The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 198 Defeating Jin Jing (4.4k)

The ancient triangular emblem of the Stone Family floated lightly to the ground at the feet of Pulan Deepridge.

The sound it made when it landed on the carpet was almost imperceptible, but to Prannoy's ears it was deafening.

His rugged, burly face, etched with arrogance, twitched violently. Pulan laughed in fury, his heart filled with the anger of being offended. The pale blue crystal on his forehead, representing the authority of a fourth-level crystal master, suddenly burst forth with a dazzling, eerie blue light.

He never imagined that a remnant of the Xun Shi family who had just become a Crystal Master would be so audacious!

This was not a glorious duel witnessed by the Radiant Vein; it was a complete humiliation of his status as a Level 4 Crystal Master!
click-

The crystal chair where Pulan sat cracked in several places, and then the biting cold air froze it shut.

Old Ni's face was deathly pale, his hands and feet were ice-cold, and he could barely stand. He wanted to rush forward to stop him, but the terrifying pressure from the fourth-level crystal master prevented him from moving an inch. He could only let out a low cry: "Young Master! No!"

Kalek is the Xunshi family's only hope right now; he absolutely cannot be allowed to die!

Old Nili instinctively glanced at the door again, hoping a servant would bring over a representative from the Radiant Crystal Master Association.

He didn't know what was wrong with Kalek, that he would make such an irrational decision.

It's important to understand that a Level 4 Crystal Master is not someone who can be compared to the ordinary members of the enforcement team... The gap between Crystal Masters can sometimes be even greater than the gap between a Crystal Master and an ordinary person!
"Well, Your Excellency Pran?" Lynn ignored old Niri's warning and simply smiled at Pran.

“Promise him, Prann!” Tes Deeplight gently pressed a handkerchief against the bloodstains on his face, gritting his teeth and whispering, his eyes filled with unbelievable ecstasy.

“That’s right, beat him half to death, and he’ll naturally reveal Grom’s whereabouts!” Hasiri stared at Lynn, his eyes filled with resentment.

Even now, they still don't believe Lynn is capable of killing Grom... Grom's squad included a Level 2 Crystal Master!

Of course, what they didn't know was that under Lynn's merciless crushing, the crystal master didn't even have time to use his abilities before dying cleanly, so much so that Lynn didn't even notice that there was another crystal master among the dead besides Kalek.

'Where does he get his confidence? What makes him dare to challenge me?' Pran looked at Lynn's expression, then suddenly frowned. 'Could it be... he really killed Grom?'

This moment of weighing the options was like a cool breeze, extinguishing the anger in Pulan's mind and even raising the temperature in the hall slightly.

Old Nili seized the opportunity and hurriedly said, "Young Master, the specialists from the Radiant Vein Crystal Master Association will be arriving in a little while. You still need to prepare for Crystal Master registration."

He appeared to be talking to Lynn, but he was actually warning Pran.

However, the old man was so concerned that he made a mistake. His words not only failed to warn Pulan, but also made him sense something "false." He narrowed his eyes and suddenly realized:

'It was just a bluff after all!'

Looking at the trembling old Niri, and then at Lynn whose face seemed calm, a cruel and grotesque smile slowly crept onto Pran's face.

“You almost scared me, Kalek.” He slowly stood up, used his muscular arm to remove the deep-ridged badge, and tossed it down.

"You want to drag this out until a specialist from the Crystal Master Association comes over?"

"But you shouldn't have been so foolish as to challenge me to a glorious duel!"

As his last words fell, Pulan no longer suppressed the cold energy storm, letting it be released completely!
In an instant, the entire reception room seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and a fine layer of frost emitting a ghostly blue light began to condense on the walls, the floor, and even in the air!
Compared to second-class wizard apprentices of the same level, crystal masters are much more powerful, but from another perspective, this also means that crystal masters have much less control over their power.

hum-

The two Light Pulse Noble badges that landed on the ground spontaneously lit up with a pale golden light, signifying the establishment of a glorious duel. They then hovered in mid-air, recording the entire battle.

Old Nili's face turned deathly pale, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Well said, old Nili," Lynn praised, remaining seated firmly in his crystal chair.

"Blustering no longer works on me!"

With a cold snort, Pulan pounced on Lynn like a giant bear caught in a blizzard. His right fist, covered in white frost, tore through the frigid air, carrying a fierce gale strong enough to freeze rocks, and slammed straight at Lynn's face!
This strike was merciless! It was enough to leave any newly minted Crystal Master half-dead!

Pulan was determined to extract information about Grom from Lynn before the arrival of the Radiant Crystal family's representative!
Grom's parents wore a cruel glee on their faces, as if they could already see Kalek freezing to death on the spot.

Old Nili's eyes widened in horror, and he instinctively cried out, "Young Master!"

However, just as Pran's fist, imbued with terrifying icy energy, was only half a foot away from Lynn's face—

laugh!
A faint, almost imperceptible golden ray flashed by.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no roar of energy collision.

There was only a muffled groan, suppressed to the extreme, and a spurt of pale green blood mist.

Time seems to have frozen.

As Pulan charged forward, he was struck as if by an invisible giant hammer, his body suddenly swaying and then brushing past Lynn, crashing into the solid crystal wall behind him along with the icy fist!
Boom!
A tremendous crash accompanied the spiderweb-like shattering of the crystal wall. Pulan's burly body was deeply embedded in the crater of the broken wall, his ferocious expression replaced by disbelief and deep-seated fear.

His left leg was severed cleanly at the knee, the cut as smooth as a mirror. The white ice crystals covering it silently crumbled, and large gushes of blood mixed with ice shards gushed out like a fountain.

The living room was extremely quiet; one could clearly hear Pran's heavy breathing, as well as the gasps and chattering of the Tess couple.

Old Nili froze on the spot, his mind blank, and he even forgot to feel joy.

hum-

A pale golden light reappeared in the air.

Pulan's pupils suddenly contracted, his expression twisted with pain and fear. He instinctively tried to struggle, but his mind went blank for a second. When he regained consciousness, the golden light was already right in front of him.

"Spare...spare me!" The instinct for survival instantly overwhelmed all dignity and hatred, and Pulan screamed in agony.

Lynn ignored it and simply absorbed the memories he had just extracted from Pulan's brain.

'...So, it turns out, it wasn't the Shenling family who stole the Xunshi family's secret techniques back then.'

Pulan was already a high-ranking member of the Deep Edge family, but he also had no information about the Stone-Following Treasure in his memory... Moreover, the number of Crystal Masters born in the Deep Edge family in the last 12 years had not changed from before.

This essentially rules out the possibility that the Deep Prism family is involved.

"Wait, wait!" Pulan's voice was hoarse as the golden light at his neck slowly advanced, about to pierce through the frost defense he had gathered with all his crystal energy.
However, he finally pulled out his last hope from his pocket!

A pure, rich golden light shone in his palm.

Lynn let out a soft exclamation, temporarily dispelling the golden light.

“Kalek… I’d trade it for my life.” Pran coughed twice and opened his palm so that Lynn could see it more clearly.

It was a rhombus-shaped crystal that Lynn had seen before—a dazzling golden crystal.

“This is a treasure I obtained with great difficulty from the Crystal Master Association... It was originally intended for Grom's use, but now... I only hope that you will be lenient.”

Pulan didn't consider himself a Spirit Crystal person who was afraid of death, but at this moment, when death truly came, his only thought was to live... The family feuds and his nephew's life and death all became meaningless.

"In addition, I would like to promise that I will never be your enemy again..."

Pran said a lot more, but Lynn didn't listen to a word. He stared at the dazzling gold crystal in Pran's hand, his deep gray pupils narrowing slightly, and he chuckled to himself.

'It's true what they say, when one door closes, another opens; and it all comes to you without any effort!' The dazzling golden crystal in Pulan's hand was clearly a blessing from the world!
"Is this the Brilliant Gold Crystal you exchanged from the Crystal Master Association?" Lynn asked slowly as he approached Pulan.

“That’s right. I’ve accumulated nearly ten years of merit points, and I only recently managed to exchange them from the Crystal Master Association.” Pulan stared at Lynn’s face, hoping to see a hint of wavering in that deep, calm surface.

Lynn's gaze lingered for a moment on Pran's extremely pale and fear-filled face, which was stained with excessive blood loss.

Then he reached out and picked up the dazzling gold crystal.

"Deal." The soft voice sounded like heavenly music to Pulan.

“Young Master…” Old Nili walked over quickly, his face full of confusion.

Lynn didn't explain anything, but simply ordered, "It's time to see the guests out, Nili."

If he really is Kalek, then he certainly cannot let Pran go and must be eliminated completely.

But he is not.

Only by sparing Pran's life can Lynn rightfully obtain this dazzling golden crystal; otherwise, after this glorious duel, it will be returned to the Deep Prism family as Pran's keepsake.

So the choice is self-evident.

Entering the study next door, Lynn grasped the glittering golden crystal again, and the viewing screen immediately transmitted a familiar message—

[Does it absorb secondary hybrid energy?]

Instead of absorbing it immediately, Lynn took out the damaged Stone-Tracing Treasure he had obtained from Kalek. He planned to place it next to the Brilliant Golden Crystal to see what would happen.

When Lynn first obtained the Stone-Following Treasure, his first thought was not to find the Stone-Following family's secret techniques, but rather to repair the damaged Stone-Following Treasure or to study it carefully and deduce its manufacturing method.

However, Lynn's idea did not succeed.

The creation of the Stone Treasure was much more difficult than he had imagined.

Several seconds passed, and apart from the cracks on the surface of the treasure glowing slightly in the light of the golden crystal, there was no other reaction.

Lynn didn't feel any regret and casually put away the Stone Treasure and the dazzling golden crystal.

After all, Pulan had already provided him with enough clues.

There are only two possibilities for how he could obtain the dazzling golden crystal, which is essentially a blessing from the world, from the Crystal Master Association.

The first possibility is that the Crystal Masters Association accidentally obtained this World Blessing and then accidentally bestowed it upon Pulan.

The second possibility is that the Crystal Master Association, or the Radiant Vein Family behind it, is the real culprit who stole the Secret Stone Path back then. Now they are using the Secret Stone Path to obtain brilliant golden crystals and using them as rewards that the association can exchange for!
"When the Crystal Cluster Disaster struck twelve years ago, the Xunshi Manor was attacked by infected. Amidst the chaos, the Deep Prism family, disguised as powerful figures, broke into the Xunshi Manor and looted it, causing heavy casualties among the crystal masters and the theft of countless valuables... Fortunately, the luminous family's leader intervened at the last minute, preventing the Xunshi family from being completely destroyed..."

Lynn shook his head as he recalled the information he had seen in the library.

The Shen Leng family was clearly used and made a scapegoat, while the Xun Shi family fared even worse, being sold out and still helping the seller count the money.

If he hadn't been able to distinguish between ordinary brilliant gold crystals and world-blessed brilliant gold crystals, figuring out the truth wouldn't have been so easy.

"Young Master, Astor Brilliant Crystal, the Crystal Master Association's Specialist, has arrived!"

At that moment, old Nellie knocked on the study door.

"They're here." Lynn didn't think any further and turned to go to the adjacent reception room.

The traces of the battle have been mostly cleaned up, except for the dented crystal wall that hasn't been repaired yet.

Astor stood in the reception room, a hint of surprise on his face.

As a level four crystal master, his senses were extremely sharp. Although the traces of the battle in the reception room had been mostly cleaned up, he could still sense that a rather fierce battle had just taken place there.

'At least... a level four or higher combat situation.'

The Xun Shi family has been in decline for many years, so the emergence of a newly promoted Crystal Master is already an unexpected surprise...

Astor strode forward, arrived beside Lynn, took out the energy-measuring crystal, and said decisively:
"Please place your hand on it and then fully input your crystal energy."

Lynn nodded and placed his hand on it.

The next second, the transparent crystal shone brightly with golden light, and the central scale instantly reached the fifth mark!
"A level five crystal master?!" Astor blurted out, his serious face revealing undisguised astonishment for the first time.

You're telling me this is a newly promoted Crystal Master?!
Lynn coughed lightly, touched his nose, and said, "Take another look, Lord Astor."

Within the Yuan Crystal, the golden energy that had initially reached the fifth grid level decreased again, remaining at the center of the fourth grid level.

Astor breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "Perhaps due to the nature of your crystal energy, the initial measurement by the elemental crystal was not accurate... You should only be a level four crystal master."

The more he talked, the more he felt something was wrong. What did he mean by "only a level four crystal master"?
"Your Excellency, are you truly just a newly promoted Crystal Master?"

Lynn remained calm and did not answer directly. He simply said, "You should be aware of the situation of the Xunshi family. If I were not a newly promoted Crystal Master, the Xunshi family might not have one."

'So he had already been promoted, but only registered today.' Astor understood, no longer shocked.

Perhaps unwilling to get involved in the feuds between these noble families, Astor quickly completed the formalities and turned to leave.

However, what Astor did not notice was that the Crystal Master Association badge on his body had disappeared at some point.

"Little Lord……"

After Astor left, old Nellie came to Lynn's side, hesitant to speak.

Knowing what he wanted to ask, Lynn calmly replied, "I not only obtained the Brilliant Golden Crystal on the surface, but also encountered a bit of a strange adventure."

Old Nili's doubts vanished instantly, and he quickly said, "Young Master, there's no need to say more. This old servant has not heard anything about it."

"Ah."

"There's one more thing, young master. Now that you've become a Crystal Master, may I call the young master and the others back?"

“Okay.” Lynn waved his hand. “You can handle these things as you see fit, Niri.”

"Yes, Young Master Kalek!"

Lynn nodded and walked into the room. The pale blue light of the sky outside the window gradually dimmed and turned slightly green.

This means it's already late, equivalent to dusk on Earth.

Soon after, when the pale blue light completely turns into a dim green light, it signifies that night has fallen in Radiant Pulse City.

Once the green light faded and disappeared, night fell in Radiant Pulse City.

That was also the best time for Lynn to go to the Crystal Pulse Association.

(End of this chapter)