Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 98 The Mysterious Wu Pianpian, A Gift Upon Meeting!
The last King Realm Martial Artist was eliminated. With that, all six King Realm experts from the Martial God Temple had fallen.
The slayer: Ning Xuan of the Earth Realm.
This was an unprecedented miracle. The disparity in realms was enormous, and the numbers were drastically uneven, yet Ning Xuan had almost single-handedly taken them all on.
Of course, Si Lanyi and Zhongli Ruoruo had also made significant contributions. Even so, absolutely no one at Ning Xuan’s cultivation level could have accomplished such a heaven-defying feat.
However, Ning Xuan was now in a dreadful state. He lay on the ground gasping heavily, his face ashen. In the final moments, he had burned his True Blood to forcibly raise his strength to its peak. While he had achieved his goal, the consequences were extremely severe: he had damaged his Primordial Source.
The Primordial Source is the very foundation of a Martial Artist. If it is not repaired, it will leave behind fatal weaknesses in the future. But precisely because it was the Primordial Source, it was not something that could be easily healed. This had been a suicidal attack, sacrificing eight hundred to kill a thousand.
But Ning Xuan did not regret it in the least; given the choice, he would do it all over again. He wanted to collect the Storage Rings to recover some of his strength, but he could not even move a finger.
Despite everything, Ning Xuan was still smiling. He had protected Si Lanyi, repaid his debt to Zhongli Ruoruo, and slain six King Realm experts. Any one of those accomplishments was reason enough to be happy.
HUM!
Above, the sky twisted as the Destiny Roll suddenly appeared in the void. On it, a new name was added alongside Ning Yang and Wu Pianpian: Ning Xuan.
Instantly, every remaining Martial Artist in the Pride Hunting Ground was shocked.
"Ning Xuan! He actually made it onto the Destiny Roll!"
"What on earth did he do?!"
"I heard the Martial God Temple and Su Yue Zhuai both brought several King Realm experts. Don’t tell me Ning Xuan got on the roll by hunting King Realm experts?!"
"Pfft, you’ve got some imagination! If King Realm experts were that easy to kill, would they still be called King Realm experts?!"
「Elsewhere.」
Yuan Yurong, Yuan Qingshan, and several other King Realm Martial Artists all stared up at the sky.
Someone murmured, "The Destiny Roll! Did he really kill the Martial God Temple’s King Realm experts all by himself?"
After all, one of their own companions had been eliminated while pursuing Ning Xuan. Although they believed that was the work of Ning Xuan’s Protector, seeing his name ascend the Destiny Roll made them subconsciously consider this possibility.
Yuan Yurong and Yuan Qingshan snapped back to reality and exchanged a look, each seeing the profound shock in the other’s eyes. Only they knew the truth: Ning Xuan had no Protector at all.
When Ning Xuan had killed a King Realm expert earlier, the Destiny Roll had not appeared. For it to appear now meant only one thing: this time, Ning Xuan had slain more than one King Realm expert.
Two? Or three?
The terrifying part was that his opponents were from the Martial God Temple. The fact that Ning Xuan could kill their experts and still escape unscathed was simply astounding.
Soon, the news spread like wildfire.
"Zhan Wudi and the six King Realm experts from the Martial God Temple were all eliminated by Ning Xuan!"
The news was earth-shattering.
"That’s impossible! Ning Xuan is only in the Earth Realm!"
"Exactly! Forget him, not even a Human Emperor at his cultivation level could pull off something so heaven-defying!"
"Rumor is he burned his Primordial Source. He’s half-dead now!"
This information made people feel slightly better, but they still found the truth hard to accept. Still, some people’s eyes flickered with opportunistic light.
"I know what you’re thinking, so don’t even bother. He’s being protected by a Dao Xuan Master from the Dao Xuan Institute now. You want to kill him and take his place on the Destiny Roll? Wishful thinking!"
When Yuan Yurong heard this news, she was stunned for a long time. Soon after, however, a new rumor began to circulate from her camp.
"No wonder the Martial God Temple’s experts were completely wiped out! It turns out Ning Xuan has a powerful Protector backing him! Even before he moved against the Martial God Temple, a King Realm expert from Su Yue Zhuai had already been beheaded with a single sword strike!"
"He has a Protector?! No wonder he’s so arrogant!"
Everyone had a moment of realization and completely abandoned any thought of moving against Ning Xuan.
「Somewhere in the Pride Hunting Ground.」
When Zhongli Ruoruo brought this news to Ning Xuan, he was surprised as well.
After glancing at Si Lanyi, Zhongli Ruoruo asked Ning Xuan, "That woman, Yuan Yurong... she hasn’t taken a liking to you, has she?"
Ning Xuan nodded earnestly. "It’s very likely. After all, handsome men like me are a rare breed."
Zhongli Ruoruo rolled her eyes at him before turning to Si Lanyi. "Junior Sister, you’d better keep a close watch on him. Otherwise, who knows how many new sisters he’ll bring home for you."
Si Lanyi smiled at Ning Xuan. "It’s fine. If you really have the talent for it, I won’t mind."
A glimmer shone in Zhongli Ruoruo’s eyes as she suddenly said, "In that case, how about you consider me as well?"
Si Lanyi was taken aback for a moment, then she smiled and nodded.
Ning Xuan’s expression turned serious. "Miss Zhongli, my injuries have nothing to do with you. On the contrary, I should be thanking you. I couldn’t have killed them without you."
Zhongli Ruoruo blinked. "Are you saying I’m not pretty enough?"
She hesitated for a moment, a look of determination filling her eyes.
"Someone’s coming," Ning Xuan said, interrupting her.
The three of them, who were resting in a cave within an essence vein, looked outside in unison. A woman dressed in red appeared before them. She had a slender figure and was young, yet she possessed a captivating charm. What was more surprising was that beneath her allure, Ning Xuan and the others could sense a powerful, heroic spirit. For charm and heroism to coexist so harmoniously in one woman was quite a marvel.
"It’s you!" Ning Xuan’s eyes narrowed.
The woman smiled radiantly. "You recognize me?"
"If I’m not mistaken, you’re Wu Pianpian, right? The one who rode a great bird into the Pride Hunting Ground before it even opened?"
The woman showed no surprise and continued to smile. "Clever. But I must correct you, that was no ’great bird.’"
As the woman’s gaze swept over Ning Xuan, he involuntarily tensed up below the waist.
Damn, are all the women in this world so intense?! Ning Xuan was completely dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Wu Pianpian’s glance seemed casual. She quickly focused on his eyes and said, "It’s rare to meet someone as clever as you. Here, take this as a gift for our first meeting."
As she spoke, she tossed something to him, then turned and left immediately.
"By the way, you need to wrap things up in the Pride Hunting Ground quickly. The King of Dong Cang has laid an inescapable net outside and has been waiting for you for a long time. If you don’t show up soon, he might just order his forces to Wuling City to kill your sister Meng Luo."
Her voice grew fainter until it disappeared completely.
Zhongli Ruoruo blinked. "What was all that about?"
Ning Xuan sighed. "We’ve only just met. Alas, being this handsome is truly a burden."
"Stop messing around and let’s see what this is," Si Lanyi said, opening the object Wu Pianpian had thrown and handing it to Ning Xuan.
Zhongli Ruoruo stepped forward, her beautiful eyes wide with shock. "This is a Heavenly Repair Pill! It can heal damage to the Primordial Source without leaving a single flaw! Just what is that woman’s background? To think she could produce something like this! Even the three supreme powers on the continent today might not possess one!"
An unusual glint flashed in Ning Xuan’s eyes, but he did not dwell on its origin and immediately swallowed the Heavenly Repair Pill.
Zhongli Ruoruo cried out in surprise, "Ah, you just ate it like that? Aren’t you afraid she has ulterior motives?"
Ning Xuan just smiled and explained, "Overthinking things is exhausting."
The Heavenly Repair Pill, once swallowed, immediately began to unleash its astonishingly divine effects.
