Chapter 442
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Chapter 442: Devouring Origin Sword Sheath
Crash—!
A crack rapidly spread across one wall, ultimately causing it to collapse completely. Wei Xiuming, who was already bruised and unconscious, fell to the ground with a thud, motionless.
Jialan, dressed in a blue long dress, stepped out from the swirling dust and took a deep breath, brushing off the dust from her clothes.
Nearby, An Qingyu, who had just teamed up with the frenzied Cao Yuan to deal with the other members of Team 010, approached and asked, “All taken care of?”
Jialan nodded, “Mm.”
An Qingyu’s gaze swept across the dilapidated venue. The Zodiac had been completely wiped out, and only a few of them remained on the floor, along with Baili Xin, who stood on the high platform.
“What about him?” An Qingyu pointed at the frenzied Cao Yuan, who was wildly hacking at the remaining giant pythons, asking helplessly.
Jialan turned to look.
She saw Cao Yuan chasing a giant python to the edge of the floor. After delivering a final blow, he fell alongside the python from the 166th floor.
“Hehehe…” The sound of his silly laughter gradually faded away.
Jialan’s lips twitched slightly, “Forget him.”
An Qingyu silently withdrew her gaze, “There’s really no need…”
The two of them hurried towards the central high platform.
…
On the shattered top floor, Shen Qingzhu, wearing a white fox mask, sat at the edge of the floor, gazing at the figures gathered around the high platform, lost in thought.
“The mission is complete; we should retreat now,” the Ninth Seat said as he approached Shen Qingzhu.
Shen Qingzhu slowly replied, “Wait a bit longer.”
“What are we waiting for?” the Ninth Seat asked, puzzled. “With such a commotion from the Baili family, the Night Watchers must have noticed. Someone will be here soon… If we don’t leave now, we won’t be able to.”
“You go ahead,” Shen Qingzhu murmured, “I’m not too sure about them.”
“What did you say?” Shen Qingzhu’s second sentence was too quiet for the Ninth Seat to hear.
He looked around, hesitated for a moment, and then sat back down.
“Why aren’t you leaving?” Shen Qingzhu asked in surprise.
“You, a junior, aren’t afraid of death, so why should I be?” The Ninth Seat patted his shoulder. “You are destined to become the Second Seat and lead the entire [Believers] to glory. If I’m not here to watch over you and something happens, what will happen to [Believers]?”
Shen Qingzhu was taken aback. He looked into the Ninth Seat’s eyes, “You really believe I can revitalize [Believers]?”
“If I don’t believe, what can I do… Everyone else is almost dead. Right now, you’re the only one left in [Believers] with potential. If we don’t rely on you, should we rely on me?” The Ninth Seat shook his head. “I’m getting old; I can’t carry the burden anymore. The future has to be handed over to you young people.”
“[Believers] is that important to you?”
“…It used to be,” the Ninth Seat said vaguely. “In any case, it would be a pity if [Believers] just faded away like this.”
Shen Qingzhu turned his head, silently watching the distant battlefield, remaining silent.
…
In the venue.
Baili Xin stood on the high platform, holding a golden spear in one hand and the wooden sword sheath in the other. His gaze swept over Baili Pangpang and Lin Qiye in front of him, as well as Jialan and An Qingyu hurrying from a distance, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Baili Jing was dead, the Zodiac had been completely wiped out, and even their forbidden items had fallen into the hands of Lin Qiye and the others. This loss was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the family.
Of course, a son could be born again. As long as they retrieved the forbidden items, the forbidden item users could be cultivated slowly. Although Baili Xin’s heart was filled with anger and resentment, he was not in despair.
In the thirty-plus years since he started from scratch, what kind of setbacks had he not faced?
As long as he, Baili Xin, was alive, everything was not over.
“Very well…” Baili Xin took a deep breath, calming his mind. “I admit, Ye Fan’s vision is indeed sharp. Even just a reserve team, you managed to push me to this point. If everything goes smoothly, surpassing [Mask] and [Phoenix] is just a matter of time…
So, are you really not considering my proposal anymore?
You’ve killed my son, taken my forbidden items; you must feel relieved now, right?
I’ll say it again: if you stop now, I can pretend none of this ever happened. I will mobilize the entire Baili family’s resources to help you become the strongest in the Great Xia…”
“Have you said enough?”
Before Baili Xin could finish, Lin Qiye calmly interrupted him.
Baili Xin froze on the high platform.
“Truly worthy of the chairman of the Baili Group. Even with your son dead, your family destroyed, and your people slaughtered, you can still calmly negotiate with us… Objectively speaking, this kind of resolve is indeed rare.”
Lin Qiye spokeLightly,
“But not everything can be resolved through business.
Today, the Baili family must be removed from the Great Xia, and you must die here.
We will become the strongest Night Watcher team in the Great Xia by ourselves… With or without the Baili family, it makes no difference.”
As his words fell, several blinding magic circles erupted from the ceiling of the venue, and terrifying fire elements surged forth, instantly engulfing the figure on the high platform.
The scorching flames blazed fiercely, the red light reflecting on Lin Qiye’s face, his eyes utterly calm.
“Qiye…” Baili Pangpang couldn’t help but speak.
“Mm?” Lin Qiye turned to look at him, smiling as he said, “If you were going to say something as sentimental as thank you, there’s no need to.”
“That’s not it…” Baili Pangpang said helplessly, “He has a Sequence 066 [Devouring Origin Sword Sheath] that can store any form of energy attack and release it again in the shape of a sword, so…”
Lin Qiye: …
Amidst the surging flames, all the fire suddenly rolled back, forming a massive fire vortex suspended in the air, crazily pouring into the seemingly ordinary sword sheath.
Residual flames flowed around Baili Xin as he coldly watched Lin Qiye and the others, his hand holding the wooden sword sheath lifting slightly.
“It seems this business deal is completely off the table…” he slowly said, “In that case, you all can die here.”
He slashed the sword sheath towards the void in front of him!
Swoosh—!!
A flame blade three hundred meters long sliced through the air, cutting horizontally!
This compressed flame blade instantly severed all the columns on the floor, melting the steel bars, and a small section extended out of the main building, leaving a scarlet trail in the air.
At the moment the 166th floor was about to collapse, the black fine sand surged out again, reconnecting all the supporting columns, stabilizing the precariously swaying floor.
