Chapter 260: Take Me to See Him

Chapter 260: Chapter 260: Take Me to See Him

Immediately after, Yi Xiaoyao waved his hand, and the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger dissipated, revealing Han Sheng’s body, which had almost been burned to a crisp.

This was evidence to be exchanged for Battle Merits, so it couldn’t just be destroyed like that.

’Han Sheng truly lived up to his rank of 398th on the Chaos Alliance List, despite only being at the Second Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation. His strength was genuinely impressive. If my Heaven and Earth Fire Essence hadn’t been his perfect counter, killing him would never have been this easy.’

Yi Xiaoyao sighed inwardly as he looked at Han Sheng’s corpse.

After all, there were even some experts at the Third Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation who ranked below Han Sheng, all because his Cultivation Technique was so uncanny.

But before Yi Xiaoyao, who possessed the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence, Han Sheng’s greatest advantage became his greatest weakness. Suppressed as he was, he couldn’t unleash his full power. For Yi Xiaoyao, killing him was even easier than killing some powerful experts at the First Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Meanwhile, the distant members of the Ninth Team were completely dumbfounded. Their mouths hung open in shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"Han Sheng... is dead?" Wind Discipline was the first to react, his expression a sight to behold.

"Captain, you... you actually killed Han Sheng!?"

The others also jolted one by one, snapping out of their stunned state.

At that moment, they finally understood. When Yi Xiaoyao had asked them if the Battle Merits for killing Han Sheng would be enough for a promotion to Squad Leader, he hadn’t been joking.

"This is Han Sheng we’re talking about! Even among the Squad Leaders of our Primordial Evil Alliance, there might not be anyone stronger than him. He even managed to injure and trap Yuan Lie and Captain Leng Yan. His strength can only be described as terrifying!"

"But now, our captain has killed him... In that case, the captain’s strength is..."

"And the most crucial part is, the captain’s specialty is Swordsmanship, but he didn’t even use his sword to kill Han Sheng!"

Hearing this, Yi Xiaoyao shook his head with a helpless smile.

His Swordsmanship was indeed stronger, but he had to assess the situation when facing an enemy.

Take Han Sheng, for example. Even if Yi Xiaoyao could fight an early-stage Nascent Soul Transformation expert after activating the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique, if he had used Swordsmanship against this man, the outcome would have been uncertain.

"We’d like to offer our early congratulations on your upcoming promotion to Squad Leader, Captain!" Wind Discipline said with a smile, leading the cheer.

"Yeah! Killing Han Sheng is worth an astonishing amount of Battle Merits!"

The others were also full of envy, but they knew Yi Xiaoyao had killed him alone. It had nothing to do with them.

Yi Xiaoyao gave a faint smile, taking in the envy in everyone’s eyes.

Just then, the roar of battle from the Sub-Pillar below gradually died down. A figure then shot over and appeared before them.

"Squad Leader Yuan Lie!"

The members of the Ninth Team called out, somewhat reluctantly.

Yuan Lie’s gaze was cold as he asked, "Did you see which way Han Sheng fled?"

"Isn’t Han Sheng right behind you?" Yi Xiaoyao said with a faint smile, looking past Yuan Lie.

"What!" Yuan Lie’s face instantly paled. Thinking he was being ambushed from behind, he whipped his head around in alarm.

The next moment, when Yuan Lie saw only a charred corpse behind him, he thought Yi Xiaoyao was tricking him, and a flicker of anger rose in his heart.

But immediately after, Yuan Lie’s angry expression turned to one of utter disbelief, for he recognized the charred body.

"This is... Han Sheng?"

Yuan Lie’s eyes narrowed. Han Sheng’s rank on the Chaos Alliance List was significantly higher than his own. Just a short while ago, he and Leng Yan had joined forces, but Han Sheng had still managed to injure and trap them before escaping.

But now, Han Sheng was dead.

"Did you kill Han Sheng?" Yuan Lie asked, looking doubtfully at Yi Xiaoyao and the others.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "That’s right. Our Ninth Team worked together to kill him. Without everyone’s cooperation, it would have been impossible."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the Ninth Team was startled. Yi Xiaoyao had clearly killed Han Sheng by himself, yet he claimed they had all done it together.

It was obvious that Yi Xiaoyao wanted to share the Battle Merits with them. If he had said he killed Han Sheng alone, the members of the Ninth Team wouldn’t have received a single point.

Everyone immediately understood Yi Xiaoyao’s intention and felt a wave of gratitude.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. After all, it was because of him that the Ninth Team was stuck on guard duty here. Doing this would at least alleviate some of the guilt he felt.

Yuan Lie, however, looked skeptical upon hearing this.

"I suppose Han Sheng was in a hurry to escape and you ambushed him, right?" Yuan Lie guessed with a sneer. "That Han Sheng must have been a real idiot to fall for an ambush from a small team."

The members of the Ninth Team were speechless. Then, Yuan Lie did something that left them even more so.

"Haha, my foresight is truly god-like for stationing you here!" Yuan Lie laughed smugly as he took Han Sheng’s corpse.

"You of the Ninth Team did a good job. You can head back early."

With that said, Yuan Lie left directly.

Seeing this, the faces of the Ninth Team members turned ugly.

"That Yuan Lie... he actually took Han Sheng’s body?"

"Han Sheng wasn’t just a Squad Leader of the Cold Blood Alliance; he was also the Alliance Leader’s eldest son! His Storage Pouch must be filled with treasures, but Yuan Lie just took everything for himself!"

Every one of them was extremely displeased with Yuan Lie’s actions.

Yi Xiaoyao just smiled nonchalantly. "Yuan Lie holds command right now. Since he took Han Sheng’s body, he’ll have to give us our share of the Battle Merits. As for Han Sheng’s Storage Pouch, it’s no big deal."

For Yi Xiaoyao, as long as it didn’t hinder his search for the Secret Collection, he wasn’t willing to fuss over such things. He couldn’t care less about a mere Storage Pouch.

Soon after, the battle within the Cold Blood Alliance was almost over, so Yi Xiaoyao led the Ninth Team back early.

Not long after they returned to the Primordial Evil Alliance, news arrived.

The Cold Blood Alliance had been completely eradicated, and its territory was carved up by the Primordial Evil Alliance, the Feiyan Alliance, and the Jade Cauldron Alliance.

In the Ninth Team’s courtyard, everyone, including Yi Xiaoyao, had gathered.

"Haha, thanks to the captain, we’re going to get a ton of Battle Merits and rewards this time!"

"That’s right! Han Sheng was stronger than your average Squad Leader, so the Battle Merits for killing him will be astonishing. Even if the captain shares some of the points with us, he’ll still have enough to be promoted to Squad Leader!"

"Of course! With the captain’s strength, if he isn’t qualified to be a Squad Leader, then no one in our alliance is!"

As the group chattered on, their faces were filled with anticipation and excitement.

They looked forward to Yi Xiaoyao becoming a Squad Leader, and they also looked forward to the rewards they would receive.

One of them couldn’t wait any longer and ran out to ask for news. But he soon returned with an ugly expression on his face.

"What’s wrong?"

The others looked at him, sensing a bad premonition.

"Hmph! I just heard some news. That Yuan Lie took Han Sheng’s body before the Alliance Leader to claim credit! Not only did he fail to mention our Ninth Team, but he also claimed that he alone killed Han Sheng after going through immense hardship! The Alliance Leader even praised him lavishly!"

The man who had gathered the news said, grinding his teeth.

Hearing this, they all erupted in fury, slamming their fists on tables and smashing wine bowls.

Even Yi Xiaoyao, who had been sitting to the side drinking quietly, frowned sharply.

"Where is he now?"

Yi Xiaoyao slammed his wine pot down and asked in a cold voice.

"Right now, Yuan Lie has come to our Sub-Pillar. It looks like he wants to show off in front of Captain Leng Yan, hoping to win her favor and praise!" the team member answered angrily.

Yi Xiaoyao snorted coldly and stood up. "Take me to him! I’d like to see just how Yuan Lie plans to steal what’s mine!"

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