The Prodigies War

Lin Xun’s record of defeating Tu Qianjue, Zu Feiyu, and a host of other experts all on his own quickly spread throughout the Mythical Huang Secret Realm.

Instantly, there were uproars and shocked discussions everywhere. It also made Lin Xun into one of the supreme talents who had garnered the most attention.

When Kong Zhao of Primorial Dao Court, who had also been searching for Lin Xun, found out about this, his expression flickered for a while.

At first, he had been beaten and wounded by Lin Xun in front of Mythical Huang Dao Court’s mountain gate. Even though it had only been a minor injury, he still regarded it as an utter disgrace.

Afterward, upon hearing that Xin Rujia’s group had been eliminated by Lin Xun, Kong Zhao had been furious. Without hesitation, he had led a group of Primordial Dao Court disciples to launch a manhunt for Lin Xun.

Now, however, Kong Zhao hesitated.

At Lin Xun’s hands, Tu Qianjue had been eliminated, Yan Yurou had had to be rescued, and Zu Feiyu had fled! Their lineup of over twenty people had ended up with only a few who had been lucky enough to escape elimination.

This was undoubtedly frightening.

In the end, Kong Zhao took a deep breath and made his decision, “We stop searching for Jin Duyi, effective immediately.”

His rationality told him that if he kept insisting on trying to make things difficult for Lin Xun, then whether or not he would be able to obtain the qualification to enter the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone would be quite uncertain!

“Jin Duyi, once we’re in the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone, I will make sure that you will suffer a pain that’s worse than death. I swear of it!” Kong Zhao gritted his teeth.

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“Junior Brother Tu Qianjue and his group were actually eliminated…” Huangfu Shaonong stood with his hands on his back as a cold glint flashed across his eyes.

He had promised Tu Qianjue that as long as the latter’s group tracked down Lin Xun, they would need only send him a message and he would be the first to rush to their aid.

In the end, what he had received was the news of Tu Qianjue’s and the others’ elimination!

“Jin Duyi… Jin Duyi… I shall remember this. Don’t worry, Junior Brother Tu, I will carry out the revenge in your stead.”

Huangfu Shaonong took a deep breath to suppress the killing intent in his heart. “Just being eliminated is too light a sentence for him. I hope he’ll qualify for the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone, and at that time, I will cut his head off and polish it into a wine cup for you, Junior Brother Tu!”

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As the atmosphere changed in the Mythical Huang Secret Realm, Lin Xun took Jintian Xuanyue and Lu Dubu’s group into seclusion once again.

The tallest tree in the forest was often the first to be toppled by the wind.

Lin Xun had received a lot of attention, but it also pushed him to the riskiest position in this competition.

Moreover, he had now gathered with Jintian Xuanyue and a group of others. Even if he was fearless, he still had to consider how his situation could potentially affect his companions.

Choosing to lay low was undoubtedly the wisest decision at the moment.

In a cave, Lin Xun was sorting out his harvest from these past several days of battle. He counted a total of three hundred and seventy-five life talismans!

This was a staggering number.

After all, the number of contestants in this Dao Debate Assembly was just over one thousand and eight hundred.

This meant that a full three hundred and seventy-five eliminated contestants had become solely Lin Xun’s record!

The reason why there were so many was because the experts he had defeated had all kept a large number of life talismans on their person.

From Tu Qianjue alone, Lin Xun had obtained eighty-seven life talismans!

“With these, my result in this competition shouldn’t be too subpar already,” mused Lin Xun.

He no longer intended to fight anymore. For one, the competition in this Mythical Huang Secret Realm would only become increasingly grueling and gruesome with time.

For another, it was because he didn’t want to expose too much of his ability to the public.

Lin Xun hadn’t forgotten that there were quite a number of Emperors in the outside world who were watching everything happening in this secret realm. Even though he was wearing the Well-Wishing Dao Robe and using the White Metal Dao Body, he still had to remain cautious.

Lu Dubu’s group had no objection to his decision.

Even if their hiding place were to be discovered, with Lin Xun at the helm, they would still have the ability to fight back instead of panicking in helplessness like before.

However, before going into seclusion, Lin Xun made a trip outside alone.

Two days later.

Lin Xun landed on a blood-strewn battlefield and deployed a palm strike, blasting open a huge crack in the ground.

Deep in the crack, a figure lay with his hands clasped at his abdomen and was devoid of any aura fluctuations.

However, at this moment, the person suddenly opened his eyes and rose up with a vigilant look.

When seeing the visitor, he blurted out, “Brother Jin? How come you’re here?”

Lin Xun frowned, “Leng Xiujia, how did you get so injured?”

The person in the crack was none other than Leng Xiujia. Lin Xun had only been able to detect his energy through a secret method that Lu Dubu had taught him.

However, Leng Xiujia’s current breathing was quite faint, and his face was deathly pale like he was suffering from a big loss of vitality.

Leng Xiujia said bitterly, “You probably haven’t heard, Brother Jin.”

He proceeded to tell Lin Xun what had happened.

It turned out that after he had parted ways with Lu Dubu and the others to find Lin Xun, he had been ambushed on the road and heavily wounded.

It was only by virtue of a wondrous aura-concealing technique that he had been able to hide deep underground and escape a disaster.

“Brother Jin, do you know who snuck up on me?” said Leng Xiujia suddenly before giving the answer without waiting for Lin Xun to speak, “It’s the members of Earth Treasury Realm, one of the Three Dark Giants!”

Lin Xun’s gaze became serious. “Are you sure?”

Leng Xiujia said with a grave expression, “Brother Jin, my cultivation method is of Buddhist heritage, so I can be considered a Buddhist cultivator. Also, all of my dao is integrated into my Great Dao Field Swirling Brahma Fire, so could I possibly fail to recognize the aura of an Earth Treasury Realm disciple?”

Speaking of this, he frowned, “The Dao Debate Assembly is jointly organized by the Great Six Courts, but now we have someone from the Underworld in here. It can’t be that the Emperor judges just let them slip in?”

Lin Xun had the same doubt as Wu Huang’s group who he had defeated and eliminated were members of Holy Illumination Ancient Sect of the Underworld!

Even he and Leng Xiujia were able to figure out their true identities, so how could the mighty Emperor experts outside not see it?

“There must be a secret behind this we don’t know about,” mused Lin Xun.

“Mhm,” agreed Leng Xiujia.

Then, the two left the cracked area without delay and speedily traveled to the place where Jintian Xuanyue and Lu Dubu’s group were hiding.

On the way, Lin Xun also learned that there were a total of four Earth Treasury Realm disciples who had attacked Leng Xiujia, and their leader was an extremely powerful monk whose Dharma name was Wuxuan.

This reminded Lin Xun of the Earth Treasury Realm disciple who he had encountered on Whirlwind Ship, Wuming.

After returning to the hiding place with Leng Xiujia, Lin Xun started hibernating, no longer going out as he concentrated on cultivating meditatively.

One day passed after another.

Soon, a month had gone by since the opening of the Dao Debate Assembly.

During this period, the competition in the Mythical Huang Secret Realm had only become more brutal and intense with time. Whether it was experts from the various states, or geniuses from the Great Six Courts, Great Ten Battle Clans, and the other worlds in the nebula, many had been eliminated.

Among those who still remained, each was more powerful and perverse than the next.

Some of the dazzling figures such as Huangfu Shaonong, Ling Hongzhuang, Yue Ruhuo, Zhi Bai, Wen Yu, and Jing Tiannan, had displayed their unique edge and style and came out on top.

The Emperor judges outside frequently lamented and marveled as they watched, believing that these young cultivators were far more outstanding than they had been back then.

On the contrary, Lin Xun, who had been dormant for some time, appeared to the public as having vanished as there was no more news from him.

Even more hidden than him was, of course, Mi Wuya. The man had been lying low since the start of the competition and never participated in any fighting.

As time passed, the number of contestants kept shrinking through all the battles and killings.

By this point, the Mythical Huang Secret Realm seemed quite empty, unlike at first when one could run into many experts everywhere they went.

Moreover, those who were still here were all the most ruthless among ruthless people, each possessing astonishing skills.

When coming across an opponent that they had a bad feeling about, they would not hesitate to draw back. The priority was self-preservation instead of eliminating the other party.

Some even directly lay down like Lin Xun and simply waited for the competition to end.

Lin Xun and his group were oblivious of all this.

During this time, his whole mind had been revolving around his Great Dao Field. He had a very strong premonition that the one opportunity he had been lacking would soon arrive!

Clang!

One day, a majestic bell sound suddenly resounded in the Mythical Huang Secret Realm. It was immediately followed by the voice of Mythical Huang Dao Court’s sect master Taishu Hong, “The assembly is over. Currently, there are only a hundred and eight of you left in the Mythical Huang Secret Realm, thus making you the winners of this assembly.”

As the announcement dropped, Lin Xun only felt an invisible force wrapping him up and transporting him out of this heaven and earth.

The remaining contestants scattered in the secret realm were also teleported out at the same time.

On the huge platform halfway up the Mythical Huang Main Peak, Lin Xun and the other one hundred and seven people emerged one after another.

They quickly scanned each other to identify the other winners.

Lin Xun spotted the hemp-clothed Xuan Jiuyin as well as Tang Su of Wild Blade Battle Clan, Hua Xingli of All-Demon Dao Court, Zhuanxu Heng of Heaven and Earth Dao Court, and some other acquaintances. They had actually been able to hold out until the very end.

At the same time, Lin Xun also noticed many gazes falling on him, all of them carrying subtle and indescribable emotions, as if they were seeing him in a completely new light.

Some of them were even filled with ice-cold hostility and hatred.

People such as Kong Zhao and Huangfu Shaonong did not hide their enmity at all.

Hmm?

Suddenly, one of the gazes gave Lin Xun a dangerous feeling. He immediately turned around to look.

Not far away was the Panwu Dao Court’s camp, and a white-clothed, snow-haired man was quietly standing there.

His pair of eyes were as clear as water, and as calm as a lake. Profound and quiet, they seemed to be able to reflect everything in the world and beyond, for the sun, moon, and stars were floating in there.

Noticing Lin Xun’s gaze, the man smiled blandly.

At that instant, a name quietly surfaced in Lin Xun’s mind—Mi Wuya!