Chapter 1581 - Big Brother
The Sovereign's Ascension
Flames of rage blazed within the black-clothed personâs pupils, and his terrifying killing aura surprised Lin Yun. This fellow looked like a sectâs disciple and didnât look old. So, where did this person get such a notoriously terrifying aura from?
To have such a strong killing intent the moment there was a disagreement immediately made Lin Yun think of demonic cultivators.
âSword Sectâs disciple?â The black-clothed man didnât say a word, but his companion looked at Lin Yun with a smile.
âI am.â Lin Yun nodded.
âSo youâre a Sword Sectâs disciple. Itâs no wonder why you grasped the Firmament Sword Intent at such a young age. Iâm Mo Yun, and this is my friend, Dong An. Brother, how do I address you?â Mo Yun smiled.
âUh⦠Xiao Yun.â Lin Yun initially planned to report his name, but he changed his name in the end.
âHaha, so itâs Brother Xiao. Iâll not beat around the bush, then. You must be after the Tiger King Bone, right? We can give up on it, but what can you give in exchange?â Mo Yun smiled.
Wearing an awkward smile, Lin Yun replied, âIâm actually not after the Tiger King Bone. What do you guys want, then.â
âI feel that your head is pretty good.â Mu Yun smiled eerily. As he waved his hand, saint runes rained down and instantly formed into three spiritual arrays enveloping this space. Lin Yun soon noticed that his sword intent was isolated from the world. Not only that, but even the circulation of his dragon origin became difficult.
âSaint spiritualist? Youâre from the Profound Valley?â Lin Yun long knew that the other party was trying to drag time, and the arrays he set up were pretty impressive to create twenty thousand saint runes so quickly. Aside from Profound Valleyâs disciples, he couldnât think of who else could have such skill.
âGo to hell! Sword Sectâs disciple, youâre pretty foolish!â Dong Anâs eyes flashed with mockery. A swordsman who had just reached the Dragon Pulse Realm dared to snatch the Tiger King Bone from him? Who gave him the confidence to do so? Did this person really think that no one dares to touch the Sword Sectâs disciples?
As Firmament Blade Intent exploded from Dong An, a boundless blade aura swept over that suppressed Lin Yunâs sword aura entirely, and a radiant sword ray immediately filled Lin Yunâs sight. But Lin Yun didnât move. He didnât even draw his sword and allowed Dong Anâs blade to fly over.
âCourting death?â Dong An was puzzled, and Mo Yunâs eyes began to flicker because they didnât know what Lin Yun was doing. While the two were puzzled, Lin Yun finally moved. Or rather, the black cat on his shoulder moved, turning into a blur, and a dagger appeared in its paw as it pounced at Dong An.
âGet lost!â Dong An was shocked before he took a step back and lost it. He retracted his blade before swinging it at Lilâ Red with even more power.
When the dagger and blade came in contact, Lilâ Red gave a shove, and Dong An was sent flying back with his right hand becoming numb. He couldnât believe that he had actually lost to a cat in terms of strength.
âHow is this possible?!â Mo Yunâs face changed.
âI already said my cat doesnât have a good temper.â A chilling light flashed across Lin Yunâs pupils as he stomped his foot on the ground, destroying the three-layered spiritual array as he charged at Mo Yun.
Lin Yunâs speed made Mo Yunâs heart sink. But since he couldnât follow Lin Yunâs speed, he might as well not see with his eyes. With a wave of his hand, multiple paintings appeared behind him, unleashing various phenomena. There was a sea of flames, a blazing sun, lightning, ferocious beasts⦠a total of eighteen saint diagrams, and each was comparable to a ghost spirit martial technique.
âStill not admitting that youâre a saint spiritualist from the Profound Valley?â Lin Yun paused and retreated as sword rays flew out when he swung his hand.
âHmph, thatâs not something you should be asking!â Mo Yun roared, and the eighteen saint diagrams engulfed Lin Yun. Letâs not mention someone who had just reached the Dragon Pulse Realm, even Mu Xueqin would be heavily injured when facing such attacks.
âProfound!â Lin Yun smiled as he pushed a âprofoundâ word out with his hand. As profound light exploded, it was like a gate that sent the eighteen saint diagrams back.
âWhat theâ¦?â Mo Yunâs face turned pale upon seeing this, and he cursed. How the hell was he going to block this attack? Wasnât this the same as cheating?
But he didnât have much time to think because Lin Yun had returned his attack to him. When the saint diagrams flew over, a series of explosions echoed with various phenomenons overlapping.
âMo Yun!â Dong Anâs face changed when he saw this scene. But a black blur charged over just when he wanted to make a move. This time, Lilâ Red wasnât using the dagger, but used its claws instead. The claws easily tore through the dragon origin around Dong An, causing Dong Anâs lips to twitch as he retreated. He no longer dared to belittle this cat anymore.
âBravo, Lord Cat!â The Demonic Rune Tiger cheered.
A bizarre flute song echoed right then as two powerful auras swept over. Lin Yun glared at the Demonic Rune Tiger, âWhy are you still standing here?â
The Demonic Rune Tiger came to its senses, transformed back to its tiger form, and started bolting into the woods. Pushing its speed to the limit, its speed wasnât any slower than Lin Yunâs movement technique. But it let out a groan when he ran. It felt like a mountain was crashing down on it.
Lin Yun went on its back and Lilâ Red stood on its neck. But the Demonic Rune Tiger didnât dare to throw his temper and bolted off.
âDonât chase them!â Mo Yun coughed, stopping Dong An from giving chase.
Right then, two figures descended from the sky. One was a man holding onto a bone flute, and the other was a purple-robed man with robust vitality. The purple-robed man asked, âWhoâs that person?â
âI donât know. He calls himself Xiao Yun, a Sword Sectâs disciple.â Mo Yun replied.
âHe looks a little familiar.â The person holding the bone flute squinted his eyes as he looked at Lin Yunâs back figure. For some reason, he felt that that person was a little familiar.
âSword Sectâs disciple!â The purple-robed man squinted his eyes, and the killing intent in his pupils rumbled. âHa, heâs swift at running. Donât care about him for now. For my tribulation, I need a droplet of the Black Tortoiseâs Saint Blood.â
âMy Tiger King Boneâ¦â Dong An still wasnât willing to give up.
âWe can deal with him again after weâre done. No one can snatch anything from us, regardless if heâs a disciple of the Sword Sect!â The purple-clothed man said indifferently. Very quickly, the four of them disappeared.
When the Demonic Rune Tiger ran back to its den, it was exhausted while gasping for breath, âLord Lin, Lord Cat, we should be safe now.â
âI didnât expect you to be so fast. Youâre not any slower than my movement technique.â Lin Yun smiled. When the Demonic Rune Tiger was running earlier, the surroundings became blurred. If it could travel in the thirty-six layers of heaven, he could consider taking the Demonic Rune Tiger as a mount.
âLord Lin, you must be joking. How can I be compared to you and Lord Cat?â The Demonic Rune Tiger gasped for its breath. It was exhausted, but it didnât dare to ask Lin Yun and Lilâ Red to get off its back.
With a smile, Lin Yun hopped off the tigerâs back. When Lilâ Red hopped down, the Demonic Rune Tiger ran over and smiled, âLord Lin, why did you come to look for me?â
âThe Withered Mountain Range is your territory. So Iâd like to ask where you can find hundred-year ominous auras?â Lin Yun asked directly.
âHundred year?â The Demonic Rune Tiger immediately became unhappy. âLord Lin, are you looking down on this little tiger? How can hundred-year ominous auras match your identity? It has to be a thousand years at the very least. Leave this to me. Iâll make sure to ask around for you.â
Lin Yun was teased by the name the tiger gave for himself, but he soon asked, âHow can thousand-year ominous auras be found so easily?â
âLord Lin, it might not be easy for others, but this is my territory. I can ask my beast buddies, and I guarantee I can find news about them.â The Demonic Rune Tiger kept reassuring him. It naturally had to take a good opportunity of this since it could help Lin Yun.
Lin Yun couldnât help smiling upon hearing the Demonic Rune Tigerâs words. But there didnât seem to be any issue because Demonic Rune Tigerâs friends were really beasts.
He soon fell into deep thoughts. The Wind and Lightning Intents were still easy because thunderstorms could be considered natural to him thanks to his Azure Dragon Saint Physique. The Azure Dragon grasps thunderstorms, so Lin Yun didnât have to practice these two martial intents. This meant that he needed to look for ice and fire-attributed ominous auras. Then again, it was naturally good if he could search for thousand-year wind and lightning ominous auras.
âAlright, weâll go with that.â Lin Yun replied.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âOkay, Iâll get it done immediately!â The Demonic Rune Tigerâs movement was swift, wanting to leave.
âCome back.â Lin Yun called out to the Demonic Rune Tiger. âWhatâs the matter with those people?â
âIâm not too sure about that. They must be demonic cultivators. Recently, many monarch demonic beasts fell into their hands. I thought I had hidden well, but they still found me.â The Demonic Rune Tiger said with lingering fear. âIf not for Lord Lin, Iâd probably be dead by now.â
âDemonic cultivators?â
âYeah. They didnât even place powerful sect disciples in their eyes.â
âAre there disciples of my Sword Sect?â
âThere are.â The Demonic Rune Tiger replied.
Lin Yunâs face changed with a chill flashing through his pupils. He could roughly guess their identity now, and theyâre really bold to be so close to the Sword Sect. It wouldnât take half a day to rush over from the Sword Sect, and they still dare to kill Sword Sectâs disciples?
They must be the rebellious disciples that Mu Xueqin spoke of, and he shouldnât have left earlier because this meant that any Sword Sect disciple running into them would be in deep trouble.
âDonât dwell on it too much. If you didnât leave earlier, you might not be able to leave, then.â Lilâ Purple said as she flew out from the sword box.
âDonât be so sure about that. I'll deal with them when Iâm done refining the ominous auras myself.â Lin Yun said. His gaze became gentle when he looked at Lilâ Red, âYouâre also in the Dragon Pulse Realm, and the Demonic Rune Tigerâs bloodline is weaker than yours. So why canât you speak?â
âHmph, why do you think it doesnât know how to speak?â Lilâ Purple rolled her eyes.
âIt knows how to speak?â Lin Yunâs eyes lit up, and he rejoiced, âI shouldâve thought of it much earlier!â
âWhat are you thinking about? Lilâ Red just doesnât want to talk to you.â Lilâ Purple pouted.
âSo you secretly learned how to speak? Try speaking.â Lin Yun said, looking at Lilâ Red.
âM-Masterâ¦â Lilâ Red shuttered.
But Lilâ Purple patted its head and said, âCall him scumbag!â
âGet lost!â Lin Yun knocked on Lilâ Purpleâs head and smiled, âYou can just call me big brother.â
Mustering its courage, Lilâ Red said, âBig Brother Scumbag.â
Hearing that, Lilâ Purple, who was baring her teeth, suddenly burst into laughter.