The Prodigies War-Chapter 2812 Seek Death Together
Gongye Hui laughed maniacally, and so did the divine sons and maidens around him. Pu Yun's group, on the other hand, looked quite unsightly. They had intended to beat everyone else to it, but their plan had fallen through in the end.
“So to speak, you wish to compete with us, Brother Gongye?” asked Pu Yun coldly.
“Why not?” Gongye Hui asked back.
The atmosphere immediately grew oppressive and tense.
This was already the territory of the Fortune Starry Firmament. Quite a few cultivators nearby had noticed the arrival of the two groups, and while each of them was shaking like a leaf, they couldn't help but think the same thing.
This storm that has been building up momentum for weeks is about to erupt today!
Whoosh~
The onlookers all retreated from the area out of survival instinct, fearing that the great battle would spread to them. What made them speechless was that even at this point, Lin Xun was still sitting in place without a hint of a reaction!
Counting the divine-level characters brought by Pu Yun and Gongye Hui, there were roughly thirty. The scale of this could simply make anyone in Fortune Divine City despair. In Lin Xun's shoes, any divine son or maiden would probably have trouble standing straight. But the man himself...was a little too calm!
“Interesting. If nothing else, the courage of this fellow alone can definitely contend for number one.” Gongye Hui chuckled softly, bringing his group step by step closer to the Fortune Starry Firmament as he spoke.
“When two tigers fight, one is bound to suffer. He might have realized no matter who wants to kill him, they cannot avoid a clash among themselves first, and that he may just sit back and watch and then reap the benefits.” Pu Yun also led his party closer over, refusing to back down.
The atmosphere became hostile as the two groups entered a deadlock, unwilling to give up their ‘prey’ so easily. Right at this juncture, a leisurely laughter reverberated through every inch of space, “I’m not too late, what a relief.”
Pu Yun's and Gongye Hui's parties frowned in unison. Another?!
Meanwhile, the distant audience was clamoring as they watched a group of splendid teleportation lights cut through the horizon. Arriving instantly at the area, they were revealed to be individuals with frighteningly powerful auras.
The new group consisted of more than twenty people, led by an extremely gorgeous woman clad in shining silver battle armor. Her inky hair was tied up in a bun, clearly showcasing her features which were so fine that they seemed to have been directly drawn on. Her tall, slender, and elegant frame was draped by a fluttering scarlet cloak.
Wenren Ruoxue!
She was the Wenren Clan's divine maiden, a supreme prodigy who had ranked ninth in the Hundred Clan Assembly!
Her arrival and that of the group of divine peers she led put gravity on the expressions of Pu Yun, Gongye Hui, and the others.
This terrifying woman is a force to be reckoned with!
The tension in the air had reached a peak. With the addition of Wenren Ruoxue's party, there now were over fifty divine-level characters. In short, more than half of the divine sons and maidens from the various divine clans in the Fortune Dominion were present! Throughout history, when had this dominion ever seen such a spectacle?
“I didn't expect to see you here today, Miss Ruoxue,” Gongye Hui let out a long sigh. “I really don't want to be your enemy.”
“Enemies? Far from. We are at most rivals who compete over a fortune. Once the winner is decided, we can each go our own way.” Wenren Ruoxue's tone was casual, her silver battle suit enhancing her valiant bearing.
“I guess that's the only option.” Gongye Hui's smile became calm. As a divine son, his state of mind would not be affected by this situation.
“Our target has heaven-defying battle power, the Liangqiu trio and a whole bunch of others have died at his hands. I suggest we surround him together before competing with our own means, unless you guys already have other arrangements?” said Pu Yun solemnly.
The three sides were at daggers drawn, but no one paid Lin Xun any heed, as if they already considered him a bag of goods they could divide as they pleased. The hearts of the onlookers trembled. There was only one thought in their minds: This time, Lin Xun is done for!
More than fifty divine sons and maidens had shown up, and among them, there were many monsters more terrifying than Liangqiu Hu. No matter what approach they took, hunting down Lin Xun would be without suspense!
“Swarming him together is bound to start a messy scuffle and casualties none of us want to see, I'm afraid. How about we draw lots to determine who goes first?” Gongye Hui proposed after a brief consideration.
“How do we draw lots?” asked Wenren Ruoxue.
Apparently, she had also understood the situation. A free-for-all might let them capture Lin Xun in the end, but they would inevitably have to pay the price with unwanted casualties. As divine sons and maidens, who would want to risk their lives here? As such, drawing lots was a great way to resolve it.
Although Pu Yun didn't utter a word, he clearly acquiesced to this method as well. Right at this moment— “Why draw lots? Just do it together.”
Lin Xun, who had been motionless in meditation, had risen up at some point, and was looking this way with a flat expression as his voice echoed.
Together?!
The crowd was stunned, showing weird looks on their faces.
Pu Yun, Gongye Hui, Wenren Ruoxue, and their allies froze for a good second in disbelief. Then they exchanged glances, a strange feeling rising up in them. The arrogance of this guy just keeps shooting past everyone's expectations time and time again.
At such a time, in such a situation, even someone with the biggest guts in the world would be compelled to tone down a notch, but Lin Xun...did not!
Gongye Hui just had to ask, “I really want to know, who gave you your courage?”
Lin Xun pondered for a moment before replying in all seriousness, “Aren't you guys here to seek death? No matter what you do in the process, the outcome is already decided anyway, so why make it so complicated?”
Gongye Hui raised his brow and said in amusement, "Did you hear him, guys? Is that what a soon-to-die prey should say? Simply unhinged!"
Pu Yun calmly analyzed, “From how I see it, he probably knows that a big battle is inevitable, so he spurs us to go together because that way, we'll definitely entangle each other. This man acts arrogant, but he actually isn't stupid. He knows how to seize the opportunity that will work out well for him.”
His viewpoint earned the approval of many people. A heaven-defying character like Lin Xun, as brazen as he was, could not be an idiot. By trying to provoke them into attacking him together, he obviously had already realized that all three parties wanted to capture him for themselves and thus would have to restrain and confront each other.
This in turn would allow him to fish in troubled waters.
“If that's your plan, then you've made a huge mistake,” said Wenren Ruoxue. “We have no problem setting aside our differences to capture you first, and then discuss who will get to have you.”
“That's a good idea.” Gongye Hui nodded.
“Works for me,” Pu Yun also agreed.
Instantly, all eyes, all hostility were directed at Lin Xun alone. The distant spectators uncontrollably sweated for him. However, the man himself actually smiled and said, “It's long overdue.” 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
After a pause, he turned to the faraway crowd. "Does anyone else want to join them? I'll give you all a chance to seek death together."
The entire field went silent. Every single living thing was dumbfounded. All of those people...still isn’t enough for you?!
Gongye Hui, who had been unable to stand Lin Xun’s attitude, shouted at his breaking point, “Do it! Wreck him!”
Boom!
The cerulean armor on him glowed, and he took the lead, storming out with a silver trident in his grip. Seeing this, how could Pu Yun and Wenren Ruoxue, who had long been ready for action, fall behind? Almost immediately, they shot out together.
Swish!
From Wenren Ruoxue's hand, a long, black shuttle flew out and spun around, weaving afterimages and shooting billions of sharp tips that tore the void apart.
Clank!
Pu Yun summoned a treasure pagoda shrouded in intense lightning arcs, smashing it at Lin Xun from above.
Besides them, the crowd of divine sons and maidens also made their moves at once. Over fifty divine-level characters, each one a legend of an epochal world who was without equals in the same realm, were attacking together. How could one even describe the terror?
The whole region quaked. An unparalleled power torrent covered the dome above and drowned the void below. Dazzling lights of every color imaginable and the densely packed dao laws and treasures in them all swept toward Lin Xun alone.
The destructive energy scared all the cultivators in the vicinity to the point that their livers cracked. They frantically scrambled away. It was just too terrifying!
However, facing the crowd of murderous enemies coming fast at him, Lin Xun laughed as if he was watching a group of prey sending themselves to his mouth...
Whoosh!
In this instant, a huge crack in the void abruptly appeared behind Lin Xun and transformed into a swirling portal that was ten thousand feet tall.
The Gate of Exile!
From afar, it looked like a massive bloody mouth had suddenly opened up between heaven and earth. Meanwhile, in front of this mouth, the group of charging divine juniors resembled a school of fish rapidly swimming in.
KABOOM!
That world-destroying power torrent got swallowed whole by the swirling portal. The attackers at the front, wanting to be the first to catch Lin Xun, couldn't evade in time and got swept directly into the gate that looked like it was connected to the depths of hell.
“Damnit! Fall back!”
“Watch out!”
“Run!”
Frightened shrieks resounded. Pu Yun, Gongye Hui, and Wenren Ruoxue were the first to notice the danger and subconsciously tried to retreat, but how could Lin Xun let them have their way?
Rumble!
The Gate of Exile immediately expanded, releasing a horrid spacetime devouring power that shattered and twisted the surrounding void. Seemingly, it strove to swallow this universe in one gulp.
Even from so far away, the onlookers issued horrified screams as they sensed a deadly threat. They ran like the end of the world was chasing, as if staying a second more would plunge them into a catastrophe.
The divine sons and maidens, who were in the very eye of this storm, got dragged one by one into the Gate of Exile against their will, vanishing in the blink of an eye like tiny black dots. Only their mournful, terrified, angry, and unwilling cries were left behind to echo.
Most of them had already set foot on the path of immortality with bright futures awaiting. Perhaps they would even get to inherit their clans one day and wield immense authority over an epochal world.
They were divine children, the heart and effort of a lineage. They were invincible geniuses in their realm!
Today, however, they appeared utterly pathetic, panicking to the last one like a bunch of helpless ants in a flood as they got exiled to oblivion...
