49: Xie Family Ancestor's Birthday Banquet

Jiaolong City.

Legion Headquarters.

Chen Xuanfeng was very displeased at this moment. As the Chen Family Head, he had guarded Jiaolong City together with the Wang and Cui families for several hundred years.

However, now the Wang and Cui families had completely excluded their Chen family from the core of power.

Chen Xuanfeng wasn't after power; it was just that Qianlong City had already informed them that the purpose of the exotic beasts attacking the fortresses was to deplete the Immaculate Realm powerhouses within each city's Special Operations Team.

This was to pave the way for the upcoming Lingtian Relic.

But the Jiaolong Legion, led by the Wang and Cui families, completely ignored the news from outside and also disregarded the Chen family's opinions.

They stubbornly assigned all the promising Immaculate Realm peak talents from the Special Operations Team to the fortresses, and the result was obvious: heavy losses.

There were also not a few Special Operations Team members among the disciples of the three families, but most of those dispatched this time were Chen family's sons.

"Legion Commander, I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer regarding this matter. You clearly knew it was a trap, yet you sent them in?"

Chen Xuanfeng roared at Wang Tianyou.

"Chen Family Head, you do not hold a position in the Legion. I do not need to explain this matter to you. The Legion has its own plans; you do not need to worry," said the pale-faced Wang Tianyou with a forced smile.

The Cui Family saw the two families arguing and did not express an opinion, because the Chen family, under the combined suppression of the Wang and Cui families, could no longer cause any significant waves.

Chen Xuanfeng saw the attitude of the Wang and Cui families and knew that the Chen family could no longer do anything in Jiaolong City. Thinking of the ancestors who had sacrificed their lives, he sighed deeply and left the Legion Headquarters.

Exotic Beast Occupied Zone.

Shadow Demon City.

Mu Tuo sat at the head, his face dark.

"This plan was initiated by our Shadow Demon Clan. The Exotic Ghosts, Savage Bears, and Firebirds fully cooperated. Yet, the other three clans achieved remarkable results, while only our Shadow Demon Clan's kill count of human Immaculate Realm experts is less than half of the other three clans, and our casualties are even higher than theirs. What do you all say we should do?"

The last sentence was almost shouted out.

At this moment, everyone below dared not speak. Mu Jin saw this and spoke, "Actually, the matter is quite simple. The human prodigy Xun Xiuyuan is the key. This person is really troublesome. Transcendent Realm early stage is already the limit of what we can dispatch. If we send out higher-level sons, the humans will likely send experts to participate."

After Mu Jin finished speaking, there was a silence below.

Mu Kun stepped forward at this moment and said, "This Xun Xiuyuan has an escape technique. He was actually able to escape within the control range of my domain. Although my domain has not yet fully formed, it is not something the Innate Realm Xun Xiuyuan of the past could escape from. I am certain it is an escape technique. If we can counter his escape technique, I can assassinate him again."

Mu Tuo was silent for a moment, then said, "Why assassinate? It's best to kill him directly on the battlefield."

Mu Jin looked at Mu Tuo speechlessly, "Are you out of your mind? Kun'er going to the battlefield to kill Xun Xiuyuan would be like delivering himself on a platter. The human high-level will certainly not care about face when facing a Transcendent Realm expert on the Transcendent Realm list; they will definitely intervene."

Mu Tuo glanced at Mu Kun, said no more, and after a long period of thought, took out a jade pendant.

"This jade pendant contains a single soul attack from the Emperor. As long as it's used, let alone an escape technique, that Xun Xiuyuan will be lucky not to become an idiot."

He handed it to Mu Kun.

Then he continued, "You all organize another Transcendent Realm level fortress attack, on a larger scale. This time, all Immaculate Realm and Transcendent Realm experts are forbidden to retreat. All Immaculate Realm and Transcendent Realm experts from various tribes whose chances of advancement are slim and whose age has reached its limit are to be conscripted."

Mu Jin immediately understood Mu Tuo's intention and strongly agreed, "Understood, Leader."

Mu Jin turned to Mu Kun and said, "Kun'er, you only have one chance. When our exotic beasts are defeated, Xun Xiuyuan generally comes out of the fortress to pursue and kill. This is the only opportunity. Remember, you must not appear on the fortress battlefield; it's very dangerous. The humans will definitely have experts supervising the battle."

Mu Kun nodded in agreement.

Fortress 100.

Camp Six.

Xie Nanqiao looked at the two pieces of information officially released by the Legion.

There were thousands of comments below. At first, there were still some questioning Xun Xiuyuan, but later, it was a unanimous chorus praising Xun Xiuyuan as a great hero of humanity.

Xie Nanqiao had been reading the comments and enthusiastically participating in the discussion.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Xie Nanqiao, who was happily engrossed in studying the comments, and felt very happy himself.

Sacrificing his life for his country was something he ought to do. His experience as a special forces soldier in his previous life had a profound impact on him; this passionate personality probably wouldn't change anytime soon.

Xun Xiuyuan sat to the side, closing his eyes to rest, but was actually opening his system panel.

Host: Xun Xiuyuan

Age: 16

Realm: Ninth-grade Immaculate Realm (328,080,000 / 1,000,000,000)

Mental Strength: 2640 +

Martial Arts: Berserk Blade Technique (Mastered), Mystic Steps (Mastered), Explosive Ignition Art (This skill cannot be upgraded), Heaven Piercing Slash (This skill cannot be upgraded), Copper Wall Iron Barrier (Mastered), Blood Escape (This skill cannot be upgraded), Breath Concealment Technique (Mastered), Soul Pierce (This skill cannot be upgraded), Blood God Body (First Layer)

Equipment: Dingguang, qianyuan battle armor, five colors, hundred battle blade, illusory armor, wind cloud boots, void piercing needle, soul stabilizing pearl.

Lottery Draws: 258

Looking at the more than 200 million available exotic beast value, he directly added 200 points to mental strength, leaving the remaining 20 million for unforeseen needs.

He then cleared the lottery draws.

More than 200 draws only yielded two items: Space Blade (Talisman) and Transcendent Realm Equipment Self-Selection Treasure Chest.

This was the first time he had seen this item, so he clicked to view it.

Space Blade (Talisman): A one-time talisman. Activate it with qi and blood and throw it at the target. A large number of spatial blades will appear within ten zhang around the target.

It's a one-time talisman, and he still didn't know how powerful it was.

He didn't have a great need for a Transcendent Realm treasure chest right now, as he already had weapons and armor.

After some thought, he put it in his backpack without opening it.

After increasing his mental strength by 200 points, Xun Xiuyuan's mental strength reached 2840, approaching 3000.

Xie Nanqiao stood up at this moment and walked over to Xun Xiuyuan's side.

"Xiuyuan, Grandpa asked me to come home for dinner. He said it's a family gathering and he wants me to bring you along. Do you want to go?"

Xie Nanqiao didn't mention it was Old Ancestor Xie's birthday; it was originally a few days away, and she didn't know why it was moved up.

Xun Xiuyuan opened his eyes and smiled at the anxious Xie Nanqiao.

"Of course I'd love to. Are we going now?"

Xie Nanqiao had never been so nervous and anxious when facing anyone in Qianlong City, to put it bluntly. Hearing Xun Xiuyuan's reply, she immediately became happy.

She immediately called her grandpa back: "Grandpa, I'm leaving right away. Make a few more hearty dishes. Xiuyuan likes to eat exotic beast meat, but not Shadow Demon meat; it doesn't taste good."

The person on the other end said something.

Xie Nanqiao was even happier and said, "Even better, then I'll just wait here."

Xie Nanqiao turned to Xun Xiuyuan and said, "My grandpa said he'd arrange for a Transcendent Realm expert to pick us up, so we don't have to fly slowly ourselves."

After thinking for a moment, Xie Nanqiao still said, "It's Old Ancestor Xie's birthday banquet. Old Ancestor Xie wants to meet you."

Xun Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment. It wouldn't be good to go empty-handed, he thought. It seemed he didn't have anything suitable to give as a gift.

"Tonight? That's too rushed. I haven't prepared a gift."

"No need. Old Ancestor Xie is a martial arts fanatic; he only likes weapons like sabers, spears, swords, and halberds. No need to prepare anything. Just go, Old Ancestor Xie dotes on me the most."

This was true; Xie Nanqiao's talent was what Old Ancestor Xie valued most.

When the Xie Family members urged Xie Nanqiao to cultivate, Old Ancestor Xie would say, "You all mind your own business. When little Nan Qiao has an epiphany, her cultivation speed will be like flying."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded, no longer thinking about it, and then remembered Guo Longfei's flying artifact, which flew extremely fast when infused with qi and blood power.

"How can I get that flying artifact from the Special Operations Team? I can exchange it for exotic beast corpses, or even military merits."

Xun Xiuyuan asked Xie Nanqiao.

Xie Nanqiao's eyes darted, "I'll get you one, but you have to promise me one thing."

Xun Xiuyuan smiled, "Okay, what is it?"

Xie Nanqiao smiled slyly, "Just promise, and I'll tell you later."