Chapter 507 - 503: Forced To Agree

Chapter 507 - 503: Forced To Agree

Was He Yanglei dead?

’But that shouldn’t be possible!’ Tang Xingyun resolutely denied the possibility in her heart. Their families had hired cultivators to act as their Dharma Protectors, so its absolutely impossible for them to die! Especially in the training grounds of all places.

Yet, Wei Wuyin currently held a nearly complete Token of Elementus, lacking only hers. She didn’t know what to think.

As for handing the token to Wei Wuyin? She wasn’t willing to do so. It was Lin Ming’s only chance at becoming a Chosen, gaining a superb status from nothing, and rising to levels beyond his birthright. If he didn’t obtain that title, he would be relegated to a normal cultivator without any backing, forced to grind his way to the top with very limited opportunities.

Unaware of Tang Xingyun’s thoughts, Wei Wuyin couldn’t help but wonder why she was so reluctant. They had never met before, yet she contained a hostility and icy-chill towards him. He had never acted against her before, nor had he been to the Scorched Skies.

The Metal-Origin Dragon moved closer, bringing Wei Wuyin directly before the voidship. "Can we talk?" He asked. Tang Xingyun likely had another guardian, and he didn’t feel the need to test his luck twice. Having already survived an existence beyond his current understanding, he didn’t want to face one again.

Tang Xingyun coldly looked at Wei Wuyin. She too was fearless, just like He Yanglei. This meant she knew there was absolutely no danger to her life.

"What happened to He Yanglei?" She asked, her tone still containing that signature chill.

"He Yanglei? Is that his name?" Wei Wuyin curiously said, thinking for a moment. He openly answered, "I killed him, but someone brought him back to life and took him away. I don’t know where they went."

"What!" Not expecting Wei Wuyin’s words, Tang Xingyun was unable to process this in a short period of time. "You killed him?"

Wei Wuyin nodded. There was absolutely no reason to keep this a secret. In fact, it might improve his chances of avoiding offending whichever force this ordinary-looking girl belonged to. "If you’re unwilling to negotiate, we can decide with a Holy Challenge."

The members of the Endless Ash Temple were alarmed by all these sudden developments. They were unable to determine the best course of action. Should they fight to protect their Holy Child? But if the Noxious Seas Holy Child was any indication, the likelihood of them all dying and unable to protect their Holy Child was far too high.

Should they allow their Holy Child to be challenged, dealing with the fallout later? If she won, they might receive some punishment, but if she lost...

Wei Wuyin was shuttled through its white body and brought back to its head. Startled, he inspected the air wall and noted it was established by powers that his Celestial Eyes couldn’t observe.

Mystic Ascendant Powers!

With a heavy sigh, he was left helpless.

The other eight dragons tried to break into the air wall that engulfed the entire shield like an impregnable sphere. They breathed out various elemental breaths but achieved nothing of any note. Their sharp claws scratched at it, but not even a single distortion was left on its surface.

With this sphere of air protecting the voidship, he could only peer inside with a frustrated light in his silver eyes. He had thought that those guardians were only supposed to act if they were in fatal danger, not interfere at will. How was this a training exercise?

He could only stay a few hundred meters away from Tang Xingyun, unable to approach for a Holy Challenge. He didn’t dare try to Spatial Shift inside and activate the token’s challenge function. If the Mystic Ascendant wanted him to stay outside, he could only oblige with his current strength.

"If you want to obtain the token, you’ll have to wait one year." A domineering female voice was sent directly into Wei Wuyin’s mind. It sent his Sea of Consciousness into a violent rumble, nearly causing him to lose consciousness! How terrifying was this?!

Unable to resist, he could only accept such unreasonable conditions. But that’s how the cultivation world functioned, the strongest fist set whatever arbitrary rules they desired. He was forced to accept.

"One year. I hope you keep your word," is what Wei Wuyin replied with, but his mind was still trembling from the woman’s voice. This was one of the situations he wanted to avoid the most.

After a year, the Season of Regression will have ended, and his advantage over Realmlords and Timelords will diminish by a considerable degree. He wouldn’t be able to kill them as easily as he has now, and they would be far more formidable.

With a fierce glint in his eyes, he turned towards the Sky Zephyr Temple. He couldn’t be certain if they would stay loyal to Lin Ming after hearing he had another shot, becoming obstacles to his objective. With a burst of killing intent, his Nine Dragons of Origin roared, twisting their bodies towards the temple floating in the sky.

BOOM!

But another wall of air emerged around the temple, preventing entry once more. With clenched fists, Wei Wuyin didn’t even speak. With a wave of his hand, the nine dragons departed the scene before everyone’s eyes.

He wasn’t able to act any longer, so what’s the point in staying?

Back on the voidship, Tang Xingyun’s eyes became soft and gentle. "Thank you." She didn’t believe she could achieve victory against Wei Wuyin, and even if she did, it wouldn’t accomplish anything. She would be the legitimate Chosen, not Lin Ming. Her family would never allow such a thing, so she didn’t dare do so.

"..." The voice of that woman did not reply to her words.