NOVPUB
Chapter 426: Chapter 12: Martial Soul Hall. Yu Ji
Lin Feng wanted to leave, but it was already too late.
Those riding the Flame Demon Beasts quickly approached, then stopped.
The person leading them was an elder and a mysterious woman with a veiled face.
"Elder Yan, look, the dead are the Demon Dao Experts known as the Black and White Double Evil. These two were on our Martial Soul Hall’s hit list. Many experts tried to hunt them down but they all escaped. Yet, unexpectedly, they died here," a skilled warrior said.
"Martial Soul Hall? These people are from the Martial Soul Hall?" Lin Feng was surprised but also relieved.
The one known as Elder Yan nodded, his gaze then shifting toward Lin Feng.
Elder Yan’s face suddenly changed. He had not expected that the one who had slain the Black and White Double Evil would be a young man that appeared to be eighteen or nineteen years old.
However, Elder Yan hadn’t personally witnessed Lin Feng killing the Black and White Double Evil and wasn’t sure if they had been slain by Lin Feng.
"Did you kill the Black and White Double Evil?" Elder Yan inquired.
Lin Feng stood up and nodded.
Many gasped in astonishment. This young man... so young, yet he had slain the Black and White Double Evil. It was almost beyond belief.
Quite a few sensed Lin Feng’s cultivation level and then furrowed their brows.
This kid was only at the Seventh Layer of the Martial General Realm.
The Seventh Layer of the Martial General Realm had slain the Black and White Double Evil? That sounded like a fantastical tale.
Elder Yan also slightly furrowed his brows. He, too, felt that Lin Feng wasn’t telling the whole truth. Perhaps it was a companion of Lin Feng who had killed them and had left earlier, or there was some other reason...
Lin Feng didn’t pay much attention to the people from Martial Soul Hall. He took the storage rings from the Black and White Double Evil, collected them, and turned around to leave.
The veiled woman who had not spoken until now suddenly said, "Wait before you go..."
Her voice was soft and pleasant, as if one were in an elegant environment with small bridges over flowing water. Hearing such a voice, Lin Feng felt the hostility in his heart dissipate instantly.
"Is there something else?" Lin Feng looked toward the veiled woman.
He had a vague feeling that, among these people from Martial Soul Hall, the one with the highest status was likely not the elder known as "Elder Yan" but this veiled woman.
"Take this."
The veiled woman tossed out a token! Lin Feng caught it.
"Martial Soul Hall! Core Disciple Token!"
Lin Feng was astonished.
"When you arrive at Heavenly Saint City, you can directly join our Martial Soul Hall of East County Divine Land and become a core disciple. If you perform excellently, in the future you could represent our Martial Soul Hall of East County Divine Land to compete with the geniuses of the Martial Soul Halls across the Three Thousand States of the Heavenly Martial Continent, explore secret realms, receive inheritances, and you will have access to the most ancient cultivation methods and the most powerful cultivation resources within Martial Soul Hall. Without any exaggeration, even the resources of ancient dynasties and ancient sacred lands pale in comparison to our Martial Soul Hall..."
The tempting voice of the veiled woman carried through.
"Thank you."
Lin Feng bowed with cupped fists and then swiftly leaped into the woods.
"This kid, to remain so calm..." Many rolled their eyes in disbelief.
They were well aware of what that Martial Soul Hall core disciple token represented.
Once, someone had auctioned off such a token, and the bidder actually exchanged three kingdoms larger than True Martial Country for it!
...
"Lord Yu Ji, those Martial Soul Orders are meant for super geniuses of the Yin Yang Realm, but that kid is just a small cultivator in the Martial General Realm. Why did you give him a Martial Soul Order?"
Elder Yan spoke with some caution.
Elder Yan, also known as "Yan Qing," was no ordinary figure. He was the Hall Master of the Martial Soul Hall in East County Divine Land, the foremost captain of the organization. Yet, in the presence of the mysterious masked woman, he behaved with utmost caution and wariness, which made one wonder about the true identity of this masked woman.
"How do you view the talent of someone in the Martial General Realm who managed to kill those at the Fifth Level of the Martial King Realm, the Black and White Double Evil?" she asked.
The masked woman glanced at Elder Yan.
Elder Yan said, "It is, of course, a terrifying talent. However, whether that young man was the killer has yet to be confirmed, and even if it was him, it’s unclear if he had any heavy treasure aiding him or something of that sort."
The masked woman gave a slight smile and said, "When he left, a young beast followed him. Did you manage to see what it was?"
Elder Yan nodded and replied, "I saw it, but I do not know which kind of young beast it was."
Obviously, they had mistaken the Fire Kirin for a "young beast."
After all, the Fire Kirin’s cultivation had dissipated, and its body had shrunk.
"That is a Divine Beast, a Qilin Divine Beast," said the masked woman.
"Sss..."
A series of gasps echoed through the woods as everyone present took in what had just been revealed.
A person followed by a Divine Beast?
Such a person could either be an unparalleled mighty figure or a heaven-defying prodigy recognized by a Divine Beast...
But clearly, Lin Feng was not an unparalleled mighty figure, which left only the latter possibility.
"I originally planned to invite him into the Martial Soul Main Hall, but given the complex situation there, it’s not in his best interest to grow. Instead, it seems you are the one to benefit," the masked woman said indifferently as she glanced at Elder Yan.
Elder Yan quickly responded, "I am deeply grateful to Lord Yu Ji for your nurturing."
"Mhm."
The masked woman nodded slightly.
"Let’s go. We’ll take a look at the Qingyang Sect. After resolving the matters with the Qingyang Sect, we still need to search for the Yin Xuan Demon Woman. It’s said that since the Yin Xuan Demon Woman descended to our world, she should be around eleven or twelve years old by now, right? She needs to reach fifteen to awaken her heaven-defying power hidden deep within her memories. Currently, she must not have awakened, but who knows where she could be hiding in East County Divine Land."
Boom, boom, boom...
Shortly after, a group of figures rode Flame Demon Beasts, crushing the firmament as they hurriedly left.
...
"They must be from the Martial Soul Hall going to investigate Qingyang Sect, right?" Lin Feng looked at the Martial Soul Hall Core Disciple Token before tucking it away. He had not yet decided which power he would join in the future.
If the treatment at the Martial Soul Hall was as advantageous as the masked woman had mentioned, it might be a good path to take.
The Fire Kirin frowned and said, "That woman is terrifying; she gives me a chilling feeling."
"That powerful?" Lin Feng was surprised.
The Fire Kirin nodded gravely, "The Martial Soul Hall in East County Divine Land shouldn’t have such a frightening presence. She must be from the higher echelons of the Martial Soul Main Hall, but I have no idea what someone like that is doing in the impoverished land of East County Divine Land."
"I have no idea either."
Lin Feng shook his head, these concerns not within his scope of attention.
Lin Feng found a hidden place to begin healing in seclusion.
The battle with the Black and White Double Evil was fraught with danger, but Lin Feng gained much from it.
To his delight, with his cultivation combined with the Spirit Array Skill, not even a warrior at the Fifth Level of the Martial King Realm could stand as his opponent.
After one day, Lin Feng emerged from his closed-door healing, his injuries fully recovered. He and the Fire Kirin did not linger and immediately headed in the direction of Qingyang Sect.
