The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1853: Chapter 1853: Did Not Come Out

Die Dong, indeed harbors ill intentions.

The Void Sons are inherently cold-blooded and ruthless, calling them human is inaccurate; they are more like weapons.

Upon discovering that Jing Yan is a member of the Hongjun Heavenly Palace, Die Dong immediately took a dislike to Jing Yan. The relationship between Hongjun Heavenly Palace and the Void Divine Hall is even worse than most outsiders imagine.

To kill a member of Hongjun Heavenly Palace who trained in the Hongmeng Dao Pattern, Die Dong, as a Void Son, would not easily miss such a chance.

Of course, Jing Yan was hired through the Slaughter God Temple as an assistant. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for Die Dong to make a move against Jing Yan. Because both of them hold a Task Token from the Slaughter God Temple, during the entire slaughter mission, the Slaughter God Temple has complete knowledge.

If Die Dong kills Jing Yan or Ye Hai without reason, the impact would be significant. At that time, even the Void Divine Hall would be under immense pressure. Moreover, since Jing Yan belongs to Hongjun Heavenly Palace, Hongjun Heavenly Palace would not sit idly by.

This is also normal. If mercenaries taking missions through the Slaughter God Temple are consistently killed by their employers, who would still choose to accept tasks from the Slaughter God Temple? The Slaughter God Temple acts as a safeguard.

And the appearance of the vine gave Die Dong such an opportunity. Die Dong is extremely cunning, pretending to save Jing Yan. In this way, even if the Slaughter God Temple investigates the circumstances of Jing Yan’s death, Die Dong cannot be blamed. Perhaps there will be suspicions from the Slaughter God Temple and Hongjun Heavenly Palace, but without conclusive evidence, being a Void Son means not fearing retribution.

Die Dong didn’t kill Ye Hai for similar reasons; he had no suitable pretext, so he could only threaten Ye Hai not to speak carelessly. Besides, Die Dong reaped great rewards from the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins, so spending thirty thousand Slaughter Points means little, worth only a few thousand Star Stones.

Die Dong and Ye Hai first left the area where the vine appeared. After waiting for over an hour, both were transported out of the ruins by a force.

In the Void.

Ye Hai looked around, not seeing Jing Yan, only him and the Void Son Die Dong.

After emerging, Die Dong subconsciously surveyed his surroundings. Without seeing Jing Yan, he pursed his lips and smiled satisfactorily.

It seems that Jing Yan from Hongjun Heavenly Palace truly is dead. If not, he should have been transported out of the ruins as well.

The place where the two stood was where the key was previously activated, above the space over the Lanning Imperial City.

”Let’s go, to the Slaughter God Temple!” Die Dong gestured.

Soon, the two returned to the Slaughter God Temple in Lanning Imperial City.

Ye Hai, alone, submitted the slaughter task this time. Lu Ya from the Slaughter God Temple received Ye Hai.

Lu Ya was the one who went to greet Jing Yan when he first arrived at the Lanning Imperial City.

Regarding this slaughter task, Lu Ya was very aware, knowing that Jing Yan and Ye Hai were the ones who finally accepted the task. Five-Ring Slaughter Tasks are quite rare, and since even the Area Main Hall Master pays special attention, Lu Ya naturally cares.

When Lu Ya saw only Ye Hai returning to submit the task, his expression became somewhat unpleasant.

”Mr. Ye Hai, could you tell me where Mr. Jing Yan is? Why didn’t he come with you to submit the task?” Lu Ya asked Ye Hai.

Ye Hai’s expression was somewhat somber.

”Lord Jing Yan couldn’t leave the task area in time,” Ye Hai said.

”What do you mean by this?” Lu Ya was somewhat anxious.

”Some danger occurred during the task, and Lord Jing Yan was trapped. Now... I don’t know the situation,” Ye Hai replied.

”How is this possible?” Lu Ya’s heart sank.

Something went wrong!

”I want to submit the task now, please!” Ye Hai took out the Task Token and handed it to Lu Ya.

At this moment, Ye Hai’s feelings were complicated; he just wanted to quickly submit the task and leave the Slaughter God Temple.

Lu Ya pondered for a moment and still took Ye Hai to the side hall, which is the Investigation Hall.

”This task was privately issued as a Five-Ring Slaughter Task. Reward Points for the task total twenty-four thousand Slaughter Points. Based on the task completion, should the Points be distributed?” A mechanical voice sounded in the Investigation Hall.

The total Slaughter Points for this task is thirty thousand. However, private slaughter tasks require the Slaughter God Temple to extract a twenty percent fee. With thirty thousand Slaughter Points, six thousand are extracted, leaving twenty-four thousand.

”Distribute the Points!” Lu Ya said.

However, a subtle thought crossed his mind. This task only had two participants, yet only Ye Hai returned to submit the task. If Jing Yan is confirmed dead, there is no need to distribute the Points—it should all belong to the surviving Ye Hai. The fact that Points must be distributed indicates that even the Investigation Hall cannot confirm whether Jing Yan is dead.

Lu Ya thought Jing Yan might not have died; perhaps he was trapped and hadn’t come out from the task area.

Ye Hai received a total of ten thousand Slaughter Points. Of the total twenty-four thousand, he received ten thousand. The remaining fourteen thousand belonged to Jing Yan. This task process was simple enough that Jing Yan’s performance was deemed slightly superior to Ye Hai’s by the Investigation Hall. In terms of Slaughter Points distribution, Jing Yan received four thousand more than Ye Hai.

Ye Hai was somewhat puzzled by receiving ten thousand Slaughter Points but said little. He felt guilty, but receiving ten thousand Slaughter Points was an astonishing gain for him. Ten thousand Slaughter Points allowed him to be promoted from a Four-Ring Slayer to a Five-Ring Slayer, his chest’s four silver circles becoming five.

”Farewell!” Without saying more, Ye Hai hastily left the Slaughter God Temple.

After Ye Hai’s departure, Lu Ya immediately went to see Area Main Hall Master He Jiu.

”Hall Master, the termination of the slaughter task that Jing Yan accepted has concluded,” Lu Ya reported deferentially.

”Did Jing Yan return?” He Jiu raised his brow and asked.

”Mr. Jing Yan hasn’t returned yet, but Ye Hai who took the task with him has already submitted it. Additionally, Die Dong has also returned and has likely gone to the Emperor’s Palace,” Lu Ya said.

”What happened?”

”The task is over; why hasn’t Jing Yan returned?” He Jiu’s gaze narrowed, his heart bearing a bad premonition.

”Ye Hai said Mr. Jing Yan was trapped in the task area. The Investigation Hall’s examination resulted in Ye Hai receiving ten thousand Points. Therefore, it should be confirmed that what Ye Hai said is true,” Lu Ya replied.

”To the Investigation Hall!” He Jiu immediately stood up.

Upon entering the Investigation Hall, He Jiu waved his hand.

”Display the task process!” He Jiu naturally wanted to view the task process imagery.

”This is...”

”The Ancient Tree Elder Ruins?” He Jiu was mildly surprised.

Before seeing the image projection, He Jiu did not know the specific task area published by Die Dong. Of course, before entering the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins, Die Dong would never casually say he was going to that ruin. The fame of the Ancient Tree Elder Ruins in Endless Chaos is significant; if anyone discovered he held the key to this ruin, it would mean significant danger for him.