The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2157: Stay Out of the Way

Although the Xin Family has somewhat declined, it remains one of the Four Great Forces in this region. The cultivators it has cultivated are indeed formidable. Xin Qianyue is the most outstanding young disciple within the Xin Family in the past millions of years.

Jing Yan has not personally witnessed Jiao Zuoyan and others’ techniques, but he speculates that Xin Qianyue’s strength should be comparable to cultivators like Jiao Zuoyan. However, Xin Qianyue emphasizes flexibility and adaptability in combat, which is reflected in the spells she employs. While she may lack pure destructive power, she possesses significant advantages in agility and adaptability.

The Peak of Netherworld Ghost Pattern Beast, although not yet killed by Xin Qianyue, could not counterattack her at all. As time passes, this Peak of Netherworld Ghost Pattern Beast will inevitably be killed by Xin Qianyue.

Seeing that Xin Qianyue is more than capable of handling one Ghost Pattern Beast, Jing Yan doesn’t rush to act, avoiding the impression that he intends to steal points from Xin Qianyue. Both he and Xin Qianyue represent the Xin Family in the Netherworld Points Struggle, but their points are calculated separately. The same applies to participants from the other three forces who entered the Secret Realm earlier.

After waiting for less than a third of a cup of tea’s time, Xin Qianyue killed the Ghost Pattern Beast.

Outside the Secret Realm, on the wall of law, Xin Qianyue’s points changed to one, while Jing Yan’s points remained at zero.

”Miss Qianyue’s strength is impressive,” Jing Yan commented with a smile.

Xin Qianyue glanced sideways, rolled her beautiful eyes at Jing Yan, and did not respond.

Jing Yan awkwardly chuckled and stopped talking, realizing that Xin Qianyue clearly didn’t want to engage with him, and he saw no reason to flatter her.

One cup of tea’s time after the first Ghost Pattern Beast was killed, two more Ghost Pattern Beasts appeared.

”Roar! Roar!” these two Ghost Pattern Beasts roared deafeningly as soon as they appeared and then rushed towards Jing Yan and Xin Qianyue.

”Beasts, meet your end!” Xin Qianyue voluntarily moved and flew out, attacking the two Ghost Pattern Beasts.

On her own, she intercepted both Ghost Pattern Beasts.

Jing Yan frowned and asked, ”Miss Qianyue, do you need my help?”

”Hmph, no need!” Xin Qianyue responded this time.

Jing Yan shook his head and stood behind Xin Qianyue, watching her battle the two Ghost Pattern Beasts. Despite the assault from two Ghost Pattern Beasts, Xin Qianyue still handled them with ease, employing a tactic to kill them one by one. Most of her attacks landed on one Ghost Pattern Beast. After killing one, she then targeted the other.

It took just over half a cup of tea’s time to kill both Ghost Pattern Beasts.

After continuous fighting, Xin Qianyue did not show any signs of fatigue or breathlessness, indicating that two mere Ghost Pattern Beasts were not enough to compel her to use her full strength.

Xin Qianyue’s points changed to three, while Jing Yan’s points remained at zero.

A cup of tea’s time passed, and this time, the number of Ghost Pattern Beasts that appeared reached four.

This time, Jing Yan was prepared to actively participate, but just as he made a move, Xin Qianyue said, ”Don’t get in the way, just watch!”

Jing Yan was somewhat speechless; he looked at Xin Qianyue. This woman seems to be quite headstrong! With four Ghost Pattern Beasts, cooperating would obviously be easier. However, since she insists he shouldn’t get in the way, Jing Yan had to continue standing aside and watch the spectacle.

”This woman is really strong!”

”Her martial arts are also quite unique, casually restraining four Ghost Pattern Beasts as if it’s effortless, suggesting they are top-tier Immortal Rhythm Technique. Moreover, she has already mastered a very advanced level.” Jing Yan squinted his eyes, standing there and watching as Xin Qianyue killed all four Ghost Pattern Beasts.

This time, however, Xin Qianyue had no time to rest and recover. As soon as the four Ghost Pattern Beasts were killed, eight more appeared in the distance.

Inside the Secret Realm, the number of Ghost Pattern Beasts that appear doubles each time.

When they first entered the Secret Realm, one Ghost Pattern Beast appeared, the second time two, the third time four, and the fourth time eight Ghost Pattern Beasts. That means the fifth time there should be sixteen Ghost Pattern Beasts, and the sixth time thirty-two Ghost Pattern Beasts appear. The further they go, the more astonishing the number of Ghost Pattern Beasts becomes.

No wonder Jiao Zuoyan and others could not last longer than four hours inside the Secret Realm. The number of Ghost Pattern Beasts appearing later was too great, and even teaming up with two people, it’s difficult to completely fend them off. Luckily, only the illusion bodies of cultivators enter the Secret Realm; if their real bodies entered, it would be challenging to leave alive.

After several waves of Ghost Pattern Beasts were killed, Xin Qianyue’s points had already reached seven, while Jing Yan’s points remained at zero.

The face of the Xin Family Patriarch Xin Si was genuinely somewhat gloomy.

Jing Yan was hired by the Xin Family with fifty billion Black Crystal Stones, and until now, his points are still zero. All the points were obtained by their internal disciple Xin Qianyue.

Could it be that this Jing Yan is actually a dud?

From the outside, they cannot see the situation inside the Secret Realm, so those outside can only slightly gauge the martial artist’s performance within the Secret Realm by watching their points.

”Clan Leader Xin, why is Jing Yan’s points always zero?” Inspector Ao Hong looked at Clan Chief Xin Si and others, laughing as he spoke.

”Xin Qianyue from your Xin Family is quite strong. I think, having just Xin Qianyue enter the Secret Realm would have been the same, the result wouldn’t be much different,” Inspector Ao Hong added.

Clan Chief Xin Si’s face was not looking good, yet he didn’t say anything. He doesn’t know exactly what’s happening inside, but from the current points situation, Jing Yan indeed appears somewhat concerning. Can only Xin Qianyue hold out in the Secret Realm alone, and for how long?

”Now that Xin Qianyue and Jing Yan have been inside the Secret Realm for over half an hour, it’s still hard to say the outcome,” War God Li Feng from the Ancient Land of Morning Light said.

Actually, the Ancient Land of Morning Light had previously considered hiring Jing Yan, but because Jing Yan demanded fifty billion Black Crystal Stones, which was indeed a lot, the senior figures in the Ancient Land of Morning Light discussed and decided to send two internal cultivators for the first round of the Points Struggle. After the first round concludes, they would consider hiring Hired.

”Haha, though they’ve only been inside for half an hour, they should have killed several waves of Ghost Pattern Beasts. Jing Yan hasn’t killed even one; hoping he achieves anything later is hard to believe. If he can’t kill even the few Ghost Pattern Beasts earlier, then he’ll find it even more impossible to kill the larger numbers later.” Inspector Ao Hong said, sneering.

He holds a significant opinion about Jing Yan.

The Building Owner Qi Yuan of the Mystic Moon Trading House Headquarters in Blue Rain Divine Continent previously went to negotiate with Jing Yan about hiring, but the discussion was quite unpleasant. They planned to hire Jing Yan for fifteen billion Black Crystal Stones, so it’s not surprising Jing Yan wouldn’t show them any favor.