168: Chapter 168 Killing the Martial God's Disciple in Front of the Martial God

The next day, the Evergreen Society began constructing its new headquarters on the former grounds of the Yamamoto Society.

Lin Yuan wrote a list and handed it to Long Zhenyu; it was the roster of the Reincarnation Cult members.

After everything was arranged, he went into seclusion at the Divine Dragon Society's headquarters. This time, he intended to try and comprehend theprototype (rudimentary form) of the Profound Mystery and break through to the Martial God Realm.

On the second day after Lin Yuan entered seclusion, a piece of news came from the Black Abyss, which quickly spread to the Divine Dragon Society.

Long Zhenyu had no choice but to disturb Lin Yuan, who had just gone into seclusion.

"President Long, what is the matter?"

Lin Yuan was slightly displeased. He had just grasped a clue, and now he was interrupted; anyone would be annoyed.

"Lord Lin, a person has arrived from outside the Black Abyss, bringing a letter. You should look at it quickly; it is a personal letter from the Lord Martial God."

Long Zhenyu said with reverence, respectfully holding an envelope in his hands at that moment.

"Lord Martial God? Which Lord Martial God?"

Lin Yuan took the envelope. There was no signature on the outside. As he unfolded the letter, Lin Yuan's brows gradually furrowed, and a surge of anger slowly rose within him.

The letter was written by Kesley, the King of Mercenaries from the Mercenary Guild, a Lord Martial God. The content generally stated that he appreciated Lin Yuan's talent and wished to take Lin Yuan as his final disciple, requesting a meeting.

The reason Lin Yuan frowned was the final sentence: if he refused to come, Kesley would visit his parents instead.

Lin Yuan had killed quite a few people from the Mercenary Guild—from the Guild Master down to the small fry, he had killed them all. This Kesley must have ill intentions in seeking him out, intending to lure him there and then attack him.

Yet, he had no choice but to go. His family and Mu Qianqian were all at Qing University, and they could not resist a request from a Lord Martial God.

"Old Chu, with my current combat power, can I contend against a Lord Martial God?" Lin Yuan asked in a deep voice.

"Difficult. The Martial God Realm has comprehended the rudimentary form of the Profound Mystery and is known as the Quasi-Transcendent Realm in the starry sky. Even if your combat power is higher than the opponent's, it is hard to suppress them completely. But if you activate your divine ability, your combat power will directly reach the Transcendent Realm, and combined with Transcendent Martial Arts, you should be able to fight a Lord Martial God," Chu Yunfeng analyzed.

"Good. No matter what, I must make this trip."

"Yes, I know you are not only filial but also loyal to your friends. If you truly cannot defeat him, let me make a move. Even if it costs me the consumption of my primordial spirit, I will definitely help you slay him!"

"Thanks, Old Chu!"

Lin Yuan silently noted Chu Yunfeng's words. He would repay those who were kind to him tenfold.

"Is the messenger still at the entrance of the Black Abyss?" Lin Yuan asked.

"That's right. That person should be a subordinate of the Lord Martial God, and his strength is formidable. Be careful when dealing with him," Long Zhenyu cautioned.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. He casually tore open a teleportation gate and stepped through.

Outside the Black Abyss, Lin Yuan saw a young man in black standing silently with his arms crossed. Lin Yuan felt that the person standing there was not a human, but a fatal dagger.

Is this a Lord Martial God's subordinate? He has some substance, but not much...

"Follow me."

The black-clothed man was extremely taciturn. He turned and soared into the air. Lin Yuan scoffed inwardly: "A subordinate of a Lord Martial God, acting so pretentious?"

Lin Yuan soared up, closely following behind. The two flew toward a certain desert within the Great Xia territory...

In the desert, a solitary castle stood tall. This was the seclusion spot of Lord Martial God Kesley.

Entering the castle, under the guidance of the black-clothed man, Lin Yuan met Kesley in the main hall.

He was currently seated on the throne in the main seat. This person was a Middle-aged man with a gloomy and somewhat sinister expression, enveloped by a dense killing aura. He seemed to be a man who had killed countless people.

"Lin Yuan pays respects to the Lord Martial God. May I ask what important matter the Lord Martial God summoned me for?" Lin Yuan spoke neither subserviently nor arrogantly.

Kesley glanced at Lin Yuan and spoke down from on high:

"You are Lin Yuan? I heard your talent is not bad. This seat will give you an opportunity and agree to take you as my disciple."

Lin Yuan was speechless upon hearing this. Well, regardless of whether others were willing or not, he had already decided, right? Did he think everyone craved to be the disciple of his damned Lord Martial God?

"Lord Martial God, I am very sorry, but I have no intention of taking a master," Lin Yuan said, cupping his fists, his attitude peaceful.

Upon hearing this, a naked killing intent flashed in Kesley's eyes, but he remained silent.

"Audacious! Who gave you the courage? How dare you defy the words of the Lord Martial God! It is an honor for you to be accepted as a disciple. Yet you are ungrateful! Why don't you kneel down, confess your crime, and await the Lord Martial God's judgment!"

The black-clothed man stepped forward and spoke coldly.

Lin Yuan felt he truly couldn't hold back anymore. A battle was inevitable today anyway; so what if he was a Lord Martial God, he would slay him too!

"What kind of thing are you? I am speaking with the Lord Martial God. Are you a dog worthy of interrupting?" Lin Yuan cursed without restraint.

"You! ... Insolent! I am Ke Qi, the chief disciple under the Lord Martial God. In the presence of the Lord Martial God, you dare to be so arrogant! Even if the Lord Martial God intends to take you as a disciple, I, as the senior disciple, must test your strength first to see if you are qualified to become a disciple!"

"Did I say I wanted to take a master? Seriously, what era is it outside? How can there still be people as self-righteous as you? Kesley, aren't you just a Quasi-Transcendent? Do you really think you're a god? Putting on such airs, who are you trying to scare?"

Lin Yuan mocked Kesley directly, deciding to tear off the pretense and fight if necessary.

Indeed.

As a Lord Martial God expert, how could Kesley tolerate being mocked to his face like this? His expression immediately turned extremely dark.

"Ke Qi, kill him for me immediately!"

"Yes, Lord Martial God!"

Ke Qi immediately drew a short sword from his waist, his figure vanishing instantly as he launched a surprise attack on Lin Yuan.

"Kill me? Based on him?"

Lin Yuan let out a cold laugh. His figure flickered, and he vanished from his original spot. A giant silver palm formed in the space and slammed viciously onto the location where he had just been.

Puff!!

A figure spitting blood and looking utterly defeated was immediately thrown flying out—it was Ke Qi, who had launched the surprise attack.

Ke Qi's combat power far surpassed that of a peak Ninth Rank, but it was only around 3 billion. Facing Lin Yuan, who had 6.3 billion combat power, how could he possibly have any chance of winning?

"You! How can you be so strong?! I am... I absorbed a large amount of black crystal, my combat power is extremely high, this is impossible!..."

Ke Qi lay on the ground, finished speaking his sentence, and then breathed his last. His internal organs were completely pulverized.

Kesley was also utterly shocked at this moment. He had been paying attention to Lin Yuan. How long had it been since he obtained the Martial God Tower inheritance? How could he have grown to this extent? It seemed this inheritance was truly extraordinary. Today, he must seize his inheritance!

"Good, good, good. Your strength is indeed impressive; you certainly have the capital to be arrogant. But do you think that with your Half-Step Martial God strength, you can contend against me, a Lord Martial God who has been famous for a long time? It's simply laughable.

However, I cherish talent. If you are willing to become my disciple, I will not pursue the matter of you killing Ke Qi. Otherwise, you will not leave my Yellow Sand Castle today!"

Kesley slowly stood up, casually patted his hands, looked askance, and a cruel smile played on his lips.

"Kesley, stop the pretense. I and your Mercenary Guild are already mortal enemies. Moreover, since you want to control me so badly, you must have designs on me, right? We are both ancient spirits; why play games like Liaozhai with me? If you want to fight, then fight! Stop dawdling like a woman!"

Lin Yuan sneered in disdain, completely disregarding the threat from the other party. So what if he was a Lord Martial God? Today, he felt like slaughtering a god.

"Fine! Then I will be direct: hand over the Martial God Tower inheritance, and I will spare your life!"

"So that's what you were after. Then there's nothing more to say."

Lin Yuan's words abruptly stopped as a Profound Mystery Void-Breaking Palm was already slapped toward Kesley...