Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 55: Killing Intent (Third Update)

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Killing Intent (Third Update)

A storage ring alone is worth at least a million Gold Coins.

Ordinary Cultivators at the initial stage of the Spirit Sea Realm simply couldn’t afford it.

In the end, after some haggling, Lin Xiaodu traded a third-order mysterious beast as the price for Ling Chen to carry her on his back.

Along the way, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

"Ling Chen, do you have someone you like?"

"Nope!"

"No wonder! Remember, don’t just throw girls onto the ground!"

"Wasn’t that because you bit me?"

"Who made you strike so hard? I was in so much pain I couldn’t stand. I bit you in a hurry!"

...

"Ling Chen, would it be good if your sister married you?"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"You bite people!"

"Can’t we just stop mentioning that?"

"We can."

"Then, men and women should not touch each other; you should take responsibility for me, right?"

"That was your own fault."

"How about I take responsibility for you?"

"No way. Besides, I’m only fifteen. How could you bear it?"

"Hehe, Sister can wait for you to grow up!"

...

"Sister Xiao Du, you didn’t really fall for Ling Chen, did you?"

Ye Qingyuan, Lin Lang, and the others broke out in a cold sweat.

At noon, Ling Chen and his group hurried back to Guangling City.

It wasn’t until they entered the city that Lin Xiaodu got off Ling Chen’s back.

The group arrived at the central plaza and handed over the hunted mysterious and spirit beasts.

There were dedicated staff responsible for counting and recording.

After that, everyone left.

Qin Lie glanced at the tally sheet and said, "What’s the background of this Ling Chen?"

On the sheet, Ling Chen’s achievement was a third-order early-stage mysterious beast!

Before, he had noticed that Ling Chen was really too young.

Even though the entry requirement of the True Martial Trial was lowered to the seventh level of the Condensed Qi Realm, Ling Chen was still the youngest.

Yet, this kid actually hunted a third-order mysterious beast.

If he really did it himself, the talent was too terrifying!

The man in charge of the records quickly responded, "Sir, this Ling Chen is from the Ling Family. He’s been rising to prominence recently, and it’s said that he has a protector at the Primordial Pill Realm. Presumably, it’s that person who helped him hunt the beast!"

The True Martial Trial was entirely handed over to the Su Family by Qin Lie. Hence, the one responsible for the records was an Elder from the Su Family named Su Ziyang.

"A Primordial Pill Realm powerhouse?"

Qin Lie was shocked.

He originally thought that in Guangling City, the top-grade Divine Thought Master Gu Ce was undoubtedly the number one. Unexpectedly, there was a Primordial Pill Realm powerhouse present and even protecting such a young person.

"How is his cultivation talent?"

Qin Lie hurriedly asked.

Su Ziyang was startled; he originally brought up this point to disqualify Ling Chen.

After all, the beast was hunted on his behalf by someone else.

Unexpectedly, Qin Lie didn’t care about that at all.

Su Ziyang realized and quickly said, "Not clear, but I know he’s very peculiar."

"Peculiar? How so?"

Qin Lie frowned.

The man continued, "It’s said that he failed to awaken at first but reached the ninth level of the Condensed Qi Realm in just a month. Moreover, he defeated a peak Condensed Qi Realm opponent! That’s why his cultivation talent is now unclear."

Hearing this, Qin Lie’s gaze sharpened.

To have such a Cultivation Speed, even ordinary Spiritual Body possessors might not achieve it.

Clearly, this kid must have a Super Spiritual Body level or even more terrifying physique!

They came to Guangling City only for Su Qingyun with the Golden Spirit Body, and even this True Martial Trial was just to build momentum for Su Qingyun!

Who would have thought there could be such a discovery?

For True Martial Academy, Spiritual Bodies are somewhat common, but Super Spiritual Bodies are extremely rare.

And judging by Ling Chen’s performance, he is certainly on par with a Super Spiritual Body!

Should he manage to bring Ling Chen back to the Academy, he would surely receive an incredibly generous reward.

With that, he could even hope to advance to the middle stage of the Primordial Pill Realm!

The Primordial Pill Realm is similarly divided into nine levels, with the first three generally considered the initial stage, the middle three the middle stage, and the last three the late stage.

Currently, he is but at the first level of the Primordial Pill Realm.

With his talent, if he does not encounter any significant opportunities, he is likely to stay at this level.

However, if he discovers a Super Spiritual Body or even a Sacred Body, the Academy will certainly reward him handsomely.

"In that case, it seems I should make a trip to the Ling Family!"

Qin Lie said with a smile.

For the sake of courting a talent of the Spiritual Body level, it would be quite worthwhile to extend an invitation in person.

Suddenly, the record keeper spoke up, "My lord, I think there’s no need for you to go there. Because a few days ago, Ling Chen obtained a True Martial Token!"

"True Martial Token?"

Qin Lie was greatly shocked.

"Yes, his father is Ling Tianxing, also a Spiritual Body owner! That True Martial Token seems to be a legacy left by Ling Tianxing."

Su Ziyang replied again.

"What, you’re saying his father is Ling Tianxing?"

Qin Lie’s pupils suddenly constricted.

"Yes, is there something wrong with that?"

Su Ziyang asked.

After a long while, Qin Lie regained his composure and said, "Nothing at all."

But internally he was thinking, "So Ling Chen is his son, no wonder!"

...

The contestants gradually returned.

"Elder, have you seen Ling Chen?"

A young man at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm asked.

His name is Su Lin, from the Su Family.

"Yes, he came back two hours ago."

Su Ziyang said with a smile.

"Oh! I didn’t expect this guy to be so lucky, not encountering him in the Endless Forest!"

Su Lin sighed.

Originally, they planned to make a move against Ling Chen in the Endless Forest and incidentally snatch his True Martial Token.

But by the time they learned that Ling Chen was competing for spirit beasts from other contestants, it was already too late. On their way back, they did not encounter any trace of Ling Chen.

"May I ask the Elder, what level of spirit beast has that guy hunted?"

Su Lin asked.

Su Ziyang glanced at Su Lin and said, "A third-order spirit beast!"

"How is that possible? Isn’t he not yet in the Spirit Sea Realm? How could he possibly hunt a third-order spirit beast?"

Su Lin was incredibly surprised.

"With his strength, he definitely cannot hunt a third-order beast, but he came here with Lin Xiaodu from the Lin Family."

Su Ziyang explained.

"Oh, so he’s hanging onto Lin Xiaodu’s coattails! No wonder!"

Su Lin sneered.

A man living off a woman’s resources, that’s all he is!

Su Ziyang said, "While you were in the Endless Forest, did you ever see a little girl following Ling Chen?"

"No."

Su Lin and the others immediately shook their heads.

"Alright, you may go back. Your performance should be enough to enter the next round of the tournament. Prepare well. If there’s a chance, show no mercy to Ling Chen!"

Su Ziyang said in a low voice.

If Ling Chen were to be killed on the tournament stage, then even that little girl would be powerless.

After all, Qin Lie and Li Hongluo are both Primordial Pill Realm powerhouses!

Moreover, concerning the face of the True Martial Academy, these two would definitely not let that little girl cause trouble!

"We understand!"

Su Lin and the others said solemnly.

Watching Su Lin’s retreating figure, Su Ziyang glanced into the distance, thinking to himself, "Has that little girl guarding him left? Haven’t seen her around for quite a few days now!"