Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

"No, Bingli, the Snow Moon Spirit Fox hasn’t been wiped out. Some of its clan members still exist..." Nameless said softly.

"..." Bingli, as impassive as snow, suddenly froze. Her eyes, so pure they held no blemish, flashed with an incredulous light as she stammered, "You... Wh-what did you say?"

Nameless couldn’t help but chuckle. In all the time he had known Bingli, this was the first time she had ever shown such an expression. "I said the Snow Moon Spirit Fox is not completely extinct. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had you risk your life to leave the Profound Ice Valley today."

"You’re not lying to me?" Bingli still seemed unconvinced. Her tense nerves suddenly gave way, and a terrifyingly powerful Ice Elemental Power erupted from her body, freezing the entire bamboo forest solid.

’Oh no!’

Bingli reacted the instant her Ice Elemental Power burst forth, swiftly bringing it back under control. But Nameless could only stare helplessly as his secluded bamboo grove was turned into a frozen spectacle. In the blink of an eye, the vibrant, spring-like mountain stream and bamboo forest had been completely encased in ice.

"Terrifying..."

Duan Wang swallowed, taking two involuntary steps back. Now he completely understood why the second owner of the Ice Spirit Divine Body had eventually become psychologically twisted from loneliness.

"I didn’t mean to." Bingli looked slightly embarrassed, but then a new thought occurred to her: this wasn’t entirely her fault. Her expression reverted to its usual cold indifference, yet the intense hope in her eyes could not escape Nameless’s perception.

"Forget it. I know you didn’t do it on purpose." Nameless waved his hand dismissively. "Today is the day Holy Tomb Mountain welcomes its new students. As the academy’s dean, I was supposed to be there. However, I stayed behind because I have a task for you. Are you ready to listen now?"

Duan Wang then recalled Nameless’s earlier talk of an important task. He couldn’t help but ask, "Nameless, what matter could possibly be so important to you?"

Bingli also put aside the topic of the Snow Moon Spirit Fox and looked at Nameless questioningly.

Nameless nodded. "This may sound very abrupt, but I’ve been keeping you in suspense for long enough, so I won’t sugarcoat it. I called you two here today because I want to entrust a couple of kids to your care."

"Entrust two people to us?" Duan Wang gaped, utterly astonished.

Bingli, on the other hand, was slightly interested. She then said, "One of these two is related to the Snow Moon Spirit Fox, isn’t she? Or is it through her that I can find them?"

Nameless nodded again. "Mm, the one I’m entrusting to you, Li’Er..."

"Bingli."

"Er... alright." Nameless had thought she might have forgotten, but he hadn’t expected her to still remember. He gave a dry cough and continued, "The one I’m entrusting to you, Bingli, is a member of the Snow Moon Spirit Fox Clan. Her name is Mu Bingling."

"Mu Bingling?" Bingli repeated.

Nameless said, "Mm. However, Bingli, taking her away is not my decision to make, because she has already given her heart to another new student. Whether or not you can persuade that young man and her will be up to you. Remember, you absolutely must not use force, or you will miss your only chance to resolve the flaw in your Ice Spirit Divine Body."

Bingli snorted coldly. "I have my own ways."

Nameless nodded. "That would be for the best. By the way, the young man who won Mu Bingling’s heart is no simple person. I’d say that right now, in the entire Extreme Martial Continent, there’s no one more complex than that kid."

"As for you, Duan Wang, I also want to entrust a young man to you. His name is Qing Lei, which is obviously a pseudonym. As for why he’s hiding his real name, I don’t know, but..."

"I refuse!"

Before Nameless could finish, Duan Wang cut him off in his characteristically hoarse voice.

"I, Duan Wang, have no family in this life, no friends, and certainly no need for emotional ties. And now you want to entrust a kid to me? I’m afraid I’d kill him before we even left."

"However, I’ve investigated him. He’s the young master of an assassination family from Gostan. But when he was only ten years old, his entire family was slaughtered in a conspiracy between the City Lord and a traitor from within the family. His mother and younger sister died extremely tragic deaths..." Nameless continued as if to himself, seemingly not having heard Duan Wang’s refusal.

But those very words from Nameless made Duan Wang, who had just coldly refused, tremble violently. In an instant, the small silhouette of a figure appeared in his mind.

"Dad! Mom! Big Sister! Where are you... WAAAH!! Don’t leave me alone!! I want to go back, let me go back!! I want my sister!! Put me down!!"

"Trash. If you cry again, I guarantee I’ll cut out your tongue! Your parents are already dead. When they died, their heads were stuck on the steel spikes outside the courtyard along with your other relatives! After your sister was violated, her chest and stomach were cut open, her organs and intestines spilled all over the ground! So colorful! Absolutely brilliant! Hehehe... Are you sure you want to go back and find them?"

"Wake up! If I hadn’t been passing by, and in a good mood, I wouldn’t have saved a stray dog like you."

"Crying?! Can crying bring your parents back? Can crying bring your sister back to life?! Heh, you’re just a fucking pathetic worm!"

"Trash, do you hate it? Is it painful? Hehehe... I love to see your pained expression! You want revenge?! Do you have the strength for that?!"

"Trash! Useless! Cultivate properly for me! In this world, there is no life or death! There are only fists! If you’re strong, you can kill others! If you’re weak, you get killed by others! Your father was weak, your mother was weak, your sister was weak, so they had to be killed!"

"What are you looking at?! If you’ve got a problem, then kill me! If you can kill me one day, then you’ll have earned the right to survive on this continent! Tch! A pathetic worm who hasn’t even hit puberty!"

...

"AAAAAHHH!!!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Monstrous waves of black, fiery aura erupted from Duan Wang’s body, shooting toward the sky. The surrounding space seemed to freeze in an instant. The almost tangible killing intent transformed into sharp blades of Qi Force that rapidly sliced open the space around them, revealing terrifying Spatial Rifts! Countless black skulls formed from condensed killing intent surged and roared within this violent storm of murderous aura, like Evil Ghosts crawling out from the Jade Fall and Yellow Springs, screaming themselves hoarse with a demonic sound that could pierce a person’s eardrums and soul!

Without a doubt, only someone with a million deaths on his hands could possess such terrifying killing intent.

Duan Wang’s eyes were crimson. At some unknown point, a giant, purplish-red scythe had appeared in his hand. With no visible movement from him, a single, extremely faint slicing sound was heard, and the entire bamboo forest—which Bingli had frozen into a gallery of sculptures—silently vanished.

With no warning, with no process, it simply vanished without a trace right before Nameless and Bingli’s eyes, as if the bamboo forest had never existed.

"This guy’s self-created Dimension Slash is getting more and more terrifying..." Nameless muttered under his breath, his heart aching. Internally, he was screaming, ’If you two have a problem, take it out on me! Why are you venting on my bamboo forest?! My meticulously cultivated Jade Forest Pavilion!!’

"Hah... hah..."

Panting heavily, Duan Wang’s crimson eyes cleared in an instant. But within that clear gaze, a trace of bloodthirsty impulse lingered. Yes, he wanted to kill again...

"Who is this kid?"

"A Dark Attribute Martial Artist. His talent is unknown, but with you as his master, I think he could become a true Dark Attribute Martial Artist in a very short time!"

"You only said you were entrusting him to me; you never said I had to teach him anything. Besides, I can’t guarantee I won’t go crazy one day and kill him!"

"No, you can guarantee it." Nameless smiled. "If for no other reason than his past, I believe you will teach him everything you know. There is such a thing as cause, and such a thing as effect. Black Demon meeting you was the cause, and now, you meeting this boy is the effect. This cycle of cause and effect creates fateful opportunities. It is the Celestial Mandate, and you cannot change it! Besides, do you remember this?"

With that, Nameless flicked his long sleeve, and a black box appeared in his hand. Duan Wang’s expression changed at the sight of it. He snorted coldly and said, "I understand. But this isn’t how you use something like this. After all these years, I’ve seen all the world has to offer and have long grown weary of the slaughter. It’s time I took on a disciple... Besides, his past is so much like my own. He was an older brother; I was a younger one. His suffering must have been even greater than mine."

Duan Wang’s reaction was something Nameless had never expected. After all, he had just used a little trick to trigger Duan Wang’s psychological trauma and make him resonate with Qing Lei’s past. The effect was achieved, but he had also feared he might truly enrage the man known as the Asura.

"I’ll go with you and see for myself what this kid you’re entrusting to me is like."

"Hehe, I can already imagine the look on your faces when you see them. That includes you, Bingli. It will definitely leave you both dumbfounded." Nameless chuckled, a hint of playfulness in his eyes.

Bingli didn’t speak. With a light tap of her toes, her perfect figure gracefully landed on the head of the Eight-tailed Snow Fox.

"Hu’Er, are you as happy as I am that we’ll be able to see a Snow Moon Spirit Fox?"

The Eight-tailed Snow Fox nodded. "Of course I’m happy. I myself am a descendant of the Snow Moon Spirit Fox, with their blood in my veins. But just being able to help you escape your suffering is enough to satisfy me."

...

Outside Holy Tomb Mountain, Dilaka and the three others had already reached Mu Chen’s side. He glanced at Mu Chen’s group with a smile but didn’t speak, instead shifting his gaze to the area behind them.

This gesture drew everyone’s attention in that direction. Mu Chen turned to look, and six varied figures came into view. There was still plenty of time left in the assessment, and judging by their attire, it was clear these newcomers were six of the twenty-seven.

"It’s them..."

Long Xiaotian cried out in surprise, then his face broke into a wide smile...