Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 458: Chapter 458: The Softest Target

Lin Yun walked over to the five men. Seeing they were still meditating to heal their wounds, he sat down cross-legged in a nearby clearing.

Although he was deeply worried about Lu Bingning and the other girl, Lin Yun knew that anxiety was useless. ’I have no idea where they are, or even how big this place is.’

Instead of searching aimlessly in a panic, it was better to take things one step at a time and gather the Flawless Palace disciples.

Once he had a clear picture of the situation, finding Lu Bingning and the other girl would be much easier.

Without rushing the five, Lin Yun broke open the Space Rings of the ten dead Wuji Sect disciples one by one. After plundering all their wealth, he smiled in satisfaction.

The disciples of the Six Great Forces were all quite wealthy. After stowing away the ten Space Rings, Lin Yun’s fortune had grown substantially. ’When I get out of here,’ he mused, ’I’ll have to go to Wind City to buy some Low Grade Spirit Essence Pills. The ones the He Family gave me are almost gone.’

The main reason was that both he and Little Ape had an immense need for resources—even greater than that of Celestial Spirit Realm experts—so they went through Spirit Essence Pills at an incredible rate.

After about an hour, the five Flawless Palace disciples finally opened their eyes one by one.

When the five men saw Lin Yun sitting beside them and the Wuji Sect disciples turned into corpses, their jaws dropped in astonishment.

’He killed ten Wuji Sect disciples all by himself, and one of them was even a Core Disciple! What kind of Combat Power is that? Could Senior Brother Lin Yun’s Combat Power already be on par with a Demon Fiend?’ The five were horrified.

Of course, the five of them hadn’t seen Little Ape in action, but even counting Little Ape, Lin Yun’s Combat Power was still absurdly high.

Currently, Lin Yun’s Combat Power was somewhere between that of a Core Disciple and one of the Five Great Demon Fiends—stronger than the former, but still a bit weaker than the latter. Of course, Lin Yun’s real weakness was his Cultivation.

As long as Lin Yun broke through to the Celestial Spirit Realm, he was certain he could defeat any of the Five Great Demon Fiends. At the same Realm, Lin Yun was confident he wouldn’t lose to anyone.

”Senior Brother Lin Yun, did you... kill all of them?” After a long moment of shock, the five finally came to their senses, their eyes shining with admiration as they looked at Lin Yun.

Their stares made him uncomfortable. Lin Yun gave a dry laugh and pointed to Little Ape on his shoulder. ”He helped too.”

Even though Lin Yun had told the truth, their admiration for him didn’t diminish in the slightest. One of them, a more soft-hearted disciple, even began to shed tears of excitement.

Seeing a grown man cry in front of him left Lin Yun speechless. ”Why are you crying?” he asked. ”You’re a grown man.”

These five were among the most outstanding Direct Disciples. Of the fifty disciples the Flawless Palace had sent this time, aside from the ten Core Disciples, the rest had all been chosen by Lin Yun himself.

’Their Cultivation is all at the Ninth Layer of Primordial Ocean Realm. To reach the Ninth Layer of Primordial Ocean Realm at their age, their talent can’t be considered low. Their willpower might not be unshakable, but surely it’s not so weak that they’d cry at the drop of a hat?’

Seeing the dark look on Lin Yun’s face, one of the disciples quickly explained, ”Senior Brother Lin Yun, you might not be aware, but it’s understandable why he’s crying...”

The disciple explained to Lin Yun that because the Flawless Palace had failed to produce a Demon Fiend in this generation, its disciples had to endure constant bullying from outsiders.

”Forget about a place like the Saint’s Relics, where the Five Great Forces are bound to fight to the death. Even under normal circumstances, whenever we encounter disciples from the other Four Great Forces, we can’t escape being humiliated. The unlucky ones are killed on the spot.”

”Because of this, every disciple of our generation has a deep-seated inferiority complex. We always feel like we’re lesser than the disciples of the other Four Great Forces.”

”The root cause of this humiliation is that the Flawless Palace has no Demon Fiend. The other Five Great Forces all have a Demon Fiend to rally behind. If their disciples are bullied, they can go back and have their top disciple stand up for them.”

The older generation of experts isn’t allowed to interfere, but the Five Great Demon Fiends don’t fall into that category.

”However, since the Flawless Palace has no Demon Fiend, when our disciples are humiliated, all we can do is return to the palace and swallow our anger. There’s no one to turn to, no hope for recourse.”

”That’s why in most cases, if we encounter disciples from the other Five Great Forces, we choose to give them a wide berth. And if we can’t get away, we still won’t fight back.”

”To give you a direct example, among the Six Great Forces, besides the Demon Fiends from the Spiritual Light Pavilion and the Death Row Shelter, the Demon Fiends of the other three major forces have all hunted down Flawless Palace disciples. We’re treated like rats in the street, chased for tens of thousands of miles.”

”So, Senior Brother Lin Yun, you’re now the strongest of the younger generation in our Flawless Palace. This is the first time, when Flawless Palace disciples were being bullied, that a senior brother has finally stood up to protect us.” The disciple spoke slowly, his own eyes growing moist as he finished.

Hearing the disciple’s words, Lin Yun felt a storm of emotions. ’These Direct Disciples might belong to different factions in the Flawless Palace’s internal power struggles, but at the end of the day, they are all disciples of the Flawless Palace.’

’When facing the other Five Great Forces, they too want to hold their heads high. They too want a top disciple who can protect them. But for so many years, the Flawless Palace has never had such a person.’

With the older generation forbidden to act and no Demon Fiend to lead them, these disciples had to suffer in silence when they were outside the sect.

When they were bullied, they didn’t even have a powerful name they could invoke for protection.

’But that’s all changed now. Although my strength is still a bit short of the Five Great Demon Fiends, I’m confident it won’t be long before I can stand shoulder to shoulder with them.’

’Even now, I’m not afraid of the Five Great Demon Fiends.’

The actions of Luo Feng and the Six Supreme Elders in Jincheng had made Lin Yun proud to be a Flawless Palace disciple for the first time. ’Now, it’s my turn. I’ll make these disciples feel that being a disciple of the Flawless Palace is their honor as well.’

’If the Demon Fiends of other forces can hunt down Flawless Palace disciples, then I can certainly hunt down the disciples of other forces.’

Looking at the five men, Lin Yun smiled. ”Let’s go. First, we’ll gather the rest of the Flawless Palace disciples. In these Saint’s Relics, we can’t let the other forces look down on us.”

Hearing this, the five men nodded in unison, genuine smiles spreading across their faces. It was as if they were no longer afraid of the other forces’ disciples. ’You have your top disciple, but now, our Flawless Palace has ours, too!’

Leading the five men, Lin Yun continued toward the pavilion, a faint smile playing on his lips. ’Since you all think the Flawless Palace is a pushover, I’ll just have to show you that we’re not to be trifled with.’

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