Chapter 658 - 653: The Bone of a Mysterious Demon Beast

Chapter 658: Chapter 653: The Bone of a Mysterious Demon Beast

Lin Yuhai, the ancestor of the Lin Family, had single-handedly founded their house. He was a man of ancient prestige, rumored to have once served the third Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, and his Cultivation had reached the realm of a Four-Stars King.

In all of Xun Province, Lin Yuhai was the undisputed strongest expert.

Ordinarily, he was a high and mighty figure who commanded all of Xun Province. Countless people dreamed of an audience with him, but to no avail.

But now, he was sprawled face-down on the ground, pinned as if by an Ancient Divine Mountain, unable to move in the slightest. It was, without a doubt, an utterly shocking sight.

"ROAR!"

Lying on the cold ground, Lin Yuhai let out a furious roar. He had never felt such rage, a fury so intense he wanted to kill Ning Jiang ten thousand times over, to tear him limb from limb and grind his bones to dust.

This was a monstrous humiliation!

When had he ever suffered such a disgrace since reaching the Celestial Martial Realm? To be pinned to the ground in front of everyone, utterly stripped of his dignity.

"Break!"

Lin Yuhai roared, frantically channeling his Celestial Martial Realm Power. Divine light surged from his body in brilliant streams, each one powerful enough to cleave the earth and shatter mountains.

But before the might of Space Power, such strength was insignificant.

"A futile effort."

Ning Jiang’s face was full of scorn. With the Space Power he now wielded, forget a mere Lin Yuhai—even Little Celestial King Luo Wushuang would be suppressed if he were here.

One could say that inside the Teleportation Array, he was invincible.

"Kid, just who the hell are you?"

Lin Yuhai roared repeatedly, discovering that no matter how he struggled, his body remained pinned to the ground. This shook him to his core; he had never known that someone could actually command the Space Power of a Teleportation Array.

"Who I am isn’t important. What’s important is that your Lin Family provoked me first. I repaired your Teleportation Array free of charge, but in return, your family’s Lin Yuankun plotted against me and I killed him on the spot. And as soon as you showed up, you indiscriminately sought revenge for him. That being the case, I cannot let you live either."

Ning Jiang’s eyes were glacial. To him, there was no difference between a Celestial Martial Realm King and an Earth Martial Realm cultivator. Anyone who provoked him had only one path: death.

"CRACK."

The tyrannical Space Power suddenly intensified. Lin Yuhai experienced the same sensation as Lin Yuankun before him—an immense, irresistible force surging from all directions, threatening to crush him to pieces.

He was horrified. If this continued, he was a dead man for sure.

"Stop! Please, be merciful! Whatever you want, I’ll compensate you for it!" Lin Yuhai pleaded desperately.

He was a Celestial Martial Realm King who had enjoyed immense splendor and riches. Dying here like this would be a pathetic and humiliating end.

"You have three breaths to name something that interests me, or you die," Ning Jiang said coldly.

Lin Yuhai was a Four-Stars King, after all, and the Lin Family had been established in Xun Province for thousands of years. In terms of pure heritage and resources, they were likely even more formidable than the Seven Great Super Sects.

The Lin Family’s treasury probably far surpassed those of the Seven Great Super Sects.

This was the Celestial Domain, after all, whose resources were far beyond anything the Six Eastern Provinces could offer.

"My Lin Family’s treasury is filled with countless Heavenly and Earthly Treasures! You can take your pick of whatever you want—Cultivation Techniques, Elixirs, Spirit Stones..."

"Three."

Before Lin Yuhai could finish, Ning Jiang coldly began his count.

Lin Yuhai’s heart clenched. He understood that Ning Jiang wasn’t interested, which left him bewildered. ’Doesn’t he know how many treasures our Lin Family vault holds?’

Over thousands of years, the Lin Family had collected innumerable treasures. It was no exaggeration to say that their vault held enough wealth to drive every Martial Artist in Xun Province into a frenzy.

Lin Yuhai didn’t understand, and neither did the onlookers.

The Lin Family’s vault was a place they could only dream of entering. It was said to even contain Innate Spiritual Treasures.

But how could they possibly know that Ning Jiang had already emptied the vaults of the Seven Great Super Sects? He was loaded with treasures; ordinary items couldn’t possibly catch his interest.

As for Cultivation and Martial Techniques, the notion was even more laughable. Any single Cultivation Technique from his mind could stir a bloodbath across the Celestial Domain.

In any case, compared to these useless items, he was far more interested in taking Lin Yuhai’s life.

"Two."

Ning Jiang emotionlessly counted down. Lin Yuhai felt the Space Power around him intensify severalfold, and his body began to crack apart.

"One."

"I have a bone from an Ancient Demon Beast!"

Just as Ning Jiang counted to one, Lin Yuhai screamed out. His entire body was now covered in fissures, on the very brink of collapse.

At his words, Ning Jiang stopped just in time.

"Oh? What kind of bone is it? Take it out and let me see."

Lin Yuhai didn’t dare to hesitate. With a flicker of his will, the Storage Ring on his finger flashed, and an enormous bone appeared before them.

The bone was a lustrous white and absurdly large, stretching over a hundred feet long and weighing as much as a mountain.

"I found this bone by chance. I don’t know what kind of Demon Beast it’s from, but it’s incredibly hard. Even striking it with my full power using a Celestial Spirit Artifact can’t leave a scratch on it."

As Lin Yuhai spoke, his heart pounded with anxiety. He had no idea of the bone’s origin or its true value, but now he had no choice but to stake his very life on it.

Ning Jiang stared at the bone, his eyes slowly narrowing. ’With this, once I break through to the Heaven-Reaching Realm, I can finally cultivate that Body Technique!’

The mere thought of that Body Technique sent a flash of fiery passion through his eyes, despite his usual composure.

"This bone can buy your life." With a wave of his sleeve, Ning Jiang collected the bone.

This stunned Lin Yuhai. He had only offered the bone as a desperate gamble and hadn’t expected Ning Jiang to agree so decisively. ’Could it be... does he recognize its origin?’

He glanced at Ning Jiang’s expression, and the look of satisfaction on his face confirmed it: Ning Jiang definitely knew what it was.

Lin Yuhai desperately wanted to ask about its origins, but considering his current predicament, he knew it wasn’t the right time for questions.

"So you can let me go now?" Lin Yuhai asked.

Ning Jiang was true to his word, retracting the Space Power that bound Lin Yuhai.

WHOOSH!

The moment the Space Power vanished, Lin Yuhai shot into the sky, disappearing over the horizon in the blink of an eye. After such a public humiliation at Ning Jiang’s hands, he was too ashamed to remain.

"Young man, your insight into the Teleportation Array is so profound it leaves me in the dust. I am truly impressed."

At that, Cheng Ming spoke, cupping his hands in respect.

His gaze on Ning Jiang was filled with yearning. For an Array Master like him, progress was incredibly difficult to achieve. If he could learn from Ning Jiang’s experience, his own skills would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

"I know what you’re thinking," Ning Jiang said, glancing at him, his gaze seeing right through the man’s hopes. "But I have important business to attend to and no time to instruct you."