Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 144 Exposure (1st Update)

Chapter 144: Chapter 144 Exposure (1st Update)

"Bang!"

Cheng Yu’s corpse fell from the roof.

Ling Chen descended from the sky. A wave of Divine Soul Telekinesis swept out from his Heavenly Spirit, taking the storage ring from Cheng Yu’s right hand before vanishing into the night.

The Dark Night Association had secretly sent people to supervise his mission.

Therefore, he did not need to deal with the aftermath.

Moreover, as an assassin, quickly fleeing the scene after a successful hit was an important means of evaluation.

The commotion naturally attracted the attention of many.

By the time people gathered, Ling Chen had already left the scene.

"This is an Elder from Purple Cloud Commerce?"

Someone well-informed recognized him from the clothes and attire on Cheng Yu’s body.

"What background does this assassin have, daring to make a move against an Elder from Purple Cloud Commerce?"

Many took a sharp intake of breath.

Behind Purple Cloud Commerce was a background of the Royal Family.

Taking action against the Elder was a clear provocation towards the Royal Family.

"Dark Night, could it be?"

Someone was secretly shocked in their heart.

The rule of the Royal Family in the Great Xia Dynasty was not unshakable; there were many forces that opposed the Royal Family.

Among them, Dark Night was the most notorious.

This organization often assassinated Cultivators loyal to the Royal Family within the eight prefectures of Great Xia.

An Inspector observing this scene, took quite a while to react, his face showing a look of amazement, "This kid, he’s really too suited to be an assassin!"

Even he couldn’t understand how Ling Chen managed to kill a Primordial Pill Realm Cultivator!

In his perception, Ling Chen’s Divine Soul was at the Solid Realm level, at best, he could only deal with Cultivators at the late stages of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Although Cheng Yu was somewhat negligent, he was after all a Primordial Pill Realm Cultivator with a Spiritual Power Defense formed, a Divine Soul Telekinesis at the Solid Realm level was almost impossible to breach.

"This performance can be described as stunning!"

Amazement flickered continuously in the eyes of the Inspector.

"How did this kid do it?"

Granny Hua’s face was still filled with surprise.

She had always followed Piano Girl closely and had more contact with Ling Chen, yet she never thought Ling Chen’s Divine Soul power could be so strong!

Even a Primordial Pill Realm powerhouse had died so miserably at Ling Chen’s hands.

Originally, she thought Ling Chen would need to use the Heavenly Spirit Technique to possibly kill Cheng Yu!

Seeing Ling Chen leave unscathed, Granny Hua immediately turned around and left.

Now that Ling Chen was unharmed, she would continue her own protective duties.

Speaking of Ling Chen.

After leaving, he sped along the small alleys.

He did not return directly to the Academic Palace, instead, he went to a remote and dilapidated temple in the north of the city.

He changed out of his night clothes and put on a blue long robe.

Then, he took out Cheng Yu’s storage ring.

Injecting Spiritual Power into it, Ling Chen erased Cheng Yu’s imprint from the storage ring and made a blood oath to claim ownership.

"So this is the wealth of an Elder from Purple Cloud Commerce? Doesn’t seem all that impressive."

Ling Chen sensed the treasures within the storage ring and couldn’t help but curl his lip slightly.

Most of them were Spirit Stones and a lot of Elixirs for recovering Spiritual Energy, as well as a low-grade Spiritual Weapon.

"Eh? This is the Spirit Ascending Pill?"

A flash of light in Ling Chen’s hand, and a purple Elixir appeared.

The Spirit Ascending Pill was a third-grade Elixir, only useful for Cultivators in the Spirit Sea Realm, capable of unconditionally enhancing one’s cultivation by a whole level.

"I was planning to have Gu Ce refine one for me. Who would have thought it would come to me on its own!"

Ling Chen smiled slightly.

Next, he plundered all the treasures in Cheng Yu’s storage ring and transferred them to his own.

"Then let’s consume it!"

Ling Chen swallowed the Spirit Ascending Pill in one gulp.

Instantly, a powerful surge of Spiritual Energy dissipated within his body.

"Boom!"

The Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Ascending Pill crazily transformed into Spiritual Power, filling Ling Chen’s Spirit Sea.

Spirit Sea Realm Sixth Layer Middle Phase.

Spirit Sea Realm Sixth Layer Late Phase.

Finally, Ling Chen’s Spirit Sea evolved once again, his cultivation naturally ascended to the Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer Initial Phase.

When the effects of the elixir faded, Ling Chen’s cultivation had actually improved to the Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer Late Phase!

Ordinary Cultivators taking the Spirit Ascending Pill would at most ascend one cultivation level.

But, because Ling Chen possessed the Night Moon Sacred Body, the same Spiritual Power within his body had a significantly more pronounced effect. He ascended by a whole level and a half, nearly reaching an increase of two full levels.

"Is this what Spiritual Power at the Spirit Sea Realm Ninth Layer feels like?"

A glint shone in Ling Chen’s eyes as he clenched his right hand, with black Spiritual Power swirling out, a formidable force spreading from his hand.

Although his cultivation level was at the Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Layer Middle Phase, his Spiritual Power was comparable to the Spirit Sea Realm Ninth Layer Middle Phase, very close to the Late Phase!

Having completed the task by slaying Cheng Yu, and at the same time raising his cultivation level by one, Ling Chen had reaped a bountiful harvest this night.

"Let’s go back."

Ling Chen lifted his feet and headed out of the ruined temple.

At this moment, since Ling Chen entered this place, only a quarter of an hour had passed.

However, he had barely stepped out of the ruined temple when two figures appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

"You finally came out?"

A faint voice sounded.

Ling Chen’s expression tensed as he looked up, only to see two Cultivators dressed in black robes, one of whom he recognized.

"It’s you!"

Both Ling Chen and the black-robed Cultivator exclaimed in unison.

This black-robed Cultivator was none other than the Ghost Guard he had encountered days ago at the entrance of the True Martial Academy.

"You know each other?"

The other slightly older Ghost Guard frowned as he asked.

"Yes, he is the same True Martial Academy student devoid of cultivation talents whom I told you about!"

The previous Ghost Guard explained.

Then, he glanced at Ling Chen and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The two of them were on a mission to capture the Dark Night Assassin.

"I was just wandering around, had a feeling of a breakthrough, so I came in!"

Ling Chen said with a smile, "Why have you come back here?"

"We are here to capture..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the elder Ghost Guard beside him, "Are you the only one in this broken temple?"

The Ghost Guard understood instantly and immediately fell silent.

"I should be? I didn’t find anyone else when I entered."

Ling Chen stated indifferently.

Hearing the word "capture," a bad premonition arose in his heart—could it be that the murder of Cheng Yu had been found out?

It had been only half an hour since he murdered Cheng Yu, and now the Ghost Guards had found their way here, which could very well relate to Cheng Yu’s predicament.

The Ghost Guard he had encountered before had the cultivation of the Spirit Sea Realm Ninth Layer, which was not much of a threat to the current him.

However, this elder Ghost Guard posed a real threat.

This person’s cultivation should be at the Primordial Pill Realm First Layer!

But Ghost Guards all possess multi-attributed Spiritual Bodies, and in terms of strength, they could even be comparable to the Primordial Pill Realm Second Layer of the Spirit Sea!

Even though most Ghost Guards have artificially created Spiritual Bodies, which are slightly inferior to natural ones, they are still stronger than ordinary Cultivators of the same realm!

"Is that so?"

The elder Ghost Guard looked at Ling Chen and chuckled, "In my view, you must be the candidate for the Dark Night Son of the Dark Night Association, aren’t you? Cheng Yu, Elder Cheng, was killed by you, right?"

In recent years, many newly promoted Elders of the Purple Cloud Commerce had been mysteriously assassinated.

This caught the attention of the Royal Family, and they dispatched the Ghost Guards to investigate the matter.

As such, as soon as Cheng Yu was promoted to Elder, the Ghost Guards secretly left a Ghost Seal on Cheng Yu’s spatial ring, something even Cheng Yu was unaware of.

Hearing this, Ling Chen immediately understood.

Indeed, as he had speculated.

These two Ghost Guards were here because of Cheng Yu.

Only, he did not understand how exactly these two had managed to track him down.

"What are you talking about? I don’t understand?"

Ling Chen feigned a puzzled