Chapter 377 - 234: Black Sword Characteristics

Chapter 377: Chapter 234: Black Sword Characteristics

"Get lost."

"Don’t even think about touching a single hair on Su Xing’s head."

The sudden voice startled everyone. They immediately turned to look in the direction it came from, only to see a man with a saber hanging from his waist slowly approaching.

Or rather, he had appeared out of nowhere.

"Old Li, how did you get here all the way from Cang City?"

The Luocheng Division Chief exclaimed in surprise.

However, he quickly realized that this Li Longxuan didn’t seem to be a physical body, but a projection condensed through some special technique. Su Xing had seen this kind of method before, but he never imagined Li Longxuan could use such an ability from so great a distance.

In truth, Li Longxuan had been secretly keeping an eye on Su Xing. He could never be completely at ease with this super genius from Cang City. Even so, the events that had unfolded in Desperate Gorge had truly shattered his worldview.

"Su Xing is one of my people," Li Longxuan stated, his expression grave. An indescribable killing intent emanated from him, and just hearing his words made the legs of the seventh-rank Extraordinary Beings tremble.

"..."

The Liu City Division Chief stared at Li Longxuan’s energy fluctuations, lost in thought. Had it not been for the chaotic events he had just witnessed, he would never have noticed it. But now, he suddenly detected faint fluctuations of what seemed to be origin essence coming from Li Longxuan.

It felt as if it had just begun to condense but had not yet fully formed. Once Li Longxuan completed the process, he feared that the vast majority of division chiefs would be no match for him.

At that point, Li Longxuan’s power would likely reach an unprecedented new peak.

’And with Su Xing’s potential on top of that...’

’Making an enemy of them would clearly be a foolish decision. Right now, we’re all part of the same special organization, even if we belong to different cities. If I step up to help now, Su Xing will definitely remember this favor in the future.’

At this thought, the Liu City Division Chief immediately stepped forward and declared loudly:

"Lin Tianhan, Division Chief of Liu City, hereby assumes control of this area. All uninvolved parties are to leave at once."

Uninvolved parties...

The phrase was almost laughable. Of all the people who had made it here, who could possibly be considered "uninvolved"? Yet no one dared to point this out. They all understood his meaning: this Lin Tianhan wanted them—the powers from the various factions—to leave.

Lin Tianhan, plus Li Longxuan’s distant projection, represented the might of two eighth-rank experts. The seventh-rank fighters here had no hope of challenging them, so they all turned their gazes to the other three who had yet to state their position.

Frankly, leaving immediately was the wisest choice. The organization’s headquarters had previously announced that any actions taken within Desperate Gorge would not be subject to legal jurisdiction.

But they had to consider what would happen after they left Desperate Gorge. These figures were powerful and well-known in the mundane world. Besides, if they truly fought against eighth-rank masters, whether they could even leave Desperate Gorge alive was another question entirely.

"..."

The Luocheng Division Chief was no fool. In fact, his willingness to let Su Xing come here was because he was optimistic about the young man’s talent. He just never expected the situation to evolve like this. After a moment’s hesitation, he too stepped to Lin Tianhan’s side and announced with a grave expression:

"Yao Yixiao, Division Chief of Luocheng, hereby joins Lin Tianhan and Li Longxuan in assuming control of this area. I trust you all will not act rashly."

Not act rashly.

Those four words were harsh indeed.

It was practically a warning: don’t fight us, or it would be no different from suicide.

Furthermore, of the five eighth-rank experts present, three had already taken a side. Nothing the other two said would matter now. Even if a fight did break out, they would be no match in a three-on-two.

"..."

"I agree not to touch Su Xing. He’s the super genius of our special organization’s new generation. Harming him would undoubtedly affect all of our futures."

The Dragon Gate Master said with a grave expression. But he hadn’t finished speaking; there was clearly a "but" on the way. And sure enough, it came right on cue.

"But."

"What about the flower at the bottom of the lake?"

Originally, they hadn’t known about the flower under the lake. But during the fight between Su Xing and the Witch Summoner, the lake’s entire topography had been altered. The water flooded the flatlands, allowing everyone to pinpoint the location of the cave where the flower grew.

Li Ye had remained silent, as his identity was sensitive. Although the Sect Leader of the Cyan Cloud Sect wasn’t here, meaning he had no direct enemy present, it was still highly likely that the three eighth-rank experts from the special organization would move against him.

Thus, he had kept quiet. But upon hearing mention of the flower, his eyes lit up, and he raised his head to listen intently.

"That’s a local matter. You all can sort it out among yourselves."

Li Longxuan said bluntly. He had no interest in such things. The only reason he had revealed that he was secretly protecting Su Xing was because the boy was in danger. Now that Su Xing’s safety was guaranteed, he couldn’t care less about anything else.

"..."

The scene seemed to fall silent for a moment.

There was no solution that everyone would willingly accept. Only Li Ye’s eyes glinted, and Yao Yixiao also seemed to be pondering something.

"How about this," Lin Tianhan said. "The five of us, the eighth-rank experts, will determine the ownership of this Spirit Flower through a spar. It’s the simplest and fairest way."