Chapter 1996: Ghost Hunting King, Xiao Xun
Chapter 1996: Chapter 1996: Ghost Hunting King, Xiao Xun
"What’s going on? The Guisha Festival ended directly?"
Shen Xinghe and the two others looked at each other, confusion written all over their faces.
Xiao Yi’s eyes lit up with joy, glad for this turn of events.
From what he knew, the Guisha Festival was the biggest annual event in Guisha City.
Although lively, it was also extremely troublesome.
Its abrupt end saved him quite a bit of time.
At this time, martial artists from the City Lord’s Mansion walked out, collecting tokens from each Ghost Hunter present.
The City Lord’s Mansion martial artists would evaluate each Ghost Hunter based on the number and difficulty of tasks completed over the year.
The one with the highest comprehensive evaluation would become this year’s Ghost Hunting King.
Xiao Yi handed over his token and moved to the side to wait.
He didn’t care for the hustle and bustle, preferring to be alone.
Two hours later.
The elder who had stepped out earlier announced loudly, "This year’s Ghost Hunting King is Black Robe Xiao Xun."
As soon as the words fell, the place burst into commotion again.
This time, there was not much surprise amidst the noise.
"As expected, it’s him."
"It was obvious; this year’s Ghost Hunting King is none other than Black Robe Xiao Xun."
The discussion continued around.
"I’ve heard this man swept through over two hundred regions in just over half a month, clearing out all Evil Cultivators in his path."
"I heard that almost half of the accumulated Evil Cultivator tasks over the years in the City Lord’s Mansion were completed by him alone."
"With such terrifying speed, it’s no wonder he’s unrivaled."
"Right, I’ve been hearing that the tasks for Evil Cultivators above Three Stars in the City Lord’s Mansion, nearly a thousand of them were completed by him."
"Over a hundred tasks above Four Stars."
"Especially the deaths of Elder Tian Xie and the Heavenly Evil Eight Guardians, they were Six-star Peak tasks."
"The contribution from just these tasks equals all his previous task quantities."
"..."
The surrounding conversations continued, and the tone gradually grew more astonished.
It wasn’t Xiao Xun being named Ghost Hunting King that was surprising.
Instead, it was the astonishment at these achievements.
Just hearing about them didn’t seem significant, but once laid out, the deeds Xiao Xun accomplished in the past month were truly shocking.
"Black Robe Xiao Xun, come forward," the elder from the City Lord’s Mansion ordered.
Xiao Yi nodded and swiftly stepped forward.
The elder took out a token, which was Xiao Yi’s original token, bearing his lethal poisonous aura.
However, the three Starlight stars on the token had now changed to Five Stars.
The formerly blank two sides now had the words "Ghost Hunting King" inscribed on the back.
At the tip of the token, the evil ghost design remained ferocious.
The elder from the City Lord’s Mansion said in a deep voice, "All tasks you completed have been recorded."
"The rewards for each task and the Ghost Hunting King reward have all been noted."
"If you need to exchange for equivalent cultivation items, you may proceed directly."
"If you wish to enter the City Lord’s Treasure Vault, you’ll need to wait a few days until the Guisha City Lord is out of seclusion and opens the vault himself."
"Thank you." Xiao Yi nodded, responding indifferently.
Retrieving his token, Xiao Yi turned and left.
Next, he would stay in Guisha City for a few days until the Guisha City Lord emerged from seclusion.
Once he exchanged for the Ten Thousand Poison Fruit, he would take his leave.
Obtaining the Ten Thousand Poison Fruit would allow him to step into the realm of legends.
At that time, he would have a way to restore his damaged body.
Xiao Yi quietly waited at a corner of Guisha City.
After half a day.
Xiao Yi shook his head, realizing he couldn’t remain idle.
Even for just a few days, he was unwilling to wait.
His heart was always anxious, even to the point of restlessness.
Reflecting on it, he had been racing against time all these years.
Even now, he couldn’t settle down.
"Forget it." Xiao Yi chuckled indifferently.
With his speed, even if he left and returned a few days later, it wouldn’t take much time.
With a flicker, he went to the Guisha City Lord Mansion again, taking on a large number of Evil Cultivator tasks.
Now that the Guisha Festival was over, Ghost Hunters could naturally enter the Guisha City Lord Mansion.
After taking the tasks, as Xiao Yi left the Guisha City Lord Mansion, he encountered two familiar faces.
It was Lingg Hong and Heu Youu.
At this moment, both wore cold smiles and animosity on their faces.
"Quite something, Xiao Xun," Heu Youu said coldly. "You managed to survive a catastrophe and even benefited from it, killing the Heavenly Evil Eight Guardians."
"But don’t get too complacent; you won’t be happy for long."
Lingg Hong spoke coldly, "Don’t think that being the Ghost Hunting King means anything."
Xiao Yi ignored the two, not even giving them a proper look, and brushed past them.
He hadn’t walked far.
He once again witnessed the rampant slaughter throughout Guisha City.
With the Guisha Festival over, the massive city that spanned dozens of major cities had returned to its usual state of killing.
Just as he was nearing the city gates.
Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...
From afar, a figure flew over in disarray.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi glanced at the somewhat familiar voice and let out a slight exclamation.
Bang...
A sudden explosive sound.
The disheveled figure was sent flying heavily.
Xiao Yi’s figure flickered, catching the person.
The figure coughed up a mouthful of blood, clearly severely injured.
"You are..." The figure, initially shocked, then gritted his teeth against the pain, furrowing his brow, "Xiao Xun?"
Xiao Yi didn’t speak, took out an Elixir Elixir, and withdrew his hand.
The figure accepted the Elixir Elixir but before taking it, hurriedly said, "Brother Xiao, run quickly."
From a distance, another figure sped over.
The figure was a middle-aged man wielding a large blade.
The blade was entirely blood-colored.
"The Hall Master of Ghost Leaf Hall has only this much skill?" The middle-aged man sneered with disdain.
"A mere young brat dares challenge the Cold Evil Sect, courting death."
The figure quickly took the Elixir Elixir, stepping forward, and urgently said, "Brother Xiao, you should leave; I’ll remember this favor today, and if I survive, I’ll repay it."
Indeed, the figure was Fang Shushu.
But, Ghost Leaf Hall Master?
"What if you don’t survive?" Xiao Yi teased.
"Uh, well..." Fang Shushu hesitated.
In front, the middle-aged man wielding the blood-colored blade pointed straight at Xiao Yi, "If you know what’s good for you, get lost."
"I was only hired to kill the Ghost Leaf Hall Master, not interested in killing an extra person."
Xiao Yi glanced at the middle-aged man, "If I’m not mistaken, you’re Lin Wan of the Blood Rain Blade."
"Oh? You’ve got some keen eyes," the middle-aged man sneered, suddenly furrowing his brow, "You look familiar..."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Just then, three figures appeared, breaking through the sky.
It was Zhang Yang and the others.
"Blood Rain Blade." Liuo Da’s face turned cold, "Dare to point a blade at Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun, you must not want to live?"
Shen Xinghe narrowed his eyes, "Lin Wan, I wouldn’t mind sending you off directly."
"Xiao Xun? Black Robe Xiao Xun?" Lin Wan shuddered, and the next second, withdrew his blade.
"Greetings, Vice Hall Master Xiao Xun." Lin Wan directly bowed.
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Sixth update. (Supplement)