The Prodigies War
chapter-712

Mulberry Woodland was a dangerous place located in the Blood Kill Battlefield.

Experts from both the empire and the Magi Brute Race, regardless of how strong and fierce they were, wouldn’t dare to recklessly approach that area.

It was known as the demonic soil stained with the blood of gods due to its mysteriousness. For thousands of years, many famous figures who ventured there had never been able to return!

After learning that, Lin Xun finally understood why Lu Wenting so strongly objected to him going there.

“I want to go there to take a look. If it doesn’t work out, I won’t enter without careful consideration.” Lin Xun still planned to take a look after thinking it over.

Lu Wenting’s face grew overcast and troubled. He couldn’t persuade Lin Xun no matter what he said, so in the end, he had to inform Zhangsun Lie.

“Could the kid have heard something?” Zhangsun Lie’s first reaction was surprise when he heard about Lin Xun’s plan.

Recently, he had heard the news of bizarre visions appearing in the Mulberry Woodland and rumors that a rare treasure would likely appear there. The treasure could be a saint item from ancient times or some sort of earthshaking rare elixir!

Now, all the top figures in the eight campgrounds of the empire were paying close attention to the Mulberry Woodland.

On the Magi Brute race’s side, many influential figures had already headed to Mulberry Woodland after hearing the news!

“General, look...” Lu Wenting couldn’t help asking.

“Even I don’t dare to go there rashly. He is just a teenager at the Heaven Ascension Stage! Why is he going there? Does he not want to live anymore?” Zhangsun Lie refused.

The Mulberry Woodland had become the eye of the storm in the Blood Kill Battlefield and had attracted countless old monsters. Lin Xun would be seeking death if he showed up there.

“General!” A subordinate frantically darted over, forehead beading with sweat, and reported, “General, it’s not good! Young Master Lin has just exchanged all his military merits for high-grade aeth crystals and left the campground.”

“What?” Lu Wenting went stiff.

“Ridiculous!” Zhangsun Lie was so furious that smoke seemed to be rising from his head.

“Why didn’t you stop him!?” Lu Wenting roared, veins popping on his forehead.

The subordinate looked wronged. “We...how dare we...”

Lin Xun wasn’t only a young genius who killed a half-step king, but he was also a rune founder. He had a transcendent status within the 7th army camp. Who would dare to obstruct him?

“Is the kid deliberately trying to bring me trouble!” Zhangsun Lie stomped his feet with anger, yelling, “Hurry! Send someone after him! We have to stop him!”

Only a quarter of an hour later, another subordinate came back to report that the several dispatched teams failed to find any traces of Lin Xun no matter where they searched.

Zhangsun Lie and Lu Wenting felt a headache coming on.

“That kid is too fearless. He likely doesn’t know that, because of his status as a rune founder, the Magi Brute Race has already raised his ranking on the Blood Wanted List from forty-ninth to eighteenth!”

“Also, the reward for capturing him is very big, comparable to that of the top five on the list! Why did he run to Mulberry Woodland at such a time? Does he want to die?”

Zhangsun Lie’s head ached more and more.

Lu Wenting was also exasperated.

But there was nothing they could do. Lin Xun had already left, and they couldn’t stop him anymore.

……

The Mulberry Woodland was an extremely remote place located thousands of miles away from the 7th campground.

Lin Xun had set off early in the morning and hadn’t stopped even once. On the way, he frequently encountered attacks from groups of Magi Brute experts and killed them all. In the end, he became too lazy to collect his spoils because storage treasures couldn’t be operated on the Blood Kill Battlefield so any spoils had to be carried in luggage. He only had limited space and the load of his luggage would also affect his speed and inconvenience him.

Even so, his luggage was very full. It was filled with four thousand high-grade aeth crystals, which he exchanged for with the military merit points he earned.

That was only a portion of it. The rest was hidden in the campground.

Lin Xun already anticipated that he would fight for days on the battlefield. The Mulberry Woodland was located very far away from the campground. Even if everything went smoothly, it was impossible to return to the camp before night fell. So, even if he knew that the Blood Kill Battlefield was terrifying at night, he had no other choice but to travel if he wanted to investigate the Mulberry Woodland.

……

Four hours later.

The sky was dull and oppressive, and the air was covered with haze. The cloying smell of blood and rotting corpses became extremely strong and even a little pungent and nauseating.

On the horizon in the distance, the sky was painted a dark red hue.

Swoosh!

With a huge bag on his back, the Broken Blade strapped at his waist, and the No-Nonsense Bow and Biluo Arrow in his hands, he traveled at lightning speed while keeping vigilant and cautious.

When he passed a dried up riverbed, a huge black hole suddenly split the ground, spewing out a terrifying devouring power. If he hadn’t dodged in time, then he would have been swept inside.

He broke out in a cold sweat, becoming more and more aware of the danger of the Blood Kill Battlefield. He couldn’t help being more careful along the way.

Huh?

Suddenly, he halted his footsteps. He heard fierce battling sounds from a faraway place.

“Yan Feng?”

As Lin Xun cautiously approached the area, he narrowed his dark eyes, surprised to see Yan Feng, a top Cyclic Derivation cultivator from the 7th army camp!

Lin Xun had discovered the mysterious leaf full of vitality from the gold vein jade stone that Yan Feng had given him, which made him decide to investigate the Mulberry Woodland.

Yan Feng’s situation didn’t look optimistic with three Enlightened Spirit experts surrounding him.

Not only that, but he was also carrying a cultivator on his back and was in imminent danger. His body was split with many wounds and drenched in blood.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Without hesitation, Lin Xun drew the No-Nonsense Bow and consecutively fired three invisible aeth arrows.

He didn’t use the Biluo Arrow, but the power of the NoNonsense Bow couldn't be underestimated. After all, it helped Lin Xun demonstrate his tremendous powers in the Tiger Canyon.

Pu!

As expected, the sudden attack caught an Enlightened Spirit expert off guard. The arrow pierced his chest and a jet of scarlet blood sprayed into the air.

A wailing scream of terror ended abruptly with half of his body exploding and being blasted to the ground by a terrifying force.

Almost at the same time, one of the remaining two Enlightened Spirit experts had his shoulder blade smashed while the other was shot in the thigh. Both screamed in agony and anger.

The series of actions happened too fast. Who would have imagined that three almost invisible arrows would suddenly be fired from the sky?

Who would have thought that the power of the arrows would be so terrifying?

While everyone was in a state of shock, Yan Feng demonstrated his shrewdness and decisiveness. He narrowed his eyes and charged forward without hesitation. His movements were incredibly swift and precise.

Pu! Pu!

Before the three wounded Enlightened Spirit experts could struggle, they were already killed on the spot, dyeing the ground red with their blood.

Yan Feng’s eyes only flashed a look of surprise when he saw Lin Xun.

He stared at him, dazed. The rumors are true!

Those archery skills are strong enough to kill a half-step king!

……

“What? Master Lin, are you going to the Mulberry Woodland?”

After Yan Feng expressed his gratitude to Lin Xun, his expression dramatically changed when he learned that the youth was heading to the Mulberry Woodland. He tried to dissuade him, “You must not go there!”

“Why not?”

Lin Xun wanted to hear Yan Feng’s opinion. The piece of jade stone was found by Yan Feng from the Mulberry Woodland, which means he had to know a little about the dangerous place.

“It might have been possible to explore it in the past, but recently, it has become a bloodbath. It is rumored that a great opportunity is about to descend there and so it has attracted many old monsters.”

“Everyone has launched into action upon hearing the news. The people from the empire side and the Magi Brute Race are determined to win the great opportunity,” Yan Feng gravely warned Lin Xun.

The Mulberry Woodland was already riddled with dangers, but now that many old monsters were involved, the woodland had become perilous.

“Opportunity?” Lin Xun frowned. This is indeed going to be troublesome.

He had already experienced a similar competition for opportunity in the Deva Secret Domain. It was indeed a scene of dreadful carnage.

According to Yan Feng, even Life Death Stage Kings were at risk of running into unpredictable dangers in the Mulberry Woodland.

Moreover, in order to seize the opportunity, countless bloody conflicts had already broken out between the empire cultivators and Magi Brute experts in recent days. Corpses were piled up everywhere and blood had stained the ground red. The air was saturated with killing intent.

Lin Xun listened carefully. He never expected such a situation when he set off, but he couldn’t give up halfway. He was determined to check out the Mulberry Woodland.

“What we know so far is that the Magi Brute race currently has the upper hand because they have dispatched three brute kings.”

“They are King Yan Qiong of the Fire Tribe, King Jin Po of the Gold Tribe and King Lei Xiao of the Lightning Tribe. In addition, there are many half-step kings and old monsters of the Enlightened Spirit Stage.”

“On our empire side, we only have Top General Xia Houjie from the 4th army camp and Top General Xie Shian from the 6th army camp. There are also half-step kings and Cyclic Derivation cultivators, but we are still at a disadvantage in terms of strength.”

Yan Feng gave up dissuading Lin Xun after the youth insisted on going several times. He could only tell him everything he knew.

According to Yan Feng, the battles had become more and more intense and tragic. Even many half-step kings had been critically wounded, and some had died in battle.

Furthermore, in the next few days, an earthshaking battle would break out. Top General Xia Houjie of the empire would face off against King Yan Qiong of the Fire Tribe.

The Life Death Stage Kings had already fought against each other several times, but a winner had yet to be determined. As the great opportunity descended upon the Mulberry Woodland, a duel between the real kings would also kick off!

“What is this opportunity about? Why would even the Life Death Stage Kings not scruple to fight bloody battles?” Lin Xun’s curiosity was piqued.

“The opportunity is rumored to hold great secrets about the Saint path. It is also rumored that the opportunity would bring about many unbelievable treasures and fortunes in Mulberry Woodland,” Yan Feng didn’t try to hide anything.