Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 153 Beheading
He Qilin acted very quickly.

As early as when they first entered the central hall and realized that such a large number of abundant monsters was not something any single team could easily deal with, they sent people to contact other teams.

As the son of He Jinglan, the president of the Association of Mental Abilities, and having established a good public image, he enjoys a basic level of trust from many people.

There were quite a few respondents.

Among them are many top-tier experts.

As He Qilin was introducing Ji Fuyou to various secret information that was impossible to access on the market, a commotion came from behind.

Upon receiving the news, He Qilin paused for a moment: "You have made rapid progress on both the path of martial artist and spiritual energy user, reaching the level of a near-master. This path is very similar to that of Xiao Juechen, the Sword Saint. Therefore, you can communicate more with Xiao Jiuge."

He looked out of the mist: "Now, he's here."

Xiao Jiuge.

The younger brother of Sword Saint Xiao Juechen.

He is also a core member of Xiao Juechen's team.

The fog is a lawless place; you can know a person's face but not their heart. Nothing is more trustworthy than a direct relative.

Many people initially choose to team up with their closest relatives to explore the fog, and then support and grow together.

No one in the Trial Grounds knows where they will be teleported to or what dangers await them. As pillars of the Federation, Xiao Juechen and his ilk cannot risk their lives, but without exception, they all send their most trusted confidants to investigate.

He Qilin was like this, and so was Xiao Jiuge.

Soon, Xiao Jiuge led her group to He Qilin.

At that moment, He Qilin, who was not young himself, took the initiative to greet him: "Uncle Xiao, thank you for your trust."

"How many times have I told you not to call me uncle, call me brother. I'm only 6 years older than you, a young man in his early 30s, why are you adding a generation to my name for no reason?"

Xiao Jiuge waved his hand: "As for whether we trust each other or not, I don't know if you're the most powerful one among this group, but you're definitely the most reliable one. So, tell me, how do you plan to fight this Fengwo Sect Leader?"

“You are my father’s equal, so I naturally respect you as my elder.”

He Qilin said politely, "Gu Yinbing and Fengyulou should be arriving soon. Please wait a moment."

"Okay, okay, is that how you want to play? When you meet Gu Yinbing, remember to call her Aunt Gu."

Xiao Jiuge simply quit.

"Haha, if he really dares to call me that, won't he get beaten to death by that little girl Gu Yinbing?"

At that moment, a burst of laughter came from the mist.

Immediately afterwards, a burly man, at least two meters tall, wearing heavy armor and wielding a long sword that was at least 1.6 or even 1.7 meters long, walked over with a group of men.

As he arrived, a heavy, bloody aura swept over us.

This person...

"Southern Madman's Blade in the Wind and Rain Pavilion!"

Ji Fuyou had never met him, but he recognized him immediately from his appearance.

A master-level martial artist who has been famous for many years!
There is definitely someone capable of single-handedly defeating a Fertile Guardian-level fighter!

"Come here, let me call you Uncle Feng."

Xiao Jiuge greeted them immediately.

He Qilin ignored the teasing tone in Xiao Jiuge's voice and instead greeted the man in a very serious manner: "Uncle Feng".

"Ninth Brother, what's wrong with Qilin calling me Uncle Feng? I'm not pretending to be young like you."

Fengyulou said indifferently.

Ji Fuyou observed their conversation and understood that these people essentially represented the top martial artists and spiritual beings in the Federation today.

This circle is so small that almost everyone is very familiar with it.

They might even fight side by side against a powerful beast or monster.

"Alright, how many people did you gather?"

Xiao Jiuge asked a question.

When it came to serious matters, Fengyulou also got into the swing of things: "69 of them, all of them are martial artists of the highest level or above, and even some of them are deputy high-level martial artists... Going to that chaotic environment would be suicide."

“I have 83 people here, the same goes for me. I didn’t call those deputy senior martial artists.”

Xiao Jiuge glanced behind him and asked, "Where are the master-level martial artists? I have four here, how many are there over there?"

"Including me, there are 4."

As Fengyulou spoke, he turned to He Qilin.

"There are three of us here."

He Qilin said.

Although he was of extraordinary status, he had not yet become a master, and coupled with his young age, the number of master-level martial artists he could recruit was limited.

In fact, some of these master-level martial artists were willing to join his team because of He Jinglan's influence.

"Gu Yinbing is not good at business. Besides Zhang Yi, she can at most add Lin Zhongtian."

Xiao Jiuge frowned as she spoke: "So, only 13?"

As he spoke, he glanced at He Qilin: "Including you and Gu Yinbing, that's only 15."

“16.” He Qilin said to Ji Fuyou, “This Captain Ji Fuyou can be considered a master-level martial artist. His team has killed Fengwo guards single-handedly more than once.”

"Oh?"

Xiao Jiuge and Fengyulou's gazes both fell on Ji Fuyou.

Very strange.

Not only were they unfamiliar with him, but they also didn't recognize people like Yang Kaitai and Xiao Hanxue.

However, based on He Qilin's claim that they had the ability to single-handedly defeat the Fengwo Guard, the two still greeted Ji Fuyou.

The strength of the Fengwo Guardians is quite good even among master-level martial artists. Being able to kill such monsters twice in a row has earned their recognition of their strength.

"Have you found Shen Jun's men? Their whole team consists of five masters and one quasi-master spiritual energy user who has cultivated divine sense. With them, we have a better chance of winning."

Xiao Jiuge said.

“We found them, but they may not necessarily work with us. Their mission is to search for and learn about all relevant information about the Temple of Fertile, the Fertile race, and even the Misty World.”

He Qilin said.

"Similarly, no matter how much information they find, they must ensure that they can safely bring the information back. And the only way to go back is to kill the Confucian leader and end the trial."

Xiao Jiuge said, "Given the number of monsters in the central hall, once we fail, they will have no hope of passing the trial and will be trapped here forever until they are found and killed by the followers led by the Fengwo Sect Master."

He Qilin pondered for a moment, then nodded.

After exchanging words for a while, another series of footsteps approached.

"Xiao Bing is here."

After sensing it for a moment, Xiao Jiuge immediately smiled and said something.

Before long, a group of six emerged from the mist, led by a woman who appeared to be about the same age as Fang Qiyun and Xiao Hanxue.

But the moment she appeared, Ji Fuyou's gaze did not focus on her cool and beautiful face, but rather on a silver light surrounding her body.

The silver light was only about a foot long, but it flew around her body like a living snake.

This strangeness...

"Divine weapon!"

Yang Kaitai's eyes were full of envy: "A silver sword forged from shimmering silver!"

"A supreme treasure that can be wielded by spiritual beings?"

Ji Fuyou's heart stirred.

"Correct."

Yang Kaitai nodded: "The value of Flash Silver is even greater than that of Purgatory Black Iron. This material has an extremely high compatibility with the spiritual consciousness of spiritual beings. When cultivators wield flying swords made of this material, they can kill enemies invisibly, directly freeing spiritual beings from the problem of insufficient combat power after the Purgatory Mystic Techniques fail, thus causing a qualitative change in the strength of spiritual beings."

After saying that, he added, "The outside world even says that only those who possess divine weapons are true spiritual beings."

"That Southern Madman's sword must be something extraordinary as well."

Ji Fuyou Road.

"Yes, the Moon Reflection Blade incorporates the Cold Moon Crystal. Although the Cold Moon Crystal does not amplify the lethality of a divine weapon as much as the Purgatory Iron, it does not have the prerequisite of 'battle intent'! For most master-level martial artists, this kind of divine weapon is more controllable."

Yang Kaitai responded, "After all, when the fighting spirit burns to its extreme, it is easy to lose sight of the situation on the field, or even lose control and go berserk, which is not conducive to teamwork in many situations."

After saying that, he lowered his voice and said, "Six months ago, Nan Kuangdao used a battle blade made of Purgatory Black Iron. He once got carried away and charged into a group of monsters, which caused the monsters to attack him. Apart from him, who managed to fight his way out, the rest of the team was wiped out. After that, he replaced the Purgatory Battle Blade with the Moon Reflection Blade and became depressed for a long time."

"Going mad..."

This uncontrollable divine weapon...

It's definitely not something people like.

"Captain Ji."

At this moment, He Qilin, who had been talking with Gu Yinbing and the others, came over.

"Captain Gu brought good news. She went deep into the central hall to investigate and found that the Fengwo leader and the other Fengwo followers were not in the same area. The central hall is divided into an inner hall and an outer hall. The leader is in the inner hall, and there are far fewer monsters in the inner hall than in the outer hall."

"Go deeper into the central hall?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

He had tried to venture deep into the central hall, but had to retreat due to the overwhelming number of monsters. Gu Yinbing actually…

"Captain Gu possesses a skill called the Great Cloud Concealment Technique. She can manipulate mist to create a special area that blocks mental and visual detection. This Great Cloud Concealment Technique can cover a maximum range of ten meters. In other words, we can gather together and, under the cover of the Great Cloud Concealment Technique, infiltrate the inner palace and capture the leader of the thieves!"

He Qilin said, "We will split into two groups. One group will lead a feigned attack on the central hall to attract the monsters' attention, while the other group, consisting of at least a dozen elite warriors at the master level, will take advantage of the chaos to penetrate deep into the inner hall and behead the Fengwo Sect Master!"

Ji Fuyou nodded.

Thousands of Fertile Monsters—just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

In particular, killing so many Fertile Monsters will inevitably take a lot of time.

The leader of the Fengwo tribe is not stupid. Once he realizes that something is wrong, he will definitely gather more Fengwo warriors. If things go wrong, they will be overwhelmed by the monster tide.

Beheading is indeed the best option.

"We don't know what methods the Fengwo Cult Master has, but this kind of monster with a physique of definitely over 35 points must have an amazing protective force, and may even be able to form a protective force field."

He Qilin looked at Ji Fuyou and said, "We've heard that you possess innate armor-piercing sword energy, so we'd like to invite you to join this decapitation squad."

(End of this chapter)