Chapter 322, The Unfortunate Ones

Translator: Silavin

 

Those who invaded the Giant Scorpion’s territory were naturally Li Aofeng and his two companions.

 

Fung Tianhua went to lure it first, but the Giant Scorpion inside showed no response for a long time…

 

The tragedy unfolded when Fung Tianhua chose an escape route that was exactly the path the Giant Scorpion was making its return. As a result, Fung Tianhua was nearly killed, and was struck by the Giant Scorpion’s poisonous stinger.

 

Although he crushed his Life Token and was teleported out, he was severely poisoned.

 

Shi Ziang, seeing the situation turn dire, immediately crushed his Life Token, barely escaping disaster.

 

Li Aofeng, hiding in the shadows, was drenched in cold sweat, his body rigid, holding his breath, afraid of drawing the Giant Scorpion’s attention.

 

The Giant Scorpion, seemingly in rage, vented outside for a long time.

 

Li Aofeng waited until the Giant Scorpion returned to its cave before quickly fleeing the area.

 

“Who exactly lured out the Giant Scorpion?!” His face was gloomy, his mood worse than it could possibly be.

 

Soon, he thought of Qin Yichen, Xia Zilin, and Lin Tianhui.

 

“Bastards! If I meet any of you, I’ll tear you into ten thousand pieces!” A roar emerged from his mouth.

 

However, he never imagined that it was precisely his appearance that had saved Qin Yichen’s life. Otherwise, under the Giant Scorpion’s pursuit, Qin Yichen would have had to crush his Life Token.

 

…

 

Outside, this day was destined to be eventful.

 

First, the Seventh Princess Xia Zilin was eliminated, followed by the mysterious black-robed person, Lin Tianhui.

 

Their elimination was understandable. After all, they were only at Fully Accomplished Spirit Realm; being able to enter the second floor was already quite impressive.

 

The Seventh Princess’s pretty face showed no disappointment. Instead, her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she watched the Twilight Tower, her expression seemingly somewhat tense.

 

She did not know if there was enough time. The time she had created for Qin Yichen was too short.

 

Picking the Twilight Spirit Fruit from the Giant Scorpion’s nest might not be difficult. But retreating beyond the Giant Scorpion’s sensory range during this period was going to be next to impossible.

 

*Whoosh!* Soon, with a flash of white light, a blood-covered figure appeared outside the Twilight Tower. Just as everyone turned their gaze towards him, he collapsed straight down.

 

“Qin Yichen?!” Xia Zilin called out softly as she walked forward.

 

Lin Tianhui did the same.

 

Hearing her exclamation, not far away, Liang Hongshen’s heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly rushed over.

 

However, at this moment, another flash of white light appeared, followed by another figure appearing there.

 

It was Shi Ziang who appeared.

 

“Quickly! Brother Fung has been poisoned by the Giant Scorpion! We must detoxify him immediately!”

 

Shi Ziang shouted towards where the Fung Family members were.

 

The Fung Family members were stunned.

 

At the same time, Xia Zilin who was walking over was stunned.

 

Lin Tianhui was also stunned.

 

Liang Hongshen had experienced Heaven and Hell in these few short seconds. Fortunately, it was not Qin Yichen, otherwise, he really would not have known what to do.

 

Fung Tianhua was carried away by the Fung Family members.

 

When Shi Ziang looked at Xia Zilin and Lin Tianhui, his eyes were very gloomy. Upon seeing the two of them, Shi Ziang understood everything.

 

However, Xia Zilin’s expression was somewhat strange, her lips twitching as if wanting to laugh but holding it back.

 

“That kid still hasn’t come out?!” The Li Family Elder’s fists were clenched tight.

 

The more Shi Ziang explained to him, the darker his expression became.

 

He never expected that Qin Yichen would have befriended the Seventh Princess Xia Zilin inside the Twilight Tower!

 

Even if Xia Zilin was not favoured within the Royal Family, she still possessed Royal Bloodline and the Royal Martial Spirit. This was something no one outside the Royal Family could possibly obtain. In terms of status, Xia Zilin was still a level above their Li Family.

 

If Qin Yichen obtained a noble title and had Xia Zilin’s protection, it would be even harder for the Li Family to move against him.

 

“It seems some plans need to be moved forward…” He closed his eyes and spoke no more.

 

The consorts of the Grand Empire’s Royal Family were selected from the Major Forces within the Grand Empire. Currently in the Royal Family, the most favoured was the Royal Consort Li.

 

The reason the Royal Consort Li stood out in the imperial harem was because she had a Son with the Royal Martial Spirit, who was currently the Prince most likely to become the Crown Prince among all the Grand Empire’s Princes!

 

If that Prince could truly become the Grand Empire’s Crown Prince, then the Li Family’s position within the Grand Empire would become different.

 

This was also why the Li Family spent enormous resources this time to bribe the Shi Family and Fung Family. As long as Li Aofeng could bring the Royal Seal out from the Twilight Tower, then Royal Consort Li’s Son becoming the Crown Prince was a certainty.

 

Yet…

 

…

 

Inside the Twilight Tower…

 

Li Aofeng had been frantically searching for Qin Yichen.

 

Killing Qin Yichen was one thing.

 

Only by killing Qin Yichen, when he was the only one left, would the Victor’s Key appear. Only obtaining the Victor’s Key would he be allowed entry to the third floor.

 

After the brief encounter with Li Aofeng last time, Qin Yichen also understood that even though his Spiritual Energy had reached the Human Grade Alchemy Master Realm, he still could not compete with Li Aofeng.

 

After all, Li Aofeng had yet to even use his Martial Soul.

 

So, after hiding, he took both the Green Jade Spirit Fruit and Twilight Spirit Fruit together, beginning his breakthrough to the Martial King Realm.

 

When the medicinal properties of these two Spirit Fruits surged into his body simultaneously, Qin Yichen’s Dantian immediately erupted.

 

It was like adding a spoonful of water to hot oil, causing it to immediately boil.

 

*Hmph!* With a light grunt, Qin Yichen’s nose spurted two streams of hot blood, his face turning purple.

 

He had no choice. If he could refine them into Pills, the medicinal properties would not be so violent. But now he could not find any Spirit Medicine to harmonize them, so he could only take them directly.

 

Moreover, this was with the Green Jade Spirit Fruit included. With the medicinal effects of the Twilight Spirit Fruit alone, it might have burst his meridians and Dantian. But with the Green Jade Spirit Fruit, this violent outburst would be somewhat contained.

 

Just as blood was seeping from Qin Yichen’s ears and eyes, the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl in his Dantian moved…

 

*Hum!…* As the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl moved, his entire Dantian was stirred by it. All those rampaging medicinal properties in the Dantian rushed towards it at once, and were quickly absorbed by the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl.

 

The special effects of the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl manifested again at this moment.

 

After absorbing those medicinal properties, with another movement of the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl, an extremely pure and gentle energy flowed out. It was being slowly absorbed by the Martial Body Bead at a steady pace.

 

*Huff!…* Qin Yichen let out a heavy breath, his eyes full of joy.

 

He had taken a huge risk by consuming the Twilight Spirit Fruit.

 

He had no choice; he would inevitably have to face Li Aofeng in battle, and if he did not break through to the Martial King Realm, he absolutely would not be Li Aofeng’s match.

 

After the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl’s calmed the energy down for him, Qin Yichen now only needed to slowly absorb the medicinal properties and focus fully on breaking through to the Martial King Realm.

 

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