Chapter 922
Acquaintances
"Wow, so many people! These people are basically all Celestial Immortal Realm experts, right?"
Although Lin Xiao gave his body to Lin Xuan, he could still see what was happening outside.
Lin Xuan scanned the area briefly with his soul power and found six Golden Immortals and as many as thirty Celestial Immortals.
As for the mysterious person that everyone was targeting, he was also a genuine Golden Immortal Realm expert.
One of the main characters, Prince Xueyue Xueye, is positioned directly in front of the mysterious man, a smile playing on his lips, a smile that hides undisguised sarcasm.
"I wondered who was so bold as to dare to oppose my Snow Moon Royal Family. It turns out it was you, Yuan Kong."
The moment the name Yuan Kong was uttered, many people in the audience looked on in surprise, and even Lin Xiao's soul trembled.
"What, kid? Looks like you know this person?"
Lin Xuan looked at the mysterious man named Yuan Kong with amusement.
"It's Uncle Yuan! He's actually back!"
Lin Xiao was excited for a moment, then immediately and excitedly explained to Lin Xuan:
“Elder Xuan, you are unaware of this. Uncle Yuan Kong is my father’s sworn brother. He is exceptionally kind to our Lin family. My father once said that Uncle Yuan is absolutely trustworthy. However, after my father and mother disappeared, Uncle Yuan also disappeared. I never expected him to appear here.”
Lin Xiao's tone gradually became worried, because Yuan Kong was about to face an attack from a group of powerful forces.
Lin Xuan was thoughtful; this was truly interesting.
"Yuan Kong, you betrayed the empire, hiding like a rat for over ten years. What, can't hide it anymore?"
Xueye looked at Yuan Kong, who was shrouded in a long robe, and spoke coldly.
Yuan Kong merely sneered at this, then lifted his robe to reveal a rugged face with a hideous scar that resembled a centipede.
"Do I, Yuan Kong, need to hide? Heh, what a joke."
Yuan Kong stood there surrounded by a group of enemies, showing no sign of panic.
"You're just making things complicated. The empire offered you a bright path back then, but you refused. So, we have no choice but to eliminate you."
Xue Ye snorted coldly, and the two Golden Immortals behind him stepped forward. One of them was Elder Mo, and the other was dressed in red armor, holding a six-foot-long giant sword, exuding a powerful aura.
"Yuan Kong, I disfigured your face back then, but you escaped. Today, I, the commander, will kill you!"
The red-clad man's cold, sharp gaze pierced Yuan Kong.
"This person is Wu Feng, the Grand Marshal of the Empire. It is said that he was already a Golden Immortal 100,000 years ago. His strength is extremely powerful. Ordinary Golden Immortal experts are no match for him. There are very few people stronger than him in the entire Empire."
"And I heard that the scars on Uncle Yuan Kong's face were caused by him!"
Lin Xiao explained earnestly to Lin Xuan, fearing that Lin Xuan might underestimate his opponent, and also expressed his extreme resentment towards Wu Feng.
In Lin Xiao's mind, although Lin Xuan was powerful, he was still just a soul. The power of a soul was less than one-thousandth of the strength of the original body. This was a consensus. This was also why the Soul Capture Hall liked to capture powerful souls. Being powerful in life did not mean being powerful in death.
"Hehe, he does have some skills."
Lin Xuan did not make a move easily. In Lin Xuan's perception, Wu Feng's strength was not bad, barely reaching the level of a sixth-tribulation Golden Immortal. In a place where even Golden Immortals were relatively rare, this was indeed an extremely terrifying combat power.
“Yuan Kong has been missing for more than ten years. How come he has suddenly come back?”
Old Mo also looked at Yuan Kong with a smile, stroking his white beard with one hand.
The Golden Immortal realm experts from the other major powers also looked at Yuan Kong with curiosity. Back then, Yuan Kong was a very famous figure in the entire empire, with extremely high prestige. He was very close to Lin Xiaotian of the Lin family. After Lin Xiaotian's accident, Yuan Kong had been trying to find a way to seek justice for his brother, and even went so far as to storm the palace, where he then faced Wu Feng, the commander-in-chief guarding the palace.
Although Yuan Kong was strong, he was still somewhat inferior to Wu Feng. After his face was disfigured, Yuan Kong seized the opportunity to escape from the palace, and this escape lasted for more than ten years.
The elder from the Ice Moon Immortal Sect looked at Yuan Kong with a somewhat helpless expression, but did not say a word.
"Heh, now that you've caught me, what else is there to say? If you want that person's head, come and kill me!"
Yuan Kong roared, his aura bursting forth instantly, and his first target was none other than Crown Prince Xue Ye.
Despite facing Yuan Kong's sudden attack on the snowy night, he remained calm and composed.
Wu Feng, dressed in red armor, immediately stood in front of Xue Ye and swung his greatsword at Yuan Kong.
The heavens and earth trembled, and the aura of the surrounding hundred miles was completely swallowed up by this immense power.
Yuan Kong dared not meet the attack head-on and turned to fly into the sky.
"Stop him!"
Wu Feng shouted, and Elder Mo led more than a dozen Celestial Immortal Realm experts to immediately surround Yuan Kong.
The Golden Immortal realm experts from the other major powers exchanged glances, seemingly realizing that they had no need to get involved in today's battle.
"Boom!"
Above the sky, deafening explosions resounded, and the very space trembled with the cracking sounds.
"Elder Xuan, can you save Uncle Yuan Kong?"
Lin Xiao, unwilling to see his uncle die before his eyes, immediately sought help from Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan smiled slightly, "But this time we came here to seize the essence blood of the Golden Armored Divine Turtle. If we save your uncle, would you still be willing to forcibly take his things?"
Lin Xuan's words silenced Lin Xiao; he was unwilling to do that.
"So, let that Wu Feng, let those guys kill your Uncle Yuan Kong first, then the Golden Armored Divine Turtle's essence blood will fall into their hands, and then we'll make our move and reap the benefits."
"In this way, we neither target you, our uncle, nor do we have to obtain the essence of the Golden Armored Divine Turtle. Isn't that wonderful?"
Lin Xuan's words carried a strong allure.
Lin Xiao made up his mind in just two breaths.
"I don't want to do this. What difference would it make if I did this compared to killing Uncle Yuan Kong myself? My father said that as cultivators, killing, robbing, seizing, and plundering are unavoidable, but being ungrateful is absolutely unacceptable!"
Lin Xiao's words made Lin Xuan laugh.
"You're quite honest, kid. Alright, I'll save your uncle then, but don't get your hopes up too high. My strength is only at most that of a fourth or fifth-level Golden Immortal right now, because my physical body is too weak, and that's all the power I can unleash."
As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot.
Tens of thousands of miles above the ground, more than a dozen figures were engaged in fierce combat.
Yuan Kong fought and retreated, facing constant danger, as if he were about to be defeated at any moment.
"Yuan Kong, today I will use you as a sacrifice to my sword!"
Wu Feng had already reached Yuan Kong, his greatsword pointed at him. (End of Chapter)