The Prodigies War
chapter-1187

Are you worthy of being called supreme?

His sentence was as plain as water, yet it rang clearly in everyone’s ear.

They raised their eyes to see a figure hovering like a lone cloud, ethereal and elegant like he stood above the rest of the world.

On the ground, Wen Aohai was convulsing in the huge crater. He barely managed to lift his head, revealing his bruised and swollen cheeks marred with dirt.

His eyes were filled with anger and hatred as he hissed. “Demon God Lin, do you dare to wait for me to grasp the power of Dao Law before we duel again?”

Clearly, he refused to accept the defeat!

That itself was already ridiculous.

“Defeat is defeat. If you had admitted it openly and honestly, you might have gained my respect. Unfortunately, you do not even dare to admit failure. Given your character, if you hadn’t been lucky enough to obtain some fortune, you would have never reached the supreme king stage in your life!”

Lin Xun spoke indifferently, but his every word stabbed at Wen Aohai’s heart like a knife, contorting his already pained features into a menacing grimace.

But immediately after that, he said dejectedly, “I admit defeat.”

Lin Xun said indifferently, “It’s too late.”

Wen Aohai’s expression changed drastically as he shouted in a panic, “If you let me go, I can compensate you!”

Even the lowly ant cling to life, let alone Wen Aohai who had just become a supreme king and had a bright future. How would he be willing to accept his fate?

On Star Catcher Mountain, Meng Yinghua and others were all ashen-faced with shock. Wen Aohai’s tragic defeat was akin to trampling all their hopes.

Lin Xun’s eyes were full of pity as he said aloud, “If you die, everyone on you will naturally become my trophies. Why should I want compensation from you?”

Wen Aohai explained quickly, “I know about a heaven-defying fortune. If you let me go, then I can perhaps tell you this secret!”

“Oh, let’s hear it then.”

“In the Underworld River Forbidden Land, there is a dried-up river that leads underground, where a sealed ruin has been sitting for eternity.”

To protect his own life, Wen Aohai did not dare to hide anything from Lin Xun and poured out everything he knew.

“According to reliable intel, the ruins are suspected to be related to the origin of the underworld river and conceals a heaven-defying fortune!”

After a pause, he continued, “In one month, the restriction power of the sealed ruins will weaken massively. I have already promised Wu Lingfeng, the ninth prince of the Golden Crow Clan, to search for fortunes together there.”

A strange light flickered across Lin Xun’s dark eyes. He remembered that when he first came to the Mythic Fire Realm, he was transported to the danger-ridden Underworld River Forbidden Land.

He never imagined that such a haunted place would contain heaven-defying fortunes!

Moreover, according to Wen Aohai, the operation was managed by Wu Lingfeng, the ninth prince of the Golden Crow Clan, and the participants were all supreme kings.

Originally, Lin Xun had no interest in it at all, knowing what sort of terrifying place the Underworld River Forbidden Land was.

However, when he learned that among the supreme kings participating in the operation, included successors from the Sea Soul Clan, Mysterious Metropolis Sect, Moon Worshiper Sect and other major forces, he was tempted.

He had not forgotten the grudge he formed with those forces in the Burning Immortal World!

Lin Xun asked some more questions, and Wen Aohai answered them in detail, seeming very cooperative.

“If you let me go this time, I can take you to participate in this operation!” Wen Aohai said imploringly, eyes gleaming with hope.

Lin Xun chuckled and his dark eyes turned chilling. “Do you think I will believe you?”

Before Wen Aohai could answer, he continued, “If I’m not wrong, you may be doing this to save your life, but do you not also intend to kill with a borrowed knife? When the time comes, you can secretly join forces with Wu Lingfeng and the others to deal with me.

“Or even simpler, if you expose my identity, Wu Lingfeng and the others will definitely target me. After all, any idiot knows that they want to kill me the most.”

Wen Aohai’s face stiffened and he hurriedly guaranteed, “I swear to heavens that such a thought never crossed my mind!”

Lin Xun snorted coldly, “Even if you don’t have such a thought now, you might in the future.”

Bang!

Before his voice died away, he stepped forward and crushed Wen Aohai’s tightly clenched left hand. Flesh and blood oozed out mixed with shards of bones.

Wen Aohai screamed in agony.

Lin Xun raised his hand and grabbed the sword in the grip of Wen Aohai’s mangled left hand.

The sword was as fine as a strand of hair and extremely small. It sparkled like a crystal sword but when he looked closer, he noticed it was imbued with at least eight hundred layers of intricate and complex power.

“What is this?” Lin Xun studied it with interest as he distinctly sensed a destructive and dark power flowing within the sword.

Wen Aohai’s face paled and his eyes became lifeless, as if he never expected that Lin Xun would discover his secret killing weapon.

“This...this is a treasure that I always carry with me. It is not that valuable but if you are interested, by all means, take it,” he took a deep breath and said aloud, a tremble in his voice.

“Forget it, a gentleman doesn’t take away what others like, so this sword...I’ll return it to you!”

While speaking, Lin Xun flicked his wrist and shot the sword into Wen Aohai’s mind-sea like a stream of light.

Wen Aohai roared like crazy, “Demon God Lin, I wish you dead!”

The next second, his body went rigid and he breathed his last. Then, his entire body corroded into a pool of dark venom on the ground.

The nearby ground was instantly stained black and gave off a pungent and rotten stench.

One waft of it was enough to make Lin Xun feel nausea in his chest and abdomen. A chill ran down him. What toxic power!

The fact that a supreme king was eliminated instantaneously already proved the terrifying and venomous power contained in the sword.

If Wen Aohai’s surprise attack had succeeded, Lin Xun could not imagine the consequences!

On Star Catcher Mountain, Meng Yinghua and others stood utterly aghast, hearts filled with despair and all hopes dashed to pieces.

In the past few days, they had endured all sorts of humiliation in the hope that Wen Aohai would rescue them.

But now, their only hope was shattered by Wen Aohai’s death!

Demon God Lin, he…

What would he do with us?

The more they thought about it, the more frightened and helpless they became.

“What are you doing there? Why are you not mining?” Lin Xun scolded from a distance.

But to Meng Yinghua and the others, his scolding voice was as beautiful as a fairy’s. They did not dare to believe what was happening

Is he letting us off?

It wasn’t until Lin Xun’s figure retreated into the stone hut on the mountain that Meng Yinghua and the others dared to believe that all of this was true!

Demon God Lin did not kill them!

“Perhaps, ever since he became a supreme king, he has never taken us seriously…”

Their expressions turned complicated, not knowing whether to be glad, happy or upset.

Would someone care if they encountered an ant provoking them on the road?

Lin Xun’s treatment towards them gave them a very similar feeling.

Only that they were the ants…

“From now on, even if we are alive, in this dangerous realm where bloodshed and killings happen frequently everywhere, I’m afraid...” Rui Manrong muttered in an anguished voice.

“What is it?” someone couldn’t help but ask.

“I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for us to survive!” Her voice became noticeably lower and her face glum.

Everyone trembled inwardly realizing that following Wen Aohai’s death, they had no one to rely on anymore.

In the Mythic Fire Realm, if one wanted to live, one had to either choose to submit to someone stronger, become subservient to the major forces, or become one of the feared supreme kings!

But unfortunately, not anyone could step into the Supreme King Stage.

“Actually, it’s not bad to submit to Demon God Lin. At least, if danger comes, he will be the first to bear the brunt,” someone whispered after some hesitation.

This was particularly upsetting!

Wen Aohai had just died but he was already thinking about seeking refuge with Lin Xun. This was no different from betrayal.

But everyone shared the same thought.

In the Upper Nine Realms, annexations of forces happened every day. It was perfectly normal to stoop to compromise in order to survive in this world!

“Everyone…”

Meng Yinghua said aloud and drew the attention of everyone, curious to know what bright path he would guide everyone onto.

After holding back several times, he finally choked out two words. “Mine hard!”

Everyone stared at him, and the atmosphere turned strangely silent.

Immediately after that, they all sighed out loud. Yes, mine hard. Only this way can we show our worth to Demon God Lin, isn’t that right?

Without much resistance, they launched into action.

If the big shots of Thousand Beasts Spirit Mountain in the outside world learned about their behaviors, they would vomit blood from fury.

Meng Yinghua and the others had already proven to be powerful and extraordinary by making it into the Upper Nine Realms, but now...

But now, they had stooped so low and had to prove their value through mining!

Was this not sad?!

Lin Xun paid no attention to trivial matters.

A few days ago, the passage to the Upper Nine Realms from the Three Thousand World had vanished, but there were still no signs of Toady.

Given that guy’s narcissistic, prideful and arrogant nature, if he came to the Upper Nine Realms, he would have already caused countless troubles.

But Lin Xun had not heard a snippet of news related to Toady.

“Could that guy have also been teleported to the Underworld River Forbidden Land and trapped in it just like I was?” He scrunched his brows.

Lin Xun also worried about A’lu.

Outside the stone hut, the ice-like bud on the Star Catcher Tree would bloom and bear fruit in less than half a month.

Lin Xun had decided that, when the divine herb matured, he would leave Star Catcher Mountain and explore other areas of the Mythic Fire Realm.

Firstly, this was to gather information and secondly, to get rid of some old enemies, such as the Golden Crow Clan, Sea Soul Clan and Moon Worshipper Sect.

“But my top priority now is to cultivate my grand dao power to the Dao Law level!”

Lin Xun inhaled a deep breath and sat cross-legged on the ancestral origin rock, falling into a meditative state.

The duel with Wen Aohai made him realize that only by manipulating Dao Law power could he unleash the power of the king stage to its fullest.

In the king stage, one manipulated king dao laws!