Chapter 258: Is There No One Left in My Justice Sect?

It had always been Lin Bai launching lightning wars against others; he never expected to be on the receiving end this time. Moreover, it was a suppression from a higher realm.

The local gangs truly have no rules.

The Moon-Chasing and card effects were ineffective.

But the suddenly attacking Zhou Zu did not make Lin Bai overly worried.

He was never a rigid person; when fighting one-on-one, the Red Thread was his greatest trump card. If he really couldn't beat Zhou Zu, he would just flick out a Red Thread and solve the problem immediately.

All along, what Lin Bai pursued was merely the maximization of benefits. Only by letting the Red Thread exert its greatest efficacy could he complete more tasks and obtain greater gains.

When life is threatened, survival is naturally the priority.

Xu Longyun asked, "Is there anything we can help with?"

"The Hunyuan Jade and Thousand Mile Talisman you gave me have already helped a great deal." Lin Bai looked at Xu Longyun, his gaze gentle.

The Nine Ancestors had already laid the groundwork, so he couldn't just let the girl be the only one enthusiastic.

Otherwise.

If he kept being cold for a long time, the soft rice would eventually turn hard, so he still had to flirt when it was time to flirt...

Lin Bai wasn't lying either; the two Dharma Treasures Xu Longyun sent really gave him confidence. With the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set, the enemy's Dharma Treasures and weapons would be ineffective before him. With Dharma Treasures against no Dharma Treasures, he had the advantage no matter how you looked at it!

Lin Bai's scorching gaze made Xu Longyun's pretty face flush slightly. She blinked a few times, looked away, and said, "The old man is too stingy. He thought you and the Seven Righteous Sects would both suffer, so he could sit back and reap the rewards. Now that the Seven Righteous Sects are searching everywhere for the Heavenly Descended, the old man is probably full of regrets! Master, if you can defeat Zhou Zu, you can make demands of the Taiyi Kingdom to your heart's content."

What a truly filial daughter!

"Xiaoyun, I won't make demands of anyone." Lin Bai smiled dismissively. "I will wait for them to come find me."

Xu Longyun was passively brought to a smile. She turned her head to look at Lin Bai's profile, and in an instant, her heart skipped a beat. This was the man she had chosen; there was no one in the world more outstanding than him.

If the two hearts are joined for a long time, why do they need to be together day and night?

The poem Lin Bai once wrote rushed into Xu Longyun's mind again. Xu Longyun withdrew her scattered thoughts: "Master, how do you plan to respond?"

"First, build up the momentum of public opinion!" Lin Bai smiled mysteriously, his gaze profound. "It's not easy to fight a Great Vehicle Realm once; I must dig out all the potential on him..."

Xu Longyun was stunned. With a smile on her face, she began to mourn for Zhou Zu in her heart; the slight worry from before had already vanished without a trace.

"Zhou Zu, are you really so impatient to prove yourself?"

"Zen Master Wuwang: Zhou Zu, don't be a coward! No, Zhou Zu, don't throw the match."

"The ranking of the twelve Great Vehicle Realms might be wrong; Zen Master Wuwang is fierce in appearance but weak in spirit, and the Buddha Child Says is full of lack of confidence."

"Justice Alliance Leader Lin Bai states that he will personally verify the strength of the Great Vehicle Realm during the battle to provide them with the most accurate ranking."

"Can the Heavenly Dao Sect, number one of the Righteous Sect, withstand its first defeat?"

That day.

"Heavenly Dao Review" published several articles targeting Zhou Zu, each one hitting the core and attacking the parts Zhou Zu cared about most.

For a time.

Everyone's attention was drawn over.

The common people were just watching the excitement.

The Seven Righteous Sects, the Demonic Five Sects, and countries like Taiyi and Taichu wanted a result.

A chance to re-evaluate Lin Bai's strength.

A chance to verify just how much power the Justice Alliance had!

Whether Lin Bai won or lost, it would change their attitude toward the Justice Alliance.

By comparison, the players' mindset was much better; not a single player thought Lin Bai would be defeated by a mere Zhou Zu...

Chentu City.

The little boy Mingyue, abandoned by the Purple-Clothed Ancestor, had bloodshot eyes. By his hand was a stack of "Justice Weekly" and the comic "The Legend of Lin Bai."

At this moment, Mingyue was not pulling passersby to continue practicing Words Follow the Law, but was sitting cross-legged at the street corner.

A cold sneer hung on his lips as he muttered to himself: "A bunch of foolish mortals. Lin Bai represents the Law of Cultivation; he will not be defeated. Once he is defeated, the Law of Cultivation will collapse across the board. He has a Pure Heart, which is why he advances by leaps and bounds in Law Cultivation. The reason I haven't succeeded is because I am not pure enough. I should practice the Law autonomously, not listen to Master's orders. Master uses me as an experiment and harbors doubts about the Law in his heart; he is destined to have no hope for the Law of Cultivation in his life..."

The Heavenly Sword Sect team was already thousands of miles away from Chentu City.

The Purple-Clothed Ancestor had abandoned three disciples, sending them respectively to verify Words Follow the Law, the Way of Love, and the Incomplete Dao.

But it was impossible to see results in a short time, and he wasn't counting on getting results in the short term either.

Suddenly receiving the news that Zhou Zu had arrived in Zhen City, the Purple-Clothed Ancestor's heart stirred, and he suddenly realized: what could be better for verifying the Law of Cultivation than personally observing Lin Bai's battle?

"I will go a step ahead; you follow later." Leaving behind these words, the Purple-Clothed Ancestor turned into a streak of sword light, pierced the firmament in an instant, and disappeared before everyone's eyes.

The many Void Refinement Realm experts on the Sword Boat breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

The Ancestor kept saying he didn't take Lin Bai seriously, yet he was obsessed with studying the Law of Cultivation as if he had gone mad. If he didn't leave, they would all be driven crazy by him.

Zhen City.

Ye Song of the Shengji Sect had turned into a young man in his twenties again, with above-average looks and lively eyes. At a glance, one would think this lad was quite clever.

To hide one's identity, one must hide it thoroughly; the previous appearance was just to fool his own silly and cute disciple.

Ye Song had just stir-fried a dish at the registration office for the cooking competition, easily passing the preliminary selection and obtaining the qualification to register. At this moment, he was picking out a kitchen knife in the Justice Alliance's alchemy workshop.

Hearing the news that Zhou Zu was about to arrive, he curled his lips in disdain and muttered, "Slower than me, yet you have the face to talk about speed being number one. Bah!"

Casually picking up one of Lin Bai's assembly toys from the side, Ye Song asked the player selling the goods naively: "Brother, how can I see the Alliance Leader? I buy every issue of 'Justice Weekly'; Alliance Leader Lin's Way of Cooking is simply the savior of us chefs..."

The player guarding the shop was named 【Guojianglong】. He smiled at the naive little chef: "It's not hard to see him. Two hours from now, he will have a decisive battle with the Great Vehicle Realm Zhou Zu; that will be enough for you to get a glimpse from afar. If you really want to talk to him, you have to at least enter the semi-finals of the cooking competition. If your cooking is good, you might even become his disciple!"

"Hehe! Then I'll take your word for it." Ye Song placed the kitchen knife and the Lin Bai doll in his hand on the counter. "I want both of these. Legend has it that the Alliance Leader is protected by supreme Luck; bringing his Dharma Image to the competition might really bless me to pass the tests and become his disciple."

"【Guojianglong】's eyes lit up. "You've got a brain!" He took another kitchen knife from the shelf next to him. "I have an exclusive kitchen knife here with Manager Lin's engraving. Do you want one? It's only ten taels of silver more expensive than the one in your hand. With the blessing of Luck, I guarantee you'll win the championship."

Ye Song compared the two kitchen knives, looked at the dragon-flying-phoenix-dancing "Bai" character on the knife, then looked at the discordant nick on the knife, hesitated for a moment, and set the ordinary kitchen knife aside: "Alright, then I will take the one with the character carved by Shopkeeper Lin. Clerk, you are truly a thoughtful person. Once I become a disciple of Alliance Leader Lin, I will definitely come to thank you properly."

"Will do, will do." 【Guojianglong】 diligently saw Ye Song out of the Artifact Refining Workshop, then turned back to find a wooden board and wrote on it: Kitchen knife personally forged by Alliance Leader Lin, Luck +10, Sharpness +10, Fragrance +10, a must-have for contestants of the Cooking Competition, limited quantity, buy soon to avoid disappointment.

……

"Master, are we rushing to Zhen City? You clearly never said such words, yet they actually published them. It is too infuriating." The little novice monk took the *Justice Weekly* from the hands of Wuwang Chanshi, blinked his bright, large eyes, and asked indignantly, "Master, do you intend to convert such a villain into the Buddhist faith as well?"

Wuwang Chanshi turned his prayer beads and smiled slightly: "It is precisely because Lin Bai is such a villain that he needs to be converted into the Buddhist faith for salvation!"

"Oh." The little novice monk nodded as if he understood, "Master, then do you think Zhou Zu Real Person can win?"

Wuwang Chanshi closed his eyes and shook his head: "Everyone else had yet to move, only he moved first. Even having attained the Great Vehicle, Zhou Zu Real Person's temperament has still not improved; winning will be difficult! That Lin Bai is most skilled at ruining one's Dao Heart; this time, the Heavenly Dao Sect is afraid it will lose face significantly. Disciple, summon the Heavenly Descended to come in; I want to keep abreast of the battle situation at all times."

……

The Great Vehicle Realm experts from the Beast Taming Studio, Wanhun Valley, Moon Spirit Sect, and other teams, upon hearing the news of Zhou Zu, laughed it off and all accelerated their pace.

When no Great Vehicle Realm experts intervened, they could travel leisurely, incidentally waiting for others to make the first move.

Once someone intervened, regardless of whether Lin Bai won or lost, it meant the chaotic battle had begun; even if they did not go to fight Lin Bai, they had to ensure they were the closest to him.

……

Zhen City.

Outside the west city wall.

Lin Bai stood in the air, accompanied by Li Zhenren, Jian Shi, Jian Shijiu, Bu Bei, and several other Spirit Transformation Realm puppets; Daoxu, Pei Yanzong, and other puppets below the Nascent Soul Realm could not play a role in this battle, so he simply did not release them.

Xiaobai, Jiang Qingqin, Xu Longyun, and the sect leaders of various factions were also gathered by Lin Bai's side. They looked at Lin Bai, and no one knew what to say.

Members of various factions hovered around the city wall, either whispering to each other or remaining silent, each looking exceptionally nervous.

It had to be said.

The pressure brought by the Great Vehicle Realm was too great.

The gates of Zhen City had long been closed.

A parabolic beam of light rose from each of the four corners of the city wall, meeting above the center of the city to form a transparent defensive shield, shrouding the entire Zhen City within it.

The City Guard stood in formation on the city tower, operating large cannons and aiming them outside the city.

Feng Jing stood on the city tower, looking at the chaotic scene outside the city, and kept sighing: "What a sin! How many Spirit Stones have been consumed for no reason because of one madman; it is such a pity!"

The least nervous ones were the players.

Players from the Beggar Sect and the Alliance Army were busy hanging various advertising banners on Sword Boats, Hundred Flower Shuttles, Suspension Talismans, and other flight tools; they would not miss any opportunity to make money.

And Lin Bai could always give them surprises.

The eight-thousand-strong support group was divided into four teams, wearing uniform clothing and waving various prepared signs.

The signs read: "Lin Bai will win," "Lin Bai is the best," "The King has descended, invincible in all directions," "Punch the Great Vehicle Realm, kick the Tribulation Transcendence Stage," "Lin Bai, Lin Bai, the Laws are invincible"……

The cool fonts, combined with the uniform chanting of slogans.

The support group, appearing for the first time, powerfully attracted everyone's attention, making even the Beggar Sect's advertisements look inconspicuous.

……

"Master." Xiaobai looked at Lin Bai and could not help but call out.

But just as she called out, she was pulled back by Xu Longyun.

Xu Longyun shook her head at her: "Do not disturb him; before the battle, he needs to concentrate all his Spirit."

Xiaobai pouted: "Sister Yun, I was always in Master's arms before, fighting side by side with him."

Xu Longyun said: "This time is different; the opponent is in the Great Vehicle Realm. Bringing you along will only distract him; just obediently listen to his arrangements."

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded timidly and stopped speaking.

Lin Bai held the Love Bow and performed the final Divination in his mind; his brain, like a computer, analyzed every possible situation that might arise at the end.

Zhou Zu was in the Great Vehicle Realm; no one around him could help, and in this battle, the only thing he could rely on was himself.

One after another, Spirit Fruits and Temperament Fruits were stuffed into Lin Bai's mouth.

Nowadays, the improvement from Spirit Fruits to him was already negligible, but every bit of Spirit Soul power he could increase was worth it. If he really failed and fell, the powerful Spirit Soul power might allow him to perform Soul Possession on a player, enter the Real World directly, and escape the control of this bizarre game world.

He shared the cultivation techniques of many people, and every sect had a method for Soul Possession. Although the success rate of Soul Possession was very low, it was almost a must-have for the Spirit Transformation Realm; from this, it could be seen that guys who had achieved cultivation were not good people!

Lin Bai had never thought about performing Soul Possession on a native. In this world, what did it matter to change bodies? He would still have to struggle to survive in this chaotic situation. If he really died, it would be better to take a gamble and go to the Real World to take a look……

Of course.

This was just a plan.

Unless absolutely necessary, Lin Bai would not do this.

After all, he was an anomaly, and he had no idea what kind of existence the company controlling the players was. No matter which aspect he looked at, the Game Company was not something a small mortal like him could contend with; what he was betting on was nothing more than the mastermind behind the system!

Lin Bai touched the Hunyuan Jade at his waist; the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set could increase the success rate of Magic Tools.

When he obtained the Hunyuan Jade, he had intended to upgrade it, but the Craftsman God System only rewarded him with intermediate Dharma Treasure theory, to the point where he could not even understand the structure and arrays of the Hunyuan Jade, let alone upgrade it.

When all was said and done.

The time Lin Bai had been in this world was still too short, so short that he had no time to upgrade all his systems to the top level.

The system had not reached the top level, yet he had encountered a top-level enemy; in the end, it was all forced out by various inexplicable tasks.

Last time, when he encountered danger, it forced out an Extreme Counter-Kill System.

This time.

Fighting two levels above his own, he did not know if he could force out a new system in the end.

The task of the Extreme Counter-Kill System had not been completed, proving that his danger had not been resolved; defeating Zhou Zu might be the key to breaking the situation……

……

In the distance.

A small black dot appeared at lightning speed.

Before everyone could react.

Lin Bai had already widened his eyes and whispered, "They're here."

At the same time.

On the city wall.

Ye Song, who was mixed in among the City Guard, also narrowed his eyes and looked at the rapidly approaching Zhou Zu; his lazy gaze instantly became incomparably sharp.

The corner of his eye swept toward Lin Bai, who was hovering in the air, separated from the group, and he thought to himself, at such a close distance, if he were to ambush Lin Bai, he should be able to achieve a kill in one strike!

In Ye Song's eyes, Lin Bai's cultivation was merely Spirit Transformation, and furthermore, there was not a single place on his body that wasn't a flaw.

The movements of the Puppets beside him were sluggish, and their strength had decreased by at least thirty to fifty percent compared to when they were alive; of course, even without the decrease, these few Spirit Transformation cultivators would not be enough for a Great Vehicle Realm expert to swat with one hand.

If it weren't for the fact that Lin Bai had truly destroyed the forests within a hundred-mile radius in one strike, Ye Song would have thought Lin Bai was a fraud. Even now, he could not figure out what method Lin Bai could rely on to defeat Zhou Zu.

Zhou Zu's eyesight was equally powerful; at the same time Lin Bai saw him, he also saw Lin Bai, and of course, he also saw the advertisements for the Justice Alliance and the various signs from the fan club meant to humiliate him.

Zhou Zu gave a disdainful snort and channeled his Spiritual Power: "Grandstanding, Lin Bai, today is your death day."

As he spoke.

His aura locked onto Lin Bai, and from dozens of miles away, he prepared to strike at Lin Bai.

The very instant his aura locked onto Lin Bai, there was a buzzing sound in his mind, and an old man with the bearing of an immortal suddenly appeared: "Zhou Zu, do you think my Justice Sect has no one?"

(End of this chapter)