The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 921 - 919: Greed for Life, Fear of Death!

Chapter 921: Chapter 919: Greed for Life, Fear of Death!

Jian Ruohan was ready to carry Lin Bai, but Lin Bai rejected the offer.

How could a grown man allow a young lady to carry him? It just wasn’t proper.

Therefore, Jian Ruohan, supporting Lin Bai, took a quarter of an hour to walk out from New Qingshan and return to the Spirit Boat.

"What did you find there?" Lin Baoyu asked in surprise, feeling very sad to see Lin Bai in such a state.

This major event that occurred at New Qingshan, as an Elder of the Sword Art Academy who had not detected it immediately, resulting in the deaths of many innocent disciples at the hands of Demon Beasts, was the negligence of both Lin Baoyu and Xue Qing.

Now, seeing that quite a few disciples were unharmed, Lin Baoyu was especially overjoyed.

"In a crevice, it was just blocked by rocks, so we didn’t discover it earlier," Jian Ruohan said, supporting Lin Bai.

"As long as you’re okay, go and rest. We’re preparing to head back," Lin Baoyu said, nodding slightly with a solemn expression.

"Hmm."

Jian Ruohan, still supporting Lin Bai, walked towards the inside of the Spirit Boat.

"Hmph, wasting so much time for this trash, he really deserves to die!"

"Found in a crevice, huh? I bet he just trembled in fear at the sight of so many Demon Beasts and hid himself away in the crevice."

"Trash, just a trash from the low-level group!"

"We’re out here fighting enemies, slaying Demon Beasts, and he’s hiding in a crevice, scraping by a cowardly existence. Truly afraid to die!"

Many Warriors looked at Lin Bai and began to mock and jeer.

In particular, it was Fang Hai who had uttered the last phrase, "truly afraid to die."

Lin Bai, upon hearing these words, had a rather calm demeanor, without any fluctuation.

In fact, Lin Bai couldn’t make any movements at all. The side effects of the Great Desolation Skill had cost him half his life, and now he lacked even the strength to stand, let alone speak.

Jian Ruohan, upon hearing the Warriors’ distasteful comments, immediately stood up and said coldly, "Whoever dares to speak nonsense again, do not blame my ruthless sword!"

"Lin Bai was merely injured and was healing, where does this nonsense about being afraid to die come from?"

Seeing Jian Ruohan speak with anger, many disciples dared not speak any further.

But Fang Hai, as always, sarcastically said, "Senior Sister Jian Ruohan, look at Lin Bai. He didn’t rebuke us when we called him afraid to die, isn’t that an implicit admission?"

"I think the other Senior Brothers are right. We’re out here fighting enemies, while he hides away trying to survive. It’s not just that the Warriors from the advanced and genius groups would be ashamed to associate with him, even I, as a low-level Warrior, disdain to speak another word with someone like that!"

"Hmph!"

"Senior Sister, why bother about a Yellow Level First Grade nobody, and strain the relations among us brothers and sisters?"

"It’s not worth it."

Fang Hai said indifferently.

Fang Hai spoke this way because he had enough confidence in his heart, feeling that the number of Demon Beasts he had slain surely matched those of the genius group.

Previously at New Qingshan, Fang Hai had killed several Demon Beasts at the Fourth Layer of the Human Elixir Realm, and later, during the chaotic battle at Sky-breaking Cliff, he secretly collected a few Demon Beasts of the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer!

In Fang Hai’s estimation, he was definitely going to rank within the top ten in this assessment!

Fang Hai’s words were filled with disdain and mockery, and even the look he gave Lin Bai was fraught with contempt.

After listening, Lin Bai mustered all his strength to turn his head towards Fang Hai.

Fang Hai suddenly started, feeling a concentrated gaze upon him.

He turned his head to look, coming eye to eye with Lin Bai’s gaze.

Lin Bai’s complexion was calm, very pale, and his eyes lacked much luster, almost appearing as the eyes of the dead.

Yet it was these eyes, when looking at Fang Hai, that inexplicably made Fang Hai tremble all over, a cold feeling involuntarily rising in his heart.

"Whether Lin Bai chose to clamber for survival is not for you to determine!" Jian Ruohan glared at Fang Hai as she spoke.

"Heh, Senior Sister Jian Ruohan, do you really want me to spell it out for you? Do you want me to take things to the extreme?" Fang Hai couldn’t help but snicker.

"Fine, since Senior Sister has put it that way."

"Let’s have a comparison then!" said Fang Hai with a smile.

Jian Ruohan asked coldly, "Compare what?"

"We are all Warriors who have slain Demon Beasts in New Qingshan, and as survivors of the recent chaos caused by the Demon Beasts in New Qingshan, it’s inevitable that our Storage Bags are filled with numerous corpses of these creatures!"

"We’re about to return to the Sword Art Academy, and it will soon be time to tally up the Demon Beasts slain by the disciples."

"At that time, everything will become clear."

Fang Hai said with a light smile, "If Lin Bai has been fighting bravely, then there won’t be a shortage of Demon Beast corpses in his Storage Bag; but if he has been cowering for his life, then the number of Demon Beast corpses in his Storage Bag will definitely be small."

"For instance, like me—as a disciple of the Sword Art Academy, I hold an irreconcilable vendetta against the Demon Beasts and have fought valiantly. There are over thirty beasts in my Storage Bag, many of which are from the Human Elixir Realm Fifth Layer!"

"That should be enough to prove that in the recent fight, I have exerted effort and risked my life!"

"How about it, care to wager?"

Fang Hai asked with a light chuckle.

Upon hearing this, Jian Ruohan’s gaze faltered. The appearance of the dragon had been too abrupt, and since Lin Bai had intercepted it and suffered serious injuries, the number of Demon Beast corpses in his Storage Bag would almost certainly be small.

Therefore, Jian Ruohan did not dare to let Lin Bai accept this bet directly.

"What’s the bet?" At that moment, the weakened Lin Bai suddenly spoke up.

"How about a thousand points?" Fang Hai smiled and suggested to Lin Bai.

"Fine, I’ll take your bet, and let’s add your life to it!"

"A thousand points for a life!"

Lin Bai agreed without hesitation, closed his eyes, and leaned against the side of the Spirit Boat, quietly circulating his spiritual power to begin recovering from the side effects of the Great Desolation Skill.

"Tsk, betting a life? Since you’re giving me a life for free, I won’t hesitate to take it. Prepare to die," Fang Hai said with a snort of laughter upon hearing the agreement.

When Jian Ruohan saw Lin Bai accept the bet, her heart also began to hang in suspense.

In her mind, she thought that it was possible that Lin Bai hadn’t slain many Demon Beasts after being injured by the dragon.

And that Fang Hai had taken advantage of the chaos at Sky-breaking Cliff to acquire quite a few Demon Beast corpses!

The Spirit Boat flew majestically over the Great Wall.

On the way there, the Spirit Boat had been full of disciples.

On the return journey, most of the Spirit Boat stood empty.

The battle at New Qingshan had almost completely wiped out the newcomers’ group of the Sword Art Academy!

Soon after, the Spirit Boat arrived back at the Sword Art Academy Arena.

At this moment, Dugu Yun and many other disciples of the Sword Art Academy were already waiting there.

Usually, as the Dean of the Sword Art Academy and a master of the Flying Sky Realm, Dugu Yun wouldn’t have come to watch the assessment of the newcomers’ group.

But he had come this time, mostly because of Lin Bai!

Because of the Mo Wen Sword!

As the Spirit Boat landed, Dugu Yun’s profound gaze sharpened as he muttered to himself, "Hmm? How come only so few have returned?"