HPDBC Chapter 265 The Guilty Officer (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 265 The Guilty Officer (Please Subscribe)
"The 'Xuanhuo Saber' Qi Yan is dead."
Inside and outside the battlefield, everyone looked on in utter astonishment as Qi Yan's body intensely combusted, and then turned into flames that dissipated inch by inch.
The Sect Master of the Burning Saber Sect, wishing to avenge his disciples, sought to drag Lin Xi down with him, but Lin Xi dealt with him with ease.
Qi Yan's seventh realm War Dragon 'Flaming Blood Incinerating Dragon' also fell into the depths of the river thereafter.
This war dragon, having neither self-awareness nor a formed core, ceased to exist upon the death of its master.
Including Prefectural Governor Yuan Chengkai, everyone was incredibly shocked, their eyes filled with confusion and disbelief at the scene before them.
They found it magical and unthinkable how Lin Xi killed Qi Yan, casually walking up to the overwhelmed Qi Yan under the pressure of his supreme secret technique 'Purge the World with Flames,' and with a single finger, killed Qi Yan, whose cultivation reached the seventh realm.
The scene was as casual as a breeze, graceful and unhurried, hardly like a clash between someone at the fourth realm and the seventh realm. It rather looked like a great grandmaster of martial arts facing off against a child who had just started practicing martial arts.
Yuan Chengkai couldn't help but narrow his eyes, "Interesting."
This guy, such strong control over fire! His understanding and control of fire are comparable to those of a seventh realm Emperor level martial cultivator! Even in the eighth realm, he could be ranked among the sovereigns, making even Yuan Chengkai feel somewhat inferior.
The problem is, how could such powerful control over fire appear in a fourth realm martial cultivator?
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How had the other party defended against the spiritual secret technique of 'Heavenly Incline'? And how did he shatter her second primordial spirit and take the seventh realm supreme imperial treasure 'Thunder Soul Pearl'?
Within Wang City, Zhuang Mingyue, suspended in mid-air, murmured, "This is impossible, could it be Ji Shenyan?"
She knew that Lin Xi could not possibly possess such strong control over fire; he must have borrowed some external power.
After considering, the only possibility Zhuang Mingyue could think of was Ji Shenyan.
Several months ago, Lin Xi had contact with this person.
Could the great general from the Zhou dynasty, who was proficient in fire arts and once transformed into a seventh realm Emperor-level Blood Blade, not have completely died over six thousand years ago? Instead, could he have found a way to reside within Lin Xi's body?
It wasn't impossible, given that there were various incredible and mysterious techniques in this world, such as the Thunder Soul Pearl that floated beside Lin Xi earlier, which could house a second primordial spirit.
It could also be that something went wrong with the secret ritual of the Zhu siblings who transformed the Blood Blade Maiden—that ritual intended to fuse part of Ji Shenyan's primordial spirit with Ji Xueying's soul, with the aim of creating a seventh realm supreme Blood Blade Maiden.
She then gathered her thoughts and landed in front of Lin Xi's 'Indestructible Heart Dragon.'
"You're Yun Xi? Your brother should be fine now, get back quickly, take advantage while this fog hasn't yet lifted, and the former Prefectural Governor hasn't sensed you. You must find a hiding place for this war dragon as soon as possible, or the consequences will be dire."
Zhuang Mingyue had some knowledge about the situation of the Prefectural Governor.
Yuan Chengkai was restricted by the 'Heavenly Mandate War Dragon,' an heirloom of the Yuan family, and could not act against the rules and laws.
The problem was that he no longer held an official position, which meant the restrictions on him were significantly lessened.
After thanking these individuals, Lin Rui immediately turned his attention to the official ship downstream on the Tianxiang River, moored thirty li away.
Lin Rui sneered, reached out to grab the seventh-realm Imperial Secret Treasure Thunder Soul Pearl beside him, and walked on air towards the direction of that official ship.
Using those talismanic silver needles as a medium, he performed a Flash Escape of more than a hundred zhang in distance. In just under half a breath, he arrived in front of that official ship and, stepping onto those silver needles, hovered thirty zhang above the Sky, looking down upon Yuan Chengkai, the former Governor-General of Shazhou.
Yuan Chengkai's face was livid, knowing that 'Tianqing's' underhanded interference in the battle had been perceived by Lin Xi.
For Lin Xi to come at this moment meant he was likely here to settle scores after the autumn harvest.
But Yuan Chengkai did not interfere, nor did he make any move, simply allowing Lin Xi to come before him.
"Are you the criminal Yuan Chengkai?"
Lin Rui observed that Yuan Chengkai's body suddenly showed bulging veins, but paid it no mind and turned his gaze to the blue-robed woman beside him, "This woman just now attempted to assassinate me. Was she acting on your orders?"
Yuan Chengkai watched Lin Rui impassively, neither admitting nor denying it.
He had indeed hinted for Tianqing to take action. He could not, nor did he wish to disassociate himself at this moment, nor could he speak words of admission.
Lin Rui waited for a moment, seeing that Yuan Chengkai remained silent, he chuckled, "Unwilling to admit it? This woman participated in the assassination attempt against me, and is suspected of being involved with the Heavenly Demon from beyond our realm. She must be captured for interrogation!"
He actually reached out his hand and condensed his power, attempting to grab towards the blue-robed woman.
Lin Rui had already received the official documents for his transfer to the position of commander of the Spy Elimination Bureau. Though he had not yet taken office, he was already legitimately the chief official of the Spy Elimination Bureau.
Attributing the woman's crimes to a Heavenly Demon from beyond our realm was justifiable and well-founded.
However, before Lin Rui's power could reach the blue-robed woman, it was twisted and crushed by a mere thought from Yuan Chengkai.
At that moment, an enormous and ethereal battle dragon manifested above the official ship.
It looked down coldly at Lin Rui, as well as at Yuan Chengkai.
A trace of blood actually spilled from Yuan Chengkai's mouth as he laughed, not angrily but mockingly, at Lin Rui, "As rumored, you truly have a great deal of nerve."
But this was within his expectations. If this individual did not have great nerve, how would he dare to smear him, an eminent Governor-General, with such outrageous accusations, with merely a cultivation of the fourth realm and the low rank of a sixth-grade official?
Lin Rui, having failed to capture the woman, did not insist further.
"Criminal Yuan Chengkai, today you first hinted at this woman to attempt an assassination on me, and now you protect her and resist arrest."
He looked at Yuan Chengkai with a mocking gaze, "I will make a detailed report to the court about everything that transpired today."
Yuan Chengkai, holding the blue-robed woman, sat on the deck expressionlessly and responded, "Do as you see fit!"
Yet his heart was as cold as ice, chilling to the bone.
He even felt a reckless urge to twist off the head of this Lin Xi.