The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 489: Prove the Strength

Chapter 489: Chapter 489: Prove the Strength

A flash of cold light flickered in Jing Yan’s eyes!

Feeling Jing Yan’s gaze, Xu Dong subconsciously shivered, an involuntary chill rising in his heart.

"Damn it!"

Subsequently, Xu Dong became angry out of embarrassment, roaring inwardly; he had actually shown comfort in front of a twenty-year-old kid, which was utterly humiliating. His eyes looking at Jing Yan turned increasingly cold.

"Xu Dong!"

"How I killed Mr. Yin is my own business, and it has nothing to do with you!" Jing Yan coldly declared.

"Kid, don’t be so arrogant! You say you killed Mr. Yin, so you did? Ridiculous. You even dare to say that Mr. Yin told you it was the Wen Family who hired him? Do you even have a brain? An organization like Dark Night would casually reveal the identity of their employer?"

"Heh, I see. You just want to take this opportunity to take revenge on the Wen Family!" Xu Dong spoke with smug assurance as if he had seen right through Jing Yan’s schemes and stratagems.

The more he talked, the more he felt justified, slowly starting to really believe that the truth was as he imagined.

"Xu Dong! I always thought you were an old bastard, but I didn’t expect you to be such a complete bastard. Mr. Yin believed I was doomed, which is why he told me his employer’s identity. He just didn’t expect that I would survive in the end, and he would be the one to die," Jing Yan suddenly chuckled.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any knowledge of the Dark Night Organization, then you should recognize this, right?" Jing Yan flipped his palm up, and a peculiar jade token appeared.

This jade token was exactly what Jing Yan had obtained from Mr. Yin’s Sumeru Ring after killing him. Holding the token felt warm, and its material was not common jade. Even Jing Yan couldn’t identify the specific material; it looked almost like jade on the outside.

"That is..."

"What is that? Jing Yan, don’t think that just by showing something, you can make your words more credible," Xu Dong stared at the jade token in Jing Yan’s hand, but he clearly didn’t recognize it.

Although he was the Vice President of the Alchemist Association, his status was still a bit low.

However, he wasn’t the only one unfamiliar with the token; there were others among those present who recognized it.

"That’s a Dark Night Order!"

"How could the Dark Night Order be in Jing Yan’s hands?"

"Could it be that Mr. Yin from Dark Night has really died?" The deans of the Three Major Academies, the Clan Leaders of the Three Great Families, and the President of the Extreme Combat Association all frowned upon seeing the jade token in Jing Yan’s hand.

Seeing the reactions of others and hearing a series of gasps, Xu Dong began to feel that the situation was not as simple as he thought. The item Jing Yan had produced seemed to be very important to the Dark Night Organization.

"Jing Yan, could you let me see the Dark Night Order?" Dean Wen Guang quickly said.

"Certainly!" Jing Yan casually tossed out the Dark Night Order, as he didn’t care much for it. When he first got the Dark Night Order, Jing Yan had scrutinized it carefully but ultimately couldn’t figure out its use and simply placed it inside his Sumeru Ring.

Dean Wen Guang caught the Dark Night Order and closely examined it.

After a moment, he spoke again, "This indeed is the Dark Night Order! Mr. Yin is clearly dead, he wouldn’t lose the Order if he were alive. We all know that in each Commandery of the Dark Night Organization, only the leader possesses a Dark Night Order."

Wen Guang’s words resulted in everyone present sharply inhaling in shock.

It seemed Mr. Yin was truly dead as Jing Yan had claimed. Dean Wen Guang’s words, naturally, were not going to be taken as false by anyone present. The deans of Divine Wind Academy and Red Lotus Academy would not believe that Wen Guang would lie.

"Dean Wen Guang! Even so, that does not conclude that Mr. Yin was killed by Jing Yan, right? Jing Yan doesn’t have the power!" Xu Dong was also shocked, but he still couldn’t believe that Jing Yan could kill Mr. Yin. Even if Mr. Yin had died, it might have been someone else’s doing, perhaps even the Commandery Prince behind the scenes.

"Xu Dong! You really are bent on courting death, aren’t you! I did not intend to stoop to dealing with someone like you, but you are truly disappointing! Since you don’t believe in my strength, proving it is simple. Would you dare to engage in a duel to the death with me?" Jing Yan looked at Xu Dong, his deep voice slowly pronouncing the challenge.

This Xu Dong had been jumping around here incessantly, sparking a killing intent in Jing Yan.

Jing Yan had never liked Xu Dong, and there had been grievances between them. However, previously, Jing Yan didn’t truly harbor the intent to kill Xu Dong.

Xu Dong’s current actions were his own doing.

Hearing Jing Yan actually challenging him, Xu Dong was momentarily stunned.

Not only had he not anticipated this, but neither had anyone else present. Although Xu Dong was only the Vice President of the Alchemist Association, his strength was at the Peak of the Dao Spirit Realm, only one step away from the Daoist Master Realm.

How could Jing Yan be confident enough to challenge Xu Dong?

"Xu Dong, could it be that you are afraid to duel me?" Jing Yan’s mouth twisted into a derisive smile.

"Kid! It was you who challenged me!" Xu Dong’s face showed a trace of viciousness.

He truly did not believe that Jing Yan had the strength to kill Mr. Yin. At the same time, he didn’t think that Jing Yan had the power to contend with him.

He had long wanted to kill Jing Yan but never had the chance. Now, Jing Yan had the audacity to challenge him directly. If he were to kill Jing Yan in a duel, the Commandery Prince could not use this as a pretext to target him, right? After all, it was Jing Yan who initiated it, not him asking to duel. Besides, so many witnesses were present.

"Yes!" Jing Yan scoffed.

"Prince, please allow me to prove my strength against Xu Dong first!" Jing Yan looked to Zhou Shangyun.

Zhou Shangyun frowned slightly but soon nodded, "You may proceed!"

Zhou Shangyun believed that Mr. Yin was killed by Jing Yan. If Jing Yan could kill Mr. Yin, then killing Xu Dong should be easy too.

"Old man, I’ll be waiting for you outside!" Jing Yan spoke and with a flash, left the Council Hall to the open space outside, waiting for Xu Dong to come.

Xu Dong and the rest of the people from the Council Hall followed suit.

Alchemist Liu Wen quickened his pace to reach Jing Yan.

"Jing Yan, don’t be reckless! Although this Xu Dong is an Pill Master, his Martial Arts Cultivation is not weak. He is at the Dao Spirit Realm Peak," Liu Wen whispered to Jing Yan.

He was worried that Jing Yan might be at a disadvantage against Xu Dong. He could see that Xu Dong was keen on killing Jing Yan. If a chance arose during the duel, Xu Dong would undoubtedly seize the opportunity to kill Jing Yan.

"Alchemist Liu Wen, don’t worry! In this duel, indeed someone will die, but it won’t be me," Jing Yan smiled and replied to Liu Wen, "By the way, once Xu Dong is dead, Alchemist Liu Wen should be able to smoothly become the President of the Alchemist Association."