Chapter 672

In Xu Jin's Mingji Star Pattern sensing, a thousand li away, that late-ninth-tier expert with the surname Pei, who had previously been with the Lu clan, was blowing a bamboo flute and moving forward rapidly.

But what was terrifying was that in front of him, over three hundred Gu beasts, driven by the sound of the bamboo flute, were surging like a tide toward the direction of the descendants of the Yutang Zhu clan.

Among the over three hundred Gu beasts, there were four ninth-tier Gu beasts.

The situation of the three from the Yutang Zhu clan was already extremely difficult, and they were already struggling under the siege of the Gu beasts.

Once this batch of Gu beasts arrived, they would surely die.

Xu Jin, who discovered this scene, immediately connected the events before and after; he had been through big scenes and already had a basic judgment.

This was a grudge between the two True Person king clans, the Lu clan and the Zhu clan!

Once he took action, he would inevitably be drawn into the grudge between the two major powerful clans, the Lu clan and the Zhu clan.

He saw through it at a glance.

But the next instant, Xu Jin had already decided to take action.

Where could one sit and wait for peace and a way out?

He had to compete.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish.

The greater the crisis of the Zhu clan, the greater his weight would be.

However, the timing of taking action was also very important.

After careful consideration, Xu Jin decided to take action immediately.

Although if he waited another half a quarter of an hour, the Zhu clan descendants would fall into a desperate situation, but if he took action then, it would be too coincidental.

Anyone with a functioning brain would think about it, making it difficult to gain trust.

However, even at this moment, the three experts of the Zhu clan were actually already in a desperate situation!

Or rather, a future desperate situation!

"Your Highness, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for much longer; while your state is still good, use the substitute-death token to leave here early; that way, there's still a chance," said Wang Ji, a late-ninth-tier retainer of the True Person Yutang mansion.

Upon hearing this, the fair-skinned youth with the surname Zhu said miserably, "Uncle Wang, there's no chance. With this formation, it's clear that someone is targeting us. The teleportation range of the substitute-death token is only two thousand li, and they won't let me go."

"Your Highness, even if you can't get the candidate Daoist position, with your strength in a fully intact state, even if those people target you, holding on for another two days is no problem; you will definitely be able to leave alive, and the others who left by substituting death will also come to find you," Wang Ji advised.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shizhen's expression became even more miserable, "Uncle Wang, if I can't even get the qualification of a candidate Daoist, then what is the point of leaving alive?

It would only invite ridicule."

Once these words were spoken, the retainer Wang Ji became anxious, "Your Highness, what are you saying? As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood! If it doesn't work this time, there's next time."

"If it doesn't work this time, whether the Prince's mansion can still exist in the next ten years is a question!" Zhu Shizhen said miserably.

"I wonder if there are any passing selection participants who can help us?" another retainer of the Prince's mansion, Chang Lin, glanced at the sky.

"Don't even think about it! With this formation, there are very few who have the ability to save us!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Shizhen's eyes suddenly burst with intense hatred, "This prince only hates that Li Tai now; I trusted him so much, responded to every request, and rewarded him generously, yet he betrayed this prince at the critical moment and sold this prince out.

Everyone, regardless of the outcome of this trip, regardless of who leaves alive.

You must pass this word on; I want that Li Tai dead!"

"Your Highness, rest assured..."

Boom!

A thunderclap suddenly sounded from afar; the moment the sound rang out, the thunder light had already exploded in front of everyone.

With just one strike of thunder light, the late-ninth-tier Gu beast that was tightly entangling Chang Lin let out a shrill scream, and more than half of its body had already become charred.

"Protect Your Highness!"

The moment Wang Ji exclaimed, the thunder light had already escaped to in front of them, the sword light instantly rose, starlight fell, the star river was like a sword, and with one sword strike, not only was the late-ninth-tier Gu beast that had just been blasted half-dead directly torn to pieces, but even the six or seven eighth-tier Gu beasts behind it were all slashed.

Xu Jin's figure appeared.

Chang Lin, Wang Ji, and Zhu Shizhen looked at Xu Jin, who was like a god descending, the former two with surprise, and the latter with both joy and shock, very complicated.

"What are you stunned for? Kill the enemy!"

Xu Jin gave a sharp shout, thunder light blasted from his palm, and the Killing Star Sword slashed out at the same time, killing another late-ninth-tier Gu beast.

This scene once again left the three stunned.

This strength!

Too terrifying!

Being able to kill a late-ninth-tier Gu beast in one encounter; it was said that Song Ju, the first in the selection ten years ago, had the strength to suppress and kill a ninth-tier Gu beast with one sword.

What they didn't know was that Xu Jin hadn't used his full power.

All of this was just a casual strike.

When Xu Jin was at the seventh tier, fourth layer, he was already able to kill late-ninth-tier experts.

Now that his cultivation had reached the early eighth tier, although he had just entered the eighth tier, his combat power had improved tremendously compared to when he killed Ju Zhang and Xuan Hu.

Especially his Dao Fetus cultivation, which had skyrocketed compared to that time.

Under the passive growth of the Clear Soul and the assistance of so many seventh-tier and rare eighth-tier spiritual medicines for the soul, he was already at the late sixth-tier Dao Fetus stage.

Within the same realm, his soul cultivation was terrifyingly strong.

For Zhu Shizhen and the others, what made them encounter danger was actually those four ninth-tier Gu beasts.

But these four ninth-tier Gu beasts were mixed among hundreds of eighth-tier Gu beasts, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

Now that two were suddenly killed by a stranger, their pressure was instantly reduced, and their spirits were also lifted.

They immediately started a counterattack.

Two breaths later, the remaining two ninth-tier Gu beasts were killed, one blasted by Xu Jin and the other blasted by the cooperation of Zhu Shizhen and Wang Ji.

Seeing this, the remaining eighth-tier Gu beasts let out even more frantic hisses, and all kinds of attacks came flooding in.

This was the terrifying thing about Gu beasts; they were simply not afraid of death.

Once their leader was killed, they would attack frantically and disregard everything.

Many people, although they killed the ninth-tier Gu beasts, died miserably under the eighth-tier Gu beast swarm.

However, Zhu Shizhen, Wang Ji, and the others were extremely experienced and knew the changes in this.

The moment the ninth-tier Gu beast was killed, Wang Ji shouted, "Retreat, avoid the first wave; this young hero, come quickly and form a formation with us to hold on for a wave!"

The three of them cooperated extremely tacitly; the moment Wang Ji shouted, they had already retreated rapidly and formed a defensive formation; of course, they didn't forget to call Xu Jin.

But Xu Jin acted as if he hadn't heard.

The next instant, the thunder wings on his back flapped, and Xu Jin didn't retreat but advanced, directly rushing out into the eighth-tier Gu beast swarm; twenty-seven Heavenly Gang Thunder Chains cooperated with Xu Jin's figure, spinning rapidly like a whirlwind.

Wherever he passed, thunder light flashed wildly, and all the eighth-tier Gu beasts turned to ash.

Behind, Zhu Shizhen, Chang Lin, and Wang Ji, who had just formed a defensive formation, looked at each other; they had defended for nothing!

"Go, the opportunity is rare, quickly cooperate with him to kill!"

Zhu Shizhen reacted the fastest; with an order, the three rushed out again and instantly charged into the eighth-tier Gu beast swarm.

The three ninth-tier experts had now become tigers entering a flock of sheep.

In less than thirty breaths, the ground was already covered with Gu corpses.

The Gu beasts that had previously besieged them and forced them to use their substitute-death tokens had all turned into corpses.

The moment the Gu beasts were killed, Chang Lin and Wang Ji were already panting heavily; Zhu Shizhen swept his gaze, and the two swallowed medicinal pills and sat cross-legged on the ground, small whirlwinds of star power rising around them, each seizing the time to recover.

Having fought consecutive battles before without even a chance to recover, it had led to their situation becoming increasingly difficult. The Yutang Prince Zhu Shizhen, however, straightened his messy clothes, walked quickly to Xu Jin, and bowed deeply, "I am Zhu Shizhen of Yutang; I thank you, young hero, for your life-saving grace! Please tell me your name, so that I may repay you generously!"

Xu Jin supported him slightly and said directly, "My surname is Xu, and my name is Jin."

"So Benefactor's surname is Xu! I wonder which star domain Benefactor comes from, and which sect or school you studied under?" Zhu Shizhen asked.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jin looked Zhu Shizhen up and down and sneered, "Why, do you have to ask about my background after saving you?"

Zhu Shizhen was instantly flushed red and hurriedly explained, "Benefactor, you've misunderstood; I just wanted to know more..."

"No need to say more, I understand; you're just probing my roots and inquiring about my background, fearing that I was sent by someone to plot against you, this Prince!" Xu Jin sneered.

Zhu Shizhen, whose intentions had been called out, was a bit embarrassed, but the natural thick-skinned nature of the powerful in this regard still made him smile slightly and then say generously, "Benefactor's life-saving grace, I will keep in mind, and there will definitely be a generous reward!

If Benefactor has any requests, you can also put them forward directly.

If I can do it, I will definitely repay you!

If I can't do it, with the life-saving grace in front, I will also try every possible way to help!"

This Zhu Shizhen was also a clever person; just hearing that Xu Jin knew his identity and still came to save him voluntarily, he roughly guessed that Xu Jin might have a request of him.

He said these words, which, although very sincere, still put on a little bit of the posture of a superior.

"Don't be in such a hurry to repay me; your danger hasn't ended yet! In at most fifty breaths, a large group of Gu beasts will surround you again! It's very likely that four or five ninth-tier experts will be added," Xu Jin said.

"What?"

The moment Zhu Shizhen's expression changed drastically, he instantly stepped on the stars and soared up; with just one glance, he saw the Gu beast swarm surging from afar.

And because they had gathered on the way, there were even more than what Xu Jin had seen before!

The scale was nearly a thousand.

More than what had surrounded them before.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Chang, there's no time."

After calling the two, Zhu Shizhen said again, "Benefactor, the beast tide is coming from the east; we should be safe if we retreat to the west."

In these words, there was an intention to invite Xu Jin to act together, and also an intention to probe.

"Do you think your enemies will give you this opportunity?" Xu Jin sneered.

Once these words were spoken, Zhu Shizhen's expression instantly became miserable, "Benefactor has seen it; is it the Lu clan, the Yuan clan, or the Su clan?"

Xu Jin couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.

Good heavens, it seems that among the four True Person families of the Dongxuan Star Realm, this Yutang Zhu clan didn't have a good relationship with any of the other three.

"Lu!"

Xu Jin only said one word, but pointed to the rear, "Several hundred li to the southwest, there should be people waiting for you."

"This..."

Chang Lin in the rear became anxious upon hearing this, "Someone is blocking us, then we go south, go north; it's impossible for someone to be blocking us in every direction, right?"

Xu Jin sneered and said nothing.

Zhu Shizhen reacted, "The beast tide is the main force; regardless of which direction, as long as they hold us for a dozen or so breaths, it's enough!"

"Then this... Your Highness, are we just going to sit and wait for death?" Chang Lin was anxious.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ji signaled to the Yutang Prince Zhu Shizhen with his eyes, and the latter immediately reacted, bowing to Xu Jin, "I ask Benefactor to take action again and save us once more."

At the same time, Chang Lin and Wang Ji also bowed to Xu Jin to beg for help.

They knew very little about Xu Jin, but just from the scene of his action just now, the strength Xu Jin displayed shocked them.

He absolutely had the ability to save them.

Or rather, as long as Xu Jin joined them, they would be saved.

That was why they all begged Xu Jin for help.

"Why, now you don't suspect that I'm a spy sent by someone else?" Xu Jin sneered.

Zhu Shizhen's old face flushed red, and he said with a bitter expression, "Benefactor, please don't be angry; I was just betrayed by a subordinate, so I thought too much."

"Human nature."

Xu Jin waved his hand indifferently, "Two plans: take you to break through the siege from one direction, or take you to take revenge and collect some interest?" Xu Jin asked.

Zhu Shizhen was overjoyed, "What does Benefactor mean?"

"Lu Huang is in that direction." Xu Jin pointed to the west casually.

Once these words were spoken, Zhu Shizhen was overjoyed, "If Benefactor is willing, please take us to take revenge; in this battle, three experts of my Yutang Prince's mansion have already been killed by them, and one of them was my clan brother; my Yutang Prince's mansion is also facing the disaster of annihilation; if I don't avenge this, I swear I won't be a man!"

Zhu Shizhen spoke domineeringly, the kind with hot blood going to his head, but Xu Jin looked at Zhu Shizhen without saying a word, a playful look seemingly in his eyes.

The next instant, Zhu Shizhen reacted; this was setting conditions, "I don't know what Benefactor's requirements are, just say them; if I can do it, I will definitely do it; if I can't do it, I will also try every possible way to use the power of the Yutang Prince's mansion to help Benefactor achieve it."

"After the battle, I have one thing I need your help with!" Xu Jin said.

"May I ask Benefactor what it is? I don't know if I can do it?"

"It's not difficult for you, you can do it! Let's talk after the battle; after the battle, you will dare to do it!" Xu Jin said.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shizhen immediately reacted; this battle should be the pledge of allegiance Xu Jin was giving him, letting him rest assured to take action to help him.

However, Zhu Shizhen was not stupid; on the contrary, he was extremely shrewd in this regard and immediately added a sentence, "As long as it's not something that makes me betray the Dongxuan Star Realm, it's all no problem."

"Alright, make a Great Dao oath."

He, Xu Jin, had already voluntarily sent out his pledge of allegiance, so naturally, he had to obtain some guarantee.

Previously, hearing this Zhu Shizhen say that the candidate Daoist identity was extremely important to him.

Then the binding force of this Great Dao oath would be strong enough.

"Alright."

Immediately, Zhu Shizhen didn't hesitate and, according to Xu Jin's requirements, of course, also adding his own supplement, made the Great Dao oath.

Hearing this Zhu Shizhen make the Great Dao oath, Xu Jin finally let out a sigh of relief.

It had been almost eight days, and there were two days left until the end of the selection.

His identity problem finally saw the hope of being solved.

Looking at it now, the problem shouldn't be large.

And perhaps because of internal problems, that Lu person was only a Prince, while this Zhu Shizhen seemed to be in charge of the Yutang Prince's mansion, with greater power.

As long as the identity problem was solved, the remaining problems would be easy to handle.

"Let's go! Follow behind me."

Xu Jin deliberately gave an instruction.

Now Zhu Shizhen was the key to Xu Jin solving the identity problem, and since they had connected, Xu Jin didn't want him to have any problems.

The next instant, the four soared into the sky, turning into four streaks of starlight, rushing toward the west.

(End of chapter)