Chapter 1710: The Windfall Nation's Emperor

"Lord, I..." Although True Origin was surging out of his body, he did not feel any sense of security at all. While he was talking to the air, his voice and his body trembled unconsciously. He was completely afraid.

When one's cultivation base had reached a certain level, every progress was extremely difficult. Due to this reason, the gap between the strength was very wide as well.

Even if it was the same stage, the gap in strength would be huge, let alone the difference between the two stages. Although there was only a slight difference between the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage and the Early Refined Saint Stage, the gap between the two stages was like heaven and hell.

Due to this reason, Huo Jin was extremely nervous when faced with this Refined Saint Stage powerhouse lurking in the dark since it was obvious he was displeased with his action previously.

"Hurmph!" A cold snort interrupted Huo Jin's words rudely.

Then, the hoarse voice resonated again from all directions. "How unreasonable! This Bai Li Hong is Duan Ling Tian's senior brother, if he's tortured to death by all of you, Duan Ling Tian will definitely be more cautious and hide even more carefully. Moreover, he might not even return to the capital of Windfall Nation again! I must obtain the Devilseal Tablet, the way the people from the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family have really offended me!"

As soon as they heard the words of the owner of the hoarse voice, everyone, including Huo Jin, finally understood what was happening. They finally understood the Saint Stage powerhouse lurking in the dark was not Bai Li Hong's friend but a powerhouse who wanted to obtain the Devilseal Tablet. The reason he saved Bai Li Hong was due to Bai Li Hong's connection to Duan Ling Tian who had disappeared after taking the Devilseal Tablet away.

"Lord, you're extraordinary, you'll definitely be able to obtain the Devilseal Tablet in the future." Huo Jin quickly fawned over him, wishing the powerhouse in the dark would shift his attention to another matter so he would stop staring at him.

Unfortunately, this was just his own wishful thinking.

If that person in the dark was someone else like Huo Jin had thought, he might not be bothered with him. However, the person hiding in the dark was none other than Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian was Bai Li Hong's junior brother. He was also someone who was regarded as a friend by the Clan Leader of Situ Clan and his son. When Duan Ling Tian found out Bai Li Hong was taken away by Huo Jin and the Clan Leader of Situ Clan and his son were both injured by Huo Jin, he had already sentenced Huo Jin to death in his heart.

Due to this reason, no matter how Huo Jin tried to flatter Duan Ling Tian, it was futile.

Naturally, Huo Jin was unaware of this. If he was aware of this, he would not be bowing and fawning over Duan Ling Tian right now. He would have tried to run away even if he knew there was no chance he could escape from Duan Ling Tian who was hiding in the dark.

This was because this was his last attempt at saving his own life. Although the chances are low, he did not have any other choice.

"You're only the beginning!" Duan Ling Tian's fake hoarse voice continued to resonate in the air. The moment he finished speaking, the hearts of the people present on the scene jolted. Huo Jin turned terrified immediately. The True Origin on his body began to spread, trying to consolidate his Territory.

Unfortunately, before his Territory could be consolidated, a sword ray that was even faster than the golden sword ray previously seemingly appeared out of thin air.

Whoosh!

Before he could even react, it had already pierced the space between his brows and left a horrifying bloody hole there.

Under the watchful eyes of the others, Huo Jin collapsed. His terrified expression still remained on his face even after his death.

Huo Jin was the strongest person, apart from the Refined Saint Stage powerhouses in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. A person who was at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage had died just like that in a blink of an eye.

At this moment, although the group of revered elders of the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family did not feel sad over Huo Jin's death, they still mourned over the loss of life.

Huo Jin who was even more powerful than them had died in just a blink of an eye, how would their feeble strength fare in front of this powerhouse?

"Run! We're gonna die if we don't run!" Someone cried out when many people were still in a daze over Huo Jin's death. That person's voice was filled with terror and despair.

As soon as this person finished speaking, a sense of despair began to envelop the people's hearts.

At the next moment, nobody could tell who was the first one to run, but the group of revered elders of the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family began to scatter in all directions. Naturally, not everyone ran away.

Some of the revered elders were still standing at the same spot, unable to move at all as though their feet had been glued to the ground.

These people were more rational. After witnessing the strength of the powerhouse lurking in the dark, they did not dare to flee since they knew it would be futile to do so.

However, when they saw that the powerhouse in the dark still did not make his move even though so many people had fled, their mind began to have other ideas. Soon after, they joined the others and ran away as well.

Soon after, none of the revered elders from the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family was left. Only a group of guards with low cultivation base was left there. They all looked at each other, and none of them made a move for a long time. Only when someone took the lead to run away, the others followed suit.

In the end, Bai Li Hong was the only one left on the scene. To be exact, there were two people left on the scene. There was still Duan Ling Tian hiding in the dark.

"Senior Brother, continue to head outside," Duan Ling Tian transmitted his voice to Bai Li Hong in a timely manner.

If Duan Ling Tian had intended to stop the group of people from fleeing earlier, with the strength he currently possessed, none of them would have been able to escape. He had only let them go because he was not bothered with them.

To him, these people were merely baits. He was letting them go to catch an even bigger fish.

"Alright." It was only until he heard Duan Ling Tian's Voice Transmission that Bai Li Hong finally returned to his senses. It was as though he had just awoken from a dream.

Seeing how Huo Jin was killed had also shocked him.

Two months ago, Huo Jin was so tyrannical when he brought his men to the Situ Clan to kidnap him. Relying on his cultivation base, he acted willfully and unscrupulously. When he was faced with Bai Li Hong, he even looked down at him.

However, today, such a person had been killed in just a blink of an eye.

"Where did Junior Brother manage to get such a helper?" Bai Li Hong was baffled. He did not expect his junior brother to actually know a Refined Saint Stage powerhouse.

Although the Refined Saint Stage powerhouse said he saved Bai Li Hong because he feared his Junior Brother would hide even more if he had died, he knew that it was only a story he made up. If that person really wanted Junior Brother's Devilseal Tablet, he would have long made his move. Moreover, why would he help his Junior Brother to save him?

After witnessing the powerhouse's strength, Bai Li Hong's confidence was greatly boosted as he continued to walk toward the palace grand entrance in an ostentatious manner without any fear.

This was also because Bai Li Hong was unaware that his junior brother was the mysterious powerhouse who killed Huo Jin. Otherwise, he would have been shocked.

Although Bai Li Hong knew Duan Ling Tian's innate talent was monstrously high, he did not think that his current strength was comparable to a Refined Saint Stage powerhouse. He did not even think that Duan Ling Tian would be unafraid of those few Refined Saint Stage powerhouses in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family and that powerhouse who was at the peak of the Refined Saint Stage with an extraordinary background.

At the time when Bai Li Hong continued to walk out, the news of Huo Jin's death had also finally reached the Windfall Nation's Emperor's ear.

The Windfall Nation's Emperor was in his middle age. He wore a dragon robe, looking majestic without looking fierce.

"Huo Jin's dead?" After learning about Huo Jin's death, the expression of Zhu Yuan, the Windfall Nation's Emperor, turned grave immediately as cold killing intent shone in his eyes. With a deep voice, he asked, "Who's it?"

Other than being the revered elder of the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family, Huo Jin was also Zhu Yuan's right arm.

There were many things that he relied on Huo Jin to do.

Killing Huo Jin was no doubt equivalent to severing his right arm, so how could he not be mad?

As his anger rose, Zhu Yuan's dragon robe fluttered. At this instant, the dragons embroidered on it seemed to have come alive as they bared their fangs and brandished their claws in a menacing manner.

At the same time, a gust of terrifying aura also surged out of Zhu Yuan's body, causing the revered elder who came to report the news to take a few steps backward.

This revered elder was an Early Pristine Saint Stage Martial Cultivator but he was still forced to take a few steps backward by the aura emanating off Zhu Yuan's body. Just from this, one could easily imagine how strong Zhu Yuan was.

The Windfall Nation was a sixth-rate force on the Dao Martial Saint Land, it was a sixth-rate Saint Nation.

Such a country was completely unlike those nations in the Mortal Continent. All of those who could become the emperor were eminent people.

As the Windfall Nation's Emperor, Zhu Yuan, was one of the few Refined Saint Stage powerhouses in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. Moreover, he was also the youngest Refined Saint Stage powerhouse in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family. When his aura was pressing down on an ordinary Early Pristine Saint Stage Martial Cultivator, it was only natural the latter could not endure it.

The Imperial Family's revered elder did not dare to dally and hurriedly answered Zhu Yuan, "It's an unknown powerhouse who did not even reveal himself as he killed Revered Elder Huo."

"He didn't even need to reveal himself to kill Huo Jin? Is he a Refined Saint Stage powerhouse?" Zhu Yuan's expression turned even graver when he heard this.

"He must be at least at the Refined Saint Stage or above. Moreover, he doesn't seem to be an ordinary Refined Saint Stage powerhouse as well. He did not even have to show himself to kill Revered Elder Huo with just one attack." When the Imperial Family's revered elder recalled the scene earlier, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"What?!" The moment his words left his mouth, Zhu Yuan was horrified as well.

Zhu Yuan knew he would also be able to kill Huo Jin without revealing himself. However, that was only if Huo Jin had been unprepared. He knew he could not kill Huo Jin in just one strike.

'So powerful... It must be someone at the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage or above!' The moment Zhu Yuan thought of this, his heart jolted.

In fact, there was only one Intermediate Refined Saint Stage powerhouse in their Windfall Nation's Imperial Family, and he was also the strongest person in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family.

"Does that person has any special characteristic when he or she attacked? Is it possible that the person is Zi Yun, the Sect Leader Drift Blaze Sect?" Zhu Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Zi Yun was the Sect Leader of the Drift Blaze Sect. She was the only one who was evenly matched with the strongest powerhouse in the Windfall Nation's Imperial Family.

"I don't think it's Sect Leader Zi Yun... Based on the way the person attacked, it seems like he's a Sword Cultivator!"

"A Sword Cultivator?"

"Yes."

"Did that person say anything?"

Zhu Yuan very quickly learned about what had transpired with Duan Ling Tian's orchestration. He also thought the person lurking in the dark was someone who wanted the Devilseal Tablet.