302: Chapter 302 Killing Nangong Wuzhong, the guess was correct, preparing to wipe out the Nangong family!

Although he could tear an opening in the Contest, he couldn't keep it open indefinitely; he didn't have that much power yet.

“Why help me?”

Bai Yuanrou couldn't help but ask.

She and Lin Ran were strangers. Choosing to activate the Contest against Nangong Wuzhong was her own choice. Why would Lin Ran go to such lengths, even forcefully breaking in to save her?

“This Holy Son once promised someone to deliver something to you.”

Lin Ran flipped his right hand, revealing the reverse death jade pendant.

“This is...”

Seeing the reverse death jade pendant, Bai Yuanrou's pupils constricted violently, her delicate body trembled, and her face was filled with disbelief.

She was all too familiar with this jade pendant.

Even if this pendant turned to ash, she would still recognize it!!

Bai Yuanrou's right hand shook as she reached out to tightly grasp the reverse death jade pendant.

She parted her red lips, her trembling voice carrying a hint of bitterness: “You... have seen him?”

Lin Ran knew that the 'him' Bai Yuanrou referred to was likely the Headless Corpse.

“I have.”

His expression was calm as he gave a slight nod.

“Then why didn't he come to see me?!”

Bai Yuanrou's tone was agitated.

With his hands behind his back, Lin Ran kept his eyes on Nangong Wuzhong while speaking:

“When I saw him, he was already a Headless Corpse who had been dead for an unknown amount of time. Only a wisp of a remnant soul remained within the body.”

“After handing the reverse death jade pendant to me, that remnant soul vanished.”

“Wen Mo... is dead?! Even his head...”

Bai Yuanrou completely broke down, her body slumping to the ground, her eyes hollow and lifeless.

Lin Ran didn't pay her any more mind. After handing the reverse death jade pendant to Bai Yuanrou, the Karma between him and the Headless Corpse was completely settled.

Nangong Wuzhong's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Lin Ran, not daring to be the least bit careless.

Although he coveted Lin Ran's Physical Body, he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread when facing him.

To be honest, even he had never seen such a monstrous Prodigy.

To be so powerful and terrifying in both cultivation and physical strength!

“Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor!”

Nangong Wuzhong channeled his magic power. With a single thought, a sky-blotting Sword Qi, carrying Sword Intent, soared upwards, transforming into a dense swarm of razor-sharp swords.

This was the Origin Divine Ability of the Heart Sword Dao Embryo!

“Your swords deserve to be called swords? Ridiculous!”

“Sword, come!”

Lin Ran sneered as the dark devouring sword tore through the Void Realm and flew into his hand.

He swung his sword, and a crescent moon manifested. The Power of Taiyin, along with the Mind-Only Sword Intent and ten other types of Sword Intent, surged into the sky, intertwining as they struck toward Nangong Wuzhong.

“Boom!”

Augmented by various Sword Intents, the power of the Crescent Moon God Slaying Sword Technique reached its peak, as if it truly possessed the power to slay gods!

Nangong Wuzhong's Origin Divine Ability couldn't resist at all and was easily crushed!

Nangong Wuzhong's expression was one of horror as he exhausted all his methods, desperately using the Origin Divine Ability of the Heart Sword Dao Embryo to resist.

Seeing this, a flash of light shot out from between Lin Ran's eyebrows toward Nangong Wuzhong.

Nangong Wuzhong felt a chill down his spine as the threat of death instantly enveloped him.

His hands formed seals, his eyes filled with terror and panic: “Corpse Release Immortal Art, Release!”

Within Nangong Wuzhong's body, a hazy, ethereal ball of light quickly flew out—this was the Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit!

However, this was not Nangong's Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit, but someone else's.

“Nangong...”

Nangong Wuzhong's eyes regained a moment of clarity.

He was about to roar, but the source heaven dao sword was clearly faster, decapitating him and obliterating his Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit.

“Oh? Escaped?”

Watching the Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit flee into the distance, Lin Ran's gaze was indifferent, and he did not choose to pursue.

Because he couldn't catch up.

His previous guess was correct; that Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit likely belonged to some big shot from the Nangong Family.

That big shot must have had an issue with their Physical Body, which is why they chose Possession over Nangong Wuzhong.

However, because Nangong Wuzhong's Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit were quite strong, the big shot could suppress them but couldn't destroy them.

This was why Nangong Wuzhong's attacks gave Lin Ran a feeling of extreme discordance.

How could one achieve coordination when two consciousnesses were fighting for control of the body?!

With Nangong Wuzhong's death, the Contest also slowly dissipated.

Lin Ran reached out his right hand and collected Nangong Wuzhong's heavenly mandate stele.

By now, he possessed three heavenly mandate steles.

Outside the Contest, under the slaughter of Su Xiyue, Meng Qing, Long Ling, Ji Qingyan, and the others, the members of the Nangong Family had no power to resist; they were like lambs to the slaughter!

“No!!!”

Nangong Fusu was decapitated by Su Xiyue's sword, casting a hateful glare at Lin Ran before he died.

With Nangong Fusu dead, the remaining elders and experts of the Nangong Family had even fewer means of resistance, falling one by one as their paths ended.

“From this day forth, the Nangong Family is removed from the White Jade Capital!”

Ji Qingyan's eyes were deep as she spoke unhurriedly.

Clearly, she was playing for keeps now.

Although her Wuyou Tower was at the bottom among the various powers, even a cornered rabbit will bite!

She would show the world that while Wuyou Tower might be weak, she, Ji Qingyan, was not!

And the destruction of the Nangong Family would be the best proof!

【Ding! Detected that the Host has triggered a new Heavenly Mandate Mission. Please make the following choice!】

【Option 1: What's with this Nangong Family? Why are they always blocking This Son of Heavenly Mandate's path? In that case, let's just destroy them!】

【Mission: Annihilate the Nangong Family!】

【Reward: One Mysterious Gift Pack!】

【Option 2: Destroying a whole Family is truly too cruel. This Son of Heavenly Mandate simply can't bear it!】

【Mission: Reconcile with the Nangong Family and turn hostility into friendship!】

【Reward: 36,000 destiny points, one "Notre Dame of Paris" Halo!】

“I choose Option 1!”

A cold smile curled on Lin Ran's lips as he made his choice.

Perhaps the fate of the Nangong Family was already decided from the moment Nangong Changsu provoked him in the Lower Realm!

His current hatred with the Nangong Family could be said to be irreconcilable; reconciliation was already impossible.

Instead of waiting for the Nangong Family to stab him in the back, it was better to destroy them openly and avoid future complications!

“Tower Master Ji's intent is This Saint's intent. The Nangong Family must be destroyed by This Saint!”

Lin Ran nodded slightly, his tone overbearing, like an emperor who could decide the life and death of all living beings with a single word.

“Banished Sword Immortal, I wonder... if I could make a deal with you?”

Suddenly, Bai Yuanrou stood up at some point, a faint trail of tears still on her face, and called out to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran turned back, his eyes showing a look of doubt: “I wonder what else Goddess Bai requires?”

“Please return the dark devouring sword to me. In exchange, I can give you my heavenly mandate stele!”