Ten Thousand Dragons Technique

Chapter 712: Chapter 710: Crisis for the Freshmen!

"The one who killed Jin Ze couldn’t possibly be Lin Xuan. It must have been someone else," the vice dean stated emphatically. The other elders nodded in agreement, and eventually, Clan Leader Jin had no choice but to accept.

He left with Jin Ze’s body, but he refused to let the matter rest. He was determined to investigate and find out what had truly happened.

「Lion Moon City.」

Inside a certain villa within the city, a few figures had gathered.

Among them, a bald man frowned. "What’s going on? It’s been so long. Why isn’t Xue Tu back yet? Could something have gone wrong?"

A man in a blood-red robe beside him laughed. "No need to worry. With Xue Tu’s strength, what could possibly go wrong? He’s probably captured the enemy by now and is slowly torturing them."

"That must be it," a shadowy, blood-colored figure chuckled softly. "Xue Tu’s methods are incredibly cruel. To be caught by him is a fate worse than death."

Then, she changed the subject. "According to my subordinates’ investigations, a large number of disciples from the Sacred Institute have entered the city. Their numbers are high, but the strongest among them is only a Three-star Grandmaster. There are also quite a few One-star Grandmasters. They are excellent prey. We should act quickly."

"Xue Tu is responsible for the north side of the city. Let’s cover the other three directions."

Soon, the three figures quickly left the villa.

Meanwhile, the members of the Demon Sect hidden throughout Lion Moon City also began to make their move. Before long, they encountered the disciples of the Sacred Institute.

A fierce battle erupted.

In the dead of night, the sounds of explosions echoed intermittently, causing the native Martial Artists of Lion Moon City to tremble with fear. They all hid in their homes, not daring to venture out.

「Just like that, several days passed.」

Both the Demon Sect and the Sacred Institute suffered losses. On the Demon Sect’s side, many members were slain. On the Sacred Institute’s side, many One-star Grandmasters were injured, the majority of whom were new disciples.

The strength of these new disciples was still somewhat lacking, and they had little combat experience. As a result, they quickly found themselves at a disadvantage when they encountered the Demon Sect. The members of the Demon Sect were especially cunning and skilled in ambushes, and many of the new disciples were wounded. Some even faced life-and-death crises, only to be saved by the fourth-rank disciples accompanying them.

Although they survived, it signaled mission failure. These failed disciples could only leave Lion Moon City under the escort of the fourth-rank disciples.

「And so, ten days passed.」

It was a moonless night. The entire Lion Moon City seemed to be shrouded in a pall of dark clouds, and a suppressive aura permeated the air.

In the shadows of a street, a team remained cautiously hidden. A man whispered, "Be careful. Teams have been mysteriously vanishing recently. There might be a hidden master in this city."

The leader of the Demon Sect team spoke up. "Based on the battles over this period, we’ve confirmed that the Sacred Institute has three strong forces on their side. We’ve also identified them as Shen Tang, Qin Feng, and Xu Qing. These three are very strong and can hold their own against our Demon Sect. But aside from them, there’s another mysterious force."

"Whenever our Demon Sect encounters this mysterious force, almost no one escapes. To this day, we still have no idea who they are."

Hearing this, the Demon Sect members behind him grew tense. One of them said, "Lion Moon City is huge. Our luck can’t be so bad that we run into them, right?"

The leader laughed. "That’s true. As long as we’re careful, we shouldn’t."

But at that very moment, a faint voice arose. "So, this is where you rats have been hiding."

Upon hearing these words, the faces of the Demon Sect members changed. The leader, in particular, shot his gaze upward and saw three figures appear in the void.

At the forefront was a handsome youth with clear features who looked no older than twenty.

Whose young master is this? How dare he appear before our Demon Sect? He must be seeking death.

He sneered, preparing to obliterate the youth. But in the next instant, he felt a chill on his neck, and his head went flying.

What just happened? The Demon Sect expert’s eyes widened. He could faintly hear the horrified cries of the other members: "Captain!"

Then, he heard nothing at all.

Behind him, the other Demon Sect members’ eyes bulged in shock.

Our captain, a late-stage Two-star Grandmaster, was killed in an instant? This young man is terrifying... Could he be the legendary mysterious master?

Damn it, we actually ran into this god of slaughter!

Run! Run for your lives! Rumor had it that no one who encountered him ever escaped.

The members of the Demon Sect turned and fled in all directions.

"Trying to leave now? Don’t you think it’s a bit late?" Lin Xuan sneered, unleashing the Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave.

A mysterious sound wave radiated out from him, spreading in all directions. Instantly, the fleeing Demon Sect members became dizzy and disoriented, collapsing to the ground one by one.

With a flicker, Lin Xuan’s figure appeared before them almost simultaneously. He struck with his palm, and the Cyan Dragon Hunting Sky Hand tore them all to pieces.

Behind him, Lu Jiu and Ning Xue swiftly moved in, finishing off the One-star Grandmasters.

Another team was obliterated. Lu Jiu was thrilled.

But Lin Xuan shook his head in dissatisfaction. "Too weak. Not a challenge at all."

Ning Xue rolled her eyes. "You killed several Three-star Grandmasters right at the beginning. You’ve probably scared the Demon Sect witless. Why would the remaining ones dare to come out so easily?"

Lin Xuan could only smile wryly at this. On the first night, he had released his blood energy to draw out many Demon Sect experts and had successfully slain them. Even the late-stage Three-star, Xue Tu, had been killed by him. But after that, the Demon Sect became extremely cautious. They no longer appeared openly, resorting instead to ambushes and assassinations. These Demon Sect members were quite skilled at hiding, so for the past few days, Lin Xuan hadn’t found many of them, let alone any of their experts.

"Let’s go," Lin Xuan said with a wave of his hand before rising into the air and flying off into the distance.

Half an hour after they left, another group of people arrived. They were also disciples from the Sacred Institute. When they saw the corpses on the ground, they gasped in shock.

"How terrifying! Another Demon Sect team has been slaughtered."

"Who on earth did this? So decisive."

There were fifteen new disciples in this group, led by Zi Su.

Zi Su glanced at the scene of the battle. "This should be the work of a third-rank disciple, and a top-tier one at that. I guess it was either Qin Feng or Xu Qing."

The other new disciples nodded. They now knew that there were three powerful forces among the newcomers. Qin Feng and Xu Qing were two of them. The third was Shen Tang. Although Shen Tang was only a mid-stage Three-star Grandmaster, he had many experts by his side, making him a formidable force as well.

Only those three forces were capable of slaughtering the Demon Sect so decisively.

Just as they were thinking this, a cold voice came from afar. "You dare to kill members of my Demon Sect? You’re courting death!"

There were still Demon Sect members here!

Zi Su and her group looked up to see more than twenty figures charging toward them from a distance. They were all wearing blood-red robes and wielding blood-colored longswords that pulsed with a terrifying, murderous aura.

"Attack!" Zi Su shouted and immediately rushed forward.

The other new disciples behind her also sprang into action, and a fierce battle broke out. It was exceptionally intense. The new disciples who were still in Lion Moon City were all exceptionally talented, and their combat power was strong. They actually managed to hold off the attacks of these blood-robed Demon Sect members.

As for Zi Su, she was contending with two Two-star Grandmasters all by herself and wasn’t at a disadvantage. This left the Demon Sect experts utterly astonished.

Damn it, these Saint Academy Disciples grow too fast. Ten days ago, they were inexperienced and easily suppressed by us. But in just ten short days, they can already trade blows with us. They truly are top-tier geniuses. It looks like we’ll have to call in the Three-star Grandmasters.

One of the blood-robed men let out a sharp whistle that pierced the night sky. Not long after, two more blood-robed figures arrived from a distance. The aura from these two was terrifying.

The moment they appeared, Zi Su’s expression changed. Not good. Three-star Grandmasters.

"Quick, run!"

Zi Su, who was previously ranked third on the newcomer list, had now reached the late-stage two-star phase. Paired with more than ten days of training, she was nearly invincible among Two-star Grandmasters, able to fight two at once without being at a disadvantage. But no matter how strong she was, she was no match for a Three-star Grandmaster, let alone two.

She decisively fled, and the disciples behind her quickly followed suit.

"Trying to escape?"

"You won’t get away," the two Three-star Grandmasters sneered as they led their men in pursuit.

They chased them relentlessly, finally cornering Zi Su and her team in a dead-end alley.

"Run! Go on, run!" the Demon Sect members mocked.

It’s over. The new disciples’ faces were filled with despair. Even Zi Su’s face was deathly pale. They were trapped with no way out.

Just as they despaired, a voice called out from afar. "Oh, Zi Su, it’s you."

Zi Su quickly looked up and saw three figures flying over. The one in the lead was Lin Xuan. She was overjoyed.

"Lin Xuan, let’s join forces and break through the encirclement!" Zi Su didn’t want to be eliminated. As long as she could escape, she could continue her demon-hunting mission.

However, Lin Xuan didn’t move to attack. Instead, he flew down and landed beside her. He smiled and said, "Don’t worry. I came here looking for the Demon Sect. Since we’ve run into them, we might as well just eliminate them all."

`What?` Zi Su’s eyes widened. Eliminate them all? What kind of joke is that? There are two Three-star Grandmasters on the other side. Can he really defeat them? Is Lin Xuan getting too full of himself? She acknowledged that Lin Xuan was powerful enough to defeat a Three-star Grandmaster, but that was in a one-on-one fight. Against two, he surely couldn’t win.

The Demon Sect members on the other side burst into laughter.

"What did that kid say?"

"He’s going to eliminate all of us? Such big talk!"

The two leading Three-star Grandmasters sneered dismissively. "What a reckless fool."

It’s really over now. The faces of Zi Su and her group grew even more grim. Lin Xuan had completely enraged the Demon Sect. Their fate was going to be terrible.

"You don’t need to worry," Ning Xue said with a smile from the side. "This handful of people is no match for Junior Brother Lin at all."

Lu Jiu chimed in, "That’s right. Junior Brother Lin has killed more Three-star Grandmasters than you can count. Killing these two will be a piece of cake!"

Zi Su was speechless. It’s one thing for Lin Xuan to brag, but for you two to join in too? *Sigh.* Birds of a feather really do flock together. Just by being around Lin Xuan, they’ve all learned to boast.