The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 271 - 270: Storm Approaching

Chapter 271: Chapter 270: Storm Approaching

Lin Bai used all the Demon Beast corpses in his Storage Bag to exchange for some tokens, eventually earning one hundred thousand points.

In the eyes of typical Warriors, this was quite a high amount already.

But in Lin Bai’s eyes, one hundred thousand points were way too few - exchanging for the Beacon Fire and City Flowers would require one million!

When he exchanged points earlier, the soldiers hesitated a bit because all the Demon Beast corpses Lin Bai brought were devoid of Demon Blood.

However, upon inspection, even though there was no Demon Blood, the Demon Beast corpses were genuine, so they exchanged them for points for Lin Bai.

He returned to Qianlong Villa for a brief rest.

"Lin Bai, are you planning to participate in the Imperial Banquet Martial Arts Competition later?" Chen Gong asked.

"Yes, I am. I don’t have enough points to exchange for the things I wish for. I’ll have to challenge more warriors and earn more points in the competition later," Lin Bai firmly responded.

"Do you know who has more points, then?" Chen Gong asked with a grin.

"No, I don’t. Do you, Elder?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Chen Gong retrieved a scroll from his Storage Bag, handed it to Lin Bai, and chuckled, "The Royal Family has already assembled the points ranking. You can now see who has the most points."

"Really?" Lin Bai was ecstatic. He opened the scroll. It arranged the warriors according to their point totals.

"First place, Qi Rui with 200,000 points."

Lin Bai muttered, "How does Qi Rui have so many points?"

It just did not make any sense to him. Qi Rui had been busy capturing princes and kings’ sons and princesses upon entering the Qitian Mountain Range. How would he have had the time to slay Demon Beasts for points?

Chen Gong explained, "Not only Qi Rui entered the Imperial Hunting Garden this time; lots of military geniuses did too. Most of these geniuses are followers of the Prince’s Mansion."

"More than a thousand military talents went in. Qi Rui barely had to lift a finger, and they were able to present him with sufficient Demon Beast corpses to take the top spot."

"So, it’s no wonder Qi Rui clinched the first place."

Chen Gong calmly explained to Lin Bai.

"So he had helpers. I had been wondering." Lin Bai shook his head and laughed, "Even so, I’ll claim those points as mine soon enough."

Second place, Luo Qixing with 150,000 points.

Upon seeing Luo Qixing’s name, Lin Bai’s face turned cold. "Brother Lu Yuan, was Luo Qixing the one who severed your arm?"

Lu Yuan nodded silently, his face very gloomy.

With a cold voice, Lin Bai asserted, "I’ll make him pay, eye for an eye!"

Lu Yuan had always treated Lin Bai with kindness. If Lin Bai hadn’t insisted on attending the Year-end Tail Sacrifice, the Second Elder wouldn’t have invited Lu Yuan to protect Lin Bai.

Had Lu Yuan not come, this disaster could have been avoided.

It all started with Lin Bai.

Therefore, Lin Bai couldn’t just let Luo Qixing off.

Third place, Wan Xia with 130,000 points.

"Wan Xia, third place huh." Lin Bai sneered.

Initially, Wan Xia and Yi Han had joined forces to hunt down Lin Bai, which had enraged him.

Had it not been for Wan Xia and Yi Han, along with hundreds of warriors from the Canghai Yuntai Palace and the Fire Palace, Lin Bai wouldn’t have gotten separated from Lu Yuan and Zhang Lingdao and triggered subsequent series of events.

Fourth place, Zhan Feng with 130,000 points.

"Is Zhan Feng a military talent?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Indeed. Zhan Feng is a high-ranking officer under the Prince’s Mansion. Despite only being at the third level of the Heaven Martial Realm, his strength should not be underestimated," affirmed Chen Gong.

"Since he’s from the Prince’s Mansion, his points will be mine too," Lin Bai stated.

Fifth place...

Sixth place...

Seventh place...

Eighth place...

Ninth place...

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Twenty-first place, Lin Bai with 100,000 points.

"I’m only twenty-first. Looks like I have too many points after all. But the lower my rank, the better," Lin Bai said with a smile.

"Because it implies that there are more than a million points in total ahead of me."

"Which means I can get my Beacon Fire and City Flowers."

Lin Bai chuckled to himself.

Having finished reading the scroll, Chen Gong took out an Elixir Pill and handed it to Lin Bai: "Later on, you’ll be the only one from the Spirit Sword Sect participating in the Imperial Banquet Martial Arts Competition. Be careful."

"This is the Heavenly Prosperity Pill. After taking it, you will regain your peak stage within an hour,"

"You should quickly take it and refine it. In about an hour, the Imperial Banquet should start."

Chen Gong said with a heavy heart.

Looking at Lin Bai, Chen Gong felt a bit reluctant.

The Year-end Tail Sacrifice was a humiliation for the Spirit Sword Sect, and now, the heavy responsibility of washing away this shame was all placed on Lin Bai’s shoulder, which made Chen Gong’s heart ache.

"Thank you, Elder." Lin Bai smiled, took it and swallowed it, beginning to refine the medicinal power with the Devouring Sword Spirit!

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Somewhere else in Qianlong Villa.

The disciples of the two major sects, the Canghai Yuntai Palace, and the Fire Palace, gathered together.

Murong Qi and the Elder of the Fire Palace angrily said, "Never thought that the Spirit Sword Sect has brought a genius this year who can slay the warriors of the Canghai Sky Palace."

"And he killed them all."

Murong Qi roared in rage, "What genius? Nothing but trash."

Seeing Murong Qi’s rage, all the warriors present dared not utter a sound.

To save face, Yi Han deliberately didn’t mention that some warriors had died by the hands of the Qi Family Army but shifted all the blame onto Lin Bai’s head.

He firmly claimed that it was Lin Bai who slaughtered all the warriors of the Canghai Sky Palace.

Wan Xia said, "Elder Murong Qi, don’t worry. Yi Han probably fell for Lin Bai’s scheme, which resulted in the complete annihilation of the warriors from the Canghai Yuntai Palace. But later at the Imperial Banquet, during the one-on-one martial competition, Lin Bai won’t be so lucky."

"The warriors of our Fire Palace will certainly give it their all to help the Canghai Sky Palace in killing Lin Bai!"

Wan Xia said confidently.

Murong Qi gave Wan Xia a meaningful look, feeling disgruntled inside.

The affairs of the Canghai Yuntai Palace were their own business. They didn’t need others to help in seeking revenge.

Murong Qi looked at Yi Han and asked, "Yi Han, if you were at your peak state and faced Lin Bai in a fair fight, do you have the confidence to kill him?"

Yi Han said confidently, "If I were at my peak state, killing him would be as easy as slaughtering pigs and dogs."

"Good, take this pill. In an hour, your injuries will be fully healed and your strength will also return to their peak state." Murong Qi gave Yi Han a pill, saying lightly.

This pill, entirely golden in color, emits a deep fragrance.

Seeing this pill, Yi Han exclaimed in surprise, "It’s Jin Sheng Dan! Elder, this pill is worth a million Spiritual Stones! It can instantly restore a warrior of the Heaven Martial Realm Ninth Layer to his peak state. Are you really giving it to me?"

The Jin Sheng Dan was something Murong Qi bought at a high price as his life-saving trump card.

Now that the Canghai Yuntai Palace had been humiliated, Murong Qi intended to settle the score with the Spirit Sword Sect at the Imperial Banquet. He took out the pill to help Yi Han recover.

Murong Qi continued, "You take the pill and quickly refine it to restore your cultivation. Also, take this talisman. Remember, you can’t use this talisman unless it is absolutely necessary."

As he spoke, Murong Qi handed Yi Han a black talisman.

On this talisman, there was a ghost’s face with a cold smile.

Yi Han exclaimed, "Ghost Talisman!"

Murong Qi nodded, "Yes, the Ghost Talisman. Stick it on you, and you will immediately be possessed by evil spirits. By then, you will be able to explode with three times your combat power!"

"Remember, at the Imperial Banquet, if you lose to Lin Bai, stick the Ghost Talisman on. At all costs, kill Lin Bai at the banquet and glorify the might of our Canghai Yuntai Palace!"

Murong Qi said firmly.

To kill Lin Bai, Murong Qi took out two life-saving cards that originally belonged to him.

Yi Han said solemnly, "Elder, rest assured, with the Ghost Talisman, I can easily twist off all nine of Lin Bai’s heads even if he had them!"

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In Prince Qi’s Mansion.

Prince Qi asked, "Rui, are things done?"

Qi Rui smiled, "Father, rest assured, all these princes and princesses have been locked up in the dungeon at Qitian Mountain Range which we prepared in advance. Qi Fang is watching over there."

"I’m still not at ease, so I’ve sent over a thousand elite troops from the Qi family, ensuring that nothing will go wrong."

Prince Qi laughed heartily, "Ha, very good! With these princes and princesses in our hands, let’s see if those old geezers will submit to our Qi family."

"Let’s go, Rui, the Imperial Banquet is about to begin."

Gladdened, Prince Qi departed for the banquet with Qi Rui.

Qi Rui was not aware that all the princes and princesses had been rescued by Lin Bai and had safely returned to their mansions.