ze.
"Finish him off!" Lin Xuan waved his hand.
"No, spare me! Spare my life!" Jin Yao begged frantically, but it was useless.
The Snake King in the sky spat out a frosty breath that instantly enveloped Jin Yao. In the next moment, he was turned into an ice sculpture. The Snake King’s tail whipped out and lashed against the statue, shattering it. Jin Yao’s body, too, broke into countless pieces that scattered across the ground.
Lin Xuan waved his hand, retrieving a Storage Ring from among the shattered ice. He then recalled the Snake King and turned to leave.
「Sacred Institute.」
Jin Ze was in a very good mood; he felt like the sky itself was clearer and bluer. His greatest rival, Lin Xuan, should be dead by now. He had already informed his family, and with their resources, finding the boy was child’s play. No matter how strong his opponent was, he couldn’t possibly withstand an attack from a Five-Star Grandmaster. Therefore, his rival was undoubtedly dead.
Once Lin Xuan was gone, he would once again be the strongest prodigy among the newcomers. As long as Lin Xuan was out of the picture, he would still have a chance to rise. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but smile.
I’ll go check for missions at the Task Hall. Jin Ze headed toward the Task Hall. Points were extremely important for every disciple, and since he didn’t have many, he had to complete missions as well.
But just as he arrived at the Task Hall, Jin Ze froze. His eyes widened as if he’d seen a ghost. "How can you be here?"
Jin Ze felt like he was going insane. He had just seen Lin Xuan standing right there in front of him.
Impossible. Wasn’t he supposed to have been killed? How could he have come back alive? Dammit, did the family not make a move? Or did they fail to find him? They probably couldn’t find him. Damn it all! That kid is really lucky to have escaped the family’s pursuit!
Thinking of this, Jin Ze’s expression turned grim.
Lin Xuan glanced at him without a word, but the killing intent in his eyes was obvious. He had no intention of letting Jin Ze off. However, he couldn’t make a move within the Sacred Institute. The institute had strict rules: disciples were forbidden from harming one another, or they would face severe punishment. No one could break this rule.
However, outside the Sacred Institute, things were different. As long as one was careful and left no evidence, there would be no repercussions. For instance, if the Jin Family had successfully assassinated Lin Xuan, the Sacred Institute would have been powerless to intervene.
Lin Xuan had already made up his mind to eliminate Jin Ze; he was just waiting for an opportunity. He gave him one last cold glance before turning and entering the Task Hall.
Soon, Lin Xuan found the Task Elder and turned in his mission.
"You killed Demon Heaven!" the Task Elder exclaimed, his face full of astonishment. This young man is no simple character; to think he possesses such skill.
Lin Xuan smoothly received 1,500 points. Afterward, he looked for other suitable missions but found none for the time being, so he returned to his courtyard.
After returning, Lin Xuan continued his cultivation. He used the Medicinal Materials on hand to refine a cauldron of Ascending Dragon Pills, which he consumed to enhance his Soul Power. The stronger his soul, the more powerful the Black Dragon Wave would become.
While Lin Xuan was training, huge changes were also taking place in the outside world. After Demon Heaven’s death, the Demon Sect’s activities didn’t stop; in fact, they became even more rampant. Remnants of the Demon Sect began appearing in various parts of the Snow Moon Country, hunting its Martial Artists and using demonic methods to increase their own strength.
As the power of the Demon Sect remnants grew, the Snow Moon Country could no longer hold them back and sent out a call for help.
This Demon Sect was once a great organization on par with the Holy Lands. However, its methods were too cruel, so the other Holy Lands joined forces to destroy it. Three thousand years ago, the Demon Sect finally collapsed, and its remaining followers went into hiding. Unexpectedly, after 3,000 years, the Demon Sect was now making a comeback.
The major Holy Lands naturally refused to let them rise from the ashes, so they began issuing missions one after another, allowing their disciples to hunt down the Demon Sect remnants.
The Sacred Institute also issued a mission. The Master of the Task Hall, a man named Renwo Xiao, saw this as an excellent opportunity to train the Sacred Institute’s disciples, so he devised a special mission. He had sent men to investigate and discovered a sizable force of the Demon Sect in the Snow Moon Country’s Lion Moon City. However, the cultivation of this force was entirely below that of a Four-Star Grandmaster. The strongest among them was merely a Three-Star Grandmaster.
This was a perfect training opportunity. They could hunt the Demon Sect while also tempering the Sacred Institute’s disciples. The newcomers, who had just joined and were still green, could use this trial to increase their strength and gain experience. In fact, it wasn’t just the new disciples; even the older students who had been here for a year or two needed the practice.
So, Hall Master Ren created a mission.
Location: Lion Moon City. Mission Name: Demon Hunt Mission.
Content: Hunt the Demon Sect remnants within Lion Moon City.
Participants: All disciples at the third stage or below are eligible to participate.
Hunting Demon Sect remnants would earn a large number of points. Not only that, but upon the mission’s completion, the disciple who had killed the most Demon Sect members would receive a bottle of Body-Refining Treasure Liquid.
As soon as this news was released, the entire Sacred Institute erupted. The Body-Refining Treasure Liquid was extremely precious, refined from the blood of over ten powerful Demon Beasts and more than ten precious Spirit Medicines. Once consumed, it could dramatically strengthen one’s Physique. It was an incredibly valuable treasure. Under normal circumstances, redeeming this bottle of liquid with points would require 30,000 points.
But now, the Sacred Institute was actually offering it as the first-place prize. This drove many disciples into a frenzy.
Many disciples had extraordinary Physiques, but they were still one step away from achieving a Saint Body. If they could obtain this Treasure Liquid, they might have a chance to evolve their Physique into a Quasi-Saint Body. If that happened, their rise would be meteoric. The disciples grew excited and rushed to the Task Hall to register.
The new disciples also hurried over.
Jin Ze clenched his fists. He had to obtain this Treasure Liquid. That way, he could evolve into a true Quasi-Saint Body. He had been expelled from his master’s tutelage and become a laughingstock for faking a Quasi-Saint Body last time. This time, he would become a real one.
And as for Lin Xuan, he wouldn’t let him off either.
He’ll probably participate in the Demon Hunt Mission too. I can notify my family again and have them send an elder to assassinate him. Last time, that boy was lucky. He hadn’t encountered the Five-Star Grandmaster from the Jin Family and had narrowly survived. Otherwise, he would have been obliterated. But his luck will run out this time. I’ll follow him secretly and keep track of his location. Then, I’ll notify the family’s Five-Star Grandmaster. This time, we’ll definitely find him and kill him!
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