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Chapter 766 The Battle of Bloodlines

The woman bathing in the lake turned around. She had willow-leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes, skin as smooth as jade, bright eyes and white teeth. Her beauty was tinged with a hint of allure, making any man's heart race involuntarily.

Luo Jun had never actually seen this face before, but when the woman turned around, he had a sense of familiarity.

The bride from the southern border, the middle-aged woman from the herbal medicine market, and the red mist that appears and disappears without a trace during the conscription mission...

"Adele?" Luo Jun called out the woman's name.

"It's a pleasant surprise that you still recognize me." Adele turned around completely, her wet hair clinging to her body, perfectly concealing her privacy and adding a touch of allure.

"Your aura is so striking, it's hard not to recognize you," Luo Jun chuckled. "Is this your true appearance?"

Adele wiped the water off her face: "It's the real deal, do you want to come down and take a closer look?"

"No need, my eyesight is excellent." Luo Jun laughed, "This true appearance is far more beautiful than the images you conjure up."

"Thank you, you're much better at talking than before," Adele said with a light laugh.

"So you're the one who hired the hitman to kill that circus woman?" Luo Jun asked directly.

"Fine." Adele pouted, feigning reproach: "One second you were praising someone's beauty, and the next second you're asking about other women!"

"Is there anything special about that woman?" Luo Jun ignored Adele's words and continued to ask. This time, he activated the Heavenly Secret Dice, and the goal was still to find out the truth.

"Ding, event difficulty 95 points, final points 87 + 15 points, event successful."

Ninety-five points is a difficult number; it seems they're reluctant to tell the truth. Luo Jun chuckled inwardly, but he was still powerless against the dice.

"Since you're so eager to know, I'll reluctantly tell you." Adele raised her hand and conjured a red veil to cover herself. At the same time, her body slowly floated up, her toes lightly touching the lake surface. Like a goddess under the night sky, she floated lightly to the shore.

“That girl’s name is Ayina, and she’s a princess from an island nation in the South Seas.” Adele, who had come ashore, wrung out the water from her hair and said with a smile, “To you and me, her clan is nothing special. But in the martial arts world, it’s a different story.”

Luo Jun frowned slightly: "They're not from the militant faction?"

"They're as clever as ever!" Adele exclaimed. "Their clan is mystical, and they possess mystical abilities passed down through generations."

"What ability?" Luo Jun continued to ask, while simultaneously activating the Merge Similar Abilities, applying the previous dice result to this instance.

Adele paused slightly, frowned slightly, and replied, "Their clan's abilities, on the surface, seem more like those of the shapeshifting faction, capable of transforming into non-human monsters. However, in each generation of royal family members, there will always be a special individual who cannot manifest any abilities. But don't mistake this for a talentless waste; such individuals are the key to the family's inheritance."

“Starting from the first generation of ancestors thousands of years ago, each generation of special members would accumulate power, and after their death, it would be passed on to the next generation of special individuals. In this way, each generation would have more inheritance and accumulation than the previous generation, and the descendants would become stronger and stronger.”

"That's quite impressive," Luo Jun exclaimed in admiration. "So, this girl named Aina might be the successor of this generation... And why did you kill her?"

Merge similar entities and launch another campaign!

“Because…” Adele paused slightly, then suddenly became serious: “Because this girl is actually the current king’s illegitimate daughter! Among the current princes, only the second prince is a potential inheritor who hasn’t yet revealed his abilities. Normally, the inheritance should go to the second prince. However, not long ago, the second prince learned that the king had another illegitimate daughter, who is also a potential inheritor. After the king’s death, the power of inheritance will not be controlled by anyone, and all those without abilities in the royal bloodline will have an equal chance of receiving the inheritance. In order to ensure that he receives the inheritance, the second prince naturally wants to get rid of this sister.”

"Then why doesn't he do it himself? Why go through all that trouble to hire someone else?" Luo Jun continued to ask, while activating his skill again.

“This…” Adele blinked: “Because the royal family forbids harming their own kind, the power of inheritance will not be passed on to those who harm their brothers and sisters. Even if there is no one to pass it on to, it is better to break the inheritance.”

"I see. So, to deceive the power of inheritance, we need to find an outsider to do it..." Luo Jun nodded. "Then the question is, why wasn't it the Second Prince who hired the assassin, but you? Were you also hired? Is there a middleman in this kind of killing?"

Merge similar entities and launch another campaign!

“This…” Adele’s expression seemed somewhat resistant, but looking at Luo Jun’s face, for some reason, a feeling of trust arose spontaneously.

"I am not a mercenary, I serve the Second Prince..."

"Serving the Second Prince?" Luo Jun asked curiously, "Aren't you a Corruptor? Why are you serving these martial arts natives? What's your relationship with them?"

"We've already used up all the merging of similar items," Luo Jun asked, rolling another die as he did so.

"Ding! Event difficulty 100 points, final score 52 + 5 points, event failed!"

Still failed.

"Don't ask anymore, I've already said enough..." Adele finally became wary and took two steps back: "Strange, why did I tell you so much..."

It seems the second prince is very important to her... Luo Jun understood and smiled, "Alright, I won't ask you about the second prince... Judging from your expression, you knew I would come after you, right? Instead of running away, you were even bathing in the lake?"

"Run away?" Adele chuckled. "It's been half a year since we last met at the Hundred Herbs Gathering. I've finally run into you again, little brother. How could I bear to run away?"

It seems this woman hasn't realized her own strength has improved... Come to think of it, who in their right mind would imagine that a student from the Explorers Academy could become a saint in just six months?

"Aren't you afraid that I've had some kind of extraordinary encounter in the past six months and that my strength has increased dramatically?" Luo Jun asked with a smile.

"In that respect, we're even..." Adele smiled slightly, then suddenly spread her arms, her long black hair suddenly scattering, and then her whole body turned into a cloud of red mist, which quickly spread out, enveloping Luo Jun and the area within several hundred meters of the lake!

"The extent and density of this red mist... this woman's cultivation has become even more profound," Luo Jun, who was within the red mist, exclaimed. "But unfortunately, in terms of the speed of progress, I might be slightly ahead..."

As he spoke, Luo Jun suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled, "Break!"

As the word "Break" was uttered, a visible shockwave spread out, instantly dispersing the red mist that enveloped the area. A soft cry rang out, and Adele, draped in a red veil, emerged from the red mist, collapsing to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood. "This is impossible..." Adele exclaimed in disbelief, "Just one roar and... I was already at my peak, why..."

“Indeed, you are very capable, and your abilities are quite remarkable.” Luo Jun stood by the lake and smiled slightly. “But alas, I am no longer the same as before.”

As he spoke, he flashed behind Adele, grabbed her by the neck, and lifted her up.

"To be honest, I have a good impression of you. You've changed my stereotype of polluters. If you're willing to cooperate, I don't want to make things difficult for you." Luo Jun smiled, slightly increasing the pressure on his hand. "But if you don't cooperate..."

Adele frowned slightly. In the six months since she last saw him, the boy's progress had far exceeded her expectations, but controlling him wouldn't be so easy...

Adele gritted her teeth and began to vaporize, but at that moment, a black flame entered her body, and a sharp pain came from the depths of her consciousness, interrupting her vaporization process right from the start.

"Don't try anything funny, or you'll suffer a terrible death." Luo Jun sneered, warning, "Who exactly is this second prince who's making you pledge your allegiance?"

As he asked the question, Luo Jun took out his Fate-Sniffing Glasses.

He could sense Adele's resistance to the question, so he peeked at her before rolling the dice.

The result is... 101!
This was somewhat unexpected. Luo Jun had thought that 100 points would be about right, but it turned out to be a whopping 101. This meant that, in Adele's current conscious state, it would be impossible to get any information about the Second Prince out of her, even if it meant threatening her with death!

“Little brother, you’re hurting me…” Adele forced a seductive smile: “You said it yourself, I’m a Corruptor. Although I come from the main world, I’m essentially already in the form of the [Martial World]. It’s normal for me to pledge allegiance to a potential powerhouse from this land, isn’t it…”

"Unwilling to tell the truth?" Luo Jun sneered. "Faced with the threat of death, you still conceal the Second Prince's identity. Such loyalty makes me wonder... could it be your master, Long Hui?"

When Long Hui's name was mentioned, Luo Jun keenly noticed that Ade in his hand trembled slightly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Adele chuckled. "Long Hui died in the Chaos Omen mission a few months ago. Quite a few people from your main world also participated in the mission. The one who killed him was a masked man, I think his name was something like Night. He's quite famous in your main world, okay?"

“I…have heard about this,” Luo Jun said with a slight smile, “but I don’t believe that Long Hui, as an Apostle, would be killed so easily!”

“Even if he’s not dead, it’s impossible…” Adele continued to argue, “After all, the Second Prince has a inherited bloodline. Even if he could impersonate someone, he couldn’t possibly obtain the power of that inheritance. How could he possibly hire an assassin to kill this girl…”

"Every time I hear this name, the first thing that comes to mind is that guy who disguised himself as a young medicine apprentice and almost destroyed Medicine King Valley." Luo Jun laughed, "Long Hui's specialty is faking death and rebirth! In this process, it would be reasonable for him to use secret techniques or treasures to possess another's body, right?"

“You’re talking nonsense…” Adele continued to retort, but Luo Jun chuckled and said, “You’re so quick to deny it, it seems I guessed right!”

At this moment, Adele gritted her teeth, suddenly pulled out a dagger from her hand, turned around and stabbed it towards Luo Jun's eye socket!
Luo Jun leaned back to dodge, and just as the blade grazed his nose, Ade's figure suddenly turned into red mist and disappeared from Luo Jun's sight.

"A surprise attack to create a clone, so that I can use it as an opportunity to escape?" Luo Jun smiled slightly as he watched the dissipating red mist and took out a positioning device.

This was the device he had used to locate Wu Run. There were three stickers in total. When Su Manchen gave them to him, there were two left. He used one to track Wu Run, and he just secretly used the last one on Adele.

Luo Jun had suspected it from the beginning, but he didn't expect Long Hui to actually be alive. Now that he had the chance, he decided to settle both the old and new scores.

With that in mind, he followed the signal on the positioning device and quietly got on board.

Luo Jun followed the signal and arrived at a small town thirty miles north of Qianzhou City. Ade revealed herself and went to the only inn in the town.

This small town is naturally not as prosperous as Qianzhou City. Although it is also celebrating the Lantern Festival, it is just that every household hangs up lanterns. There are no lively entertainment activities. It is already 9 PM, and there are very few pedestrians on the street.

Adele flew up to the second floor and slipped into a room that was still lit. Inside sat a burly, high-nosed, deep-eyed, bearded man from Southeast Asia.

"You're back?" The barbarian man saw Adele. "How did things go?"

“Your Excellency the Apostle…” Adele immediately knelt on one knee: “Something went wrong, Ayina is not dead yet…”

"What?" Long Hui, who had already changed his appearance, glared and slammed his hand on the table: "Didn't you say it was foolproof?"

"But then someone suddenly appeared out of nowhere... someone sabotaged things."

"Who is it?" Long Hui squinted.

“He is an extremely powerful expert… I’d guess he’s at the peak level.” Adele hesitated for a moment, then didn’t mention Luo Jun’s name.

"Peak..." Long Hui sneered, "There are quite a few peaks in the martial arts world. Which famous sect's disciple is it? Or a reclusive master?"

“I don’t know either…” Adele shook her head: “My Lord Apostle, please give me another chance. I will definitely complete the mission this time.”

"You'd better hurry!" Long Hui's tone was strange, and his neck suddenly twisted unnaturally a couple of times. "This body won't last much longer... and that old man could die at any moment. If... that brat doesn't die and inherits the power, then all of this will be for nothing..."

“I understand…” Adele replied, then looked up at Long Hui: “Apostle, your current body… can it really withstand the power of the inheritance? I’m worried…”

"Don't worry..." Long Hui said, trembling all over, "Although this body isn't very compatible with me, as long as I use that secret technique, I'm sure I can succeed."

He said that, but judging from Long Hui's demeanor, something was clearly wrong...

"My Lord Apostle, are you alright?" Adele asked with concern.

Long Hui suppressed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, "It's alright, come and help me up..."

Adele got up and stepped forward, just as she was about to take Long Hui's arm, when suddenly, Long Hui raised his hand and grabbed her neck, a ferocious smile on his face:
"Adele, I've raised you all these years, it's time for you to repay me!"

(End of this chapter)