The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Fang Ruoyu Wants to Meet Jing Yan Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Fang Ruoyu Wants to Meet Jing Yan Jing Yan’s initial goal in joining this team was to protect Jing Ziqi, fearing that Gao Lu might look for a chance to plot against her.

Indeed, Jing Yan’s concerns had been validated: if he hadn’t been there today, Jing Ziqi might have very likely died under the claws of the Golden-eyed Bear that Gao Lu lured over.

With Jing Ziqi’s strength, she couldn’t withstand a single strike from the Golden-eyed Bear.

Of course, Jing Yan’s own gains were beyond his expectations.

He had never imagined that he would obtain a Golden Pattern Soul Crystal during this hunt, let alone acquire the corpse of a Golden-eyed Bear, which might contain the essence blood of a Divine Beast.

The results of this trip to the Hunting Ground could be said to be extremely uplifting, even for Jing Yan.

Seeing Jing Yan’s truly indifferent attitude toward the three Golden-eyed Bear corpses, Lin Ru agreed to take them.

Naturally, she also wanted the bodies of these Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts.

“Jing Yan, thank you,” Lin Ru thanked Jing Yan again.

Jing Yan looked at Lin Ru and smiled with a wave of his hand.

Then, his gaze swept across a direction, and his eyes subtly moved.

“There are people!” Jing Yan uttered softly.

Hearing Jing Yan say there were people, Lin Ru and the others’ expressions changed slightly.

They had not noticed anyone approaching, but after witnessing Jing Yan’s strength, they naturally wouldn’t doubt his words anymore.

However, since it was normal for students from the Three Major Academies to be active in the Hunting Ground, encountering other students on a hunt wasn’t unusual.

Although Lin Ru and the others were on their guard, they didn’t adopt the stance of facing a formidable enemy.

Moments later, several figures emerged from the forest.

“They’re from Divine Wind Academy!” Lin Ru said softly.

The approaching group consisted of five individuals, all clad in the uniforms of Divine Wind Academy students.

Among them were four males and one female.

“Red Lotus Academy?”

The leader of the five, a man with an incredibly large mouth, glanced over Lin Ru and her group and asked with a flash in his eyes.

“We are from Red Lotus Academy,” Lin Ru replied.

“You seemed to have just battled a Golden-eyed Bear, right?

Where’s the Golden-eyed Bear?” The only female martial artist among Divine Wind Academy’s team looked around with a sinister gaze.

The signs of the recent fight were very clear in the surrounding environment.

The martial artists from Divine Wind Academy clearly knew that Jing Yan and his group had previously fought a Golden-eyed Bear, and realizing it was now missing, they understood that it must have been taken by Lin Ru’s team.

“The Golden-eyed Bear has been killed by our team,” Lin Ru replied.

“You killed it?” The leading man from Divine Wind Academy sharpened his gaze at Lin Ru, “That was a Golden-eyed Bear that we discovered first.

How can you take what’s ours?

Are you implying that Divine Wind Academy’s students are easy to bully?”

His demeanor flipped instantly.

He had been polite enough just a moment ago, speaking in a relatively mild tone.

But in an instant, his tone turned fierce and aggressive.

Jing Yan was a bit taken aback watching this.

Ever since these individuals appeared, Jing Yan felt they were probably up to no good, but witnessing such a rapid shift in their attitude, he was inwardly astounded.

This was something he likely wouldn’t be able to do himself.

“The Golden-eyed Bear was discovered by us and was killed by us.

How can you say we took your Golden-eyed Bear?” Lin Ru frowned and explained.

Of course, Lin Ru also knew that the other party was just looking for an excuse, their goal being to take the Golden-eyed Bear’s corpse from her group.

“Cut the crap with me; that Golden-eyed Bear was clearly found by me first.

I just briefly went back to notify the rest of the team to come and hunt the Golden-eyed Bear, and you stole our opportunity.

Now, I’ll give you a way out: hand over the Golden-eyed Bear and then immediately get out of our sight.

Otherwise, you’ll all have to die here,” the big-mouthed man said with a sinister tone.

“Boom!”

As his words fell, his aura suddenly condensed, and Primordial Energy surged out from his entire body.

A majestic Primordial Energy fluctuation filled the space, causing the surrounding area to seemingly roil with wind and cloud.

Feeling the strength of the five Divine Wind Academy students, Lin Ru and the others’ faces turned slightly pale.

They knew that all five individuals from the Divine Wind Academy were Peak of Innate realm Martial Artists, far more powerful than they were.

Lin Ru subconsciously looked at Jing Yan.

Without Jing Yan in the team, they would undoubtedly have to sacrifice the benefits they had already obtained to preserve their lives in this situation.

But today was different.

With Jing Yan in the team, who had obtained the Golden Order by passing through the Heaven Array, he might not be without the power to fight even if the five opponents were all Peak Innate Martial Artists.

However, Jing Yan had no obligation to protect the members of Red Lotus Academy.

Frankly speaking, Jing Yan only needed to take Jing Ziqi with him; there was no need to fight desperately for the others.

And she, Lin Ru, had neither the right nor the qualification to demand anything of Jing Yan.

Jing Yan felt Lin Ru’s gaze, turned his head, and smiled lightly at her.

Then, Jing Yan took a few steps forward.

In an instant, the eyes of those with Lin Ru were drawn to Jing Yan, and the Divine Wind Academy’s gaze also converged upon him.

Lin Ru and the others were anxious, fearing that if Jing Yan abandoned them, they’d have to hand over the Golden-eyed Bear to stay alive.

The Divine Wind Academy crowd, on the other hand, was somewhat curious.

They thought Lin Ru was the leader of the opposing team, but now, a young man about twenty years old was stepping forward from the opposing team.

What did this mean?

Everyone’s focus was on Jing Yan.

Jing Yan, smiling, looked at the big-mouthed Martial Artist of the Divine Wind Academy team.

“Now, you’d better listen very carefully to what I’m about to say, don’t miss a single word,” Jing Yan said with a smile, as he stood with his hands behind his back and his eyes locked on the opposition, “I want you five to disappear from my sight immediately.

Remember, if you’re still in my line of sight after three breaths, I will kill you all.”

Jing Yan spoke in an indifferent tone.

Jing Yan was not a bloodthirsty person; although he had little to no fondness for the Divine Wind Academy, he couldn’t say that all those from the Divine Wind Academy were bad people.

However, these five were definitely not good people.

Having seen Lin Ru and her team hunt the Golden-eyed Bear, these five, relying on their superior strength, intended to snatch the Golden-eyed Bear from Lin Ru and others.

Such people deserved to die.

Their existence only served to oppress more people.

So Jing Yan meant what he said.

The five from the Divine Wind Academy had only three breaths to leave his sight, otherwise, their time of death would come.

Hearing Jing Yan’s words, the big-mouthed Martial Artists were stunned.

Then, they burst into laughter.

They were being threatened, threatened by a young Martial Artist around twenty years old.

It was utterly laughable!

This young Martial Artist even said he was giving them only three breaths to leave, or else he would kill them.

“Ha ha ha…”

“That’s damn interesting!”

“It is quite amusing, it’s been a long time since I’ve encountered such a brainless Martial Artist.”

“You’re giving us three breaths’ time?

And if we don’t leave, you’ll kill us?

Well then, kid, I’ll also give you three breaths’ time to run away.

After three breaths, I’ll hunt you down.

I hope you’re lucky enough not to be caught by me.”

Several people from Divine Wind Academy looked at Jing Yan with a kind of manic glee.

“One breath!” Jing Yan did not respond to them but simply kept his hands behind his back and counted the time.

The Divine Wind Academy’s five people were slightly stunned again.

They exchanged glances, vaguely feeling that Jing Yan didn’t seem to be joking.

So, did this mean this kid was really crazy?

The people from Divine Wind Academy stared at Jing Yan somewhat blankly.

Lin Ru and the others couldn’t relax either.

Although Jing Yan didn’t seem to have any intention of abandoning them, his words were terrifying.

After all, they were facing five Peak Innate realm Martial Artists.

But to Jing Yan, it seemed as if these five Peak Innate realm Martial Artists were nothing more than chickens and dogs.

“Two breaths!” Jing Yan continued counting.

Primordial energy was already starting to circulate faintly.

“Kid, stop trying to act mysterious.

Since you’re seeking death, I’ll be the one to kill you first!” A member of the Divine Wind Academy team suddenly lunged forward, brandishing his weapon, and charged towards Jing Yan to kill him.

Jing Yan’s figure flickered like a ghost, easily dodging the attack of the Innate Peak Martial Artist.

This Innate Peak Martial Artist from the Divine Wind Academy looked at Jing Yan again, his eyes now filled with a hint of shock.

He was very confident in his own strength.

His previous strike, though not his full effort, still contained seventy percent of his power.

Yet, this young martial artist had easily dodged it, appearing effortlessly at ease.

The team members with the wide-mouthed martial artist also had their expressions turn solemn.

“Three breaths have passed!”

“Since you’ve chosen death, then I have no choice but to grant it,” Jing Yan’s gaze sharpened, his Primordial Energy surged forth, he swiftly drew the Skyfire Sword, and brilliant red Sword Light burst forth, swirling through the space around him.

“Not good, run!” The wide-mouthed martial artist finally realized just how terrifying the strength of the young martial artist, who looked to be around twenty, truly was!

“Whoosh!

Whoosh Whoosh!”

The others desperately flew away.

“Die!” Jing Yan threw the Skyfire Sword, and a swath of red Sword Light flew rapidly towards the five people.

The wide-mouthed martial artist and the other four were no pushovers; they were all Innate Peak Martial Artists, only a step away from the Dao Spirit Realm.

Upon sensing the terrifying killing intent coming from behind, they immediately turned to counterattack, pushing their internal Primordial Energy to the limit in an attempt to block Jing Yan’s assault.

But compared to Jing Yan’s attack, their defense was too weak.

The red Sword Light easily shattered their Power of resistance, and thereafter the Sword Qi invaded their bodies.

Almost simultaneously, the five of them were dead!

From the moment Jing Yan made his move until the five were slain by him, it was less than the time it took for a single breath.

In just this brief moment, Jing Yan had slain five Innate Peak Martial Artists from the Divine Wind Academy.

Lin Ru and the others were dumbstruck; they had been preparing to help Jing Yan.

But before they could even move, the five Innate Peak Martial Artists from the Divine Wind Academy were already killed on the spot.

At that moment, the red Sword Light dissipated, but the image of it kept replaying over and over again in their minds.

That kind of Sword Light was terrifying!

“Shua!”

Jing Yan’s figure moved swiftly, closing in on the bodies of the five, collecting their Space Rings.

As Jing Yan had suspected, this team was indeed led by the wide-mouthed martial artist.

Inside the wide-mouthed martial artist’s Space Ring, there were numerous Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts, and even three bodies of Third-level Gold Pattern Spiritual Beasts.

The wide-mouthed martial artist’s team, composed of Innate Peak Experts, had no difficulty hunting down lone Third-level Gold Pattern Spiritual Beasts.

Jing Yan’s thoughts moved, and he took out the bodies of the Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts from the Space Ring, then checked one by one to see if there was any Divine Beast Essence Blood within the Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts.

In the end, Jing Yan shook his head in disappointment.

None of these Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts gave him any unusual feeling, which meant that it was impossible for any of them to contain Divine Beast Essence Blood.

“Lin Ru, these Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast bodies are all yours,” Jing Yan said to Lin Ru.

Lin Ru and the others were still somewhat in shock.

Having just witnessed Jing Yan slay five Innate Peak Experts from the Divine Wind Academy with a single sword strike was utterly shocking.

It was hard for them to imagine the true extent of Jing Yan’s strength.

To kill five with one stroke, and seemingly without even using his full power—if word of this got out, it would likely scare people to death.

Of course, they didn’t know that when Jing Yan was still at the Innate Middle Stage, he was able to fight against two Peak Innate Martial Artists who were among the stronger ones in the Innate Peak Realm.

Now that Jing Yan had reached the Innate Peak Realm himself, even Qian Zhen of the Dao Spirit Realm could be slain by him, let alone a few ordinary Divine Wind Academy Innate Peak Martial Artists—how could they possibly escape from Jing Yan’s Skyfire Sword.

“Jing Yan, what…

what did you say?” Lin Ru heard Jing Yan’s words but didn’t process them immediately.

The value of these Golden Pattern Spiritual Beast bodies on the ground was substantial.

Just the three Third-level Gold Pattern Spiritual Beasts were worth a fortune, not to mention there were over ten Second-level Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts and many First-level ones.

“These Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts are all yours.

That should be enough for you to complete several Academy missions, right?” Jing Yan said with a smile.

“Jing Yan, you are truly generous!” At that moment, Gao Lu came up, grinning and ingratiatingly flattering Jing Yan.

He had nearly wet himself upon seeing Jing Yan slay five experts from the Divine Wind Academy with one sword.

Only then did he realize just how powerful Jing Yan was.

Plus, Jing Yan had effortlessly and without any pressure slain the Innate Peak Martial Artists of the Divine Wind Academy, so to kill him, a Late Innate Martial Artist from the Red Lotus Academy, would also be no pressure at all.

“People like Jing Yan, they are not afraid of retaliation at all!”

At this moment, he truly feared that Jing Yan might take action against him.

If that really happened, it wasn’t a question of whether Lin Ru and the others would intervene; even if they tried, they likely wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Jing Yan glanced at Gao Lu, his lips twitched slightly, but he said nothing.

Seeing that Jing Yan didn’t bother to pay him any attention, Gao Lu let out an awkward laugh, but he didn’t mind.

If he hadn’t known about Jing Yan’s strength, he would have been infuriated by the ignorance.

But the situation was different now; what strength did Jing Yan possess?

And what was his own?

It was normal for Jing Yan not to care about him.

“Lin Ru, let’s clean up and get ready to leave the Hunting Ground,” Jing Yan then said to Lin Ru.

“Okay!” Lin Ru replied and quickly collected all the corpses of the Golden Pattern Spiritual Beasts.

Afterward, the group made their way down the mountain.

…

“Ziqi, this is for you!”

After leaving the Hunting Ground, Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi were walking at the back when he handed her a ring.

Seeing that Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi were talking, the others naturally stayed far away, curiously wondering what they were discussing but not daring to get close enough to eavesdrop.

“What is this?” Jing Ziqi asked curiously.

She certainly recognized the Space Ring, but she was curious about what was inside the ring.

Jing Yan wouldn’t just give her a Space Ring for no reason, right?

“Take a look and you’ll know,” Jing Yan said with a smile, deliberately keeping her in suspense.

Jing Ziqi rolled her eyes helplessly at Jing Yan, then with a thought, she checked the contents of the ring.

“Hmm?” Jing Ziqi’s eyebrows quivered.

The ring contained nothing but Elixirs.

The most numerous among them were Guiyuan Pills, as well as some Spirit Infant Pills that were even more effective than Guiyuan Pills, and a small quantity of other Elixirs such as Healing Pills and Soul Condensing Pills.

Moreover, all these Elixirs were of excellent quality.

Jing Ziqi’s breathing briefly became heavy as she looked at Jing Yan with disbelief.

The value of the Elixirs inside the Space Ring was staggering, worth at least hundreds of thousands of Red Lotus Academy Points.

“Ziqi, you should avoid teaming up with Gao Lu in the future; that person harbors ill intentions,” Jing Yan shook his head and advised Jing Ziqi.

“Alright!” Jing Ziqi nodded, looking at Jing Yan and said, “Jing Yan, these Elixirs, there’s too many.

You should keep them for yourself!”

She handed the ring back to Jing Yan.

“Ziqi, I am now a Third-grade Alchemist, and to me, Elixirs really aren’t a big deal.

I have a lot more Elixirs with me than those I’m giving you,” said Jing Yan with a smile.

Jing Ziqi held her breath and stared with wide, beautiful eyes filled with incredulity.

…

After entering Lanqu County City, Jing Yan and Jing Ziqi parted ways.

Lin Ru and the others also bid farewell to Jing Yan respectfully.

Later, Jing Yan returned to Dao Yi Academy on top of Dao Yi Mountain where Zhang Minfeng resided.

“Ambassador Bing Ruo?” Jing Yan saw that Bing Ruo was sitting cross-legged on the platform in front of the residence where Zhang Minfeng lived.

Seeing Bing Ruo, Jing Yan’s mind stirred slightly.

What was Ambassador Bing Ruo doing on his Dao Yi Mountain?

It seemed as if the envoy had been waiting for quite some time.

Could it be that there was a problem?

In an instant, various thoughts crossed Jing Yan’s mind.

If it weren’t serious, Bing Ruo wouldn’t have been waiting on his Dao Yi Mountain for some time.

“Jing Yan, you’re back?

I came to find you because Vice Chancellor Fang Ruoyu wants to see you,” said Bing Ruo with a smile upon seeing Jing Yan, then revealed the purpose of her visit.