Chapter 383: Vatler's Challenge

In Nangong Nayue's Villa, Nangong Nayue held a letter with a grave expression and handed it to Lingyun.

"Lingyun, look at this letter!"

Lingyun took the letter, looked it over carefully, and then his brows could not help but furrow: "Yuejiang, who gave you this letter?"

"It was delivered to me by Vatler's subordinate, Tobias Jagkan. That guy is Vatler's confidant; this letter cannot be fake!" Nangong Nayue said.

"Heh, that guy Vatler actually has the guts to issue me a challenge? Weren't the lessons from the last few times enough?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "Or is it that this guy found some kind of backing and thinks he can contend with me?"

"Regardless, this letter of challenge is filled with a strange aura everywhere. How about I help you reject it directly?" Nangong Nayue said with a worried look.

"No, if I refuse, that guy Vatler, who can disregard everything for the sake of a fight, might do something unpredictable!" Lingyun shook his head slightly. "Very well, let me go and see what kind of benefits this guy has obtained to dare to challenge me!"

"Then I will go with you!" Nangong Nayue said.

"No, the situation on Itogami Island is unclear right now; you still need to hold the fort here!" Lingyun said. "By the way, go notify Xiao Gucheng and tell him he must protect Aiba Asagi closely during this period!"

"Let him protect Aiba Asagi closely?" Nangong Nayue raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"If Vatler has any backing, the greatest possibility is that strange power on Itogami Island," Lingyun said slowly. "I have conducted experiments; this power can make the power of the Demon Race grow continuously, and it seems there is no upper limit."

"But what does this have to do with protecting Aiba Asagi?" Nangong Nayue asked.

"The most likely source of this power on Itogami Island right now is the power of the Progenitor of the Demon Race, Cain, and you surely know Aiba Asagi's title, don't you?"

"I remember, Sheng Shen Mingjia once called her the 'Shrine Maiden of Cain'?"

"If I haven't guessed wrong, the power of Cain is very likely hidden within Aiba Asagi. Given Vatler's personality, he would absolutely never let such power go. With Xiao Gucheng there, Aiba Asagi's safety can be greatly guaranteed," Lingyun said.

"I understand." Hearing these words from Lingyun, Nangong Nayue became serious all at once.

"I'm going to the Ocean Grave first to see what that guy Vatler is up to!" Lingyun stood up, and a Space Array instantly appeared beside him.

"Master, where are you going?" Luo Yexi walked in from outside the door and happened to see Lingyun deploying the Space Array.

"I'm going to meet Vatler. Ye Xi, you go to Caihai Academy and protect Xia Yin well!"

"Master, has something happened?" Luo Yexi's expression became serious all at once.

"Nothing for the moment, it's just that some people want to stir up trouble," Lingyun said. "We are prepared now so that we can better respond when unexpected events occur."

"Then what about you, Master?" Luo Yexi asked.

"Me? I'm going to meet the person who wants to stir up trouble!" Lingyun waved his hand and said.

"Then take care, Master." Luo Yexi nodded slightly, then quickly left the place.

Lingyun nodded at Nangong Nayue, then his figure flickered and disappeared into the Space Array.

On the sea surface not far from Itogami Island, a huge cruise ship was floating quietly. Lingyun's figure appeared in the sky, looking down at the Ocean Grave below.

On the deck of the Ocean Grave, there was a round table and two chairs, and a bottle of red wine was placed on the table. Vatler was sitting on one chair, holding a crystal wine glass in his hand, filled with red wine.

"Vatler, you want to challenge me?" Lingyun landed on the deck, looking at Vatler before him.

"You finally came, Lingyun!" Seeing Lingyun appear, Vatler's eyes lit up instantly, and the magic power around his body began to fluctuate.

"Hmm?" Lingyun glanced at Vatler indifferently, then sat down on the other chair.

Vatler let out a muffled groan, his body trembled involuntarily, and a little red wine splashed out of the glass.

"As expected of Lingyun, a vampire without any superior. This feeling makes me feel like I am seeing the Forgotten War King. To be honest, I am truly curious about your identity. Sometimes I cannot help but suspect whether there are more than four True Ancestors in this world, but five, and this last True Ancestor is you!" A crazy fighting spirit burned in Vatler's eyes.

"If you invited me here with a challenge letter just to state this so-called conjecture of yours, that is truly a waste of my time." Lingyun picked up a wine glass from the table and poured himself a glass of red wine.

The red wine that could catch the eye of a vampire like Vatler was naturally not ordinary stuff. Lingyun squinted his eyes, gently swirling the red wine in the glass. The noble temperament that naturally radiated from his body actually suppressed Vatler on the side.

A flash of light passed through Vatler's eyes, and he became even more curious about Lingyun's background. After all, this kind of noble temperament could not be cultivated by an ordinary family, nor could it be formed overnight. Such an outstanding person could absolutely not be unknown in high society, yet he had never heard of Lingyun's name. Of course, even if he racked his brains, he would never guess that Lingyun did not belong to this world.

"To be honest, I am becoming more and more curious about you now. Or rather, my expectations for you have already surpassed Xiao Gucheng." Vatler's fighting spirit soared. "The Forgotten War King is my elder, so I cannot easily fight him. Xiao Gucheng, the Fourth Progenitor, is nothing but a half-baked amateur, which doesn't interest me. As for the other two True Ancestors, I am hindered by my own status and cannot challenge them. It wasn't until you appeared that I realized there actually existed an opponent in this world like you who could make me excited."

Vatler let out a wild laugh, his magic power surged violently, and he raised his hand to summon his familiar.

"Boom—" The moment Vatler raised his hand, a sharp glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes, and a terrifying sonic boom exploded instantly beside him. The powerful force crushed the table in front of him in an instant and slammed into Vatler, who was sitting opposite him.

Under Lingyun's powerful strike, Vatler flew backward like a cannonball, piercing through the building at the top of the Ocean Grave, smashing the railing at the side of the ship, and then dragging a sky-high line of water across the sea surface.

Having blasted Vatler away with one strike, Lingyun stood up slowly. Despite unleashing such a powerful attack, the crystal wine glass in his hand was completely fine, and the red wine in the glass did not even splash out at all.

On the distant sea surface, terrifying magic power soared into the sky, and two huge snake-like familiars appeared on the sea, letting out a high-pitched hiss at Lingyun.

Lingyun drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, tossed the wine glass in his hand, and his body instantly turned into a blur, charging toward the location of the snake-like familiars.