The Prodigies War
chapter-1425

When Lin Xun came to a mountain shrouded in spirituality, he couldn’t help but marvel out loud. A mountain like that could be called a rare, blessed paradise.

But it was unoccupied.

“If I train here...” While thinking about it, Lin Xun drew a deep breath.

Rumble!

Just like an ancient dragon was inhaling, that breath lasted a good few minutes and the surrounding mountain range rumbled and crumbled in parts as though a violent storm had swept through.

Billowing aeth qi poured into Lin Xun from every direction. His entire body started to glow brilliantly, and every inch of his skin and flesh was ravenously absorbing the boundless pure aeth qi.

In the end, all was refined and integrated with the power of his blood and flesh.

Almost instantly, Lin Xun noticed his physical cultivation had grown a hint stronger.

Even if it was just a hint, it still amazed him.

If his physical cultivation improved by just breathing in, then he could imagine how fast his cultivation would progress if he were to practice here and focus all his attention on cultivating.

“Also, this place is littered with Divinity Primordial Crystals as well as rare divine herbs and divine materials…If I make full use of them then I reckon my physical refinement cultivation will improve even faster…”

His dark eyes shone brightly.

He had already come to Blood Kill Battlefield. Even if he were to head directly to Mulberry Woodland and join the powerful figures such as the emperor and empress, he still would have little luck even if he encountered the great opportunity.

This was because his cultivation was still lacking and not enough to tackle the Saint Stage.

After receiving Lone Man’s guidance, he realized that his current priority should not be to focus on ascending to the Saint Stage, but to overcome the Taboo Dao Tribulation!

And to pass this tribulation, he first had to make up for the shortcomings of his physical cultivation.

Before this, he had no idea how to start, but now, after several hours of perceiving the environment and exploring, he started to formulate a plan in mind.

Blood Kill Battlefield was the best training place!

“But it’s best to figure out the situation first before getting into action…”

While in deep thought, Lin Xun set off again.

To his surprise, he did not encounter a single living creature along his trek through the mountains and valleys.

Between the mountains and rivers, there was not a trace of any ferocious beast, fierce birds, tree spirits, or even insects.

It should be noted that the aeth qi and vitality in this part of the world were astonishingly abundant, which meant it was an ideal environment for the birth of living beings. Yet, so far, Lin Xun had not come across any living creatures.

He found it very strange and unusual, and the lack of people around made it extremely difficult for him to inquire about any information.

It wasn’t until several hours later that, through his spirit sense, he detected a fierce collision.

“There is smoke of a battle in a place one thousand and three hundred miles to the east. Huh? It looks like one of the parties is the human race!” Lin Xun’s spirit was immediately lifted. There were finally life forms!

Swoosh!

With a flash, he turned into an imperceptible stream of light and darted across the void.

In just a few breaths, he was already thousands of miles away from where he was. Without activating his spirit sense, he could see a group of figures embroiled in a fierce fight.

Among them, seven were from the human race, and they were on the same side. They each possessed a powerful cultivation base of the longevity king stage.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

Their opponents somewhat resembled humans, but they were definitely not of the human race.

They all had blood-colored hair, ghastly white skin, and a pair of silvery wings extended out from their backs.

The Winged Spirit Clan?

Lin Xun was a little surprised.

In the depths of the Spirit Burial Sea, there were many native clans who were descendants of ancient powerful groups.

For example, the Blood Lion Clan, Dragon Whale Clan, Golden Luan Clan, Herculean Demon Bull Clan, Mysterious Ao Clan, Cloud Hou Clan, and the Dark Wood Clan.

Back when Lin Xun had traveled to the Return Dominion along with Zhao Jingxuan and other Spirit Treasure Holy Land successors, they had also fought against the respective saints and saintesses of those clans in the Deva Secret Realm.

He had also met experts from the Winged Spirit Clan.

But he never expected to see Winged Spirit Clan experts on Blood Kill Battlefield!

Why would they appear here?

Lin Xun had come to Blood Kill Battlefield before, but at the time, only two major forces existed there—the empire army and the Magi Brute army.

But now, it was clearly different!

“It seems like the situation in Blood Kill Battlefield is more complicated than I thought...”

Lin Xun’s dark eyes flashed.

Without hesitation, he rushed over to the battlefield.

……

“You crossed the line!”

A slender and graceful woman in red flew into a rage. With a wave of her hand, a hundred-foot-long flaming blade slashed across the air.

A Winged Spirit Clan expert countered the attack with ease. With a swing of his blade, he sent the woman in red staggering back, her pretty face turning deathly pale.

“Miss Ye, the situation doesn’t look good. If this continues, we will collapse before reinforcements come!”

The other men and women looked worried and anxious. Their situation was just as dangerous, and many of them were already badly wounded.

“Keep holding on, I’ve already asked my older brother for help, I believe he will be here soon.”

The woman in red inhaled deeply and sent a voice transmission to the others.

A youth of the Winged Spirit Clan snorted coldly, “Haha, do you guys still think that someone will come to your rescue? Keep dreaming! Let me tell you that your reinforcements have already been wiped out!”

“What?”

Miss Ye and the others all turned ashen-faced, and their eyes were filled with despair. The reason they had been desperately holding on until now was because they firmly believed that reinforcements would soon arrive.

But if the reinforcements were intercepted...

Everything was over!

Moreover, their opponents all looked at them with cold and indifferent expressions as if they were already dead.

“Quickly get it over and done with!” bellowed the leader of the group of Winged Spirit Clan experts.

But at the same time, someone cried out, “Quickly look!”

A figure cut through the sky like a beautiful divine rainbow, creating a sonic boom that stung everyone’s ears. The divine rainbow paused, revealing a tall and graceful figure within the light.

He raised one finger into the air.

Rays of sword qi shot out from the finger, each one razor-sharp and blinding, illuminating the entire sky.

Instantly, over a dozen Winged Spirit Clan experts watched as their own bodies were slashed and shredded by the sword qi before they could even react. Their flesh and blood exploded in midair like fireworks.

In the blink of an eye, sword qi erupted and obliterated everything; no one survived!

The woman in red was dumbfounded with wide open eyes.

Those were a group of experts from the Winged Spirit Clan with the weakest possessing a cultivation base of the third longevity tribulation stage. They had driven us to a state of despair.

But now, they were eliminated like weeds!

Everything had happened so suddenly and ended so quickly. Feelings of shock, disbelief and amazement struck the hearts of the woman in red and the others like a mighty river.

“I am Ye Hongxue of the East Sea Ye Clan. Elder, thank you so much for saving our lives.” The woman in red was the first to react with a deep bow of gratitude.

The others also quickly snapped out of their shock and hurried forward to pay their respects.

When they laid eyes on Lin Xun, their first response was surprise, as if they did not expect their savior to be so young.

The most capable were regarded as teachers, the strongest were to be respected. It only made sense for them to address Lin Xun as ‘elder.’

It was Lin Xun who came to the rescue. He looked at Ye Hongxue, the woman in red, and asked, “Ye Clan of the East Sea? Who is Elder Ye Qingtian to you?”

Ye Hongxue said respectfully, “Elder, he’s my father.”

“Then are you Ye Xiaoqi’s older sister or younger sister?” Lin Xun asked again.

When Lin Xun trained in Blood Kill Camp, he had made only a few friends and one of them was Ye Xiaoqi.

Ye Hongxue looked a little surprised, but she still replied respectfully, “Ye Xiaoqi is my older brother.”

Lin Xun smiled. “In that case, we are not exactly strangers to each other. My name is Lin Xun, your older brother is my friend.”

Ye Hongxue looked taken aback and then exclaimed, “Elder, does that mean you are Lin Xun, the master of Mind Cleansing Peak and whose brilliance filled the capital?”

Lin Xun rubbed his nose and gave an embarrassed smile, “I am not worthy of that title. Also, don’t call me elder, I’m not as old as you think.”

Surprise flashed across the other’s faces. Clearly, they had all heard of Lin Xun.

“Then, I’ll call you Big Brother Lin Xun.” Ye Hongxue beamed. She was dressed in all red and had a straightforward personality.

Lin Xun nodded. “How did you guys get into a conflict with the Winged Spirit Clan?”

“Just yesterday, when we were exploring a mountain range, we inadvertently discovered a hundred-foot-long Divinity Primordial Crystal vein, but as soon as we started to excavate the ore vein, we were targeted by experts from the Winged Spirit Clan…” Ye Hongxue was still seething as she recounted what happened.

In short, Ye Hongxue and the others were intercepted and robbed by the Winged Spirit Clan experts.

“Oh no, according to what those Winged Spirit Clan experts said, my older brother encountered an ambush while on the way to save us!” Ye Hongxue suddenly remembered and her pretty face blanched.

“Ye Xiaoqi?” Lin Xun asked.

Ye Hongxue nodded quickly.

“Do you know where he is now?” asked Lin Xun.

“Yes.”

“Lead the way, I’ll go find him,” Lin Xun said without hesitation.

Everyone else’s perked up. They had seen how powerful Lin Xun was just now, so it would be great if he could lend a hand.

Immediately, they set off under the leadership of Ye Hongxue.

Lin Xun had planned to inquire about Blood Kill Battlefield, but he held back when he saw the worried look on Ye Hongxue’s face. It would not be too late to ask after they saved Ye Xiaoqi.

Boom!

Before long, a deafening crash echoed in the distance.

The distance was a desolate wasteland, and it was covered with smoke and dust from the fierce battle happening.

A chubby youth was being encircled by a group of Winged Spirit Clan cultivators.

Despite the youth’s round and chubby body, he was surprisingly nimble and fast, averting one danger after another with his ghost-like bodily movements.

But still, everyone could tell that he was in a precarious situation!

“It’s my older brother!” Ye Hongxue screamed anxiously.

Lin Xun also recognized Ye Xiaoqi from afar. His figure was still as round and chubby as it was back then.

However, Lin Xun could also tell that Ye Xiaoqi had reached the sixth longevity tribulation stage!

“It seems that after I left, Ye Xiaoqi and the others who entered Blood Kill Battlefield have also undergone tremendous changes in their cultivation...”

Lin Xun felt a little emotional. He finally understood the reason why he did not see Ye Xiaoqi and the other friends he had met when he was younger in the empire.

They most likely had come to Blood Kill Battlefield!