36: The cunning and scheming Lin Jin has a constant stream of hidden cards up his sleeve.

"Where do you think you're going!"

The saber-wielding Void Refining stage assassin slashed through the air, his Saber Qi slicing across the sky and directly severing the void rift Lin Jin had torn open.

At this moment, the eyes of the four Void Refining experts were filled with intense Killing Intent. Lin Jin was actually at the Early Stage of Void Refining, and judging by the thick Aura on his body, he had clearly made the Breakthrough long ago.

Among the nine princes, only four had broken through to the Void Refining stage; now, another had been added.

The key was that the first four were all out in the open, while only this Lin Jin had been hiding his capabilities.

To be able to endure like this, there was no telling how many hidden methods he still had in reserve. Therefore, he had to be killed today.

Simultaneously, the four of them formed a resolute determination to kill him.

The war for the succession had not yet begun. Someone like Lin Jin, who feigned weakness while secretly accumulating strength to wait for a chance to deal a fatal blow to others, was a potential threat they could not allow to exist.

"Kill him!"

The four of them charged toward Lin Jin at once. Heaven and earth began to shake, and the ground seemed unable to withstand the pressure of this Aura, beginning to crack inch by inch in a terrifying display.

Countless low-rank Yao Beasts in the mountain forest also fled in all directions with looks of terror on their faces.

Zhang An's eyes were also full of shock; clearly, he had only just learned that Lin Jin was at the Early Stage of Void Refining. Nevertheless, he roared:

"Your Highness, don't worry about me anymore, just escape!"

Lin Jin paid no heed. He took the Jade Pendant from his waist and threw it toward the four of them.

In an instant, violent energy poured out, immediately engulfing the four of them within it.

This energy seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth. The surrounding Void Realm trembled violently as massive void rifts appeared one after another.

Accompanied by the sound of an explosion, a deep pit instantly emerged in the ground, stretching for dozens of miles. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Jin grabbed Zhang An and directly tore through the void to leave.

He knew that this single strike would definitely not be enough to kill the four of them.

As for Zhang An's suggestion to escape alone, he didn't even consider it.

Even if he could escape today, how could he escape the war for the succession?

Lin Jin's expression was ugly to the extreme. Among the eight princes, he was the one with the least influence; since birth, almost no one had supported him.

The other princes all had help from their maternal families to some extent, making their paths much smoother than his.

Therefore, Lin Jin had learned to hide his capabilities from a young age, thinking to compete for the position of heir once he had accumulated enough power.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. King Jinghong's abdication was too sudden. Although he had many tricks, it was a hard fact that he only had two Void Refining experts under his command.

If he abandoned Zhang An, it would mean he only had one Void Refining expert left to use.

When the day of the Battle for the Succession arrived, he would undoubtedly lose.

And what would await him was being purged by the new king.

Dammit!

Lin Jin's eyes were full of resentment. If he were given just a little more time—a hundred years, even just a hundred years—he wouldn't be in such a pathetic state.

In a hundred years, he could do many things. He could Breakthrough to the Middle Stage or even the Late Stage of Void Refining, and he could recruit more Void Refining experts.

When the time came to fight for the heir position then, his chances of winning would be greatly increased.

Just as he had teleported barely dozens of miles away, four extremely powerful Auras rapidly pursued him, though they were not as strong as before.

"The Seventh Prince has good methods!"

Accompanied by the voice, a void rift dozens of feet wide was torn open.

Immediately after, a saber light shot toward Lin Jin.

The power of this strike was even greater than before. Everywhere it passed, space collapsed inch by inch, truly terrifying.

At the same time, three other sharp and fierce attacks were also flying toward Lin Jin.

Lin Jin's anxious face suddenly became calm. He stopped abruptly and looked at the four people behind him with cold eyes.

The four attacks were all blocked ten meters in front of Lin Jin, as if there were an invisible barrier there.

Seeing this, the four of them were instantly shaken.

"Not good!"

At that same moment, firelight began to flicker between heaven and earth. Massive pillars instantly rose within the surrounding space, engraved with mysterious and eerie red runes.

Within the area surrounded by the pillars, the temperature suddenly began to soar. Even Void Refining experts found it somewhat unbearable.

The four tried to rush out, but the powerful pressure emanating from the four pillars made it difficult for them to even move.

Lin Jin's eyes were cold. "This Heaven-Burning Purgatory Formation was originally intended for use during the Battle for the Succession to kill those at the Perfection of Void Refining. I didn't expect to waste it on you."

"You all... deserve to die!"

Heaven-Burning Purgatory Formation!

An Earth Rank Advanced Formation, famous for its powerful killing capabilities.

Feeling themselves being constantly refined, looks of terror appeared on the faces of the four.

The Seventh Prince actually had another trump card?

And his mind was truly too terrifying; he had calculated all of this from the very beginning.

Exposing his cultivation to make them wary, then using the explosion to delay for time, and finally setting up a Formation here to wait for them to take the bait.

Lin Jin had calculated every single bit of this from the start.

"All of you, die!"

Lin Jin let out a furious roar, his eyes filled with sharpness.

This Formation was one of his trump cards, and now that it was used, it meant his original twenty percent chance of winning the Battle for the Succession had dropped significantly.

The four immediately cried out in pain. The scorching temperature was unbearable; in thirty breaths at most, they would be directly melted.

"Are you still not going to act!"

Duan Wuhan couldn't help but roar. He originally Cultivated an ice-attribute Cultivation Technique, and this scorching heat made him extremely miserable.

As his voice fell, a sharp sword light suddenly slashed out from the void, cutting a hole directly into the Heaven-Burning Purgatory Formation. The temperature inside began to drop continuously, and the Formation was on the verge of collapse.

Breaking the Heaven-Burning Purgatory Formation from the inside was extremely difficult, something even those at the Perfection of Void Refining couldn't do. However, it was very simple from the outside, which was its major flaw.

At the same time, an eerie figure charged toward Lin Jin. Holding a short dagger, his eyes were full of coldness, like an emotionless machine.

Lin Jin's pupils shrank suddenly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

To kill him, they had actually dispatched two Late Stage Void Refining and four Middle Stage Void Refining experts.

Dammit!

Lin Jin's face was ugly to the extreme. To be honest, he had one more trump card, but if he used it in a place like this, what would he do during the Battle for the Succession?

His heart was full of rage.

Motherfucker!

I'm the weakest, so why must you insist on killing me first?

Among these people, there were at least three groups, meaning three princes had simultaneously moved against him.

From their perspective, he was the weakest and had basically zero chance of competing for the heir position; he was essentially just a spectator.

So this was like killing the spectator before starting the fight to avoid someone picking up the scraps, right?

Lin Jin's eyes were full of coldness. Since you all want to kill me, then none of you should expect a good time.

Just as he was about to make a move, he found that he couldn't move at all.

What's going on!

A look of horror appeared in Lin Jin's eyes.

But soon, he also noticed that everyone around him had stopped; it was as if the entire world had frozen.

"Quite a show, quite a show!"

A slightly lazy voice sounded, and Su Chen slowly stepped out from the void.

The moment he saw Su Chen, Lin Jin's eyes became filled with immense shock.

It's him!

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