530: Chapter 530 Heavy Punishment

"My lord, if you have any evidence, please produce it."

Nie Ning stood straight, looking at Fubin'en without fear, and said while bracing himself.

A trace of mockery appeared on Fubin'en's fat face.

"Originally, I didn't want to go through all this trouble, but since you've pushed it to this point, I have no choice but to use some methods."

He had indeed been bluffing Nie Ning earlier; he just didn't want to pay the price to use the Time Regression technique. Before they even met, he had even considered letting this 'talent' go.

Because that was how Extreme Phase Demon Palace was; following the rules blindly was destined to make it hard to go far.

But after meeting Nie Ning, he always felt that this kid had some issues.

Not only could he obtain world rune, but he also seemed to have connections with Liuguang City, not to mention that this kid was introduced by the Yin-Yang Sect.

Furthermore, there was another point: they hadn't been able to investigate Nie Ning's background, only deducing that Nie Ning had suddenly appeared near Yishi Mansion.

Therefore, looking at the current situation, if he were to let him go easily, he feared it would lead to endless trouble.

Nie Ning's heart trembled, but at this moment, he could only force himself to remain calm.

Fubin'en glanced at Nie Ning, and then the crystal ball in his hand slowly rose into mid-air.

Just as Nie Ning's heart was in his throat, a strange energy fluctuation suddenly came from outside.

Everyone couldn't help but look towards the door.

Unknowingly, the sky was covered by colorful clouds, and a huge pale golden fox shadow stood within them.

Although the fox shadow didn't reveal too strong an aura, it made people feel an inexplicable sense of nobility, as if that fox shadow was born noble, like a king descending into the world.

"Is that the legendary Spirit Heart Fox..."

Garcia muttered, staring blankly at the golden fox shadow, unable to help but think of the legendary Fox Clan king.

The Spirit Heart Fox, a legendary fox creature with the power to peer into the mind.

It is said that the Spirit Heart Fox's fighting style is very sinister; it can always perceive the opponent's intentions a step ahead, and can defeat them before the enemy even makes a move.

However, legends are legends after all; at least within these five thousand years, there have been no records of the Spirit Heart Fox, so there isn't much information about it.

Fubin'en narrowed his eyes, a look of gravity appearing on his face.

He could feel that the fox shadow's aura was not strong, which meant the other party should be a creature possessing the Spirit Heart Fox bloodline.

But the Spirit Heart Fox has extremely high growth potential, and this sudden appearance of a Spirit Heart Fox gave Fubin'en a bad feeling.

At this time, many people had already appeared to watch the spectacle of the fox shadow, wanting to find out who had awakened the Spirit Heart Fox bloodline.

As for a real Spirit Heart Fox...

Stop joking; why do legends become legends? It's because they are nearly extinct, so the chance of a pure-blooded Spirit Heart Fox appearing is not high.

...

The golden fox shadow came and went quickly; soon everything returned to calm, and the people in the Enforcement Hall slowly recovered their senses.

Fubin'en controlled the crystal ball, preparing to use the Time Regression technique to read what happened in the Lata World.

But suddenly, Fubin'en's ears twitched, and he couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

Everyone was confused seeing this.

After a long silence, Fubin'en slowly withdrew the crystal ball, his sharp gaze falling on Nie Ning.

"This matter has been investigated clearly; the incident with the joint team has nothing to do with Nie Ning."

As Fubin'en spoke, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes.

After all, this Enforcement Hall Master hadn't said that just a moment ago.

Even with Fubin'en's experience and knowledge, it was impossible for him not to guess that this matter was related to Nie Ning. Since it was just one step away, why would he suddenly change his mind?

Nie Ning was overjoyed and bowed slightly: "Thank you, my lord!"

Although he didn't know why the other party changed his mind, this was obviously a good thing for him.

"My lord, you cannot! If necessary, I am willing to..."

The law enforcer who wanted to search Nie Ning's soul earlier saw this and spoke up urgently.

But before he could finish speaking, he saw Fubin'en raise his hand to interrupt him.

"Although that matter has nothing to do with you, the destruction of the Lata World was caused by your negligence. You are ordered to pay 500,000 contribution points as a penalty, a portion of which will be used as compensation for the deaths of the exploration team."

Fubin'en said slowly.

Upon hearing this, many people showed expressions of schadenfreude.

500,000 contribution points is equivalent to 800,000 high-grade magic crystals; a fifth-rank individual probably wouldn't be able to pay it back even after fifty years of working without sleep or rest.

For the people present, even delaying a year or two would be enough to let them surpass Nie Ning by a wide margin.

Nie Ning, in the center of the hall, immediately became anxious.

"My lord, how can you blame it all on me? I was also thinking of our Extreme Phase Demon Palace; we couldn't just let the people from the Yin-Yang Sect snatch away the world core first."

In order to get rid of the charge, Nie Ning directly invoked the name of Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

After all, 500,000 contribution points is not a small amount; even if Amivika were to come, it would probably take her a year or two to gather it.

Once the charge is established, it will inevitably affect their cultivation progress, which is the thing Nie Ning cannot accept the most.

For Fubin'en, having Nie Ning pay with contribution points was also not his original intention.

Everything was because that golden fox shadow from just now appeared at the wrong time.

In order to avoid internal conflicts, he could not risk offending others at the cost of damaging the interests of Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

Fubin'en's expression shifted slightly as he suddenly thought of a good way to deal with Nie Ning.

"This is your punishment; the Enforcement Hall is not a place for you to bargain!"

Fubin'en said in a deep voice, the powerful pressure making Nie Ning unable to catch his breath.

Just as Nie Ning gritted his teeth and prepared to compromise, Fubin'en spoke again.

"However, considering you are a first-time offender and have been with Extreme Phase Demon Palace for less than a year, this penalty is not entirely impossible to waive."

Before Nie Ning could be happy, Fubin'en looked at Nie Ning.

"Recently, Extreme Phase Demon Palace is preparing to reform and take the academy route; we need to send Transcendent to other places to open Transcendent academies. If you are willing to go, I can waive the 500,000 contribution point penalty."

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This old guy isn't trying to waive the penalty at all; he clearly wants to kick him out of Extreme Phase Demon Palace!

In this way, his status would change from an inner disciple to an exiled outer disciple.

After all, staying in Extreme Phase Demon Palace and staying outside are two different concepts; this is equivalent to exiling him directly, almost ending his chance of becoming a high-level member of Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

"My lord, can I have some time to consider it?"

Nie Ning did not reply immediately.

"Of course you can; after all, we are not some evil cult, and we are relatively democratic about this."

Fubin'en smiled, but then his tone changed.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you: the penalty means you cannot obtain contribution points from others; you can only obtain them through internal missions."

Hearing this, a trace of gloom flashed in Nie Ning's eyes.

Damn it, this old guy is clearly trying to screw him to death!