The Prodigies War

Tao Kingdom. Pine Smoke City.

Within the mist-shrouded pine forest, Lin Xun stood alone. His qi was nearly exhausted, and gruesome sword wounds crisscrossed his body, blood seeping through torn robes.

The battle had lasted seven days and seven nights. Against Chen Linkong, Lin Xun had fought using nothing but the sword dao. Though he had emerged victorious in the end, his cultivation was now close to running dry. As for the injuries, he didn’t care much about them.

“If I’d known it would come to this, I shouldn’t have been so stubborn and insisted on competing purely in swordsmanship...” he muttered with a bitter smile, the corner of his lips twitching.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted toward the distance. One after another, mighty figures appeared in Pine Smoke City and rapidly approached the pine forest. Very soon, all of them spotted Lin Xun. Their hearts trembled

So badly injured! And his qi is almost completely depleted!

This was the first time anyone had seen Lin Xun in such a miserable state during the Great Dao Contest. To have fought a fierce battle for seven days straight, one could imagine just how terrifying the dao manifestation left behind by Chen Linkong must have been. Of course, Lin Xun had still won in the end. Even if it had been a narrow victory, it was enough to shake everyone present.

At the very least, this battle proved one thing beyond doubt: Lin Xun’s cultivation was already sufficient to rank first in the Heavenly Cycle Dao Laws of the Mortal Transformation Zone! However, there was one thing that baffled everyone. The Chaos Dao Fruit that should have belonged to him had still not appeared! This completely overturned the expectations of all the mighty beings present.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, I have some miraculous healing medicine...” someone said, taking out a jade bottle and sending it over. Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed suit, producing all kinds of divine pills and rare treasures, eager to help Lin Xun recover.

Lin Xun smiled and shook his head. “Thank you all for your kindness, but there’s no need. These injuries aren’t worth worrying about.”

Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out, “Are they really just minor injuries? Then why do you look like you’re about to collapse at any moment?”

In an instant, a chilling killing intent surged through the forest and the atmosphere changed abruptly. A group of figures appeared out of thin air. At their head stood a handsome man in green robes. His eyes were locked onto Lin Xun, brimming with naked hatred and murderous intent, along with a trace of barely concealed excitement.

Behind him stood more than a dozen powerful cultivators, every one of them at the Immeasurable Realm. Their gazes toward Lin Xun were icy and merciless.

“Ji Tianqing, what are you trying to do?” one of the mighty figures nearby demanded, his expression darkening.

Ji Tianqing? A flicker of realization crossed Lin Xun’s eyes. So it’s him...

Back in the Sea of ​​Fate, Xinhu, Leisong, and the others had once seized an opportunity to enter the All-Wonder Dominion, and in the end, that chance was given to Ji Tianqing, Ziche Chong, and Ye Wuhen. Thus, Lin Xun was not surprised that Ji Tianqing had suddenly appeared.

“Everyone, this matter has nothing to do with you. It would be best if you stay out of it. Otherwise, once you’re dragged into this grudge, you won’t be able to extricate yourselves even if you want to.” Ji Tiangqing swept his cold gaze over the surrounding mighty figures.

At those words, the expressions of many of the mighty figures present changed. Someone sneered, clearly unafraid of Ji Tianqing and the others. “You didn’t dare show your faces earlier, yet you appear only when Fellow Daoist Lin is in dire straits? How shameless.”

“Old Monster Ying, are you really planning to interfere?” Beside Ji Tianqing, an old man with flowing white beard spoke hoarsely, his gaze cold and unfathomable. The cultivator who just spoke fell silent, hesitation flickering across his face.

“Who is Ji Xi to you?” Suddenly, Lin Xun looked straight at Ji Tianqing and asked.

“Even at death’s door, you’re trying to curry favor with me?” Ji Tianqing sneered.

“No,” Lin Xun replied calmly. “I’m just asking so I decide how you’re going to die.”

He then chuckled lightly. “Alright, enough nonsense. Do you want to die together...or one by one?”

His qi was visibly weak, his aura thin and unstable, yet his expression remained calm and relaxed. He even spoke and laughed as though nothing were wrong. That kind of bearing quietly stirred admiration in many of the surrounding powerful figures.

Meanwhile, Ji Tianqing and the others felt both startled and uncertain. How could they not know how terrifying Lin Xun had become? Over the past six months, news of him had swept across the entire Mortal Transformation Zone. Every incident associated with his name had been sensational, each more shocking than the last.

It was to the point that even Ji Tianqing and his group had, more than once, considered abandoning their plans for revenge altogether. However, this time, when they heard that Lin Xun had been locked in a fierce battle with Chen Linkong’s dao manifestation for several days without a clear victor, they finally realized that their chance had come!

Sure enough, when they arrived, they found Lin Xun gravely injured, his qi nearly on the verge of exhaustion, so weak it seemed that anyone could easily kill him with a single strike.

Now, faced with Lin Xun’s challenge, they found themselves hesitating. Lin Xun’s power had long shaken the world. His reputation alone was enough to make even giants uneasy. As the saying went, even a dead tiger still carries its might, and even a fallen dragon still inspires fear. Who could possibly not be wary of him?

“What? You’re already come all this way, yet you don’t even dare to make a move?” The mockery in Lin Xun’s voice was unmistakable.

Ji Tianqing drew a deep breath and transmitted his voice, “Everyone, attack together. If anything goes wrong, retreat immediately.”

“Understood!” Everyone agreed.

However, just as they were about to strike, Lin Xun’s voice rang out again, echoing across heaven and earth,

“Esteemed Seniors, leave these idiots who’ve come seeking death to me.”

Ji Tianqing and the others were stunned for a moment, then their expressions changed drastically. Within their spirit senses, a group of figures appeared in the far distance. It was Xing Jianxia, ​​Fu Nanli, Ren Futian, Daoist Shanfeng, Xiaohe, Mo Baize, Mu Changyun, and others.

At the same time, from another direction, Xun Daoyan and Divine Lord Linglong also emerged from the void. The situation shifted in an instant.

“Those wretches...they didn’t dare show their faces before, but this time they’ve finally exposed their tracks,” Xing Jianxia said with a faint smile.

No one knew that for the past three months, Xing Jianxia and the others had been secretly following Lin Xun through every single Great Dao Contest. Their purpose was simple: to prevent any enemies from taking advantage of the situation to strike.

“That’s what you call asking for death,” Xun Daoyan said coldly.

“Young Friend Lin, why not leave these people to us?” Divine Lord Linglong asked softly, her voice gentle as flowing water.

“Hahaha...are you worried that I no longer have the strength to fight?” Lin Xun threw his head back in laughter, his voice echoing in all directions.

“Retreat!” Ji Tianqing and the others felt their hearts sink. They no longer cared whether Lin Xun was bluffing or not. Without the slightest hesitation, they chose to withdraw at once.

But at that moment...Clang!

A streak of sword qi suddenly manifested. With a casual flick of Lin Xun’s sleeve, it shot straight into the sky. In the blink of an eye, the eleven Immeasurable Realm experts beside Ji Tianqing, who had just taken to the air to flee, were torn apart mid-flight. Their bodies exploded into fragments and blood sprayed in all directions.

It was like a burst of crimson fireworks blooming across the heavens. The horrifying sight almost made Ji Tianqing’s soul jump out of his body. In the very next instant, he didn’t dare move an inch. Because a streak of sword qi had already silently arrived at his throat. The law power suffusing that sword qi made him sense the breath of death!

Startled, the mighty figures nearby all whipped their heads around to look at Lin Xun. His blood-soaked figure now looked like a withered tree bursting into bloom in spring, an unmatched vitality surging and soaring from within him.

In just a few blinks of an eye, all the injuries around him faded away. Apart from the bloodstains on his clothes, not a single trace of damage remained. Even his depleted qi was recovering at a terrifying speed! Has Lin Xun been pretending all along?

Many of the mighty figures present stared in disbelief. When they looked again at Ji Tianqing, their gazes were tinged with pity. These fellows were truly stupid enough to come seeking their own deaths.

At this moment, Ji Tianqing’s expression flickered between gloom and uncertainty. He said hoarsely, “Didn’t you ask earlier about my relationship with Ji Xi? I’ll tell you...she is my grandniece.”

Everyone present wore strange expressions. Earlier, Ji Tianqing had thought Lin Xun was trying to curry favor. Now, with death looming over him, he suddenly revealed his relationship with Ji Xi. This was clearly a plea for mercy.

PU!

Before anyone could even react, the sword qi pressing against his throat flashed. Ji Tianqing’s head was severed and sent flying. Even his primordial spirit was instantly ravaged and pulverized by the sword qi.

Everyone jolted in shock. Lin Xun shook his head lightly. He respected Ji Xi, but he had no respect for those who dared to regard him as an enemy.

“Esteemed seniors,” Lin Xun said with a smile as he turned to Xing Jianxia and the others, “Shall we go have a drink?”

“Nothing could be better.” Xing Jianxia and the others burst into laughter.

On that day, news of Lin Xun defeating Chen Linkong’s dao manifestation spread like wildfire, once again shaking the entire Mortal Transformation Zone. Meanwhile, Ji Tianqing and his group’s foolish, self-destructive actions became a laughingstock throughout the Mortal Transformation Zone.

......

Half a month later, Lin Xun appeared within a remote, nameless canyon in the Xue Kingdom. A scripture floated in midair, suffused with intertwining black and white light and shadow, weaving a wondrous scene where purity and turbidity merged, and the two polarities of yin and yang revolved.

Boom!

As Lin Xun’s aura spread outward, the scripture suddenly unfurled, revealing surging black and white currents that eventually transformed into an incomparably towering old ape. It bore two swords upon its back and wore a gray robe. When it opened its eyes, black and white light flowed within them, striking fear into the heart.

Ape Ancestor!

He was an ancient retainer of Alpha Origin Master. Since the day the Alpha Origin Master was sealed beneath the sword seal, Ape Ancestor had served under Black Crow, the number one dao servant. Its dao manifestation had long been ranked first.

Clang! Clang!

Behind Ape Ancestor, two dao swords, one black and one white, rose into the void. Their boundless sword intent transformed into clear and turbid qi. The clear qi ascended to form the heavens, the turbid qi descended to become the earth. They embodied the two polarities, followed the cycles of yin and yang, and were profound beyond fathoming.

In the blink of an eye, it was as though heaven and earth themselves had transformed into a colossal Taiji diagram with boundless sword intent surging within it. With a single thought from Ape Ancestor, all of that sword intent came crashing down upon Lin Xun.

“So...this is the perfect Taiji Two-Polarities Dao ...?” Lin Xun leaped into the air, rushing head-on to meet it.

Boom!

A fierce battle erupted at once. This battle was no less intense than his clash with Chen Linkong. The difference was that, in his duel with Chen Linkong, Lin Xun had fought solely through the sword dao.

Now, he no longer restricted himself to a single dao. He unleashed the entirety of his cultivation without any restraint.

One day later—Clang!

A thunderous explosion resounded through the canyon. Lin Xun’s fist, like a divine cauldron that suppressed all ages, crashed head-on into the black and white swords in Ape Ancestor’s hands. Then, the twin swords shattered piece by piece.

Boom!

The two polarities universe, which had taken the form of a Taiji diagram, collapsed like shredded paper and dispersed into the void. Amid this annihilation, Ape Ancestor’s towering figure dissipated into nothingness. As for Lin Xun, though riddled with wounds, his aura was like a sword blade spanning the heavens, unshakable across the ages.

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