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Chapter 414: Chapter 410 Captain
"Thunder Origin Divine Body?"
It was one of the three Cultivation Techniques that Gu Jinlai had chosen.
Comprehending the Thunder Origin Divine Body cost a hundred million contributions, equivalent to more than ten of his hunting missions.
However, Pan Dali’s Karma was as dark as ink, and Jin Yuhai was not far behind.
Gu Jinlai wished to avoid any entanglement with either of them.
Yet, judging by the current trend, the team captain would inevitably be chosen from one of the two.
Compared to Pan Dali’s aggressive pressure, Jin Yuhai at least knew how to be more personable.
Right now, he wasn’t willing to think too much about it, "Not long ago, Pan Dali threatened me to vote for him when the time comes. If Jin Yuhai can fend off Pan Dali’s threats for me, this vote, I can give to him."
"No problem. Once Jin Yuhai becomes captain, he will definitely receive more support from the family. Then, a Pan Dali will be nothing to worry about."
Hua Yumian quickly agreed.
Gu Jinlai nodded his head.
As one of the Four Great Giants, Demon Slayer Hall Master Jin Fantian had long established his progeny in Wind and Rain City, among which, the most outstanding were his two Devas.
Even though Jin Yuhai had become a Martial King, how could his potential and future prospects ever compare with those of Devas, especially for a top faction like Jin Fantian’s, which had fled to Wind and Rain City?
In Jin Fantian’s eyes, Jin Yuhai’s significance was even less than that of the younger Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
That’s why he wasn’t working in the True Demon Hall but took the route of the Martial Saint Institute, hoping to make his own way with his abilities.
This time, the Four Great Giants were clearly very serious about the establishment of the Clearing Department; they had reached some kind of consensus, and if Jin Yuhai could really win the position of captain in such an important department, his status would surely rise greatly; naturally, he wouldn’t fear Pan Dali, a Peak Martial King.
In the following days, Gu Jinlai learned a bit more about the Clearing Department and even contacted Black Sword, who had recently become his contact a month prior, to understand the specific situation.
The entire Wind and Rain City buzzed with the struggle for the sixteen captain positions. Top forces vied with Martial Kings and Devas.
It wasn’t just the Martial Kings and Devas already part of the Clearing Department who were exerting their strength, but also many others from outside the department.
By the time of Wu Tianya’s next lecture, ten of the sixteen captains had been decided.
Among these ten individuals, only three were veterans of the Clearing Department. The other seven had joined the Clearing Department as Martial Kings or Devas within the last month.
Moreover, they all had one thing in common.
They were backed by one of Wind and Rain City’s sixteen top forces.
...
Martial Saint Institute.
Pan Dali grinned ear to ear, laughing loudly as he greeted one Martial King after another, whom he usually barely noticed.
Seeing Gu Jinlai arrive, he laughed even louder and approached, "Ancient Martial King, you’ve come. You’ve been really diligent with your cultivation lately. If there’s anything you don’t understand, ask me, and I will guide you..."
But before he reached Gu Jinlai, Jin Yuhai was already calling out from another direction, "Ancient Martial King, this way."
Not long before, Gu Jinlai had learned that thanks to the persona Jin Yuhai had crafted, he had secured the support of four out of seven Martial Saint Institute Clearing Department members aside from himself and Pan Dali. Adding Gu Jinlai’s support, that made five, practically assuring the captaincy.
So, he simply nodded at Pan Dali and headed towards Jin Yuhai’s group.
Instantly, the smiling Pan Dali’s face froze on the spot.
The next second, a violent killing intent surged within him, and he bore his gaze into Gu Jinlai, "Are you looking for death, do you know that?"
"Looking for death? Pan Dali, whom do you plan to kill?"
At this time, it was natural for Jin Yuhai to stand up.
After all, the votes hadn’t been cast yet.
"Jin Yuhai."
Pan Dali’s gaze shifted onto him, as he cricked his neck, "We martial artists don’t beat around the bush; we speak with our strength. I challenge you right now, do you dare to accept?"
"I can easily suppress you with my own connections; why would I need to act personally?"
Jin Yuhai said with a slight smile.
"Connections? What use are they! What about yourself? Aren’t you afraid that one day when you step outside, you will be directly killed by an Out-of-Control who rushes out?"
Pan Dali’s face was ferocious.
"That’s none of your concern. We Jin Family have plenty of experts. Inviting a High-level or even Top Deva elder to protect me is not a problem at all."
Jin Yuhai raised an eyebrow.
"Jin Family Elders?"
Pan Dali’s aura began to churn, and he strode forward, glaring at Jin Yuhai, "The premise for you to call on the Jin Family Elders is that you can secure this captaincy and show enough value. I’m going to cripple you right now, and let’s see if the Dean would let a cripple become captain!"
Jin Yuhai’s expression changed, "Pan Dali, you dare!"
"Trash, die!"
Pan Dali’s Power erupted from beneath his feet, and suddenly, the entire courtyard seemed to shake.
A will, brimming with brutality and ferocity, burst forth from his body, bearing down like Mount Tai, and sweeping toward Jin Yuhai in an instant.
This scene caused every onlooker’s face to change simultaneously.
Even Gu Jinlai was no exception.
Was Pan Dali really daring to make a move directly?
In front of everyone, to strike Jin Yuhai!?
Moreover, seeing his demeanor, it was clear that his true target was to incapacitate Jin Yuhai.
With Jin Yuhai’s strength barely meeting the standard of a top Martial King only by relying on a Dao Artifact, he couldn’t possibly stop Pan Dali.
However, just as Pan Dali, carrying a fierce and violent aura, was about to reach Jin Yuhai, a terrifying oppressive force descended from the heavens.
In the void, it seemed as if a vague but mountainous Demon God phantom crossed through the air to arrive.
Even before its arrival, the pressure it bore caused everyone’s blood Qi to feel as though it was congealing.
Let alone high-level Martial Kings like Gu Jinlai, even Pan Dali, who had formed his Martial Arts Will, found it difficult to withstand, with his Qi Blood Power plummeting.
"Dean!"
"It’s the Dean who has come!"
"This... This is the Demon God’s shadow visualized by the Dean?"
Martial Kings, who were uninvolved bystanders, couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.
As this power arrived, Yan Lie also stepped into the courtyard, and he glared at Pan Dali sharply, "It seems like you no longer wish to stay at the Martial Saint Institute. The Dean has arrived, why have you not yet reined in your aura?"
Pan Dali felt wronged and, even more so, unwilling.
"You all, very good!"
He glared at Jin Yuhai with burning anger, his gaze also sweeping over Gu Jinlai, Xia Ruyi, and Zhuang Ying.
Clearly, like Gu Jinlai, those two had also been previously coerced by Pan Dali into agreeing to support him becoming the team captain, but now they too had changed their stance, throwing their support behind Jin Yuhai.
He reined in his aura and soon sat down.
But the power suppressed within him was like a volcano on the verge of erupting, seeming ready to burst at any moment and incinerate those who had offended him to ashes.
"He only dares to be so arrogant now. When the expert arranged by my family arrives, I’ll see how he continues to jump around," Jin Yuhai said coldly, also concealing his own aura.
He gestured to Gu Jinlai, and a small group quickly formed.
Gu Jinlai looked at Jin Yuhai... 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
He had never imagined that one day, he would actually support someone whose Karma was as dark as ink over their entire body.
This feeling made him quite uncomfortable.
But he had no other choice.
Jin Yuhai, mistaking his silence for concern about Pan Dali’s retaliation, immediately said, "Pan Dali won’t be smug for long. Once I become the team captain, let him deal with the most dangerous Out-of-Controls and Demonic Cultists. The few of us will just sit back and share the merits. I want to see if he truly is invincible under the heavens."
As he spoke, he added to Gu Jinlai, "Fortune favors the bold. Don’t worry, I won’t let you offend Pan Dali for nothing. I’ve already petitioned my family for the Thunder Origin Divine Body. Once the captain position is settled today, you can follow me to the Jin Family to consult the archives."
"Thank you."
Gu Jinlai clasped his hands in thanks.
Jin Yuhai nodded with a smile, about to say more, but the Dean was approaching from the direction of the courtyard, causing him to quickly fall silent.
However, this time, Wu Tianya did not come alone.
Accompanying him was a tall, slim woman with delicate and coldly elegant features.
Despite appearing to be only in her twenties, due to her seemingly inexperienced control over her Qi mechanism, everyone could perceive her resonance with the surrounding Heaven and Earth Power.
She was in command of the Heaven and Earth Power.
This was a Deva.
"Is that Lan Yuxian!?"
Seeing the woman, Jin Yuhai had a vague sense of foreboding.
Lan Yuxian?
Gu Jinlai, now more knowledgeable about Wind and Rain City, quickly surmised something upon hearing the name.
The surname Lan.
So young, and already a Deva.
This must be a member of the Lan Family, one of the twelve top-ranking forces aside from the Four Great Giants.
The strongest of the Lan Family was Martial Saint Lan Ruhuo, a top-tier force even among Martial Saints.
But that was not all that mattered. Crucially, Wind and Rain City was, to some extent, merely the "ancestral land" of the Lan Family, who possessed substantial influence in the Six Great Cave Heavens.
Thirteen years ago, a supreme genius of the Lan Family, Lan Yuxue, stepped into the Top Saint Domain and was taken as a direct disciple by a Void Immortal, an Earthly True Immortal Realm’s Supreme Elder, who even bestowed a Divine Weapon upon her.
Such treatment clearly meant she was being nurtured as a National Guardian Saint or even a future Earthly True Immortal.
Despite Lan Yuxue not having managed to gain the Divine Weapon’s recognition over the past thirteen years, with the backing of a Void Immortal, her influence even surpassed that of City Lord Zhao Hua.
"Alright, there will be no lectures today. We need to discuss the appointment of the team captain for the Sweeper Team in the Southeast Region of the Clearing Department,"
Upon arriving, Wu Tianya did not pursue the matter of Pan Dali and Jin Yuhai nearly coming to blows.
Martial artists, especially those aiming to consolidate their Martial Arts Will, fighting fiercely due to emotional tumult was only too normal.
"The team captains for the other squads have been essentially selected, and the Southeast Region cannot fall behind. The position of team captain will be held by Lan Yuxian."
Wu Tianya’s indifferent voice resonated in everyone’s ears.
At that moment, Jin Yuhai, Pan Dali, and everyone else involved as Sweepers, including Gu Jinlai, simultaneously changed their expressions.
