149: The Fifth Elder of the Gu Family Appears

"Jin Yaotian?"

Seeing this name, Lin Xingyu was slightly startled.

As one of the seven sovereigns of heaven-treading, he had a deep impression of this flashy guy.

"Haha, God of Wine, I'm right behind you!"

The communication connected, and Jin Yaotian's loud voice came through.

Lin Xingyu subconsciously looked back and, sure enough, saw several figures rapidly approaching.

The most conspicuous among them was Jin Yaotian, shimmering with golden light.

This guy was too flashy; he was covered head to toe in luxurious golden equipment.

Every time he saw his outfit, he felt an urge to rob him.

"Haha, I knew it was you guys!"

Jin Yaotian rushed in front of everyone, his face full of excitement.

"How did you know it was me?"

Lin Xingyu was very puzzled.

He had changed his appearance, so how was he still recognized?

"It's your mount!"

Jin Yaotian pointed at the Dark Fiend Dragon.

While there were many types of flying mounts, and many dog-like beasts with wings, one as agile as it was rare.

"So it was Dark Evil that exposed me..."

Hearing Jin Yaotian's words, Lin Xingyu immediately understood.

The heaven-obscuring pearl only changed his own appearance and Aura; it didn't affect pets.

When he had extra apostle fruit in the future, he would have to give one to the Dark Fiend Dragon to cover this weakness.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is the Sword Saint, also one of the seven sovereigns of heaven-treading."

Jin Yaotian pointed to a slender figure beside him.

That person wore black armor, a stark contrast to Jin Yaotian's personality, and merely nodded in greeting.

He was Jin Yaotian's good friend, not good at socializing, but had been "pestered" into joining the Heaven Treading Alliance by this guy.

【Lin Hanshuang】

【Rank: Fourth Rank, Seven Stars】

【spirit seed: SS-Rank "Frost Sword"】

..."Another SS-Rank!"

Lin Xingyu was surprised.

The proportion of SS-Rank Spirit Seed holders in the Heaven Treading Alliance was a bit high.

None of the seven sovereigns of heaven-treading were below SS-Rank.

Jin Yaotian's team had a total of 5 people. During the introductions, Lin Xingyu also saw their information panels.

The quality of this team's members was very high; the other three were all S-rank Spirit Seed holders.

"Old Jin, what did you use to dye this mount? Does it not fade?"

Wang Ledian leaned over, curiously examining the golden griffon.

He also wanted to dye his Black Plume Eagle golden; he felt it would indeed look much more impressive.

"Haha, it's not dyed; it ate a Golden Haze Fruit!"

Jin Yaotian patted the griffon beneath him proudly.

To acquire this Golden Haze Fruit, he had spent hundreds of thousands of spirit crystals at an auction...

Just a short distance from the group, the Gu Family's Fifth Elder held his battle saber, staring intently at the Dark Fiend Dragon in the sky.

During this time, he had been waiting outside the Goblin Secret Realm.

When Lin Xingyu and his group appeared, he noticed them.

The mount of one of them was very similar to that of the mysterious person, though much smaller in size.

"Better to kill the wrong one than let the right one escape!"

After a brief deliberation, the Fifth Elder decided to act.

The moment he made his decision, he charged towards Lin Xingyu with his saber drawn.

As a Marquis-level Expert, his speed was incredibly fast when fully unleashed.

However, just as he reached them, before his battle saber could even strike, he saw a white disk flying towards him.

"This is..."

Before the Fifth Elder could react, his entire body vanished in a dazzling white light...

"Holy crap, I almost kicked the bucket here!"

Jin Yaotian clutched his chest, still shaken.

Just now, he saw a Marquis-level Expert charging at him with Killing Intent.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, throwing out the life-saving Dao tool his grandfather gave him, teleporting the opponent away.

Lin Xingyu watched the scene before him, dumbfounded.

When he saw the Marquis-level Expert charging, he was just about to take everyone into his Inner World.

Unexpectedly, before he could act, that person was carried away by a white light.

As expected of King Jin Kai's grandson, he had many treasures.

"Old Jin, this is..."

Wang Ledian was equally shocked.

That Aura just now was clearly from a Marquis-level Expert!

His face turned green when he saw the opponent charging.

The last time he died, it was by a Marquis-level Expert. If he died again this time, he would be locked in a small dark room for a month.

Just as he was about to retreat into his Inner World, he witnessed this miraculous scene.

"Calm down, it's just basic operation."

Jin Yaotian waved his hand, feigning nonchalance.

Although he felt a pang for the priceless teleportation disk, he still pretended not to care on the surface.

"Someone as highly anticipated as me will always attract jealousy, so being ambushed is quite normal!"

This wasn't the first time he had encountered such a situation; his dazzling equipment often attracted covetous eyes.

"Old Dian, hit that guy with a Curse of Misfortune!"

Lin Xingyu leaned next to Wang Ledian, whispering.

He had already seen the person's information: the Gu Family's Fifth Elder.

He guessed they were coming for them again, so casting a few "Curse of Misfortune" wouldn't hurt.

"OK!"

Wang Ledian made a gesture and walked aside to operate.

"By the way, you guys are also here for the Federation's mission, right?"

Just then, Jin Yaotian looked at Lin Xingyu and his group provocatively.

"How about we have a competition to see which team finishes the mission first?"

"The loser has to be the winner's subordinate, what do you say?"

Hearing this, Lin Xingyu's expression was strange.

He had originally wanted to recruit these two as Apostles, but he didn't expect them to offer themselves up.

When Wang Chiyao heard about the competition, she immediately jumped up excitedly:

"A competition it is! I'm going to make this Golden Flash serve me tea and pour water!"

...Half an hour later, Lin Xingyu and his group accepted the mission and walked towards the entrance of the Secret Realm.

Just now, Jin Yaotian told them that they could accept missions directly at Green Bud by logging in with their terminal.

Since they could accept missions online, they were too lazy to go to the Wave-Chasing Battle Group's outpost.

This disappointed many faction representatives who were waiting outside the Wave-Chasing Battle Group's outpost.

"The Federation is quite generous, directly offering twenty million spirit crystals!"

The excitement on Wang Ledian's face had not yet faded.

The Federation's reward had increased directly from six million to twenty million.

This mission was incredibly cost-effective!

"Everyone, don't let your guard down. The increased reward indicates that the difficulty is greater than the Federation anticipated!"

Lin Xingyu cautioned.

"Old Dian, especially you, if you die again, you'll be locked in a small dark room for a month!"

This time, they received a lot of information about the Goblin Secret Realm from Green Bud.

Unlike the Secret Realms they had previously explored, which only contained exotic beasts and rarely had organized native forces, the Goblin Secret Realm was different; it contained a unified Empire.

If they were exposed, they would be encircled and suppressed by the Empire.

"Haha, Old Dian, by the time you come out a month later, we'll have advanced who knows how many Ranks!"

"By then..."

Wang Chiyao became happier the more she thought about it, even starting to look forward to it.

"No way!"

Wang Ledian also realized the consequences and shivered.

"Come, onto Dark Evil's back, and we'll go in."

Lin Xingyu summoned the Dark Fiend Dragon, activated its invisibility ability, and carried everyone as it charged into the rift...