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Chapter 768 [Martial Arts World] The Corruptor Born

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In the underground secret chamber of Jubao Tower, dozens of miles away in Qianzhou City, a pair of eyes slowly opened.

"Things have been a bit unsettled in Kyushu these past few days... Two people have achieved immortality in just one day... and both were short-lived..."

"That moment is approaching... More and more variables are emerging, but how much they will affect the final outcome remains to be seen..."

After saying that, those eyes slowly closed again...

Inside the guesthouse room, where the roof has been removed.

A misty fog enveloped Adele, slowly restoring her strength to her weakened body.

Slowly sitting up, Ade looked at Luo Jun in disbelief, and at Long Hui's headless corpse lying in front of him.

"Just who... are you?"

Luo Jun didn't answer her question. Instead, he smiled and placed Long Hui's head on the table: "Your master is dead. What are your plans now?"

“Master…” Adele sighed, “He’s more like my father than my master…”

"I just heard that you were raised by him?" Luo Jun asked curiously.

“Although I am the polluter you call me, I was actually born in the Wulin.” Adele sighed. “My mother was once an explorer of the Yuanxiu Society. Due to an accident, she was stranded in the Wulin and was ‘polluted’. It wasn’t until she fully awakened that she discovered she was pregnant.”

"A pregnant explorer, whose child was born in the [Martial World] after being corrupted?" Luo Jun looked at Adele with some surprise: "Your background is truly unique. So, you've never been to the main world?"

Adele shook her head: "My earliest knowledge of the main world came from my mother. Although she had awakened, she was not like other awakened beings who were hostile to the main world. On the contrary, she missed her life in the main world very much. In her description, it was a very beautiful and prosperous world. I also longed for the main world... However, for her, who had already fully awakened, returning to the main world meant death."

"So how did you meet Long Hui later?" Luo Jun asked.

"My mother and I wandered the martial world together. When we arrived in the Southern Frontier, we encountered other Awakened Ones by chance. They were all subordinates of the Apostle. My mother, who had no one to rely on, simply took me and sought refuge with him..."

"At that time, the Apostle had been severely injured by a master of the Yuan Cultivation Society and was in hiding in the Southern Frontier with many Awakened Ones. Of course, I was too young to know these reasons at the time. I only remember that everyone had never seen an Awakened One as small as me before, and they were very curious and affectionate towards me, especially the Apostle. In my earliest memory, the Apostle was always very weak, but also very kind. He always spoke with a smile, but he would cough easily if he spoke too fast, and everyone was very worried about his health."

"It was around that time that I came into contact with other Awakened Ones and learned that their attitudes toward the Main World were not as friendly as my mother's. My mother also warned me not to show any goodwill toward the Main World in front of others."

"And what about your mother?" Luo Jun continued to ask.

“My mother passed away when I was nine years old…” Adele sighed. “It was during a hunt for the Apostles by the main world. My mother sacrificed herself in the battle against the explorers. It was then that I began to hate the main world…”

"After my mother passed away, the Apostle began to personally teach me the cultivation of vital energy. I have a pretty good talent, and I comprehended the Mind Concentration Realm in just a few years. Later, the Apostle started the Rebirth Plan, and I have been secretly protecting him... You know what happened after that."

The so-called rebirth plan, naturally, meant becoming the medicine boy Qinglian who infiltrated Medicine King Valley.

"Now that I have killed your apostle, do you want to seek revenge?" Luo Jun asked.

“Apostle…” Adele glanced at Long Hui’s corpse again and sighed, “Apostle did indeed raise me, but since his rebirth, his obsession has deepened, and his actions have become increasingly extreme. Perhaps this is a kind of liberation for him… You killed my benefactor, but you also saved my life. I have no reason to seek revenge on you, and besides…”

As she spoke, Adele glanced at Luo Jun and said, "Even if I wanted revenge, I wouldn't have the ability to do so."

Luo Jun could tell that the last sentence was a joke, but the preceding ones were indeed heartfelt words.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and it was the innkeeper: "Sir, I just heard a loud commotion, I don't know..."

Halfway through his sentence, he saw the vanished rooftop, the headless corpse lying on the ground, the distraught woman sitting on the ground, and the man standing in front of her holding a severed head... A scene of a young couple being robbed and murdered instantly formed in his mind, and he was so frightened that he shouted, "Murder!" and ran out.

"Looks like the authorities will be coming to arrest me soon." Luo Jun glanced at his boss's fleeing figure, then turned to Adele: "What are your plans now? Want to go to the main world and take a look?"

"The main world?" A hint of longing flashed in Adele's eyes, but she sighed again: "After all, I am an Awakened One. If I return to the main world, I will ultimately meet my end in death..."

“A polluter doesn’t die immediately upon returning to the main world; there’s a process involved. Besides, you were born here, so you might not even be considered a polluter at all, but rather like a native of this place.” Luo Jun laughed. “Perhaps you’re different from other polluters.”

“I still want to have some peace and quiet first…” Adele shook her head. “With the Apostle dead, the Awakened Ones of the [Martial World] are leaderless, which might cause unrest. I was closest to the Apostle, and I’m sure many people will come looking for trouble with me. I want to find a place to hide. After all, my life has always been under the Apostle’s leadership. Now that he’s gone, I need to think about the meaning of my life…”

"Alright, I won't force you." Luo Jun smiled and said, "I'll contact you in a while. If I change my mind by then, I'll find a way to bring you to the main world."

"Contact me?" Adele looked at Luo Jun. "You'll be going back to the main world, right? How can you contact me?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Luo Jun said with a smile. "Anyway..."

He was speaking when Luo Jun suddenly froze. He turned to look south, his brows furrowed: "How could this be... Could it be!"

Having figured something out, Luo Jun suddenly had a look of realization on his face. He then leaped into the air, leaving behind the words "Until we meet again," and sped off towards the south.

Just now, he sensed an exceptionally powerful aura rising from the south. This direction, this distance, was undoubtedly Qianzhou City!
This level of power is undoubtedly at the Ascension level, but how could an Ascension level aura suddenly appear in Qianzhou City? Luo Jun's first thought was of the God of Wealth. Although he had never shown his face, everyone knew that the God of Wealth, Yuan Guangjin, was stationed in Qianzhou!

But Luo Jun quickly refuted this guess!
The God of Wealth is hailed as the number one martial arts master, so his aura should naturally be calm and experienced. However, this aura is noticeably restless. If a comparison had to be made, it's somewhat similar to Long Hui's earlier demeanor—both seem like newly ascended immortals who have just broken through to a higher realm…

But what's wrong with this martial arts world? There haven't been any new masters born for years, and suddenly there are so many advancing one after another?

Immediately, Luo Jun thought of a possibility!
Using his ability to traverse the moon in mid-air, Luo Jun returned to Qianzhou City in the blink of an eye, but just then, that aura suddenly disappeared.

Luo Jun frowned slightly and followed the direction in his memory, eventually arriving at the most bustling square in the city.

This is also the location of the lantern festival stage. It's also the scene of the assassination attempt during the circus performance!

Because of the assassination attempt, the stage has been sealed off by soldiers, and the performance has been suspended. However, the injured girl is no longer visible on stage. Standing on the stage are a middle-aged man in official robes and a young man in fine clothes.

Luo Jun landed directly on the platform. Upon seeing this, the surrounding constables drew their knives as a precaution. The official was startled and pointed at Luo Jun, demanding sharply, "Who are you? Don't you see that a case is being handled here? All irrelevant personnel, get out of here immediately!"

Luo Jun didn't even glance at the official. He could sense that he was just an ordinary person without any cultivation fruits, probably a local official. The one who truly deserved his attention was the young man in fine clothes.

The man appeared to be in his late twenties, dressed in a white robe trimmed with gold, exuding an air of understated elegance and wealth. A jade pendant hung at his waist, its surface a vibrant green, crystal clear and of exceptionally high quality and priceless value. He carried no weapons, but instead held two iron balls that spun in his palms with the movement of his fingers.

"Lord Liu, please be careful." The young man stepped forward, shielding the official behind him, and looked at Luo Jun: "May I ask which sect or faction of martial arts practitioner this friend belongs to?"

Luo Jun narrowed his eyes. This young man's body was covered with only a thin layer of qi, but it was smooth and restrained, indicating that he was quite skilled in martial arts.

No matter how powerful one is, one can only reach the peak at most, and certainly not reach the ascension stage.

"What about the girl who was injured just now?" Luo Jun didn't answer the young man at all.

Hearing that Luo Jun ignored his question, the young man raised an eyebrow and sneered, "It seems that you don't take our Jubao Tower seriously."

"Someone from Jubaolou?" Luo Jun sneered. "Are you Yuan Guangjin?"

Hearing him address the God of Wealth by his given name, the young man's displeasure deepened, but he still maintained basic decorum: "The God of Wealth is indeed my master. I am but a humble disciple of the God of Wealth, Qian Shubai. Friends in the martial arts world think highly of me and have given me the nickname 'The Generous Young Master'!"

Luo Jun had heard of Qian Shubai, the "Spendthrift Young Master," mainly from the forum. He seemed to be the champion of a certain famous sword tournament. The two iron balls in his hands were the champion's prizes of the tournament, called the "Mother and Child Xuanyun Gallbladders," which were said to be a pair of hidden weapons with internal mechanisms.

"Young Master Spends Money, isn't that a rather unlucky name for the money-loving Jubaolou?" Luo Jun curled his lip and continued, "I'm only asking you, where is that woman?"

"You keep asking about the girl's whereabouts. Are you the murderer who injured her?" Seeing Luo Jun's contemptuous tone, Qian Shubai became truly angry, and his aura surged.

Luo Jun completely disregarded his opponent, looking around but unable to spot the girl. Seeing his blatant disregard, Qian Shubai coldly snorted, "Take this!" and tossed out an iron dart!
The iron gall was coated with qi, and under Qian Shubai's powerful force, it shot out like a cannonball. However, Luo Jun didn't even look at it. He waved his hand, caught the iron gall, and threw it back!
"What a handsome kung fu!"

Upon seeing this, Qian Shubai's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he also raised his hand to catch it. However, the moment the iron dagger touched his hand, he secretly cried out in alarm!
The iron gall was so shiny it could reflect a person's image. When it flew back, it didn't seem to be going very fast, but as soon as it touched the palm of the hand, it generated a strong rotating force!

Luo Jun's seemingly casual toss actually added an astonishing spin speed to the iron gall. The protective energy in Qian Shubai's palm was instantly dispersed by the high-speed rotation of the iron gall, which frightened him so much that he hurriedly withdrew his hand. If he had been a moment slower, he probably would have lost the skin and flesh of his palm, or even his entire arm...

As for the iron clapper, after being blocked by his qi, it fell straight to the ground. Its terrifying spinning force drilled through the stage floor, causing it to smoke, and then fell down moments later. The whole place smelled of burning wood...

This scene truly shocked everyone present. The officials were alright, they just felt that the iron ball that Luo Jun threw back was incredibly powerful and strange. The most surprised person was Qian Shubai. He knew how terrifying the force on the iron ball was. Just that one spin was something that even his peak senior brother probably couldn't do, let alone him.

What's even more terrifying is the way this mysterious man made his move—so casually, without even seeming to unleash his inner energy. This effortless manner made him seem unfathomable.

Realizing this, Qian Shubai immediately became respectful. He tapped the floor with his toes, unleashing his power to deflect the iron bladder below. After carefully storing it, he gave Luo Jun a slight bow: "I don't know which senior you are. I was blind to your greatness and have been very rude. Please forgive me..."

Luo Jun's kung fu skills made Qian Shubai unable to believe that he was a junior even younger than himself. In the world of martial arts, there are many techniques for disguise and face-changing. Who knows if he is a senior martial arts master hiding his identity?

Luo Jun sized up Qian Shubai and nodded secretly, thinking to himself that although this kid became famous at a young age, he did not have any of that arrogant and impetuous air.

After Qian Shubai's attitude changed, he suddenly frowned slightly, as if he had heard something. After a moment, he nodded and looked at Luo Jun again: "Senior, my master invites you to Jubaolou for a chat..."

Luo Jun smiled slightly and nodded: "Lead the way."

His earlier provocation wasn't without reason. He realized that Qian Shubai wasn't the one in charge, so he deliberately angered him and displayed his skills to lure out the person behind him.

It seems this tactic worked; the God of Wealth finally couldn't sit still any longer!
(End of this chapter)