Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Dead Man Walking
“Gone?” In the Small World where the Middle Ages relics were located, among towering mountains and steep cliffs, a young man suddenly turned around.
The young man sported a buzz cut, his hair as stiff and upright as steel needles. His clothes were vibrant and pieced together from the fur of various Soul Beasts.
On his forehead, he was smeared with the fresh blood of some kind of Soul Beast.
Shi Peng was the strongest presence from the Beast Taming Sect this time.
The person standing before him now had a gaunt face and long hair tied in bundles, with his pupils a deep, ghostly green.
“That’s right, I thought that with the ambush of a hundred snakes, at the very least, we could exhaust those three girls to death. Even if Ye Xin managed to escape alone, she should have left behind her two senior sisters.”
“But unexpectedly, in the short time I left, someone had actually come to their rescue.”
After listening to the other’s account, Shi Peng’s face darkened as he walked to the edge of the cliff, gazing into the jungle ahead, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Lin Qian and the others had gathered and taken out their prepared mats to sit down on after spreading them out.
Lin Qian glanced at the female disciple from the Divine Sword Sect, who was healing with her eyes closed; then, he turned his head to Ye Xin, who was sitting beside him, and asked, “Xinxin, what exactly happened?”
Their senior sister had already taken the Pill they brought with them, and after being nourished, she was sure to be all right, which eased Ye Xin’s mind.
“We were ambushed by the Beast Taming Sect, and the one who made a move was Valley Nong Yi!” Ye Xin mentioned the name with eyes full of disgust.
“Valley Nong Yi? So it was that snake-playing fellow who attacked you. His methods are sinister, and his strength is second only to Shi Peng.” Ding Zhirong slightly furrowed his brows and spoke in a tone that revealed his distaste for this person.
Lin Qian’s expression also became grim as he asked Ye Xin for the details of what had happened.
Ye Xin nodded lightly and began speaking softly to Lin Qian, recounting the whole series of events.
It turned out that Ye Xin’s Sect talisman had a weak connection with her two senior sisters, allowing them to sense each other.
By passing through the gateway on the plaza and arriving at the Middle Ages relics, they sensed that they were not too far apart from each other.
Especially for Ye Xin’s two senior sisters, who were even closer to each other, they met first and then hurried in her direction.
However, as Ye Xin was on her way to join them, she noticed that her two sisters, who had been rushing toward her, suddenly stopped moving.
Upon Ye Xin’s anxious arrival, she found her two senior sisters lying unconscious on the ground.
Just as Ye Xin worriedly approached them to check, suddenly, hundreds of fierce snake Soul Beasts sprang out from around them.
The strength of these snake Soul Beasts was at the Nirvana Realm. They might not be very powerful in combat, but they were extremely poisonous.
As they surrounded her, they immediately spat poison mist in Ye Xin’s direction.
To protect her two senior sisters, Ye Xin couldn’t attempt to slay the hundred snakes and could only passively defend.
Fortunately, she had the gift from Lin Qian: a Starlight White Skirt. Once it unfolded the dazzling starry sky, it could perfectly shield against the poison mist.
By the time Ye Xin’s two senior sisters regained consciousness, they were already gravely injured, losing not only the power to fight but even the ability to move.
As a result, Ye Xin was in an extremely awkward predicament at the time, maintaining the passive defense of the dazzling starry sky, with her Soul Power being drained little by little.
The original onlooker from outside, Gu Nongyi, was pushed back by the suddenly charging Soul Beasts, and right after that, the Swift Soldiers appeared and slaughtered the Hundred Snakes, taking them away.
If it hadn’t been for the timely arrival of the Swift Soldiers sent by Lin Qian, it was more likely to be a disaster than a stroke of fortune.
“The people of the Beast Taming Sect, although their combat strength is not as outstanding as other forces, have a special Soul Skill that allows them to control and subdue Soul Beasts.”
“According to the master’s words, in the first area of the Middle Ages relics we are now in, there is an abundance of Soul Beasts, which greatly benefits the Beast Taming Sect, and we need to be extra careful.”
Ye Xin looked at Lin Qian, stretching out her delicate, pale hands to carefully straighten his clothes, “Little Qian, I suppose the inheritance you’ve obtained can summon a big group of people to help you, probably at a huge cost, or even an extreme price. We should still be cautious and not use it casually.”
Ye Xin’s words also made Lei Qian and the others around them nod in agreement.
In their eyes, the fact that Lin Qian could summon an army composed of powerful Soul Martial Artists out of thin air must have come at a great price.
Lin Qian gave a wry smile and nodded helplessly.
In fact, when he mobilized troops from within the Huaxia Empire, he did not have to pay any price at all; he could do so just by thinking in his mind.
Since Ye Xin and the others had misunderstood, Lin Qian was not in a hurry to explain.
If they knew that he could summon an invincible army without any cost, then in the Middle Ages relics, it would be simply effortless.
If that were the case, then what kind of trial would that be? In doing so, Lin Qian would be doing them a disservice.
Therefore, Lin Qian felt that it was best to keep this misunderstanding for the time being, letting them think that summoning an army required a great sacrifice.
In this way, summoning the army of the Huaxia Empire became the last resort. Before that, everyone would also be under some pressure, facing troubles entirely with their own strength.
“What should we do now, are we just going to stay put?” Lin Qian looked around and asked.
“Pfft…” Hearing Lin Qian’s words, Ye Xin couldn’t help but laugh, “Little Qian, don’t you know what the trial of the first area of the Middle Ages relics actually is?”
Lin Qian’s face showed embarrassment, and he chuckled awkwardly, “Haha, what is it?”
In these days, Lin Qian had been focused on his cultivation and special training for Lei Qian and the other four, and had not learned about its contents at all.
Lei Qian and the others were stunned, obviously not expecting that he had no clue about the trial conditions of the Middle Ages relics.
“The Small World where the Middle Ages relics are located is divided into several areas, and we are now in the first area.”
“The first area is entirely made up of dense forests and mountains, inhabited by many Soul Beasts.”
“When we entered, we were at the outermost range. The deeper we go, the stronger the Soul Beasts we encounter.”
“The rule is that as long as we reach the deepest part and head to the second area within five days of entering the relics, we will have successfully passed. If we do not go to the second area within five days, we will be expelled from the first area.”
“However, we can only move forward; we must not venture into the east or west sides, because those places are extremely terrifying.”
Hearing this, Lin Qian’s eyes suddenly brightened, and he asked Ye Xin with great curiosity, “Xinxin, what kind of terrifying place exactly is it? Shall we take a look?”
Hearing Lin Qian’s suggestion, Ye Xin shook her head vehemently, “Absolutely not, that place has the activity of the dead!”