The Prodigies War

The cultivators in Burning Immortal City and its surrounding areas also realized that the situation was somewhat abnormal.

These were Supreme King stage experts, existences that were beyond dazzling. Yet, they seemed to have come to some tacit understanding and waited to the sides of the spatial tunnel instead of leaving.

Who were they waiting for?

"Give up, Lin Xun has too many enemies and probably died a long time ago."

The black-clothed youth noticed that Caicai was still intently staring at the tunnel, still hopeful that Lin Xun would appear.

It made him rather unhappy.

Did this girl think that a dead man could threaten him?

The burly attendant sneered, "Miss, my Young Master is right. Lin Xun has poor people-luck and has made far too many enemies. How could he be qualified to have so many Supreme King experts waiting for him?"

Caicai's small face grew increasingly pale as she earnestly said, "Good people have good karma. Young Master Lin will definitely be fine."

Again with the ‘good person!’

The black-clothed youth snorted and said, ''From what I can tell, you and Lin Xun aren’t really friends, right?"

Caicai was stunned. After a brief silence, she said, "Young Master Lin may not think so, but it’s okay as long as I treat him as a friend."

The black-clothed youth and his attendant sniggered. The girl was so pure that it was comical.

The black-clothed youth waved his hand, signaling the attendant to act. He had lost his patience and intended to capture Caicai.

It would definitely be enjoyable to tame such a refreshing and pure girl.

The attendant revealed a knowing smile that appeared exceptionally sinister and eerie.

In his opinion, the Young Master should have done this much earlier. Why bother talking so much nonsense with a mere Cyclic Derivation stage girl?

Just as he was about to make his move, Caicai abruptly cheered and excitedly said, ''Young Master Lin, Young Master Lin has returned!"

The attendant’s expression stiffened. At the same time, the black-clothed youth's expression also changed slightly as they looked over together to see a group of figures emerging from the tunnel one after another.

The final figure at the very back was none other than Lin Xun!

He looked the same as nine years ago, dressed in a moon white-robe with straight and good posture. He didn’t give off an oppressive or aggressive presence but instead a clean and refined aura.

In fact, he seemed rather unremarkable among the other Supreme King experts.

When he appeared, however, the group of Supreme King experts waiting near the tunnel immediately stopped whatever they were doing and slightly bowed to him in unison.

The eagerly waiting experts in the vicinity immediately widened their eyes in shock, causing the originally noisy atmosphere to turn strangely silent.

Lin Xun!

He's still alive!

It was akin to an inconceivable miracle.

There was no one in the Burning Immortal World who didn't know that Lin Xun had singlehandedly started a reign of carnage in Burning Immortal City nine years ago and slaughtered countless experts from many powerful factions.

As a result, however, he had offended many formidable and ruthless individuals.

For the past nine years, every discussion about Lin Xun had boiled down to the question of who he would die to and not whether he would survive.

Everyone subconsciously believed that he was doomed to disaster after entering the Upper Nine Realms. After all, he had made far too many enemies.

Who could have imagined that he would return alive today?!

If it was said that this would already be a shocking revelation, then seeing a group of Supreme King experts waiting for him would be an unprecedented blow that would leave anyone dumbfounded!

When the Supreme King experts emerged one after another earlier, they had caused a huge commotion that drew everyone’s attention. On the other hand, Lin Xun's appearance was akin to the great sun that eclipsed all other lights!

Even the moon surrounded by stars paled in comparison!

The black-clothed youth and his attendant were also rooted in place as they stared with wide eyes and frozen expressions. It was as if they had witnessed something ridiculously absurd.

"Told you. How could a good person like Young Master Lin fail to return?"

Caicai was ecstatic. All of the gloominess had been swept away from her face, and her originally dim eyes were shining brightly again like stars.

Her voice reverberated with heartfelt joy.

It was because Lin Xun had given her the warmest help and care all those years ago.

The black-clothed youth's expression fluctuated indeterminately. After a long time, he suddenly sneered and said, ''Unfortunately, although you might see him as a friend, he will never feel the same about a mere Cyclic Derivation stage small fry like you."

He seemed to vent all of his inner resentment at once as he gnashed his teeth. ''Miss, your friendship is purely one-sided!"

"It doesn't matter. I'm just happy to know that Young Master Lin is safe and sound."

Caicai had a smile on her face. Although she was naive by nature, she could still differentiate between good and bad people.

Even if it was from a distance, she was still happy and delighted to see Lin Xun again after nine years.

It was simply how she was.

Her cultivation might be low and she was pretty much a nobody, but she still possessed her own judgment and individuality!

The black-clothed youth suddenly found Caicai’s smile overly bright and offending as an unexplainable rage boiled in his heart.

He bellowed in an exasperated manner, "What are you waiting for? Capture her!"

The burly attendant hurriedly moved to comply and menacingly approached Caicai.

It was simply preposterous for a Cyclic Derivation stage girl to naively regard Lin Xun as her friend. In fact, he probably wouldn’t even remember who she was.

Just as the attendant was about to make his move, however, he felt a gaze sweep toward him that caused him to freeze as his scalp turned numb.

A wave of fear and unease flooded him and choked the breath out of him!

It was all caused by a mere sweep of someone’s gaze.

"What are you waiting for?"

The sight of the frozen attendant made the black-clothed youth’s face turn green with anger, and he raised his hand to strike.

It was at this moment that the gaze paused on him.

It felt like an invisible sword was being pressed against his throat, causing the black-clothed youth to abruptly stiffen as his face paled and sweat rapidly emerged on his head.

Caicai cried out in surprise, "Young Master Lin!"

Lin Xun’s familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

It felt like a dream and was so unbelievable that Caicai could only blankly stare into space.

Lin Xun asked as his gaze swept between the black-clothed youth and his attendant, "What's going on here?"

Just earlier, he had felt a slight disturbance from this location as well as killing intent from the master-servant duo.

Therefore, he didn’t hesitate to move.

How could he possibly have forgotten Caicai?

"They..."

Caicai swiftly retold the earlier events.

Amidst the process, the black-clothed youth and his attendant looked as if they had suddenly lost their parents and almost collapsed out of fear.

How could they have imagined that a Cyclic Derivation stage girl would have ties with Demon God Lin?

The gap between them was just far too drastic!

It was as if an ant was saying it was friends with a divine dragon in the sky. Who would ever believe that?

Moreover, they were certain that Caicai had mentioned earlier that it was a one-sided friendship. That was why they dared to view her as their prey.

Who could have thought that...the story of an ant and a dragon being friends would unfold before their very eyes?!

The black-clothed youth and his attendant were completely stupefied as their hearts beat so wildly it felt as if ten thousand wild horses were galloping inside.

"I see."

Lin Xun's gaze suddenly turned frosty after hearing the entire story.

At his current level, a mere sliver of his presence would pressure his peers, let alone two King experts who haven’t even reached the Supreme stage.

"A misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

The black-clothed youth could no longer endure and tried to explain with a sobbing face.

On the other hand, that burly attendant had already internally crumbled due to the pressure and crumpled to the ground while paralyzed in fear.

"What’s going on here?"

Toady, A’lu, and the big black bird arrived one after another and watched with interest.

At the same time, the group of Supreme Kings were also alerted by the commotion and flew over.

For a time, even the color of the surrounding world seemed to change due to the gathering of so many Supreme King experts!

However, the grand line-up placed the black-clothed youth under an extreme amount of pressure. He felt as if he was about to have a heart attack.

"Young Lord, please explain to Dao Friend Lin Xun. I...I really didn’t do it on purpose."

The black-clothed youth pleaded as he looked toward a certain figure like a drowning person trying to grasp at straws.

The figure had a head of silver hair and a little red dot between his brows. He was undoubtedly a Supreme King expert.

Although he looked a little familiar, Lin Xun didn't recognize him.

However, none of that mattered.

The silver-haired youth took a deep breath and cupped his hands together, "Brother Lin, this person is a direct descendant of my clan. I hope that you can show some forgiveness, and I'm willing to compensate you ten times over."

The black-clothed youth’s heart churned wildly at this scene. Even the usually arrogant and proud Young Lord could only lower his head?

Only then did it suddenly dawn upon him that the present Lin Xun was incomparable to who he was nine years ago!

Lin Xun pointed to Caicai and blandly said, "She's my friend. Do you think this matter can be resolved with just some compensation?"

The other Supreme King experts displayed various expressions but remained silent. There was no one among them who didn't know that offending Lin Xun’s friends led to a horrible fate.

Even the likes of Bai Longting and Underworld Son were executed by Lin Xun because they had tried to take A’lu’s emperor's mound blessing!

"Brother Lin..."

The silver-haired youth bitterly smiled while wishing he could skin the black-clothed youth. Why did this idiot have to offend Demon God Lin’s friend? That was no different from asking to die!

Before the silver-haired youth could continue, Lin Xun interjected, "Nothing more needs to be said. All I require is a satisfactory solution. If you can't make the decision, I'll do it myself!"

He would never forget that while he was wandering in the Burning Immortal World like a madman, it was Caicai who had accompanied him and carefully washed his face despite his unkempt and dirty state...

Although it was only a small gesture, it made Lin Xun feel true kindness.

How could he remain indifferent when Caicai was being bullied?

The black-clothed youth seemed to realize that the situation was rapidly deteriorating. He abruptly fell to his knees and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "Young Lord, I know that I was wrong and I will never dare to..."

The silver-haired youth inwardly sighed and thrust his palm, causing the plea for mercy to suddenly halt midway.