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--- Chapter 113 ---
Accepting the ridiculous yet bullshit quest, Baek Ain sighed and pulled Earth Cleaver from its sheath. He looked at the clean metallic gleam and shook his head because this blade would taste blood earlier than expected.
"Elders, can you handle the Half-Saint Experts?" Baek Ain asked Yao Ling and Xue Rongrong.
They nodded and replied, "Leave it to us."
"As long as there are no High Half-Saint Experts in the incoming group, we shouldn't have a problem. Even if there is one, we can still use bloodline techniques to handle it." Yao Ling's eyes become snake-like.
Xue Rongrong's body released a faint purple flame as she gave Baek Ain a reassured look. "This Nether Bird wouldn't let you down, the Saint." She replied calmly.
Baek Ain huffed and continued, "Rou, Yafei, Yi Xian. Like usual."
"Okay." The three ladies answered casually. They are used to Mist Threading Poison Formation.
"As for Cai Lin..."
"What? This queen shall fight on the frontline." Cai Lin lifted her chin and declared straightforwardly. "I haven't fought many people since my awakening."
'But you killed a Half-Saint just right after your so-called awakening.' Baek Ain and others thought simultaneously.
Miniature Clock Tower and Number 1 stared at the antics of Baek Ain's group and couldn't help but question their casualness in this situation.
The Great Sky Kingdom is in a crisis right now, and they are bantering like it was an afternoon picnic.
Baek Ain turned around and asked Number 1, "You jumped down from this floor, right?"
"Where is the window or the platform?"
Number 1's mouth twitched, but she pointed her finger at the gap in the clock's side anyway. The exit is three meters tall and two meters wide, carved through the gigantic symbol of Six.
"Thank you."
"Let's go, ladies."
Baek Ain arrived at the exit before Number 1 could blink and disappear into nothingness. The six ladies followed after him, but they were more normal because Number 1 could still trace their movements.
"So fast..." Number 1 mumbled solemnly.
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...
Baek Ain kicked the air and added Spatial Strength to each Super Jump, allowing him to skip into a miniature wormhole and travel quickly. A few months ago, his technique was poor, and he couldn't even reach the one hundred meters mark.
But now?
Baek Ain reached 1-Star Dou Venerate and perfected his Enhanced Super Jump, having enough force to advance one kilometer in one step. He might achieve a thousand miles in one step later.
Baek Ain arrived at the outer layer of Sage Kingdom and expanded his Sixth Sense, feeling ten thousand presence inside the Chasing Sky Forest. They are scattered and "mostly." formed a group of five.
[Fire Shadow's Envoy x50]
A bunch of fiery shadows left Baek Ain's body, forming individuals with various appearances.
"Go!" Baek Ain ordered his Fire Shadow's Envoys to eliminate the weaker one first. "Kill the healer if you see one."
He landed at the entrance of Chasing Sky Forest, stabbing Earth Cleaver into the ground. His Blade Intent traveled underground and detected some sneaky invaders.
Since Chasing Sky Forest wouldn't allow anyone to fly, the only possible routes are on the ground and underground. "They are here." Baek Ain's hazel gold eyes shone with dim light.
He leaned on the nearest tree and watched five people running toward him.
"No hard feelings."
"But this place is off-limits." Baek Ain waved his blade, creating a line on the ground.
Swoosh!
The group of five dodged and retreated.
"What are you doing?!" A young man in a golden dragon robe shouted at Baek Ain. "Do you know who I am?"
"My father is-!"
Splurts! BOOM!
Baek Ain sent an energy blast and killed the young man instantly before he ratted about his father being the most formidable expert under heaven, so everyone should respect him.
[Ding! You have killed 3-Star Dou Ancestor]
"Y-You! How dare you kill Young Master Long Aotian!" The four others roared at Baek Ain. They seemed to be this dead young master's bodyguards.
Baek Ain suddenly appeared behind time, waving Earth Cleaver gently down.
"You guys are talking too much."
[Ding!]
[You have killed 5-Star Dou Ancestor]
[You have killed 7-Star Dou Ancestor]
[You have killed 8-Star Dou Ancestor]
[You have killed 4-Star Dou Ancestor]
Baek Ain felt more intruders were coming and lowered his blade.
"Zero Step Dance: Rising Cut."
Baek Ain twisted his hip and rocked the Earth Cleaver like lifting a heavy hammer, causing a shockwave to bounce on the ground and sky several times.
A rising flow sliced the shockwave and cut everything in a straight line, which reached five kilometers.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The entire Chasing Sky Forest shook violently.
[Ding!]
[You have killed...]
[You have...]
[You...]
[You...]
[You...]
[You...]
[You...]
[Ding! You have killed 697 foes]
"Continue..." Baek Ain indifferently whispered.
"Horizontal Cut."
BOOOOOOM!!
Every time several intruders met the quota in his Sixth Sense, Baek Ain swung his blade and unleashed a powerful slash. And within this one-sided massacre, Baek Ain hasn't used an ounce of Dou Qi.
All of it was pure physical force and Blade Intent.
Due to the fact, he might not be able to wield Dou Qi when experiencing his following transmigration, Baek Ain tried to hone his skill to his very soul.
He wanted to engrave every beneficial technique into his soul alongside the enjoyable memory of his loved ones. Of course, he will find a way to bring them too.
Baek Ain shook his head and commented, "I didn't want to bring them into a dangerous world."
[Ding! You have killed a total of 8921 Foe]
Baek Ain teleported to a deeper area of Chasing Sky Forest and took something from a pile of corpses. It was a small crystal fragment that released shining golden light.
[Name: Sky God's Gene Fluid(Crystalized)]
[Type: Energy Source/Consumable]
[Grade: S(Incomplete)]
[Description: Sky God's Gene Fluid, a miraculous creation that could help one gain a flawless physique. Unfortunately, the current Sky God's Gene Fluid is incomplete and crystalized by the flow of time]
[The mix used to create this Gene Fluid is unknown] Alicia added lastly.
Baek Ain frowned and said, "Isn't this the Golden Robe that guy used on the Monolith to open Sage Kingdom Secret Realm?"
"Why did it break into pieces?"
Cai Lin suddenly appeared on a tree branch and waved her long legs in annoyance. "What are you zoning about? There are still more enemies out there." She called him out.
Baek Ain smiled and replied, "I wiped roughly 90% of them. The Elders and your sister's wives will handle the rest."
"Hmph, what's that yellow crystal?" She scoffed and changed the topic of conversation.
"It's the energy source. We needed its complete form to recover Sage Kingdom's Power." Baek Ain answered casually. "That's why I needed your help."
"My help?" Cai Lin's red eyes shone immediately.
Baek Ain explained the Gene Fluid, and Cai Lin said disappointedly, "You Should have told me sooner. Of course, this queen will help you."
As they spread this information to everyone in their group, the search for Sky God's Gene Fluid hastened. Even though Baek Ain has wiped out most of the intruders, many are still coming.
After all, the number of people who entered Sage Kingdom Secret Realm is around fifty thousand.
It was hard because the second wave carried a more powerful group of people, but Baek Ain slaughtered them with his sword. Only a few could force him to use Dou Qi and Heavenly Flame.
When the third wave occurred, some members of the famous sect also appeared and clashed with Baek Ain's group. They put on a decent fight, and Baek Ain ended them with his Earth Cleaver.
The fourth wave is when things become complicated.
As there are three Half-Saint Experts, Baek Ain and others could only assist the Beast Tribes' Elders from the shadows. They placed traps and poison to weaken the intruders.
And lastly, Fifth Wave.
No one in this group is in Dou Ancestor Realm. They are Dou Venerate Realm Experts or above.
...
Clank!
Baek Ain faced seven people simultaneously, releasing his Blade Intent to the fullest. He stared at them with a poker face and used Shadow Tiger Steps, creating a bunch of tiger-like afterimages.
"Tiger Dance." Baek Ain's voice is the only thing they hear before falling onto the ground, headless.
[Ding! You have killed seven 2-Star Dou Venerates]
[You have killed a total of 36.931 Foes]
"Phew... It is getting tiring." Baek Ain's clothes are "thoroughly." painted with blood, which wasn't his.
BOOM!
A solid Dou Qi in the form hand appeared and punched Baek Ain.
Clank!
Baek Ain parried and pointed his blade at the enemy, a green-robed female monk with a scar across her face.
"Fellow Taoist, why don't you stop this meaningless murder?" She said while looking at Baek Ain.
Baek Ain chuckled and replied, "Haha, meaningless?"
"I just don't want people to touch my treasure, so I do what I want to do. An elimination."
"Treasure?" The green-robed female monk's eyes flashed with greed.
"Are you telling me? There is a treasure out of this forest?"
Baek Ain shrugged and returned, "Who knows?"
The green-robed female monk's aura changed to bloody crimson as a manifestation of the Demonic Avatar appeared behind her. "Then your death shall bring peace to this world." She said innocently.
Slash!
Before the Green-Robed Female Monk could continue, Baek Ain slashed her into six pieces and burned them down with Gnome's Flame. "I don't like people who preach peace while hugging their greediness."
"Goodbye."
Baek Ain picked another Sky God's Gene Fluid and combined it with the one in his possession.
[Sky God's Gene Fluid(69%)]
"Two more percent."
Baek Ain sighed and carried his body to the next area.
...
Cai Lin punched a sword with her fist and broke it, grabbing the wielder's neck. "Die." She said indifferently, slamming the person into the nearby tree.
Crack!
The sword wielder died because his entire body was "literally." crushed by sheer physical force. Weirdly, the forest remains unscathed.
Cai Lin glanced black and saw Yafei waving her hand around, controlling a series of threads that had spread all over the Chasing Sky Forest.
"Are we done here?" Yi Xian appeared from the mist, blowing a puff of cloud smoke from her mouth.
"Yeah." Cai Lin nodded, lifting a small chunk of yellow crystal. "We have done our part."
"We just have to wait for Lan Rou and Elders to finish their parts."
"I'm done." Lan Rou teleported to their side, having another chunk of yellow crystal in her hand.
"We are too." Yao Ling and Xue Rongrong tore the space and stepped into the safe zone.
"That was a difficult fight, but none of those Half-Saint could put a threat on us."
"Thank god, this place cut off the connection of Soul Link, or half of the Central Plains will hunt us down." Yao Ling laughed bitterly. "We have wiped out so many people. They are bound to come from influential backgrounds one way or another."
Xue Rongrong nodded and commented, "Where is the Saint?"
"I'm here." Baek Ain replied while appearing behind them.
"All of you get the Gene Fluid, right?"
They nodded and handed the yellow crystals to Baek Ain, allowing him to fuse them into one.
[Ding! You have fused a complete Sky God's Gene Fluid]
[Objective: 1/2]
"Huh?" Baek Ain was startled.
[Host, Behind you!] Alicia warned him.
Baek Ain's Quasi Ultra Instinct activated.
CLANK! BAM!
Baek Ain drew out Earth Cleaver and parried the ambush attack, kicking the ambusher in the stomach.
"AIN/SAINT!" His companions shouted in worry.
Baek Ain rubbed his neck and felt the warm blood flowing out. That attack almost sliced his neck.
"Kekeke, you able to stop that?" A laugh came from the ambusher, who wore dark-clad armor. Its cape waved up and down, releasing this eerie sensation.
"Hand that thing to me, Brat." He said arrogantly as his presence caused the surrounding area to explode in darkness. It was the presence of a High Half-Saint Expert.
Baek Ain smiled and said calmly, "This feeling."
"You are from the Hall of Soul. Am I correct?"
"Kekeke, so you aren't dumb." The ambusher returned with a laugh.
"Be proud, brat. This Kong Jingchen will put your pitiful soul in Endless Misery."
"HAHAHA~!" Baek Ain laughed loudly, stunning everyone.
"Then, try me."
"DO YOUR BEST, OH THE GREAT MEMBER OF SOUL HALL!!"
There is a hint of amusement in his laugh.
Baek Ain grinned from ear to ear because he couldn't wait for something to happen. He ran toward Kong Jingchen without any technique and stood before him.
"Hmph, Courting Death!" Kong Jingchen waved his hand and executed his Soul-Harming Technique. A wave of dark energy invaded Baek Ain's body, puncturing several massive holes.
Baek Ain's companions could only watch in horror.
"AIN!!!"
[Ding! Soul Protection(Unknown) activated]
[Commencing counterattack...]