CHAPTER 612: CHAPTER 481: GHOST SECT THIRTEEN NEEDLES, FOURTH NEEDLE

As the daughter of the Mercenary Alliance Hierarch, Song Jingyun was known for her intelligence from a young age, and naturally, such a situation would not stump her. She responded with a calm smile.

"Gentlemen, Jingyun has a suggestion. Since there are disagreements between the two sides. Why not let the two controversial members from ’Emperor’s Slaughter’ and one from ’Blood Drink’ come out and compete. If they can win, it would prove that their strength is no issue, and both sides can accept this advanced mission together. What do you think of my proposal?"

Dao Ge naturally would not oppose his fiancée’s suggestion.

As for Yan Jiu, he rolled his eyes vehemently, his tone neither cold nor warm.

"Your father is the Hierarch, anything you say is golden, so let it be as you say."

Song Jingyun felt slightly embarrassed by Yan Jiu’s comment, while Dao Ge glared at Yan Jiu, annoyed by his insolence.

Song Jingyun appeared dignified and graceful, and her suggestion seemed to consider the interests of both mercenary teams, but to Yan Jiu, there was only one word to describe it – "hypocritical."

A fair competition?

As for the reason, Yan Jiu himself was just like Song Jingyun, only much more cunning compared to the young girl Song Jingyun.

Both Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er were at the Elixir Realm, and the weakest among their opponents, Hong Yulang, was already at the Great Primordial Dan Realm, while the others were Reincarnation Masters. Such a competition was clearly oppressive.

"I will take part in this competition." In terms of strength, Ye Lingyue was originally stronger than Lan Cai’er. Her true strength had actually reached the Reincarnation Realm.

Ye Lingyue also noticed that under the presence of Dao Ge and Song Jingyun, Lan Cai’er was not in good shape.

Lan Cai’er gratefully glanced at Ye Lingyue.

Although he did not like Ye Lingyue, Dao Ge did not want to take advantage of the other party.

From "Blood Drink," when choosing a participant, Dao Ge looked at Hong Yulang and then at Bo Qing. Ideally, he wanted Hong Yulang to compete, but considering that Bo Qing had been close to Hong Yulang lately, Bo Qing would be unhappy if Hong Yulang got hurt.

Ultimately, Dao Ge chose Xia Qing to compete. Xia Qing was a martial artist from the Reincarnation First Path and, apart from Hong Yulang, the weakest in "Blood Drink."

"To avoid injuring the innocent, in this competition, whoever snatches the opponent’s weapon first wins." Song Jingyun acted as the referee and positioned herself between the two women.

When Ye Lingyue stepped forward, both Bo Qing and Hong Yulang took a few more glances at her.

Bo Qing noticed because she felt that this individual called "Hei Yue" resembled Hong Thirteen a lot in facial features.

As for Hong Yulang, he thought this plain girl looked somewhat like his enemy, Ye Lingyue.

"Ugly freak, watch how I beat you down today." Xia Qing spoke arrogantly, as she gathered her Primordial Power. Her originally delicate fingers, with neatly applied nail polish, sparkled with a golden glow, and her fingernails grew several inches long, resembling two sets of ghost claws.

It turned out that Xia Qing had endured the Reincarnation Gold Tribulation during her breakthrough, and her fingernails, which gathered the Golden Power, transformed into ghost claws. Her signature martial arts move was a Sixth Tier technique called Netherwind Ghost Claw.

Furthermore, the two sets of ghost claws, carrying a bluish tinge within the gold, were clearly poisoned.

Looking at Ye Lingyue, she did not draw any weapon.

Seemingly, she intended to face the enemy directly with her bare hands.

On the "Emperor’s Slaughter" side, Wu Zhong and Lan Cai’er remained composed, but it was the usually glib Yan Jiu who looked cautious.

Lan Cai’er had seen Ye Lingyue’s fight against Hong Mingyue. Even a genius like Hong Mingyue was defeated by Ye Lingyue in one move, not to mention someone like Xia Qing.

But this time, Lan Cai’er guessed wrong.

In terms of talent, Xia Qing might not be as good as Hong Mingyue, but unlike Hong Mingyue who was a disciple of the Main Sect, Xia Qing was a Female Mercenary.

As soon as she made a move, it was a killing technique, and she had determined that the one called "Hei Yue" was a novice, with very little combat experience.

Only ten flashes of golden light passed, Xia Qing burst out like lightning, her ten fingers reaching for Ye Lingyue’s chest with unrelenting ferocity.

This ugly woman with a dark complexion did possess a remarkably good figure.

As Xia Qing attacked at close range, Ye Lingyue’s eyes turned stern. Such an attack level would normally pose no challenge if she could use her spiritual power, but at the moment she was "merely" a Martial Artist.

Seeing Ye Lingyue not dodging, Xia Qing’s eyes flickered with joy, seeing her claws were about to tear apart Ye Lingyue’s chest.

But then, Ye Lingyue’s figure slightly swayed, merely shifting a few inches, perfectly avoiding Xia Qing’s fatal blow.

Witnessing that dodge, including Wu Zhong, Yan Jiu, Bo Qing, Dao Ge, and others, everyone was startled.

They were all experts among experts and had noticed that Ye Lingyue’s dodge, though seemingly ordinary, was actually ingenious.

How could a novice possess such mysterious movement techniques that only seasoned mercenaries would have?

No one knew that Ye Lingyue’s evasion was built upon countless injuries.

During her breakthrough of the Heaven and Earth Tribulation First Layer, Ye Lingyue had been attacked and wounded by Evil Souls many times, and after slaughtering nearly ten thousand Evil Souls, she acquired such sophisticated movement techniques.

Seeing her own claw attack dodged, Xia Qing’s eyes showed terror, but the shock lasted for a mere moment before she immediately launched a counterattack, claw shadows heavy, striking towards Ye Lingyue’s throat.

Right then, Ye Lingyue finally moved the hands that had been hanging by her side.

Her fingertips flipped, and only those with extremely sharp eyes could see that Ye Lingyue’s fingers held several thin needles.

Ye Lingyue’s body curved in a strange arc.

Like a ghost, she appeared behind Xia Qing’s blind spot and with a "pu" sound, her ten fingers moved in succession.

Xia Qing only felt numb in several parts of her body as if something small, like an insect, had bitten her.

At that moment, a voice as light as a mosquito bite reached her ear.

"Congratulations, you have become the first experiencer of the Ghost Sect Thirteen Needles Fourth Needle."

Before Xia Qing could comprehend the meaning of those words, she suddenly felt the Primordial Power inside her body changing.

The Primordial Power gathered in her Dantian suddenly went out of control, erupting like the Fire of the Prairie and becoming impossible to manage.

Xia Qing’s face paled as she lost control over her body’s Primordial Power. Just then, Ye Lingyue sneered and drew the Star Saliva Dagger from her leg. With swift motions and a few clanging sounds, Xia Qing’s ten fingernails, formed by Golden Power, were all chopped off by Ye Lingyue.