Chapter 713: Interrogation
In this case, Lin Jin had to get serious. Aside from the blood ghost and ghost worms, Xiao Huo was also on standby. Lin Jin clutched Clear Wind tightly in his hands while the Four Ocean Gourd hung on his waist.
Now that he was fully equipped for battle, Lin Jin was ready to give the enemy hell.
After thousands of their men were slaughtered by Xiao Huo, the Grassy Continent coalition was so frightened that their formation broke down. The bizarre phenomenon was the final straw as they scrambled in every direction to escape the incoming battle.
However, Lin Jin knew they couldn't escape.
The black cloud array had already been completed.
A gust of wind brought in a black haze that shrouded the entire area in darkness. Sunlight could no longer be seen, and it appeared almost as if night had fallen.
Then they heard enigmatic laughter.
"It is time for my appearance, haha! After being trapped in the extraterritorial land for so long, I can finally step foot into the mainlands!" As the voice spoke, the aura of a half immortal flowed out.
The enemy had unleashed it on purpose and this aura carried hints of savagery, probably a result of thousands of years of repression.
Lin Jin frowned.
He silently patted Xiao Huo on the head. The wolf understood his owner, so he transformed into a fire cloud. He floated away, and he returned a few seconds later with a partially-burnt corpse in his jaw.
This corpse belonged to that half immortal.
In this battle, Lin Jin opted for a preemptive strike. There was no need to hold back or hesitate as he still had his friends and family to look out for.
This half immortal was the enemy, so Lin Jin would just kill him without hesitation.
He looked at the corpse that was burned beyond recognition. Lin Jin even deliberately instructed Xiao Huo to hold back slightly just so he could identify the culprit. Otherwise, the half immortal would have been reduced to ashes by now.
Lin Jin nodded at Xiao Huo and the latter swiped a claw at the corpse. This time, the corpse was completely burnt to a crisp.
Xiao Huo now possessed the strength to kill half immortals in an instant. After all, being a Rank 7 beast, he was on par with a profound immortal. This meant that killing half immortals required no effort at all.
There must be an array or a magic treasure with teleportation abilities somewhere around here. Lin Jin suspected that the enemy must have used it to defeat Shang'er.
A lone half immortal couldn't have plotted all this. What's more, this one was way too weak. His allies must still be hidden somewhere.
Lin Jin could only wait for now.
He would kill whoever emerged from the array.
Then, he heard a confused hum from the darkness a little distance away. Xiao Huo pounced over, ready to strike again.
However, half immortals varied in strength as well.
That one they just killed was complete trash. However, that did not mean the next one would be the same too.
Sure enough, Xiao Huo's sneak attack failed. The enemy managed to parry off Xiao Huo's first attack. However, the massive difference in level was such that no amount of experience or diligence could close the gap.
Shortly after, Xiao Huo brought back a dying half immortal. The legs of the immortal were completely carbonized. As Xiao Huo's flaming fangs sunk into the man's torso, he screeched in pain.
When he saw Lin Jin, the half immortal was stunned.
"You're Lin Jin! B-but why do you have an immortal beast?"
Shock and disbelief were evident in the half immortal's eyes.
This was normal. Only a handful of people knew about Lin Jin's pet beasts evolving. As for the ghost worms, while Xiang Yun knew about them, she kept the information to herself.
No one but Lin Jin himself knew how many trump cards he had.
It was no wonder the half immortal was this shocked. He probably assumed that Lin Jin was only a somewhat capable mortal.
Even at full strength, he was easily defeated by Lin Jin's fire wolf. It was at this moment that he realized, the reason behind his survival was not because of his resilience, but because Xiao Huo's jaws hadn't clamped down on his body yet.
If the fire wolf wanted him dead, he would have died already.
This was completely different from what he was told about Lin Jin's strength. According to the report, Lin Jin was only as strong as a half immortal. Even then, he had to rely on his pet beast to maintain that level. In other words, Lin Jin was truly just a mortal man.
A mortal man who was stronger than other mortals.
In reality, just one of Lin Jin's pet beasts was able to defeat him.
At one point, he felt as if he had gone up against a profound immortal instead.
How could that be?
"You know me? But I don't know you," growled Lin Jin.
Lin Jin stared at this half immortal for a while before asking, "Who sent you?"
He wasn't in the mood to beat around the bush.
Since he didn't know who this half immortal was, there should be no bad blood between them at all.
That left only one possibility as to why the half immortal attacked him — he was ordered to do so.
Hence, Lin Jin wanted to clarify the matter.
The half immortal remained silent.
Lin Jin glanced at Xiao Huo and the wolf bit down harder. The half immortal yelped in pain immediately.
Xiao Huo was now in his giant form, so the man hung from his jaws like a helpless little chick.
Inside the blood realm, Shang'er watched nervously through the crimson glass-like walls. The half immortal between Xiao Huo's pearly whites was the powerful immortal who had defeated her and captured everyone.
Shang'er was tremendously shocked by what she saw.
She knew that Master Lin was strong, but not this strong.
He managed to overwhelm an immortal. Didn't that make Master Lin invincible?
However, she also knew the enemy wasn't alone, hence the reason for her worries.
There were more than ten other people around her.
These were all prominent figures of Maple City, including the city lord Bai Zhenkong, Zuo Wentang, Ye Yuzhou, and Shi Wenjun.
Each one of them was significant figure in Maple City.
There was also Shang'er, Little Five, and Goldy.
Finally, there was Yang Jie.
He was Ye Yuzhou's number one disciple. Due to this, he enjoyed fame and glory in the Friar Association. At one point, he was recognized as the most prominent young man in Maple City, and was even among the top three most promising characters to hail from Jade Dragon Kingdom.
What a pity he met Lin Jin during his ascension to glory.
Back then, he was so conceited that he wanted to use Lin Jin as his stepping stone. Alas, he brought failure upon himself and experienced the greatest crisis of his life.
In most cases, a person like Yang Jie would find it near impossible to rise back up. Due to his inflated sense of pride, defeat was unacceptable. Of course, such a mindset was an obstacle for his future development.
However, something changed recently.