Chapter 574: It’s Lin Nuo!

Chapter 574: It’s Lin Nuo!

Master Cong, quite pleased with himself, recounted the achievements of his disciple, who, at such a young age, could defeat fierce beasts of the Celestial rank. He truly has a bright future ahead!

As for the divine rank fierce beasts, they’re already rare in the world, incredibly powerful too. Forget young disciples; even the respected elders struggle against them.

Divine beasts are not merely a matter of strength; they often possess strange abilities that make them extremely tricky opponents for both sect cultivators and immortals.

Take the divine blood dragon that Zifeng Valley intended to purify. It has the ability to interfere with human consciousness, making it a real headache. Even if it dies, its soul remains; if not purified, it will regenerate.

The Xuanyun Sect has hardly any record of killing divine beasts, much less young disciples. Even someone as capable as Qin Shili can’t match a divine beast! For a young disciple to defeat a Celestial rank beast, even with coordination, is something to be proud of.

Facing Master Cong’s smug bragging, Han Fairy could only respond coolly:

“First, let me congratulate Master Cong. Your disciple has achieved such high results. My own disciples have not achieved anything like killing a Celestial rank fierce beast, I feel quite embarrassed.”

“Oh? Han Fairy is being modest. Qin Shili is the strongest among the young disciples of your sect. Killing a Celestial rank fierce beast is completely within her capabilities; she might have even slain a divine beast. There’s no need for modesty, we would love to hear of your glorious feats.”

Master Cong continued with his condescending tone, knowing full well that Han Fairy’s disciples wouldn’t be defeating any beasts stronger than the Celestial rank.

If they did manage to kill one, the news would have spread throughout the Xuanyun Sect. Celestial rank and above leads to divine; that’s not so easy!

Qin Shili coldly replied:

“I don’t have the strength to kill Celestial rank beasts; I am not as good as your disciple.”

“Ah, you’re too kind, Qin girl. Xie Yu, it’s rare for Qin girl to praise you, so keep that in mind.”

Master Cong patted Xie Yu on the shoulder, maintaining that smug grin.

Xie Yu appeared quite humble in contrast, lacking Master Cong’s arrogance and mocking demeanor. After all, he had previously been dubbed the strongest male cultivator of the Xuanyun Sect, with a good family background and some grace.

Of course, it was all surface humility; inside, he was thrilled and proud. By his own talent and effort, he had achieved this level of recognition, at least gaining Qin Shili’s attention.

After all, Qin Shili was famous within the Xuanyun Sect as a stunning beauty with both power and charm—an object of desire for most male cultivators, and Xie Yu was one of her admirers.

“Wherever. You’re being too generous, Qin girl.”

Xie Yu bowed respectfully,

“I take you as my goal, hoping to grow closer to you. We all have the responsibility for the world’s people and hope to fight alongside you one day.”

“I’m not worthy of that; I’m not in your league.”

Qin Shili replied in a frosty tone, ostensibly a compliment, but it was just her usual condescending banter.

“May you achieve even greater splendor.”

Qin Shili’s expression made it clear her praise had no sincerity.

This guy isn’t anything special; he’s just defeated a Celestial rank beast.

If I encountered one, I could surely annihilate it.

Su Kexin felt uncomfortable as she listened, naturally unwilling to be the object of Master Cong’s sarcastic comments.

But being the weakest among them, she didn’t dare to speak, deciding to stay quiet.

At this moment, Master Zhao and Elder Zhou approached, seeing Master Cong and Xie Yu, they smiled:

“Xie Yu is quite impressive, having led his fellow disciples to slay a Celestial rank beast and received praise from the local people—truly a role model for us all. But beware of arrogance, keep pushing forward.”

“Oh, it’s only due to my master and other respected elders’ guidance.” Xie Yu said humbly, feeling elated being praised by Master Zhao.

Under Master Zhao’s commendation, the surrounding disciples cast respectful and admiring glances.

At such a young age to possess such strength is indeed admirable and enviable!

Master Cong shot a glance at Han Fairy, a smirk gracing his lips. Master Zhao personally praised Xie Yu, while there was nothing startling from Han Fairy’s side—how awkward!

Didn’t they have Lin Nuo? Now he’s not present, and there’s no news of him—how can anyone still claim he’s the most promising male cultivator?

He relished this moment of triumph, feeling vindicated after being suppressed by Han Fairy’s disciple.

“Master, Master!”

Suddenly, a cultivator hurried over looking extremely anxious.

“What’s wrong? Speak quickly.”

“It’s a divine, divine dragon! It appeared in Huan Tian City, wreaking havoc, many innocent civilians have been beastified by it!” The cultivator panted, speaking rapidly.

“A divine dragon? I hadn’t heard a thing about it. How could it appear so suddenly?” Master Zhao exclaimed in shock; the arrival of the divine dragon was beyond his imagination.

“Then we must suppress it quickly, or the situation will be dire.”

“Master, please let me finish! The divine dragon was ultimately annihilated, and the one who killed it was… was Lin Nuo!”

The cultivator rushed back, out of breath, just managing to convey this information.

The news detonated like an explosion, leaving all the cultivators and respected elders present stunned—Lin Nuo killed a divine dragon? This was utterly unbelievable, especially one that could beastify civilians!

“Was it just him alone? Did anyone assist?” Master Zhao inquired.

“Liu Shuqin and Lin Nuo’s maid, Ruo’er, were also on-site, but they were only treating the beastified civilians. According to what they said, it was all Lin Nuo. The divine dragon was summoned by the Evil Bone Cult, and their members perished right there. I rushed back to report this news as quickly as I could, but I don’t know what happened afterward.”

The cultivator hurriedly recounted. With the divine dragon attacking, nearby people were aware, but they saw the disparity in strength and felt powerless.

Yet, Lin Nuo single-handedly exterminated the divine dragon, completely shattering everyone’s understanding of reality.

After all, this sort of incident hadn’t happened before, it was too sudden.

The most awkward ones were Master Cong and Xie Yu. Just after flaunting their victory over a Celestial rank beast, news of Lin Nuo killing a divine dragon came out; it was a total slap in the face!

Killing a divine dragon—what a joke! What kind of monster is he?!

“No way, it’s Lin Nuo again.”

“How did he kill the divine dragon?”

“This is way more impressive than Brother Xie; divine is much trickier than celestial!”

“What a bunch of monsters.”

As everyone marveled at Lin Nuo’s feat, Qin Shili was preoccupied with one thought.

Why were Ruo’er and Liu Shuqin with Lin Nuo?

So he didn’t tell her just to go find them?