Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 98 - Give You Back Your Head
"You think I'd just release him like that? Wouldn't that make me lose face?" Lin Le said slowly. "One thousand spirit stones, and I'll give you your son's head back."

Huai Zigui narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and waved his hand.

Soon, an old man came over and handed a storage bag to Huai Zigui.

Huai Zigui took the storage bag and tossed it to Lin Le: "Release the person!"

Lin Le took the storage bag without even looking at it and put it away, which made Huai Zigui frown secretly.

Because he had someone use some tricks inside, Lin Le would definitely be affected if he opened it. At that time, when his mind was distracted, he could then save him.

Lin Le drew the Void-Slaying Demon Spear, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips: "Here you go."

Seeing Lin Le's wicked smile, Huai Zigui immediately had a bad feeling, but it was too late for him to stop her.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Le severed Huai Zhexian's head, and then with a flick, Huai Zhexian's head flew into Huai Zigui's arms.

Looking at the incredulous head in his arms, Huai Zigui's expression became calm, even frighteningly calm: "Didn't we agree that I would release my son for a thousand spirit stones?"

"Listen carefully." Lin Le leaned on his gun. "A thousand spirit stones, my foot! Now that I've given you your head back, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

"Hehehe, hahaha!" Huai Zigui chuckled lightly, then burst into laughter, before abruptly stopping, his dark eyes fixed on Lin Le. "You're quite the joker."

“That’s true.” Lin Le nodded. “Those I joke with usually laugh themselves to death.”

The veins on Huai Zigui's hands bulged: "I hope you'll still be joking like this when I turn you into a human pig!"

"You think..." Lin Le chuckled.

"Who am I?!"

The sound came from afar and then suddenly approached. In the blink of an eye, Huai Zigui saw Lin Le suddenly appear in front of him and then slash down with his spear.

Sunset!

The golden crow spread its wings and then crashed to the ground.

boom!
A dark figure was immediately sent flying backward.

Upon seeing this, the old man beside Huai Zigui exclaimed in surprise, "Sect Master!"

He then turned to deal with Lin Le.

Then he saw Lin Le throw a punch at him, a golden ring on his wrist radiating dazzling golden light.

boom!
The old man's head exploded into pieces.

'Old man, you've got a stubborn head.'

Lin Le shook his fist, then looked at Huai Zigui, whose hair was disheveled, in the distance and squinted his eyes.

'Can a normal attack break through his defense? Looks like his foundation is barely built up.'

The Three Realms Spiritual Fire Technique was activated, and the true qi within Lin Le's body mixed and was then ignited. The qi and fire permeated his entire body, and Lin Le's skin visibly turned red.

The Qiankun Ring rotated, radiating golden light, and began to buff Lin Le.

Following the Hun Tian Ling, the Qian Kun Quan also found its own path in Lin Le's self-created techniques, namely, it can replace Lin Le in casting spells.

Spiritual Aperture Technique, Swift Movement Technique, Spirit Armor Technique... one spell after another was cast on Lin Le by the Qiankun Ring.

(The Yin-Yang Twin Swords scratched each other's heads within their inner divine realm, as if to say, "So it's become the most useless one now?")
Huai Zigui looked up at Lin Le, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot. He didn't say a word, and with a flick of his wrists, dark clouds covered the sun.

Then he took out a banner, and Huai Zigui was about to wave it.

Then Lin Le suddenly appeared in front of him again.

Huai Zigui's pupils contracted, and black clouds immediately appeared around him, condensing into a suit of armor.

Sunset!

The golden crow pierced through the dark clouds, then crashed down with a deafening roar.

boom!
Huai Zigui was thrown out again.

Floating straight up from the ground, Huai Zigui stuffed Huai Zhexian's head into his storage bag. He had also realized that Lin Le had tampered with Huai Zhexian's head.

"Try flashing in front of me again!" Huai Zigui said through gritted teeth, looking at Lin Le. Lin Le raised an eyebrow, and the next second, he suddenly flashed in front of Huai Zigui again, and then thrust his spear down.

Point out the stars!

Boom!
Another dark figure shot out, but while it was in mid-air, another figure suddenly appeared.

boom! boom! boom!
Huai Zigui was like a baseball, being hit and pounded by Lin Le, who was like a club.

The first flashing mark was indeed on Huai Zhexian's head, but Lin Le had already remarked Huai Zigui's body with the second flash.

Just as Lin Le was overwhelmingly beating Huai Zigui, a group of people were rushing over.

The burly man in the lead had sharp eyes and immediately spotted Lin Le and Huai Zigui fighting.

After carefully assessing the situation, he immediately soared into the air: "You all keep going, I'm going to rescue them!"

boom!
Lin Le sent Huai Zigui flying again. He saw that the black armor on Huai Zigui's body was completely shattered, and he knew that the decisive blow was coming.

With a long howl, Lin Le thrust out his spear!
Dragon and Tiger Fight!
The thunder dragon roared, the fierce tiger pounced, and finally transformed into the purest spear light, piercing straight at the cuckoo.

As Huai Zigui looked at the incoming spear light, despair rose in his heart. He never expected that his son would bring him such an enemy, a shrewd and ruthless fighter who gave no chance whatsoever.

Just then, a crescent moon suddenly slashed down, striking Lin Le's spear light directly.

Boom! A blast of air shot up, sending dirt flying three feet into the air.

Lin Le's expression immediately turned ugly as he looked in the direction from which the crescent moon had flown.

Huai Zigui was taken aback, then overjoyed. Without hesitation, he vanished in a shadow.

Lin Le's eyes narrowed, and he threw out his left fist, which flashed with golden light as it reached the shadow.

"Ah!" A scream rang out, but it still didn't force Huai Zigui out.

Lin Le withdrew the golden light and looked at the burly man who was at least six feet four inches tall, his eyes flashing with murderous intent: "And who are you!"

"Demon Slayer Division, Hundred-Household Commander, Guan Wenzhong!" Guan Wenzhong brandished his crescent blade, "Why did you kill the magistrate of Black Ridge County!"

Guan Wenzhong only intervened to save Huai Zigui because he saw the official robe on Huai Zigui's body. Although he knew that Huai Zigui was definitely suspicious, this was a completely different matter from the fact that a county official had been killed in front of him.

If this gets out, his chances of promotion will be even slimmer.

And if Lin Le kills him, will the credit go to Lin Le or him?

For both personal and public reasons, Guan Wenzhong had to temporarily save Huai Zigui.

"Is it enough that you don't like him?" Lin Le said irritably.

“Enough.” Guan Wenzhong nodded.

Huh?! This time it was Lin Le's turn to be stunned. He thought Guan Wenzhong was Huai Zigui's reinforcement, but now it seemed that he didn't.

"To be honest, young man, I came here to arrest him," Guan Wenzhong said.

Lin Le frowned: "Then why did you save him?"

“A living person is more useful than a dead one, and there’s a huge difference between him dying at your hands and dying at mine,” Guan Wenzhong said, spreading his hands.

"You're quite frank," Lin Le nodded slightly.

"So I'm sorry, young brother." Guan Wenzhong clasped his hands in a fist salute. "Give me that scoundrel's head, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory reward in private."

Lin Le rubbed his fingers together on the gun barrel: "Let's not talk about the reward for now. You came from the county town to capture me, right?"

Guan Wenzhong remained calm: "Young brother, what nonsense are you spouting? This is our first meeting, why would I want to arrest you?"

"Heh, I didn't expect someone with such thick eyebrows and big eyes to be so quick-witted." Lin Le chuckled. "Since you mean no harm, I won't fight you to the death."

"As for how many heads to take, that's up to each individual..."

Halfway through their conversation, Lin Le and Guan Wenzhong both looked towards the nearby county town, where they saw a blood-red pillar of energy shooting into the sky.

The two men immediately frowned.

(End of this chapter)