Meng Wei and the others were all deeply astonished. This person wasn’t lying. Viper Poison Explosive Pills were indeed as devastating as he said. However, it was questionable whether he was really holding a Viper Poison Explosive Pill.
“I’ll give you guys 15 minutes to decide. If you still refuse to hand the pill over, I’ll have no option but to throw this Viper Poison Explosive Pill into the room.” Ji Zhengping chuckled before continuing, “I truly despise killing people, so it’s best that you guys don’t force me to!”
No one knew whether he was telling the truth or not. However, if he were genuinely telling the truth, then that was far too terrifying!
Meng Wei and the others didn’t dare to act rashly. As mercenaries, they always walked on the tightrope between life and death. However, it was also because of this that they cherished their lives even more.
If they stayed alive, everything would be possible. If they died, however, everything would become void.
Ling Han furrowed his brows in thought. He couldn’t determine whether Ji Zhengping was bluffing or whether he actually possessed a weapon of great devastation. He wasn’t afraid, but what about Meng Wei and the others?
‘If that’s the case…’
He stealthily hid in the darkness before retrieving his Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow.
He didn’t need the Ultimate Arrow. With his current power, even an ordinary arrow would be able to insta-kill a cultivator at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier.
There was a smug smile on Ji Zhengping’s face. He was able to control this situation all by himself, and this made him feel very good about himself. However, his hair suddenly stood on ends as a sense of foreboding gripped at his heart.
‘Danger!’
He had no time to think, and he frantically scrambled back in retreat.
Xiu!
A cold flash streaked through the air. It was insanely quick, and it ruthlessly penetrated his left shoulder. The powerful force of the strike sent him flying backward.
Chapter 1180 - Unexpected Encounter
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Meng Wei and the others faltered for a moment before roaring loudly and charging toward the man.
‘F*ck! He actually dared to threaten us!’
They charged out of the secret room. There was a lot of space in the manor, and as such, the Viper Poison Explosive Pill could only affect one person at most. It wouldn’t be like just then, where everyone was apprehensive of its effects.
Cold sweat dripped down Ji Zhengping’s forehead. The arrow from that mysterious person had completely penetrated his shoulder. In fact, it had almost taken his life. It was far too terrifying.
If it hadn’t been for his incredible reaction speed, that arrow would have definitely obliterated his heart.
Fear lingered in his mind. If he had been a tiny bit slower just then, he would’ve already been a corpse on the ground.
“Hahaha! Junior Brother Ji, it looks like you’re in quite the bind, no?”
Xiu, xiu, xiu!
Another four people leaped over, each of them radiating with a powerful aura. If Ling Han were to come out from the secret room at this moment, he would realize that there was an old friend of his among these four people.
Sha Yuan!
Ji Zhengping gritted his teeth in pain as he pulled the light arrow from his shoulder. Blood instantly sprayed into the air, and he couldn’t stop it no matter what. This was inevitable as Ling Han’s martial intent was naturally imbued into the arrow. If it wasn’t eliminated, his blood would continue to flow.
Moreover, he would end up with a scar if it wasn’t eliminated completely, a scar that would remain forever.
He humphed, and said, “There’s an astonishingly powerful person in that room!”
“Oh, even Junior Brother Ji reckons that person is powerful,” a blue-robed youth said with a smile. “I’ve got to see just how impressive they are! I’ll hand the people outside to you, then. That should be fine, right?”
“Of course!” Sha Yuan said with a cold smile. His eyes turned to Meng Wei, and he didn’t attempt to hide his lust.
He had always been a playboy, and he had been able to do as pleased in Point Star City. However, his life had become extremely dull after he entered this mystery realm. In fact, he was already nearing his wits’ end. Thus, flames of lust naturally burned in his heart now that a seductive and bold beauty had appeared before him.
“What are you looking at?” Meng Wei humphed, and said, “I don’t like soft pretty boys like you. So, don’t even think about bedding me. Otherwise, I’ll kick your nuts into oblivion!”
Her words were incredibly bold.
Sha Yuan chuckled, and said, “Once you fall into my hands, it won’t be a matter of whether you like it or not!”
Once he spoke, Ling Han—who was still in the secret room—could naturally hear him loud and clear. He couldn’t help but smile coldly. He hadn’t gone looking for Sha Yuan, yet Sha Yuan had delivered himself to him.
‘This is excellent. It’s time for me to kill him.’
He swiped his hand across his face, and his appearance instantly underwent a dramatic change. However, he hadn’t disguised himself into another person. Rather, he had reverted back to his true appearance.
Disciples of the Majestic Heaven Sect obviously couldn’t kill each other. Even if they were fighting over treasures in a mystery realm, they would stop fighting once someone achieved victory.
…Of course, some would still kill their fellow disciples if there were no witnesses. After all, who would know that they were the culprit?
However, it was “Han Lin” that was the disciple of the Majestic Heaven Sect, not Ling Han.
It was because of this that Ling Han reverted back to his true appearance. In any case, he wanted to dispose of Sha Yuan with his true identity as well. Exacting revenge in this manner would feel far more satisfying.
“You guys stay here,” Ling Han said to Shui Yanyu and Hu Feiyun. He didn’t want to risk exposing the fact that he was “Han Lin”.
“Mm-hm!” Shui Yanyu nodded in understanding. Meanwhile, Hu Feiyun appeared a little confused as she nodded. She didn’t understand why Ling Han was suddenly reverting back to his true appearance.
Ling Han strode out of the secret room.
Sha Yuan was just about to launch into action, yet he suddenly faltered when he saw the person that had walked out of the secret room.
‘Ling Han!
‘How is this possible? Why is he also here?’
Ever since entering the large tomb in the galaxy, Ling Han hadn’t appeared again. The recruitment examination for the Majestic Heaven Sect had occurred one year after he had entered the large tomb, and Ling Han naturally hadn’t attended. Thus, many people speculated that Ling Han had died in the large tomb.
That being the case, it came as a huge shock for Sha Yuan to see Ling Han here!
“Ling Han!” Sha Yuan said with a cold humph. He had wished to see Ling Han dead for a long time, yet Ling Han seemed to be extremely fortunate, and he wouldn’t die no matter what. However, he would personally kill him this time, so how could Ling Han escape?
This person had huge secrets and valuable treasures. Sha Yuan would definitely make these his own.
Would he lose to Ling Han?
No way! Ling Han had only been at the high extreme of the Mountain River Tier when he entered the large tomb. Only a mere three years had passed since then, so there was no way his cultivation level could have reached any great heights.
“Brilliant! I can’t believe we’ve come across each other here!” Sha Yuan chuckled coldly, and said, “You’ve already escaped far too many times. However, I’m going to personally kill you this time, and I definitely won’t let you escape again!”
Ling Han couldn’t help but laugh loudly, and said, “Sha Yuan, you’re living in your own fantasy world!”
Right now, the gulf between him a
nd Sha Yuan was like the distance between heaven and earth.
“It’s only been a mere three years… Don’t tell me that you’ve suddenly become stronger?” Sha Yuan didn’t believe for a second that Ling Han could become stronger than him. To immortals, three years was a very short amount of time. In fact, it was too little time to advance even one sub-minor level.
“Junior Brother Sha, you know this person?” It was clear that all five of them were from the Majestic Heaven Sect. Moreover, they were all key disciples. Although they weren’t as talented as seeds, their cultivation levels weren’t necessarily lower.
All five of them were at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. In addition, the fact that they were key disciples meant that they were at least three-star geniuses.
Thus, they weren’t afraid even though Ji Zhengping had been severely wounded by a single arrow. They were still brimming with confidence.
“Of course I know him. He’s a bumpkin that arrived after opening the sky!” Sha Yuan said in disdain.
“Oh!” The other four people all nodded in understanding. At the same time, they lost all interest in Ling Han.
If he were the heir of some powerful force, then him opening the sky would be extremely impressive. However, Sha Yuan had already labeled him as a “bumpkin”. This revealed that Ling Han was indigenous to some small world, and didn’t have any background in the Immortal Realm. Thus, they naturally didn’t need to pay any attention to him.
“Since Junior Brother Sha has old enmity with him, we’ll let you dispose of him!” the blue-robed youth said. He continued to stare at the secret room as he said this. It was the elite who had wounded Ji Zhengping that made him feel fearful.
Meanwhile, Meng Wei and the others were all slightly puzzled. Why had Ling Han’s appearance suddenly changed so drastically? If it weren’t for his clothes being the same, and if weren’t for the fact that “Ling Han” sounded extremely similar to Han Lin, they would have had serious suspicions that this “Ling Han” had been hiding in the secret room this entire time.
“I’d love to!” Sha Yuan said as he stared at Ling Han. His eyes were filled with killing intent.
To be completely honest, he hadn’t actually wanted to enter the Majestic Heaven Sect.
He had been an extremely profligate young master in Point Star City, and he had been able to do as he pleased. Even if he got into trouble, there was his father’s influence to protect him. However, what was his life like in the Majestic Heaven Sect?
His background had become completely insignificant—there were far too many disciples who were the descendants or heirs of Heavenly Body Tier elites. As a result, his feeling of superiority had vanished into thin air.
After arriving at the Majestic Heaven Sect, it was as if he had fallen from the clouds into a puddle of mud. There was nothing for him to feel superior about.
However, if he could obtain Ling Han’s secrets, he would definitely advance in leaps and bounds and become a seed-level prodigy.
That would be tremendously impressive.
“Ling Han, your secrets are mine!” he roared.
He lashed out with his right hand as he lunged toward Ling Han. Countless divine patterns surged out, transforming into a giant hand that measured 300 meters in length.
Chapter 1181 - Who Else Wants to Stop Me?
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Sha Yuan’s talent in martial arts was indeed inferior to Zhao Lun’s, but his skills were truly impressive for him to be recruited as a key disciple.
Hong, the large hand descended, covering the skies and blocking the sun.
A cold smirk curled up the corners of his lips. What was this genius of the Scarlet Heaven Academy worth in front of him? No wonder how freakish or how genius you were, cultivation level was the deciding factor.
‘Go die!’
He would take advantage of the instant before Ling Han’s soul dispersed to extract his memories, and obtain all the fated opportunities the latter had gained.
Ling Han shook his head. What effect would this kind of attack have on the present him? He puffed up his cheeks, and then blew out a breath of air skywards.
Pa!
That huge hand of Origin Power instantly crumbled, turning into endless scattered shadows, and floating out in all directions.
‘Crap!’
Sha Yuan and his group were all gaping wide in dumbfounded shock, completely unable to believe their eyes.
That was too exaggerated, wasn’t it? Just blowing out a breath of air was already so awesome? That was not just a boast!
This guy…. could it be that he was in the Sun Moon Tier? But Sun Moon Tiers wouldn’t be able to enter here! Even if some forces nurtured a few Sun Moon Tiers, and commanded them to destroy their own cultivation level, and then boost their power through consuming some banned medicine to return back to the Sun Moon Tier, with how young Ling Han was, could he possibly crumble his own cultivation level?
“No, impossible!” Sha Yuan should be the most familiar with Ling Han among their group. His whole face was filled with disbelief; pointing at Ling Han, he exclaimed, “How could you possibly possess this kind of battle prowess, this is absolutely impossible!”
“Sha Yuan, there are many things that may seem impossible to you, but they will still become reality. For example… that I will kill you!” Ling Han declared malevolently.
If he had said such words earlier on, Sha Yuan definitely would not have believed him, but Ling Han had dispersed his giant hand of Origin Power with just a breath of air. The power gap between both sides was clearly visible.
Sha Yuan humphed, and said, “Fine, count yourself lucky this time! You can leave!”
Ling Han was surprised, practically not daring to believe his own ears.
This guy still thought that he had the upper hand, didn’t he? He actually said that Ling Han could leave as if he had granted him some great mercy.
“Hehe.”
Ling Han understood now. This guy felt too good about himself, still thinking that this was Point Star City, and he was the son of the Great General Sha, and could do as he liked because he had the signboard of Heavenly Body Tier behind him.
“What is it? Why aren’t you getting lost?” Sha Yuan asked coldly, appearing very impatient.
He had already granted him great leniency, so why did this guy not quickly thank him heartily for the mercy and get lost?
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “Sha Yuan, in the past, I only thought that you were arrogant, a tyrant, and a profligate young master. Only now do I realize how terribly wrong I was.”
‘Haha, you finally discovered how exceptional I am, right?’ Sha Yuan thought, a sliver of a smile curling up his lips.
“You are a f****** idiot!” Ling Han continued.
‘F***!’
Sha Yuan’s smiling face immediately became incredibly awkward. He had never expected such a sudden turn of events, and that Ling Han would actually betray his expectations. He balefully asked, “What exactly do you want to do?”
“Nothing much, I just want to borrow your head!” Ling Han said calmly.
“You are looking for death!” Sha Yuan flew into a rage. Who was he? He was the son of an elite of Heavenly Body Tier, and someone actually said that he wanted to borrow his head?! Furthermore, this man was a bumpkin from a small world!
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “I had better not speak too much nonsense with you, or even my intelligence may be dragged down by you. All right, then. I have allowed you to speak so much before you die. It’s about time that you pass on.”
“You, you dare to kill me?” Sha Yuan was filled with shock, a gigantic shock. He practically could not accept this reality.
Who was he?
How high was his status? Yet Ling Han actually wanted to kill him?
Ling Han did not answer him further, and merely stretched out his right hand. A strong power began to condense, and killing intent also
simmered below the surface.
Now it was Sha Yuan, and it would be Zhao Lun later. For those that owed him a debt, he would ask them for repayment one by one.
He flicked a finger, and xiu, a flash of sword light swept past, heading to slash at Sha Yuan.
Pu!
Blood spattered, but Sha Yuan had not been sliced in half. A flash of golden light flickered on him as if he had transformed into a god of war clad in golden armor.
“Hmm?”
Ling Han’s eyes widened, and he could see that there was actually a golden decree wrapped around Sha Yuan’s body. It was precisely that decree that had taken effect in the nick of time, blocking Ling Han’s fatal strike.
Obviously, this was a decree that the Great General Sha had bequeathed to his son.
“You, how dare you!!” Sha Yuan was in a towering rage; even his voice was trembling. If this decree had actually taken effect, that only meant one thing—he had encountered a fatal danger. Only that would cause this decree to take effect automatically.
He had almost died!
“You deserve to die!” Sha Yuan roared loudly. This decree could only be activated by external stimuli, but now that it had been activated, how could he possibly let such an opportunity pass by? He was going to use this chance precisely to kill Ling Han.
He moved, and as he shot out a punch, the decree boosted his attack, turning into a golden bull that charged towards Ling Han.
Sigh, why were these rich kids so difficult to kill?
“Ah!” While Ling Han was still mocking his enemy in his heart, Sha Yuan gave a muffled grunt, and looked to be in pain. Furthermore, the golden light on his body also trembled for a while. The decree was bright at one moment, and dim at another, just as if it was going to be extinguished. The bull also dispersed by itself along with the power of the decree.
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